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　A pine tree in California was regarded （看作）the oldest tree in the world. People thought 　1　 was nearly 5,000 years old. 　2　　 　they could not be 　3　　 　. Then someone 　4　 the tree down 　5　　 　a chain saw （链式锯）。Kiling the 　6　　 　tree in the world was a 　7　　 　thing to do. But when the tree 　8　　 　down, 　9　　 　knew its 　10　　 　. It was 4,900 　11　　 　.

　How can you 　12　　 　the age of a tree? If you ever 　13　　 　a tree that has just 　14　　 　cut down, take a look at the cut 　15　　 　. You will see rings. There are little rings in the middle. 　16　　 　each ring is a larger one. The ring 　17　　 　the bark （树皮）is the biggest one of 　18　　 　.

　Count these rings. A tree grows one ring each 　19　　 　. A ten-year-old tree has ten rings. A sixty-year-old tree has sixty rings. 　20　　 　rings does a 4,900-year-old tree have?

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)   A． 　　 it	B． this	C． that	D． which	[　　]
(2)   A． 　　 then	B． so	C． and	D． but	[　　]
(3)   A． 　　 there	B． sure	C． here	D． silence	[　　]
(4)   A． 　　 put	B． lay	C． cut	D． cuts	[　　]
(5)   A． 　　 on	B． in	C． with	D． by	[　　]
(6)   A． 　　 old	B． oldest	C． older	D． ancient	[　　]
(7)   A． 　　 silly	B． poor	C． common	D． good	[　　]
(8)   A． 　　 is cut	B． has cut	C． was cut	D． had cut	[　　]
(9)   A． 　　 none	B．nobody	C． someone	D． everyone	[　　]
(10)   A． 　　 time	B． age	C． size	D． weight	[　　]
(11)   A． 　　 old	B． long	C． time	D． age	[　　]
(12)   A． 　　 speak	B． say	C． tell	D． talk	[　　]
(13)   A． 　　 look	B． find	C． see	D． discover	[　　]
(14)   A． 　　 being	B． been	C． to be	D． had	[　　]
(15)   A． 　　 part	B． tree	C． wood	D． piece	[　　]
(16)   A． 　　 On	B． Around	C． In	D． Over	[　　]
(17)   A． 　　 in	B． outside	C． near	D． on	[　　]
(18)   A． 　　 rings	B． tree	C． it	D． all	[　　]
(19)   A． 　　 season	B． year	C． time	D． period（时期）	[　　]
(20)   A． 　　 How many	B． How large	C． How big	D． How much	[　　]

用所给动词的适当形式填空：

The workers were ________ 　　　　　　 (cut) down trees when I left.

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　　The Browns are the Smiths' neighbors (邻居). Mr. Brown's name is John. But when his neighbor talks about him, they call him “Mr. Going-to-do”. Do you know why? Mr. Brown always says he is going to do something, but never (从不) does it. Every Saturday Mr. Brown goes to the Smiths' back door and talks to Mr. Smith“I'm going to clean my house today,”he says, or “I'm going to wash my car tomorrow.” or “The trees in front of (在…前面) my house are too big. I'm going to cut them down (砍倒) next week.”Mr. Smith usually says, “Are you, John?” He knows his neighbor isn't' going to clean his house, or wash his car, or cut down any trees. Then he says, “Well, excuse me, John. I'm going to do some work in the house.” And so he does. Mr. and Mrs. Smith often say to their only child Dick, “Are you going to do something? Then do it. Don't be another‘Mr. Going-to-do'”.

1.Mr. Brown's house is ______ Mr. Smith's.

[　　]

A. far from　　　B. near　　　C. in　　　D. with

2.John talks a lot but does ______.

[　　]

A. something　　　B. anything　　　C. nothing　　　D. everything

3.Mr. Smith ______.

[　　]

A. becomes tired of (厌烦) John's talk.

B. is pleased (高兴的) to talk with John

C. likes listening to John's talks

D. wants his son to be a man like John

4.Mr. Going-to-do ______.

[　　]

A. talks a lot and does a lot

B. always says to do something, but never does it

C. usually needs (需要) help when he is going to do something

D. often talks much before he starts his work

5.Mr. and Mrs. Smith hope (希望) their only son ______.

[　　]

A. is going to be another "Mr. Going-to-do"

B. won't be another "Mr. Going-to-do"

C. will (将；愿) talks a lot

D. will does little

　　The Browns are the Smiths' neighbor. Mr. Brown's name is John. But when his neighbors talk about him, they call him “Mr-Going-to-do” . Do you know why? Mr. Brown always says he is going to do something, but he never does it.

　　Every Sunday, Mr. Brown goes to the Smiths' back door（后门）and talks to Mr. Smith, “I' m going to clean my house today” he says , or “I' m going to wash my car tomorrow” , or “The trees in front of my house are too big. I' m going to cut （砍） them down next week”. Mr. Smith usually says, “Are you, John?” He knows his neighbor is not going to clean his house or wash his car, or cut down any trees. Then he says, “Well , excuse me , John. I' m going to do some work in the house.” And so he does.

　　Mr. and Mrs. Smith often say to their only child Tom, “Are you going to do anything? Then do it! Don't be another”Mr-Going-to-do!.

（1）Mr. Brown's house is ________ Mr. Smith's.

[　　]

A．far　　B．near　　C．in

（2）John talks a lot but does 　　    .

[　　]

A．something　　B．anything　　C．nothing

（3）Mr. Smith ________.

[　　]

A．become tired of （厌烦） John's empty （空的）talks.

B．is pleased（高兴） to talk with John.

C．wants his son to be a man like John.

（4）If you want to do something , you ________ do it.

[　　]

A．must　　B．mustn't　　C．needn't

（5）Mr. “Going-to-do”________.

[　　]

A．talks a lot and does a lot

B．always promises（承诺） to do something but never does it

C．usually needs help when he is going to do something