A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to 36 . She felt tired for fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but another came.

Her father,  a cook,  took her 37 the kitchen. He poured water into three pans(鍋)and boiled(煮)it. When the water was boiling,  in the first pan he put some carrots,  in the 38 he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He     39      them for a few minutes without any words.

The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently,  not knowing   40   her father was doing that. After about 20 minutes,  her father turned     41   the stove,  took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put 42    in another bowl. After that the   43   was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter,  he asked,  "What do you    44   ?" "Carrots,  eggs,  and coffee, " she answered.

Her father told her to 45 her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take the eggs and 46 them. Then,  she got the eggs,  cooked and hard. At last,  the father asked her to smell the coffee. "What's the meaning,  Father?" He 47 that each had suffered the same unlucky experience— the boiling water,  but 48 had a different reaction(反應(yīng)). The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard 49 being cooked. The coffee was very special and it changed the wa­ter. "Who are you?" asked her father,  "When calamity(厄運(yùn)) 50 your door,  what's your reaction? Are you carrots,  eggs,  or coffee?"

1.A. grow up       B. give up          C. set up            D. pick up

2.A. into           B. within           C. out of            D. away from

3.A. first          B. second           C. third              D. fourth

4.A. looked for     B. searched for      C. waited for          D. called for

5.A. that          B. what            C. where             D. why

6.A. on           B. over            C. off                 D. in

7.A. it            B. its              C. them              D. themselves

8.A. eggs         B. carrots           C. coffee             D. water

9.A. hear         B. taste              C. smell              D. see

10.A. close        B. open             C. wash              D. drop

11.A. keep        B. protect           C. break               D. drink

12.A. complained  B. explained          C. told                D. expected

13.A. every      B. all                C. each               D. either

14.A. before      B. after              C. behind              D. under

15. A. lies in     B. comes across       C. meets with           D. knocks at

A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to 36 . She felt tired for fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but another came.

Her father,  a cook,  took her 37 the kitchen. He poured water into three pans(鍋)and boiled(煮)it. When the water was boiling,  in the first pan he put some carrots,  in the 38 he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He     39      them for a few minutes without any words.

The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently,  not knowing   40   her father was doing that. After about 20 minutes,  her father turned     41   the stove,  took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put 42    in another bowl. After that the   43   was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter,  he asked,  "What do you    44   ?" "Carrots,  eggs,  and coffee, " she answered.

Her father told her to 45 her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take the eggs and 46 them. Then,  she got the eggs,  cooked and hard. At last,  the father asked her to smell the coffee. "What's the meaning,  Father?" He 47 that each had suffered the same unlucky experience— the boiling water,  but 48 had a different reaction(反應(yīng)). The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard 49 being cooked. The coffee was very special and it changed the wa­ter. "Who are you?" asked her father,  "When calamity(厄運(yùn)) 50 your door,  what's your reaction? Are you carrots,  eggs,  or coffee?"

1.A. grow up       B. give up          C. set up            D. pick up

2.A. into           B. within           C. out of            D. away from

3.A. first          B. second           C. third              D. fourth

4.A. looked for     B. searched for      C. waited for          D. called for

5.A. that          B. what            C. where             D. why

6.A. on           B. over            C. off                 D. in

7.A. it            B. its              C. them              D. themselves

8.A. eggs         B. carrots           C. coffee             D. water

9.A. hear         B. taste              C. smell              D. see

10.A. close        B. open             C. wash              D. drop

11.A. keep        B. protect           C. break               D. drink

12.A. complained  B. explained          C. told                D. expected

13.A. every      B. all                C. each               D. either

14.A. before      B. after              C. behind              D. under

15. A. lies in     B. comes across       C. meets with           D. knocks at

  用方框中所給的單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，使短文正確、通順。每詞限用一次。

     Thailand's most celebrated festival is the Songkran Festival. It starts on April 13 and 86_____________for three days. Songkran is a Thai word which means "move" or change places" as it is the day when

the sun changes its position. It is also 87_____________as the "Water

Festival" because people believe that water will wash away the bad

luck.

     The Thai people 88_____________ this festival with water . Everyone gets wet and since it is the 89_____________season of the year, the custom is quite enjoyable. Songkran is a Public Spring Cleaning Day , supported by the local 90_____________. Anything old or useless must be thrown away or it will 91_____________the bad luck to the owner.

      During the festival, young people put scented (有香味的)water into the 92_____________of elders and parents as a kind of respect. The elders in return 93_____________the young people good luck. People also pour water over each 94_____________

      Thailand is almost completely an agricultural society and this has also been a perfect time to take a 95_____________from hard work.

閱讀下面短文，把A—D四個(gè)句子填入文中空缺處(1—5)，然后完成5小題。

     Here is an interesting way to write a "secret letter". You do it with the help of watermarks. If you collect stamps, you know what a watermark is.  1    But you can not see it. You can see it only when you put the stamp in the water. The mark is called a "water- mark".  2   People make watermarks on stamps by applying pressure(使用壓力). In this way, the watermark can be shown clearly because of the reflection(反射) of the light.     

It is easy to take watermarks and use them to write a "secret letter". You put a piece of paper in water, then take it out quickly and put it on a piece of glass.  3    Now you may write on the dry piece. You must use a hard pencil to apply pressure. When you raise the dry piece. 4 But the words will be seen again if you put the piece of paper in water and take it out quickly. Now, please try it and see how it works.

A. The mark shows that you have a real stamp.

B. When your wet paper becomes dry, you will not see anything.

C. On every stamp there is a mark.

D. Put a dry piece of paper on the top of it.

5. Which is the best rifle of this passage?   

A. Stamp.                          B. A Piece of Special paper

C. Water Mark                     D. Secret letter

閱讀短文, 用完整的句子回答問(wèn)題.
The first Earth Day was in 1970.People were beginning to worry about what we were doing to our environment. So they set up Earth Day to tell everyone about their worries. In 2007 organizers in over 150 countries planned over 4,000 big events. But Earth Day is not just about marches(游行) and big events. In the week around Earth Day (22 April) there were many thousands of smaller, local events. These events dealt with environmental problems in the neighborhood. The world Wide Fund for Nature made a list of 5 things that each person could do to save the environment.
Don’t leave the tap running.
Turn off lights when you leave a room.
Turn off your computer every night.
Wash your clothes, and yourself, in warm or cold water, not hot water.
Dishwashers use as little water as possible.
If we all do at least 2 of these all the time, we can make a big difference.
【小題1】Was the first Earth Day set up in 1970 ?                       
【小題2】When is Earth Day?                             
【小題3】How many countries planned big events in 2007 ?                     
【小題4】What should people do when the water keeps running from a tap?      
【小題5】What else can you do to save our environment ?