The United States is suffering its worst drought (干旱) in almost sixty years. The National Climatic Data Center also says high temperatures in June added to the warmest twelve-month period on record. Record-keeping began in 1895. The drought map showed that conditions improved in the Southeast in June compared to May. But the drought is expected to continue in large parts of the country. Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack met with President Obama. Mr Vilsack says the drought has seriously influenced some crops, such as corn and soybeans (大豆). And the United States is the world's leading producer. 
The drought has made prices of com and soybeans increase. Both of them are used in food production and for animal feed. Last week the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reported that corn and wheat prices increased by 20% over the past three weeks.
In the United States, farmers may quickly reduce the size of their animals rather than pay higher feed prices to keep them. That increased supply of meat would reduce meat prices in the short term. But those prices could increase in several months.
Mr Vilsack says the effect of the drought is hard to predict(預(yù)測(cè)). Some areas are getting rain, and drought-resistant (抗旱的) seeds have helped crops grow well in some areas

1. 1.

   We can know the drought record of the USA has been kept for ________years of the USA up to now

   1. A.
      97
   2. B.
      207
   3. C.
      221
   4. D.
      117
2. 2.

   Which of the following American presidents met with Tom Vilsack?

   1. A.
      George Washington
   2. B.
      Abraham lincon
   3. C.
      George Bush
   4. D.
      Barack Obama
3. 3.

   If the price of a kilo of corn was 3 dollars last December, how much is a kilo of corn now?

   1. A.
      2.4 dollars
   2. B.
      3 dollars
   3. C.
      3.6 dollars
   4. D.
      3.9 dollars
4. 4.

   Why is the meat price lower than before?

   1. A.
      Because there are more and more animals
   2. B.
      Because farmers kill them to save their food
   3. C.
      Because people don't like eating meat now
   4. D.
      Because the government (政府) asks the meat price lower
5. 5.

   What is the best title for the passage?

   1. A.
      US faces the worst drought in almost sixty years
   2. B.
      Take action to help the USA
   3. C.
      What does the country do in the drought areas?
   4. D.
      President Obama meets with Agriculture Secretary

A woman saw three old men sitting outside the door. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be very hungry. Please come in and have something ___66_____.”

“We don’t go into a house ___67_____ ”they replied.

“Why is that?” she asked.

One of the old men answered, “His name is Wealth(財(cái)富), this is Success, and I am Love.” Then he said, “Now go in and ___68_____ with your family which one of us you want in your house.”

The woman went in and told her family what had happened, she said, “Let’s invite Wealth. We have been so ____69____.” Her husband disagreed, “My dear, why don’t we invite Success? Don’t you want me to be a successful man? Then her daughter asked, “Would it be ___70_____ to invite Love? Our life will then be filled with love!”

In the end the family decided to take the ___71_____ advice. The woman went out and asked, “____72____ one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest.” Love got up and started walking to the house. The other two also got up and ____73____ him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “ I ___74_____ invite Love. Why are you coming along? The two old men answered, “If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two would have to stay out, but since you have invited Love. ____75____ he goes, we go with him. Where there is Love, there is Wealth and Success.”

1.A. to say       B. to eat      C. to use         D. to drink

2. A. together     B. alone       C. crowdedly    D. lonely

3. A. play        B. exercise     C. agree        D. discuss

4. A. poor        B. rich        C. lucky        D. happy

5.A. worse       B. better       C. less         D. more

6.A. father’s      B. mother’s    C. daughter’s    D. parents’

7.A. which       B. who        C. what         D. whom

8. A. left         B. followed    C. stopped       D. pulled

9.A. only        B. hardly       C. never       D. almost

10. A. whenever    B. whatever    C. however     D. wherever

It was the last lesson before     holidays. The students     very happy. Their English teacher was very happy,   .The teacher     played nice games with them. He sang some nice songs, and then he went to the blackboard and wrote “SMILES”   it.“This is one of the     words in English”,he said to the class. The    class laughed, and then one girl     and said,“Why is it one of the longest words in English?”The teacher said    for a while. Then he smiled and said,“Because there is a mile between the     letter and the last.”

1.A. a                    B. an            C. the                 D. much

2.A.is                    B. are           C. was                   D. were

3.A.too            B. either         C. neither                 D. also

4.A. a little           B. little          C. any                   D. also

5.A.before           B. on           C. in                            D.  in front of

6.A.long      B. longer        C. longest                 D. short

7.A.whole            B. each         C. all                           D. both

8.A. stand up    B. sit down       C. stood up        D. lay down

9.A. something  B. anything       C. nothing              D. everything

10.A.one            B. first          C. two                         D. second