阅读短文，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文意思通顺、完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。有两个词多余。
There was a small village near a mountain. People there loved their village very much and they grew many 1. on the mountain. Water in the rivers was very clear and the 2. was clean. People lived a poor life, but they were very 3. . After a few years, some people in the village started to cut down trees to 4. for money. There were some people from cities 5. to visit the village. People began to kill some wild animals as 6. to treat (招待) the visitors. Of course, they made lots of money. But7. knew what the village would be like in the future.
As time went on, there were fewer plants and animals and the water became 8. . The visitors became fewer and fewer. Several years later, people there knew they must stop destroying (破坏) 9. . They would like to live a happy life as before, so they began to10. new plants. They hoped the village would become as beautiful as before.
Mr. and Mrs. Green lived in a big city, and one summer they went to the country（农村）for their holiday. They enjoyed it very much, because it was a quiet, clean place.
One day they went for a walk early in the morning and met an old man. He lived on a farm, and he was sitting in the warm sun in front of his house. Mr. Green asked him, “Do you like to live in this quiet place?”
The old man said, “Yes, I do,” Mr. Green said, “What are the good things about it?”
The old man answered, “Well, the people here know each other. They often come and visit me, and I often go and visit them. And there are also lots of children here.”
Mr. Green said, “That’s interesting. And what are the bad things?”
The old man thought and thought and then said, “Well, the same things, are they?”
1.Mr. and Mrs. Green _______ the country very much, because it was a quiet clean place.
A. likedB. likeC. livedD. live
2.One day they _____ for a walk early in the morning.
A. went toB. went outC. went upD. went down
3.The old man ________ enjoyed the country.
A. tooB. veryC. alsoD. much
4.The people in the country are very ________.
A. friendB. friendlyC. cleverD. careful
5.The old man thought _______ and then said, “Well, the same things, are they?”
A. quicklyB. quietlyC. hardD. Soon
Last summer, Jeff became a middle school student. He was a good student, and he always worked hard. He had a test in the first month and he finished the questions easily until he read the last one:” 1. What’s her name?”
Of course, this question was a little special. 2. She was tall and her hair was dark. But Jeff didn’t talk with her and didn’t know her name. The test was over. 3. Then a student asked the teacher, “Is the last question very important in this test?”
“Yes,” said the teacher. “In our life, we will meet many hard-working people. They are important. 4. We may smile at them or say hello to them.
5. He also learned that woman’s name later. It was Kathy.
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，内容完整，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。
Simon hardly listened to his teachers or worked hard in class. For him, talking was so much better. He never stopped talking. He wanted to be heard. “If you listen carefully, you’ll learn something.” Mrs. Jacobs told him many times, but it didn’t work.
Last Sunday, Simon had a sore throat (喉咙痛) and he lost his voice the next morning. “Can I stay home?” he tried to ask, but words didn’t come out. His mother thought he could go to school. He felt upset.
When he got to school, he didn’t say anything to his friends or teachers. Everyone started talking at once. They were excited, worried and surprised. Mrs. Jacobs seemed happy. Simon was bored because he couldn’t talk.
But it wasn’t so bad. He could do his homework. The next day, even though his voice was coming back, he stayed quiet again. He listened and put up his hand to speak. What a great difference!
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
1.Simon before last Sunday.
A. was hard-working B. was shy C. kept silent D. liked talking
2. Mrs. Jacobs once asked Simon to many times.
A. leave school B. listen to her
C. get to school early D. talk loudly
3. What happened to Simon on Monday?
A. He lost his dog. B. He had the flu.
C. He had a fight with his friend. D. He lost his voice.
4. Simon felt when he got to school.
A. excited B. worried C. bored D. surprised
5.According to the passage, Simon finally learned to .
A. listen to his teacher B. listen to his friends
C. do his homework alone D. talk with his classmates
Last Friday my friend Deborah asked me if I would like to learn how to make tofu. I couldn’t think of any good reason not to be interested in, so I said, "Yes". The next day I met her and another three nice people at the Hodo Soy Beanery Oakland. I enjoyed the trip. I got a lot from the trip. The following is what I learnt.
Tofu has a history of 2,000 years. Although the word "tofu" is from Japanese, the food maybe comes from China. There are two main kinds of tofu: soft tofu (软豆腐) and firm tofu (硬豆腐). In some parts of Asia, people use tofu as a kind of meat.
Douhua is one kind of soft tofu. It is a popular breakfast food in China. Because it is very soft, people can’t eat it with chopsticks, but with a spoon (勺子). People often eat it as a snack (小吃) and often add spring onions and gravy to it. In Malaysia, people usually eat douhua with white or dark sugar water.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
1.When did the writer go to Hodo Soy Beanery Ockland?
A. Last Thursday. B. Last Friday. C. Last Saturday. D. Last Sunday.
2.How many people went there with the writer?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
3.We can learn from the passage that the food tofu may come from ______.
A. Japan B. China C. Oakland D. Malaysia
4.The underlined word "chopstick" means "______"in Chinese.
A.筷子 B. 盘子 C. 叉子 D. 杯子
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. People began to make tofu 2,000 years ago.
B. Some people use tofu as a kind of meat.
C. Douhua is one kind of firm tofu.
D. Many people eat tofu as a snack.
Sam is a 9-year-old dog. He has a : painting. The hobby not only makes him famous, but also makes him .
Sam has drawn 22 paintings. of them are abstract (抽象派的). He likes to start with darker colors moving on to lighter ones.
Sam’s paintings are in the US. Some of them sell for $1,700. A woman even bought one a birthday gift for her dog.
“He loves painting and always paints for hours,” said Sam’s owner, Mary.
Sam was once a rescue (搜救) dog. One day, Mary wanted to teach him .
“I dolphins paint and elephants paint , so I thought that maybe my dog could paint, too,” said Mary.
She is right. Now Sam is one of the world’s animal artists. People call him “Da Vinci in the dog world”.
1.A. job B. habit C. plan D. hobby
2.A. fat B. ugly C. rich D. healthy
3.A. All B. Both C. Enough D. Everyone
4.A. after B. before C. since D. then
5.A. lucky B. new C. popular D. open
6.A. as soon as B. as early as C. as much as D. as many as
7.A. with B. as C. at D. in
8.A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something
9.A. saw B. made C. tried D. loved
10.A. greater B. greatest C. well D. better
