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When the great library of Alexandria burned，the story goes，one book was saved．But it was not a valuable book，and a poor man got it．

The book wasn't very interesting，but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed．It was a thin strip of vellum（羊皮纸）on which was written he secret of the "Touchstone"．The touchstone was a small pebble（鹅卵石）that could turn any common metal into pure gold．

The writing explained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it．But the secret was this：The real stone would feel warm，while ordinary pebbles are cold．

So the man sold his house， bought a tent， camped on the seashore， and began testing pebbles．He knew that if he picked up normal pebbles and threw them down again because they were cold， he might pick up the same pebbles hundreds of times． So，when he felt one that was cold， he threw it into the sea． He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone． Yet he went on and on this way． Pick up a pebble．Cold﹣throw it into sea． Pick up another． Throw it into the sea．The days stretched into months and the months into years．

One day， however， about midafternoon， he picked up a pebble and it was warm． He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done． He was used to throwing each pebble into the sea as soon as he picked it up． So when the one he wanted came along， he still threw it away．

So it is with opportunity（机会）．Unless we are vigilant，it's easy to fail to realize an opportunity when it is in hand and it's just as easy to throw it away．

（1）According to the passage， the touchstone is a stone 　　．

A．	that you can touch
B．	that can turn common metal into pure gold
C．	that can bring you thousands of pebbles
D．	that can bring you good luck

（2）The man threw the touchstone into the sea because 　　．

A．	it was cold
B．	it was a normal pebble
C．	he was too tired to hold it
D．	he had formed a habit

（3）How did the man probably feel when he realized it was the touchstone？　　

A．	Excited．
B．	Moved．
C．	Interested．
D．	Regretted．

（4）What's the meaning of the underlined word " vigilant" in the last paragraph？　　

A．	Brave enough．
B．	Hard﹣working enough．
C．	Careful enough．
D．	Strong enough．

（5）What does the writer want to tell us？　　

A．	Opportunity knocks but once．
B．	Use it or lose it．
C．	Where there is a will， there is a way．
D．	Practice makes perfect．

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You may often hear some myths（传言）about animals．For example，one dog year equals about seven human years，chameleons（变色龙）change color to match their environment…Today，let's talk about birds．It is said that if you touch a baby bird，the parents will completely abandon（抛弃）it．Do you really believe it？

In fact， most birds have a very poor sense of smell， so in most cases are unable to even notice the smell of humans on baby birds． Not only that， but most types of birds aren't so quick to abandon their young when they sense danger． Some types will even do their best to protect their young when they are in danger．

Indeed， in very few known cases， parent birds sometimes abandoned their nests from something touching their young， just because they noticed itby sight， not smell． When this happens， the parent birds usually won't care，other than to be a little more careful than normal．Sometimes，they may temporarily（暂时地）abandon the nest in order to better watch whatever disturbed their nest comes back．

What's more，in most cases，even if the nest is destroyed by wind or something to that effect，you could create a new one and put all the baby birds back in it，and when the parents came back，they wouldn't care their baby birds were in a different nest，so long as you put the new nest near where the old one was so they can find it．

（1）Which of the following is true？　　

A．	Birds have a very good sense of smell．
B．	A baby bird will die soon if it is touched by someone．
C．	Whatever disturbed the nest will never come back．
D．	Some birds will protect their babies when they are in danger．

（2）What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to？　　

A．	Their nest．
B．	Their baby．
C．	Some birds abandoning their nests．
D．	Something touching their young．

（3）The parent birds 　　if we make a new nest for baby birds to take the place of the old one．

A．	will never come back
B．	will worry about their babies
C．	won't mind
D．	will take their babies away

（4）Which of the following shows the structure（结构）of the passage？　　

（①＝Paragraph 1（第一段），②＝Paragraph 2…）

（5）What is the best title of this passage？　　

A．	Bird Truth
B．	Baby Birds
C．	Bird Nests
D．	Bird Smell

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Boys and girls， we have some interesting and fun things for you this term．Have a good time．

English Club

For the seventh﹣grade students

Time；Tuesday afternoon and Friday evening Place：Room 301

Tele：77459312

Math Exam

For the ninth﹣grade students Time：on Monday，March 20 ^th

Place：Room 306

PS：Top 10 will get a surprise

A Talk

For all students

Time：14：30﹣16：30，April 25 ^th

Place：in the school hall

Topic：How to Learn English Well

Singing Competition

For the eighth﹣grade students

Time：on Thursday，May 23 ^rd

Place：in the music room

Tele：58172352

（1）What activity will the school have on May 23 ^rd？　　

A．	A singing competition．
B．	A math exam．
C．	A talk about how to learn English well．
D．	An English speech contest．

（2）Where will Tom，a ninth﹣grade student， probably be at 3：00 p．m． on April 25 ^th？　　

A．	In Room 301．
B．	In Room 306．
C．	In the school hall．
D．	In the music room．

（3）How often do the English club members practice spoken English？　　

A．	Once a week．
B．	Twice a week．
C．	Three times a week．
D．	Four times a week．

（4）How many students will get a surprise after the math exam？　　

A．	4．
B．	10．
C．	20．
D．	306．

（5）Where may you see this notice？　　

A．	In a school．
B．	In a shop．
C．	In a hospital．
D．	In a restaurant．

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It was more than 80 years ago， when an army quietly passed across the Yudu River in Ganzhou ，Jiangxi． They were the Chinese Central Red Army． They decided to start a （1）　　and hand march． It was （2）　　known as the long March．This year is the 83 ^rdyear of the victory of the famous march．Let's learn something about it．

During the long March， the Chinese Central Red Amy passed many places． They （3）　　from Jiangxi， passed through several provinces and finally arrived in Shaanxi． It is said that they （4）　　about 25，000 li（ about 12，500 kilometers） during the Long March．

At school， you may have learned in books that soldiers （5）　　many difficulties． They lived a（6）　　life and fought against the enemies． They crossed Chishuihe for four times，（7）　　many kinds of difficulties， In Sichuan， soldiers spent a hard time creeping（匍匐）across Luding Chain Bridge， which was （8）　　13 iron chains（铁链）， in the middle of gun fire． They also climbed （9）　　the snowy Jianjin Mountain，which was 4，930 meters high． They didn't have enough food to eat，so they often went （10）　　for days． And they didn't have enough （11）　　to stay away from the cold．Many soldiers （12）　　． About 86，000 people took part in the march，（13）　　only about 7， 000 were left when they arrived in Shaanxi．

Today， we can visit the places that they once passed through． This way，we may truly understand the （14）　　of the Long March ： Never be （15）　　of difficulties and never give up hope．

（1）A．short	B．long	C．slow	D．quick
（2）A．finally	B．gradually	C．famously	D．probably
（3）A．returned	B．studied	C．hid	D．started
（4）A．drove	B．flew	C．walked	D．rode
（5）A．looked through	B．went through	C．thought of	D．heard of
（6）A．hard	B．normal	C．boring	D．successful
（7）A．remaining	B．making	C．avoiding	D．facing
（8）A．made up of	B．made into	C．made by	D．made for
（9）A．through	B．over	C．into	D．on
（10）A．hungry	B．thirsty	C．lonely	D．angry
（11）A．energy	B．money	C．matches	D．clothes
（12）A．escaped	B．died	C．cried	D．feared
（13）A．though	B．because	C．so	D．but
（14）A．influence	B．meaning	C．spirit	D．result
（15）A．afraid	B．shy	C．tired	D．proud

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Susan， would you like another cake ？

______．I'm full．（　　）

A．	Yes， please	B．	My pleasure
C．	No， thanks	D．	Not at all

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