It was Mary’s birthday．She received（收到）a  1  from her uncle．“Dear Mary,” he  2  in the letter , “Happy Birthday ! I’m sending you some chickens．They will  3  tomorrow． I hope you like them．Uncle Toby．”

Mary was very  4 ．She liked eating eggs and chicken．“ I can  5  the chickens for their eggs or eat them．” she thought．

When the chickens arrived the  6  day , they ere put in a box．Mary was very happy．She  7  the box off the back of the truck and began to carry  8  into her garden , but the box of chickens was  9  heavy that she dropped it．The box fell  10  the ground and  11 ．The chickens all ran out．They ran here and there．Mary spent hours  12  to finds them．

A few days later her uncle came．He asked, “Did the chickens arrive  13  ?” “Yes , but  I dropped the box． It broke open and the chickens ran  14 ．I spent the whole morning looking for them．” Mary said．

“Did you find them all?” asked her uncle．“I hope so ,” Mary answered , “but I only  15  eleven of them．”

“That’s very interesting．I only sent you six ,” her uncle said with a smile．

（   ） 1． A． box                B． present            C． card           D． letter

（   ） 2． A． wrote             B． read               C． told            D． spoke

（   ） 3． A． get               B． arrive              C． come          D． be

（   ） 4． A． unhappy          B． surprised          C． kind           D． pleased

（   ） 5． A． keep              B． grow              C． buy          D． sell

（   ） 6． A． rainy              B． first               C． last          D． next

（   ） 7． A． left                B． passed            C． took          D． opened

（   ） 8． A． it                 B． them               C． that          D． this

（   ） 9． A． very               B． too                 C． such         D． so

（   ） 10． A． into              B． to                  C． off          D． from

（   ） 11． A． turned            B． broke                  C． hurt          D． hit

（   ） 12． A． and try           B． for trying                  C． to try        D． in trying

（   ） 13． A． safely            B． angrily               C． happily       D． noisily

（   ） 14． A． here              B． there                C． everywhere  D．anywhere

（   ） 15． A． bought            B． caught              C． dropped            D． sent

Bad teeth，a heavier body．．．and now，weaker bones（骨头）．Recently American scientists have found another bad thing about cola--it's bad for our bones，especially women's bones．

Well，if cola is bad for us，how about energy drinks（功能饮料）? Energy drinks look cool．Their makers say they give you energy and make you better at sports．So，many students drink them before exams to help them stay awake．

But wait．To keep you awake，most energy drinks have a lot of caffeine（咖啡因）．They are like a strong cup of coffee or tea．If you drink a lot of them，Your heart will beat faster．You will feel nervous．You could also have sleeping problems and find it hard to live without them．Amanda Smith is a 16-year-old US junior high school student．She drinks one or more energy drinks every day．She started to do this a year ago before she danced．But now，Smith says，“I drink them whenever I feel weak or before a test．I cannot help drinking them．I find I'm addicted to them．”

The energy you get from the drinks helps for only a short time．You may feel good for an hour or so，but then you'll feel worse than before．

1．The main topic of this passage is ________．

A．how good energy drinks are                      B．ways to make bones strong

C．how energy drinks are made                       D．how harmful energy drinks are

2．We can learn from the first paragraph（第一段）that drinking cola ________．

A．helps lose weight                                     B．does harm to teeth and bones

C．keeps people healthy                                   D．helps kids grow tall

3．Why do people drink energy drinks?

A．Because they are said to make people energetic．

B．Because they are not expensive to buy．

C．Because they may make people's hearts stronger．

D．Because they may make people feel weak．

4．Which of the following statements is NOT true about energy drinks?

A．They can keep people awake．

B．They can make people feel good for some time．

C．They won't cause sleeping problems．

D．They are like a strong cup of coffee or tea．

5．What does the underlined word “addicted” mean in Chinese?

A．喜欢的                B．上瘾的                C．感兴趣的            D．紧张的

Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying “Friends are God's way of taking care of us.” But how do you find real friendship and keep it?
The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed (种子） and take care of it to make it grow.
First, you should choose a friend. What good friends should you make? It’s not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complains and do his or her best to help. To make a friend, you can not be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives. But things cannot always be happy. Even the best have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, have an honest talk. If he or she doesn't want to talk, you could write a letter.
There are three steps to being friends again:
Tell him or her how you are feeling ; say what your friend has done wrong, and explain why you did this or that. Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
【小题1】The world “patient” in the third paragraph means________.