China Post issued（发行）a set of special zodiac（生肖）stamps in honor of 2019 Chinese Lunar New Year，or the Year of the Pig． Famous Chinese （1） Han Meilin designed（设计）the set of stamps （2） is most known for his Fuwa dolls made for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing．
If you，like me，were born in the Year of the Pig，then you are （3） ，thoughtful and loyal（忠诚的）．The Year of the Pig is filled with good wealth．
Now，let's（4） a closer look at this interesting animal． Pigs were first kept by man about 9，000 years ago，and are still a very common （5） animal in many parts of the world． We don't just use pigs for their meat﹣almost every part of the animal is used． The hair is used for artists brushes． The fat is used （6） floor wax（蜡），rubber（橡胶）and plastics．
Pigs have also been important in the world of entertainment． In 1995 the film Babe starred（使主演）a loveable talking pig as its main character． The film （7） an Oscar Award． In England you can even go to watch pig racing． A farmer，Rob Shepherd，has been raising money （8） charity by holding pig races on his farm． （9） seems that people don't just want to eat pigs！
Pigs also play an important role in the English language． For example，if someone says that he （10） to the sun one day，you can say "Pigs might fly！"to him． Hungry？Well then，you can say "pig out" and eat lots of food．
（1）A． musician |
B． actor |
C． artist |
D． engineer |
（2）A．which |
B．who |
C．whose |
D．what |
（3）A．stupid |
B．lazy |
C．shy |
D．brave |
（4）A．take |
B．keep |
C．get |
D．remain |
（5）A．park |
B．zoo |
C．farm |
D．garden |
（6）A．makes |
B．make |
C．making |
D．to make |
（7）A．went |
B．won |
C．played |
D．beat |
（8）A．in |
B．by |
C．as |
D．for |
（9）A．This |
B．That |
C．It |
D．One |
（10）A．will travel |
B．has traveled |
C．travels |
D．traveled |
One day， a hunter went hunting with his dog． He saw a rabbit running out of a bush not far in front and（1） raised his gun to shoot． The rabbit was hurt． It ran away（2） ．The hunter waved to the dog to（3） it． The well﹣trained dog rushed like an arrow， running very fast and full of （4） ．
The rabbit ran so desperately（拼命地） that it（5） not to have been hurt at all． However， the dog was surprisingly left behind． Gradually（逐渐地）， the dog was losing sight of（看不见） the rabbit． At last when the dog（6） empty﹣handed， the hunter was angry and blamed（责备）it， "How（7） !Unable to catch an injured rabbit! No supper for you．" Feeling sad， the dog tried to explain for （8） ，"Though I didn't catch it， I had done my best．"
When the rabbit got home， all the other rabbits were surprised at its（9） ． They were dying to ask， "How did you （10） to run away when the dog almost caught you？ it's unbelievable" The dog would only he blamed for not catching me at most，（11） all it did was to do its best． The situation is completely different （12） me． I would surely lose my life（13） I was caught I had to go all out（竭尽全力）!"
We can learn a lesson for our daily life from the story． Have we ever examined ourselves and asked （14） we did our best or went all out when we looked for a（n）（15） for our failure？
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（1）A． slowly |
B． quickly |
C． easily |
D． strangely |
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（2）A． in order |
B． in need |
C． in fear |
D． in surprise |
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（3）A． bark at |
B． look at |
C． look after |
D． run after |
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（4）A． knowledge |
B． kindness |
C． humor |
D． confidence |
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（5）A． seemed |
B． became |
C． tasted |
D． sounded |
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（6）A． followed |
B． left |
C． returned |
D． waited |
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（7）A． careless |
B． useless |
C． homeless |
D． harmless |
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（8）A． itself |
B． it |
C． himself |
D． him |
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（9）A． sadness |
B． luck |
C． worry |
D． patience |
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（10）A． succeed |
B． fail |
C． manage |
D． suggest |
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（11）A． but |
B． or |
C． yet |
D． so |
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（12）A． from |
B． for |
C． as |
D． of |
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（13）A． though |
B． unless |
C． until |
D． if |
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（14）A． whether |
B． that |
C． what |
D． where |
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（15）A． respect |
B． hope |
C． excuse |
D． effect |
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yellow， worry， with， silence， drive ， add， wonderful ， although ， it ， color |
Do you know about the banana？
Its three （1） tell you how ripe（成熟的）it is．Green means go，as in "go and find another banana．" （2） means "eat me．" Brown means "eat me and it's easy to chew（咀嚼）．" A banana is clean to eat． When you bite（咬）into it， you don't have to （3） about the juice making your clothes dirty． And it's also a （4） food． You can chew it without （5） neighbors crazy with annoying sounds． However， the only pity is that its peel can't be eaten．
The banana is versatile（多功能的）．You can fry （6） ， bake it， mash（捣成糊状）it， or
eat it raw． At lunchtime， you can snack on a banana， or make a peanut butter and banana sandwich． You can （7） a banana to your ice cream． You can order a delicious banana milk shake at your local store．
（8） the banana came from Asia in the past， it is very popular（9） people all over the world． Because not only the banana can give us lots of vitamins A and C． but also the price of them hasn't changed much over the years﹣they're still one to two yuan a kilo． What a（10） fruit the banana is !
