An elephant and a crocodile were once standing beside river． They were disputing which was the better animal．
"Look at my strength， "said the elephant． "I can pull up a tree， roots and all， with my trunk．"
"Ah! But your skin is not nearly so thick as mine， "replied the crocodile． "No knife or tooth can cut through it．"
Just as they were coming to blows， a lion happened to pass．
"My dear friends !" said the King of all animals， going up to them． "Let me know the cause of your disagreement．"
"Will you kindly tell us which is the better animal？ "cried both at once．
"Certainly， "said the lion， pointing across the river． "Do you see the soldiers metal hat on that wall？"
"Yes! "replied the beasts．
"Well， then， "continued the lion， " go and get it， and bring it to me， and I shall be able then to decide between you．"
Upon hearing this， off they started．The crocodile， being used to the water， reached the opposite side of the river first， and was soon standing beside the wall．
Here he waited till the elephant came up． The elephant， seeing that the crocodile had no way of reaching their goal， raised his long trunk， and took down the hat quite easily．
They then made their way together back again across the river． The elephant was trying to keep up with the fast﹣moving crocodile in the water and became careless． When he was forced to turn sharply to avoid a floating tree branch， the elephant dropped the hat and it fell to the river bottom． The crocodile noticed the accident， so down he dived， and brought it up in his huge mouth． They then returned， and the crocodile laid the metal hat at the lion's feet． The King took it up， and turning to the elephant， said："You， because of your size and trunk， were able to reach the hat on the wall but， having lost it，you were unable to get it back． And you， said the lion to the crocodile， "although unable to reach the hat， were able to dive for it and save it． You are both wise and able in your own ways． One is no better than the other．"
（1）The underlined word"disputing"in Paragraph 1 means ．
A． playing
B． quarrelling
C． complaining
D． deciding
（2）What did the crocodile think was best about himself？
A． His big mouth
B． His strong skin
C． His swimming skill
D． His dangerous teeth
（3）How did the lion deal with the animals disagreement？
A． He ordered them to fight．
B． He made a quick decision．
C． He suggested a competition
D． He asked them to describe themselves
（4）What caused the elephant to drop the hat？
A． The hat got wet in the river．
B． He hit a floating tree．
C． He was trying to swim too fast
D． He wanted to fight the crocodile
（5）How were the elephant and the crocodile able to complete their task？
A． By working together
B． planning carefully
C． By sharing their ideas
D． By listening to the lion
Learning Computers This twelve﹣hour course is for people who need to learn about computers． You will learn what computers are， what they can and can't do and how to use them． Course fee （费用）： ﹩ 75 Jan． 4，7，11，14，18，21 Wed． &Sat． 9：00﹣11：00 a．m． Zhang Hua is a teacher from Beijing University．He has over twenty years of experience in the computer field． |
Painting This course is for those who want to learn to paint． You are tested first and then you can choose to learn one of three different painting skills． Each program lasts（持续）20 hours． Bring your own paper． Course fee： ﹩ 125 Two hours each evening for two weeks． New classes begin every two weeks． This course is taught by a number of professional teachers． |
Language Study Have you ever tried to improve your English？ Do you want to learn English well？ This three﹣month course will help you make it． Come and join us． Course fee： ﹩ 130． Mon． &Wed． 2：00﹣5：00 p．m． All the teachers are from English﹣speaking countries． |
阅读广告，从各题所给的选项中，选择最佳选项．
（1）If you choose the Learning Computers course， you'll have classes ．
A． from Monday to Friday
B． on Wednesday and Saturday
C． on January 4，7，12，15
D． in the afternoon every day
（2）From the ads we know that Zhang Hua ．
A． is a teacher from Beijing University
B． has no experience in the computer field
C． can teach you English well
D． comes from an English﹣speaking country
（3）If you choose the Painting course， you ．
A． should have a test first
B． needn't bring your own paper
C． can't taught by professional teachers
D． should pay ﹩ 75
（4）Mr．Black works in the day and only has time in the evening， he can only choose the course．
A． Learning Computers
B． Painting
C． Language Study
D． None of the above
（5）The Language Study course will last ．
A． twelve hours
B． two weeks
C． three months
D． three years
BIPC would like to invite beekeepers to the
World Bee Day Activities
9：00 am﹣ 4：00 pm， Sunday， May 20th 2018
Landhill Hall， Cornwall
Bees are now in danger and its number is going down every year largely because of human activity， while a third of the world's food production depends on this yellow and black insect（昆虫） and other pollinators（传授花粉者）．
May 20th this year is the first World Bee Day． It was created last year by the UN， after Slovenia put forward the idea， to draw people's attention to the important role of bees and other pollinators in keeping the planet healthy．
A day for all those who are interested in learning to improve the quality（质量） of their bees! A day also for those who want to know more about bee keeping!
