When Kyle walked into Ernie's Pet World, he looked very worried. He walked quickly to the front counter（柜台）. The owner of the shop, Ernie, jumped out to greet Kyle. He was the shop's first shopper of the day.
"Good morning, sir!" Ernie said. "What can I help you with?"
"Well, I...," Kyle started to say.
"Wait, don't tell me," Ernie interrupted (打断) him. "You're looking for a … a little dog... for
your daughter 's birthday. Right?"
"No T really, l just..."
Ernie didn't let him finish. "Ah, I've got it, You just moved into a new house, and you want some fish for it. I have some very nice tanks over here."
"In fact, I..." Kyle was starting to look very nervous (紧张的). His face had a strange expression（表情）on it.
"No fish? Ah, a cat! You look like a cat person. At Ernie's Pet World, we have the best kinds. Take a look at this Persian — long, white hair, and look at that cute expression. She's looking at you. She's thinking, ‘Take me home. Take me home.’ Would you like some cat food and toys as well?"
"No, thank you," Kyle said. By this time, he was walking up and down. He had a pained (痛苦的) look on his face. "Really, I'm not interested in cats or fish or little dogs."
"What do you want, then?" Ernie asked.
Kyle looked like he was going to cry. "I just want to know if I can use your bathroom!" he finally said. What does the writer want to tell us?
| A．A good pet owner. | B．A funny story. |
| C．A wonderful shopkeeper. | D．A strange pet shop. |
What was true about Ernie's Pet World?
| A．The shop was not busy. | B．Kyle went there often. |
| C．The shop was about to close. | D．Kyle knew the shop owner well. |
What do you think of Ernie?
| A．He is careful. | B．He is helpful. |
| C．He likes talking. | D．He is clever. |
Why did Kyle look anxious and pained?
| A．He wanted to get a cat very much. | B．He didn't like animals. |
| C．He was late for work. | D．He was not comfortable. |
Have you ever heard the song called “Is there anyone who told you”? It may be impossible for you not to know the song and its singer．It is sung by the famous “Happy Boy” Chen Chusheng， who appeared on Hunan Satellite TV．He caught everyone’s attention．Before the competition he was just a farmer’s son who had never got professional trainings of any kind．As a child， Chusheng wasn’t a good student，but he was very interested in music．He liked to listen to and sing his favorite songs again and again．Like many other parents， his parents also wanted him to go to college，but he failed．Chusheng had no choice but to help his brother repair bicycles and motorbikes．In Sanya, a small city in Hainan Province， Chen worked during the daytime while singing in different bars in the evening．He lived like that until the year 2000．
In 2000, Chen went to Shenzhen．He never expected that his first job in this new place would be delivering food．He went on working in the daytime while singing in the evenings．His life was hard at that time．In the bar called Star-making Factories he met many famous local musicians．In the following several years, Chen, with his musical dream, attended many music contests throughout the country， winning prizes many times．Today，when we think about his success, we cannot help thinking that if one wants to be successful, he should work harder than others．From the passage we know that ________ ．
| A．Chen Chusheng wasn’t very lucky |
| B．Chen Chusheng’s parents wanted him to be a singer |
| C．Chen Chusheng became a successful singer because he worked hard |
| D．Chen Chusheng got more money |
What did his parents want him to do?
| A．They wanted him to go to college． |
| B．They wanted him to be a doctor． |
| C．They wanted him to repair bikes for his brother． |
| D．They wanted him to go to bars． |
What was Chen Chusheng’s life in Shenzhen like?
| A．Enjoyable． | B．Interesting． |
| C．Comfortable． | D．Hard． |
What’s the meaning of the word “delivering”?
| A．烹饪 | B．递送 | C．品尝 | D．购买 |
Where did he work in the evening in Shenzhen?
| A．In a bar． | B．In a factory． |
| C．In a restaurant． | D．In a supermarket． |
Writing a good story is no easy task．What’s the secret? Mo Yan, a Nobel Prize winner in literature, believes his success comes from a large amount of reading．
Mo was born into a farming family in a village in Shandong Province．He grew up listening to folk （民间的）stories about gods, spirits and foxes．Those stories later became the inspiration （灵感） for Mo’s writing．
Mo left school at the age of 12 and started to work in the fields．Although he was tired after his daily hard work, Mo was always hungry for books．However, there were very few in the village．He read his elder brother’s textbooks and even dictionaries．He helped others with farm work in exchange for books．
After Mo left his hometown and joined the army in 1976, he began to read widely, including works by Lu Xun and many other famous writers．
He studied from these writers but did not copy them．Instead, he developed his own style．“I grew up in an environment filled with folk culture．It enters my novels whenever I pick up a pen．This has affected, even decided, my style,” Mo told a group of reporters in his hometown shortly after he won the award in 2012． As the first Chinese citizen to win a Nobel Prize in literature, the organization spoke highly of his works．They described his writing as a mixture of fantasy and reality, combining historical and social perspectives （看法）．
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Food waste has become a big problem in China．According to Xinhua News Agency, the food waste by Chinese people equates to about 50 million tons of grain every year or 10 percent of the country’s total annual grain production．This food could feed another 200 million people．
Qi Haoran, a Junion9 student was quite busy over the past winter holiday, and not just with homework．Qi, together with 10 other classmates made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign（“光盘行动）．
The 11 students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food．“Excuse me, do you know that 950 million people around the world still haven’t got enough to eat．Please don’t waste food．” They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day．
The Clean Your Plant Campaign began on the Internet in January．It calls on people to reduce food waste．
Chinese people are well known for being hospitable（好客的）and generous．Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food．
Luckily, the campaign has got the support of many people．More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer smaller dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers（剩饭剩菜）home．In a restaurant in Xinjiang, the owner give the guests who have eaten all that they ordered a sticker．People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers．
To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time．It’s important that everyone does their bit ,just like Qi．Did you finish your meals today?
