根据短文内容及首字母提示完成短文。（每空一词）
Friends play an important part in our lives. We may have many friends, but we often don’t understand c   71  how we make friends. We may get on well with a n   72   of people, but we usually make friends with a very few of them.
People use the word "friend" freely. Friends may k   73 each other since childhood or they may recently meet. In fact, people many have different k   74  of friends such as school friends, work friends, or sports friends. A person may c   75   different friends for different activities. If you play with s   76  on the playground, the person is your playmate. If you often play chess w   77  a friend, the person is your chess partner.
One may have many good friends and only one best friend. " Best friends" or "close friends" are u   78  two people who have known each other for a long time. A close friend is someone who is able to s   79  experience, joys and sorrows(悲伤) with you. This is a person you can rely on (信赖) when you are in n   80  , and this is the person to whom you are willing to lend a helping hand.
Friendship is one of life’s greatest treasure.

阅读理解：先阅读短文，然后根据短文内容从文后每小题的四个选项中，选出一个能完成所给句子或回答所提问题的正确答案。

　　President (总统) George W Bush is visiting an elementary school today and visits one of the 4th grade classes. They are in the middle of a discussion(讨论) of words and their meanings.

　　The teacher asks the President if he would like to lead the class in the discussion of the word“tragedy”. So the President asks the class for an example of a“tragedy”.

　　One little boy stands up and says,“If my best friend, who lives next door, is playing in the street and a car comes along and runs him over, that would be a tragedy.”

　　“No,”says Bush,“that would be an accident.”

　　A little girl puts up her hand,“If a school bus carrying 50 children drove off a cliff(悬崖), killing everyone in the bus, that would be a tragedy.”

　　“I am afraid not,”explains the President.“That is what we would call a GREAT LOSS(损失).”

　　The room goes quiet. No other children answer. President Bush looks around the mom.“Is not there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?”

　　At last, in the back of the room, a boy named Johnny puts up his hand. In a quiet voice he says,“If Air Force One, carrying you and Mrs Bush, was hit by a missile(导弹) and blown up to pieces, that would be a tragedy.”

　　“Right,”exclaims(大叫)Bush,“that is right, and can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?”

　　“Well,”little Johnny says,“because, as you just told us, it would not be an accident, and it sure as well would not be a great loss.”

1．President Bush tells the students ________.

[　　]

A．to welcome him

B．to give an example

C．to make a sentence

D．to ask some questions

2．Johnny is ________.

[　　]

A．in the front of the classroom

B．in the back of the classroom

C．in the middle of the room

D．on the left

3．Air Force One is ________.

[　　]

4．“Tragedy”means ________.

[　　]

5．What does the sentence“…and it sure as well would not be a great loss”mean?

[　　]

A．Of course, it's not a great loss, either.

B．It's OK that it would not be a great loss.

C．It's sure if it is not a great loss.

D．I'm sure that it would be a great loss, too.

Which word makes the sound /w?t?/?

A．wash             B．with              C．wish             D．which

    Happy New Year, everyone!
The year of 2014 is the Year of the Horse in the Chinese lunar calendar(农历). It begins on January 31, 2014, and ends on February 18, 2015. People say 2014 is the Year of Wood Horse. Wood is something about trees or green, so it is also called Year of Green Horse. 2014 is the ji?w? (甲午) year.
Horses are our good friends for a long time. In the past, horses helped people carry heavy things and travel far. Today many people ride horses for fun.
Horses are hard-working and loyal animals. So are the people born in the Year of Horse. They are true to others. If you have some friends like that, be nice to them. They could be your friends forever.

【小题1】The year of 2014 is the Year of the ____________.

根据短文内容及首字母提示完成短文。（每空一词）

Friends play an important part in our lives. We may have many friends, but we often don't understand c   71   how we make friends. We may get on well with a n   72    of people, but we usually make friends with a very few of them.

   People use the word "friend" freely. Friends may k   73  each other since childhood or they may recently meet. In fact, people many have different k   74   of friends such as school friends, work friends, or sports friends. A person may c   75    different friends for different activities. If you play with s   76   on the playground, the person is your playmate. If you often play chess w   77   a friend, the person is your chess partner.

   One may have many good friends and only one best friend. " Best friends" or "close friends" are u   78   two people who have known each other for a long time. A close friend is someone who is able to s   79   experience, joys and sorrows(悲伤) with you. This is a person you can rely on (信赖) when you are in n   80   , and this is the person to whom you are willing to lend a helping hand.

   Friendship is one of life's greatest treasure.