Bring your family with you and have fun! Let's celebrate everything connected with bees and the coming of spring!
Activities for the whole family：
talks on bees/bee products for sale/wax（蜡） & candle﹣making lessons
Bee Communication：
Dr Gavin Ramsay will explain the dances of bees， telling you about what smart behaviors bees have．
Cleaning beeswax & candle﹣making： Classes will be given by Kate Black．
Cafe： Lunch and tea/coffee/cakes are available at the cafe．
These activities are held by BIPC， the Bee Improvement Program for Cornwall．
Tickets are 8 for members of BIPC and 10 for non﹣members． Half price for a child．
All the money will go to the City Bee Protection Project．
Book your place by emailing bengreen@hotmail．com
（1）The danger that bees are facing is caused by ．
A． beekeepers
B． food production
C． human activity
D． other pollinators
（2）The World Bee Day was created ．
A． to advise people to keep healthy
B． to help beekeepers sell more bee products
C． to celebrate the coming of spring
D． to make people know the importance of bees
（3）During the activities， you can learn all the following EXCEPT ．
A． to make a candle
B． to improve the quality of bees
C． to make tea and coffee
D． to understand the dances of bees
（4）Bill， a member of BIPC， and his 5﹣year﹣old son will pay for tickets to the activities．
A． 10 dollars
B． 12 dollars
C． l6 dollars
D． l8 dollars
（5）The money from the sales of tickets ．
A． will be used to protect bees
B． will make BIPC very rich
C． will be given to beekeepers
D． will be spent on the celebrations
Book Sale Do you like reading？We have all kinds of books at very good price．We have Robinson Crusoe for¥9．We have Ham Let for¥6 and A Child's Geography of the world for¥18． Come to Xinhua Bookstore and see for yourself． |
Sunshine Sports Club For students from 12 to 16 years old Every Saturday and Sunday 6：00p．m．﹣9：00p．m． Sunshine Gym Just 40 pounds a month Basketball，tennis，badminton and volleyball London Street 26 87521628 |
Student Volunteers Wanted We need two volunteers． Do you love animals？Come to the animal hospital every Saturday morning，and you can get on with the lovely animals． Are you a book lover？Are you responsible for your work？If your answer is"Yes"，you can work as a volunteer at the library every Friday afternoon． Come to the Students'Union for more information． |
Job Registration（登记）Form Company：Medifast Job：A driver Working Hours：30 hours per week，including some weekends Requitements：To be experienced，friendly． healthy and have a good driving record Pay：﹩12 an hour Starting Date：July 1st Contact：765﹣2546 |
Choose the best choice from A、B or C according to what you read．
66．Mario wants to be a volunteer，but he has a piano lesson in the morning on weekends．Which work can he choose？
A．To be a volunteer at the library．
B．To be a volunteer at the animal hospital．
C．Both of them．
67．How many kinds of books can Ann buy at most if she has¥18？
A．One
B．Two
C．Three
68．How much money does the company pay the driver every week？
A．﹩12
B．﹩360
C．﹩84
69．You can in Sunshine Sports Club．
A．play badminton and volleyball
B．swim and play tennis
C．play basketball and football
70．Where can you go to get further information if you want to be a volunteer？
A．The animal hospital
B．The library
C．The Students'Union．
Many people know that rubbish is a big problem on planet Earth． What many people don't know is that junk（垃圾）has become a problem in outer space too．
According to BBC News， there are more than 22， 000 pieces of space junk floating around the earth． And these are just the things that we can see from the surface of the earth by telescopes （望远镜）． There are also millions of smaller pieces of junk that we can't see．
Objects， like bits of old space rockets or satellites， move around the planet at very high speeds，so fast that even a very small piece can break important satellites or become dangerous to astronauts． If the tiniest piece of junk crashed into a spaceship， it could damage the vehicle．
To make things worse， when two objects in space crash， they break into many smaller pieces． For example， when a U．S． satellite hit an old Russian rocket in 2009， it broke into more than 2，000 pieces， increasing the amount of space junk．
To reduce additional space junk， countries have agreed that all new space tools can only stay in space for 25 years at most． Each tool must be built to fall safely into the earth's atmosphere after that time． In the upper parts of the atmosphere， it will burn up．
