You may think there is only sand in the desert of the world, but it is not true. In the desert, as we know, there is a little 1 and it is not 2 for most plants. Still we can see some plants live in the desert.
There is 3 in some places in the deserts. We 4 these places oases(绿洲). In the oases, there are villages and towns. People grow 5 kinds of vegetables and rice in the fields there. People 6 live outside the oases. They have camels, sheep and other animals. These animals live 7 the desert plants for their food and do not need any water. The 8 are useful to the desert people in many ways. They eat the 9 and drink the milk of the animals. They 10 the camels for carrying water, food, and 11 .
The people of the desert have to keep 12 from place to place. They must always look 13 grass or desert plants for their animals. When there 14 no more food for their animals, they move to another place. The desert people are 15 . Every one in the desert likes to help the people in trouble and give them food and water.
A．rain B．rains C．wind D．winds
A．good B．good enough C．enough good D．enough
A．earth B．plants C．wood D．water
A．say B．call C．tell D．find
A．every B．all C．a D．one
A．also B．too C．either D．still
A．on B．with C．of D．by
A．water B．plants C．animals D．food
A．meal B．meat C．body D．food
A．let B．make C．drive D．use
A．other something B．something other C．else something D．something else
A．walking B．carrying C．moving D．going
A．up B．for C．after D．at
A．is B．are C．have D．has
A．carefully B．careful C．friendly D．friend
There is a holiday next week and I can’t decide what to do．I have a lot of work to do________and this would be a good chance(机会)________．But I don’t like________the holiday in this way．I can work at home all the rest of the year．Last year I went_______to the mountains．________there was beautiful，but it is too cold this time of the year．And it’s really_______far to go for a short holiday．I decide________this isn’t a good time to________the mountains．But I________to go somewhere else．
Perhaps this would be a good chance to go to the beach(海滨)．I like to go for walks______the seashore______the warm sunshine and watch the water．It’s only eight miles and I will get there______about two hours．After thinking it______，I am sure that this is a______time for the seashore than______．
A．at home B．at house C．in school D．in factory
A．do it B．doing that C．to do it D．with that
A．to pass B．to spend C．having D．asking
A．the north B．or north C．north D．to north
A．Nothing B．Everything C．Somebody D．A girl
A．very B．enough C．rather D．too
A．that B．what C．whether D．when
A．go B．go to C．arrive D．leave
A．do want B．shall want C．wanted D．am wanting
A．on B．by C．beside D．along
A．on B．during C．in D．under
A．in B．for C．with D．after
A．in B．out C．over D．on
A．good B．fine C．better D．best
A．home B．the mountains C．big cities D．country villages
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Mr.Robinson had to travel somewhere on business，and as he was in a hurry，he decided to go by________．He liked sitting________a window when he was flying，so he got onto the plane and looked for a window seat．He________all of them taken except one．There was a young man________beside it，and Robinson was surprised that he had not taken the one by the window．Anyhow，he went towards it．
When he________it，however，he saw that there was a notice on it，written________large letters，________“This seat is kept for proper balance．Thank you．”Mr.Robinson had never seen such a notice before，but he thought the plane must be carrying something particularly heavy in its room________made it necessary to have the passengers properly balance．So he walked on and found________empty seat，not beside the window______．
Two or three other people______to sit in the window seat next to the young man，but they also read the notice and went on．Then when the plane was nearly______a very beautiful girl______into the plane．The young man，who was watching the passengers coming in，______took the notice______the seat beside him，and by this means succeeded in having a pretty companion during the whole trip．
A．air B．water C．train D．bus
A．on B．nearly C．beside D．far from
A．wanted B．found C．thought D．hoped
A．seating B．seated C．seat D．sat
A．arrived B．sat on C．reached D．left
A．through B．by C．with D．in
A．said B．saying C．spoken D．speaking
A．and B．this C．who D．which
A．another B．other C．the other D．the only
A．to sit B．to be sat C．to sit on D．to be sat in
A．stuck B．tried C．managed D．refused
A．empty B．full C．up D．down
A．reached B．stepped C．entered D．left
A．quickly B．quick C．slowly D．soon
A．onto B．in C．off D．up
