I hid the longest black bag in the garage(车库) two days ago. Tonight, in the dark, I would finally take it away. If everything went OK, it would be done by morning. But I had to be sure no one, not even my wife, saw me.
It was more difficult to get away from the party than I expected. I said that the children were tired and needed to get to bed. It was true. But the main reason for leaving was that I wanted to complete my plan.
First I had to get the kids to sleep. That was never easy at any time and tonight it was more difficult. The eldest one wanted to know why we left the party early. I told him 10:30 p.m. was not early. As usual, I read them a bedtime story, but I had to stop myself reading too quickly or they would learn my secret.
Silence finally came, and feeling like a thief in the night, I went out of the house and into the garage. Taking one end, I carried the bag out from its hiding place and took it into the garden. I was worried that my neighbours might see me and call the police.
It was already eleven o’clock. By the light of the moon I started working, trying to make as little noise as possible. And that was not easy with a saw(锯).
After working hard, my work was finally completed. I looked down at my watch. It was exactly 4:00 a.m. Then I went inside to have a shower and get a few hours of sleep. It wouldn’t be long now before the kids would rush into my room and wake me up to tell me about the new tree-house Father Christmas brought them this year.Why did the man feel nervous?
| A．He left the party too late. |
| B．He was afraid of the darkness. |
| C．He didn’t know where the black bag was. |
| D．He worried that others would discover his secret. |
In what order did the man do the following?
a. Read the kids a story.
b. Had a shower.
c. Worked in the moon night.
d. Carried the bag out from the garage.
e. Went to a party.
| A．c-d-a-b-c | B．e-a-d-c-b |
| C．a-b-d-e-c | D．a-e-d-c-b |
How would the children feel when they saw the man’s work?
| A．Sad | B．Excited | C．Tired | D．Angry |
Have you seen advertisements about hair care products？The models（模特） have shining hair like jewels（宝石）．But now making hair shine is no longer the task of hair care products，because hair can be made into real jewels．Believe it or not，a company called LifeGem in the US makes it possible．
The company is in the business of taking hair from dead people and making them into diamonds（钻石）．Now the company plans to make three diamonds using Beethoven's hair to show their latest technology．The work will take about 7months．In the end，Beethoven's long hair will become three shining diamonds．
Since the great musician died in 1827，you may wonder where they got Beethoven's hair．A man called John Reznikoff gave the hair to the company．He holds the Guinness World Record for the latest and most valuable collection of celebrity（名人） hair．His collection also includes hair of Napoleon，Albert Einstein，Abraham Lincoln and John F．Kennedy．In total，the collection is worth over five million dollars．
Though it sounds unbelievable，diamonds made with hair are for the families to remember the dead．
Answer the questions according to the passage．
76．What does the company of LifeGem do？
77．How did the company get Beethoven's hair？
78．John Reznikoff doesn't collect Albert Einstein's hair，does he？
79．How long will the work take？
80．What are the diamonds made with hair for？
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Once upon a time，there was a millionaire who loved money more than the other things in the world．He didn't know exactly how much he had，so he took on a little girl to count all his money for him．
It took the little girl six days to count all the money．When she told the millionaire that he had forty﹣two million dollars，he was wild with joy and asked，"How much money do you want？"He thought she was only a child and he could give her less money．
The girl said，"Well，I worked for six days，so I think you should pay me for six days．Give me two pennies for the first day．Each day after that，just give me the amount you give me the day before，multiplied（乘） by itself．"
The millionaire thought that in this way he would only have to give her a few dollars．What a foolish girl!
On the first day the millionaire paid her two pennies，and on the second day，two pennies times two pennies，or four pennies．
Each day after that，he gave her the number of pennies he had given her the day before，multiplied by itself．And by the sixth day the foolish millionaire had to give the clever girl all his money．
Fill in the blanks according to the passage．Only one word for each blank．
Long long ago，a millionaire loved money than anything （71） in the world．One day he took on a girl to count his money．The girl spent six days in （72） his money．The millionaire asked the girl how much money he should （73） for what she did．The girl answered he should give her the amount he gave her the day before，multiplied by itself．
The millionaire（74） with the girl．He thought the girl was a （75） ．In fact，the girl was so clever．The millionaire had to give the clever girl all his money．
Choose the best choice from A，B or C according to what you read．
66．The charts above are about ．
| A． |
traffic accidents |
| B． |
safety |
| C． |
health |
67．Which is not the factor from drivers？
| A． |
Drunk driving |
| B． |
Speeding |
| C． |
Road environment |
68．How many factors cause traffic accidents？
| A． |
7 |
| B． |
4 |
| C． |
3 |
69．What does the word"vehicle"mean in Chinese？
| A． |
安全带 |
| B． |
机动车辆 |
| C． |
行人 |
70．From the charts we know that ．
| A． |
road environment is the main factor of traffic accidents |
| B． |
tired driving is the most factor from drivers |
| C． |
a quarter of the drivers don't use seat belts． |
Have you ever seen a horse with toes？Millions of years ago，horses had many toes．They had four toes on each front foot．They had three toes on each back foot．The horses were no bigger than the cats．These small horses lived in the forest．The toes helped the horses run on the soft，wet ground．
At first，it was very hot in the forest．But the weather changed．It became very cold．Many trees could not live in cold weather．The trees died and fell．Open fields took the place of forests．The sun made the ground dry and hard．
Horses began to change，too．They began to get bigger．This took a long time．On the dry，hard land，horses needed only their middle toes for running．Their middle toes became hard．After a long time，horses had only one hard toe on each foot．Now we call this hard toe a hoof（蹄子）．
Judge the following sentences true （T） or false （F） according to the passage．
61．A horse had fourteen toes in total millions of years ago．
62．At first the weather in the forest was very hot．
63．The horses were much bigger than the cats millions of years ago．
64．On the dry，hard land，horses needed only their middle toes for running．
65．Horses didn't have any changes over the years at all． ．
Mum and I were just going out when it began to rain．We had to stay at home，and I（1） （feel） quite bored．Mum got（2） idea． She suggested teaching me to make dumplings．I thought it could be fun，so I said OK．Mum cut the meat and cabbages into small pieces（3） （quick）．Then she showed me（4） to mix them with salt and oil．"Mixing is the most important of all the（5） （step），" she said．I also made some other preparations with her help．When everything was ready，dad came back home（6） his office．Together the three of（7） （we）wrapped （包） the dumplings． At last， we （8） （cook） them．They were so delicious that I ate （9） （many） than twenty． That was the （10） （one） time I learnt to make dumplings． It was enjoyable!