Many animals do strange things before an earthquake．This news may be important．

Earthquakes can kill people and knock down houses．Animals may help to save lives．

Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake．Farmers know about this．Dogs that are usually quiet start to bark．Horses on farms run around in circles．Mice leave their holes and run away．Cows give less milk．

In a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group．That happened only a few hours before an earthquake．In San Francisco．a man kept tiny pet frogs．One Sunday, the frogs jumped around more than ever．They made loud noise．That night, an earthquake struck the city．People want to know when an earthquake is coming．Then they could get away safely．Right now, there is no sure way to know ahead of time．Maybe the best way is to watch the animals．

1.This story is mostly about _________．

A．how animals act before an earthquake

B．how an earthquake starts

C．how mice leave their homes

D．when an earthquake begins

2.Before an earthquake, quiet dogs ________．

A．run away        B．start to bark

C．climb trees      D．race down streets

3.Before an earthquake, the frogs ________．

A．sing

B．leave their homes

C．jumped around a lot

D．become quiet

4.According to the passage, there were earthquakes in _______．

A．most countries

B．Italy and San Francisco, the USA

C．Chicago and Spain

D．all the western countries

5.People want to ______．

A．be in an earthquake

B．find out early about an earthquake

C．run around in circles

D．get away from earthquakes

Four students from different countries are camping and they are talking about the weather．Let's listen to them．

1.It is        in Australia when the four students are camping．

A．spring           B．winter           C．autumn          D．summer

2.     doesn’t like the weather of his country．

A．John            B．Wu Ling         C．Waxili          D．Joe

3.Many people in       enjoy snow．

A．Beijing         B．Canada           C．Moscow          D．Australia

4.Joe has never experienced a       day before．

A．snowy           B．rainy            C．windy          D．cloudy

5.The passage is mainly about       ．

A．different cities

B．different talks in different cities

C．different countries

D．different kinds of weather in different areas

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One day, a little monkey was having a sleep in a tree．Suddenly, he was awakened(被惊醒) by a kind of cry for help．Opening his__________ , the monkey found a mantis(螳螂)．A black bird was preparing to attack him．__________ thinking, the monkey jumped over and frightened away the bird．

“Thank you very much for   __________ my life, Mr．Monkey,” the mantis said．“If you didn’t__________ in time, the bird would kill me．”

“It is my__________,” the monkey replied, and then jumped to another tree to look for fun．“Saving a small animal's life is wonderful,” the monkey said to __________．

At this moment, he suddenly __________ another cry．The monkey quickly found four small birds   __________ in a nest．They cried because they are __________ ．“I think I’ll die if Mum does not__________ food home soon,” one baby bird cried to the other ones．

Then, the mother bird flew __________ ．“Sorry, my dear children, I did not bring you any food．A moment ago, I was almost sure to __________ a big mantis．If the naughty monkey didn’t interfere(介入), that mantis would be a good __________for you．”

Hearing this, the monkey was__________．He went to talk with the most knowledgeable elephant．“You didn’t do__________wrong,” the elephant replied．“In the world, nobody can take care of everyone．”

1.A．hands       B．ears           C．eyes          D．mouth

2.A．With       B．Without      C．About        D．For

3.A．saving      B．helping        C．making        D．giving

4.A．go        B．come          C．jump          D．run

5.A．luck        B．change         C．time          D．pleasure

6.A．itself      B．herself        C．himself       D．myself

7.A．made        B．heard          C．saw          D．felt

8.A．crying      B．singing       C．jumping     D．dancing

9.A．excited    B．bored        C．thirsty       D．hungry

10.A．carry      B.  have          C．bring        D．make

11.A．back       B．away           C．high         D．low

12.A．eat        B．catch         C．put          D．drink

13.A．breakfast B．lunch         C．dinner        D．meal

14.A．happy      B．kind          C．upset         D．angry

15.A．anything  B．something      C．nothing       D．everything

—The car accident killed two young women yesterday．— _____________．

A．That’s OK

B．You were careless

C．You should be careful next time

D．I’m sorry to hear that

— _________     —It’s sunny today．

A．How is the weather like today?

B．How are you doing?

C．Which is your favourite season?

D．What’s the weather like today?

If we do nothing, soon there __________ be  none left.

A．must     B．can      C．should   D．may

What’s the sentence structure of “ Spring is warm and sunny．”?

A．S+V    B．S+V+P        C．S+V+O     D．S+V+DO+OC

He fell off the bike, ____________, he broke one of his leg．

A．because of     B．luckily

C．as a result      D．however

The number of the wild animals        now．We should take action to protect them．

A．is getting fewer and fewer

B．is getting smaller and smaller

C．are getting fewer and fewer

D．are getting smaller and smaller

They got up very early __________ late．

A．to be             B．in order not to be

C．in order to be     D．not to