"The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence（篱笆）．"That is an old（1） ___ in English． It means other places often look better， more interesting than the place（2） ___ you live． Some people worry that young Chinese are beginning to feel like that． They see young Chinese paying no attention to Chinese culture and， （3） ， buying Japanese cartoon books， watching Korean soap operas and even（4） Western holidays．
Foreign books and soap operas are good， （5） Chinese writers and actors are just as good．As for holidays， Christmas is nice， but for Chinese， it（6） has the special meaning like the Spring Festival， and the West has（7） to compare with the Mid﹣Autumn Festival． Don't forget the best part of Chinese culture： Friendliness! Not all countries are as（8） as China．
It's good to enjoy other cultures and（9） from them， but they can't take the place of your own culture． It's good to look on the other side of the fence， but（10） you look carefully and closely， and you will find that the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence．
（1）A． word |
B． saying |
C． sentence |
D． rule |
（2）A． when |
B． where |
C． why |
D． how |
（3）A． beside |
B． besides |
C． instead |
D． then |
（4）A． celebrating |
B． to celebrate |
C． celebrated |
D． celebrate |
（5）A． if |
B． so |
C． but |
D． or |
（6）A． still |
B． never |
C． always |
D． ever |
（7）A． everything |
B． something |
C． anything |
D． nothing |
（8）A． warm |
B． warmer |
C． cold |
D． colder |
（9）A． learns |
B． learning |
C． in learning |
D． to learn |
（10）A． make up |
B． make up of |
C． make sure |
D． be sure to |
Dick decided to lose （weigh） by eating less and doing more exercise．
The young couple like kids very much and plan to have a （two） baby．
Yang Jiang，a well-known writer，went to England for （far） study in 1935．
On （father） Day，I often prepare a special gift for my father．
After their 15﹣year﹣old pet dog died，Rain and his wife，Ann，looked for months to find the right new pet．"I love dogs，"said Rain，a worker at a health club in New York．"I can't （1） not having one．"
Finally，the couple found a lovely young（2） and decided to（3） him home．They named him Little Sheep．Little Sheep quickly made himself at home，sleeping on his new （4）___ bed at night．
With heart disease for 25 years，Rain （5） took his medicine four times a day and always had no problems．（6） on March 17，he took the wrong amount（数量） of medicine before he went to sleep．When he got out of bed to （7） the bathroom at night，suddenly，he felt his heart beating fast and later fell to the floor heavily．
"Little Sheep was usually very （8） and well behaved，"said Ann．"But when my husband hit the floor，the dog gave a loud cry like a wild animal．I was woken but didn't know what was happening．Then I saw my husband （9） on the bathroom floor．I ran for the （10） and called a hospital at once．"
Rain spent several hours in the hospital．By 6：30a．m，he had been （11） enough to go home．"It surprises me that Little Sheep has such great （12） ，"said his thankful owner．"He's becoming a calm little gentleman．We can walk him on our street，unleashed（未拴住的），without any problem．He's got a lot of （13） now，and everyone wants to （14）___ him kindly．"
"We feel the name Little Sheep is not good enough，"said Rain．"So now we call him Big Hero，more （15） for an animal of his ability．"
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1．A．plan |
B．imagine |
C．win |
D．decide |
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2．A．dog |
B．cat |
C．sheep |
D．bird |
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3．A．ride |
B．catch |
C．throw |
D．take |
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4．A．relatives' |
B．neighbors' |
C．classmates' |
D．owners' |
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5．A．politely |
B．hardly |
C．carefully |
D．widely |
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6．A．And |
B．But |
C．Or |
D．So |
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7．A．start |
B．sell |
C．use |
D．burn |
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8．A．quiet |
B．noisy |
C．worried |
D．rude |
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9．A．singing |
B．standing |
C．lying |
D．dancing |
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10．A．clock |
B．phone |
C．pen |
D．watch |
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11．A．good |
B．full |
C．weak |
D．beautiful |
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12．A．stress |
B．danger |
C．courage |
D．sadness |
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13．A．pollution |
B．nature |
C．advice |
D．confidence |
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14．A．touch |
B．throw |
C．hurt |
D．hit |
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15．A．wrong |
B．suitable |
C．colorful |
D．common． |
