On Christmas Eve-the night before Christmas Day, Children are very happy. They put their stockings（長筒襪）at the end of their beds before they go to bed. They want Father Christmas to give them some presents. Mr. Green tells his children that Father Christmas is a very kind man. He comes on Christmas Eve. He lands on top of the each house and comes down the chimney（煙囪）into the fireplace（壁爐）and brings them a lot of presents. Christmas Day always begins before breakfast. The children wake up very early. They can't wait to open the presents in their stockings. Then they wake up their parents and call：“Merry Christmas!”Do you know what Christmas means? Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ. When Christ was born, many people gave him presents. So today, people still do the same thing to each other.

(1) Christmas Eve is ________.

[　　]

A．the night before December 25

B．the night after December 25

C．the night of December 25

(2) Father Christmas often puts the presents ________.

[　　]

A．into children's hats

B．into children's stockings

C．under children's beds

(3) Father Christmas comes into the house through the ________.

[　　]

A．window

B．front door

C．chimney

(4) On the morning of Christmas Day, children wake up their parents very early and say“________”.

[　　]

A．Good morning

B．Happy new year

C．Merry Christmas

(5) On Christmas Day, people often ________ to each other.

[　　]

A．give money

B．ask for money

C．give presents
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　　Reporter：What gave you the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant, Chris?

　　Chris：Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India．I visited a photo exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip around India was on an elephant．

　　Reporter：What did you do next?

　　Chris：I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant, I needed an elephant trained to carry people．I didn’t know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert(專家)for help．He taught me how to ride an elephant．He also helped me find an elephant．

　　Reporter：How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?

　　Chris：Not too long．I bought a female elephant called Tara for about 6, 000 dollars．

　　Reporter：Can you tell me about the journey?

　　Chris：Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later．We were going to Sonepur in northern India．There is a big elephant market there and I could sell Tara easily．And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur is more than 1, 200 km away．It took us 64 days to complete the journey．

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　　Reporter：What happened when you reached Sonepur?

　　Chris：My plan was to sell Tara．But I was very fond of her．I couldn’t take her back to Britain and I didn’t want to sell her at the market．I happened to meet some people who wanted an elephant for their national park in southern India．I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I gave her to them．I was very sad to say goodbye．

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a visit to a zoo

B．

an elephant expert from India

C．

the photos of elephant

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an old friend who lived in India

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A．

when to buy an elephant

B．

how to feed an elephant

C．

where to sell his elephant

D．

how to ride an elephant

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it is a very interesting place

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he would be able to sell Tara there easily

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it would take only a short time to get there

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he realized that he did not really want to sell Tara

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it is a very interesting place

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B．

Exciting and dangerous．

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Relaxing and colorful．

D．

Peaceful and comfortable．

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Because they can get a good pay．

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Because they can have a comfortable life．

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完形填空。
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Chris, fell from his horse as it jumped over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (癱瘓) from the chest down, unable to
breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of   2   with lots of unexpected
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Dear Chris, 　　
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friends are giving you the strength to face this   10   challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best
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(     ) 6. A. patients　　
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(     ) 8. A. cry　　　　　
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B. possession　
B. For　　　　　　
B. cared for　
B. paper　　　
B. a family　　
B. express　            　　　
B. laugh　　　　　
B. flying 　　　　
B. different　　		 C. when　　　　　
C. inconvenience 　
C. Or　　　　　　
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C. equipment 　　 
C. nurses　　　　
C. control 　           　　
C. chat　　　　
C. running 　　　
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D. Yet          　
D. sent for     　
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