The story happened in Japan _1 a house was redecorated and the wall inside a room was removed.
The inside of the wall was hollow. When the owner of the house removed the wall, he saw a gecko (壁
虎) inside the wall. Its tail was pinned by a nail _2  (come) through the wall from outside.  
     The owner was very curious why the gecko was still alive. Then the nail caught his eye. Goodness! It
is the nail that was driven here ten years ago when the house was built! How amazing it is _3 the gecko
to have lived in the wall in complete_4 (dark) for ten years!
     But on second thought, the curious house owner wondered how this gecko could live through 10
years with its tail _5  (nail) down and being unable to go anywhere? So he tried to find out how this small
creature could be fed. After a little while, there appeared another gecko with food in _6 mouth! What a
shocking scene! For ten years, this little gecko had never failed to feed the trapped one.
     The story touched me so 7 (deep) that it is useless to find out _8 relationships they had between them. Parent _9  child ? Friends? Lovers? Brothers or sisters? 10  last thing we should do is to abandon your
beloved in hardship.

     When I was six years old, my mom told me that I could find anyone's number in the phone book. I
used to look through the phone book for hours trying to find Michael Jordan's phone number. When I
couldn't find it, I just dialed seven numbers. When someone answered, I'd ask, "Is that Michael Jordan?" Obviously, I always had the wrong number.
     A year later I started playing basketball at my local recreation center. It was very big. I never thought
in my wildest dreams that a basketball court could be inside a building. The recreation center had a
special smell in it, sort of like hot rubber. I guessed it was from the shoes hitting the floor so fast and hard. The atmosphere on the court was carefree. Our biggest excitement of the day was when we actually
made a shot.   We celebrated wins over ice cream at a fast food restaurant.
      I got good at it, and my confidence grew. I played it all the time until the sixth grade. As soon as
junior high school came, I stopped playing basketball and focused on school. When senior high school
started, I tried out for the school team and made it. We worked hard. Every week we did 300 push-ups
and 300 sit-ups on our own. Our coach encouraged the sit-ups to keep stomach power, because it gave
us so much control when we were playing basketball. If we didn't want to do the sit-ups and push-ups,
we could practice dribbling (運(yùn)球) and shooting more. It's just us, the ball, the court and the net. But
don't take my word for it. See for yourself. After all, I'm just one kid playing the game.

1. From Paragraph 1 we know that ____.

A. the author's mother gave him some wrong phone numbers
B. the phone book contained everyone's phone number except Michael Jordan's
C. the author wanted to contact Michael Jordan very much
D. the author didn't know how to use a phone at that time

2. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A. The days of the author playing basketball at a recreation center.
B. The author's excitement of making shots when playing basketball.
C. The days before the author went to senior high school.
D. The author's happy childhood with his teammates.

3. What surprised the author most at the recreation center?

A. That it was very near to his home.
B. That there was a basketball court inside the building.
C. That there was a special smell in it.
D. That there was a fast food restaurant in it.

4. The author's coach encouraged them to do sit-ups because ____.

A. it is the basic preparation to play basketball
B. it is more useful than dribbling and shooting
C. it is the only way to make people stronger
D. it helps keep stomach power

5. What's the author's purpose in writing this passage?

A. To introduce some skills in playing basketball.
B. To tell us about his dream of becoming a basketball star.
C. To introduce his own experience of playing basketball.
D. To tell us how to balance playing basketball and studying.

     In eighteen seventy-seven, the American government decided to move the Nez Perce Indians from
their land. The government had set up a reservation for them in Idaho. Chief Joseph did not want to leave
the land. It was holy ground. It contained the bones of his father and mother.
     But, like his father in earlier times, Chief Joseph knew it would be hopeless to stay and defend the
land. There were too few Indians to win a war against the white men.
     And so in June of eighteen seventy-seven, the Nez Perce left their home in the Wallowa Valley. They
left quickly. They were able to take only a small part of what they owned, and just a few cattle and
Appaloosa horses.
     When the Indians reached the Snake River, the water was very deep and ran very fast with melted
snow from the mountains. Chief Joseph and his people made boats from sticks and dried animal skins to
cross the river. While the Indians were busy, a group of white men came and stole some of the cattle
waiting at the edge of the river.
     The other chiefs demanded that Joseph call a meeting. Two of the chiefs, White Bird and
Toohoolhoolzote, spoke for War, but Joseph held different opinion.
     Some of the young men in White Bird's group were very angry. That night, they rode into the
countryside and killed eleven white persons.
     During all his years as chief, Joseph had tried to keep the peace. Now he saw there was no hope.
Although he and his young men had taken no part in the killings, he knew that the white men would blame
all of the Indians. Chief Joseph said, "I would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of
the white men."
     Many Nez Perce fled. Chief Joseph remained, because his wife was about to have a baby. After she
gave birth, he and his family joined the others in White Bird Canyon to the south.
     Joseph wanted to lead the people to safety in the flat lands of Montana. But the United States army
quickly sent horse soldiers to follow them.
     They were extremely tired when they reached White Bird Canyon. An Indian-carrying a white
flag-walked forward to meet them. A soldier shot him.
     With that shot, war between the Nez Perce and the United States began.

1. Why didn't Chief Joseph want to leave the land?

A. He thought the reservation in Idaho wasn't satisfying.
B. He didn't want to be separated from his parents.
C. He had special feeling for the land where he was living.
D. He didn't want to live with the white men.

2. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Before they left their home, the Nez Perce had only a few cattle and Appaloosa horses.
B. Chief Joseph and his people were unwilling to cross the deep river.
C. When the Indians reached the Snake River, it was very hard for them to cross it.
D. While the Indians were waiting by the river, a group of white men stole some of the cattle.

3. From the passage we can infer that         . 

A. chief Joseph knew it would be hopeless to defend the land
B. white men often killed some Indians
C. chief Joseph was afraid of white men
D. conflicts often happened between the Indians and the white

4. After some of the young men in White Bird's group killed eleven white persons,         . 

A. Chief Joseph blamed White Bird
B. Chief Joseph tried his best to keep peace
C. All the Nez Perce fled
D. The United States army wanted to revenge(報(bào)仇)

5. What might be the title of the passage? 

A. The story of Chief Joseph.
B. The American Civil War.
C. Chief Joseph and his children.
D. The Nez Perce Indians.

     George Zimmerman's first court appearance before a Florida judge came on Tuesday in connection
with the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The case has caused a national debate in the United
States about race, self-defense laws and gun control.
    It was the first time the public had gotten to see and hear from George Zimmerman. The judge said he
had found probable cause to move ahead with the case and told Zimmerman he would be formally
charged on May 29th.  
    Zimmerman turned himself into authorities on Wednesday night, just before special prosecutor (檢舉
人)Angela Corey announced the charge against him.
    Corey told reporters she would fight for Trayvon Martin.
    "It's the victims and justice that we work tirelessly for " Corey said.
    Zimmerman says he shot Martin in self-defense after spotting the teenager in a gated community
where   Martin's father lives. He told police Martin attacked him during a conflict.The shooting caused a
national cry led by Martin's parents who insisted their son was murdered. They also accused Zimmerman
of targeting their son because he was black.
     "We just wanted an arrest and we got it," Trayvon Martin's mother Fulton said.
     Many in Sanford, Florida -the city where the shooting took place-welcomed the charge.
     "All of us were wanting this to move on and get to this process where it is now into the justice
system," one man said.
     "It was long overdue (遲到的) and I am glad they decided to do something," another said.
     Police did not initially charge Zimmerman with a crime because of a Florida law that says a person
has a right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force. Prosecutor Corey say:
     '' I'm prepared to argue the issue if Zimmerman uses the self-defense law in court''.
     Mark O'Mara, Zimmerman's lawyer, would not make his plan public, but he said his client (委托人)
was worried about the trial.
     "If found guilty of the second-degree murder charge, Zimmerman could face up to life in prison.",
O'Mara said.

1. Why did the case draw so much attention around U.S.A?

A. Because George Zimmerman was very cruel when he killed Trayvon Martin.
B. Because Trayvon Martin's father was a famous lawyer.
C. Because the case was related with race, self-defense laws and gun control.
D. Because George Zimmerman would be sentenced to life in prison.

2. What's Angela Corey's attitude towards this case?

A. She showed sympathy for the black people.
B. She wanted to defend justice for the victims.
C. She hated George Zimmerman very much.
D. She was against self-defense.

3. Which of the relationships is NOT true?

A. Zimmerman shot Martin during a conflict.
B. Mark O'Mara was Zimmerman's lawyer.
C. Sybrina Fulton was Martin's mother.
D. Angela Corey was the judge of the case.

4. Which of the following statements is the Fact?

A. Zimmerman turned himself into authorities before he was charged.
B. Zimmerman would be put into prison.
C. Zimmerman shot Martin in self-defense in a gated community.
D. Zimmerman targeted Trayvon Martin because he was black.

5. From the passage we can know         .

A. all people welcomed the charge in the city where the shooting took place
B. Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin's mother couldn't agree on how the thing happened
C. Mark O'Mara was willing to make his plan public
D. police did not charge Zimmerman with a crime at last

    On the 15th of each month, a classroom at Pointers Run Elementary School in Maryland, is packed
with volunteers. Students like Campbell Snoddy collect food that ____________ by students, parents
and teachers from each classroom. Then, the children check to make sure the food isn't too old. After
that, they sort it by category and put the cans and boxes into bags to be delivered to low-income senior
citizens in the community.
     "I wanted to teach my daughter about philanthropy (慈善)," says Julie Rosenthal, who started the
non-profit program six years ago. "And I wanted to teach other kids in the community, too."
     Children make their deliveries around the 15th of the month, when money from monthly Social
Security checks begins to run out and tough decisions between food and other needs have to be made.
     "I am on a fixed income and the food has helped me out considerably," says Linda Testerman, a food
receiver. "
     "It was really fun, it was great to make the senior citizens happy," says Campbell. "It was really cool."
Sofia Merkowitz, another Food on the 15th volunteer, agrees. "I really liked it because it made me feel
really good that people were so happy that they got food."
     Rosenthal says that is why she has children do more than fill a bag with donated food.
     "We want the children to have firsthand experience delivering the food to the people so that they can
get that feeling of really making a difference in somebody's life, a positive difference."    
     The program started with one school delivering 30 bags of groceries. It has grown each year, and now
involves 10 schools and several churches. Food on the 15th has delivered more than 12,000 bags so far. Rosenthal's goal is to expand Food on the 15th across the country and around the world. 

1. List the four things that the students do with the food in the program ''Food on the 15th''.
    (no  more than 30 words)
                                                                                
2. Fill in the blank with proper words to complete the sentence in the first paragraph.
    (no more than 5 words)
                                                                                
3. On what purpose did Julie Rosenthal start the non-profit program? (no more than 15 words)
                                                                                
4. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.
                                                                              
5. Would you like to become a volunteer of this program? Why? (no more than 20 words)