A couple of years ago, I went to Australia for a meeting with my friend, Chris. We decided to drive across country to Brisbane after the meeting ended. The drive was going to take four days and most of it was across the desert,    81   
The first day was a lot of fun as we were excited and laughing at each other's stupid jokes. By the third day of driving in the seemingly endless desert, we began to get bored. We had been quiet for a few hours when in the distance Chris found some kangaroos. We were both excited and decided to get a closer look.   82  We got closer and closer, and Chris was doing 110 kilometers per hour. We were very close to the kangaroos—too close—when we heard a loud BANG!
Chris stopped the car and we got out. Behind the car was a larger kangaroo lying completely still on the ground.    83  He took off his sunglasses and put them on the kangaroo and did the same with his jacket. Then, he put his arm around the kangaroo and told me to take a photo of them together.   84  While I was focusing the camera, I saw the kangaroo move. It suddenly woke up, looked at Chris, and jumped away into the distance before we could do anything.
I started laughing but Chris looked very serious.   85   I started laughing even harder. I stopped laughing, however, when he said that our car keys were also in the jacket!

A．Chris speeded up to catch up with the kangaroos. B．He said his wallet and passport were in the jacket. C．In order to get there in three days, we drove very fast. D．so we had to take food, water, and extra gas with us. E. Chris went over to the kangaroo and put his baseball cap on its head. F. I was still surprised, but I took out my camera.

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Having a few days off always sounds so great. Everyone needs a   1 . And so does US President.US President Barack Obama went on holiday with his family in   2  in 2011. Where did they go and did the first family enjoy   3 ? Now, Obama is trying to   4  his experience (經(jīng)歷) with us. Let’s listen to him.

“We travelled to Honolulu, Hawaii, in December 2011 for   5 . Of course we went there by air. We spent 17 days there. Hawaii is my hometown. We had a wonderful time there. This was one of the   6  vacations in my life.

My wife Michelle and I visited US Marines (海軍) and their families in Hawaii on Christmas Day. I   7  held the eight-month-old baby of a captain in my arms.

I also spent part of Christmas Eve playing golf with my old friends from Hawaii and some White House staff.

I went to Hanauma Bay Nature Park with my   8  daughters. That’s our favourite place. We dived there,   9  set four sea turtles free.

We all had a good time. And both my daughters said that they wanted to go there for a   10 time later.”

1.                A．friend          B．weekend        C．job  D．vacation

 

2.                A．winter         B．a(chǎn)utumn         C．summer  D．spring

 

3.                A．himself         B．themselves      C．ourselves D．yourselves

 

4.                A．tell            B．show           C．share D．solve

 

5.                                  A．Easter B．Christmas

C．Halloween                        D．Thanksgiving Day

 

6.                A．sweetest        B．worst          C．saddest   D．cheapest

 

7.                A．too            B．still            C．even D．a(chǎn)s well

 

8.                A．one           B．two            C．three D．four

 

9.                A．or             B．so             C．but  D．a(chǎn)nd

 

10.               A．fourth         B．third           C．second    D．first

 

 

　　Ali is from a Middle Eastern country. He now stays in the USA. He smokes a lot of cigarettes every day. He has smoked for nine years. Ali says, “I tried to quit（放棄）smoking in my hometown, but it was impossible. My brothers smoke. All my friends smoke. At parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. Here in the United States, not as many people smoke. It will be easier to change my habit here.”

　　Many smokers are like Ali: they want to stop smoking. The smokers know that smoking is bad for their health. They know it can cause cancer and heart disease. But it is difficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug in them. The drug is nicotine. People who smoke a lot need nicotine.

　　When a person first begins to smoke, he usually feels terrible. The nicotine makes him sick. In a few days, the smoker's body is used to the nicotine, and he feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to keep feeling fine. Without nicotine, he feels bad.

　　It is very hard to quit smoking, and many people who quit will soon smoke again. At a party or at work they will decide to smoke “just one” cigarette. Then they will smoke another cigarette, and another. Soon they become smokers again. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking--never start.

(1)Ali has smoked for ________ years.

[　　]

A．nine

B．seven

C．five

D．three

(2)The smokers know that smoking is ________.

[　　]

A．interesting to stop	B．easy to stop
C．bad for their health	D．good for their health

(3)Cigarettes have ________ in them.

A．medicine	B．nicotine
C．smoke	D．salt

(4)It is very ________ to quit smoking, and many people who quit will soon smoke again.

[　　]

A．hard

B．sick

C．easy

D．good

(5)By writing this text, the writer hopes that people will ________.

[　　]

A．stay in their hometown	B．never start smoking
C．eat less and smoke more	D．not live in the United States