Everyone has hobbies．Hobbies（1） us a lot of happiness． For most of us， the activities we like to do are common and easy． However， there are（2） people who like to take risks．（3） are more interested in doing dangerous sports， such as snowboarding， diving（潜水）and rock climbing．
Many people enjoy（4） ．You can do it indoors on special walls or outdoors on real mountains．There are many advantages to rock climbing﹣it is fun and it also helps people（5） _ their worries，
The most important tool to have is good shoes．They need to be half a size smaller than your usual（6） ． The next thing you need is a harness（保护带）． This allows you to move freely，（7） it will hold you up if you fall． It's important to know how to use your tools． If you are a beginner， it's best to have lessons． A climber with experience can help you a lot（8） you are learning to climb．
Rock climbing is very exciting for people of different ages．Climbers，however，must be careful not（9） the environment．Sometimes rock climbers leave rubbish on the mountains which they climb． They should take it（10） them and throw it away．This will let future climbers enjoy a clean environment．
（1）A． take |
B． bring |
C． provide |
D． have |
（2）A． other |
B． the other |
C． another |
D．every |
（3）A． We |
B． You |
C． All |
D． They |
（4）A． snowboarding |
B． diving |
C． rock climbing |
D． swimming |
（5）A． remember |
B． forget |
C． solve |
D． keep |
（6）A． size |
B． shape |
C． color |
D． kind |
（7）A． and |
B． but |
C． so |
D． or |
（8）A． before |
B． when |
C． after |
D． until |
（9）A． to protect |
B． to produce |
C． to pollute |
D． to save |
（10）A． along |
B． to |
C． for |
D． with |
They say that"travel is the best teacher"and there is no better example of this idea than the Ming dynasty travel writer and geographer Xu Xiake （1587﹣1641）． His book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake， not only encouraged a love of travelling among Chinese people but provided important scientific information about the country's land and geography．
Born into a wealthy Jiangyin family， Xu became interested in books about different places at an early age and wanted to travel． When he was 18， however， Xu's father died and so， it seemed， did his travelling dreams． He now was responsible for the family farm and taking care of his 60﹣year﹣old mother as tradition required．
But his mother had different ideas． Understanding her son's love of travel and valuing the knowledge he could get from such experiences， this modern﹣thinking woman refused to keep her son at home． She agreed that Xu could travel for three months every year， when there was less farm work．
So at the age of twenty and with his mother's support， Xu set off for the first time， leaving behind not only his mother but his new wife as well． He would repeat this goodbye each year for most of the next 30 years． During this time， he travelled throughout the Ming kingdom， carefully studying the lands he passed through and recording his experiences and many discoveries in a diary This diary， which once had over 500，000 words， would eventually become The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake．
Although rich， Xu avoided comfortable travel， preferring to go almost everywhere on foot． This way he could research the environment in detail and get a true picture of the natural world． Many of his trips were to hard﹣to﹣reach mountain areas， and through wild forests where few people lived． His willingness to face hardships came at a cost however． Progress was slow and tiring and he was frequently sick， robbed and beaten during his journeys．
Sadly Xu became seriously ill during his last and longest journey， a 4﹣year trip through the Southwest of China． He died in 1641， soon after returning to his hometown for the last time． When his diary was finally printed years after his death， much of it had been destroyed or lost． Although incomplete， it still made Xu a travelling legend around the world．
（1）What is the passage mainly about ？
A． The general details of Xu Xiake's life story
B． The difficulties Xu Xiake faced in his travels
C．The important discoveries made by Xu Xiake
D． The influence of Xu's book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake
（2）Which of the following best describes Xu's mother ？
A． Strict but interesting
B． Kind but uneducated
C．Helpful and hardworking
D． Supportive and open﹣minded
（3）Why did Xu prefer walking during his travels？
A． It gave him the chance to meet different kinds of people
B． It helped him to save money and travel for a longer time
C． It allowed him to see and study the environment in detail
D． It was the only way to reach the places he was interested in
（4）What is true about Xu's book The Travel Notes of Xu xiake ？
A． It was only made public after Xu died
B． It made Xu very famous during his lifetime
C． It was the first travel book ever written in China
D． It was mainly about the different people of China
（5）What is the correct order for the following events from Xu's lite ？
a． He went on his first journey．
b． His book was finally printed
c． He returned to his hometown for the last time
d． He developed an interest in books about other places
e． He started managing the family farm after his father died
A． a﹣e﹣d﹣c﹣b
B． d﹣e﹣a﹣c﹣b
C． d﹣e﹣a﹣b﹣c
D． e﹣d﹣a﹣b﹣c
An elephant and a crocodile were once standing beside river． They were disputing which was the better animal．
"Look at my strength， "said the elephant． "I can pull up a tree， roots and all， with my trunk．"
"Ah! But your skin is not nearly so thick as mine， "replied the crocodile． "No knife or tooth can cut through it．"
Just as they were coming to blows， a lion happened to pass．
"My dear friends !" said the King of all animals， going up to them． "Let me know the cause of your disagreement．"
"Will you kindly tell us which is the better animal？ "cried both at once．
"Certainly， "said the lion， pointing across the river． "Do you see the soldiers metal hat on that wall？"
"Yes! "replied the beasts．
"Well， then， "continued the lion， " go and get it， and bring it to me， and I shall be able then to decide between you．"
Upon hearing this， off they started．The crocodile， being used to the water， reached the opposite side of the river first， and was soon standing beside the wall．
Here he waited till the elephant came up． The elephant， seeing that the crocodile had no way of reaching their goal， raised his long trunk， and took down the hat quite easily．
