A Day at the Nature Center
Emma stared（凝视） sadly out of the window of the bus． Only 50 miles outside town was the farm． She thought about the farm all the time， especially the animals．
When her family sold the farm and moved to nearby town，Emma was excited． But when she got to the new school， she felt very lonely．
With a sigh（叹气），Emma turned her attention back to the present．The bus came to a stop． "Welcome to the Leinweber Nature Center，" her teacher said．"A guide will give us a presentation about animals，and then you'll help to feed the baby squirrels， now， I want everyone to find a partner．"
Emma didn't have any friends yet﹣who would be her partner？ Emma got close to Julia， a talkative and outgoing girl． "Could I be your partner？" Emma asked uncertainly．
"Sure，" said Julia warmly．
Together， the girls walked into the center． After the presentation， a keeper showed them how to hold the bottle of milk for baby squirrels． Then the girls started to feed their own baby squirrels．
After the babies finished eating， the keeper asked，"Would you like to help feed the adult squirrels，too？"
Emma was quick to volunteer， but when the keeper opened the first cage， the squirrel inside jumped out． Emma remained calm（镇静的）， held out her hand， made quiet sounds， and then quickly got it．
" Wow!" Julia said． "You're always so quiet， I thought you were afraid of everything， but you were brave．"
"I know that when animals are frightened or excited， you have to stay calm．"
The keeper nodded in agreement and asked Emma，"Would you be interested in volunteering to help out with the animals at the center？"
"Interested？ I would love to work here! What an opportunity!" Emma was excited．
That afternoon， in the bus on the way back to school，Emma sat next to Julia，her new friend．A rush of new found happiness washed over her．
（1）How did Emma feel when she got to the new school？
A． Lonely．
B． Lucky．
C． Surprised．
D． Angry．
（2）At the nature center， Emma and Julia ．
A． took a chance to be tour guides
B． helped to feed the baby squirrels
C． asked the keeper many questions
D． made a presentation about nature
（3）On the way back to school， Emma felt happy because ．
A． the volunteers warmly welcomed her
B． the teacher praised her for her bravery
C． she found a place to care for animals and made a friend
D． she went back to the farm and learned a lot about animals
An African﹣American boy was born in New York．The family was very poor and he could not see any （1） for the future．
One day， the boy's father showed him an old shirt and asked，" How much does it（2） ？"
"Probably ＄1，" he replied．
"Can you sell it at ＄2？" the father looked at him．
" （3） a fool will buy it!" the boy shouted．
"Why don't you have a try？ If you manage to sell it， you will help the family a lot． " His father explained．
The boy nodded and said， "I will try， but I can't （4） anything． "
He carefully washed the old shirt．The next day， he came to a subway station．After about six hours， he sold it to a passer﹣by． He held the two dollars and ran all the way home （5） ．
After ten days， the father asked his son， "Can you sell an old shirt at ＄20？"
"No （6） ! An old shirt is only worth ＄2． " The boy argued．
"Why not try it again？" said the father．
The boy asked his cousin to draw a cute Mickey Mouse on the shirt． Soon （7） was sold to a little girl． She loved the design very much and she gave him ＄25．
When the boy got home，his father handed him（8） old shirt and asked if he could sell it at ＄200． Surprisingly， the boy took the shirt without hesitation（犹豫）．
A famous movie star came to New York． The boy made his way（9） the crowd and asked her to sign on the shirt． Very quickly， a businessman bought the shirt at ＄1200．
Hearing the news， his father was happy and asked， "My boy， what did you learn from selling these old shirts？" The boy answered， "Our value depends（10） we add to it． "
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（1）A． hope |
B． reason |
C． courage |
D． pressure |
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（2）A． pay |
B． spend |
C． cost |
D． save |
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（3）A． Ever |
B． Only |
C． Hardly |
D． Nearly |
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（4）A． imagine |
B． believe |
C． provide |
D． promise |
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（5）A． silently |
B． angrily |
C． seriously |
D． excitedly |
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（6）A． problem |
B． way |
C． doubt |
D． excuse |
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（7）A． she |
B． he |
C． it |
D． they |
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（8）A． other |
B． another |
C． any |
D． more |
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（9）A． through |
B． across |
C． around |
D． opposite |
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（10）A． how often |
B． how long |
C． how far |
D． how much |
Although his parents didn't want him to work abroad， Li Yang （stick） to his own decision．
We can't （承 担得起） to wait any longer to take action in order to improve our environment．
Miss Zhou often stays up late． She s goes to bed before 11 p．m．
Jack finally （ fall） asleep when the wind was dying down at midnight．