1 . The Beijing Hearing Dog Association has a plan. They plan to choose some stray dogs (流浪狗) and train them. Then the dogs will be able to help the old and the deaf.

They will choose young dogs, because it's easier to train them. The kind of dog is not important.

Twenty­-four volunteers will join the training. They all have some experience of keeping dogs and they all love dogs. They will learn a special language first from the coach (教练) and they teach the dogs. This training will take 180 days. Then the better-performed dogs will enter the next training. They will learn to understand different sounds, such as knocking on a door and water boiling. Then the dogs will live with the deaf or the old for 30 days.

Some people think the plan won't work, because it will cost a lot of money. But some people like the plan and they would like to be the volunteers.

1. Why does the association want to choose young dogs?

A．Because young dogs are cuter.	B．Because young dogs are stronger.
C．Because it's easier to train them.	D．Because it will cost less to train them.

2. What do the volunteers have in common?

A．They all want to help the young.	B．They all keep lots of dogs.
C．They all work in the association.	D．They all have experience of keeping dogs and they all love dogs.

3. What will the dogs learn in the second training?

A．They will learn to understand different languages.

B．They will learn to understand different sounds.

C．They will learn to understand old people's living habits.

D．They will learn to understand different ways to open the door.

4. What can we learn from the article?

A．The association will train police dogs.	B．The first training will take 180 days.
C．All dogs will enter the second training.	D．All the people like the plan.

5. What is the best title for the article?

A．Stray dogs will help people.	B．Dogs are very clever.
C．The old need dogs' help.	D．It's difficult to train a dog.

2 . Tommy and Jacky were brothers. They were going on a school trip the next day. It was their first school trip so they could not sleep the night before. The next morning they both woke up very early. First they took a shower. Then they quickly got dressed and ran to the kitchen to eat breakfast. After that, they made their lunches. They made hamburgers and fruit salad and put them in their bags.

At school they lined up in the school playground. Mrs Green, a strict teacher, told them to get on the bus one by one. The driver was a tall, friendly man. Tommy and Jacky got on the bus first and sat at the very back of the bus. When the bus started, all the students on the bus began to sing.

Tommy sat next to the window. The view （景色）outside the window was beautiful. Tommy enjoyed it a lot. After about one hour and a half they arrived at the beach. All the students took their bags and got off the bus. There were lots of activities for the students. Some students played volleyball. Some swam in the water. Tommy flew a kite. As for Jacky, he tried paragliding.

Everyone had a good time. When it was time to go home, no one wanted to leave. Jacky said, “______” Jacky and Tommy were glad that their school planned this trip.

1. What did Tommy and Jacky first do after getting up?

A．They got dressed.	B．They had breakfast.
C．They took a shower.	D．They made their lunches.

2. The driver of the bus ________.

A．was tall and friendly	B．was strict with the students
C．sang after the bus started	D．asked Tommy to sit at the back

3. What activity did Tommy do?

A．He swam.	B．He flew a kite.
C．He played volleyball.	D．He tried paragliding.

4. Which of the following sentences is the best for “_____” ?

A．How time flies!	B．Let’s get on the beach.
C．I can’t wait to join you.	D．How crowded the beach is!

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A．A nice drive	B．The school trip
C．The two brothers	D．A beautiful beach