One day a man found a cocoon（茧）of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly. Suddenly a small opening appeared, and the butterfly made its great effort to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly. He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly could come out easily. But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly. But neither happened. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling（爬）around with a heavy body and small wings. It was never able to fly.

The man was in his kindness, but he did not understand the nature rules. Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid（流体）from its body must be forced into its wings, and then it would be ready for flying. It must have a hard struggle to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail. We would not be as strong as we could have been; we could never fly.

1.What was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story?

A. It was trying to make a cocoon for itself.   

B. It was struggling to get out of its cocoon.

C. It was flying among the trees in the forest.  

D. It was crawling around quietly on the ground.

2. What do you think of the man?

A. Patient but cruel.    B. Careful and wise.   C. Kind but unwise.   D. Brave and funny.

3.What does the last paragraph tell us?

A. Struggles are sometimes necessary in our life.

B. Nothing is difficult if we put our heart into it.

C. Every good deed will come back with a good result.

D. The greatest happiness in the world is to help others.

4.What is the best title for the story?

A. The love for the cocoon.             B. The joy of helping each other.

C. The lesson of the cocoon.            D. The expectation for the butterfly.

Homelessness is a huge problem all over the world. It’s said that each day there are about one million people on the streets in the US. It is a serious problem which should be   effectively(有效地).

There are main reasons for people leaving their homes: poverty and less affordable houses bad economic conditions. Living without a home people main targets of violence activities and these homeless people have to face the following .

They have to move , carrying their belongings, which makes difficult to help them. They have limited to bathrooms and restrooms and are forced to live in dirty conditions, making them easy to be attacked by . They have limited access to health-care facilities in case of emergency(紧急情况), and no access to education as they have no money. They are often badly treated by society, makes them unfriendly, often ending up being involved(被卷入) in activities connected with crime like selling drugs or guns.

Homelessness is not that happened suddenly --- it has been in the country for . The society usually those living on the street to be mentally(精神上) ill sometimes. This belief is partially true. Most of them are people just like you and me.

The government is doing it can to help but it is not enough, so the ordinary citizens have to help it’s possible. There are various organizations, such as charity organizations that are working all the time to help them and the united efforts have helped of people return to their normal lifestyle. However, there is still a long way to go a better situation is created for all the homeless.

1.A. going  B. working   C. playingD. living

2.A. worked outB. concerned withC. dealt withD. made up

3.A. oneB. severalC. twoD. three

4.A. according to B. because ofC. in addition toD. as to

5.A. makes B. takesC. hasD. gives

6.A. challengesB. difficultiesC. activitiesD. punishments

7.A. outB. quicklyC. about D. personally

8.A. thatB. which C. whoD. it

9.A. accessB. rightC. timeD. approach

10.A. robbersB. polices C. disastersD. diseases

11.A. seldomB. almostC. hardlyD. ever

12.A. thatB. what C. whichD. it

13.A. anything B. somethingC. nothingD. everything

14.A. weeksB. daysC. secondsD. decades

15.A. believesB. judgesC. makesD. lets

16.A. commonB. ordinaryC. normalD. usual

17.A. anyB. allC. everyD. none

18.A. whateverB. howeverC. whicheverD. whenever

19.A. millionB. millionsC. hundredD. thousand

20.A. whenB. afterC. beforeD. unless

Great changes have taken place in my home town. It’s no longer ______ it was ten years ago, ______ I spent my childhood there.

A. what, whenB. that, whereC. as, whichD. which, that

Wherever he traveled in those days, he always _______ down what he saw and heard.

A. writes        B. has written        C. wrote       D. had written

If you want to make progress, you’d better be strict _____ yourself ______your studies.

A. with; in        B. with; about     C. in; with     D. about; in

— Do remember to go to see the doctor.

   —_____________.

A. Heard it        B. Made It      C. Got it      D. Taken it

She was disappointed to see the beautiful coat _____ she had bought the day before ______ with a lot of dust.

A. which; cover    B. that; covered    C. /; covering    D. where; covered

Hurry up! The train _______. You know it _______at 10:00pm.

A. leaves; leaves   B. is leaving; leaves

C. leaves; is leaving    D. is leaving; is leaving

The committee __ over the problem among themselves for two hours.

A. has argued    B. has been arguing

C. have argued    D. have been arguing

The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already _____ for a meal to be cooked.

A. laid     B. laying     C. to lay     D. being laid