Gwondo was a trainer of dogs. He would go out every day with his dogs, to1them how to catch animals so all his tribe(部落) could eat.　　

    Wherever Gwondo went,his tribe could see him away in the distance2 his white hair would shine in the sunlight. The tribe3would say to their children, "See, there is Gwondo and his dogs, searching for 4 for us all. " Gwondo went out hunting every day and always came5 with much food. And all were very happy.

    Now Gwondo grew6 and as all humans do, one day he died. The tribe felt sad and cried many days and many nights7 one day the elders called to their children, " You have cried enough for Gwondo. Now it is time to8 living. Go down to the beach and  be happy.

    The children ran downto the beach and looked out to sea. 9 they all looked at  each other, then turned and ran back to their elders10, "Come quickly. Gwondo, he is back with us. He is out in the sea. " The elders hurried to the11 and said, "Yes! It is Gwondo back! He is now a dolphin and lives in the sea. "

    Now whenever you see12 dolphins in the sea, look for the big old dolphin. You  will know him because be has a large white fin on 13 back. He is Gwondo and he is training the young dolphins to chase(追逐)14 close to the beach so that his tribe can catch them.

    Gwondo is known to all the tribes 15  the east coast of Australia. They call him their sea dog.

    Marco Polo was born in Italy．Here is the story about him．

    In 1271，at 17，Marco went on a1to China．Today,people can go to different places around the world2 ． But it was very3 people to travel then．He,travelled through Europe and Asia4his father and uncle on the Silk Road.The Polos5to China in 1275.

    Marco Polo stayed in China for 17 years.During those years,he6about coal(煤)and paper.These things were7to him,because he didn't see them in Italy before．Marco and his family finally went back to Italy in 1295．They brought(带)some coal and paper back to Italy with8 ． At home．Marco finished a 9about his trip．The Travels of Marco Polo．The book10people his fantastic experiences(经历)in China．

    Justin Bieber is a very famous singer. He is famous all over the world. He was born in Canada 1 March 1st, 1994. He is about 1.75 metres 2. What's his favourite 3? It is purple. He has many hobbies. He likes 4 a car and playing basketball very much.

    Justin Bieber likes music very much. And he is 5 at singing and dancing. He is 6 good at playing the instruments, such as the piano, the guitar and the 7. Justin has three albums (专辑) and each of them is 8.

    Now Justin has a new haircut (发型). He cuts his hair and 9 his hair online. One of his fans buys his hair for $40，000. Justin wants to use the 10 to help the wild animals. His idea is great!

    Who is the 1 teacher in Chinese history? Many people will think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28th. Although he lived over 2,000 years 2, people still remember and respect him3 his contribution to the education today.

    Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies 4 Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a(an) 5 childhood. His father 6 when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn't give up 7. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poems and sports.

    Later, he became a teacher and 8 the first public school in Chinese history. Today, people still follow 9lessons. He told us that we all have 10worthy to be learned. "When I am with 11 people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them."

    He also taught us that 12 is very important in study. "All study but no thinking makes people puzzled(困惑的). All thinking but no study makes people 13."

    Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about 14 and good manners." A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to 15 people." he said.

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳答案.

    There was a tree in my garden. One day, two birds came to the tree and built a house for their1 newborn babies.

    One morning, I was getting up when I 2the sound of the little birds. I ran out of my bedroom and found two babies eating food on the ground in the 3I thought they dropped off their house, so I decided to help them get back to their house. At that time, the 4bird and the mother bird came back. They brought some food for the third baby. They put it on the ground. 5 their third baby. To get the food, she had to fly to it. Although she was6, she was afraid of getting out of the house to eat it.

    To my 7. her parents just stood there and did nothing.

    After about ten8 the third baby bird didn't have any other choice. She slowly went to the border(边缘)of the house and began to9, She flew down from the house. Finally, she landed safely on the ground and found the food soon.

These birds taught us a lesson: If we want our food, we will have to learn to fly on 10.

    A rich father took his son on a trip to a village. He wanted to show his son what are the differences1 their life and the villagers', so that his son could cherish (珍爱) what he had. They spent 2 a few days with a family there.

    On their way back home, the father 3 about his son's ideas about the trip. So he asked, "4 was the trip?"

"It was great, Dad!"

    "What did you learn from the trip?" the father couldn't 5 to ask.

    The son answered, "We have one dog but they have four. We have a swimming pool, but they have a big river with many 6 swimming in it. We have very expensive lights, but they have 7 stars at night. We buy food in the supermarket, but they 8 food in their garden for themselves. We have walls around the house to protect us, 9 they have friends to protect them. Dad, thank you for 10 me how poor we are."

    The father couldn't say anything, and he just stood there quietly.