阅读下面两篇短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Hello. We are students from Thailand, and we want to save the elephants. The elephant is one of Thailand's symbols. Our first flag had a white elephant on it. This is a symbol of1.

Elephants are2animals. They can play soccer or music. They can also draw very well. People say that "an elephant never forgets". Elephants can walk for a long time and never3. They can also remember places with food and water. This helps them to live.

But elephants are in great4. People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their ivory. Today there are only about 3, 000 elephants （over 100, 000 before）. We must save the trees and not buy things5of ivory. Remember that March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.

The boy asked ___________.

This lesson is more difficult than _______in this book.

—In China, we use red paper for hongbao because red means good luck.

—That's interesting! I want to know all the Chinese ________.

根据短文理解，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案。

    It's natural that young people are often uncomfortable when they're with their parents. They say that their parents don't 1 them. They often think that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they're strict with their children; and they 2 give their children a free hand. It's true that parents often find it 3to get on well with their children. In fact, they seem to forget 4 they themselves felt when they were young. For example, young people like to act on the spot (当场) without 5 thinking. It's one of their ways to show that they've 6 and they can face any difficulties. Old people worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead, at least in the back of their minds, and don't like their 7 to be broken(打断) by something unexpected. Young people often 8 their parents angry at their choices in clothes, in hobbies and in music. But they don't mean to cause any trouble. They just don't want to be like anyone 9. For many years, you will be completely under your parents' control. If you plan to 10 your life, you'd better win your parents and try to get them to understand you.  11 your parents see that you have a high sense of responsibility(责任感), they will certainly believe you, and you can do 12 you want to do.

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。
Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began? Long long ago, the world had only a few thousand people. These people moved from one place to another. They moved over the land, hunting animals for food.
No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their life changed. They did not have to look for food any longer. They could stay in one place and grow it.
People began to live near one another, so the first village was established (建立). Many people came to live in the villages, and these villages became even larger.
When machines appeared, life in the villages changed again. People built factories. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities began.
Today, it's strange that some people are moving back to small villages. Can you tell me why?

Jim likes English and he (also/too) likes Chinese.

Tom likes playing ___ football， but his sister likes playing __ piano.

— Why do you look so sleepy in class, John?

— Sorry, sir. I ___________to watch a live football match last night.

My dog often           at my feet, but this morning it          beside the fireplace.

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

    One day, I picked up my daughter Eloise from school and went to the supermarket for a few things. I was hoping to be in and out 1.

    I found a short line with just one person in front of me. It was a/an2woman, and she was paying for her things with only 3. After a long day at work, I was unhappy with this old woman.

    But then I watched the young clerk(职员). He helped her 4 her change, so carefully taking it from her shaking hands. I 5 him repeatedly(重复地) say to her: “Yes, madam.” When she asked if she had enough to buy a bag, he told her she did. Then he went two lines over to get6 for her. Never once did this clerk get annoyed or roll his eyes. He was patientand kind.

    As I was watching him, I saw Eloise was too. I realized that my daughter was learning an important 7 from a complete stranger.

8 the woman was finished, the clerk began ringing up (把……的费用相加) my things and thanked me 9 my patience. I thanked him too.

    Then we left the supermarket with a full bag, but also with a 10full of thankfulness for such an important lesson.

It takes about five（小时） by car.

根据下面对话中的情境,在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句,使对话恢复完整。

A: Mary, what were you doing when the accident happened the day before yesterday?

B: . Because my friend invited me to her home for dinner.  At

that time I saw a car go into the river.

A: ?

B:I stopped riding and ran to the river.  .

A:I know you can't swim. Did anyone save the driver?

B:Yes. A young man jumped into the river and swam to the car,

A:Then what did he do?

B He got to the driver through an open window and took him out of the water 

A:Wow, how great the young man is!  ?

B:Yes, but luckily, he didn't get hurt badly. But his car was broken.

A:Oh, that's not serious.  ?

B:No, I don't. In fact, nobody knew him there. But I heard he is a good swimmer. 

The (man) are good at cooking.

大多数孩子吃得多，但是他们不容易发胖。

Most children eat a lot but they don't easily.