( )4. It was difficult for Mr. King to stand because ___.

A. he had drunk too much B. the bus was too small

C .he got on the bus too late D. it was very crowded(拥挤) in the bus

( )5. The boy gripped Mr. King's beard because ___.

A. he was afraid to fall again B. he wanted to make the man angry

C. he hoped the man found a seat for him D. he hoped the man got off soon

( )6. Mr. King was afraid ___, so he shouted at him.

A. the boy would pull him down B. the boy would hurt his beard

C. the boy could be hurt again D. the boy would borrow his ticket

C

Mr read has a large farm near a hill. He and his wife are busy all the day. They’re often tired but they have a lot of expensive things and they live a happy life.

One day their sows(母猪) had twenty baby pigs. Mrs read had to look after them at home. And at that time she had much housework to do. Several weeks later she let the baby pigs come out of the pigsty(猪圈) and look for some food themselves. Her seven-year-old son John came back from school. He was ready to help his mother. The woman was happy and told him to count them and see if they were all there. The boy threw his schoolbag on the table and ran out. About half an hour later the supper was ready, but the boy didn’t come back. The woman had to go to see what was wrong with her son. and she saw her son running after a baby pig.

“What are you running after it for?” she asked. “Are they all right?”

“I counted nineteen, mummy,” said the boy. “But only the fellow(家伙) is running about so fast that I can’t count it all!”

( )7. Mr and Mrs read ARE ____.

A. workers B. farmers C. drivers D. doctors

( )8. Mr and Mrs are tired but ____.

A. they get a lot of money B. they get little food

C. they want to leave the farm D. they have enough food to eat

( )9. John found ____ so he was ready to help her.

A. his mother was very busy B. his mother was too tired to work

C. his mother was ill D. his mother was hungry

( )10. Mrs Read told her son to ____.

A. do some house B. look after the pigs

C. give some food to the pigs D. see is some of the pigs were missing(丢失)

Ⅳ. 根据课文内容填空 (每空一词，每空一分，合计14分)

Many birds live c________ in Zhalong Nature Reserve all year r________ ,while some only stay there for a short time .There are many fish in the w________ ,and the birds can e________ catch them f________ food . Zhalong Nature Reserve is an important l________ area for the r________ red-crowned cranes .There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world .some of them live in Zhalong .