A：Hello!ThisisCindyspeaking．（1-优题课

I missed the last bus， so I had no c　　 but to walk home．

We can't just waste food when half the world is still h　　．

Hard work is the key to s　　．

I was never very neat （整洁）， while my roommate Kate was well organized． Each of her things always had its （31）　　， but I was always looking for something every minute． Over time，Kate got neater and I got messier． She would push my（32）　　 clothing over， and I would lay my books on her tidy desk． We both got （33）　　 of each other．

War broke out one evening． Kate came into the room． Soon， I heard her shouting， "Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!" Then， I saw my （34）　　 flying at me． I jumped to my feet and started yelling （叫嚷）， but she yelled （35）　　louder．

The room was filled with（36）　　 We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call． Kate （37）　　it． From her end of the conversation，I could（38）　　right away her grandma was seriously （39）　　． When she hung up， she quickly crawled （爬） into her bed， under the covers， sobbing （抽噎）．

Clearly , that was something she should not go through （40）　　.All of a sudden，a（41）　　feeling rose up in my heart．

Slowly， I collected the pencils， took back the books， made my bed， cleaned the shoes and swept the floor， even on her （42）　　． I got so into my work that I even didn't notice Kate had （43）　　up．

She looked at me in surprise， reaching out her hands to get hold of mine． I looked up into her eyes． She smiled at me． "Thanks．"

Kate and I （44）　　roommates for the rest of the year． We didn't always （45）　　， but we learned the key to living together： giving in， cleaning up and holding on．

31． A． way	B． place	C． name	D． seat
32． A． dirty	B． clean	C． old	D． new
33． A． afraid	B． tired	C． excited	D． nervous
34． A． shirts	B． books	C． shoes	D． socks
35． A． back	B． up	C． off	D． away
36． A． silence	B． sadness	C． surprise	D． anger
37． A． answered	B． replied	C． received	D． called
38． A． believe	B． tell	C． catch	D． make
39． A． worried	B． weak	C． heavy	D． ill
40． A． alone	B． fast	C． properly	D． easily
41． A． pleased	B． relaxing	C． happy	D． warm
42． A． bed	B． line	C． side	D． area
43． A． woken	B． come	C． sat	D． turned
44． A． started	B． stayed	C． became	D． grew
45． A． argue	B． promise	C． agree	D． share

Every year animals all around the world take part in some wonderful journeys．Here are the stories of two amazing animal travelers．

Humpback whales （座头鲸） prefer a slow journey．The humpbacks，

which travel over 10，000 kilometers on their journey from Alaska to Hawaii，swim at a relaxing speed of

about 1.6 kilometers an hour．Although they don't swim fast，humpback whales travel farther than any other kinds of whale．

Every August a fantastic sight can be seen in the skies above Ontario and Montreal﹣﹣millions of amazing

Monarch butterflies （帝王蝶） beginning their 4，000﹣﹣kilometer journey from Canada to Central Mexico．In fact，the journey，

which takes about 3 months，is longer than the average （平均的） life of the butterfly．Finally many

of the butterflies reaching their final place are the great grandchildren or even the great great grandchildren of the butterflies who began the journey in Mexico the year before．

任务一根据文章内容，完成下列句子．（每空不超过3个单词）

Humpback whales swim at a speed of （1）　　 an hour from Alaska to （2）　　．They travel slowly but （3）　　among all whales．Monarch butterflies spend（4）　　 flying from Canada to Central Mexico．It lasts longer than their average life．The ones which arrive at the final place are （5）　　 or even the great great grandchildren．

任务二请用英语简要概括出本文的主旨大意，不超过10个单词．

The passage is mainly about　　．