That warm day was the only day of the week without rain. I opened the door, took a seat and began to enjoy the wonderful sunshine. Suddenly, I noticed that the house near mine had been sold. An elderly lady was in front of the door, with some beautiful flowers beside her. I walked to her. She looked to be in her early eighties and had the prettiest white hair.
“ Hi! My name is Karmen,” I said smiling brightly at the old lady. She smiled back and said,” Hello, Karmen. I’m Kitty.” Her voice was very strong for someone at her age. Later, I learned that she was alone and had no family or relatives to help her. From that day on, I often visited her and helped her with her housework and sometimes she gave me some delicious food. A year passed, and I considered her to be one of my best friends.
One day, I walked over for my morning visit and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. I knocked again, and she didn’t still turn up. So I let myself in, using the key she had given me. I checked her living room and then her kitchen. I finally went into her bedroom, and she was lying peacefully on her bed. Beside her there were two notes. One was her will(遗嘱)， which said all that she had would be given to me. The other was a thank-you note. I went to her bedside and cried sadly.
Though several years has gone by, I still miss her deeply. Whenever I look at the beautiful flowers in front of her house, I remembered the wonderful friendship we had.
【小题1】The writer came out of the house to________.

Everyone is talking about bird flu. Yes, it is a very dangerous illness that could make people very sick. It will be some months still before we have good medicine 1 bird flu. But that doesn’t mean you can’t do anything to prevent（预防）it now.　 So far, all the people who have caught bird flu have been those who touched sick chickens or their 2 . So it’s a good idea for people 3 living chickens.　

“People 4 go to the markets to buy living chickens to eat, but now they have to change that habit（习惯）,” said Peter Cordingley, a WHO expert（专家）. But if you do touch a sick bird, remember 5 your hands carefully with soap right away . Experts also say having good habits and a healthy body will help you 6 safe from bird flu. For example, do not buy or eat birds that 　 7 . Do not eat anything that has touched raw（生的） meat. Also, don’t forget to open your windows often and exercise every day. 　8 enough sleep is also very important for beating illness. If you feel sick, see a doctor as soon as possible. 9 , no one in China has bird flu. But WHO says children under 12 years old could easily get sick with bird flu. Try to stay away from people who have the flu, and always cover your mouth and nose when you 10 .

(　　 )1. A. to　　　 B. for　 C. at　 D. in

(　　 )2. A. houses B. droppings(粪便) C. eggs　　 D. food

(　　 )3. A. to stay out of　　 B. to stay off　 C. to stay over　 D. to stay away from

(　　 )4. A .are used to　 B. used to　　　　 C. used　　 D. have used to

(　　 )5. A. washes B. to wash C. washing D. washed

(　　 )6. A. keep　 B. to get　 C. got　 D. keeping

(　　 )7. A. has been checked　 B. have been checked

　　　　　 C. has checked　 D. have not been checked

(　　 )8. A. Get　 B. Have　 C. Got　 D. Getting

(　　 )9. A. In the past　 B. From then on C. Since then D. So far

(　　 )10.A. laugh B. cough　 C. cry　 D. Sleep

Keeping safe：not as hard as you think．

Everyone is talking about bird flu．Yes，it is a very dangerous illness that could make people very sick．It will be   1   months still before we have good medicine   2   bird flu．But that doesn't   3    you can't do anything to prevent（预防）it now．

So far, all the people who have caught bird flu have been those who touched sick chickens or their   4  ．So it's a good idea for people   5   living chickens．

“People   6   go to the markets to buy living chickens to eat，but now they have to  7 that habit（习惯），”said Peter Cordingley，a WHO expert（专家）．

But if you do touch a sick bird，remember   8    your hands carefully with soap __9 ．Experts also say having good habits and a healthy body will help you   10   safe from bird flu．For example，do not buy or eat birds that   11  ．Do not eat anything that has touched raw（生的）meat．Also，don't forget to open your windows often and exercise every day．  12_ enough sleep is also very．important for   13   illness．If you feel sick，see a doctor as soon as possible．  14  ，no one in China has bird flu．But WHO says children under 12 years old could easily get sick with bird flu．Try to stay away from people who have the flu，and always cover your mouth and nose when you   15  ．

1．A．few                       B．a few                  C．1ittle                      D．a little

2．A．to                         B．for                      C．at                          D．in

3．A．mean                     B．see                      C．think                      D．realize

4．A．houses                    B．droppings（粪便）  C．eggs                      D．food

5．A．to stay out of                             B．to stay off

C．to stay over                              D．to stay away from

6．A．are used to      B．used to                 C．used                    D．have used to

7．A．give                      B．take                     C．change                   D．turn

8．A．washes                  B．to wash               C．washing                 D．washed

9．A．for ever                 B．just now              C．right away              D．ever since

10．A．keep                    B．to get                   C．got                        D．keeping

11．A．has been checked                                    B．have been checked

C．has checked                                              D．have not been checked

12．A．Get                       B．Have                    C．Got                       D．Getting

13．A．getting                 B．fighting                C．winning                 D．beating

14．A．In the past                  B．From then on          C．Since then              D．So far

15．A．laugh                   B．cough                  C．cry                        D．sleep