Rose is an American schoolgirl. She is now in Beijing with her parents.

   It’s Sunday morning. Rose gets up early in the morning. After breakfast her parents take her to the zoo. They go to see the pandas and other animals. The pandas live only in China. There are not any pandas in America. So they like the pandas best. Outside the zoo gate there is a picture. It’s a picture of panda with “welcome”. In the zoo, Rose sees not only panda but also many other animals.

   The panda is round and fat. It looks like a ball. It always moves slowly like a ball rolling. There are also elephants. The elephant is the biggest animal on land. There are many monkeys on the hill. Some of them are sitting in the trees. Some are picking nuts. And the others are running or climbing up the trees. Rose and her parents have a good time in the zoo.

1.Rose comes from______.

A. China    B. Beijing      C. America

2.When does Rose go to the zoo?

A. On Sunday      B. On Saturday  C. Before breakfast

3.What does the panda look like ?

A. It’s like a monkey.  B It’s like a ball. C. It’s like a nut.

4.Many monkeys are_____.

A. sitting in the trees    B. picking nuts      C. both A and B

5.Rose and her parents are_____ on that day.

A. very busy.       B. very free.   C. very happy

Adopting(领养) a pet can be a lot of work, but it is also great fun. Mollie Lesser, 18, of Chicago, US, recently adopted a little dog named Cookie. Cookie is not Mollie’s first dog. The family had another dog that passed away over the summer. They were very s __1.__, so they adopted Cookie last autumn. It was only six m__2.__ old. “My parents compare it to having a baby,” Mollie said. “It can take a lot of time.”

Cookie needs to be w__3.__ or let into the backyard several times a day. His trainer, Lisa Collins, says a young dog actually needs to be let outdoors every two hours.

Owning a dog is not just about playing with it. O__4.__ also want their dogs to do something helpful. Collins says that, t__5.__ proper training, animals can learn to listen to orders from b__6.__ adults and kids. Having a dog not only means providing it with fresh food and clean water every day, it also needs special care and a_7.__. And patience and training are also necessary. Mollie said her dog has already chewed(咀嚼) up a pair of leather shoes. Her parents have been working with Collins to stop its bad behaviour l__8.__ chewing or jumping on people. Having a pet takes a lot of time, but Mollie doesn’t m__9.__.

“Falling in love with a pet is easy, but adopting a pet is a big decision,” said Lesser. “Think it over b__10.__ you adopt a pet."

Li Lu is a fifth-grade student who lived in a small village in Shanxi Province. She lived with her grandparents, because her parents are migrant workers in big cities. During the days when there were no school buses, Li Lu had to ride a bike five kilometers and climb a small mountain to school every day. Her 70-year-old grandfather says he and Li Lu’s grandmother always worried about her safety.

“There are so many cars on the roads, and we were really _concerned_ about her all the time. When it was time for her to come home, we would stare at the alley’s (小巷的) entrance until she showed up.”

But with the start of the new school year, the school’s new bus now picks up the students. Eleven-year-old Li Lu pointed at her seat on the bus and said ,“Now I don’t ride my bike any more. My grandparents no longer need to worry about me. The bus is spacious and comfortable. Look! This is my seat, with my name tag on the seatback.”

1.How far is Li Lu’s home from her school?

A．Five minutes by bike.                    B．Over five kilometers.

C．Fifty minutes by bus.                     D．Four kilometers.

2.The underlined word “concerned” can be best translated into ________.

A．关注             B．有关的           C．担心的           D．涉及

3.Why does Li Lu live with her grandparents?

A．Because she lives far from school.

B．Because her parents have died.

C．Because she had to ride a bike five kilometers to school.

D．Because her parents work in big cities.

4.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Going to school by bike.                  B．Far away from school.

C．Li Lu has taken the new school bus.          D．Li Lu and her family.

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It can be a lot of work to adopt (收养) an animal, but it is also a lot of fun. Mollie Lesser, 18, of Chicago, US, recently adopted a little dog named Bart. Bart is not Lesser’s first dog. The family had 1.a________ dog that passed away last summer. They adopted 6-month-old Bart in January. “We forgot how much energy a young2.d________ has,” Lesser said. “It can be very time-consuming (耗时的). My parents compare it to having a baby.”

Bart needs to be walked or let into the backyard several times a day. His trainer, Lisa Collins, says a young dog actually needs to be let outdoors every two 3.h________.

Having a dog is not just about 4.p________ with it. Owners also expect their dogs to do 5.s________ helpful. Collins says that, through proper training, animals can 6.l________ to obey commands (命令) from both adults and kids. Having a dog also means providing fresh 7.f________, water and attention every day. Patience and training is also 8.n________. Lesser said her dog has already chewed up a pair of her shoes. Her parents have been working with Collins to stop its bad behavior like chewing or jumping on people. Being a pet owner 9.t________ a lot of time, but Lesser doesn’t mind.

“Falling in love with a pet is easy, but adopting a pet is a big decision,” said Lesser. “Think it over 10.b________ you adopt a pet.”

Li Lu is a fifth-grade student who lived in a small village in Shanxi Province. She lived with her grandparents, because her parents are migrant workers in big cities. During the days when there were no school buses, Li Lu had to ride a bike five kilometers and climb a small mountain to school every day. Her 70-year-old grandfather says he and Li Lu’s grandmother always worried about her safety.
“There are so many cars on the roads, and we were really _concerned_ about her all the time. When it was time for her to come home, we would stare at the alley’s (小巷的) entrance until she showed up.”
But with the start of the new school year, the school’s new bus now picks up the students. Eleven-year-old Li Lu pointed at her seat on the bus and said ,“Now I don’t ride my bike any more. My grandparents no longer need to worry about me. The bus is spacious and comfortable. Look! This is my seat, with my name tag on the seatback.”
【小题1】How far is Li Lu’s home from her school?