After Mom died， I began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. He was weak. He always put a glass of  1     on the kitchen table for me， with a note reading， “Drink your juice.”
As a kid， I once    2   Mom， “Why doesn’t Dad love me？”Mom asked me， “   3  ？ Why do you think so？”“Well， he never tells me，” I said.“But    4  ， how hard he works to take care of us. That’s how he    5   his love.”
Many years later， after drinking the juice， I hugged（拥抱） my father and said， “I love you， Dad.” From then on， I did that every   6  . My father never told me how he felt about my hugs.
Then one day， I didn’t hug him and just   7   towards the door. Dad said， “Well？”
“Well， what？” I asked. “Well…” he said again， holding out his   8  . Then I hugged him， and told him， “I’m fifty years old， Dad. You’ve   9   told me you love me.” A minute later， Dad said， “All right! I    10   you.” Although he spoke in a very low voice， I heard it clearly.
【小题1】 A. water              B. juice                C. wine
【小题2】 A. asked              B. surprised            C. told
【小题3】 A. When               B. What                 C. How
【小题4】 A. watch              B. look                 C. see
【小题5】 A. kisses             B. does                 C. shows
【小题6】 A. morning            B. afternoon            C. evening
【小题7】 A. arrived            B. came                 C. moved
【小题8】 A. arms               B. head                 C. neck
【小题9】 A. always             B. never                C. usually
【小题10】 A. hate              B. miss                 C. love

Which of your two hands do you use most? Very few of us can use __1__  of our hands equally well. Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people ___2___ a hundred are left-handed. New-born babies can grasp(抓住)objects with__3____ of their hands, but in about two years they usually prefer to use their ___4___ hands. Scientists don’t know why this __5___.
Monkeys are our  ___6___  relatives(亲戚)in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys prefer to use one of their hands more than the ___7___  ---but it can be either hand. There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed___8___  . Next time you visit the zoo, ___9___  the monkeys carefully. You’ll see that some of most them will prefer to use their right hands when they swing(荡秋千), and others will use their left hands. But most human beings use their right hands better and this makes life ___10___ for those who prefer to use their left hands. In fact we live in a right-handed world.
(    )1. A. either     B. both         C. two       D. all 
(    )2. A. from      B. among       C. from among  D. out of
(    )3. A. either     B. neither       C. two       D. all
(    )4. A. two       B. both         C. right     D. left
(    )5. will happen   B. happens      C. take place  D. will take place
(    )6. A. farthest    B. furthest      C. best       D. closest
(    )7. A. other      B. right        C. left        D. two
(    )8. A. one        B. ones        C. monkey    D. people
(    )9. A. look       B. see         C. watch      D. read
(    )10.A. interesting   B. comfortable  C. easy    D. difficult

Oriole’s Nest

Picky, Picky

Scientists have no idea exactly why birds choose certain objects to build their nests. But scientists know that the main reason birds build nests is to keep their babies safe, warm and healthy.

    Baby birds grow faster and are healthier when they are warm. They also learn to fly and leave the nests sooner than birds without warm homes.

What A Yarn (纱)

Yarn is big on an oriole’s shopping list during nest building. Scientists are still trying to work out why so many birds choose white yarn over other colors for nest building.

Scientists think that the white objects remind birds of cotton fluff (绒毛) they find in the wild.

Do It Naturally  

Even though birds can help us recycle some of our junk by using it to build nests, they also need to use lots of natural things. Long grass, dried sticks, spider’s silk and mud are some of the natural ingredients that are good for nests, too.

You can make a collection box of things to leave for birds so they can help themselves. Hang a small plastic box with holes on a tree branch. Fill the box freely with nest building goodies. Hang the box on a tree and watch birds climb on board to pick through the junk to find their treasures.

Warning: Don’t let the birds turn into a tasty treat. Keep your bird station away from places where cats hang out.

For The Birds!

Stop! Don’t throw all that garbage out! Give some to the birds. Look and see how your old junk can help beautify and warm a bird’s new home.

1.The baby birds with warm homes are able to _____.

A. choose right objects                     B. leave the nests sooner

C. build good nests                         D. learn to fly higher

2. What can people make for birds to build nests?

A. Holes on the tree.                   B. Food out of the rubbish.

C. A warning board.                     D. A collection box of things.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Birds build nests to store things.

B. Birds regard white objects as cotton.

C. Birds and humans can help each other.

D. Birds and cats fight against each other.

Oriole’s Nest
Picky, Picky
Scientists have no idea exactly why birds choose certain objects to build their nests. But scientists know that the main reason birds build nests is to keep their babies safe, warm and healthy.
Baby birds grow faster and are healthier when they are warm. They also learn to fly and leave the nests sooner than birds without warm homes.
What A Yarn (纱)
Yarn is big on an oriole’s shopping list during nest building. Scientists are still trying to work out why so many birds choose white yarn over other colors for nest building.
Scientists think that the white objects remind birds of cotton fluff (绒毛) they find in the wild.
Do It Naturally  
Even though birds can help us recycle some of our junk by using it to build nests, they also need to use lots of natural things. Long grass, dried sticks, spider’s silk and mud are some of the natural ingredients that are good for nests, too.
You can make a collection box of things to leave for birds so they can help themselves. Hang a small plastic box with holes on a tree branch. Fill the box freely with nest building goodies. Hang the box on a tree and watch birds climb on board to pick through the junk to find their treasures.
Warning: Don’t let the birds turn into a tasty treat. Keep your bird station away from places where cats hang out.
For The Birds!
Stop! Don’t throw all that garbage out! Give some to the birds. Look and see how your old junk can help beautify and warm a bird’s new home.
【小题1】The baby birds with warm homes are able to _____.

—Please _______ at the picture. What can you _______ in it?

—A guitar and a hat.

A．see; look          B．look; watch        C．look; see          D．watch; see