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Many years ago in a village， Harlem， Holland， there lived a young boy． His name was Hans and he was eight years old． One（31） day， Hans went across the reservoir（水库） to visit an old blind man． He took the man some biscuits and stayed there for a while． Then， Hans decided to（32） his home．
"The water in the reservoir usually gets（33） in autumn，" said the old man． "Be（34） Hans． " On his way home， Hans sang a song， watched the rabbits run around and picked some flowers for his mother．（35） ， the sky got dark and heavy rain began to fall． Hans felt afraid and started to（36） ． Just then， he heard the sound of water running away． He looked around carefully， and then（37） a very small hole in the dam（ 水坝）．
Hans felt scared（38） he knew what could happen． The（39） could get bigger and bigger． Then the dam could break and the whole Harlem would be covered by the water． Hans knew what to do． He put his finger into the hole，（40） no more water could come through it． " Please， someone， help me!" Hans（41） ． But there was no one to help him． After some time， he began to feel very cold and tired， but he could not（42） ___the dam． All night long， Hails waited and waited…
The next morning， a farmer walked by and heard Han's cries． "I am trying to stop the（43） ，" the boy said． "Can you help me？" The farmer called some other people and they quickly（44） the hole． Then， they took Hans home． Everyone was very proud of that（45） boy．
31． A． spring |
B． summer |
C． autumn |
D． winter |
32． A． clean |
B． find out |
C． return to |
D． draw |
33． A． dirtier |
B． colder |
C． quieter |
D． higher |
34． A． careful |
B． kind |
C． clever |
D． helpful |
35． A． Surely |
B． Suddenly |
C． Finally |
D． Normally |
36． A． jump |
B． wait |
C． run |
D． work |
37． A． made |
B． noticed |
C． dug |
D． felt |
38． A． because |
B． even if |
C． before |
D． so that |
39． A． rain |
B． dam |
C． finger |
D． hole |
40． A． unless |
B． when |
C． so |
D． but |
41． A． regretted |
B． expected |
C． imagined |
D． shouted |
42． A． leave |
B． believe |
C． see |
D． build |
43． A． rabbits |
B． people |
C． water |
D． river |
44． A． discovered |
B． repaired |
C． developed |
D． protected |
45． A． brave |
B． patient |
C． active |
D． cute |
When you get into an elevator （电梯），there is a button （按钮） inside.After you press the button，the elevator then takes you to outer space.Does this sound like something from a science fiction film？In fact，it might become（1） in the future.
Scientists hope（2） the space elevator by 2050.The elevator has a strong cable（缆绳）.The cable connects the elevator to the Space Station.The elevator goes up and down along the cable.The elevator might look like an egg.It can take 30 people.The trip is about 36，000 km.It may（3） eight days to get to space.
People can only fly rockets into space right now.But they are expensive.A space elevator would be cheaper.It can do more than just take people into space.The elevator can（4） send heavy things into space.A space elevator could make（5） easier to go into space.
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（1）A.wonderful |
B.real |
C.wise |
D.fascinating |
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（2）A.to build |
B.build |
C.building |
D.builds |
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（3）A.spend |
B.cost |
C.pay |
D.take |
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（4）A.almost |
B.hardly |
C.also |
D.too |
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（5）A.that |
B.it |
C.this |
D.it's |
Last summer vacation，I decided to visit Wolong in Sichuan Province.Before I started，my mom reminded me to take care of myself again and again.Because it was my first time to travel alone，I felt really （1） at first.
Wolong is a large nature reserve （自然保护区），which includes several panda bases for breeding（繁殖）and research.I stayed at a small hotel next to Wolong Panda Center
（2） I arrived.I was going to visit the center the next morning.
Everything went （3） at first the next day.I saw many （4） playing in the trees.They looked so cute.I was not nervous anymore.I also tried to feed them with some bamboo.They were happy and even wanted to （5） me.Later，I left the center happily.
But while I was going back to the hotel，I lost my （6） .I was so worried that I nearly cried.At that moment，a（7） came up to me and asked if I needed any （8） .Then he showed me the way and I arrived at the hotel （9） in the end.
The trip to Wolong not only allowed me to learn about pandas in a more satisfying way，but also to meet friendly people.This （10） gives me the courage to travel alone again in the future.
