I think my dog Teffy is really amazing． He understands （1）　　． I can communicate with him．

Taffy doesn't usually sit quietly． He（2）　　wants to go for a walk． However， yesterday when I was feeling（3）　　， he stayed beside me for hours．

Taffy always wants（4）　　 to be happy． Last week，I was mad at my brother． I was shouting at him （5）　　 we saw our dog． Taffy standing between us and he looked very sad． My brother and I laughed． Then Taffy was happy again．

Taffy also likes to help me． One day， my friends and I（6）　　football． When my friend Jack made me fall over， Taffy started to（7）　　Jack! It was so funny! At another time， I couldn't find my watch． Taffy searched for it for hours． He didn't （8）　　． He found my watch finally!

I really love my dog!

Time is a very valuable thing． However， most of us don't（1）　　it until it's too late． When we are young， we feel that we will never（2）　　time． We don't count the seconds， minutes， and hours of the day because we know that（3）　　 will bring more． We have so much time that we feel we can easily（4）　　to waste some of it． Think of the common English （5）　　，"wasting time，" "filling in time" or even "killing time"． We have（6）　　respect（尊重）for time．

It is only when get（7）　　that we begin to realize that time is a precious treasure． （8）　　 we might find that we haven't invested（投资） our time well． We discover that we （9）　　 have enough time to do things we want． Just as adults need to spend their money on （10）　　 things like taxes（税款） and bills， they also have to spend their time（11）　　things that they might not really want to do﹣things that really make time boring．

The only way to get the most of the time we have is to live for today， and never delay（拖延） till next day． As the idiom （12）　　， "Delay is the thief of time．" And you don't want anyone to steal your time， do you？

（1）Where is the elephant from？　　

A． America

B． Thailand

C． China

D． England

（2）What animals can play the piano？　　

A． The cat

B． The dog

C． The monkey

D． The elephant

（3）Which of the following is TRUE？　　

A． The dog can take care of sheep．

B． The elephant can play basketball．

C． The monkey can understand words．

D． You can call in and get a mobile phone

Have you ever heard that we can "grow" fresh air in our home without using any expensive air﹣cleaning machines？ It becomes true． The studies in India show that people need only three green plants． What we have to do is put them in specific（特定的）space of the house， and each of them will do their share．

Meattle， an engineer， has filled his office building with some plants and made it the healthiest building in New Delhi． So why not put some of these plants in your own house？ You will not only get better air but also feel fresh at any moment．

（1）What plant may be harmful to people？　　

A． Tulips．

B． Betel palms．

C． Evergreens．

D． Money plants．

（2）Which of the follow it TRUE？　　

A． Money plants can't be put in the bedroom．

B． Evergeens can change CO into O₂ at daytime

C． Meattle has planted many tulips in his office building．

D． A family of three needs 12 betel palms in the living room．

（3）What's the passage about？　　

A． How to grow green plants better

B． how to make the office building healthier

C． How to get fresh air through proper plants．

D． How to turn our home into a more beautiful one．

On the last Wednesday of each August the shops of the small Spanish town of the Bunol don't open． Anyone who doesn't like tomatoes leaves town and the streets become full of tourists． They are here to take part in La Tomatina， the world's largest vegetable fight． For a couple of hours almost 50，000 kgs of tomatoes are launched as missiles（导弹） at whoever moves．

La Tomatina started around fifty years ago， when，for no reason， a group of local people started throwing tomatoes at each other． Other people joined in and had so much fun that they did the same thing the next year． Since then La Tomatina has grown and grown． In 2004 almost 20，000 people took part in the "tomato war"． Now days it is the most important part of a week﹣long festival involving（包含） parades， eating， drinking， and lots of fireworks．

On the morning of La Tomatina ， eight big trucks full of soft tomatoes pull into the center of the town． Official starters climb into the trucks and start throwing tomatoes at the crowd． That is the signal that the fight is about to start． From then on it is a wild scene， as everybody tries to get into the truck to get to the tomatoes． Nobody on the streets is safe from attack（攻击）． And there is nothing the locals like more than throwing tomatoes at camera﹣carrying tourist．

Finally， after two hours， all the tomatoes have been thrown． Everybody is tired， sweaty and covered with tomatoes． A bell rings to signal the end of the fight and everyone is a friend again． Tomato﹣covered clothing is taken off and throw away and the crowds wash themselves in public showers down by the river． La Tomatina is over for another year．

（1）How long does the tomato fight last？　　

A． For two hours

B． For a day

C． For a week

D． For a year

（2）What can we know about the tomato fight？　　

A． A bell rings to signal the start of it．

B． It costs almost 50，000 kgs of tomatoes each time．

C． It takes place on the first Wednesday of August．

D． The crowds go back home to watch themselves after it．

（3）What's Paragraph 3 mainly about？　　

A． When the tomato fight starts？

B． Where the tomato fight happens？

C． What people do during the tomato fight？

D． Why the locals like attacking tourists with cameras？

（4）Where can we almost probably read this passage？　　

A． In a news weekly．

B． In a self﹣protect handbook．

C． In a Chinese textbook．

D． In a tourist magazine．