Mr Robin(知更鸟)had his house in a tree.
His four baby robins lived in it. They grew very fast. Soon the house was too little for them.
“It is time for you to fly,” said Mr Robin.
“Oh, we can not fly,” said the baby robins.
“You can, if you try, ” said Mr Robin.
A robin tried. He flew into a tree.
“Oh, how interesting!” said the little robin. “I like to fly. See me go!”
Then the other robins tried.
In a little while they could all fly.
The robins could fly, but they could not sing.
“No, Dad, we can not sing.”
“You can, if you try. Hear the other birds sing. Look at the pretty flowers and the blue sky. Then you will want to sing. Hear me sing to you. Now sing for me.”
One little robin sang.
Then they all sang.
A little girl came by. “Wow, hear the birds sing!” she said. “How happy they are!”
1. How many baby robins lived in the house?
A. 3. B. 4. C. 6. D.7.
2.What did Mr Robin ask his babies to do first?
A. To fly. B. To jump.
C. To look for food. D. To build houses.
3.How did the little robin feel when he flew into a tree?
A. Interested. B. Bored. C. Tired. D. Worried.
4. What else did the baby robins learn to do?
A. To have dinner. B. To take a trip.
C. To have a party. D. To sing.
5.What did the girl think of the birds?
A. They were poor. B. They were rude.
C. They were happy. D. They were sad.
Doyou ever watch old movies? Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. She wasa famous ______ in the 1930s. She died when she was only 34. In her _______life she made 70 movies!
Lombard’sreal name was Jane Alice Peters. In 1921, she was playing baseball in the ______near her home. A movie director _______ her and decided to put her in amovie. She was only 13 at the time. The movie was one of the last silentmovies. She acted(表演) so well that she ______ the hearts of some people. At 16, sheleft school to act.
In1925, she had an agreement with a ______ studio, 20th CenturyFox. The studio gave ______ a new name, and she acted in several films. Then,at age 18, she was in a bad car accident. The accident left scars(伤疤) on herface. The studio broke the agreement, but she did not ______. She continuedto act.
Itwas Paramount Studio that made Lombard a ______. She made many movies forthe studio. She also married two of their stars. Lombard was married to actor WilliamPowell for only 23 months. ___50___ seven years later, she married the greatlove of her life, actor Clark Gable. It was a great Hollywood love story.
1.A. nurse B. actress C.doctor D. teacher
2.A. short B. lazy C.long D. humorous
3.A. kitchen B. classroom C.cinema D. street
4.A. forgot B. saw C.hurt D. pushed
5.A. broke B. avoided C.won D. treated
6.A. dance B. film C.music D. school
7.A. me B.it C. her D. him
8.A. give up B. have a try C.make sure D. lift up
9.A. scientist B. writer C.driver D. star
10.A. But B.Before C. Since D. As
--- Thank you for helping me with my physics.
--- ______. I hope you can do better in it.
A. Good idea B. See you
C. I’m not sure D. You’re welcome
My parents didn’t allow me ______ to the party.
A. go B. to go
C. goes D. went
--- Why did the car hit the boy?
--- Because the driver ______ on the phone at that time.
A. talk B. is talking
C. was talking D. have talked
--- Do you know ______?
--- For a month.
A. how long will she be away
B. how long she will be away
C. how often will she go there
D. how often she will go there
