阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Pets aren’t just a fun member of the family. They are also good for your health and happiness.
People with pets are more likely（可能的）to be （1） . Playing with a cat or taking a dog for daily （2） around the garden gets you moving your body，and out in the fresh air too.
Spending time with your pet helps you get （3） . Talking to your pet about your worries can make you feel comfortable and helps you feel （4） . When you’re with your pet，you can let go of problems （5） you give them your full attention.
Having an animal in the family helps you learn new （6） ，like how to teach them to understand orders，such as “Sit” or “Lie down”. （7） games to play with them allows you to practice being creative. Learning how to （8） pets，understanding what they want and making sure that they live （9） ，teaches you to understand others’ feelings. Pets can also help you get to know other dog owners on walks， or help you become （10） with them when you tell funny stories about your pets.
（1）
| A． |
active |
B． |
careful |
C． |
useful |
D． |
modern |
（2）
| A． |
tests |
B． |
talks |
C． |
showers |
D． |
walks |
（3）
| A． |
tired |
B． |
touched |
C． |
relaxed |
D． |
bored |
（4）
| A． |
prouder |
B． |
better |
C． |
wiser |
D． |
cuter |
（5）
| A． |
even if |
B． |
as |
C． |
as if |
D． |
unless |
（6）
| A． |
skills |
B． |
languages |
C． |
cultures |
D． |
spirits |
（7）
| A． |
Watching |
B． |
Attending |
C． |
Inventing |
D． |
Winning |
（8）
| A． |
wake up |
B． |
search for |
C． |
depend on |
D． |
look after |
（9）
| A． |
quietly |
B． |
happily |
C． |
lazily |
D． |
busily |
（10）
| A． |
friends |
B． |
relatives |
C． |
trainers |
D． |
members |
"Daddy, can I learn to play the violin?" young Sarah asked her father. She was always things and her father was not very pleased.
"You cost me a lot of money, Sarah," he said. " you wanted to leam horse riding, then dancing, then swimming. Now it's the _ . "
"I'll play every day, Daddy, " Sarah said. "I'Il try very hard. "
"All right, " her father said. " I know _ . I'll do. I 'll pay for you to have lessons for six weeks. At the end of six weeks you play something for me. If you play well, you can have lessons. If you play badly, I will stop the lessons.
"OK. Daddy," Sarah said. "That is _ . "
He soon found a good violin teacher and Sarah began her lessons. The lessons were very expensive, but her father kept his .
The six weeks passed quickly. It was time for Sarah for her father.
She began to play. She played very . She made a terrible noise.
Her father had one of his friends with him, and the friend put his hands _ his ears.
When Sarah finished, her father said, "_ _, Sarah. You can have more lessons. "
Sarah ran happily out of the room. Her father's friend turned to him. "You've spent a lot of money, she still plays very badly, " he said.
"Well, that's true," her father said. "But since she started learning the violin, I able to buy five apartments in this building very cheaply. In six weeks I'II own the whole building! "
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This morning I got an e-mail from Roy. It seems that my boy really enjoys his new life at Harvard University.
The made me think of the first day when we moved into this house.
Little Roy ran around the new house with great excitement and tried to move his own things into the house such as his toys, books and clothes, , his little hand knocked over（打翻）a bottle of paint on the shelf. The paint made the tidy floor and white wall a terrible mess（一团糟）. “Oh, my God!” My wife rushed in angrily. I looked at my son, and his small face was filled with.
I and held his hand, “Take it easy, Roy. Now let’s do something to make it look.” I took out a. “You see, Dad is a magician（魔术师）, I can change it into a big tree.”
His mother soon helped paint some butterflies and flowers on the wall.
We spent the whole afternoon and laughing. The wall became a beautiful forest with plants, birds and small animals. Blue sky and white clouds were also painted by Roy. On that day, everybody in the house knew something happened.
The night before Roy left for Harvard, he asked me if I still remembered the day when he had knocked over the paint. “Since then I’ve worried about making mistakes,” he continued, “I believe I can always ways to solve the problems.”A. call B. e-mail C. card
A. Suddenly B. Luckily C. Gladly
A. happiness B. hopeC. fear
A. cried B. smiled C. shouted
A. nice B. bad C. wrong
A. drum B. brushC. clock
A. washing B. cooking C. painting
A. dangerous B. boring C. special
A. never B. always C. sometimes
A.put out B. hand out C. find out
Mrs. Chen lives with her son and her daughter in Loudi. She is very busy. After school Mrs. Chen takes her ____from football to basketball. Then she has to take her daughter to piano lessons. The tired children don’t get until 7 p.m. They have a quick , and it’s time for homework.
Most of the parents do the things not only in Loudi but also in Changsha. They take their children from activity to activity. They want them to do things as many as possible. This makes children too much pressure(压力). Teachers say their students are very tired in the and can’t study well.
Only a few of parents about such pressure. They say “Parents send their kids to all kinds of classes when they are very , it’s crazy. People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.”
Dr Li also says “Parents should give their kids a bit more to themselves. Children need organized(组织的) activities. They also need time to relax, and they need time to do things .A. son B. daughter C. friend
A. school B. home C. station
A. breakfast B. lunch C. supper
A. same B. different C. happy
A. across B. under C. over
A. classroom B. bedroom C. library
A. decide B. hurt C.know
A. easy B. old C. young
A. books B. time C. fruits
A. by themselves B. of course C. by the way、
When I was about six years old, my brother David and I visited our aunt, Mary. We stayed in her house for a night. David was only 4 years old, and was still of the dark., so Mary left the hall light on when we slept.
However, David the grey moths(蛾) flying around the hall light. He asked Mary to make the moths go away. When she asked , she simply said, “Because they are ugly and scary, I don’t like them.” Mary laughed and said, “Being ugly outside doesn’t not being beautiful inside. In fact, moths are one of the most beautiful animals in the animal world.
“Once, the angels (天使) were . They were sad because it was raining heavily. The little moths hated to see others so sad. They decided to make a rainbow(彩虹) to cheer up the angels. They thought if the butterflies(蝴蝶) , they could make a beautiful rainbow together.
“Then one of the moths went to ask the butterflies for help. But the butterflies didn’t want to any of their colors, so the moths decided to make a rainbow themselves. They beat their wings very hard and the colors on them made a rainbow. They kept giving a little more and a little more the rainbow went across the sky. They had given away all their colors except grey, which didn’t match the beautiful rainbow.
“Then the once-colorful moths became . The angles saw the rainbow and smiled…” My brother went to sleep with that story and hasn’t feared months since then.
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“It’s raining cats and dogs!”Grandpa shouted.
Little Richie came running to the window. He wanted to see the ____falling from the sky. He looked out of the window, but is was ____that there were no cats or dogs. He only saw small pools of water on the ground.
“Man, it’s really coming down out there!” Uncle Bob agreed____he looked out of the window, too. Richie scratched his head(挠头). What was coming down? First they talked about cats and dogs that ____ be seen. Now someone said it “it”. What was going on with these ___?
“Wow!” Aunt Susie shouted as she looked out of the window. “It’s raining really hard.”
Richie____his aunt. “It is raining hard,” he agreed, “but ____are the cats and dogs?”
Grandpa laughed. “Richie, that just____it’s raining really hard.”
“So why didn’t you just say that?” Richie ____. It was irritating (恼人的) when people like they were not speaking English at all.
“We did. You just didn’t understand these____.” Richie’s cousin said with a big smile.
“Well, now I do.” Richie said.
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