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（1）A.happy |
B.nervous |
C.helpless |
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（2）A.after |
B.before |
C.until |
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（3）A.wrong |
B.unexpectedly |
C.well |
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（4）A.monkeys |
B.birds |
C.pandas |
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（5）A.get close to |
B.make fun of |
C.say goodbye to |
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（6）A.money |
B.ID card |
C.way |
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（7）A.friend |
B.local |
C.teacher |
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（8）A.help |
B.information |
C.food |
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（9）A.hot |
B.safely |
C.tired |
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（10）A.feeling |
B.story |
C.experience |
We all like honest people，but not all people are honest with us.So it must be great that there is a day to ask （1） to be honest.M.Hirsh Goldberg，a writer，started Honesty Day.He （2） the last day of April as Honesty Day because the first day is April Fool's Day.
Be honest.That's all you have to do on Honesty Day.On this day，anyone can ask you any question and you should give a （3） answer.Every Honesty Day，Mr.Goldberg gives（4） to honest groups and people to praise their honesty.
Mr.Goldberg wrote a book on telling lies.He said （5） everyone tells lies.That is why he set up Honesty Day.
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（1）A.everybody |
B.somebody |
C.nobody |
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（2）A.treated |
B.considered |
C.chose |
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（3）A.complete |
B.true |
C.quick |
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（4）A.punishments |
B.prizes |
C.suggestions |
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（5）A.actually |
B.finally |
C.gradually |
Remy's mother got sick before he was born.She could not （1） Remy.So he needed a foster mother to take care of him.A foster mother is a mother who takes someone else's child into her （2） and cares for the child for a period of time just as what she would do to her own child.In our human society，when a child's（3） meet their unfortunate（不幸的）deaths for a certain reason or reasons，or its parents become too（4） to look after it，this child will have to find a foster family，especially when it is a baby or at a very young age.In the world of（5） in nature，the young may not be so lucky or easy to find a foster parent if their parents die or （6） the ability to raise them.Most of them will have to face a
（7） end.Will Remy be as unlucky as most of the unfortunate young？
Madu is a grown﹣up orangutan.She（8） had a baby of her own.But she had cared for two other orangutan babies that didn't have moms.Would Madu be a foster mother to Remy，too？
With his blanket and toys，Remy went to（9） Madu.It was love at first sight.Soon Remy climbed on Madu's back.Remy watched Madu.Madu taught Remy what to eat，
（10） she also showed him how to hang and climb.Remy learned how to be an orangutan.
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（1）A.look after |
B.look at |
C.look for |
D.look like |
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（2）A.office |
B.company |
C.shop |
D.family |
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（3）A.relatives |
B.neighbors |
C.parents |
D.friends |
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（4）A.sick |
B.kind |
C.healthy |
D.rich |
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（5）A.plants |
B.animals |
C.water |
D.space |
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（6）A.have |
B.lose |
C.develop |
D.keep |
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（7）A.moving |
B.boring |
C.happy |
D.sad |
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（8）A.seldom |
B.often |
C.sometimes |
D.never |
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（9）A.refuse |
B.meet |
C.control |
D.hurt |
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（10）A.and |
B.but |
C.or |
D.so |
Long ago and faraway，there lived an old man and woman.One day，while the woman（1） clothes in the river，she saw a great big orange on the water moving slowly towards her：Excitedly，she caught the orange and decided（2） it home to eat.
When the woman began to open the orange. ，suddenly，out jumped a little lovely boy!The man and woman didn't know（3） .But they felt very happy and named the boy Bobonaro，or Orange Boy.As time went by，the boy became very strong and brave.
Life was wonderful until some robbers（盗贼）moved onto a nearby island.The robbers were always stealing（4） things from the people.Bobonaro wanted to drive all of them away.So he put some of his mother's delicious food into（5） box and left home with it for the island.Along the way；he met a dog，a monkey and a bird.Bobonaro gave each of
（6） some food and helped them a lot.So they became good friends.（7） he told them about his problem，each of the three friends said， "I will help you get the robbers away. "
（8） the help of his three friends，Bobonaro drove the robbers away successfully.He and his friends returned home with the valuable things that（9） by the robbers.All the people in the town （10） so happy to see their things back that they cheered and called him a hero.
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（1）A.washes |
B.is washing |
C.was washing |
D.washed |
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（2）A.take |
B.to take |
C.throw |
D.to throw |
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（3）A.how they should do |
B.how should they do |
C.what they should do |
D.what should they do |
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（4）A.many |
B.much |
C.little |
D.few |
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（5）A.a |
B.an |
C.the |
D./ |
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（6）A.they |
B.their |
C.them |
D.theirs |
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（7）A.Unless |
B.If |
C.Before |
D.When |
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（8）A.In |
B.On |
C.With |
D.At |
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（9）A.stole |
B.were stolen |
C.steal |
D.are stolen |
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（10）A.is |
B.was |
C.are |
D.were |