I get an allowance every month．It’s fair, but a bit  1  would like．And my parents won’t give me 2  . They say I have to learn  3  my money and live within a budget．I'll have to do that when I become independent．ff they want me to do something, they tell me．They don’t ask me．Sometimes I argue with them，but usually I lose．They say, We are your parents． 4  you’re old enough，we’ll make 5  that we think are best for you．

      With regard to housework，I've got to help for about an hour every day．I've got to wash dishes and clothes，clean the floors and toilet and sometimes cook．My parents say I'll have to ran my own home some day, so  6  better to learn how to do it now．They'd never  7  paying me for doing housework．It’s the responsibility of the whole family, isn’t it?

（   ）1．A．more than                B．less than       C．much                     D．little

（   ）2．A．something extra                                     B．extra something

             C．anything extra                                        D．extra anything

（   ）3．A．saving                     B．to save          C．looking after           D．to look after

（   ）4．A．When                      B．After            C．Until                      D．Because

（   ）5．A．the decisions            B．a decision      C．decisions                D．decision

（   ）6．A．I’m                         B．you’re          C．you’d                    D．it’s

（   ）7．A．think                       B．dream of       C．planned                  D．agree

　　Men sometimes say, “We are better and cleverer than women. Women never invent things, we do.” It is true that men have invented a lot of useful things. But scientists and archaeolo gists now agree that women invented one very important thing. It has changed history. They invented agriculture. Before the invention of agriculture men were hunters. They went out every day. Sometimes they killed animals and sometimes animals killed them. Life was difficult and dangerous. Women had to go out every day, too. They collected roots, fruit and grass. Then, one day, more than 100,000 years ago, a woman dropped some grass seeds. They grew and the first wheat was born. The idea grew, too. Women planted fruit trees. Then they could stay at home and look after the children and the animals. Women like baby animals. Archaeologists think that women kept the first domestic animals: dogs, cows, sheep and goats. That idea grew, too. Then their husbands did not have to go hunting for meat. They stayed at home. They built villages and cities. Civilization began.

(1) Agriculture made it ________ for mankind to begin civilization.

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(2) Villages and cities appeared ________ the invention of agriculture.

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(3) ________ built villages and cities.

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(4) We think ________ invented the most important thing.

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(5) Men didn't go out for meat with the help of ________.

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Almost all people like flowers. Some people like flowers because of their smells, shapes, colors and so on. Others like flowers because they think different flowers mean different things. Flowers have their own language. For example, red roses mean “love” and sunflowers mean “loyalty(忠诚)”. So people in more than 100 countries have chosen their own national flowers which say something about their countries’ spirit. In 1994, China talked about choosing a national flower. Some people liked the peony(牡丹) but others liked the plum blossom(梅花). They couldn’t agree with each other. So it has not been decided yet.
People like to buy different flowers in different seasons. Where do all the beautiful flowers in shops come from? They may come from far away, so their price is higher.
a. Farmers grow flowers in their fields.
b. Planes or trains or buses take the flowers to different places.
c. Flower shopkeepers buy flowers from the flower markets. They look after the flowers and throw away the broken or bad ones. They cut the flowers to make them more beautiful.
d. You go to buy the flowers in the shops. When you buy a flower, you’re paying lots of people: the farmer, the driver of the plane or train or bus, the seller in the flower market and the flower shopkeeper.
So you’d better keep your flowers from far away for a long time. But how? Why not dry them? It’s easy! Sand drying is a way. Dry, clean sand is one of the oldest things for drying flowers. And it’s one of the cheapest.
·Fill a box half-way with sand.
·Put the flowers on top of the sand.
·Put the box in a warm, dry place.
·Leave the flowers there for one to three weeks.
·Take them out and they will be dry.
【小题1】The underlined words “national flowers” most probably means ______.

A．the flowers of the country

B．the flowers of the season

C．the most beautiful flowers

D．the strongest flowers

【小题2】People usually choose their own “national flower” according to (根据) the flower’s ______.

