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A. He would eat her. B. He would let her go. C. He would take her away. D. He would send her to prison.
（5）、Who or what saved the girl's life? A. The giant B. The ant C. The ant's friends D. Her tears
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My secret for staying young is simple. Put all attention to the part of your brain and keep it young and growing. Keep your mind awake and you'll stay young all over. These are exciting times. Take an interest in the world around you, and stick to learning at least one new thing every day. No matter how old you are, it's not too late to make your life more interesting. I know a housewife with no knowledge before she made herself into a well-known engineer. I know a retired electrical engineer who has become a highly-paid dress designer. Get over the idea that you are too old to go back to school. I know a man who entered medical college at 70. He got his degree with honors and became a famous doctor. Another man went to law school at 71 and now was an active lawyer. Staying young is easy for those, old or young, who live in the future. You can do it if you care enough to try. Keep your mind awake and active: that's the only way.
（1）、According to the passage, that people's brain of all ages remains young and growing is____. A. impossible B. a scientific fact C. a secret
D. a wrong conclusion ?
（2）、It is wrong for the old to______. A. think himself too old to go back to school B .keep his mind awake? C. try to stay young D. lead an active life
（3）、The passage says that the man who entered college at 70 _______. A. was unthinkable
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B. became tired of his life C. wanted to be a highly-paid man D. became famous in the medical circle （4）、The only way to keep young is______. A. to go back to school B. not to consider one's age C. to live in the future
D. to keep one's mind awake and alive
（5）、The writer suggests that you should _____learning at least one new thing every day. A. take care of B. set out C. keep on D. turn to
Passage 15
Mr. White lived in a small village. His parents hadn't enough money to send him to school. He had to help them to do something in the fields. But he didn't like to live in the poor place. When he was sixteen, he got to the town and found work in a factory. Three years later he became tall and strong. So he was sent to Africa as a soldier. He stayed there for five years and got some money. Then he came back to England and bought a shop in a small town. No people in the town went to Africa except him. And he hoped they thought he was a famous man and that they could respect him. The children often asked him to tell them some stories and his life in Africa.
One day a few children asked him to tell them something about the animals in Africa. He told them how he fought with the tigers and elephants. His stories surprised them all and some policemen and workers went to listen to him. It made him happier. Just a man who taught geography in a middle school passed there. He stopped to listen to him for a while and then said, \rare animal, sir?\
\（犀牛） by a river…\ \
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（1）、Mr. White was born in a ______ family. A. worker's B. farmer's C. soldier's D. teacher's
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（2）、Mr. White hoped to be respected because ______. A. only he had been to Africa in the small town B. he was the richest man in their town
C. he knew much about birds and animals in Africa D. he was the only shopkeeper in the town
（3）、The children often asked him to tell them something interesting because ______. A. he had been a soldier by then
B. the knew more than any other person in the town C. he was friendly to them all D. they hoped to be in Africa, too
（4）、All people believed Mr. White except ______. A. the policeman B. the worker C. the children
D. the geography teacher
（5）、Which of the following is TRUE? A. Mr. White saw a rhinoceros in Africa. B. A rhinoceros can often be seen in Africa. C. Mr. White wouldn't acknowledge he was wrong. D. The geography teacher had been to Africa, too.
Passage 16
There were once many sheiks（阿拉伯的酋长）who wanted to marry Queen Maura, for she was one of the most beautiful and powerful queens of Arabia.
However, she did not like most of the sheiks, and soon there were only three left on her list of possible husbands.
These three sheiks were all equally young and handsome, rich and strong. It was very hard for the Queen to choose the best one.
One evening, she disguised herself and went to where the three sheiks were having their evening meal.
She asked them to give her something to eat.
The first sheik gave her some stale（不新鲜的）food left over from the day before.
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The second sheik gave her a tough piece of old camel's tail.
The third sheik, whose name was Hakim, gave her some of the most tender（嫩的）and tasty meat.
After the meal, Queen Maura left the sheiks' camp.
The next day, she invited the three sheiks to dinner at her palace.
She told her servants to give each sheik what he had given her the evening before. Hakim, who received a plate of tender and tasty meat, would not eat it unless the other two sheiks could share it with him.
Queen Maura was now certain which of the sheiks she wanted to marry.
\king.\
（1）、What was queen looking for? A.A sheik. B.A king. C.A man. D.A husband.
（2）、Why did the Queen disguise herself?
A. Because she didn't want to be recognized by the sheiks. B. Because she wanted to get an evening meal. C. Because she wanted to get some hard food. D. Because she wanted to get some tasty meat.
（3）、What did she give the sheiks to eat the next evening? A. An evening meal. B. Some stale food.
C. A plate of tasty and tender meat. D. Three different meals.
（4）、Why didn't Hakim want to eat his meal? A. Because he was not hungry. B. Because it was too tasty.
C. Because the other sheiks had worse food. D. Because the other sheiks had better food.
（5）、When did the Queen finally decide who to marry?
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A. When she went to see Hakim. B. The next evening after the meal. C. The next day.
D. When Hakim refused to eat his meal.
Passage 17
Martin Luther King was a black minister, who became a great leader of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. When he was young, he was strongly influenced by Thoreau and Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi's idea of non-violent resistance. Having received a Ph. D (Doctor of Philosophy) from Boston University, he became a political and religious leader of the non - violent civil relights movement in 1955. On August 28, 1963, he led over 250,000 Americans on a march in Washington D.C. to fight for the Civil Rights Law to guarantee equality for all people, and delivered his best known speech \\Nobel Prize for peace in 1964, but he was murdered four years later.
Though he died, he was greatly respected and loved by the Americans, both the white and the black. By vote of Congress in 1968, the third Monday of every January is now a federal holiday in Luther King's honor. He lives in people's hearts forever.
（1）、Martin Luther King was murdered when he was ____years old. A.64 B.50 C.39 D.28
（2）、Martin Luther King was a ______. A. political leader B. black minister C. religious leader D. all of the above
（3）、According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Martin Luther King was killed in 1964.
B. Martin Luther King's Day has been a federal holiday for more than 40 years. C. Martin Luther King urged his people to get equality and freedom through violence. D. Only black Americans loved Martin Luther King.
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