A rabbit is running into its hole. You may ask, “What happened?”
Well, when a rabbit sees something dangerous, it runs away. Its tail moves up and down as it runs. When other rabbits see this tail moving up and down, they run too. They know that there is danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.
Many other animals use this kind of language. When a bee found some food, it goes back to his home. It cannot tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance in the air. This tells the bees where the food is.
Some animals say things by making sounds. A dog barks, for example, when a stranger
comes near. A cat purrs (发出呼噜呼噜的声音)when pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning.
But human beings have something that no animals have –-- a large number of words about things, actions, feelings or ideas. We are able to give each other information, to tell or inform other people what is in our mind or how we feel. By writing words down we can remind ourselves of the things what have happened, or send messages to people far away. No animals can do this. No animals has the wonderful power of language.
No one knows how man learned to make words. Somehow he learned to make them. As centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.  People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. A very large English dictionary, for example,  contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not know all these. The words we know are called vocabulary. We should try to make our vocabulary larger. Read as many books as possible. When we meet a new word, look it up in the dictionary. A dictionary is the Most useful book.
【小题1】 When a rabbit gives the other rabbits a signal of danger, it _______.

A．runs into its hole

B．stops to move its tail

C．runs with its tail moving up and down

D．stops moving its tail up and down as it runs

【小题2】 A dog can  tell something ________.

A．by giving signals	B．by making different sounds
C．by purring	D．by barking

【小题3】 It has been proved that no animal is able to _______.

A．give the others information

B．tell others how it feels

C．express it actions and feelings with words

D． make different sounds, each with its own meaning

【小题4】Generally speaking, what we mean by “vocabulary” is _________.

A．all the words that we know

B．more and more words we use

C．all the words we need

D．the dictionary which contains thousands of words

【小题5】 What must we do in order to make our vocabulary large?

A．Make more and more new words.

B． Learn more languages.

C． Look up any new words in a dictionary.

D． Try to read as many books as possible.

Put an ice cube from your fridge into a glass of water. You have a piece of string(线) 10 centimeters long. The problem is to take out that piece of ice with the help of the string. But you must not touch the ice with your fingers.
You may ask your friends to try to do that when you are having dinner together. There is a saltcellar on the table. You must use salt when you carry out this experiment.
First you put the string across the piece of ice. Then put some salt on the ice. Salt makes ice melt(融化). The ice round the string will begin to melt. But when it melts, it will lose heat. The cold ice cube will make the salt water freeze(结冰) again.
After a minute or two you may raise the piece of string and with it you will raise your piece of ice!
This experiment can be very useful to you. If, for example, there is ice near the door of your house, you must use very much salt to melt all the ice. If you don’t put enough salt, the water will freeze again.
【小题1】We must use           when we carry out this experiment.

A．a fridge

B．some food

C．a table

D．some salt

【小题2】How long will it take to carry out this experiment?

A．More than three minutes.	B．Five minutes or two.
C．Only one minute or two.	D．About ten minutes.

【小题3】We can learn something about           from the passage.

A．physics

B．biology

C．chemistry

D．maths

----Jack, Can I use your bike?

----Sorry. I have _______ it _______ Nick. You may ask Sam.

A．borrowed; from    B．lent; to           C．kept; for          D．returned; to

 

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If you feel stressed out, what do you do? Do some exercise or drink some tea? These may both work. You may ask what else you can do to deal with your stress.
The first step is to know   1 you feel stressed. Early signs（迹象）include back pain, headache, sleeping trouble, weight loss and so on .
The   2  step is to choose a way to deal with the stress. If you can, get rid of the cause of the stress. It is very helpful to find out the reasons that make you feel stressed. 
Change your attitude towards your stress, positive attitude can greatly help you keep away from the stress.
Face up to what is causing the stress until it isn't stressful anymore.
Find a new hobby or sport. Take time to do what you enjoy.
Don't always hide   3  feelings. Don't be afraid to cry. Crying can help you let out bad emotions.
Find a stress-free place in your home. Your room would be a nice place for you. You’ll feel calm and   4  in your own room.
If you feel that you cannot deal with the stress on your own, think about outside help. You can talk to your   5  and friends. They may offer you some help.

I am Cathy Brown．I am now working for the Sunshine Travel Service（旅行社） in Changsha.I have just come back from Taiwan，the biggest island of China.It is in the Pacific Ocean（太平洋）to the east of Fujian．?

Last week I took a group of French holiday-makers for a week's trip to Taiwan.We traveled all around the island.I found it is as beautiful as many other places of the country.And there are a lot of places of interest.My favorite place was the Sun and Moon Lake.You may ask why people call it so.If you fly high up over the lake and look down around from your plane,you will find the answer yourself.In the middle of this lake,there is a small island.People call it Pearl（珍珠） Island because it looks like a pearl.On one side of Pearl Island the lake looks like a sun，and on the other side it looks like a moon．That is why people call the lake the Sun and Moon Lake．?

There are many mountains around this lake.One of the nearest is the Ali Mountain．We stayed there for three days．We also had a dance party with Gaoshan People.On our first day there we went to the mountain and watched the sun going down slowly in the west．On our last day we got up early and saw a very beautiful sunrise （日出）.?

Taiwan is a wonderful place to visit．?

（　　）（1）. Cathy went to Taiwan　　　　.?

A.on Sunday　　　　　　　　　　 B.last week?

C.the day before yesterday?

（　　）（2）.Cathy liked　　　　best．?

A.Pearl Island　　　　　　　　　　 B.the Ali Mountain?

C.the Sun and Moon Lake?

（　　）（3）.The word“holiday-maker”in the passage（短文） means　　　　．?

A.新闻工作者　　　?

B.外出度假者　　　?

C.图书管理员?

（　　）（4）.How long did they stay in Taiwan??

A.For a month.?

B.For a week.?

C.For three days.?

（　　）（5）.Which of these sentences is Not true according to （根据） the passage？?

A.Cathy went to Taiwan with some French tourists.?

B.Taiwan is the biggest island of China.?

C.They saw a beautiful sunrise there every day.?