Nasreddin was a poor man，so he tried to grow________possible in his own garden，so that he would not have to buy so many in the market．
One evening he heard a noise in his garden and looked out of the window．A white ox had got into the garden and________his vegetables．Nasreddin at once took his stick，ran out and chased the ox，but he was too old to catch it．When he got back to his garden，he found that the ox had ruined most of his precious vegetables．
________，while he________in the street near his house，he saw a cart with two white oxen which looked very much like the one that________his vegetables．He was carrying his stick with him，________he at once began to beat the two oxen with it．As neither of them looked more like the ox that had eaten his vegetables than the other，he beat both of them equally hard．
The owner of the oxen and the cart was drinking coffee in a_______coffee-house．When he saw________Nasreddin was doing________his animals，he ran out and shouted，“What are you doing？What have those poor animals done to you for you to beat them like that？”
“You keep out this！”Nasreddin shouted back．“This is a matter between me and one of these two oxen．He knows very well______I am beating him！”
A．so many vegetables B．many vegetables C．as many as vegetables D．as many vegetables as
A．was eating B．ate C．had eaten D．has eaten
A．Next day B．Next morning C．Last morning D．The next morning
A．walks B．walked C．was walking D．walking
A．ruined B．had eaten C．ate D．had ruin
A．so B．for C．but D．or
A．beside B．nearby C．near D．near by
A．that B．which C．why D．what
A．for B．to C．with D．on
A．reason B．when C．why D．because
People all over the world celebrate the new year．However，not all countries celebrate in the same way，and in some countries，the new year doesn’t begin on the________date every year．
In many countries，the new year begins on 1st January，but people start celebrating on 31st December，New Year’s Eve．In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square．________they’re waiting for the New Year，they listen to music，sing traditional songs and have fun．Just before 12 o’clock，everyone________down from 10:10，9，8…As soon as it’s 12 o’clock，everyone shouts very_______，“Happy New Year！”
New Year’s Day is often a family day．Some families get together for a special meal．When the weather is fine，many families go out for a________．
On New Year’s Day，many people make resolutions for the new year．They________a list of things，such as“I will help out more with housework．I will work________at school than others．”or“I won’t spend so much time playing video games．”When they have made________list，they read it to their family or friends and promise to________their resolutions．
So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate，______people in countries all over the world，it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year，and to welcome the new．
A．familiar B．same C．important D．normal
A．If B．Even though C．While D．Before
A．comes B．turns C．looks D．counts
A．loudly B．quietly C．sadly D．safely
A．walk B．secret C．job D．treatment
A．put on B．write down C．take away D．look after
A．quickl B．hard C．harder D．hardly
A．its B．his C．her D．their
A．follow B．make C．do D．give
A．by B．for C．with D．from
One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of wheat to town．Suddenly the bag________from his horse onto the road．He did not know________to do about it because it was________heavy for him to lift the bag by himself．He only hoped that someone would soon pass by and________him a hand．
Just at this moment a man_______a horse came up to him．But the farmer’s heart________when he saw who he was．It was the great man living________．The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man like him to come along and help him．He couldn’t ask such a great man to help him．But to his________，the great man got off his horse as soon as he came nearer．He said to the farmer，“I see you________help，friend．How good it is that I’m here just at the right time．”Then he took one end of the bag，and the farmer the other．They together raised it and put it on the horse．
“Sir，”asked the farmer，“how can I pay you？”
“It’s quite easy．”the great man replied with______．“Whenever you see anyone else in trouble，do the same for him．”
A．fall B．fell C．falling D．fallen
A．what B．how C．that D．it
A．very B．so C．quite D．too
A．lend B．ask C．borrow D．gave
A．riding B．ride C．rode D．rides
A．falls B．sinks C．sank D．rose
A．nearby B．hard C．nearly D．hardly
A．surprised B．surprising C．surprise D．surprises
A．needs B．need C．to need D．needed
A．smiles B．smile C．a smile D．an smile