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Yuan Longping a Chinese scientist and educator，died at the age of 91 in Hunan last month.He was called the "Father of Hybrid Rice（杂交水稻）"and he helped （1）　　 people around the world.

Yuan Longping was the first person to develop a kind of hybrid rice which helped fight （2）　　 in China.Food was a big problem in China in the past.This was because China had 22 percent of the world's population，but only 7 percent of its （3）　　.In the 1960s，Chinese people had a difficult time.Millions of people died because they had no food.As an agronomy teacher，Yuan was very （4）　　 to see this. "How can I help them have enough food？" he thought.He decided to work on a kind of hybrid rice.It has a high output（产量）.

At that time，other scientists didn't think hybrid rice was worth （5）　　.But Yuan and his team worked on it every day.They took very good care of their rice seeds.

At last，in 1973，they grew a new kind of hybrid rice.This rice is （6）　　.Farmers can grow it in many different kinds of farmland and in bad （7）　　.It can also fight disease.Its output was much （8）　　 than common kinds of rice.With the new kind，about 70，000，000 people could have food every year!

Yuan solved the food problem in China.But he was （9）　　 working on rice when he was very old.Before he retired，he hoped to grow rice in the sea!

Yuan once said he had two dreams﹣to "enjoy the （10）　　 under the rice crops（庄稼）taller than men" and that hybrid rice could be grown all over the world to help solve the global food problem.

（1）A.support	B.guard	C.feed	D.educate
（2）A.flood	B.hunger	C.earthquake	D.nature
（3）A.farmland	B.mountains	C.grassland	D.forests
（4）A.angry	B.interested	C.hopeful	D.sad
（5）A.discussing	B.studying	C.eating	D.reporting
（6）A.expensive	B.new	C.healthy	D.strong
（7）A.sea	B.villages	C.weather	D.gardens
（8）A.greater	B.smaller	C.less	D.slower
（9）A.still	B.again	C.hardly	D.even
（10）A.heat	B.cool	C.wealth	D.fame

Fifteen wild Asian elephants that left their home in Xishuangbanna last year are continuing to march north，according to China Daily on June 4th，2021，which attracts much attention（1）　　 the public.The endangered Asian elephant enjoys Class﹣A （2）　　 in China，the same level as the giant panda does.The number of Asian elephants in China has （3）　　 from 170 in the 1970s to about 300 nowadays.Why are they on the （4）　　？Maybe there are two main reasons.First，the growing population of elephants need more space and food to live.Second，some areas where they live often face huge pressure to develop the local economy（经济），making them move to other areas. （5）　 the government is taking action to lead them gradually back to their home.

（1）A.from	B.in	C.for	D.to
（2）A.journey	B.training	C.protection	D.welcome
（3）A.raised	B.reduced	C.fell	D.increased
（4）A.vacation	B.move	C.Internet	D.watch
（5）A.Suddenly	B.Surprisingly	C.Interestingly	D.Luckily

A father and his son went to a kite﹣flying festival.The son was happy when he saw the sky（1）　　with colorful kites.He wanted to fly a kite，too.The father then bought a kite for his son.

The son started to fly the kite.Soon，his kite was high up in the sky.After a while，the son said， "Father，it seems that the string is （2）　　the kite from flying higher.If we cut it，it will be free and fly even （3）　　.Can we cut it？" The father cut the string off of the reel （线轴）.The kite started to go higher.This made the little boy （4）　　.

But then，slowly，the kite started to （5）　　.It soon fell to the ground.The son was surprised to see this.He asked his father， "I thought that （6）　　cutting the string，the kite would fly higher.

（7）　　did it fall down？"

The father explained， "The string was not stopping the kite from going higher，but was helping it（8）　　in the sky.You helped the kite go up in the right （9）　　using the string.But when you cut the string，it could no longer support the kite."

We may sometimes feel like there are certain things that are holding us back and stopping us from growing.But （10）　　，these might be the things that support us the most.

