We have always been warned of the dangers of forest fires. They cause _____ 85 _____ to a forest. They kill many plants and animals in an eco-system, which is a group of living things and their environment. But have you ever heard of a forest fire that can be _____86_____ for a forest? People start some of the fires with a special reason to actually do good to the eco-system.
In fact, fires are a natural part of any eco-system. Without fires, the oldest and largest trees would stop sunlight from reaching the forest floor. Fires can _____87_____ some of these old trees. When the trees die, they provide something good for the earth. New trees can grow strong and healthy in their place.
Some trees even need fires to grow. These trees hold their seeds (种子) inside. Heat from a fire allows the coat of the seeds to open up. Then the seeds fall to the ground and have the _____88____ to grow/
Scientist, who know about nature’s needs, start some of these fires, called controlled burns. A fire is started and kept under control. This way, the fire does not spread out of the area or _____89_____ a after forest fires, they can go hungry _____90_____ their food has been damaged in the fire. Small, controlled fires mean than animals will not have to move far to find food. After some time, small plants begin to grow. Animals return soon after the plants return. This _____91_____ makes an eco-system.
So the next time you hear about a forest fire, think about the good as well as the bad. It may take a new eco-system a while to return, but it will likely come back stronger and healthier than ever.
A.illness B.difficulty C.damage D.flood
A.helpful B.powerful C.harmful D.awful
A.take the place of B. get ready for C. be bad for D.get rid of
A.time B.water C.chance D.skill
A.discover B.cover C.but D.waste
A.because B.although C.but D.so
A.almost B.again C.never D.even
It was getting dark. Some children and two Canadian women were still 1 on the ice near a big hotel. They were having a good time.
Suddenly the ice 2 . One of the boys fell into the water. The children shouted,“Help! Help!”They didn’t know 3 to do. The two Canadian women heard 4 and skated over to get the boy out of the water.
The ice was 5. The two Canadians fell into the water, too. But they tried their best to
6 the little boy. They knew they must be 7 . If they didn’t push him up onto the ice, he would soon die.
Many people ran over to 8 them. Some of them had ropes and poles. A young man jumped into the water to save the 9 people.
The boy and the two Canadian women were out of water at last. One of the women didn’t feel well. She was sent to the 10 at once. But she felt very happy because the boy was saved.
A.boating B.skating C.planting D.swimming
A.broke B.shone C.closed D.flew
A.who B.when C.what D.where
A.one B.him C.them D.her
A.big B.small C.thick D.thin
A.save B.wake C.see D.tell
A.slow B.quick C.sorry D.wrong
A.play B.shout C.push D.help
A.two B.three C.four D.five
A.hospital B.school C.library D.garden
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There is a big zoo in our city. There are lots of 1 in it. The elephant is very big. We all like to see it, 2 it is very cute. The tiger comes from the Changbai Mountain of 3 .It walks about in the cage(笼子).The lion’s room is 4 the tiger’s room. The panda in the zoo is a little shy. It is very interesting. It eats 5 .The giraffe is very 6 .It is very funny. It comes from Africa. We all 7 animals because they are 8 friends. Some boys and girls, men and women often come to the zoo and see 9 on 10 .
A.people B.dogs C.monkeys D.animals
A.and B.but C.because D.why
A.China B.America C.Japan D.England
A.in B.under C.next to D.above
A.trees B.bamboo C.vegetables D.rice
A.short B.high C.tall D.fat
A.like B.eat C.beat(打) D.catch
A.we B.our C.us D.our’s
A.they B.them C.their’s D.their
A.Sundays B.schooldays C.workdays D.birthdays
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A: 1 ,Jim!There is a big bag 2 the tree.
B: What’s 3 it?
A: I don’t know.I 4 there are some books.
B: 5 ,I think 6a football.
A: Let’s go and 7 it.
B: Ah,there are 8 and a football.
A:Oh,there is a name on the bag — David Smith.
B:It’s 9 .Let’s find him 10 give him the bag.
A.Look B.Look at C.See D.See at
A.at B.on C.under D.in
A.at B.under C.on D.in
A.thinks B.guess C.guesses D.thinking
A.Yes B.No C.OK D.that’s all right
A.A there’s B.there C.its D.there are
A.opens B.open C.to open D.opening
A.some flower B.any flower C.some flowers D.any flowers
A.but B.or C.and D.so
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One day Jack went to a big dinner party. His coat was not good. When he went in, no one looked at him and no one gave him 1 food. He was 2 angry that he went home, and 3
his best coat and then came back to 4 party. Everyone stood up at once and came to meet him. Other guests 5 him to the best table and gave him the best food. Then Jack put the food in his coat and said, “Please eat, my dear coat. ”The other people were very 6 and said, “Why are you doing that?” Jack answered, “I’m asking my coat 7 now. When I came here at 8 , nobody noticed me 9 gave me food. After I changed my coat, you gave me the best food. So you gave food to my coat, not to 10 .”Everyone felt embarrassed(尴尬的).
A.any B.some C.few D.little
A.too B.very C.so D.such
A.wear B.put on C.to wear D.to put on
A.a B.an C.one D.the
A.take B.taken C.took D.takes
A.surprise B.surprising C.surprised D.angry
A.eat B.eating C.to eat D.ate
A.first B.the first C.last D.the last
A.and B.or C.nor D.but
A.I B.my C.mine D.me
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Clothes are important in our life. Different people wear 1 clothes. Now let’s 2 some people talking about clothes.
Hello, my name is Betty. I started working this year, so I’m able to get new clothes more often 3
before. There are different people in my working place every day. If someone sees me in 4
once, I don’t like to go out in it again. I like to wear bright colors and always dress up when I go to parties. I buy all kinds of clothes and I try to follow the latest way of 5 .
Hi, I’m Jack. I don’t have much to say about clothes. Shopping 6 clothes isn’t really the way of life I’m interested in. Since I’m still at college, I don’t really mind 7 . I have two jackets and I often wear 8 . I know little about the way of dressing. I don’t like the serious look.
My name is Alice. I’d like to say that my clothes have to be comfortable and make me 9
easy as soon as I put them on. Sometimes I buy clothes in some small markets—they’re less expensive there. I go shopping for clothes about once a month. If I see 10 and fit for me, I would maybe go for it there and then.
A.the same B.different C.beautiful D.comfortable
A.listen to B.hear C.to listen to D.to hear
A.as B.like C.than D.long
A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
A.dress B.dressing C.dresses D.to dress
A.of B.in C.for D.on
A.what I wear B.what do I wear C.what I wore D.what did I wear
A.it B.them C.their D.they
A.feel B.feels C.feeling D.to feel
A.something comfortable B.anything comfortable C.comfortable something D.comfortable anything