— She a novel in her study.

A. has read B. reads C. will read D. is reading

A. Fine B. Please C. Excuse me

A. teach himself to B. teach to himself

C. learn by himself D. study with himself

Flamingos, a kind of birds, are famous for their bright pink feathers, thin legs, and S-shaped necks. They can ___________to be 50 inches tall and nearly 9 pounds in weight. Their wings can be ___________ to 60 inches long. Their favorite foods are shrimp, snails and some water plants.

As social animals, flamingos enjoy___________friendships. It is reported that friendships between flamingos usually last for years.

From a five-year study, we know that flamingos often spend time with their close friends, but they___________some other flamingos that they don’t like.

Researchers at the University of Exeter, UK, did a_____________ on four flamingo types and found several social bonds (紐帶), including “married” couples, same-sex friendships and even groups of three and four close friends. “Our results___________that flamingo societies are complex. They have long-standing friendships rather than random (隨意的) connections.” said Paul Rose, one of the researchers.

They don’t_____________find a partner and spend all of their time with them. When they have found partners, they still have other friends. It tells us that long-lasting friendships may be important for them to_________in the wild.

This finding could help zookeepers take better care of flamingos. They can be careful not to___________flamingos that are close with each other.

According to an international report, flamingos are not threatened ( 受到威脅的) at present.____________, Chilean and James’ flamingos are near threatened because their numbers are small or going down. For example, the total James’s flamingo population is about 106,000.

【1】A.feedB.jumpC.growD.raise

【2】A.collectedB.spreadC.discoveredD.brought

【3】A.lastingB.excitingC.challengingD.interesting

【4】A.remainB.avoidC.checkD.expect

【5】A.researchB.systemC.courseD.reply

【6】A.showB.compareC.attractD.shape

【7】A.simplyB.luckilyC.secretlyD.terribly

【8】A.saveB.fightC.increaseD.survive

【9】A.forceB.admireC.separateD.connect

【10】A.SoB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Moreover

A hobby is a good thing a person gets from childhood. It can be ________ at any age, however, best to get from childhood. We all do some kind of work according to our interest which can give us happiness and ________. There are many types of hobbies we can develop such as dancing, singing, drawing, bird watching, and so on. A hobby is something we can ________ enjoy in our free time.

My hobbies are cooking, listening to music, reading and gardening. However, I always ________ gardening I work daily in my garden for one hour to take care of it. Gardening makes my whole day ________. Every early morning I enjoy my blooming garden, growing plants slowly. I have prepared beautiful flowerbeds in every ________ of the garden and planted colourful roses, lilies, and other seasonal flowers. I like to do my homework in my evergreen garden. I play badminton with my father in the evening in my garden and enjoy the evening walk with my mom. I like watching new plants and ________ them. I also try planting something new in order to make the garden special.

I am 15 years old now. I want to continue my favourite hobbies till the end of my life. They would keep me busy, happy and away from all stress of the daily life. My parents always ________ me to continue all of my hobbies. They become so ________ when I take my problems in easy ways and try to solve them without getting angry. My mom says that gardening is a better hobby than other ones ________ we give life to someone through watering and planting new plants. I really feel a great sense of achievement and get to know the fact of life.

【1】A.put onB.put awayC.taken upD.taken off

【2】A.joyB.worryC.angerD.sadness

【3】A.partlyB.hardlyC.nearlyD.completely

【4】A.enjoyB.preferC.likeD.dislike

【5】A.peacefulB.harmlessC.successfulD.meaningless

【6】A.pathB.poolC.squareD.corner

【7】A.feedingB.diggingC.wateringD.picking

【8】A.allowB.promiseC.encourageD.force

【9】A.surprisedB.satisfiedC.scaredD.stressed

【10】A.untilB.beforeC.becauseD.though

A.booking a hotelB.selling an item

C.looking up a wordD.buying a sculpture

—But they're good for your health! You should often eat them.

A. always B. never C. often D. usually

---I’m not sure. Because I so far.

A. have invited B. wasn’t invited

C. have been invited D. will be invited

A. joined B. was joining C. had joined D. have joined

A. are you B. will you C. do you D. did you