A strange woman comes to my door one day in early March．In this area we often have people selling things door-to-door, but she doesn’t look like a professional saleswoman．She just smiles and gives a card to me: “Amy Turner．”

I hold the card and look at her, waiting for an explanation．

“I’ll paint any animal in your own home,” Amy Turner says． “Wouldn’t you like a picture of your loved one? I’ve had experience of dogs, cats, parrots, prize bulls…”

“I don’t have any animals,” I say as we look past each other．She must be wishing some little cat or dog would come down the hall．It is the first chance I’ve had to breathe the air outside．In this spring morning when you wake up, you will find winter is gone．

“Why are you still in your dressing gown?” She asks． “It’s nearly lunchtime．Are you ill?’

“I’m fine,” I lie．I’m not going to tell a stranger I’ve just been sick in the toilet（廁所）upstairs． I was still sticking my fingers down my throat if the doorbell hadn’t rung． But now I’m not sure what to do next．She is still standing there．She doesn’t seem to be leaving．

“I’m hungry,” she says and I smile politely, nodding my head before saying goodbye．

“No,” she puts her foot in the door．“I’m really hungry． I’ve had nothing to eat for two days and no one has any animal for me to paint．I need some food or I’ll fall down, right here on your doorstep．”

I stand to one side and let her in．

1．Who came to the writer’s home one day?

A． A saleswoman．                            B． A strange woman．

C． An animal lover．                           D． A professional woman．

2．What did the woman want to do?

A． To sell things to the writer．                     B． To give the card to the writer．

C． To help the writer who was ill．                D． To paint an animal for the writer．

3．When did the story happen?

A． Early in the morning．                       B． Late in the morning．

C． Early in the winter．                         D． Late in the winter．

4．When the woman came, the writer ____________．

A． was sleeping       B． was eating           C． was lying           D． was ill

5．Which of the following statements is true?

A． The woman got in to look for an animal．

B． The writer told the woman to leave．

C． The woman asked the writer for some food．

D． The writer agreed to let her in at once．

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　　A long time ago men hunted for their food. Often they killed wild animals, birds or fish. How did they kill the beasts? They used rocks and wooden sticks, sometimes they fought with their own hands and bodies.

　　Later on, people began fighting each other. Everyone wanted more food and mom land. They made arrows from sticks, they also made spears from stones. Then somebody invented the gun. Soldiers were taught how to shoot and kill enemy soldiers. Great wars were fought and many people died.

　　A famous general cried as he looked at one battle field. His soldiers were fighting well, but he felt very sad. He turned to his men and said, “My soldiers, I am going to ask you a question. The one who gives the best answer will receive a medal . The question is this: Who is the strongest power in the world?”

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　　The third soldier thought he had the, best answer of all . “No, sir, ” he said, “our general is the strongest power. He gives the orders for his soldiers to shoot their guns.”

　　The general said nothing. He waited for the last man to answer his question. The fourth soldier answered the general's question this way, “I believe, sir, that the greatest power on the earth is love. It makes the general decide if he wants his soldiers to use their guns. Also, if men had more love for each other, they would not use their guns.”

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A．a(chǎn) happy

B．a(chǎn) hard

C．a(chǎn)n active

D．a(chǎn) strange

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B．The invention of the arrow.

C．The invention of the spear .

D．The invention of the wooden stick.

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A．the general was the greatest power

B．the general was good at shooting

C．the soldier wanted to please the general

D．the soldier wanted to fight against the general

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A．Love can make guns fire.

B．Love among people can stop war from breaking out.

C．Love can make people fight for peace.

D．B and

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4.                A．If             B．Until           C．When    D．Because

 

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9.                A．a(chǎn)t             B．in             C．through  D．onto

 

10.               A．terrible        B．familiar         C．pleasant   D．strange

 

11.               A．followed        B．discovered      C．missed    D．ignored

 

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B．We need to study native animals

C．They can’t live out of the rain forest

D．We do not know much about them yet

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D．a(chǎn) morning call

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