Have you ever heard of friendships among animals？ At a zoo in Germany, an unusual friendship developed （1） a cat and a bear．
No one is quite sure how the friendship first began．One day,some（2） （worker）in the zoo noticed a black cat was in the bear's cage（笼子）,and the two animals were playing together peacefully．They were surprised （3） well the small cat seemed to get along with the large bear． The bear keeper allowed the cat to stay with the bear． And later the pair and their unusual friendship（4） （become）a hot topic at the zoo．
After several years, a new cage （5） （build） for the bear． However, the cat was still in the same cage, so it walked around （6） （angry） and cried to be with the bear． The bear keeper finally took pity on the cat（7） let it stay with the bear． The cat and the bear got（8） （close） than before． They often sat together and shared meals in （9） sun．
Sometimes it may be natural for animals （10） （have） their own ideas about who would make a good friend． These may surprise humans, who usually expect animals to form relationships with others of the same species．
用方框中所给的单词的适当形式填空,每词仅用一次（每空一次）．
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eight active seldom quarter interview |
（1）Tom has been in raising money for the old people's home．
（2）Sally is such a careful girl that she makes spelling mistakes．
（3）These days we are some students for the coming art festival．
（4）You can find more information about outer space in the unit of Smart Science．
（5）A of the students taking the course Basic Football, improved their sports skills．
I have five children, so our house is always noisy．（1） , I love gardening and my garden helps me relax．
For a long time, I（2） the garden of peace and quiet． When the children followed me into the garden, I would expect （3） to be out of sight． And I would hand out tasks．
"Here： you（4） the onions, you dig the holes, and…" Soon they would be （5） or their arms would be sore（酸痛的）, and they would leave me to myself．
But during a recent spring, （6） I was working in the garden, my 13﹣year﹣old son, Josiah noticed me． He（7） a tool and began helping． Working as a team, we finished the job in no time at all． I（8） Josiah, realising that I'd enjoyed working with him．
The same thing happened﹣one or two of the（9） would appear and join in the gardening from time to time． Each time, I would feel（10） that the work was lighter because of their help．
One day, when I was picking the peas（豌豆） and having a taste（11） , Abby saw me and ran over． I put several peas into her mouth． She just loved how （12） they were．
"Mama, I want the others to try them too．"
Suddenly, I realised I had been wrong for long． I'd tried to keep the（13） of gardening to myself, and here was a child who couldn't wait to （14） with others． "Sure, honey, let's pick some． We'll make a wonderful supper．"
Now I enjoy all of the garden's beauties with the children． We bring the（15） back home, preparing and cooking the produce together, because we know that everything is better when shared．
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（1）A． Finally |
B． Quickly |
C． Luckily |
D． Immediately |
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（2）A． painted |
B． guarded |
C． refused |
D． described |
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（3）A． it |
B． him |
C． her |
D． them |
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（4）A． water |
B．eat |
C． sell |
D． cook |
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（5）A． hot |
B． shy |
C． sorry |
D． nervous |
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（6）A． so |
B． if |
C． while |
D． unless |
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（7）A． waited for |
B． picked up |
C． pointed at |
D． looked after |
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（8）A． hated |
B． forgot |
C． saved |
D． thanked |
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（9）A． friends |
B． children |
C． visitors |
D． neighbours |
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（10）A． bored |
B． silly |
C． afraid |
D． surprised |
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（11）A． alone |
B． sadly |
C． together |
D． instead |
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（12）A． safe |
B． tasty |
C． famous |
D． expensive |
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（13）A． tradition |
B． standard |
C． happiness |
D． background |
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（14）A． live |
B． agree |
C． work |
D． share |
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（15）A． meat |
B． bread |
C． fruits |
D． drinks |
Once upon a time， an eagle（老鹰） was flying in the sky when he suddenly saw a beautiful hen． The eagle came near the hen and said， "My pretty hen， I love you． Will you be（1） （I） wife？"
The hen was scared for the eagle was so strong． Her husband， the cock had gone out to look for food and her kids had gone away somewhere lo play with other（2） （child）． The hen quickly answered， "I'm willing to be， but let me first grow wings like yours， so I can fly（3） high as you． " The eagle replied， "OK! This ring is for you as a sign of our betrothal（订婚）． Tie it around your neck till I return．"
The hen agreed（4） （do） so， and the eagle flew away．
When the cock met the hen the next day ， he was very（5） （surprise） to see the ring around her neck． He said， "Where did you get that ring？ Throw it away immediately． "
The hen did this and the cock was cheerful again． But at the weekend， the eagle came（6） ．The frightened hen hid herself behind her door but the eagle soon found her out． Suddenly he cried， "Where（7） （be） the ring that I gave you？ Why are you not wearing it？"
The hen was very scared and said， "Forgive me！I lost it yesterday． I was walking in the garden when I met a large snake． I was（8） frightened that I ran fast． When I got home， I couldn't find it． "
The eagle looked at the hen（9） （angry） and said， "I don't believe you． You have hurt me． I will punish you． （10） you don't marry me， I will snatch（抓）away all your chickens from you． But I will promise to forgive you only if you find my ring． Good﹣bye! "
Ever since， all the hens in the world have been scratching（轻抓） the ground to find the eagle's ring．
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real pleasure pioneer invent daily |
Paul： Hey， Jenny， the subject for my school project is "Small inventions that changed the world"． Can you help me think of an invention？
Jenny： With（1） ! Let me think …hmm …I know! The zipper!
Paul： The zipper？ Is it（2） such a great invention？
Jenny： Think about how often it's used in our（3） lives． You can see zippers on dresses， trousers， shoes， bags …almost everywhere! I saw a website last week． The（4） of different inventions were listed there．For example，it mentioned that the zipper was（5） by Whitcomb Judson in 1893． But at that time， it wasn't used widely．
Paul： So when did it become popular？
Jenny： Around 1917．