阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

    Some of the greatest problems we face today are the destruction (破坏) of our environment． Brown clouds, polluted water, endangered wild animals．．, these problems seem so huge．

    So my family does what we can． We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags． We walk where we don't have to drive．．．

    But does it do any good? When I am the only one in line at the market with cloth bags, am I doing any good? Does my walking to stores make any real difference to the world?

    I recently learned something about flamingos (火烈鸟) which like to get together in groups of a thousand or more． Every year, when the time comes for migration (迁徙), a few of them first takeoff from the lake． But none of the others seem to notice, so the small group returns．

    However, the next day they try again． This time few more fly along with them, but most of them still pay no attention, so they return again． They try for several times． Every time a few more birds join in but, since the thousands of others still take no notice, the great migration plan is once more stopped．

    Then one day something changes． The same small group of birds once again starts flying and a small number more join in just as before, then more． Finally, they all take flight and the migration really begins．

    What a spectacular sight it must be—thousands of flamingos taking off into the sky at once!

    A few can make a difference． Even if you're the one to take the first step, and continue trying, others will someday take notice and together we will solve even our greatest problems．

    One night a patient went fishing in another man's boat outside Albert Smith's hospital. The owner of the boat thought he should get all the fish from the patient.

    Dr Smith said to the boat owner, "You are right because you didn't allow him to use your boat. But you are wrong because you are careless and lazy. You seldom(很少) put your boat in a safe place and fasten it with a lock. Because of your laziness you were asleep on this moonlit night instead of making use of the good time to fish. "

    He turned to the patient, "But you are wrong when you took the boat without asking the owner's permission(允许). You are right because you are not so lazy as he is, and you did not want to let the moonlit night go by without making use of it. "

    Dr Smith divided the catch(捕捉物) among the patient, the boat owner and the hospital .

    Gabriel Garcia Márquez ,who was awared the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982，passed away at the age of 86 on April 17，2014. The world paused to remember the cultural giant.

    Garcia Márquez was born in Colombia, but he spent most of his adult life in Mexico City. As one of the most famous writers, he was widely regarded as "a giant of 20th-century literature". Garcia Márquez wrote in a style called "magical realism" In such works, people live a daily life in a certain period of time in history. But meanwhile, magical things happen to them.

    Garcia Márquez is best known for his 1967 novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, which has sold about 50 million copies. It tells the tale of the small and isolated town of Macondo which was separated from the outside world –of its founding and its troubled history over a hundred years. The story is a metaphor for the development of Colombia since the 19century. As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santons said, Garcia Márquez wrote about "the very essence of the Latin American beings ".

The winter holiday is coming. There are so many things I am looking forward to doing! I can't wait! {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

First, I am going to return to my hometown. My hometown is in the north of China. I am going back to my hometown to visit my grandparents. I haven't seen them for a long time! I will spend the Spring Festival in my hometown, so I can visit my relatives and friends during the Spring Festival. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

Second, I want to go on a trip. I haven't travelled for several years, so visiting interesting places will make me relaxed. I would like to visit Shanghai with my parents. 

Third, I am going to help with the housework. Usually, my mother does most of the housework, so I seldom do housework. She is busy with her work and housework, so she is very tired every day. During the winter holiday, I will help my mother wash dishes and clean the house. 

What's more, I need to do sports, which can keep me healthy. I will have enough time to play badminton with my friends.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} I am going to run around the lake every morning. 

Last but not least, I'm going to finish my homework and prepare for the next term.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. I plan to finish my homework during the first two weeks, and then the rest time of the winter holiday is mine! What about you? Do you have a plan for the coming winter holiday?

I'm Peng Jingxuan, I'm a Chinese student in France. I'm very busy this1 , because I have many subjects to learn. 

Of all the2 , I like music best. My music teacher is3 . 

She works 4 to make the class fun. She makes everyone in the class5 special. I like most of the 6 , but my favourite is Chinese guzheng. I'm 7 playing it. I spend hours 8 it every day. It is 9 for me to learn music. It always makes me feel better. I think music is very 10 . I want to be a musician(音乐家) 11 . 

Very few people in France 12 about Chinese guzheng. So I play it on the streets. Many people think it is 13 . They ask me what instrument it is 14 where it is from. I'm happy to tell 15 . I hope more people love Chinese culture(文化).