Many scientists also suggesting different ways to clean up space junk． In England scientists are testing a metal net that can be fired into space junk． The net catches the junk and then pulls it into the earth's atmosphere to burn up． The Germans are building robots that can collect pieces of space junk and bring them back to Earth to be safely destroyed．
The problem is becoming more challenging because we're sending more objects into space to help people use their mobile phones and computers，" says Marco Castronuovo， an Italian space Researcher．
"The time to act is now． The longer we leave the problem， the bigger it will become，" he says．
（1）What does the underlined word "these" in Paragraph 2 refer to ？
A． Telescopes．
B． Satellites．
C． Pieces of space junk．
D． BBC news reports．
（2）Why is space junk considered a problem ？
A． It burns up after it re﹣enters the atmosphere．
B． It often stops the view of telescopes on Earth．
C． It could force new space tools to travel at slower speeds．
D． It may crash into other space tools causing damage or death．
（3）Countries want future space tools to be able to fall back into the earth's atmosphere so that ．
A． the tools can be reused later
B． the tools don't become space junk
C． the earth's atmosphere can stay clean
D． the effects of space flight can be studied
（4）How do the Germans plan to deal with space junk ？
A． Catch it with nets．
B． Use robots to collect it．
C． Burn it in the earth's atmosphere．
D． Send it further away from the earth．
（5）In which section of the newspaper would you probably read this article ？
A． Environment．
B． Local News．
C． Education．
D． Fashion．
C
The government in China plans to end its one﹣child policy （政策） and let families have two children instead．The plan was meant to balance （平衡） population development and stop a falling birth rate （出生率）．
China started the one﹣child policy in the 1980s．But the government allowed only a small number of couples to have two children．For example，some families in the countryside could have two children，if the first﹣born child is a girl．In 2013，the Chinese government gave other couples a chance to have two children if one of them was an only child．
Jiang Quanbao，a population expert，explained how Chinese families react to the newest policy．"Lots of young people in the cities are no longer interested in having a second child，"he said．
At the end of 2014，China had a population of 1.37billion people．But the labor market population will drop in 35years．That is to say，the country will be in great need of labor by the year 2050．With the"two children"policy，an increase in births can solve this problem．
66．Why does the government plan to end the one﹣child policy？
A．Because we need a larger population．
B．Because millions of people have jobs．
C．Because most families want to have a second child．
D．Because a falling birth rate must be stopped．
67．How do most young people in the cities react to the"two children"policy？
A．They support the policy．B．They don't think it is good．
C．They're very interested．D．They're not interested．
68．When will our country be seriously short of labor if the one﹣child policy continues？
A．In 2025．B．In 2035．C．In 2050．D．In 2070．
69．What's the correct time order of the following events？
①．The"two children"policy was announced．
②．China had a population of 1.37billion people．
③．Some families in the countryside could have two children．
④．Families could have two children if one parent was an only child．
A．③④②①B．②①④③C．④③②①D．③①④②
70．What may happen after we have the"two children"policy？
A．There will be more old people．
B．The labor market population will drop．
C．Almost every family will have a second child．
D．The population development will be balanced．
International Poetry Competition World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21st March．Its purpose is to improve people's ability to read，write，and teach poems all over the world． This year，the International Poetry Centre is holding a poetry competition to celebrate the festival!The competition is open to all the poets（诗人）aged 18and over from all over the world，and they will be divided into two groups： Open Group （open to all the poets aged 18 and over）ESL Group （open to all the poets aged 18 and over who can write in English as a Second Language） The winners of each group will receive￡1000． RULES： All the poems must be unpublished （未出版的） works． Poems will not be returned，so please keep a copy． The poem（s） must be in English and created by the poet himself/herself． Poems can be written on any proper subject．No subject on violence（暴力） or drugs． The competition begins on 3rd March，2017and ends on 28th August，2017． To enter the competition，please visit the Centre Shop to pay￡5 for each poem．Once the payment is made，please email the poem（s） to poetrycomp@center．uk．Remember to mark Open or ESL in the top right﹣hand corner of the document（文档） to show which group to enter before emailing your poem（s）． Questions about the competition can be emailed to poetrycomp@center．uk． |
