A thirsty bee went to a river to drink. As it was drinking, the bee was ? ? away by the running water.

A kind bird saw that the bee was in ? ? . It picked ? ? off a tree and threw ? ? into the water in front of the bee. The bee climbed ? ? the leaf, and it was brought ? ? to the land. The bee thanked the bird a lot and then ? ? .

Not ? ? that, the bird was sitting ? ? the branch of a tree. It did not know that a man was shooting at it. But the bee saw ? ? the man was doing. So it flew into the man’s ? ? and stung(刺) him. The ? ? in the man’s eye was so great that he was not able to ? ? the bird, and the bird flew away.

? ，the bee, ? ? life had been saved by the bird, was able to save the life of the bird.

1.A. flying????????????? ????????????? B. brought????????????? C. flowing????????????? D. carried

2.A. trouble????????????? ????????????? B. a trouble????????????? C. danger????????????? ????????????? D. dangerous

3.A. a leaf ????????????? ????????????? B. leaves? ????????????? C. leaf?? ????????????? D. the leaf

4.A. them??? ?? B. one? ????????????? ????????????? C. it????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. this

5.A. onto???? ????????????? B. on??? ????????????? C. to????? ????????????? D. at

6.A. safety? ????????????? ????????????? B. safe?? ????????????? C. saved?? ????????????? D. safely

7.A. climbed awayB. ran away????????????? C. flew away????????????? D. got away

8.A. long before ????????????? B. before long????????????? C. after long????????????? D. long after

9.A. in????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. on????????????? ????????????? C. at????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. by

10.A. that?? ????????????? ????????????? B. what?? ????????????? C. which?? ????????????? D. when

11.A. eye?? ????????????? ????????????? B. nose? ????????????? C. mouth ????????????? D. ear

12.A. pain ????????????? ????????????? B. bee ????????????? ????????????? C. bird????????????? ????????????? D. earache

13.A. shoot ????????????? ????????????? B. shoot at????????????? C. shoot to????????????? D. shoot on

14.A. In the way ????????????? B. On the way????????????? C. In a way????????????? D. In this way

15.A. her????????????? ????????????? ??? B. the????????????? ????????????? C. whose????????????? ????????????? D. its

Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising there are many expressions about cats. Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you.

Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If someone looks very proud or satisfied(满意) with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.

Sometimes，a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when reaches for it.

A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner. The saying that looks like something the cat dragged in describes something in bad condition.

A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.

There are many other expressions about cats in America. How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be?

1.Americans like ______ best as pets.

A．dogs             B．pigs              C．cats              D．mice

2.The canary is a kind of ______.

A．dog              B．cat               C．bird              D．fish

3.If you have much money, we can call you ______.

A．a fat cat           B．a happy cat        C．a thin cat          D．a sad cat

4.If someone always thinks highly of himself. We can say ______.

A．he plays cat and mouse with someone

B．he looks like the cat that ate the canary

C．he is a lazy cat

D．he has dragged in something

5.The passage introduces us ______ expressions about cat.

A．one              B．two              C．three             D．four

Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising there are many expressions about cats. Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you.

Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.

Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when reaches for it.

A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner. The saying that looks like something the cat dragged in describes something in bad condition.

A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.

    There are many other expressions about cats in America. How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be?

1.Americans like ________ best as pets.

    A. dogs             B. pigs         C. cats         D. mice

2.The canary is a kind of ________.

    A. dog              B. cat          C. bird         D. fish

3. If you have much money, we can call you ________.

A. a fat cat            B. a happy cat      C. a thin cat       D. a sad cat

4.If someone always thinks highly of himself, we can say _________.

    A. he plays cat and mouse with someone

    B. he looks like the cat that ate the canary

    C. he is a lazy cat

    D. he has dragged in something

5.The passage introduces us ________ expressions about cat.

    A. one              B. two          C. three            D. four

Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch ( 横杆 ) in the middle of the store, so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud of it and asked a high price for it.  

One day a man went into the store. “ That’s a beautiful bird,” he said to the owner, “ But why is it so expensive? Is it an unusual bird?”

 “ No, it’s not very unusual. It’s expensive because it can talk.” the pet store owner said.

“ I see. How can I make it talk?” the man asked.

The owner asked him, “ Do you see those strings ( 细绳 ) tied to each of the bird’s legs?

“ Yes,” the man answered.

 “ Well, you pull those strings,” the pet store owner told him. That will make the parrot talk.”

The man asked, “ Do you mind if I try?”

 “ Not at all,” the owner said.

The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said, “ Good morning.”

The man pulled the string on the parrot’s right leg. This time the parrot said, “ How are you today?”

“ That’s not very interesting,” said the man. “ Any parrot could do that.” Then he laughed, “ But what would happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?”

 “ I’ll fall off my perch, you fool !”the parrot said.

1. The parrot was expensive because ________.

A. it was pretty beautiful         B. it could talk with people

C. it was a very unusual bird      D. it was in the middle of the store

2.The parrot would talk when ________.

A. people came into the pet store   B. it was the pet store owner

C. people said it was beautiful     D. people pulled the strings on its legs

3. Which is the first sentence that the parrot said to the man?

A. Good morning.              B. How are you?

C. That wasn’t interesting        D. I’ll fall off my perch, you fool!

4. From the story we know the parrot was ________.

A. kind       B. silly      C. clever      D. crazy

5. The best title for the passage should be ________.

Unusual Parrot   B. Parrot Talk      C. Silly Man     D. Clever Owner