To help you decide what might make a good pet，we’ve put together a pet checklist．We’ve named some of the animals that are often kept as pets．We’ve shown some good points and bad points about each．And we hope it may help you make the best choice(选择)．
Pick-a-Pet Checklist | ||
Pets | Good Points | Bad Points |
| Easy to keep Enjoy being petted Good to hold | Hard to house train Drop lots of hair Easily upset by high temperature |
| Can be very interesting Can be friendly when young | Against the law to keep in many states in the U. S. Can get unkind when older |
| Easy to feed ＆ care for Can live indoors or out Fun to hold Very friendly | Little pans can be messy May kill birds May make you sneeze |
| Come in many sizes Can live indoors or out Fun to love ＆ play with Very friendly Can give safety | Can be noisy Need to be trained May bite if angry Need lots of attention |
1.You are ________ to keep a raccoon as a pet in many places of America.
A、suggested B、encouraged C、not allowed D、told
2.It would be easier for you to keep a ________ as a pet if you’re often too busy to take care of it．
A、rabbit or raccoon B、rabbit or cat
C、raccoon or dog D、dog or cat
3.If you feed birds at home，you should be very careful to choose a _______ as your another pet．
A、rabbit B、raccoon C、cat D、dog
4.The dog may ________ you if you make it angry．
A、hurt B、fix C．、train D、smell
5.The writer tries to help us ________ with the checklist．
A、learn how to look after our pets
B、find which animal is our best choice as a pet
C、know what kind of animals can be kept as a pet
D、keep a pet in a easy way
What do you think of stress(压力)? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?
Most of the students think stress can do harm ________ them in some ways. There’s a story about a teenager in a middle school. He even ________ his study because of the stress from school and family. We also usually hear that someone turns to psychological doctors（心理医生） ________ heavy working stress. There is no doubt that some people think stress is a dangerous wolf.
On the other hand, other people think that stress is not a bad thing. They ________ stress can produce momentum（动力）in the end. For them, right attitude (态度) and action can reduce stress and make it ________ . When I was a child, my mom always pushed me to study hard. She wished I could go to a good ________ for further education. I experienced stress for the first time. Born to a poor family, I deeply knew ________ was not easy for us, and everything my mom did to me was just to hope I could live a better life in the future. ________ the saying goes, “No pains, no gains.” So I did what my mom expected because I didn’t want to let her down. At last, I did measure up(达到标准) to my mom’s expectation and went to college ________ . Thanks to my mom’s push! Thanks to the stress! In this way, I don’t think stress is a bad thing.
Generally speaking, stress is not a bad thing in ________ . The key is how we deal with it.
1.A. for B. in C. to D. at
2.A. gave up B. put out C. began with D. cheered on
3.A. thanks B. because of C. because D. thanks for
4.A. guess B. look C. imagine D. believe
5.A. useful B. difficult C. terrible D. hardly
6.A. company B. college C. factory D. library
7.A. life B. spirit C. thought D. idea
8.A. Then B. But C. As D. While
9.A. quietly B. quickly C. specially D. successfully
10.A. herself B. himself C. itself D. ourselves
—I’m going to take part in an English competition next week. — .
A、Congratulations. B、Well done.
C、Good luck. D、It’s a secret.
—What are you looking for?
—I’m looking for a book ______ tells the history of England.
A、which B、who C、what D、where
—It smells terrible. What has happened here?
—Look, there is much waste gas _____ from the chemical factory.
A、rose B、rising C、rise D、rises
We should encourage everyone to make contributions to______ our environment.
A、to make, protecting B、to make, to protect
C、making, protecting D、making, protecting