（1）The World Poetry Day is on ．
A．March 28th
B．March 3rd
C．March 21st
D．August 28th
（2）The purpose of the World Poetry Day is ．
A．to encourage the British to write poems
B．to teach children how to read and write poems
C．to raise money for the poets from all over the world
D．to help people to read，write and teach poems better
（3）The rules for the competition include the following EXCEPT ．
A．that poets can write poems in any language
B．that poets must use their unpublished poems
C．that poems can't be taken back after the competition
D．that poems can't be written on the subject of violence or drugs．
（4）Poets can get￡1000 if ．
A．they win in the group
B．their poems are published
C．they enter the competition
D．their poems are written by themselves
（5）Which is the correct order for poets to enter the competition？
①Pay￡5 for each poem．
②Visit the Centre Shop．
③Email their poem（s） to poetrycomp@center．uk．
④Mark Open or ESL in the top right﹣hand corner of their document．
A．①②③④
B．②①③④
C．②①④③
D．③④②①
One Friday night，a poor young man stood at the train station．He played his violin and many people put money into the hat in front of him．
The next day，the young man came to the station again，But this time he took out a large piece of paper with some words on it．It said，"Last night a lady named Mrs．Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake．Please come for it．"
After about an hour，a middle﹣aged woman ran to the young man in a hurry and said，"You do come here．I know that you're an honest man and will sure come here．"They had a talk and the young man made sure she was the owner．Then he took out a lottery ticket （彩票）and gave it to ticket past the young man，she was very happy．The prize of the lottery ticket was 500000．When she walked past the young man，she took out 50 and put it in the hat．However，the lottery ticket was also thrown in．
Later，someone asked the young man，"You play the violin every day to make money．Why don't you just take the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself？"The young man said，"Although I don't have much money．I live happily．But if I lose honesty．I won't be happy forever．"
57．How did the young man make money？
A．By selling train tickets
B．By playing the violin
C．By collecting lottery tickets
D．By buying lottery tickets
58．What did the young man put on the ground the next day？
A．A violin
B．A hat
C．A lottery ticket
D．A piece of paper with some words on it．
59．What happened to the lottery ticket？
A．It was returned by the woman
B．It was sent to one of their friends
C．It was given to the young man by mistake
D．It was lost by the woman's husband．
60．We can learn from the story that the young man ．
A．had much money
B．knew the woman's husband
C．took the prize of the lottery
D．thought honesty was more important than money．
Libraries |
Public libraries Most towns in Britain have a public library．A library usually has a large selection of books and other resources，which library me mbers can use and borrow for free． |
Britain's First Public Library The first public library in Britain opened in Manchester in1852．It's first librarian was a man called Edward Edwards，Edwards attended the library's opening ceremony and two famous writers called Charles Dickens and William Thackeray were there too． |
How to Join aLibrary To join a library，go to your local library and fill in a form．you'll receive a library card which is needed when using library services． |
Mobile Libraries Not everyone can get a library．Some people live far away from towns and cities．Other people find it difficult to go out because they have an illness or a disability．Thanks to mobile libraries，these people can still borrow books． Unlike most libraries，which store books in buildings，mobile libraries usually keep their books in a mini﹣bus．The back of the mini﹣bus has shelves for the books，and it is big enough for borrowers to step inside and look around．A driver takes the mini﹣bus to a certain place at a certain time，so people know when to expect it． They can then return their books and borrow some more． |
