Bill Evans was a professional baseball player. He was a very good player and had played in the World Series many times. He was also superstitious. (迷信的) Before every game, he went to a fortune-teller to find out what was going to happen. The fortune-teller had told his fortune many times and had often been correct.
One day, on the eve of an important game, he visited his favourite fortune-teller, as usual. The fortune-teller studied his hand and then said, "I see a man wearing a white coat. " And you are lying on a stretcher（担架）. " This really worried Bill. He decided not to risk (冒险) it. He was afraid to get injured (受伤). The captain of Bill’s team was not happy when he told him that he was not going to play. Bill was one of the best players on the team. However, there was nothing he could say to make Bill change his mind.
Bill also decided not to watch the game, but to go to the hospital and visited one of the other players who had been badly injured a few weeks before. As he was walking into the hospital, Bill hit his head on the ground and lost consciousness (直觉). Within a few seconds, he was being carried into the hospital on a stretcher.
1.What did Bill do before a game?
A. He practiced hard. B. He talked to his friends about what was going to happen.
C. He went to the hospital. D. He went to a fortune-teller.
2.What did Bill think was going to happen?
A. He would be injured during the game. B. He would be injured at the hospital.
C. He would be injured by his captain. D. He would be injured by the fortune-teller.
3.What did Bill decide to do?
A. Play in the game. B. Not play in the game.
C. Stop visiting fortune-tellers. D. Give up baseball.
4.When did Bill go to the hospital?
A. Before the game. B. After the game.
C. During the game. D. When he was sick.
Rebecca wants to know more about trees and how they help us. Dr. Jones is telling her something 1.trees.
Trees help in many ways. They keep the air cool and clean. They take in 2. (harm) gases from the air and produce oxygen for us 3.(breath). They are major 4.(fight) against air 5. (pollute). Besides, trees can also make our lives even 6. (convenient). Many of the things in our daily lives come from trees. For example, paper and pencils. 7. (actual), we get a lot more from trees. We get fruit and oil from them. Tea also comes from the leaves of trees. Look around this room. Most of 8.furniture is made of wood. Trees are really important in our daily lives. So we can’t imagine what the world would be like 9. there were no trees.
However, we cut down millions of trees every year. We must stop 10. (protect) them if we don’t want a world without trees.
Trees can _________ harmful gases from the air.
A. take in B. put out C. give off
If you are _________ something such as a plan or system, you think it is wrong, bad, or stupid.
A. with B. against C. towards
To ________ is to show up or become visible (看得见的).
A. appear B. disappear C. act
When you say to need to ________ to someone, you mean you need to say “Sorry” to him or her.
A. apologize B. talk C. read
