The United States is full of automobiles (机动车). There are still many families without cars. But some families have two or more cars. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a part of life.
Cars are used for . They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to parts of the city, they have to drive in order to their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to shop for necessities.
Sometimes, small children must be driven to . In some cities, school buses are used only when children more than a mile from the school. When the children are too to walk that far, their parents take driving them to school. One drives on Mondays, taking her children and the neighbors' children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesdays and so on. This is forming a car pool (拼车). Working people also form car pools, with three or four people taking turns driving to the place they work.
More car pools should be formed in order to put cars on the road and to use less oil. is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something should be done about the use of cars.
A．even B．much C．little D．such
A．great B．necessary C．proper D．possible
A．families B．business C．education D．farms
A．get to B．look for C．find out D．use up
A．same B．different C．every D．each
A．catch B．create C．cover D．carry
A．cities B．schools C．parks D．gardens
A．move B．study C．live D．work
A．small B．big C．young D．old
A．money B．time C．pride D．turns
A．parent B．child C．way D．car
A．call B．calling C．to call D．called
A．where B．that C．which D．when
A．more B．fewer C．many D．less
A．Driving B．Running C．Parking D．Forming
My dream home is very big and clean. It is near the . I can watch the sea and volleyball on the beach.
My grandparents live us in the big house. room is the first floor. I always chat with them and help them some housework at the weekend. On the floor, there is a kitchen and a dining room. All the family will have dinner there. My bedroom, study and bathroom are on the third floor. There is a big balcony in my bedroom. I can play games, read books and chat my friends there. The furniture（家具） in my house is all made of wood. It is good my health. I like to music while reading books in my bedroom. I always ask my friends here. My parents' room is on the fourth floor. It's very big and clean.
There is a big and nice garden behind the big house. There are many flowers and tall trees in it. In summer, I can sit under the trees with my family. Behind the garden, there is a swimming pool. I can freely in it. I think it is very comfortable to live in my dream home.
A．river B．sea C．ground D．school
A．play B．to play C．play the D．play with
A．at B．for C．with D．of
A．Their B．Her C．Our D．Your
A．in B．on C．with D．of
A．does B．doing C．do D．is doing
A．fourth B．third C．first D．second
A．pets B．members C．things D．animals
A．of B．about C．with D．on
A．at B．to C．with D．for
A．listening B．leading C．washing D．doing
A．to look for B．to clean C．to come D．to leave
A．also B．too C．either D．but
A．few B．a few C．little D．a little
A．swim B．dance C．read D．run
Mr. Smith works in New York. Last month he had a fifteen-day holiday, but he didn’t know where to spend it. He spoke to his friend Bill,“I the hot weather, but I can’t find a cool place in America. How should I spend my holiday?”
“That’s easy, ” said Bill, “You’d to Snow and ice are covering the ground now. ”
Mr. Smith agreed his friend. He bought an air ticket and soon Moscow. He had a happy trip there, but one day he . After lunch he went outside the city, he saw a dog him while he past(走过) a house. The dog was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat. Bad luck! He had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to drive it away. But it began to bark at(对……大叫) him. He wanted to look for a stick but he couldn’t find anything snow and ice. Suddenly he saw a stone on the ground. He hurried to but failed.
“How strange Russians are!” Mr. Smith said to himself, “They don’t tie dogs, but firmly (紧紧地) the stones. My God!”
A．like B．unlike C．not like D．hate
A．would go B．would not go C．better go D．better to go
A．to B．with C．at D．about
A．arrived in B．arrive in C．reach D．reached in
A．made a mistake B．get into trouble C．got into trouble D．find the trouble
A．to follow B．is following C．followed D．following
A．was walking B．walked C．was crossing D．crossed
A．except B．besides C．beside D．without
A．picked it up B．picked up it C．pick it up D．pick up it
A．tied B．lied C．tie D．Lie
What do the people usually do on weekends? Some people like to at home, but others like to go out for a walk or play football. Mr. Smith hard in a factory during (在期间) the . On the weekends, he usually the same thing. On Saturday he washes his car and on he goes with his family to a village(村庄) by car. His uncle and aunt a farm there. It isn't a big one, but there is always to do on the farm. The children help with the animals and give them some . Mr. and Mrs. Smith help in the field. At the end of the day, they are all and Mr. Smith's aunt them a big meal.
A．play B．stay C．be D．so
A．works B．does C．makes D．studies
A．day B．year C．week D．month
A．does B．do C．make D．has
A．Friday B．Saturday C．Thursday D．Sunday
A．have B．has C．bring D．find
A．many B．much C．any D．most
A．food B．rice C．cakes D．fruit
A．full B．angry C．hungry D．happy
A．give B．puts C．makes D．Does
My father died when I was a little kid. I have been my mother since then. We were so that sometimes I didn’t have enough food to eat. However, my mother didn’t lose the at all. She got two part-time jobs to pay for my education. She did what she could to make me live happily.
At the age of twenty-two, I from the college and found a good job. However, a few months ago, I felt and then the doctor told me I had a stomach cancer. I couldn’t the terrible fact. I couldn’t eat rich food. And I could only eat a little and frequent 频繁的meals. Every day, my mother went out of her way to simple but delicious food for me. She told me there were some sick people beat cancer successfully.
To our , after another CT, the doctor told me my tumor肿瘤got much smaller than before, and I was away from the of caner. On that day, I hugged my mother and smiled with tears.
A．waiting for B．looking after C．living with D．looking for
A．poor B．rich C．happy D．lonely
A．chance B．job C．life D．hope
A．learned B．returned C．graduated D．started
A．worried B．sick C．sad D．unhappy
A．hear B．believe C．see D．care
A．cook B．buy C．catch D．keep
A．whom B．what C．which D．who
A．sadness B．happiness C．disappointment D．embarrassment
A．news B．story C．danger D．Beginning
Farley worked for the Canadian government. One day, he was ____ to learn more about wolves. Do wolves kill lots of caribou（北美驯鹿）? Do they kill people?
They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns. Then they put him on a plane and took him to ____. The plane put him down and went away. There were no houses or people in this place. But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves.
People tell terrible stories about wolves. They say wolves like to kill and eat people. Farley remembered these stories, and he was _____. He had his gun with him______.
Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves. A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them. Farley watched these wolves every day. The mother was a very ____ mother. She gave milk to her babies. She gave them lessons about life. They learned how to ____ food. The father wolf got food for the mother. The young wolf ____ the children. They were a nice, happy family—wolf family! Farley did not need his ____ any more. In a short time, he got on well with the family. Farley watched them for five months. He learned that many stories about the wolves were ____. Wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals. And he also learned bad things about men. It was men who killed many caribou and wolves.
Later, Farley wrote a book about wolves. He wanted people to ____ them and not to kill them.
A．seen B．told C．heard D．found
A．a small town B．a big city C．a far place D．a lonely village
A．afraid B．happy C．angry D．tired
A．at times B．all the time C．once a week D．every afternoon
A．bad B．good C．hungry D．thirsty
A．cook B．make C．get D．pick
A．shouted at B．looked into C．laughed at D．played with
A．food B．clothes C．gun D．plane
A．not good B．not true C．not easy D．not clear
A．grow B．have C．teach D．understand