All Aboard the Library A school in London didn't have space for a library inside the building．However，everybody agreed that it was still important to have a school library．So the head of the school，Graham Blake decided to park an old bus on the school car park and changed it into a library．Pupils helped to paint the bus，and after eight months，the new library was ready． |
（1）Who was the first librarian of the first public library in Britain？
A．Charles Dickens．
B．William Thackeray．
C．Edward Edwards．
D．Graham Blake．
（2）Who can use public library services？
A．CD or DVD sellers．
B．Anyone living in Britain．
C．A person with a library card．
D．Newspaper or book writers．
（3）What is special about the mobile library？
A．Keeping books in buildings．
B．Returning books to readers．
C．Offering special services to pupils．
D．Going to a certain place at a certain time．
（4）Why did the school in London build its library on an old bus？
A．Because parents offered the school an old bus．
B．Because pupils thought it was fun to read on a bus．
C．Because the school didn't have enough money to buy books．
D．Because the school didn't have enough space inside the building．
（5）What can we learn from the passage？
A．Schools in London like mobile libraries．
B．Public library services in the UK are free．
C．People living far away can't use libraries．
D．Many famous British writers lived in Manchester．
A
Problems |
Causes |
Advice |
Feel stressed |
Too much homework．Don't have enough time for their hobbies． |
Make a plan for study and hobbies．Find time to relax． |
Get short sighted （近视） |
Too much homework．Bad study habits． |
Do homework or read in a correct way． |
Fight with each other |
Don't know how to get on well with classmates． |
Make more friends and understand each other． |
Don't like to study |
Play computer games too much． |
Play computer games just for a short time． |
Get fat |
Have more pocket money to buy snacks．Don't like to do exercise． |
Use your pocket money to do something meaningful．Do exercise every day． |
56．How many main problems are there in the survey？
A．Six．B．Five．C．Four．D．Three．
57．What problems are caused by too much homework？
A．Get fat．B．Fight with each other．
C．Feel stressed and get short sighted．D．Don't like to study．
58．If Simon is feeling stressed，he should ．
A．do much more homeworkB．make a plan for study and hobbies
C．buy some snacksD．ask for more pocket money
59．Peter doesn't like to study．Maybe he ．
A．plays too many computer gamesB．has no pocket money
C．gets fatter and fatterD．has lots of pocket money
60． is a good way for students to stop fights．
A．Doing less homework B．Playing computer games
C．Buying more booksD．Learning how to make friends．
High﹣speed train， Alipay （支付宝）， shared bikes and online payment are seen as the new Four Great Achievements of China by young foreigners， according to a video survey by the Silk Road Research Institute of Beijing Foreign Studies University． In the video， young people from 20 countries along Belt and Road Routes （一带一路） were asked to name great inventions that had influenced their lives in China． The following is what they said from 4 young people of them．
Justin： I'm from Romania． China is really a great country and its high﹣speed railways are very fast， convenient and tidy． It takes me only about 6 hours from Beijing to Shanghai by train． It saves a lot of time and it's cheaper than airplane． I wish we would have high﹣speed railways in our country someday．
Yala： I'm from Nepal． I always go out by bike． Bicycle﹣sharing system allows people to borrow a bike from point "A" and return it at point "B"． It's not only cheap but also a low﹣carbon and healthy way of life． I like it very much．
Archana： My life in Beijing is quite different from that in India． Here in China， I seldom take money with me when I go out． I can pay for almost everything by Zhi Fu Bao． Oh， it's amazing． However， in India， if you don't take wallet with you， you'll be in a tough spot ．
Bond： You can find many wonderful things that we don't have in Thailand． We don't have Alipay or other online payment Apps with which I can go shopping without stepping out of the doors． If only I could bring them back to my country!
