1 . There was a beautiful garden. Every year the king would go to the garden to decide which flower was the most beautiful one.
For the last few years, the rose was always Number One. Because of this, the rose Gulaab became ____. It would never let birds stay on its flower. Then all the birds started staying away from Gulaab.
Behind Gulaab, there was a little yellow flower. People called it Junglee. Junglee wasn’t more beautiful than Gulaab, but it welcomed the birds to stay on its flower. All the birds in the garden liked it.
This year the king went to the garden as before. The gardener pointed at the rose and said to the king, “ Your favourite flower, my king.”
Of course, the king also saw the yellow flower behind it and asked, “What flower is that?”
“Oh! That’s Junglee, a wild flower.”
“ I didn’t see a flower like it before. There are so many birds on it. I think it’s much more beautiful than the rose. It will be the King Flower of this year!” said the king.
1. From the passage, we can know that Junglee was _________.

A．famous

B．serious

C．friendly

D．smart

2. What does the underlined word “arrogant” mean in Chinese?

A．傲慢的

B．粗心的

C．易怒的

D．开朗的

3. What do you think this passage is?

A．An ad.

B．A story.

C．A diary.

D．A piece of news.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．All the birds liked Gulaab.

B．The birds liked to stay on Junglee.

C．Gulaab was not beautiful this year.

D．The king didn’t like Junglee.

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A．The king’s garden	B．The clever king
C．The flowers and the birds	D．The most beautiful flower

2 . A young man went to the local expert(专家) on gems and said he wanted to become a gemologist(珠宝家). The expert turned him down because he feared the youth would not have the patience to learn. The young man asked for a chance. Finally, the expert told the youth, "Be here tomorrow."
The next morning the expert put a jade(玉) stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. The expert then went about his work, cutting, weighing and setting gems. The boy sat quietly and waited.
The following morning the expert again put the jade stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth and fifth days, the expert asked the young man to do the same thing. On the sixth day, the youth held the jade stone but he could no longer stand(忍受) the silence. "Master, when am I going to learn something?" he asked.
"You will learn." the expert said and went about his business.
Several more days went by and the youth almost lost his patience. But one morning as the master put the stone in the youth's hand, the young man said without looking at his hand, "This is not the same jade stone!"
"You have begun to learn." said the master.
Practice makes perfect. The experience we learned from practice teaches us and develops our abilities. Experience is the best teacher. Even the most successful person had no absolute confidence once. It is experience that gives people confidence. The truth is: if you do the work and gain the experience, you'll have more confidence because you'll actually know what you're doing.
1. The phrase "turned ... down" probably means _______.

A．refused

B．accepted

C．forgave

D．doubted

2. The expert let the young man hold the jade stone for so many days because he wanted to see if the young man was _______.

A．brave

B．patient

C．clever

D．honest

3. What may be the best title for this passage?

A．An Experienced Gemologist

B．Experience, the Best Teacher

C．Experience of a Young Man

D．A Confident Teacher

3 . We recycle(回收利用）rubbish, so why not language? Recycling language means using vocabulary that you have learnt before again and again. However, unlike rubbish that piles up(堆积)in our environment. if we do not recycle language, we simply forget it. So how do you recycle language?

There are basically three ways to do it. The first is through reading. Go back to your favourite articles and read them once more. Just reread them and do not worry about each vocabulary item. If there are some that you are not sure about, make a guess and you will probably guess right. The second way to recycle is through writing. Look at some of your favourite articles and write either a short paragraph or a few sentences in your own words. After you have done this a few times, go back and read through what you have written, checking vocabulary functions. Don’t worry if you have made mistakes. That’s how you learn. The third way to recycle language is by having an imaginary chat with yourself about your favourite articles at home. You can pretend there is someone with you who speaks English and tell him what you are thinking about or how you feel.

1. According to the passage, recycling language means ______.

A．repeating vocabulary at times	B．revising vocabulary at a proper time
C．learning new vocabulary as much as possible	D．using vocabulary that we have learnt very often

2. If we recycle language, it may ______.

A．be kept in our mind	B．be forgotten easily
C．pile up in our environment	D．disappear from our mind soon

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in recycling language?

A．Reading.

B．Listening.

C．Writing.

D．Speaking.

4. Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage?

A．Why to Recycle Language	B．How to Learn Vocabulary
C．How to Recycle Language	D．Why to Learn Vocabulary