Water is all around us．Water is in the ocean．Water is in the lakes and rivers．Water is in the air．There is more water than land on the earth．All things must have water to live．The plants must have it．The animals must have it．We must have it，too．We cannot live without drinking water．Sometimes，we do not have all the water that we need．The land will dry up without water．Sometimes，there can be too much water in the land．If it rains very，very hard，the rain water will run down the hills．It takes some of the land with it when it runs down the hills．It is called erosion when the water takes the land away．

Water on the earth will never be used up．It goes from the ocean to the air to make clouds．Then，it falls from the clouds down to the land．It runs off the land and out to the ocean again．The clouds make rain．The rain falls onto the land．Some of it goes into the ground．Some of it washes down and goes back into the ocean．Some water that falls down from the clouds is not rain．Some of it washes down and goes back into the ocean．Some water that falls down from the clouds is not rain．Some of this water is snow．The snow is made of water．Some water that is not rain or snow falls down from the clouds．Some of this water is sleet（雨夹雪）．The sleet is made of little pieces of ice．Some water that is not rain or snow or sleet falls down from the clouds．Some of this water is hail（冰雹）．The hail is made of ice balls!

1．According to the passage，we know that _________．

A．We can live without water                           B．the animals don't need water

C．Human beings can't live without water          D．only plants must have water

2．Which of the following is not made of water?

A．Snow                  B．sleet                    C．hail                      D．land

3．Erosion in the passage means _________．

A．地震            B．雪崩                           C．侵蚀                   D．霜冻

4．Which of the following shows the water cycle （循环）?

A．Water from the ocean→air→clouds→ rain→land→ocean

B．Water in the air→clouds→rain→land→hail

C．Water in the clouds→snow→land→ocean

D．Rain→land→river→ocean→storm

Water is all around us．Water is in the ocean．Water is in the lakes and rivers．Water is in the air．There is more water than land on the earth．All things must have water to live．The plants must have it．The animals must have it．We must have it．too．We cannot live without drinking water．Sometimes we don’t have all the water that we need．The land will dry up without water. Sometimes, there can be too much water in the land．If it rains very, very hard．the rain water will run down the hills．It takes some of the land with it when it runs down the hills．It is called erosion when the water takes the land away．

    Water on the earth will never be used up．It goes from the ocean to the air to make clouds. Then, it falls from the clouds down to the land．It runs off the land and out to the ocean again．The clouds in the air are made of water．Sometimes the water falls down from the clouds．It makes rain．The rain falls onto the land．Some of it goes into the ground．Some of it washes down and goes back into the ocean．Some water that falls down from the clouds is not rain．Some of this water is snow．The snow is made of water．Some water that is not rain or snow falls down from the clouds．Some of this water is sleet(雨夹雪)．The sleet is made of little pieces of ice．Some water that is not rain or snow or sleet falls down from the clouds．Some of this water is hail(冰雹)．The hail is made of ice balls !

1．According to the passage，we know that       ．

  A．we can live without water                   B．the animals don’t need water

  C．human beings can’t live without water       D．only plants must have water

2．There is        on the earth according to the passage．

  A．more plants than animals                    B．more water than land

  C．more rain than snow                         D．more air than water

3．Which of the following is not made of water'?

  A．Snow．           B．Sleet．          C．Hail．          D．Land．

4．Erosion in the passage means        ．

  A．地震                B．雪崩              C．侵蚀            D．霜冻

5．Which of the following shows the water cycle(循环)?

  A．water from the ocean→air→clouds→rain→land→ocean

  B．water in the air→clouds→rain→land→hail

  C．water in the clouds→snow→land→ocean

  D．rain→land→river→ocean→storm

A little boy was attracted(吸引)by a board above the door of a shop. It read, "Little Dogs for Sale." A    16   like that has a way of attracting small children into the shop.
The little boy walked into the shop and found a dog behind other dogs and said, "What’s 17  with that little dog?"
The store owner said that the vet(兽医)   18  the little dog and found it was   19 . It would always be lame(破的).
The little boy became   20  ."That is the dog that I want to buy. "
The store owner said, "No, you don’t need to buy that little dog. If you really want him,
I’ll just give him to you. "
The little boy got quite sad. He said angrily, "I don’t want you to give him to me. I’ll 21    the full price for him. In fact, I’ll give you $ 2.37 now, and 50 cents a month   22 I have paid the full price. "
The store owner continued, "He is   23  going to be able to run and jump and play with you like the other dogs."
To his   24  ,the little boy rolled up(卷起)his trousers to show his badly hurt left leg. He looked at the store owner and    25   answered," Well, I don’t run so well myself and the little dog will need someone who understands him. "

 It snowed again. My seventh Christmas was round the corner. I dreamed of getting the present from Father Christmas until my elder sister dropped the bomb, “There is no Father Christmas.”

  I ran to my grandmother’s house, for she always told the truth. Grandma was at home. I told __11___ everything. “No Father Christmas?” she was a little ___12____. “Don’t believe it. Put on your coat, and let’s go.”

  “Go? Where, Grandma?” I asked.

  “Kerby’s Store.”

  As we walked through its doors, Grandma handed me ten dollars and said, “Take the __13___ and buy something for someone who needs it. I’ll wait for in the car.” Then she turned and walked out of the Kerby’s.

  For a few seconds I just stood there, holding the money, wondering ___14___ to buy, and who to buy it for.

  I thought of ___15___ I knew: my family, my friends, my neighbors … I suddenly thought of Bobbie Decker, a __16___ with bad and messy hair. He sat right behind me ___17____ Mrs. Pollack’s class.

  Bobbie ___18___ went to any party during the winter. His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough, ___19____ we all knew that he didn’t have a cough, and he didn’t have a coat. I decided to buy Bobbie a red warm coat ___20____ he would like.

  That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Christmas paper and ribbons, and ___21___ “To Bobbie, From Father Christmas” on it. Grandma told me Father Christmas never let people know that he ___22___ them. Then she drove me over to Bobbie’s house, telling that I was helping Father Christmas ____23___ the presents.

Grandma parked the car along the street, and we hid behind the trees near Bobbie’s house. Then Grandma said to me, “All right, Father Christmas, get going.”

  I took a deep breath, rushed to his front door, put the present down. ____24___ the door, rang the doorbell and flew back to the safety of the ____25_____ and Grandma. We waited breathlessly in the dark for the front door to open. Finally it did, and there stood Bobbie.

  That night, I realized that Father Christmas was alive and well, and we were on his team.

1.A. him  B. her   C. them   D. you

2.A. angry   B. happy   C. tired   D. afraid 

3.A. book   B. coat   C. present   D. money

4.A. what   B. when   C. where   D. how

5.A. everybody   B. nobody   C. somebody   D. anybody

6.A. girl   B. boy   C. man   D. woman

7.A. for   B. on   C. in    D. with

8.A. always   B. often   C. sometime   D never

9.A. so   B. if   C. but   D. and

10.A. where   B. that   C. who   D. why

11.A. read   B. say   C. write   D. spell

12.A. helped   B. believe   C. taught   D. made

13.A. give up   B. give away   C. put up   D. put off

14.A. on   B. behind   C. outside   D. over

15.A. shop   B. cars   C. door   D. trees