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Passage 4 A Greedy Wolf One day, a hungry wolf went out to looking for food. He discovered a sleeping sheep under a tree. Suddenly a deer appeared when he wanted to eat the sheep, He thought the deer was much delicious than the sheep. Then he decided to chase the deer, but the deer ran much faster than him. The hungry wolf was tired to run. At last the wolf gave up. He went back to look for the sleeping sheep. But it was already gone. I. Read carefully and write T for True and F for False beside the statements. ( ) 1.The hungry wolf saw a sleeping sheep. ( ) 2. A horse appeared when the wolf came close to the sheep. ( ) 3. The wolf thought the sheep was more delicious than the deer. II. Choose the best answer, A, B, C or D, to these questions. ( ) 1. The wolf discovered a sleeping _under a tree. A. wolf B. deer C. sheep D. dog ( ) 2. The wolf thought the _ was much delicious than the sheep. A. wolf B. deer C. sheep D. dog ( ) 3. The deer ran much_ than wolf. A. faster B. slower C. slowest D. fastest Passage 5 A Hungry Fox A hungry fox comes out of a forest. He arrives at a village. He wants to find some food. He comes to a house and pushes the door. But it is locked. He sees that there is a hen inside. “Hello, Ive come to visit you,” he tells the hen. “I know that you are ill. Please come out and let me feel your temperature.” “Thank you,” says the hen. “I have a headache. But if I come out, you will kill me. I. Read carefully and write “T for True and “F for False beside the statements. ( ) 1. The hen is very clever. ( ) 2. The fox wants to make friends with the hen. ( ) 3. The hen has a headache. ( ) 4. The hens house is locked. ( ) 5. The fox is a doctor. I. Choose the best answer, A, B, C or D, to these questions. ( ) 1. Where is the fox from? The fox is from a_ A. hole B. zoo C. wood D. forest ( ) 2. Where does the fox arrive? The fox arrives at a_ A. city B. town C. hill D. village ( ) 3. What does the fox want to find? The fox wants to find_ A. food B. water C. fruit D. vegetable ( ) 4. The door is_ A. open B. closed C. locked D. lost ( ) 5. The fox wants to _ the hen. A. talk to B. eat C. play with D.A and B Passage 6 A Man and a MonkeyA Man and a Monkey A monkey likes imitating mans action. One day a man wanted to play a joke on the monkey. First he gave the monkey a banana. So when he peeled the banana, the monkey peeled, too. He ate, the monkey ate. He smiled, the monkey smiled. He pretend to be angry, the monkey showed an angry face. At last, the man picked up a stone and pretended to hit his head by himself, but the monkey made a face to him and did no action. That was to say “How stupid you are !” I . Read carefully and write “T” for True and “F” for False beside the statements. ( ) 1. A monkey likes imitating mans action. ( ) 2. The man picked up a stone and pretended to hit his head by himself, ( ) 3. The monkey is very clever. I. Choose the best answer, A，B, C or D, to these questions. ( ) 1.The monkey was _ A. naughty B. stupid C. clever D. lovely ( ) 2.The man gave the monkey_ A. an apple B. a banana C. a peach D. an orange ( ) 3. The man pretended to hit himself with A. a bone B. a stick C. a stone D. a hammer、 Passage 7 A Monkey and a Mango TreeA Monkey and a Mango Tree There is a mango tree in Mr. Greens 1 yard. There are a lot of delicious mangoes on the tree. Some children often climb his tree for those fruits. So Mr. Green left his pet monkey out in the tree to watch it. This kept the children away from the tree -at least most of the children, However, it did not bother little Peter. He thought of a good idea to get Mr. Greens mangoes. He threw stones at the monkey, and the monkey became very angry and threw mangoes back at little Peter! I . Read carefully and write T for True and F for False beside the statements. ( ) 1. Mr. Green left his pet monkey out in the tree to watch it. ( ) 2. Little Peter didnt thought of a good idea. ( ) 3. The monkey threw stones at little Peter. II. Choose the best answer, A, B, C or D, to these questions. ( ) 1. There was a (an) _ tree in