（1）What does Justin think of the high﹣speed railways in China according to his words？
| A． |
Fast and tidy． |
| B． |
Convenient and wonderful． |
| C． |
Cheap and amazing． |
| D． |
Amazing and fast． |
（2）What do "A" and "B'' refer to （指） in Yala's words？
| A． |
Two bikes． |
| B． |
Two riders． |
| C． |
Two places． |
| D． |
Two letters． |
（3）What does the underlined phrase "be in a tough spot" mean？
| A． |
Get into trouble． |
| B． |
Lose your way． |
| C． |
Stay in silence． |
| D． |
Be in a place． |
（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
| A． |
Bicycle﹣sharing system provides bikes for free． |
| B． |
There re no high﹣speed railways in Rom now． |
| C． |
Zhi Fu Bao is the only way of paying for things． |
| D． |
People from Thailand can go shopping without stepping out of the doors． |
（5）What conclusion （结论） can we draw about the new Four Great Achievements？
| A． |
They were created by young foreign people． |
| B． |
They are the products only to be welcomed in foreign countries． |
| C． |
They were brought to the countries along Belt and Road Routes． |
| D． |
They are the signs that China is improving rapidly |
Story 1
Julia said to Sam， "I will either ask you ten easy questions or one．really difficult question． Think well before you choose． If you behave well， I'll give you a candy．" Sam thought for a while and said， "My choice is one really difficult question．" "Now tell me this： ‘What comes first， Day or Night？，" Sam said with a smile， "It's Day， mom．"
"Why？" Julia asked．
"Sorry， you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND difficult question!'
Story 2
Steve entered a doctor's room． He looked very unhappy．
"Doctor，" he said， "you must help me． I swallowed（吞）a cent a month ago．"
"Oh， my god!" said the doctor． "Why have you waited so long？ Why didn't you come to me on the day you swallowed it？"
"To tell you the truth， Doctor，" Steve replied， ‘‘I didn't need the money so badly then．"
Story 3
In a cinema during a performance Linda gets up， makes her way along the row of seats and goes out into the restroom．
A few minutes later she returns and asks the man sitting at the heading of the row，"Excuse me， was it your foot I stepped（踩）on when I was going out a moment ago？"
"Yes， but it doesn't matter． It didn't hurt at all．"
"Oh， no， it isn't that． I only want to make sure that this is my row．"
（1）What's the relationship between Julia and Sam？
A． Classmates．
B． Friends．
C． Sister and brother．
D． Mother and son．
（2）How long has the cent stayed in Steve's stomach？
A． For one day．
B． For one week．
C． For one month．
D． For one year．
（3）Linda asked the man the question in order to ．
A． say "sorry" to him
B． say "hello" to him
C． say "goodbye" to him
D． make sure that it was her row
Wang Yani was born in 1975．Even as a baby she loved to draw．Her father was an artist．Yani wanted to be like him．So she tried to stand like her father as he painted，which made him laugh．
One day，Yani painted lines on her father's painting．He got angry．At that time she was only two and a half years old．She cried and said，"I want to paint like you!"Her father looked at her without saying anything．He clearly remembered his childhood．He also wanted to draw and paint．But his parents didn't understand．They just got angry．He didn't want to see the same thing happen to his daughter．So he decided to help her．
With her father's help，Yani soon made progress．Her lines became flowers，trees，and animals．Her father took her to parks and zoos to get ideas for her painting．By the end of six．Yani had made over 4000works．Her paintings were very special．People loved her works．When she was eight，one of her paintings was made into a Chinese stamp．
Yani became famous when she was young．Her works were shown in different countries in Asia，Europe and North America，but her parents never sold her paintings．She is well﹣known to the world，and art is still a great joy in her life．
49．How old is Wang Yani now？She is
A.40
B.41
C.43
D.44
50．In order to get ideas for Yani's paintings，her father ．
A．took her to parks and zoos
B．took her to her grandparents
C．took her to Asia and Europe
D．took her to North America
51．How was one of Yani's paintings dealt with when she was eight years old？
A．It was sold．
B．It was stolen
C．It was made into a Chinese stamp
D．It was shown in different countries
52．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A．Yani had made over 4000 works when she was two and a half years old．
B．Yani's parents sold her paintings to different countries in Asia，Europe and North America．
C．Yani could paint well without her father's help when she was a child．
