根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

People usually check whether their keys, wallets and phones are with them___1.___ going out. But many people in Chain now have one more important thing to take, a face mask(面罩). They hope that it __2.____ protect them from polluted air.

Since January, many cities in China have seen a lot of hazy(雾蒙蒙的)days. In Beijing, ____3.___five days in January were free of smog(雾霾). People in Xi’an only saw a blue sky on one day in February. Smog is dirty air that ___4.___like fog and smoke.

An official for the Ministry of Environmental Protection told Beijing News that PM2.5 pollution is the main problem with air pollution. PM2.5 refers to pollution with small particles(颗粒) of 2.5 micrometers(微米) or less in diameter(直径).

According to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, ___5._____cars and burning coal(煤) are two major factors(原因) for PM2,5.

Poor air is___6.___ for people’s health, especially for children and the elderly. A report from Beijing Children’s Hospital shows that from Jan 5 to 11, half of the patients in the internal medicine department(内科门诊) are there for respiratory(呼吸) problems.

Air problems and environmental protection have become a concern(关切的事) for the whole nation. Premier Wen Jiabao___7.____ his last Government Work Report on March 5. the report said that the government should work hard to prevent pollution and give people a ____8.____living environment.

It calls on people to make full use of energy and resources and cut down on energy use.

I think it is good that many families keep animals　1.　pets. Unfortunately, some people do not take good care of their pets. Some do not feed their pets enough so they become　2.　. Others do not give their pets a good place to　3.　in and the animals can get too hot or too cold. There are also a few people who　4.　their pets. I feel this is wrong. People should not treat their pets badly.

The government of the UK is thinking of 　5.　to help protect pets – it’s about time! It wants a set of instructions on 　6.　 to take care of different kinds of animals. The instructions would　7.　 explain how to keep animals happy! That is good news for pets, don’t you think so?

The UK government also wants to create some 　8.　‘pet police(政策)’. They can go to people’s homes to check whether they are taking care of their pets　9.　. If they find someone treating an animal badly, they can take the animal　10.　. People who hurt their pets can even go to jail(监狱). I hope more people will now try to take better care of their pets.

完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You don’t know whether it is true that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you   36  .

I wanted to do something very   37   for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He worked all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it   38   it looked almost new. I was so proud of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet(头盔)and a riding outfit(全套装备）.

I could   39   wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I couldn’t sleep the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to   40   the coffee, tea, and morning dishes. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a   41  :” To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so surprised. It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could   42   lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s   promise.

I stood there shocked(震惊的), crying a river, asking myself how my son could  43  this expensive gift.

Of course, the house awoke, and my son was very pleased with my reaction（反应）. Many kisses were exchanged, and I immediately wanted him to   44   my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not exactly what I was expecting. Then I   45   that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

Of course I was the proudest mother ever on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love is   46   present and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to   47   this story.

 Yours,

Hilary

1.A. hope           B. advice           C. spirit               D. courage

2.  A. strange              B. similar              C. special              D. private

3.  A. after            B. before           C. unless           D. until

4.A. perhaps            B. really           C. almost           D. hardly

5.  A. start                B. cook             C. set                  D. serve

6.  A. sign                 B. notice           C. word             D. note

7.A. give               B. take                 C. draw             D. teach

8.A. present            B. find                 C. afford           D. order

9.A. tear               B. open             C. check            D. receive

10.A. realized              B. remembered      C. imagined             D. supposed

11. A. only             B. still                C. ever                 D. even

12. A. send             B. publish              C. share            D. write