The Clean Your Plate Campaign calls on people to________．
| A．do voluntary work |
| B．work part time in restaurants |
| C．cut down on food waste |
| D．wash your plates after dinner |
From the passage, we leant that _______
| A．wasting food isn’t a serious problem in China at present |
| B．Chinese people waste the most food in the world |
| C．Chinese people want to show off that they are rich |
| D．many Chinese people are afraid of losing face at the table． |
What did the restaurant in Xinjiang do to support the campaign?
| A．The owner would have dinner with those who had eaten up their food． |
| B．It offered a free meal to the guests who had finished all their food ten times． |
| C．It gave stickers to the guests who ordered small dishes． |
| D．It encouraged customers to take leftovers home． |
Where can we probably read this passage?
| A．In a newspaper． | B．In a traffic report． |
| C．On a health website． | D．In a story book． |
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Kindergartens（幼儿园）may teach you very important things you need to know．Dancy, a 5-year-old boy, saved his father’s life with the skills he learned．
The boy’s father became seriously ill on the way home from a father-son shopping．He couldn’t speak and could hardly move, but he tried hard to stop the car safely．At that point, Dancy used his father’s phone to call his mother for help．The 5-year-old boy tried his best to give her useful information and he was able to tell where they were．Just as he had learned in the kindergarten, Dancy read the letters he saw on a nearby store sign： “F,U,R,N,I,T,U,R,E．” But that wasn’t enough for his mother to find them．Then he added that they were near a bridge．Finally, his mother understood he was talking about a store called Furniture 22 on New Jersey’s Route22．The mother called 911 and the father was saved in time．
“He just thought his dad needed help,” Dancy’s mother told the reporter．She also pointed out that her husband was a hero, too．“ It is surprising for him to get off the highway （ 高速路 ） and get himself and his child to safety even when he was so sick,” she said．
Shine, head of the kindergarten, felt proud of his pupil．“ Dancy’s spelling skills helped him seize the moment,” he said．“And that’s the real value （价值） of education．”When the father became seriously ill, he and his son were ________．
| A．on the highway | B．at home |
| C．in a shopping center | D．in a hospital |
Dancy called ________for help when his father couldn’t speak．
| A．his mother | B．911 |
| C．Shine | D．the reporter |
The Chinese meaning of the word “seize” in this passage is probably“________”．
| A．成功 | B．抓住 | C．救援 | D．失去 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Dancy drove his father home |
| B．The reporter was really a hero． |
| C．Shine sent Dancy’s father to hospital |
| D．Dancy saved his father with his spelling skills． |
 Canadian school buses are called “the safest school buses in the world”．All the school buses，which are in deep yellow，have the same style．School bus drivers have to receive strict training before getting driver’s licenses． When a school bus runs through the city and carries children to a stop, the driver will turn on the red light and then show the sign “Stop”．At this time，all the vehicles（车辆）following the school bus must stop as if they met a red light．After all the children get on or off，the school bus will drive away．Then other vehicles can go on．  |
| Many people will think of cartoons as soon as they talk about Japanese school buses．For a long time，cartoon pictures on school buses have already been popular and become models of Japanese school buses．When children see pink Hello Kitty or blue Doraemon, no one will refuse to go to school any more． On Japanese school buses，there’s always a headman caring for kids．If something happens suddenly，the headman will tell parents about it as soon as possible． |
The color of Canadian school buses is ．
| A．red | B．yellow | C．pink | D．blue |
From the passage, we know that ．
| A．Canadian school buses must have a headman |
| B．Canadian school buses should follow other vehicles |
| C．Japanese school buses may look cute |
| D．Japanese school bus drivers can get licenses easily |
The passage is written mainly to________．
| A．introduce school buses in Canada and Japan |
| B．suggest schools choosing better school buses |
| C．welcome students to Canada and Japan |
| D．ask students to obey traffic rules |
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