Alexis, 17, sat quietly in the passenger seat of her dad’s car. She let her eyes lazily scan, the landscape for wildlife. Then a deer came into view about 200 yards in front of them. “Dad, there’s a deer there!” Alexis said. It was a male deer with sharp sntlers(角) on each side of its head.

As the car moved closer, Alexis saw that the deer’s head was bent toward the ground. Then she heard a scream and saw an arm fly up near the deer’s head. Alexis realized the deer was attacking a woman. Sue, a 44-year-old mother, had been out for her morning run. The deer followed her and edged closer. “I knew I was in trouble,” Sue says. She went to pick up a stick for self-defense, and the deer charged. It lifted her with its antlers and threw her into the air. Sue could feel blood flew down her leg. Within seconds, the deer had pushed her off the road.

When Alexis and her father pulled up, the deer was throwing Sue like a doll. Alexis looked into the woman’s terrified eyes, and before her father had even stopped the car, the teenager jumped quickly out of the car and ran toward the deer. “I was kicking it to get its attention,” she says. Then her father, who had followed his daughter, pushed the deer away from the women.

Alexis helped Sue into the car, and then applied a piece of cloth to Sue’s injured leg. “We’re going to get you to a hospital,” Alexis said. Then she heard her father shout loudly. He had been knocked to the ground. Alexis took hold of a hammer from the car and ran to where her father lay on his back. She beat the deer’s head and neck, but the blows didn’t scare it away. “I was losing faith,” she says. “A couple more strikes, Alexis,” said her father. “You can do it.” Turning the hammer around, Alexis closed her eyes and beat the deer’s neck with all her strength. When she opened her eyes, the deer was running away. Alexis got in the driver’s seat and sped toward the nearest hospital.

After Sue was treated, she tearfully thanked her rescuers. “You expect a teenage girl to get on the phone and call for help,” she says, “not to beat up a deer.”

1.What was Sue doing when she was attacked by the deer?

A. She was driving home.    B. She was resting on the road.

C. She was taking exercise.    D. She was feeding wild animals.

2.The underlined word “edged” in paragraph 2 probably means _________.

A. changed    B. cut

C. attacked    D. moved

3.What did Alexis do to save Sue?

A. She pushed the deer away.    B. She hit the deer with her feet.

C. She drove the car to hit the deer.    D. She beat the deer with a hammer.

4.Which of the following words can best describe Alexis?

A. Strong.    B. Cruel.

C. Energetic.    D. Brave.

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A. is surrounded by a beautiful lake

B. provides various activities and sports

C. offers timely information on its website

D. allows children to play outside all day long

2.One of the goals of Camp All-star is to ______.

A. fire kids’ imagination    B. build up kids’ confidence

C. develop kids’ leadership skills    D. promote kids’ self-control

3.This advertisement is intended for ______.

A. parents    B. coaches

C. staff    D. campers

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Growing up in a military family, I moved a lot. I mostly went to ______ with other kids whose parents were also in the military. But when my dad ______ from the Marines after twenty years of service, I found myself ______ a civilian school with twelve-year-olds who shared no similar life experience with me.

I was a stranger in a strange land. Everyone in my class had grown up together, and they had no ______ to spare for a newcomer. I wore different clothes, had different thoughts, and spoke with an accent. I ______ for the first few weeks of school. I had no friends, no activities, and no   ____ of a bright future. To deal with it all, I began ______ in my diary every day—stories of adventure, of old friends, of feelings that I could not speak. I wrote as if my life depended on it, as if the very next breath I took could not happen ______ I wrote down words.

One day, my teacher, Mrs. Bush, came to me and asked why I always sat there writing instead of playing with others. I told her I enjoyed writing and ______ writing to playing. She smiled at me and walked away. About three weeks later, Mrs. Bush gave us a writing assignment. I was   ____ that I could now participate in something I knew I excelled in.

That night I worked and worked on the essay. I wrote with great ______. It was my one chance to feel important and ______ by the class.

A few days after we handed in our assignments, Mrs. Bush called me up to the ______ of the classroom. I stood before thirty pairs of eyes looking at me, and I got ______. Was I in trouble? Did I do something wrong?

Then Mrs. Bush told the class how much she ______ all the work that went into the essay and everyone had done a great job. But, she said, one student stood ______ as an excellent writer, one with imagination, creativity, and word mastery. That student was me!

The class clapped politely and Mrs. Bush handed me my paper, with the following ______ on it: “Malinda, you are an excellent writer. You fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. Please keep on writing and share your ______ of writing with the world. I am proud of you and glad you are in my class.”

Mrs. Bush helped me feel a sense of ______, a place of purpose, and a way to survive a transition in life. She helped me gain ______ in myself that stayed with me beyond sixth grade.

1.A. church    B. school    C. war    D. work

2.A. separated    B. withdrew    C. quit    D. retired

3.A. visiting    B. attending    C. running    D. leaving

4.A. idea    B. plan    C. chance    D. room

5.A. struggled    B. played    C. laughed    D. exercised

6.A. memory    B. control    C. promise    D. need

7.A. reading    B. drawing    C. writing    D. copying

8.A. unless    B. once    C. while    D. when

9.A. compared    B. applied    C. turned    D. preferred

10.A. astonished    B. satisfied    C. excited    D. embarrassed

11.A. anxiety    B. curiosity    C. wonder    D. passion

12.A. impressed    B. accepted    C. challenged    D. rejected

13.A. front    B. corner    C. door    D. outside

14.A. annoyed    B. disappointed    C. worried    D. surprised

15.A. appreciated    B. expected    C. recognized    D. enjoyed

16.A. out    B. up    C. by    D. off

17.A. descriptions    B. remarks    C. suggestions    D. accounts

18.A. advantage    B. purpose    C. gift    D. idea

19.A. responsibility    B. belonging    C. devotion    D. relief

20.A. interest    B. imagination    C. creativity    D. confidence

The workers in the factory demanded that their pay _________ by 20 percent.

A. raised    B. be raised

C. would be raised    D. could raise

Little Tom has been looking forward to the big day __________ he can show his talent at school.

A. when    B. which

C. where    D. that

If we __________ a ticket earlier, we would be watching the film now.

A. have booked    B. booked

C. book    D. had booked

If I weren’t so tired, I __________ with you to the movie tonight.

A. will go    B. would have gone

C. would go    D. went

According to the author, those __________ enjoy reading will never feel lonely.

A. when    B. who

C. where    D. which

What a sunny day! How I wish I __________ on the beach enjoying the sunshine now!

A. were    B. had been

C. would be    D. should be

People living in homes __________ TV is always left on often spend less time reading.

A. that    B. which

C. where    D. who