Today it is quite natural to find people shake hands in some situations．People all over the world shake hands for many different   1  ．We shake hands when we meet new people  2  during special festivals．Players often shake hands before or after   3  ．Business people shake bands when they make a deal．

Why do people shake hands   4  shaking feet? This is because of the fact that a long time ago most people   5 knives or guns．If some of them decided that they did not want to 6   ，they would show their empty hands．  7  people shook hands so that they could not  8   knives in their sleeves（袖子）．Later on，hand shaking became a symbol of   9 

Now we don't have to    10   people with guns or knives．However，we still shake hands all the time! The reason is simple--it is still a way to show friendship．

1．A．ideas                B．reasons              C．thoughts           D．excuses

2．A．or                  B．a(chǎn)s                  C．but                D．so

3．A．games               B．speeches           C．exercises           D．programmes

4．A．such as              B．a(chǎn)s well as           C．instead of            D．together with

5．A．lost                 B．bought            C．caught            D．carried

6．A．cheat               B．fight               C．drop              D．speak

7．A．Perhaps              B．Happily             C．Carefully           D．Luckily

8．A．hide                 B．lift                C．pull               D．push

9．A．success              B．victory            C．pride              D．peace

10．A．talk about            B．worry about        C．know about          D．learn about

Today it is quite natural to find people shake hands in some situations．People all over the world shake hands for many different   1  ．We shake hands when we meet new people  2  during special festivals．Players often shake hands before or after   3  ．Business people shake hands when they make a deal．

Why do people shake hands   4   shaking feet? This is because of the fact that a long time ago most people   5   knives or guns．If some of them decided that they did not want to  __6  ，they would show their empty hands．  7    people shook hands so that they could not  __8   knives in their sleeves（袖子）．Later on，hand-shaking became a symbol of   9  ．

Now we don't have to   10    people with guns or knives．However，we still shake hands all the time ! The reason is simple--it is still a way to show friendship．

1．A．ideas                     B．reasons                C．thoughts                D．excuses

2．A．or                         B．a(chǎn)s                        C．but                       D．so

3．A．games                B．speeches                 C．exercises                D．programmes

4．A．such as                 B．a(chǎn)s well as                C．instead of               D．together with

5．A．lost                       B．bought                 C．caught                   D．carried

6．A．cheat                     B．fight                    C．drop                      D．speak

7．A．Perhaps                  B．Happily                  C．Carefully                D．Luckily

8．A．hide                      B．lift                       C．pull                        D．push

9．A．success                  B．victory                 C．pride                      D．peace

10．A．talk about             B．worry about            C．know about            D．learn about

A clam (蚌) decided to take a rest on the bank of the River Yi. When the clouds passed, he felt cool in their shadow. When the sun returned, he felt warm. It was a good time to daydream, and so he did..

From above, a bird saw the clam and flew down and gave it a good peck (啄). The clam was frightened and closed his shell tight, catching the bird’s beak.

“Remove your beak at once,” ordered the clam. But the bird was stubborn, though she was able to pull out her beak, she refused.

“I will not remove my beak until you open your shell,” the bird mumbled. Like the clam, she found it was difficult to speak clearly under the situation. Of course, the clam was not about to listen to the bird and open his shell. But the bird threatened, (威脅)“Open your shell or you’ll be a dead clam.” “Remove your beak at once,” returned the clam.

“Open it!”

“ Remove it!”

“Open it!”

The two went back and forth like this for several hours. But neither of them would follow the other’s orders first, they stayed in such a state until a young man who happened to come here and carried two of them off for dinner!

71. Why the clam choose the bank to have a rest?

A. Because it was a place where he felt cool when the clouds passed and warm when the sun returned.　　　　　

B. Because he likes daydreaming.

C. Because it wanted to meet the bird on the bank..　　　　　

D. Because it could find some food for dinner.

72. In the fourth paragraph, the word “mumble” means 　　　　　　__.

A．慢條斯理地說 B．含糊地說　 C．狠狠地說　 D．快速的說

73. Which of the following can be true according to the passage?

A. The clam opened his shell first.　　　 B. The bird removed his beak first

C. The clam and the bird didn’t agree with each other until the young man came

D. The clam and the bird were cooked as a good dinner by the young man

74.Which of the following sayings can explain the story well?

A. Two dogs fight for a bone, and a third runs away with it.

B. Two heads are better than one.

C. Think twice before you do

D. Saying is one thing and doing another

75. The best title of the passage is 　　　　　　　__.

A. Remove it first 　　B. A daydream

C. A stubborn bird　 　 D. The bird and the clam　　

James and his wife went to Beijing Restaurant for dinner at 7：00 P．m．on April 1st，2009．While they were eating a waitress came to tell them that the two men at the next table were film--makers and that they would like to have fl talk with James．

    James agreed．One man came to sit down next to him and said that they were making a film named “The Magic Gloves”．The story was like “Harry Potter” and they were searching for an actor to play a magician（魔術(shù)師）．They would like to invite James to have a try．

    James was excited�！癕any people think I look like Patrick Steward．”However，as he was

going to leave Cbin8 in 3 days，he wanted to act out after dinner．The man agreed．

At 9：00 p．m．when James asked for the bill SO that he could go with the film-makers，the manager of Beijing Restaurant said sorry to him with a smile．“It’s April Fool’s Day joke! Your meal is free．Thank you．”

    James completely forgot about it but when he found that he was fooled，he didn’t leave at once．The waitress asked him if he needed any help．James said，”I was fooled once．I’m afraid the meal is not free．I am waiting for the bill to see if it is another joke．”

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（    ）1．James came to the restaurant ___________

A．to have dinner                                 B．to meet the film-makers

C．to celebrate April Fool’s Day                     D．to play a magician

（    ）2．James agreed to act out because___________

A．he was full

B．he thought he looked like Patrick Steward

C．he wanted to make some money

D．he liked Harry Potter

（    ）3．The phrase “was fooled” in the last paragraph probably means________

A．was hit            B．was laughed at         C．was killed     D．was played a joke on

（    ）4．Which of the following is true?

A．James stayed at the restaurant for less than two hours．

B．The two men sitting next to him were really film--makers．

C．James didn’t know it was April Fool’s Day until he was told so．

D．James left the restaurant right after dinner．

（   ）5．When the manager came to tell him the truth，James

A．was angry that he had been fooled

B．was pleased that he had been given a free meal

C．was still not sure if they were playing another joke on him

D．decided to wait for another free meal