My name is Mike． I did shrink（缩小）myself !
Yes， it is true． It happened last night while I was working on my （1） experiment． I thought it would be （2） to make a shrinking ray to bring in the school on Monday． I never knew that I would shrink myself（3） ! I had just completed the shrinking ray and was going to test it when it went off my hands． You see， the phone rang and it scared（惊吓）me， so I pushed the button（按钮）．The ray bounced off （反弹）a mirror and （4） me．
Now I am （5） than a fly．In fact， I saw a fly only a moment ago．It seemed like a plane to me． The sound of its wings was so loud to my（6） ．Pieces of dust （灰尘）are big enough to fit my hand． My sports shoes are like skyscrapers（摩天大楼）．and my desk is as tall as a mountain． （7） is difficult now．
Right away I knew I needed help． I found a piece of paper on my floor． Then I began（8） a way to write a letter on it． Finally I found a tiny pencil on the floor， It feels very heavy to me and it has （9） me more than an hour to write this message． "Please help． I am in the corner of the room． Aim the ray at me and help return me to my proper （10） !"
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（1）A． math |
B． music |
C． history |
D． science |
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（2）A． cool |
B． warm |
C． hot |
D． cold |
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（3）A． on time |
B．by mistake |
C． in a row |
D． on purpose |
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（4）A． beat |
B． knocked |
C． hit |
D． covered |
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（5）A． bigger |
B． taller |
C． shorter |
D． smaller |
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（6）A． eyes |
B． ears |
C． mouth |
D． nose |
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（7）A． Anything |
B． Everything |
C． Something |
D． Nothing |
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（8）A． looking out |
B． looking up |
C． looking for |
D． looking through |
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（9）A． cost |
B． spent |
C． taken |
D． paid |
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（10）A． size |
B． length |
C． height |
D． weight |
根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确．（每个词只能用一次）
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one |
rule |
also |
follow |
they |
drive |
more |
on |
red |
solve |
It seems that food deliverymen（送货员） are always in a hurry． You may find many of them don't （1） traffic rules． They drive on the wrong side of the road and run（2） lights． They use mobile phones while they're（3） ． These reckless（鲁莽的） behaviors have caught the public's attention． In the （4） half of 2018， food deliverymen had 76 traffic accidents in Shanghai． That means every two and a half days， a food deliveryman will die or get hurt on the road．
What makes deliverymen take such risks？ The strict （5） of the food delivery service companies（公司） and the anxious（焦急的） customers may be the answer． Many companies will fine a deliveryman up to 2，000 yuan， if he fails to deliver an order （6） _ time， reported China Daily． Fines also go to those who get bad reviews from customers．
（7） the problem， food delivery companies need to improve their incentive systems（激励制度）．Some cities are（8） taking action． Shanghai has asked companies to train（9） _ deliverymen on traffic rules and safety． Now in Shenzhen， if a deliveryman gets caught breaking traffic rules （10） than twice． then he will not be allowed to drive food service delivery vehicles（交通工具） for a whole year
A boy called Tom sat near a wall with tears（眼泪） in his eyes． Mrs Bell came and asked， "What makes you so（1） ？" Tom answered， "We will have a poetry（诗歌） competition． I don't think I can make it because other boys（2） me and call me 'Slow Tom'．"
In a kind（3） ， Mrs Bell said， "Look at the snail（蜗牛） on the wall． It is slow but sure． When you（4） heart， think of the snail．" Tom thought he could run a race with the snail． So he decided to practice his poems until the snail got to the（5） of the wall．
（6） ， the day came． Tom did best in the competition． He didn't miss a word and won the prize． The headmaster（校长） asked， "How（7） you learn the poems so well？" "The snail on the wall taught me（8） to do it．" said Tom， "I saw it climb up the wall little by little． （9） didn't stop， nor turn back， but went on． And I thought I would do the same with my task． By the time the snail had got to the top of the wall， I had learned it all．" "Well done， Tom!" said the headmaster（10） ， "Now boys， let us cheer for Tom and the snail on the wall．"
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（1）A． proud |
B． bored |
C． excited |
D． sad |
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（2）A． take after |
B．laugh at |
C．fall behind |
D．believe in |
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（3）A． voice |
B． smile |
C． face |
D． joke |
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（4）A． open |
B． give |
C． lose |
D． have |
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（5）A． top |
B． middle |
C． bottom |
D． side |
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（6）A． At first |
B． At least |
C． At last |
D． At times |
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（7）A． should |
B． could |
C． will |
D． must |
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（8）A． how |
B． when |
C． where |
D． why |
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（9）A． I |
B． He |
C． She |
D． It |
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（10）A． nervously |
B．happily |
C．angrily |
D． silently |