Fire can help people in many ways. But it can also be very harmful （有害的）. Fire can keep your house ____1____, give light and cook food. But fire can burn things ____2____. Big fire can burn trees, houses, animals or people.

　　Nobody knows how people began to use fire. But there are ____3____ interesting old stories about how a man or woman started a fire. One is ____4____ a man. The man ____5____ a very long time ago. He went up the sun and ____6____ fire down.

　　Today people know how to make a fire with matches（火柴）.Children sometimes ____7____ to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper. and ____8____ it could burn a house. A small fire can turn a big fire very quickly. So you ____9____ be careful with matches.

　　Be careful with fire, and it will ____10____ you. But if you aren't careful with fire, it may hurt you.

（　）1. A. warm　　　　　　　　  B. warmer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. cool　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. cooler

（　）2. A. also　　　　　　　　    B. too　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. either　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. neither

（　）3. A. many　　　　　　　　  B. much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. little　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. no

（　）4. A. over　　　　　　　　    B. about　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. a little　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. no

（　）5. A. worked　　　　　　   B. studied　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. learned　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. lived

（　）6. A. bring　　　　　　　　   B. take　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. brought　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. took

（　）7. A. enjoy　　　　　　　　  B. like　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. don't like　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. become

（　）8. A. after　　　　　　　　   B. late　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. yet　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. then

（　）9. A. can　　　　　　　　　　 B. man　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. will　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. must

（　）10. A. help　　　　　　　　  B. do　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. tell　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. hope

Modern life is 1 without traveling. The 2 way of traveling is by air. With a modern airline you can travel in one day to places. But it 3 a month or more to get to these places a hundred years ago.

Traveling by train is 4 than by air , but it has its advantages(便利). You can see the country you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. They make even the longest journey(旅程) 5 .

Some people 6 travel by sea if it is possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different places. Traveling by sea is a very 7 way to 8 a holiday.

Many people like to travel by 9 . You can make your 10 timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just 11 you like. You can stop 12 you wish—where there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you can 13 a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That is 14 traveling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are traveling 15 business.

( ) 1. A. impossible　　　　 B. possible　　　　 C. good　　　　 D. bad

( ) 2. A. fastest　　　　　　 B. faster　　　　　 C. slowest　　　 D. slower

( ) 3. A. spend　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　 C. cost　　 　　　D. worth

( ) 4. A. faster　　　　　　 B. fast　　　　　　 C. slower　　　　 D. slow

( ) 5. A. enjoy　　　　　　 B. harmful　　　　 C. enjoyable　　　 D. tired

( ) 6. A. prefer to　　　　　 B. prefer　　　　　 C. prefers　　　 D. prefers to

( ) 7. A. pleased　　　　　 B. pleasure　　　　 C. pleasant　　　 D. please

( ) 8. A. take　　　　　　 B. spend　　　　　 C. cost　　　　 D. visit

( ) 9. A. jeep　　　　　　 B. truck　　　　　 C. car　　　　　 D. bike

( ) 10. A. owns　　　　　　 B. own’s　　　　　 C. owns’　　　　 D. own

( ) 11. A. to　　　　　　　 B. from　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　 D. with

( ) 12. A. whatever　　　　 B. wherever　　　　 C. however　　 D. whichever

( ) 13. A. enjoy　　　　　　 B. like　　　　　　 C. love　 　　　D. eat

( ) 14. A. what　　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　 C. where　　　　 D. which

( ) 15. A. in　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　 D. on

Two hundred years ago, people in the West didn’t know coffee or tea. They were afraid to drink them because they thought coffee or tea could kill a person. Once the king of England decided to find out if it was true.

At that time there were two brothers in prison(监狱). They would be killed in a few days, because they did wrong. The king said, ‘I shall let them live but they must drink coffee or tea at the end of their lives. One brother must drink coffee and the other must drink tea every day.’ And they followed the king’s words. Every day the elder brother drank coffee and his younger brother drank tea after breakfast. But nothing happened to them after that. In fact, they felt they became healthier.

They both lived many years. At last, the elder brother died when he was eighty-three years old. The younger one died a few years later. After that, people knew that coffee and tea were not bad to man. Soon tea and coffee became popular.

76. At first people in the west were afraid to drink coffee and tea because_________

A. they didn’t see them at all B. of their colors

C. they didn’t know them very well 　　　　　 D. people didn’t like to drink them

77. ________ decided to find out if coffee and tea were harmful(有害的).

A. The two brothers 　　　　　　　　　　B. The king of England

C. People in the west 　　　　　　　　　 D. A scientist

78. Why were the two brothers in prison?

A. Because they played all day. 　　　　　　 B. Because they worked there.

C. Because they helped the king. 　　　　　 D. Because they did wrong things.

79. If the two brothers didn’t follow the king’s words, they would________.

A. be killed 　　　　 B. be free　 　　　 C. be sad　　　 D. be hungry

80. How old was the elder brother when he died?

A. Eighty-three.　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. More than eight-three.

C. Eighty. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. Less than eight-three.