When it arrived, Clara returned to her seat. She came by again a bit later because he wanted to know the time. On her third visit, she stopped and stayed for a while.
"He didn't need anything. He was lonely and wanted to talk." Clara said.
Why did Tim Cook keep asking for service?
A.Because he was hungry and thirsty.
B.Because he needed someone to talk to.
C.Because he was afraid of taking planes.
D.Because he was interested in Clara's story.
In 1956, Qian Xuesen suggested setting up a special organization, which later became the leading organization for China's rocket and air travel programs. In June 1964, China successfully created its first medium rocket. Qian also played an important role in developing China's first manmade satellite. On April 24, 1970, "Dongfanghong-I" was successfully sent into the air.
When was China's first medium rocket created?
A.In 1955. B.In 1956. C.In 1964. D.In 1970.
Peter: (Speaking unhappily to himself) How can I always get the dirty and difficult jobs? It's not fair.
How does Peter feel about his jobs?
A.Clean and easy. B.Dirty and difficult. C.Great and interesting. D.Noisy and harmful.
All this has changed, of course. Now the population of the United Kingdom has increased to sixty-five million. Three-quarters of Britain is covered with fields, towns or cities. Although 25 percent of land is countryside, new methods of farming mean that there are fewer birds and small animals living in fields than ever before. The United Kingdom is one of the few countries in the world that does not have a large wild animal that eats meat. In Scotland there are only 400 wildcats, but these are much smaller than wolves.
Why are there fewer birds and small animals in fields in the UK?
A.Because more trees have been planted. B.Because there are more large wild animals.
C.Because pollution is much worse than before. D.Because people use new methods of farming.
Making friends needs skills. Before you make friends, you have to decide 1. you want to be your friends. Most people like to have friends who have same hobbies.
The quickest way to make friends is to smile. When you smile, people think you 2. friendly to them and easy to get on with.
To talk with others is another good way 3. make friends. One easy way to start a conversation is to say something nice about him. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn't it make you want to practice talking to that person?
Ask your new friends some questions about 4.. Make sure you have something to add to the talk, too. When someone asks you 5. question, you'd better give him an answer. Remember that nothing will stop a talk more quickly than a shrug for an answer.
Have you ever eaten a dandelion? Me neither. Have you ever blown it to make a wish? Me, too.
"Time to pick dandelions, Athena." Mum opened the car door and I entered with a _____. My hometown is in Greece, where dandelions are _____ on the menu. But I didn't eat dandelions. Why did I have to pick _____ with my family every spring?
Then I said goodbye to my new friend Brigid, whose family had _____ moved in our neighborhood in New York. I was _____ Brigid didn't ask where we were going. Nobody in America ate dandelions. I always worried that _____ would notice us picking dandelions.
We _____ into a wild field. Hundreds of lively yellow flowers appeared everywhere. Then we stopped our car. Dad went over to cut dandelions and put them in his bag. But I just hid in the book. " _____ do we eat dandelions?" I asked. "The best food in the world，" Dad answered, shaking a handful of greens. _____ we were ready to leave, we had enough dandelions. On the way home, Mum and Dad talked about hosting a dinner party for the new neighbors to try our _____ Greek food.
The night of the party, Brigid arrived with her parents. Mum _____ them different Greek foods. Our guests ate everything. Finally came the dandelions. "Wait" I said to Brigid. But it was too _____. "You ate the dandelions!" I told her. We both ______, and she ate another bite. "Not bad," she said.
After dinner, Brigid and I went to the backyard and lay on the grass. The stars reminded me _____ dandelions in the soft field. I closed my eyes and made a _____: to be as open-minded as my family and my new friend.
1.A.bag B.book C.menu D.flower
2.A.ever B.never C.always D.hardly
3.A.them B.her C.it D.you
4.A.quickly B.quietly C.finally D.recently
5.A.sad B.glad C.proud D.disappointed
6.A.anyone B.someone C.everyone D.no one
7.A.ran B.flew C.drove D.walked
8.A.How B.Why C.What D.Where
9.A.When B.Since C.Unless D.Although
10.A.new B.fast C.expensive D.traditional
11.A.will serve B.is serving C.serves D.served
12.A.late B.early C.lucky D.quick
13.A.bowed B.shook C.laughed D.greeted
14.A.on B.at C.of D.for
15.A.wish B.report C.speech D.suggestion