Mr. Greens yard A. pear B. apple C. mango D. peach ( ) 2. Mr. Green left his pet_ out in the tree to watch the tree. A. monkey B. cock C. duck D. rabbit ( ) 3. The idea Peter thought out was that_ A. he beat the monkey B. I he gave food to the monkey C. he threw stones at the monkey D. he made faces at the monkey Passage 8 A SmartA Smart AnimalAnimal Many people believe that dolphins are one of the smartest animals on the earth. Dolphins are warm- blooded sea animals. Recently, scientists discover that dolphins can do something that humans can. They say dolphins can recognize themselves in a mirror. Only humans and the other kind of animal- the great apes can do this. Researchers say that most animals either refuse to look at a mirror Or they become angry as if they saw another animal. Their findings are published in a magazine. I . Read carefully and write “T for True and “F” for False beside the statements. ( ) 1. Only humans can recognize themselves in the mirror. ( ) 2. Great apes can recognize themselves in the mirror. ( ) 3. Most animals either refuse to look at a mirror or they become happy as if they saw another animal. I. Choose the best answer, A, B, C or D, to these questions. ( ) 1. Many people believe that are one of the smartest animals on the earth. A. dolphins B. dogs C. cats D. monkeys ( ) 2. Dolphins are _blooded sea animals. A. cold B. warm C, cool D. red ( ) 3. When the most animals see themselves in the mirror, they become A. happy B. angry C. sad . D. tired Passage 9 A Happy Day,A Happy Day, Last Sunday morning, I went to the park with my good friends. The weather was sunny. Lots of people went there. .In the middle of the park, there is a big lake. We call it Gexian Lake. There were some boats on the Jake. We took a boat, too. In the boat, we felt comfortable and happy. We sang and laughed all the time. Wow! What a happy day! I. Read carefully and write T for True and F. for False beside the statements. ( ) 1. It was sunny last Sunday morning. ( ) 2. I went to the park .with my parents. ( ) 3. In the middle of park, there is a big lake. ( ) 4. We didnt take a boat. ( ) 5. Its not happy day. II. Choose the best answer, A, B, C or D, to these questions. ( ) 1. It was_ last Sunday morning. A. rainy B sunny C. cloudy D. windy ( ) 2. In the middle of the park, there is a big_ A. mountain B. house C. lake D. river ( ) 3. There were some _ on the lake. A. boats B. mountains D. ducks C. chickens ( ) 4. In the boat, we felt_ A. exciting B. amazing C. sad D. comfortable ( ) 5. We _ all the time. A. sang B. talked C. laughed D. A and C, Passage 10 A flying fox is not a fox at all. It is a bat. But this bat looks like a fox. A flying fox is very big. It likes to eat fruit , Sometimes the flying fox is; called ”the fruit bat. The flying fox flies into fruit trees. Then the bat eats all the fruits. So fruit farmers do not like the flying fox. I. Read carefully and write “T” for True and “F” for False beside the statements. ( ) 1. A flying fox is a bat. ( ) 2. A flying fox is not very big. ( ) 3. The flying fox likes to eat fruit. ( ) 4. Sometimes the flying fox is called the “fruit bat “. ( ) 5. Fruit farmer like the flying fox. I. Choose the best answer, A, B, C or D, to these questions. ( ) 1. A flying fox is a_ A. fox B. bat C. fruit D. farmer ( ) 2. The flying fox likes to eat_ A. fruit B. meat C. trees D. leaves ( ) 3. A flying fox is very_ A. good B. bad C. big D. small ( ) 4. Fruit farmers dont like the flying fox because it_ A. can fly B. looks like a fox C. flies high D. eats all the fruits ( ) 5. This story tells us about a kind of_ A. fox B. tree C. bat D. fruit Passage 11 Babies Can LearnBabies Can Learn Many people think that babies only want food. Some people think babies are not able to learn things until they are five or six months old. But doctors in the USA say babies begin learning on their first day of life. One study shows that babies can even learn before they are born. The researchers played a recording of a short story on the stomach of a pregnant. On the day the baby was born, researchers put a device in the mouth of