（1）A.full	B.amazed	C.moved	D.filled
（2）A.stopping	B.blocking	C.dropping	D.catching
（3）A.slower	B.lower	C.higher	D.quicker
（4）A.excited	B.bored	C.worried	D.interested
（5）A.go up	B.run away	C.come close	D.come down
（6）A.before	B.after	C.during	D.about
（7）A.What	B.When	C.Why	D.Where
（8）A.wait	B.stay	C.keep	D.turn
（9）A.point	B.method	C.position	D.direction
（10）A.in total	B.in fact	C.after all	D.for example

Every time I read the saying， "Actions speak louder than words." I think about my three﹣year﹣old sister.She is unable to speak （1）　　or in complete sentences.But her actions are able to speak for her.I have（2）　　many lovely moments with her.

I enjoy playing with her.Sometimes she makes me laugh.She used to take our father's phone，run towards me（3）　　it and point it at me.She wanted me to play her favorite cartoon for her.When the cartoon was on，she would be very happy.Sometimes we wouldn't hear （4）　　from her for a while.She was so quiet.And when we（5）　　her，we would sometimes find her doing something naughty like drawing on the walls.She would be so happy when she was given chocolate.

My parents say that when I was little，I acted just like my sister.When I play with her，I feel like my early childhood days have returned.

（1）A.clear	B.clearly	C.clean	D.cleanly
（2）A.counted	B.provided	C.spent	D.taken
（3）A.with	B.for	C.from	D.without
（4）A.nothing	B.something	C.everything	D.anything
（5）A.looked at	B.looked up	C.looked for	D.looked in

All the time，little Dick was happy.He used to go about singing and dancing the whole daylong.Nothing could make him sad.

One day，Dick wanted to travel in the（1）　　.So he set out with excitement，singing till he made the forest full of songs.

He was about to drink near a river in the woods when he was（2）　　.He found himself in the hands of a tall giant（庞然大物），a hundred times as（3）　　as himself!The giant looked at him and then put him into a large （4）　　，and carried him off.

Poor Dick tried to get out of the bag，（5）　　the giant only laughed.

At last the giant came to his house ﹣ a dark place.When he got in，（6）　　shut the door，and took Dick out of the bag.

Dick now thought he would（7）　　，for when he looked around he saw a large fire，and before it his two brothers were roasted （烤）for the giant 's dinner.However，the giant，did not kill Dick，but put him into a prison（监狱）which he had（8）　for him.

The prison was dark，with bars （栏杆）all round it.The only food was bread and water.Dick beat his head （9）　　 the bars.Dick was too（10）　　 to think of eating or drinking.

The（11）　　Dick thought of his free life— warm home，close friends，the（12）　　，the trees and the flowers.

The giant came again，and wanted Dick to sing as he（13）　　do."Sing，sing!"said he.But Dick was too sad to（14）　　.A prison is no place in which to sing.（15）　　the giant grew angry ，and took Dick out to force him to sing.Dick cried，struggled，and then died in the giant 's hand!

This is a true story.—Poor Dick was a little bird，and the giant was a cruel boy.

（1）A.forest	B.river	C.hands	D.house
（2）A.found	B.caught	C.moved	D.killed
（3）A.big	B.thin	C.high	D.short
（4）A.hole	B.building	C.prison	D.bag
（5）A.but	B.so	C.or	D.for
（6）A.it	B.he	C.that	D.they
（7）A.argue	B.jump	C.stick	D.die
（8）A.prepared	B.sent	C.asked	D.imagined
（9）A.into	B.above	C.among	D.against
（10）A.surprised	B.touched	C.scared	D.interested
（11）A.clever	B.happy	C.poor	D.shy
（12）A.sunlight	B.giant	C.darkness	D.fire
（13）A.happened to	B.used to	C.seemed to	D.continued to
（14）A.dance	B.eat	C.travel	D.sing
（15）A.Widely	B.Recently	C.Finally	D.Mainly