The hippo(河马) is the most dangerous animal in Africa, but that hasn’t stopped a South African animal lover from making friends with one.
Marius Els is 40 years old. He ______ around 20 different kinds of animals on his ranch(饲养场),in South Africa. He has a real soft spot for Humphrey, a 6-year-old hippo that’s like a son to him. While all of his friends are too ____ to go near the animal, and his wife told him not to get too close, Marius climbs on Humphrey’s back as he swims ______ the lake.
Marius has kept the hippo_______ he was just five months old. And over the years, the two have________ a special relationship that people just don’t understand. Marius looks on Humphrey as a son, although the 1,200 ton animal could ________ a person with ease. Only sometimes the hippo can throw Marius off his _______ in the water. Humphrey is very friendly to his owner, especially after Marius offers him a dinner of his favorite ________, apples.
Humphrey feels very in his life. He had another good friend, a goat, but she got eaten by a jackal(豺), so now he’s all by . Marius says he’s been trying to get a female friend for Humphrey, but there’s no such thing in Africa right now.
A．kept B．swept C．bought D．stayed
A．worried B．tired C．scared D．excited
A．under B．across C．along D．into
A．since B．when C．after D．before
A．invented B．found C．appeared D．developed
A．come up B．get up C．eat up D．look up
A．head B．back C．front D．tail
A．juice B．fish C．bread D．food
A．lonely B．angry C．happy D．funny
A．her B．them C．himself D．us
Time is very important in our life. But it never had any importance in my life until I a watch from my father that made me responsible（有责任）. It me the importance of time in my life.
I got this gift on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the , at 9.00 am to pick up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and a taxi to my father’s house.
I got to my father’s house at 2:00 pm . My father looked at me angrily. I said “Hi” to him and my uncle. My father asked me to sit him and handed me this watch which was a gift from . It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your .” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder（提醒物）for you. I hope today you have learned something .”
I learned a lesson from my father: to respect（尊重）time and be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its , but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
A．bought B．received C．borrowed D．broke
A．learned B．found C．sent D．told
A．airport B．school C．hospital D．station
A．so B．because C．if D．though
A．saw B．forgot C．remembered D．met
A．got B．driven C．ridden D．taken
A．one day before B．the next day C．that day D．the other day
A．surprised B．tired C．pleased D．lonely
A．next to B．around C．behind D．away from
A．us B．him C．them D．you
A．of B．for C．with D．about
A．words B．actions C．play D．fun
A．important B．interesting C．expensive D．exciting
A．never B．usually C．sometimes D．often
A．look B．price C．size D．weight
It is Sunday today. Steve and his parents go to his uncle's home for . Steve's uncle Bruce a white dog. Its is Paul. It's only one year old.
After lunch, Uncle Bruce says, “I will(将要) go to Sydney, I can't take Paul there. You know, I don't want a dog in a big city（城市）.”
“Can I have Paul, Uncle Bruce?” says Steve. “We don't have a .”
Uncle Bruce look at Steve's mother and father.
“Please, Mum. Let have it,” says Steve.
“You can ask your ,” says Steve's mother.
“Please, Dad?”
“Yes, you can have it.”
“Thanks, Dad. Thanks, Uncle Bruce. here, Paul. Let's play the ball.”
“Look, the dog is his now.” Uncle Bruce laughs.
Steve is to be with Paul. It's Steve's favorite now.
A．breakfast B．lunch C．supper D．dinner
A．have B．has C．is D．are
A．name B．book C．color D．food
A．and B．or C．so D．but
A．have B．has C．to have D．having
A．cat B．dog C．girl D．boy
A．I B．he C．her D．me
A．uncle B．aunt C．father D．brother
A．Take B．Come C．Go D．Find
A．interesting B．boring C．relaxing D．happy
My uncle works in a shop. It’s near an English . Every day the students come to things. In the morning，my uncle gets up six o’clock and after breakfast he his bike to the shop. He there at about ten to seven. The shop at seven o’clock. The shop sells(卖) things food and drink. It has school things, too. So there a lotof people in the shop morning toevening. My uncle is very busy. He is friendly（友好的） to the students andthe students like very much.
A．farm B．factory C．school D．shop
A．buy B．sell C．take D．borrow
A．on B．in C．from D．at
A．on B．by C．rides D．riding
A．goes B．gets C．stays D．returns
A．opens B．open C．is opening D．is open
A．with B．like C．for D．about
A．are B．come C．have D．see
A．in B．at C．on D．from
A．his B．he C．him D．it
People can find bears in many places in the world. They have large bodies and thick legs but tails. Bears are not real meat-eaters because they almost eat . Bears are not so dangerous people think them to be. Bears are very brave. Many _______were killed by bears when they wanted to kill bears.
Bears have very good smell but very poor . So they usually find something with their noses, not with their eyes. They live mainly on root（根）, fish and small insects. Sometimes they kill deer and animals. In fact, they like animals better like rabbits. Adult bears are than most other animals because they can think of something. Have you seen how they beg for（讨要）sweets and food in the zoo? They are our friends we should try our best to protect them.
A．short B．long C．big D．beautiful
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．some things
A．so B．as C．than D．for
A．children B．students C．pupils D．hunters
A．hearing B．eyesight C．eyes D．ears
A．another B．the other C．other D．others
A．small B．big C．fat D．large
A．more friendly B．prettier C．cleverer D．not cleverer
A．clever B．sad C．cleverly D．sadly
A．because B．but C．or D．so
Mr. Green lives in a village. He has a big and a strong dog. He has no work in winter, so he goes to a city and work there.
When New Year is coming, he his home to see his wife and children. But something is wrong with his eyes. When he his door, his dog comes out and bites(咬) him. His wife to drive it away（驱赶）.
He goes to see the doctor. The doctor gives him some medicine（药）. Before he , he tells him about his dog. The doctor and says, “Something is wrong with its eyes, too, I .”
When he gets home, he tells his wife about what the doctor said. The woman says. “I’m it’s true. If a thief（小偷）comes in, it won’t see him and he’ll steal(偷) something.”
Mr. Green has to make the dog take his medicine.
A．ground B．family C．room D．floor
A．do B．to do C．does D．doing
A．wants B．hopes C．finds D．begins
A．lands B．telephones C．returns to D．gets ready for
A．hits B．does C．looks D．knocks at
A．hurries B．laughs C．jumps D．walk
A．falls asleep B．goes to bed C．leaves D．falls behind
A．cries B．laughs C．writes D．works
A．see B．understand C．wish D．think
A．afraid B．sorry C．angry D．happy
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