Tom is a middle school student. He is studying in Grade 7. He usually  1 at 7:00 o’clock in the morning. 2   today he gets up at 6:30 and goes to buy a big cake. After that he helps his grandparents clean their room, because it is his   ___3  birthday. His grandpa is going to be 78 years old.
Tom  4 two CDs about Beijing Opera(京劇)___5  his grandpa. He is sure his grandpa would like  6 very much, because his grandpa likes listening to Beijing Opera.
When Tom   7  home at noon, his mother is making noodles with his grandma. They are laughing and talking about something happily. His grandpa is drinking tea   8  listening to Beijing Opera.
Tom says, “Happy birthday to you, Grandpa!” Then he cuts the big cake and gives grandpa a   9  piece. Grandpa is very happy and eats it.
In the evening, Tom watches TV with his grandparents together. He is a little__  10  but very happy, because he can make his grandparents happy.

Here’s the story about Ming’s life on the waters. Ming has lived all his life on a wide r    (1)  in China. His home is a large house-boat with a roof, one of hundreds that move up and down. In about six years he has not once been on l    (2) , but he is never lonely. He is a strong swimmer. In fact（實際上), he could swim before he could walk . When he wants to play with his f    (3) , he just swims across to their boats or asks them to v    (4)  him.
Ming’s father is a fisherman but he never u    (5)   a line or a net（網）. Great black birds called cormorants（鸕鶿）do the fishing for him. Rings （圈） have been put around the birds’ n    (6)  so that they cannot eat the fish they catch. They have been taught to b    (7)  the fish to people. And then people reward （獎勵） them with a fine big fish as soon as their work is f    (8)  . Ming loves watching the cormorants, but better still he likes going s    (9)  with his mother. The shops, of course, are boats very like his o    (10) .

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Australia has an unusual kangaroo—although he is a pet, he lives like a man. He is dressed in clothes, likes watching TV and drinking, also eats bread, plays football and does some exercise.

His name is Bi Muer. Months ago, a 50-year-old woman, Julia Bradley adopted (收養(yǎng)) him. He now lives a happy life. Every morning, he can enjoy delicious bread and later watch TV with his "mom". In the afternoon, he can go to the garden and play football and in the evening, he can drink while watching TV.

In the beginning, Muer was only 20cm tall, but now, he can easily jump over a one-meter fence.

1.The kangaroo likes______________.

A. watching TV and drinking B. seeing a movie   C. playing basketball

2.Who adopted the kangaroo?

A. Bi Muer. B. Julia Bradly.    C. Bill Smith.

3.What can the kangaroo do every morning?

A. Drink.   B. Go to the garden.

C. Enjoy delicious bread and watch TV.

4.How tall was the kangaroo in the beginning?

A. 10cm.    B. 20cm.    C. 30cm.

5.The passage is mainly about   .

A. An unusual kangaroo  B. An Australia woman

C. A kangaroo' s hobbies

Here’s the story about Ming’s life on the waters. Ming has lived all his life on a wide r    (1)  in China. His home is a large house-boat with a roof, one of hundreds that move up and down. In about six years he has not once been on l    (2) , but he is never lonely. He is a strong swimmer. In fact（實際上), he could swim before he could walk . When he wants to play with his f    (3) , he just swims across to their boats or asks them to v    (4)  him.

Ming’s father is a fisherman but he never u    (5)   a line or a net（網）. Great black birds called cormorants（鸕鶿）do the fishing for him. Rings （圈） have been put around the birds’ n    (6)  so that they cannot eat the fish they catch. They have been taught to b    (7)  the fish to people. And then people reward （獎勵） them with a fine big fish as soon as their work is f    (8)  . Ming loves watching the cormorants, but better still he likes going s    (9)  with his mother. The shops, of course, are boats very like his o    (10) .