A．smell

B．shape

C．color

D．meaning

【小题3】The Chinese national flower has not been decided yet, because ______.

A．no flower can show China’s spirit

B．China hasn’t talked to choose the national flower

C．nobody agrees to choose the national flower

D．people can’t agree to choose the same flower.

【小题4】You’d better keep your flowers for a long time, because ______.

A．the flowers are easy to dry

B．the farmer will also ask you to pay

C．the flowers are expensive to buy

D．the shopkeeper has made them more beautiful

【小题5】Sand drying is everything here in the following but ______.

A．easy

B．clean

C．old

D．cheap

Almost all people like flowers. Some people like flowers because of their smells, shapes, colors and so on. Others like flowers because they think different flowers mean different things. Flowers have their own language. For example, red roses mean “love” and sunflowers mean “loyalty(忠诚)”. So people in more than 100 countries have chosen their own national flowers which say something about their countries’ spirit. In 1994, China talked about choosing a national flower. Some people liked the peony(牡丹) but others liked the plum blossom(梅花). They couldn’t agree with each other. So it has not been decided yet.
People like to buy different flowers in different seasons. Where do all the beautiful flowers in shops come from? They may come from far away, so their price is higher.
a. Farmers grow flowers in their fields.
b. Planes or trains or buses take the flowers to different places.
c. Flower shopkeepers buy flowers from the flower markets. They look after the flowers and throw away the broken or bad ones. They cut the flowers to make them more beautiful.
d. You go to buy the flowers in the shops. When you buy a flower, you’re paying lots of people: the farmer, the driver of the plane or train or bus, the seller in the flower market and the flower shopkeeper.
So you’d better keep your flowers from far away for a long time. But how? Why not dry them? It’s easy! Sand drying is a way. Dry, clean sand is one of the oldest things for drying flowers. And it’s one of the cheapest.
·Fill a box half-way with sand.
·Put the flowers on top of the sand.
·Put the box in a warm, dry place.
·Leave the flowers there for one to three weeks.
·Take them out and they will be dry.
【小题1】The underlined words “national flowers” most probably means ______.

A．the flowers of the country

B．the flowers of the season

C．the most beautiful flowers

D．the strongest flowers

【小题2】People usually choose their own “national flower” according to (根据) the flower’s ______.

A．smell

B．shape

C．color

D．meaning

【小题3】The Chinese national flower has not been decided yet, because ______.

A．no flower can show China’s spirit

B．China hasn’t talked to choose the national flower

C．nobody agrees to choose the national flower

D．people can’t agree to choose the same flower.

【小题4】You’d better keep your flowers for a long time, because ______.

A．the flowers are easy to dry

B．the farmer will also ask you to pay

C．the flowers are expensive to buy

D．the shopkeeper has made them more beautiful

【小题5】Sand drying is everything here in the following but ______.

A．easy

B．clean

C．old

D．cheap

从方框中选择正确选项．并将其字母序号写在对话后面的空格内。(方框
中有一个选项与对话内容无关)

A．Why do you want Io be a basketball player? B．Think it over! C．No．I don’t want to talk with them． D．But it’s not everything． E．Do you have a plan for the future? F． Yes．many times．

Celia: Hi Tony! You look upset. What’s wrong?
Tony: I failed the exam again. I’m afraid I have to give up my study.
Celia: No, never. If you do that, you will let your parents down.       1   
Tony: Yes. I want to practice basketball and become a basketball player like Yao Ming or Kobe.
Celia:      2    
Tony: Because it’ s my dream job. If I am famous, I can make lots of money.
Celia: Money is important.        3    
Tony: I know. But I want to hold on to my dream.
Celia: Have you ever talked with your parents?
Tony:      4       But they don’t agree. They want me to be a doctor.
Celia: I think you’d better take your parents’ advice.
Tony: Maybe you’re right. But why can’t 1 make my own decisions?
Celia: Come on, Tony.        5       After all, your parents have more experience.
Tony: Anyway, I’ll think about it. Thanks for your advice.