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 2   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 3  . So it’s a good idea for people 4   living chickens.

   “People   5   go to the markets to buy living chickens to eat, but now they have to 6   that habit（习惯）,” said Peter Cordingley, a WHO expert（专家）.

   But if you do touch a sick bird, remember 7  your hands carefully with soap 8    Experts also say having good habits and a healthy body will help you 9  safe from bird flu. For example, do not buy or eat birds that 10   . Do not eat anything that has touched raw（生的） meat. Also, don’t forget to open your windows often and exercise every day.   11   enough sleep is also very important for 12   illness. If you feel sick, see a doctor as soon as possible. 13   , 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 14  .

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

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

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

4. A. to stay out of         B. to stay off                C. to stay over     D. to stay away from

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

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

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

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

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

10. A. has been checked                                           B. have been checked

   C. has checked                                                  D. have not been checked

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

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

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

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

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

Which part is the most important?
My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. When I was 1  .1 thought music and talking were the most important things, so I said: “My 2 Mommy.”
She said; "No. many people are deaf and can’t hear anything but they live normal lives. But you 3  thinking about my questions and I will ask you again soon. "
Several years passed before she asked me again. This time I told her_:“Mommy.  4 is very important to   5  , so it must be our eyes. "
She looked at me and told me: "You are learning fast, but your  6  is not right because there are many people who are blind and who arc happy and healthy all the same.”
Then, last year, my grandpa   7 .
Everybody was crying. My mom asked me: “Do you know the most important body
pan now, my dear? The most important body part is your  8 .”
“Is it because it holds up (支撑)my head?” I asked.
"No, it is because it can hold a head of a friend or a loved one when they 9  ."
she answered. “ Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life. I only hope that you have enough love and friends in your life. So, you will  10 have a shoulder to cry on when you need it."
【小题1】 A. older          B. younger          C. cleverer
【小题2】 A. ears               B. eyes             C. mouth
【小题3】 A. stop               B. begin            C. keep
【小题4】 A. mind               B. heart            C. sight
【小题5】 A. everybody      B. somebody         C. nobody
【小题6】 A. question          B. problem          C. answer
【小题7】 A. came               B. died             C. arrived
【小题8】 A. shoulder           B. foot            C. hand
【小题9】 A. laugh          B. dance            C. cry
【小题10】 A. never          B. always           C. seldom

Time flies! We become mature(成熟的) girls or boys, or at least we   56 __we are. At the same time, our parents are no longer young. They   57 __all to us but never look forward to getting anything back. When we are ill in bed, they stay   58 __ us day and night. When we’re hungry, cold or sad, they always offer    59 __.

But what have we done for our parents?   60 __we grow up, we have our own ideas and we believe we are   61 __enough to think and act by ourselves. So we usually dislike their care.  Sometimes we don't listen to them and sometimes even   62 __ them.

We must doing something now, letting them know that we    63 __them, too. We should try our best to understand our parents, and not to make them feel hopeless. In a word, it’s our duty to bring   64 __ to them because that is the sign that we are really mature.

Children are parents’ hopes and we are carrying both our dreams and    65 __.

The happiness of our parents is what we should try to achieve.

1.A. think          B. allow       C. ask                  D. explain    

2.A. get            B. give        C. show             D. take    

3.A. at             B. of           C. with                 D. to   

4.A. money     B. food         C. clothes              D. help    

5.A. If        B. Before      C. Because         D. Though    

6.A. careful     B. old         C. young                D. patient    

7.A. look after  B. argue with      C. cheer up             D. ask for  

8.A. laugh      B. hurt        C. hate                 D. love    

9.A. work        B. money      C. pleasure        D. trouble    

10.A. theirs        B. his         C. hers                 D. mine

阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Hundreds of years ago in a small town, a moneylender lent a lot of money to a poor man. The moneylender , who was old and ugly, _____ the poor man’s beautiful daughter. So he came up with an idea. He said the poor man didn’t need to return the money to him _____ he could marry his daughter. Both the man and his daughter were________.

        The moneylender then told them that he would put a small _______ stone and a small white stone into an empty bag. The girl would have to ______ one. If she took the black stone , she would become the moneylender’s _______ and her father’s debt would be let go. If she picked the white stone, she didn’t need to marry him and her father’s debt would______ be let go. Her father would be put into prison if she refused to pick a stone.

        As they talked, the moneylender picked up two stones. As he did that, the girl______that he had put two black stones in the bag. He then asked the girl to pick her stone from the bag.

        The girl thought for a while and then had an idea. She put her hand into the bag and took out a stone. ______ looking at it, she let it fall onto the path where it ______ became lost among all the other stones. “ Oh how______ I was！” She said, “But never ______. If  you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to _______ which stone I picked.” This ______ tells: Sometimes we can think about things in a _______way. Most difficult problems do have an solution.

1.A. pleased       B. attracted                     C. loved               D. saw

2.A. if               B. unless                        C. so                   D. but

3.A. bored          B. frightened                  C. relaxed              D. excited

4.A. pink             B. red                          C. black                 D. yellow

5.A. show           B. damage                     C. check      D. choose

6.A. daughter      B. cousin                   C. wife         D. friend

7.A. again           B. still                C. never                 D. hardly

8.A. said            B. feared                      C. thought              D. noticed

9.A. On   .           B. About                       C. For                  D. Without

10.A. usually         B. surprisingly       C. immediately        D. slowly

11.A. worried      B. clever                       C. careless             D. lucky

12.A. laugh        B. mind                         C. cry          D. complain

13.A. tell          B. explain                      C. ask           D. arrange

14.A. saying         B. story                         C. news                 D. man

15.A. careful                 B. funny                         C. different           D. normal