27、根据下列短文内容，在短文上的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整通顺。

There is a family of ants   1   under the tree in front of my house. One day when I went home, I found that they were busy carrying earth. It was going to rain. They did it to protect（保护）the gate of   2   home. Just then the rain came down. I ran into the house. As I watched out of the window, I thought, “What a pity! The ants will all die in   3   a heavy rain.”

4   the rain stopped, I went out to see them. To my   5  , they were still alive and as happy as usual. The earth at the gate of their home kept the rain   6   and they were   7   again moving the earth away. It was very late, but they were   8  working hard. There was no one beside to watch the ants and tell them   9   to do. But they knew what they should do and they did it.

I think people should learn from the ants. When we see something that needs to be done, we should do it.   10   my neighbors, the ants, I learnt a lot.

23、“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express the low temperature. As the world has changed, the word has many different meanings.

“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.

When you see a famous car in the street, you will say, “it’s cool.” You may think, “He is so cool!” when you see your football player.

WE have quite a few meanings of the word “cool”. You can use it instead of many other words such as “new”, “handsome” or “surprising”. There is an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A mother asked her to say something about his favorite film star. The little boy could only say, “He is very cool.” But there are many other words which can be used to describe a person. So the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show what they want to say. Can you think of many other ways that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”? I can. What about you? Have a try. You’ll find them also very cool.

1. We know the word “cool” has had      .

A. only one meaning                                         B. no meanings

C. many different meanings          D. the same meanings

2. In the passage, the word “Express” means      .

A. see         B. show                    C. know                D. feel

3. If you are       something, you may say “It’s cool”.

A. interested in       B. angry about              C. afraid of            D. unhappy with

4. The writer gives an example to show he       the way the word is used.

A. pleased with      B. strange to          C. worried about    D. careful with

5. In the passage, the writer wants to say that the word “cool”      .

A. can be used instead of many words

B. easily means something interesting  

C. can make your life colorful

D. may not be as cool as it seems

21、    A little boy didn't say fl word until he was three years old．His mother took him to every doctor．But there was no use．He was healthy and bright，so the doctors told his mother not to worry．

  One morning the boy suddenly knocked on the table and cried out，“These eggs are terrible!”The mother was very glad at hearing her son speak，and asked，“Why didn’t you say anything before?”

    “Well，”he answered，“up to now，the eggs have been very good．’’

1．Why didn't the boy say a word?

A．He didn't need to say．

B．He couldn't say．

C．He was nervous．

D．There was something wrong with his health

2．The little boy didn't say a word before he was                     years old．

A．one                     B．two                     C．three                      D．four

3．What made the boy say the first word?

A．Apples．             B．Bananas               C．Pears．                  D．Terrible eggs．

4．The mother was very                    after hearing her son speak．

A．sad                      B．worried                C．happy                    D．angry

5．The boy was                  after seeing every doctor．

A．ill                        B．healthy and bright    C．foolish                   D．surprised

20、    Clark and Luice like sports very much．In summer they swim and in winter they skate．They are going skating this weekend，but they don't know how the weather will（将会）be．It's 7：35 now，they are watching TV．They are listening to the weather report for the weekend：”Friday is going to be cold and cloudy．but it isn't going to rain．The temperature（温度）is going to be below（低于）zero．It's going to snow on Friday evening．Saturday and Sunday will be cold and sunny．”

  Now．Clark and Luice are very happy．They think they will have a good time then．

1．Clark and Luice like         very much．

    A．listening to the weather report                   B．watching TV

    C．playing computer games                                    D．swimming and skating

2．They are going                this Saturday and Sunday。

    A．swimming in the river                              B．skating

    C．having a party in the classroom                   D．walking

3．They want to know about                     ．

    A．the rain                B．the food               C．the weather            D．the radio

4．It                     this weekend．

    A．will rain heavily                                       B．will be warm

    C．will be hot and cloudy                                D．will be cold and sunny

5．They are happy after they listen to the weather report，because                 ．

A．they want to see their good friend

    B．they are going to have a picnic on the hill

    C．they are going to have a football match in the open air

    D．the weather will be fine and they can go skating

19、  Swee Lin has an interesting hobby．She collects stamps．She spends a lot of time on her stamp collection after school hours．She has collected hundreds of stamps from all over the world．They are all in color．

  Swee Lin likes stamps with pictures of animals and birds on them．In this way，she learns the names of many animals and birds．She also borrows books on animals and birds from her school library．She learns many things about them．

  Sometimes Swee Lin has many stamps of the same kind．She gives them to her friends．They then give her other stamps in return．

    Swee Lin writes to friends in many countries．She sends them stamps of her country．

    In return，they send her stamps of their countries．Swee Lin's father also gives her stamps．He brings them home from his office for her．

    Many of Swee Lin's friends collect other things．Some collect coins and others collect matchboxes．But．all of them say that Swee Lin's collection is the most interesting of all．

1．She spends a lot of time on her hobby                  ．

    A．before school                                          B．during school

    C．after school                                               D．during her holidays

2．her stamps are in color．

    A．All of            B．Some of               C．Many of                 D．None of

3．She learns a lot about animals and birds from               ．

    A．her teachers           B．her friends                  C．her stamps             D．her father

4．Sometimes Swee Lin has many stamps of the same kind．She then                  ．

A．keeps them                                             B．throws them away

    C．sells them to her friends                              D．sends them to her friends

5．What does the word “hobby”mean? It means               ．

    A．matchbox collection                                 B．doing things one likes

    C．keeping coins one likes                               D．stamp collection