D．Yani's grandparents wasn't happy when they found Yani's father wanted to draw and paint．
I'm David．Long ago I came to the city near my hometown to find a job．I met all kinds of
difficulties and I used up all my money soon．
It was dark outside one day．I got on a bus quietly．Suddenly，a passenger cries in a loud voice，
﹣Someone has stolen my money!I felt nervous，because his money was in my hand．Some people suggested the driver drive the bus to the police station，but some were against it because they were in a hurry to go back home．The whole bus was very noisy．The driver then stopped the bus by the roadside and turned on the lights．At that time，one passenger said，﹣Turn off the lights and give the thief （小偷） a chance to take out the money．‖Then the bus got dark．When I was still thinking about whether to take out the money or not，the lights were turned off again．I became even more nervous．The lights were turned on again but they got the same result．Then the passengers fell into an open discussion．Later，someone said﹣give him the last chance!‖I felt awakened （醒悟的） and took out all the money when the lights were turned off again．
For many years I have been grateful to those who gave me three chances．When the first and second chances come，you may not be prepared well or don't have enough courage to act．When the third chance comes，you should know clearly what you should do．
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54．When did the story happen？
A．In the morning．
B．At noon．
C．In the afternoon．
D．In the evening
55．The driver stopped the bus because ．
A．someone wanted to get off the bus
B．someone lost money on the bus
C．there was something wrong with the bus
D．there was an accident in front of the bus
56．What did David do when the lights were turned off for the third time？
A．He cried．
B．He still felt nervous．
C．He took out all the money．
D．He got off the bus and ran away．
57．What can we learn about David？
A．He thanked the driver for his help．
B．He found a job in his hometown．
C．He took the third chance to correct （改正） his mistake．
D．The driver sent him to the police station at last．
We often hear stories of animals rescuing people．But now someone has managed to return the favor．
The event took place one snowy January morning．Thomas Smith was walking his dog，Jack，in the park．"As I was walking，I just saw Jack running onto the ice towards the ducks in the middle，and then he fell into the water and couldn't climb out，"said Smith．He realized he had no choice but to try and save his dog．"someone else told me the lake was only one﹣meter deep，but it was at least twice that．I had to break my way through the 6﹣cm ice．Finally，I got Jack by the neck，and pulled him out．I don't think I have ever felt so cold by the time we got back to dry land．And when we got there，everyone was asking if Jack was okay﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣no one was particularly worried，about me!"
A neighbor，Julie Brown，saw it all happen．"The dog went onto an icy lake．All of a sudden，it started to go under．There were crowds of people around，and they were all shouting and screaming．Before I knew it，the owner Smith was in the water forcing his way through the ice．I can't begin to imagine how cold it was．Everyone was very nervous，but he was as cool as a cucumber﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣he just crawled back out，put the dog on its lead，and went home．"
Many regard him as a hero，but Mr．Smith is quite laid﹣back about it．"Most dog owners are the same as me．They would do what I did without a second thought．But in the future，I'm going to make sure he's on lead near any ice ponds，Pets are members of our family．Would you do the same for them？
26．What happened on a cold January morning
A．Mr．Smith met Jack in the park．
B．Mr．Smith ran after Jack on the ice．
C．Jack fell from the ice into the water．
D．Jack played with the ducks in the water．
27．How did Mr．Smith save Jack？
A．He asked a neighbor for help．
B．He broke the ice and shouted to Jack．
C．He got Jack by the leg and pulled him out．
D．He pulled Jack out of the icy water by the neck．
28．The underlined phrases"as cool as a cucumber"in Paragraph 3 means" "
A．relaxed
B．proud
C．shy
D．brave
29．In the last paragraph，the writer asks a question to ．
A．suggest keeping pets for fun．
B．remind people to put their dogs on the leads．
C．encourage people to take good care of their pets．
D．advise people not to leave their dog near icy pounds．
30．What is the best title of the passage
A．A Man's Pet Dog
B．A Dog's Best Friend
C．The Danger on the Icy Lake
D．Suggestions for Pets'Owners．
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