6.The only way in which plants can show their love is__________.

　 A.enjoying their owner’s love　　　　 B.growing nicely

　 C.holding up their heads 　　　　　　　D.smiling at their owners

5.Choose the right order of the events given in the passage.

　 a.The needle pointed to 17.

　 b.Tom felt sorry for the flowers.

　 c.Tom thought of cutting off the flowers.

　 d.The flowers looded old and tired.

　 e.Tom fixed the machine to a plant.

　 f.Tom book the plant outside.

　 g.The needle returned to zero.

　 h.Tom cried, “I won’t cut you.”

　　　 A.e；a；g；h；d；b；e；f　　　　　　　 B.c；e；d；a；b；h；g；f

　　　 C.e；c；a；d；h；b；f；g　　　　　　　 D.e；c；a；d；b；h；g；f

4.Which of the following is the most important thing that the writer has learned from his father?

　　 A.Watch clearly while doing a job.

　　 B.Set out early for physical work.

　　 C.Keep learning from any job you hold.

　　 D.Work over 40 hours every week.

B

Tom Dyson tried to find out what his new machine could do. One day he fixed the small box to a flowering plant that was growing in a pot. He didn’t say anything at all, but he began to think some cruel thoughts.

“I’m going to cut off these flowers. They’re getting old and ugly. So I’ll cut them off…”

The needle on the machine climbed quickly from-zero to 8, then 10,12,15. It stopped at 17. The plant was in trouble! Something was worrying it. Was it fear or sadness? The thought of being cut? The flowers bent their heads. They suddenly looked old and tired, and Tome felt sorry for them.

“No, no!” he cried.”I won’t cut you. You’re my friends. I just want you to grow and be lovely. I’ll take you outside, into the sunshine. You’ll like that, won’t you?”

The flowers lifted their heads slowly and seemed to smile at him. The needle returned to zero. Tom put away the machine, picked up the plant, and walked outside. It was very nice in the garden that morning.

All plants enjoy their owner’s love and care and kindness. They know the sound of their voice. They also seem to understand people’s thoughts. So if you have flowers of your own, think about them with love. They will return your kindness in the only way they can; they will　 grow strong and beautiful.

3.When the writer finished high school, he might be _________ years old.

　　 A.14　　　　　　 B.16　　　　　　 C.18　　　　　　 D.20

2.The underlined word “message” in the third paragraph probably refers to ________.

　　 A.not leaving leaves behind

　　 B.giving no excuse for your mistakes

　　 C.doing a good job at the very beginning

　　 D.missing things which can be found out

1. Why did the writer feel proud and excited when asked to cut grass?

　　　　 A.He was old enough to help his family.

　　　　 B.He became important to his father’s business.

　　　　 C.He was able to take care of large yards.

　　　　 D.He could earn $6 that day.

20. The local people have great respect for the Komodo dragon because they believe 　　　　　　 .

　　　 A．the dragon can prevent them from being attacked by crocodiles

　　　 B．the dragon has special curing power

　　　 C．the dragon is in great danger of dying out in its hometown

　　　 D．it takes thousands of years for the dinosaurs to become dragons

19.According to the passage, Komodo dragons 　　　　 .

　　　 A．are 9 meters long and live up to 80 years

　　　 B．are 3 meters long and live up to 100 years

　　　 C．weigh up to 135 kilograms and are 9 meters long

　　　 D．weigh 45 kilograms and live up to 135 years

18. Today, Komodo dragons 　　　　　　　 .

　　　 A．are protected by the local government

　　　 B．are hunted by Komodo fishermen

　　　 C．join in a special hatching program

　　　 D．live only on the Komodo island

17. Newly-born Komodo dragons 　　　　　　　 .

　　　 A．dig very deep holes

　　　 B．are hatched in cold weather

　　　 C．are 30 centimeters long and weigh 45 kilograms

　　　 D．spend their first few months living in trees