Basketball players are usually very tall. Because they need to put the ball into the basket. Other sports players may be shorter than them.

Short people often have better balance (平衡) than tall people, so they don't fall over very often. In some sports the players must have good balance. For example, in table tennis, they don't need to have long legs to run fast ！ Some of the fast runners in the world are not very tall. Some people are tall and some are short. Today young people in many countries grow taller than their parents. This is be?cause they eat better than their parents. Good food can help children grow.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

31.    Are all sports players tall?

32.    Is it always better to be short than to be tall?

33.    Are all fast runners very tall?

34.    All other sports players are shorter than basketball players, aren't they?

35.    Why do young people grow taller than their parents?

The sun says he is stronger than the wind. The wind says he is stronger than the sun.

A man is walking down the street with a hat and coat on.

The sun says, "Let's see who can make the man take off his hat and coat. If you can do that, you are stronger than me.，，

Now the wind begins to blow (吹).But the harder he blows, the tighter(更紧地）the man holds his hat and coat. The wind can't make the man take off his hat and coat.

Now the sun tries. He shines brightly. Soon the man takes off his hat. Then the sun shines more brightly, and the man takes off his coat.

So the wind says, "That's all. You are stronger than me 

根据短文内容，判断正（T)误（F)。

(       )26.   The wind is stronger than the sun.

(       )27.  The wind can make the man take off his hat and coat.

(       )28.  The harder the wind blows, the tighter the man holds his hat and coat.

(       )29.   The sun begins to shine brightly. Soon the man takes off his hat. 

(       )30.   The sun and the wind can't make the man take off his hat and coat. 

I'm Molly. My best friend is Annie. When I was a little girl at a summer camp , a girl came up to
me and wanted to play  16  me. "Be my best friend?" she asked and gave me her 17 So Annie and I knew each other and became 18 . A few weeks later, I went to find Annie  19  I wanted to share my chocolate with her. Annie  20  chocolate! When I went near the group, I  21  Annie ask another girl, "Be my best friend?" And the girl answered, "Really? I thought you were Molly's best friend！" Annie said, "Yeah, but today I want a(n)
22  friend. ，， I tried not to 23 . I ran to the river, threw away the  24  and cried loudly. Just then I felt a hand on my shoulder(肩膀).It was Annie, "Don't cry! I just wanted to help the  25 girl.   Hearing that, I gave her my hand.
(       )16.  A.  in    B. with C.  at  D. on

(       )17.   A.   arm    B. leg C.  hand      D. foot

(       )18.  A.  classmates   B. brothers C.  cousins      D. friends

(      )19.  A.  if   B. so C.   but      D. because

(       )20.  A.  loved   B. made C.  sold    D. had

(       )21.  A.  see   B. heard C.   watched   D. helped

(       )22.   A. new B.    different C.  active   D.  healthy

(       )23.  A.  dream     B. cry C.  forget   D.  laugh

(       )24.  A.  photo  B.    postcard C.  letter   D.  chocolate

(       )25.  A. lazy 13.   smart C.  shy     D.  clever

5.Henry has been in China for two yesrs,and now he has been used to ______(eat) Chinese food.

4.The boys used _________(play) soccer on the weekend,didin't they?

3.How tall you are! ________you ________(use) to be short?

2.I used _______(be) a student.Now I'm a doctor.

1.Mary used ________(send) e-mails to Kate,but she doesn't now.

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　　“Everything happens for the best,”my mother said whenever I faced disappointment.“Don’t worry, one day your luck will change．”

　　I found Mom was right  after I finished my college education．I had decided to try for a job in radio.I wanted to host a sports programme one day．I went to Chicago and knocked at the door of every station．But I got turned down every time．

　　At one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t enough experience．“Get some work with a small station and work your way up,”she said．

　　I went back home．I couldn’t get a job there, either．Then my dad said a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him．But again, I didn’t get the job．

　　I felt really down．“Your luck will change,”Mom said to me．I tried another radio station in Iowa．But the owner told me he had already had someone．As I left his office, I asked,“How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员)if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

　　I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call．“What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?”He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded．

　　On my way home, Mom’s words came back to me,“One day your luck will change, Son．And when it happens, it’ll feel doubly(加倍的)good because of all the hard work you’ve done．”At that moment I knew what she ment．

(1)What did the writer want to be when he finished his college eduction？

A．A sports star

B．A store owner

C．A sports announcer

D．A businessman

(2)Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago?

A．because he wasn't interested in the job.

B．Because he didn’t get a high education.

C．Because he didn’t work in a small station.

D．Because he didn’t have enough experience.

(3)What does the underlined word "down" mean in Paragraph 5?

A．Angry

B.Sad

C．Sick

D．Surprised

(4)Which of the following is TRUE according to the last three paragraphs?

A.The writer's question made the owner angry.

B.The writer knew little about football.

C.The writer finally got the job in radio in Iowa.

D.The writer didn't understand what his mom sad.

(5)What’s the best title of this passage?

A．Lucky to Find a Good Job.

B．Everything Happens For The Best.

C．No One Is Always Lucky.

D．It Is Difficult To Find A Job In Radio.

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“It’s raining cats and dogs!”Grandpa shouted.

   Little Richie came running to the window. He wanted to see the __1__falling from the sky. He looked out of the window, but is was __2__that there were no cats or dogs. He only saw small pools of water on the ground.

  “Man, it’s really coming down out there!” Uncle Bob agreed__3_he looked out of the window, too. Richie scratched his head(挠头). What was coming down? First they talked about cats and dogs that __4__ be seen. Now someone said it “it”. What was going on with these __5__?

  “Wow!” Aunt Susie shouted as she looked out of the window. “It’s raining really hard.”

Richie__6__his aunt. “It is raining hard,” he agreed, “but __7__are the cats and dogs?”

   Grandpa laughed. “Richie, that just__8__it’s raining really hard.”

  “So why didn’t you just say that?” Richie __9__. It was irritating (恼人的) when people like they were not speaking English at all.

“We did. You just didn’t understand these__10__.” Richie’s cousin said with a big smile.

  “Well, now I do.” Richie said.

1. A. tigers and lions B. pigs and sheep C. cats and dogs D. chickens and ducks

2. A. important B. possible C. necessary D. strange

3. A. unless B. after C. till D. though

4. A. couldn’t B. shouldn’t C. needn’t D. mustn’t

5. A. days B. animals C. ideas D. people

6. A. shouted at B. looked at C. laughed at D. pointed at

7. A. what B. how C. where D. who

8. A. explains B. proves C. means D. shows

9. A. ordered B. thought C. repeated D. asked

10. A. saying B. questions C. objects D. stories