One day， a woman bought a parrot from a pet store． However， the woman decided to（1） the parrot to the store the next day．"This bird doesn't（2） ， " she told the pet store owner． "Does he have a （3） ？"the owner asked．"Parrots enjoy watching themselves in it． "So the woman bought one and left．
The next day， she came back， saying that the bird still didn't say anything．"How about a ladder（梯子）？ Parrots love ladders， "the owner said． The woman bought a ladder and left．
But the next day， she was back a（4） time． "Does your parrot have a swing？ No？ Well， once he starts（5） ， he'll talk a lot happily， "the owner said． The woman then bought a swing and left．
When she walked into the store the next day， she began to cry and said（6） ， "The parrot died． "The pet store owner was（7） what she said．"What？ I'm sorry． Tell me， did he ever say anything？" he asked． "Yes， right before he died， "the woman answered， "in a（8） voice， he asked me weakly， 'Don't they sell any food at that pet store？'"
Sometimes we forget what's really necessary in life．We sometimes have lots of things to do（9） ， but we forget to deal with the most important things first． We have to remember to "（10） the parrots" in our lives．
（1）A． send |
B． return |
C． pass |
（2）A． eat |
B． fly |
C． talk |
（3）A． mirror |
B． photo |
C． screen |
（4）A． first |
B． second |
C． third |
（5）A． exercising |
B． swinging |
C． playing |
（6）A． sadly |
B． warmly |
C． peacefully |
（7）A． worried about |
B． shocked at |
C． scared of |
（8）A． high |
B． loud |
C． low |
（9）A． at once |
B． after all |
C． in total |
（10）A． keep |
B． watch |
C． feed |
Our earth is in trouble． Our drinking water is becoming dirtier and the air is not as clean as before． People and factories are polluting the air， rivers， lakes and seas． You may think there is nothing you can do to help． That's not true． （1）
Cars burn oil．（2） Some people believe that too much CO2 is making the earth warmer than ever．（3） This can save some oil and produce less CO2．
（4） So turn off the air conditioner（空调） when you don't need to use it． Use lights that save energy． Use fewer things that cannot be used again． When you buy something． consider those made from things that can be used again first．
A lot of water is needed for a shower． So take shorter showers．（5）
Every small action can make a big difference to our earth． Let's take action to protect it
A． This can cut the use of water．
B． Air pollution is very serious．
C． This will make a lot of CO2 into the air．
D． So try to walk， ride a bike or take a bus．
E． Nobody can play a role in protecting the earth．
F． There are many things you can do to save the earth．
G． The biggest energy use a home is for keeping warm or cool．
When I was in Grade 5， I had a fight with a boy named Tony in my class． I have forgotten what the fight was about， but I have never forgotten the（1） I learned that day．
I thought that I was right and he was wrong﹣ and Tony just thought that I was wrong and he was right．The teacher， Mrs． Green， decided to teach us a very（2） lesson．
Mrs． Green asked us to stand on each side of her desk． In the middle of her desk was a large，round object． I could（3） see that it was black． She asked Tony what（4） the object was． "White，" Tony answered． I couldn't（5） Tony said the object was white， when it was black! Another fight started（6） us， this time about the color of the object．
The teacher told me to go and stand where Tony was standing and told him to come and stand where I had been．（7） changed places， and now she asked me what the color of the object was， I had to answer，" （8） "It was an object with（9） differently colored sides． From Tony's side it was white，（10） from my side it was black．
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（1）A． fight |
B． lesson |
C． teacher |
D． classmate |
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（2）A． difficult |
B． boring |
C． safe |
D． important |
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（3）A． loudly |
B． widely |
C． clearly |
D． heavily |
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（4）A． color |
B． size |
C． shape |
D． time |
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（5）A． decide |
B． believe |
C． doubt |
D． promise |
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（6）A． under |
B． behind |
C． between |
D． beside |
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（7）A． She |
B．He |
C． They |
D． We |
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（8）A． White |
B． Black |
C． Brown |
D． Purple |
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（9）A． one |
B． two |
C． three |
D． four |
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（10）A． or |
B． nor |
C． but |
D． since |
A： Amy， you've learned English for half a year．（1） ？
B： I think it's so hard． I can't learn it well．（2） ？
A： With pleasure． What's your problem？
B： My biggest problem is that I can't get the pronunciation right．
A： Well， listening can help．（3） ．
B： OK． Then I'm also a slow reader and I want to improve it．
A： Try not to read word by word． Read word groups．
B： Sounds helpful． I will try my best， Anything else？
A： Nothing much．（4） ．
B： I hope so．（5） ．
A： You are welcome．
Where I'm from， we're pretty relaxed about time． We don't like to rush around，so we（1） （mind） if people are a little late sometimes． If you tell a friend you're going to their house for dinner，it's OK for you arrive a bit late．We（2） （real） enjoy our time slowly．We（3） （valuable）the time we spend with our family and friends in our everyday lives．We often just drop by our friends' homes if we have time． （4） （besides）， we don't usually have to make plans to meet our friends． We often just walk around the town center， seeing as many of our friends as we can!
In Switzerland， it's very important（5） （is） on time． We're the capital of clocks and watches， after all! If someone invites you to meet him or her at noon，then you （6） （expect）to be there at noon． If you're even 15 minutes late， （7） （you） friend may get mad．So I make an（8） （effort） to be on time when I meet my friends． I always leave the house early to avoid heavy traffic because I think it's impolite to keep others （9） （wait）． Also， we never visit a friend's house without calling（10） （one）． We almost always make plans to see friends． We usually plan to do something interesting，or go somewhere together．
（1） You may have already forgotten the days when you had to learn how to use chopsticks．Every Chinese kid struggles with them for some time．（2） They come with their own special rules and traditions．
（3） Playing with chopsticks is seen as bad manners， just as making noise with forks and knives in a Western country would be rude．
There are also some superstitions （迷信） related to chopsticks． For example， some people believe that chopsticks should not be left standing upright in a bowl． It looks like the incense （香）that Chinese use to honor the dead．（4）
You should not tap chopsticks on the edge of the bowl either， as beggars do this to ask for food． Parents may get mad if children do this as they don't want their children to be as poor as beggars in the future．
Apart from being tableware， chopsticks can also be a great gift．（5） Newlyweds （新婚夫妇） sometimes receive chopsticks as a wedding gift． Skilled craftsmen paint beautiful images on chopsticks to make them look like fine artworks．
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A． How Chinese kids learn to use chopsticks
B． People should not make noise with chopsticks．
C． Learn the rules and traditions behind chopsticks
D． Doing it at the dinner table is believed to bring bad luck．
E． But chopsticks are not just simple tools to pick up food．
F． We should learn the traditional culture behind forks and knives well．
G． In Chinese，"chopsticks" reads "kuaizi"， which means to have babies soon．