Tom was a farmer. He worked on the farm all day， but sometimes he went to the town market to sell fruit and vegetables. One day,a terrible sound attracted his attention in the town market. He saw a young bull for sale. The bull was white and yellow. It was looking at Tom in fear. Tom walked up and touched its head gently.
Just at that time they both seemed to have known each other for a long time. How amazing ！ Tom bought it at once and called it Amba.
From then on , Tom and Amba got on well with each other . But some friends told him that it was dangerous to have such a close relationship with an animal.
One afternoon, Tom was walking through the forest with Amba Suddenly, Amba stopped walking and kept pushing Tom with its head Tom was very surprised and looked around There was a big snake in front of him. It was beautiful but poisonous. Quickly Amba stepped on the snake's tail with its foot and at the same time Tom picked up a stick and hit the snake's head heavily. Soon the snake . died.
Tom was very grateful for Amba's help. When people heard this, they were shocked at the bull's expression of love for Tom. But for Tom, Amba was not a bull but a member of his family.
1.Tom worked ___________.
A. on the farm B. in the market
C. in the forest D. in the town
2. Amba was____________.
A. a small and nice cow B. a big and beautiful snake
C. a white and yellow bull D. a black and white dog
3. From the passage, we know Tom and Amba____________.
A. hated each other B. got angry with each other
C. got on well with each other D. disliked each other
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Tom went to the town market to sell fruit and vegetables.
B. Tom's friends thought animals were safe.
C. Tom hit the snake's head heavily with a stick.
D. For Tom, Amba was a member of his family.
5.The passage mainly wants to tell us _______________.
A. the love between humans and animals
B. the fight between a bull and a snake
C. how to keep an animal
D. how to train an animal
完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
A woman is going shopping. She is going boat. The boat is going across (穿过) the river. Her basket is empty (空的). Oh dear! Look! Her basket is in the . “Help! ” she says. “Look! My basket is in the river.”
A boy sees the basket. He says, “Don’t worry! I can it! I’m a very good swimmer.” He takes off his shoes and shirt. “Look my shirt and shoes, please!” he says and then jumps into the river.
A sees the basket. “I can go by basket!” it thinks. It gets to the basket. The boy is in the river. “Where’s the basket?” he asks. “It’s over there!” says the woman. “It’s behind you!” It’s that duck! The boy gets to the basket. “Go away!” he says to the duck. The duck out of the basket and swims away. The boy takes the basket to the land. “Oh, thank you!” says the woman. “Thank you very much!”
“Not at all!” says the boy. “ Would you like to give me my shirt and __?”
“Yes, here you are. Oh, what’s in the basket? It’s the duck’s .”
1.A. on B. in C. by D. to
2.A. water B. boat C. ship D. tree
3.A. clean B. buy C. do D. get
4.A. after B. at C. for D. like
5.A. dog B. chicken C. duck D. monkey
6.A. fishing B. swimming C. playing D. flying
7.A. under B. beside C. on D. behind
8.A. climbs B. comes C. jumps D. walks
9.A. basket B. basketball C. shoes D. duck
10.A. meat B. hair C.hand D. Egg
Edison was imaginative enough _________ new ideas .
A. to come up with B. come up with
C. coming up with D. comes up with
________ my father _______ my mother believes what star signs say, but I do.
A. neither, nor B. either, or
C. both, and D. not only, but also
The scientist is very modest. He never______.
A. show off B. shows on
C. shows off D. show on
I don’t know or not the colour matches his new shirt.
A. if B. that C. why D. whether
