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Miss White was a dancing teacher. She was friendly to her students and had a lot of students to come to classes every week. One year she moved to a new city and taught in a dancing school there, but then she decided to move again to a big city. She thought she could have more work to do in the big city. When one of the girls, Catherine, heard that she was going to leave, she said to the teacher, “The new dance teacher will not be as good as you are.”
Miss White was happy when she heard this. But she said, “Oh, no! I’m sure he will be as good as I am—or even better.” The girl said, “No, five teachers have come and left while I have been here, and each new one was worse than the last.”
Miss White ___________dancing in a dancing school.

A．taught

B．learned

C．went

D．liked

The girl thought the new teacher would be _________Miss White.

A．as good as	B．worse than
C．better than	D．as well as

Miss White was Catherine’s ________ dance teacher during her stay at this school.

A．fifth

B．fourth

C．seventh

D．sixth

Catherine was Miss White’s _________.

A．daughter

B．classmate

C．student

D．friend

Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Miss White decided to move to a big city and work there.

B．Miss White worked in the same school all her life.

C．Miss White’s students came to her classes every day.

D．Catherine liked Miss White best of all her dancing teachers.

Long ago, there was a little elephant. He left home and played in the forest alone. He stayed outside for many days and became dirty because he could not wash his back. All the other animals didn’t play with him because he was dirty.
The elephant sat under a tree. He started to cry. He cried for two days. But nobody could see him there. So he went back home and asked for help. His mother told him,“ You have a long trunk (象鼻). It can help you wash your back.”
He and his mother went to the river and his mother taught him how to use the trunk to clean his back with water.
All the other animals came over to him and said, “You are so clean now. Do you want to play with us?”
The elephant was so happy and said, “Yes.”
Why didn’t the other animals play with the little elephant at first?

A．Because he was unfriendly.

B．Because he was naughty.

C．Because he was dirty.

D．Because he was weak.

Where did the elephant cry?

A．Under a tree.	B．At his house.
C．Near a river.	D．Near a lake.

How long did the little elephant cry?

A．For 20 minutes.	B．For 2 hours.
C．For 1 day.	D．For 2 days.

Who taught the little elephant how to wash his back?

A．His father.	B．A bird.
C．Himself.	D．His mother.

Which of the following is TRUE about the story?

A．No one would like to play with the little elephant.

B．The little elephant learned to use his truck to wash his back.

C．The little elephant could use his mouth to wash his back.

D．The little elephant didn’t like his father.

There was a new maths teacher and some new students in the school. One of the new students named Karl was very stupid. The other students tried to explain (解释) numbers to him, but he didn’t understand.
Before Karl arrived, maths was the most boring lesson of all. Now it was great fun. The children would listen to Karl and correct his mistakes. They all wanted to be the first to find his mistakes, and then tried to think up the best ways to explain them.
But little Lewis was sure that Karl felt sad and wanted to talk with him. So, one day, he decided to walk after Karl after school. Lewis was sure he would see him crying. On the way home, Karl walked a few minutes to a park, and there he waited for someone to meet him...
It was the new teacher!
They went off, hand in hand. Lewis could hear them talking about maths. And that stupid Karl knew everything about it, and even much more than anyone else in the class!
Which lesson was the most boring of all before Karl arrived?

A．Chinese.

B．English.

C．Maths.

D．Music.

The underlined word “stupid” means “ ” in Chinese.

A．外向的

B．愚蠢的

C．好奇的

D．伶俐的

Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The students liked maths after Karl arrived at the school.

B．The students listened to Karl and tried to correct his mistakes.

C．The students didn’t want to be the first to find Karl’s mistakes.

D．The students tried to think up the best ways to explain to Karl.

Why did little Lewis follow Karl home after school?

A．He wanted to talk with Karl.

B．He wanted to know where Karl lived.

C．He wanted to help Karl with his maths.

D．He wanted to play with Karl.

Little Lewis didn’t find that .

A．Karl walked a few minutes to a park

B．Karl waited for someone to meet him

C．Karl and the teacher went off together

D．Karl knew nothing about maths

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If someone asks me, “Do you like music?” I will answer him or her, “Of course, I do.” Because I think music is an important part (部分) of our lives.
Different people have different ideas about music. For me, I like rock music (摇滚乐) because it’s so exciting. And my favourite rock band (乐队) is Foxy Ladies (酷妹). I also like pop music. My classmate Li Lan loves dance music, because she enjoys dancing. My best friend Jane likes jazz music (爵士乐). She thinks it is really cool.
“I love dance and rock music very much,” says my brother, “because they are interesting.”
But my mother thinks rock is boring. “I like some relaxing (轻松的) music,” she says. That’s why she likes country music, I think.
Dear friends, do you like music? What kind of music do you like?

Different People	Different ideas	____________
I	I like ___________ rock music and pop music.	Because they are so exciting.
Li Lan	She loves dance music.	Dancing is her ___________.
Jane	She likes jazz music.	She thinks it’s really cool.
My___________	He loves dance and rock music.	Because they are____________.
My mother	She likes country music.	She likes some relaxing music.

One way that scientists (科学家) learn about man is by studying animals．In this lab, the scientists are studying the relationship between diet and health．
They are studying the relationship between the amount (数量) of food the mice eat and their health．The mice are in three groups．All three groups are receiving the same healthy food．The first group is eating one cup of food each day, the second group is eating two cups, and the third group is eating three cups．
After three years, the healthiest group is the one that is only eating one cup of food each day．The mice in this group are a little thinner. But they are more active．Most of the day, they are running, playing with one another．Also, they are living longer．Mice usually live for two years．Most of the mice in this group are still alive after three years．
The second group of mice is healthy, too．They are active, but not as active as the thinner mice．They are only living about two years．
The last group of mice is receiving more food than the other two groups．Most of the day, these mice are eating or sleeping．They are not very active．These mice are living longer than the scientists thought－about a year and a half．But they are not healthy．They are sick more often than the other two groups．
People give each group of the mice _______ amount of food every year.

A．a different	B．the same
C．a small	D．a large

The experiment (实验) lasted for at least _______ years．

A．one and a half	B．two
C．two and a half	D．three

The underlined word “they” in the second paragraph refers to _______.

A．the scientists

B．the mice in the first group

C．all the mice

D．the mice in the last group

The best title for the passage is ________．

A．Man and health	B．Diet and animals
C．Diet and health	D．Animals and human beings

The result of the experiment mainly shows that ________．

A．eating less may bring longer life

B．the mice eat more than the scientists thought

C．the mice live longer than the scientists thought

D．the more exercise you take, the healthier you will be

A．Yao Ming	B．A US report
C．Yao Ming and a US report	D．A NBA star