More and more Americans are going to work by bike. Do you know why more people are  41   bikes to work? We can answer the question in  42  ways. First, bikes don’t need gasoline (汽油), so it takes  43  money to use them. Second, a bike doesn’t  44 much space (空间), so it is  45 to find a                   place for it. And riding a bike is good for one’s  46 . People often drive their  47 to offices or to shops, but now people think riding bikes is a good way of doing sports.

That’s  48  more Americans are now riding to work  49  bike, and they are  50  their own cars at home.

More and more Americans are going to work by bike. Do you know why more people are  1   bikes to work? We can answer the question in  2  ways. First, bikes don’t need gasoline (汽油), so it takes  3  money to use them. Second, a bike doesn’t  4 much space (空间), so it is  5 to find a place for it. And riding a bike is good for one’s  6 . People often drive their 7 to offices or to shops, but now people think riding bikes is a good way of doing sports.

That’s  8  more Americans are now riding to work  9  bike, and they are  10  their own cars at home.

1.                A．making         B．riding          C．jumping  D．believing

2.                A．popular        B．different        C．famous   D．friendly

3.                A．less            B．more           C．much D．many

4.                A．mend          B．need           C．have D．find

5.                A．easy           B．hard           C．cheap    D．expensive

6.                A．journey         B．health          C．study D．work

7.                A．buses          B．trains          C．cars D．boats

8.                A．what           B．why            C．how D．where

9.                A．by             B．on             C．at   D．in

10.               A．cleaning        B．leaving         C．staying    D．learning

  Long ago，in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers，Harry and Peter．Harry was very hard．working while Peter was  36  ．Every day Harry got up early and came home late，but Peter walked around for fun．

  One summer there was no   37  and the crops(庄稼)were dying．Harry thought，“I must do something to save these crops，or they shall die．”With this  38  in mind，he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal(沟渠)to his field．He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty．After a  39  search，he found a river full of blue water．He was

very happy．He started digging a canal to his field.  40  it was noon his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home  41  lunch．But Harry did not go．He did not want to

leave his work unfinished．He completed his work  42  at night．He Was very satisfied．

He went home。had a good meal and  43  into a sound sleep．

    Peter did the same．But he was not at all determined(有决心的)．He also  44  digging a

 canal to his field but he didn’t have his work completed．His field did not get  45  water

 and all his crops died．

  Harry’s field would be watered when needed．He had a good harvest because of his hard work．

(  )36．A．cruel     B．1azy        C．careless      D．silly

(  )37．A．rain      B．wind        C．cloud        D．river

(  )38．A．feeling    B．dream      C．problem      D．thought

(  )39．A．quick     B．long        C．slow        D．special

(  )40．A．Whether  B．Although    C．When        D．Unless

(  )41．A．for       B．to          C．with         D．at

(  )42．A．early     B．far          C．1ate         D．deep

(  )43．A．fell      B．1ooked      C．turned       D．walked

(  )44．A．stopped  B．1oved        C：forgot       D．started

(  )45．A．clean    B．enough       C．1ittle        D．fresh

When you step into a new environment．you must have a strong wish to fit in．Fitting in means making more friends， 36 more influence(影响) on others and getting more chances to live a happier life．Here is some 　37 that Call help you．

Be confident．Confidence attracts most people．Everyone is special and there is only one person like you in this world．Spend 　38 thinking about your strong points．If so，you will be able to build up confidence step by step．You won’t have much difficulty fitting in．

Be kind to everyone．Kindness is the bridge to your own happiness． 39 people notice your kindness，they will return it one day．Always give more than you receive，and think more of others than of 　40 ．A person who cares for others is popular everywhere．

Be active in group activities．Various activities like playing football 　41 help you to be known to others．You may add more friends to your circle．At the same time，you’ll be amazed to see how much they like you． 42 wasting time being alone，go out to dance and sing together with others to develop friendship．

Be optimistic(乐观的)．Optimism makes both you and others feel pleased．It makes a good first impression(印象)．A pleasant smile costs the 　43 and does the most．Humor(幽默) catches others’ attention as well．People win like you for making them live 　44 ．

If you follow what is mentioned above，you 　45 by people around you．As a result，you will fit in very well and enjoy your new life．

(　 )36．A．had　　　　 　　 B．to have 　　　　　　 C．having

(　 )37．A．advice 　　　　　 B．advices 　　　　　　C．suggestions

(　 )38．A．sometimes 　 B．some times 　　　　C．some　 time

(　 )39．A．Though 　　　　 B．When 　　　　　　　 C．Until

(　 )40．A．you 　　　　　　 B．your 　　　　　　　　　 C．yourself

(　 )41．A．can 　　　　　　　B．have to 　　　　　　　　C．needn’t

(　 )42．A．Instead of 　 B．As well as 　　　　　C．As long as

(　 )43．A．1ittle 　　　　　　 B．less　　　　　　　　　 C．1east

(　 )44．A．friendly 　　　　 B．happily 　　　　　　 C．clearly

(　 )45．A．will accept 　　B．won’t accept 　　 C．will be accepted

Ben and his classmates are watching a DVD about the environment. A long time ago , most towns and villages were very small . The number of people 　36 lived in every country was much smaller than it is today, too. There was 37 heavy industry . People did not use chemicals .There were no motor vehicles and there were no factories . So there was very 38 polution .

Sadly , our environment is much dirtier than 　39 was in the past . This is a 　40 , because the best way for us to be healthy is to live in a clean environment .

　　 The air and water are much dirtier than they 　 41 be . The chemical factories and cars

42 terrible gas .The water 　43 by chemicals from the factories and ships .This means we are destroying our home little by little .

In the DVD we will try to find ways to 　44 our environment cleaner and find ways to stop future pollution .We hope you will learn 　45 you can to help make the world cleaner and healthier.