Have you ever been near an animal you were afraid of？ How close have you been to a dangerous snake？ Well， Tony Kepler raises killer snakes for a living and he loves his（1） ． He has been working with them since he was a little boy and he's not（2） at all．
Tony's father has been a snake handler （驯蛇师） for twenty years and he has taught his son a lot about them． Now Tony is（3） to make money from snakes． In order to（4） the venom（毒液），he has to find rattlesnakes in the western part of the United States． He sends the venom to a（5） where they make it into something called "anti﹣venin．"Anti﹣venin is what they give people（6） they have been bitten （咬） by a poisonous （有毒的） snake． This anti﹣venin is really helpful in （7） the person who has been bitten． He has been making his living this way for five years and feels（8） ．
Tony's dad has handled nearly 1，000 snakes in his lifetime．And hundreds of people go to him to（9） how to deal with snakes． Tony's dad has been willing to （10） everything about how to hold， how to feed and how to get venom from snakes． But not everyone（11） get used to the idea of picking up a snake． Many people heard（12） stories about snakes when they were children and have been afraid of them ever since． Tony has been trying to educate people about the positive things snakes do． For one thing， they help（13） the rat and mouse population．Snakes are also very clean and （14） and they seldom trouble humans．
Tony' s job is very different from any other job I've heard of， but it is a really（15） one．Without venom collectors， many people would be in real danger and some would die．
（1）A． family |
B． job |
C． hobby |
D． pay |
（2）A． afraid |
B． lonely |
C． brave |
D． patient |
（3）A． honest |
B． lucky |
C． able |
D．careful |
（4）A． discover |
B． collect |
C． produce |
D． taste |
（5）A． library |
B． museum |
C． hospital |
D． laboratory |
（6）A． before |
B． though |
C． after |
D． unless |
（7）A． calming |
B． testing |
C． saving |
D． protecting |
（8）A． free |
B． tired |
C． safe |
D． great |
（9）A． learn |
B． show |
C． discuss |
D． explain |
（10）A． exchange |
B． overcome |
C． retell |
D． share |
（11）A． may |
B． can |
C． has to |
D． need |
（12）A． folk |
B． humorous |
C． moving |
D． scary |
（13）A． count |
B． control |
C． double |
D． stop |
（14）A． noisy |
B． slow |
C． quiet |
D． active |
（15）A． important |
B． dangerous |
C． popular |
D． cruel |
I am c wrong for sure． I have to do the research from the very beginning．
There was once a wise old lady who lived on a hill． All the children used to go and ask her questions． She always gave them（1） answers．
There was a little boy among the children． One day he caught a little bird and held it in his hands without anybody seeing it． Suddenly he had an idea and asked his friends to（2） ．
"Let's（3） the old lady，" he said． "I'll ask her what I'm holding in my hands． Of course， she'll answer that I have a bird． Then I'll ask her if the bird is alive or dead． If she says the bird is dead， then I'll（4） my hands and let the bird fly away． If she says the bird is alive， I'll quickly（5） it and show her the dead bird． Either way， she'll be（6） __ "．
The children agreed this was a clever plan． So（7） the hill they all went to the old lady's house．
"Granny， we have a（8） for you，" they all shouted．
"What's in my hands？" the little boy asked．
"Why， of course it must be a bird，" the old lady replied．
"But is it alive or dead？" the boy asked（9） ．
All the boys（10） her answer and got ready to laugh at her．
The old lady thought for a moment and then replied， "It's up to you， my child． If you' re kind enough， it'll be alive．"
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（1）A． funny |
B． perfect |
C． impolite |
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（2）A． play with it |
B． go back home |
C． go with him |
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（3）A． play a trick on |
B． make friends with |
C． pay a visit to |
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（4）A． open |
B． raise |
C． shake |
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（5）A． save |
B． free |
C． kill |
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（6）A． right |
B． wrong |
C． wise |
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（7）A． up |
B． down |
C． across |
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（8）A． question |
B． bird |
C． present |
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（9）A． calmly |
B． worriedly |
C． excitedly |
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（10）A． listened to |
B． waited for |
C． thought of |
While many Chinese students go abroad to learn western culture， foreign students come to China． In order to get close to（1） Chinese culture， last July， 55 students and teachers from Germany came to China and joined a（n） （2） camp． They visited several schools in Chengdu， Sichuan． At Huaxin High School， they made dumplings， played tai chi， did paper﹣cuts and learned calligraphy（书法）． To help them（3） more about China， Chinese students led these foreign（4） to some places of interest．
In recent years， there are more cultural exchanges between Germany and China． Almost 400 German schools have Chinese classes． Over 8，000 students study in China． The situation is the same to China． Chinese students are one of the （5） foreign student groups in Germany．
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（1）A． modern |
B． traditional |
C． international |
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（2）A． summer |
B． autumn |
C． winter |
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（3）A． write |
B． read |
C． know |
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（4）A． guests |
B． teachers |
C． artists |
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（5）A． richest |
B． largest |
C． smallest |
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Sharing Music
The students in Mr． Caro's classroom were excited． They were （1） ready for the winter holidays． They made paper snowflakes （雪花） to hang in the windows． They planned their holiday party． They learned cheerful holiday （2） and sang them together each day．
"You sound very （3） !" said Mr． Caro． "I have an idea． The holidays are a good time for（4） ． Would you like to share your music？"
"Yes!" said the children． And（5） they did． They went to a hospital near their school． They sang（6） the people there． The doctors and nurses（7） ． The sick people smiled， too． They all clapped （拍） （8） hands and thanked the children．
The class walked from the hospital to an old people's home． They sang （9） as they walked through the halls． The men and women （10） lived there smiled and waved from their rooms． The music made their day special．
A man died and was on his way to another world， either heaven （天堂） or hell （地狱）．He saw a beautiful huge palace．The owner came out and asked the man to stay and live in the palace．The man said，"（1） And now I just want to eat and sleep without doing any work．" The owner of the palace said， "（2） You can eat whatever you want． And nothing needs to be done by you." "That is great! This must be heaven!" said the man． And he lived in the palace．
（3） But gradually he felt a bit lonely and bored．So he went to the owner and said，"Just eating and sleeping every day is very boring．Now I'm losing interest in this kind of life．（4） " The owner replied， "Sorry， there are no jobs here at all．"
After another few months， the man could not stand it any more and went to the owner again．"I really can't stand this kind of life any more．" he said． "If you do not offer me a job， I would prefer to go to hell rather than live here．"
The owner of the palace smiled． "Where do you think we are now？" he said． "（5） ____ "
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A． Could you help me find a job？ B． I have been working hard my whole life． C． At first， the man felt very happy with a life of eating and sleeping． D． If so， there is nowhere else better than here for you． E． Heaven？ We are actually in hell! |