The population of the Earth is growing faster. It is important that we look after the Earth. We need it! The Earth gives us a lot of things. We also give the Earth a lot, but some of the things are not good.

In nature, when something dies, other animals and plants get food from it. Every animal or plant gives food for other animals or plants. However, animals can’t get food from many of the things that we ‘give’ the Earth. Animals and plants can’t eat metal, plastic and glass. These things will stay in the ground for many, many years.

         Some rubbish is very dangerous for plants and animals. In some places, many animals live together. One animal makes food for many more animals. If we put rubbish and chemicals in the water, the plankton(浮游生物) can die. If there isn’t any plankton, many animals have nothing to eat.

         So what can we do? Don’t leave any rubbish in the countryside! Don’t make so much rubbish!

1.The Earth gives us ___________.

         A. food            B. rubbish                        C. chemicals                   D. pollution

2.When something dies in nature, _________.

         A. water and grass are polluted                      B. plastic and wood become food

         C. other animals and plants get food             D. metal and glass stay in the ground

3.We must _______ to look after the Earth.

         A. put metal in the ground                               B. use more wood

         C. keep frogs in the water                                   D. make less rubbish

I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities    41    staying at one of its best hotels. ” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception  (前台) when I   42  and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I  43  hotel reception.
“Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any    44   in my bathroom. ”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course I’m sure!”
“I’ll    45   our hotel engineer at once. ”
An hour later, the engineer came to look at the    46  . He hit the pipes (水管) a few times and looked   47  . “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he   48  his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing   49 ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea.    50 , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something  51  staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the  52  to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a  53  situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly  54  to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I  55  into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.

A new library opens in the town. It's a very big library. Some robots work there as library assistants. The robots can help you find the right books you want and do other things you tell them to. But you must say “Please”when you ask for something and “Thank you”when you get something.

 Li Ming wants to borrow a book from the new library. He comes to the library with Zhang Hua. They see a robot standing there.

 Li：Hey，give me the book “Little Tom”．Why，the robot doesn't work. There must be something wrong with it.

 Zhang：No，there isn't. When you borrow a book，you must say “Please”．

Li：Will you please give me the book“Little Tom”，Mr. Robot?

Zhang：Look！The robot is bringing you the book. Take it，Li Ming.

 Li：What's wrong with the robot？It won't let me have the book.

 Zhang：Yor must say “Thank you”．

Li：Oh，thank you very much，Mr. Robot.

 The robot smiles and gives the book to Li Ming.

 阅读短文，判断正T误F。

1.In the library all the assistants are robots.

2.The robot will be glad to help you if you say

          “Please”and “Thank you”.

3.Li Ming asks for help from the robot in the library.

4.Mr. Robot is a young man.

5.People say “Please”and “Thank you”only to robots.

阅读理解（共5小题，每小题2分）

Tom saw an advertisement（广告）in a newspaper for a beautiful bicycle. It cost 55 pounds so he went to the shop and asked to see one of the wonderful bicycles. The owner of the shop was happy to show one to Tom. Tom examined it carefully and then turned to the owner and said, ‘There isn’t a lamp(灯)on this bicycle, but there was one on the bicycle in your advertisement.” “Yes, sir” answered the man, “but the lamp isn’t included(包括)in the price of the bicycle.” “Not included in the price of the bicycle?” Tom said angrily, “But that’s not honest. If the lamp is in the advertisement, it should be included in the price.” “Well, sir” answered the shop owner coldly. “There is also a girl on the bicycle in the advertisement, but we can not give you a girl with the bicycle, either.”

1.In the advertisement, there was a     and a  on the bicycle.

A. lamp, girl         B. newspaper, shop owner        C. lamp, man

2.After he read the advertisement. Tom decided to    .

A.see and buy the lamp    B. ask the owner   C. see and buy the bike 

3.Tom  after he looked at the bike carefully

A. returned the bike to the shop owner

B. didn’t find a lamp on the bicycle

C. showed the bike to the shop owner

4.Tom thought it was  for the shop owner to sell the bike without a lamp while there was one in the advertisement.

A. wrong    B. honest    C. necessary

5.The text gives us a lesson that   .

A. we must read a newspaper carefully

B. bicycle must be examined carefully before they are bought

C. sometimes we can’t completely(完全地)believe an  advertisement