Charles Darwin was a scientist．And he changed our understanding of the （56） （自然的） world．
Darwin was born in 1809 in England．At school he didn't do well and got poor marks．He was a good athlete though and loved studying nature．He also kept doing chemisty （57） （实验）．
His father was a doctor and expected Charles to become one too．Charles started studying （58） __ （医药） at Edinburgh University，but soon gave up his studies there．He went on to study relion at Cambridge University （59） （代替）．
In1831，Darwin went on a five﹣year journey to South America，Australia and South Africa by ship．He was seasick，but the things he saw on this trip changed his life．He （60） （收集） many animal andplant speaimens．He spent the （61） （剩余） of his life studying what he had seen and he wrote many books．
In 1939，Darwin （62） （结婚） his cousin，Emma Wedgwood，with whom he had seen and ten children!He was a loving father and enjoyed family life，which was always more（63） （重要的） to him than his research．In spite of having many health （64） （问题） throughout his life，Darwin lived until he was 73．
Darwin‘s most famous book"On the Origin of Species" came out in 1859and sold out in a day．It said that all living things were related．His ideas were not popular at first，but now most people （65） （同意） with them and admire Darwin as great scientist．
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51．Schools should do something to help students protect ．
52．If a river is ，farmers can't use the water for their crops．
53．The Internet is more than books．It is influencing our lives a lot．
54．The students who are good at writing can always use words ．
55．Children usually attend a primary school at the age of in China．
Susie Sunbeam was not her real name．It was Susan Brown．But everyone called（16） __ Sunbeam，because she had such a sweet，smiling face．She（17） took brightness with her wherever she went．Her grandfather first gave her this （18） ，and it seemed to fit the little girl so （19） that soon it took the place of her own．
Even when Susie was a baby，she laughed and smiled from morning till night．No one ever heard her cry unless she was （20） or hurt．When she had learnt to（21） ，she loved to go around the house and get things for her mother. (22） ，she helped her as much as she could．
She loved （23） ．She would sit by her mother's side for an hour at a time，and ask her many questions．At other times，she would take a new book and read quietly．Susie was always pleasant in her play with other children．She never used a（n） （24） word，but tried to do whatever would make her playmates happy．
One day，a（n） （25） little girl with an old torn dress passed by．Susie heard some children teasing and laughing at her．She at once ran out to the gate，and asked the little gril to come （26） ．
"What are you crying for？"Susie asked．"Because they all （27） at me．"she said．
Then Susie took the little girl into the house．She （28） the little girl with kind words，and she gave her one of her own best dresses and a good pair of shoes． This bought real （29） __ to the poor child，and she thought that Sunbeam was the （30） name for Susan Brown．
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16．A．it |
B．itself |
C．her |
D．herself |
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17．A．sometimes |
B．seldom |
C．never |
D．always |
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18．A．name |
B．chance |
C．dress |
D．book |
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19．A．possibly |
B．clearly |
C．nicely |
D．easily |
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20．A．happy |
B．sick |
C．fine |
D．busy |
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21．A．walk |
B．say |
C．read |
D．write |
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22．A．By the way |
B．In this way |
C．On the way |
D．In the way |
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23．A．study |
B．nature |
C．travel |
D．sport |
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24．A．kind |
B．unkind |
C．usual |
D．unusual |
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25．A．honest |
B．weak |
C．poor |
D．rich |
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26．A．in |
B．out |
C．up |
D．down |
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27．A．look |
B．point |
C．shout |
D．laugh |
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28．A．brought up |
B．gave up |
C．picked up |
D．cheered up |
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29．A．pain |
B．trouble |
C．pleasure |
D．truth |
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30．A．wrong |
B．right |
C．strange |
D．common． |
Long long ago，there was a small village in the Middle East．In the village there was （61） old man called Sthira．He lived by himself．His only son had gone far away to study．Sthira's friends （62） （wonder）whether his son would return，（63） Sthira always said，"Whatever happens，happens for good．"
One day the old man's son returned and the villages were very happy for Sthira．He thaked the villages and said （64） （polite），"Whatever happens，happens for good．"However，later，Sthira's son broke his （65） ．Once again the villages came to visit him and once again the old man thanked （66） （they） and said，"Whatever happens，happens for good．"Some of the villages were surprised （67） （hear） this．Why？What was good？His son's leg got badly hurt!
After a few days，the army came to the village and forced all the young men to （68） the army．When they found his son had a （69） （break） leg，they left him behind．Once again，all the villagers came to congratulate him on his （70） luck，like always，the old man was still thankful to them and said，"Whatever happens，happens for good．"
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Sandy：Mom，I'm really worried．
Mom：Why？What's the （56） ？
Sandy：I can't find my schoolbag．
Mom：Well，where did you last put it？
Sandy：I can't remember!I （57） a concert yesterday so it might still be in the museum hall．
Mom：Do you have anything （58） in your schoolbag？
Sandy：No，just my books，my pink hair band and some tennis balls．
Mom：So it can't be （59） ．
Sandy：Oh，wait!I went to a picnic after the concert．I remember I had my schoolbag with me at the picnic．
Mom：So could it still be at the park？
Sandy：Yes．I left early，before the rest of my （60） ．I'll call them now to check if anybody has it．