Brush your teeth every day， dentists say. In the south of Africa， some people brush their teeth all day long.
They keep a small stick in their mouth to chew or scrub (洗刷） their teeth all day. People cut the sticks from trees. They are the African toothbrushes. People there are used to brushing their teeth with sticks.
Africans think the sticks work better than toothbrushes. The sticks come from nature， and it is said that there is something special about them. The special thing may stop many kinds of tooth problems. “If you have a bad tooth， it is a medicine，” said Diop， a seller in Africa.
The sticks are also much cheaper than toothbrushes.
In Senegal (塞内加尔），the chewing stick is called “sothio”. It means “to clean” in their language. In east Africa，the stick is called “mswaki”. It’s their word for “toothbrush”.
Even the dentists agree that the sticks seem to clean teeth better. Nowadays， some nice health stores in the United States start to sell chewing sticks. They think that the stick is natural kind of tooth care.
1.Who brushes teeth with sticks first according to the passage?
A. The Africans. B.The Americans.
C. The Chinese. D.The dentists.
2.When do the people in the south of Africa brush teeth with sticks?
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon.
C. In the evening. D. All day.
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The sticks with something special in it may stop many tooth problems.
B. The sticks， which come from nature， are much cheaper than toothbrushes.
C. The chewing stick， which is called “sothio”， means “to clean”in east Africa.
D. People can buy chewing sticks in the nice health stores in the US.
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My father enjoys bike riding. Ever since I was little， I’ve always loved going biking with my dad. _____ ，as I became a teenager， other things began to draw my attention. Suddenly it was important to do things with _____. I saw my dad every evening home. Why did I have to devote my Sundays to all day bike trip with him，too? My indifference (coldness) hurt him， my father kept ____. But he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip_____ I wanted to come.
It was a Sunday morning ， and I was in low spirits. Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me. Just then my father _____ my room “It’s a beautiful day. Want to go for a ride， today，Beck?”“Leave me alone!”I impatiently_____.
Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that morning.
Several hours later， the police called us， informing， us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father’s injuries were serious. It took several days before he could eventually speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently，_____ of hurting him.
“Daddy...I’m sorry...” “It’s okay，sweetheart. I’ll be okay.”
“No，” I said，“I _____what I said to you that day. You know，that morning?”
“Sweetheart， I don’t remember anything about that day. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before， though.” he _____ a weak smile.
I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark， for I _____ wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.
1.A. Therefore B. Instead C. Besides D. However
2.A. dad B. friends C. teachers D. brothers
3.A. silent B. busy C. asleep D. awake
4.A. unless B. in case C. so that D. as if
5.A. left B. checked C. entered D. knocked
6.A. whispered B. warned C. announced D. shouted
7.A. tired B. afraid C. aware D. sorry
8.A. discuss B. think C. care D. mean
9.A. got B. expressed C. exchanged D. managed
10.A. often B. never C. even D. once
Li Ling’s mother wanted to know_________．
A．how did she study at school
B．what did she study at school
C．whether did she study hard at school
D．if she studied hard at school
When she heard the news，she was _________angry to _________a word．
A．too；tell B．so；speak
C．too；say D．so：say
---Excuse me. When can we play badminton at the court?
---Not until it next week.
A. repairs B. will repair
C. is repaired D. will be repaired
Many boys and girls are made ________ what they are not _________ .
A. to do ， interested B. to do ， interested in
C. do ， interested in D. do ， interested
