Bees live in a house that is called a hive. There are three kinds of bees: workers, drones (雄蜂) queens. Only one queen bee can live in each hive. If she is lost or dead, the other bees their work.
Workers are very clever and busy. They all join together small rooms called cells of wax for their honey. Each worker bee does its own work. Some go out and collect honey from the flowers; stay at home and work inside the hive. The cells have six sides are made by worker bees. Did you ever look into a glass hive and see them while at work? It is to see how busy they always are. Before winter comes, all the drones are driven from the hive they don’t eat the honey they did not collect.
It is not safe children to be too close to bees. Bees have painful stings they use in their defense (防御).
1.A. and B. or C. but D. either
2.A. are stopped B. stops C. will stop D. stopped
3.A. builds B. built C. build D. to build
4.A. the other B. others C. another D. other
5.A. who B. whom C. which D. /
6.A. pleasant B. boring C. scary D. tiring
7.A. in order to B. so as to C. as long as D. so that
8.A. to B. for C. in D. with
Once there lived an unhappy king who slept badly and didn’t feel like eating anything. This made queen and his people worried. A doctor was called in to him. The doctor said it’s all in his mind instead of his body. So medicine nor rest could help him but a shirt of a happy person.
The prime minister was called to the palace. When hearing the king’s situation, he said, “Although I have much power, it doesn’t make me . I’m always worried about losing it.” Then, the king’s banker came and said he had lots of wealth, but he also worried about losing it. He was never happy, either. Next, the palace singer came and his words were almost the same.
Finally, the top general was told to find a happy man in time. Luckily, he found a poor man without power, money or fame singing happily on a street. The general asked him made him so happy. The poor man answered that he had everything he wanted and he didn’t want those he couldn’t have. His songs came from the happiness in his heart. When the general asked for the man’s shirt, , the man said, “What shirt? I don’t own any shirts!”
1.A. a B. an C. the D. /
2.A. examine B. notice C. look D. watch
3.A. none B. neither C. both D. all
4.A. happily B. unhappily C. unhappy D. happy
5.A. three day B. three days’ C. three day’s D. three-days
6.A. that B. which C. what D. where
7.A. to his surprise B. after all C. as usual D. in total
Which sound goes with the word “fiction”?
She says that she’ll have to close the shop _______ business improves.
A. if B. or C. unless D. because
— How do you like this house?
— _______ It’s everything I’ve been looking for.
A. Terrible! B. Perfect!
C. Awful! D. Delicious!
_______ of the land in that district is covered with trees and grass.
A. Fifth two B. Two fifth
C. Fifth second D. Two fifths