One morning，Emma discovered that her classroom had changed．She found that the desks were no longer in rows，but pushed together to make eight bigger desks．She was so excited about it for the first two days that she couldn't listen to the teachers carefully．But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement（安排）．"Now our class is quieter，"said Emma．"What's more，we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion．It's a better way to study．"
David liked it，too．"Group members first discuss，"he said，"and then show to the whole class． It encourages us greatly．"This was part of a reform （改革）at David's school．The school made this reform because they wanted to offer students easier ways to study and more chances to discuss．"Our school hopes to improve students' abilities to study by themselves and work in groups．"said Linda，an English teacher．
However，the reform has demanded（要求）more from teachers．Now they have only 15 minutes to give a lesson that would have been taught in 40 minutes before．It is difficult to teach in such a short time．The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively（有效地）．
"The reform demands more，but I'm sure it is helpful．"added Linda．
（1）After the new classroom arrangement，Emma found ．
A．their class was noisier all the time
B．they could learn more through discussion
C．they couldn't come up with their own ideas
D．it was a harder way to study
（2）The school made the reform in order to offer students to study．
A．easier ways
B．better classrooms
C．more seats
D．larger space
（3）Which of the following statements is NOT true？
A．The desks are no longer in rows now．
B．The reform has demanded more from teachers．
C．It's easy for teachers to give a lesson in 15 minutes now．
D．Emma and her classmates like the new classroom arrangement．
（4）The best title of this passage may be ．
A．Discussion in Class
B．Teachers' Hope
C．Students' Friendship
D．New Look in Class
The teacher （want to know） how many students would like to go to the zoo.
You look so smart!Your jacket （go well with） the blue jeans.
The task is too difficult.Lucy has no c but to ask others for help.
Does my goldfish know who Ian？
I think this is a great question.I do spend my days（1） （study）how fish go about their lives.First of all，fish are much smarter than people think.People often talk of goldfish having three﹣second memories，but in fact they can learn all kinds of things，and remember them（2） quite a long time.
This shouldn't surprise us too much.Just like other animals,they can find enough to eat.And（3） (know) when it is sale to be out in the open.Being able to learn and remember things helps（4） （they） do this.
Many kinds of fish can tell one from another，according to their group，their relatives
（5） even their own eggs.But fish live in（6） very different world from us，For many kinds of fish，although seeing is important，（7） （sense） such as smell and touch are even more important.
So，does your fish know who you are？I believe your fish will（8） （sure） know when it is feeding time,My own fish become very（9） （excite）when my hand appears near their tank,even before I drop the food in.I'm not sure that your fish will be able to remember what your face（10） （look） like，but I wouldn't be too surprised if it could remember you in other ways，perhaps by the sound of your footsteps as you walk towards the tank.
The Chinese life is colorful with many interesting folk ways.The Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first lunar month，it has a Chinese name Yuanxiao Festival.Yuanxiao comes from the （1）f that people call the first lunar month the Yuan Month and night Xiao.The night of the 15th day of the first lunar month （2）m the beginning of the first full moon.On the Lantern Festival，the Chinese people have the custom of
（3）e lanterns and eating glutinous rice dumplings.There is a common saying that"Playing on the Lantern Festival."
The custom started during the Han Dynasty，and has a （4）h of more than 2000 years.On that night，every place is decorated with lanterns and streamers（饰带） and there is a bustling atmosphere.As night （5）f ，people go in crowds to the sea of colorful lanterns：palace lanterns，wall lamps，figure lanterns，flower lanterns，revolving horse lanterns，animal lanterns，and toy lanterns，of all types and （6）c .Some lanterns have riddles（谜语） on them，which encourage people to try to be the （7）f to find the answer.
It is （8）a a traditional custom to eat glutinous rice dumplings at this time.As early as the Song Dynasty，there was such a kind of food，a round ball （9）m of glutinous rice flour with a filling of sugar and kernels（果仁）.Since it is eaten on the Lantern Festival，people call it yuanxiao.The Chinese people hope that （10）e is satisfactory （yuanman in Chinese），and to eat glutinous rice dumplings on the first night with a full moon in a year is to wish that family members will remain united，harmonious，happy and satisfied.