They then made their way together back again across the river． The elephant was trying to keep up with the fast﹣moving crocodile in the water and became careless． When he was forced to turn sharply to avoid a floating tree branch， the elephant dropped the hat and it fell to the river bottom． The crocodile noticed the accident， so down he dived， and brought it up in his huge mouth． They then returned， and the crocodile laid the metal hat at the lion's feet． The King took it up， and turning to the elephant， said："You， because of your size and trunk， were able to reach the hat on the wall but， having lost it，you were unable to get it back． And you， said the lion to the crocodile， "although unable to reach the hat， were able to dive for it and save it． You are both wise and able in your own ways． One is no better than the other．"
（1）The underlined word"disputing"in Paragraph 1 means ．
A． playing
B． quarrelling
C． complaining
D． deciding
（2）What did the crocodile think was best about himself？
A． His big mouth
B． His strong skin
C． His swimming skill
D． His dangerous teeth
（3）How did the lion deal with the animals disagreement？
A． He ordered them to fight．
B． He made a quick decision．
C． He suggested a competition
D． He asked them to describe themselves
（4）What caused the elephant to drop the hat？
A． The hat got wet in the river．
B． He hit a floating tree．
C． He was trying to swim too fast
D． He wanted to fight the crocodile
（5）How were the elephant and the crocodile able to complete their task？
A． By working together
B． planning carefully
C． By sharing their ideas
D． By listening to the lion
John suddenly jumped off the swing without even slowing down． He called out nervously，"Mom， where's Charlie？ "He had just （1） he hadn't seen his new puppy for over an hour．
John looked around the garden， behind the bushes， and under the picnic table． No dog! His mother heard （2） in his voice as he called her a second time． " Mom， I can't find Charlie!"
She came outside （3） ． "Let's look around the garden first． Don't worry． I'm sure he's close by．
Both son and mother were （4） now， but still no Charlie． Their calls were not completely wasted， though． Joe， the next﹣door neighbor， and his two daughters Tania and Julie， immediately agreed to help them （5） the lost dog．
But even with five people now searching the town's streets， they had no luck． Charlie was still （6） ．
Tania suggested they make posters with Charlie's （7） ．She had done this when her own cat was lost a year earlier， she told John， and the cat was found the next day．
John agreed． When they got home， he made a poster with a photo of Charlie， Then John heard a （8） and opened his bedroom door． It was Charlie． John was greeted with a big wet kiss．Charlie had been （9） in the bedroom this whole time， sleeping． John had never been so （10） in his life!
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（1）A．decided |
B．forgotten |
C．understood |
D． realized |
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（2）A． anger |
B．hope |
C． fear |
D． warning |
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（3）A． actively |
B．quickly |
C．carelessly |
D． annoyingly |
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（4）A． shouting |
B． talking |
C．fighting |
D． thinking |
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（5）A． give up |
B． look for |
C． run after |
D． take care of |
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（6）A． missing |
B． asleep |
C． take |
D． quiet |
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（7）A． address |
B． character |
C． name |
D． picture |
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（8）A． mess |
B． noise |
C． voice |
D．song |
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（9）A． shut |
B． woke |
C． tied |
D．saved |
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（10）A． afraid |
B． silly |
C．happy |
D． proud |
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It's a Mailbox…It's a Bird House…
No． Wait． It's a Library!
Sunshine Park Has A Little Free Library!
Bryan Lim is excited to be the director of the Little Free Library for our neighbors in Sunshine Park Community!
The way it works is simple：
◆ We bring to the library a number of good books that we hope will interest our neighbors．
◆ You stop by and take whatever catches your eyes．
◆ You return and bring other books for the library whenever you can．
◆ Books are always a gift． Never for sale!
Join us for our small opening at 9 am on March 25th， 2018．
Call 9051 660l or email bryan@beautiful﹣gathering．com for more information!
Take a book!
Leave a book!
More about Little Free Library： ﹣
The idea was started in 2009 in Hudson， Wisconsin， when Todd Bol placed a homemade wooden box in his front yard． The box looked like a one﹣room schoolhouse． Inside were a dozen or more books free for the taking． It was put there in memory of Todd's mother， a teacher who loved reading． She had died several years earlier．
His neighbors and friends loved it， so he built several more and gave them away． Later， more people joined Todd in starting the project called Little Free Library．
In 2017， the were more than sixty thousand Little Free Libraries in over eighty countries around the world．
Information Card
（1）The name of the community this Little Free Library serves．
（2）The opening date of this Little Free Library．
（3）The place where Todd Bol's placed his first wooden box．
（4）The job of Todd Bol's mother．
（5）The number of the countries which had Little Free Libraries in 2017．
Will Johnson has worked his way up the list of most popular stars in his country． In fact， it is not surprising that Will is so successful if we know about his early life． Some valuable lessons he learnt as a child have strongly influenced him（1） his later life． One of them was from his father（2） was strict with him and his brother．
Once， Will and his brother Harry （3） given a job to rebuild a broken brick（砖） wall in the yard． The wall was fifty feet（4） and around sixteen feet high． The boys had to mix concrete（水泥） and place only one brick at a time． They didn't know why their father gave them（5） a huge job． （6） ，with the attitude（态度） of "one brick more"， both Will and Harry rebuilt the wall in（7） period of six months． Each time they were about to give up， their father （8） them up patiently． Both brothers were so sad about the job at（9） ， but after completing the task， they felt a sense of pride， and so did their father． Even today when Will thinks that he won't be able to do something， he will look back to this experience and keep telling（10） ，"one brick at a time"．