阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

Once there was a rich man named Chulong.

Oneday, he was walking in his garden when he saw a strange 1 with beautiful features(特征) and sweet voice in a tree. Chulong 2 went near the tree and caught the bird, which he thought he could 3and get lots of money.

“Don't think about making money through me!" said the bird, “4 will buy me, because, in imprisonment (监禁), I lose my beauty and sweet voice.”Chulong's hope of making money was shattered. He became angry and wanted to5the bird for the meat.

Then the 6bird suggested, “Well, set me free. In return I shall teach you7simple but useful rules, which can do good to you.”

Chulong didn't believe the bird 8 and he was afraid that the bird would fly away. However, the bird9 it would keep its word(守信). Chulong wanted to take a risk. He set the bird free and it sat on the branch of a tree. It became10 again.

Chulong asked, “Now teach me the rules.”"Certainly,”said the bird.

Then thebird taught Chulong the11 The first rule is Never believe everything others say. The second rule is Never be sad about something you don't have. The third rule is Never throw away what you have in your hand.

“You silly bird,”shouted Chulong, “These rules are known to everyone. You12 me.”

But the bird said, "Today, you had me in your hand, but you threw me away. You believed all that I said. And you are sad about not having me.13the rules are simple, you have never followed them. Now have you got the14of the rules? Just sit down and think for a while.” With these words, the bird 15and disappeared from his sight.

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将相应的字母编号涂黑。

    A little boy sold magazines. He walked up to an old house, whose owner hardly ever came out. The boy knocked on the door and      1. As he was about to leave, the door suddenly opened.

     "What do you want?" an old man asked. "Sir, I am selling these magazines, and I 2 if you would like to buy one."

    As they were talking, the boy noticed some dog figurines (小雕像) inside the house. Then he asked the old man  3 he collected dogs. The old man told him "yes" and they were all he had.

    The boy then felt 4  for the man, as he was very lonely. "Well, here, I have a magazine for collectors. And I also have one about 5 since you like dogs so much." The old man was ready to 6 the door and said, "No, boy, I don't need any magazines, now goodbye."

    Sad for the old 7 man in the big house, the next day, the boy came back with a little dog figurine. He knocked on the door 8 , and this time the old man came right to the door, shouting angrily, "Boy, I thought I told you no magazines" The boy handed him the figurine, and the old man's face 9 . From that day on, the old man started coming out and meeting people.

    This simple nice act 10 the old man's life forever.

I'm enjoying my staying in Canada. It is my first experience of studying abroad, and I am trying to 1  as much as possible. Classes here are much more fun and very different from classes in 2  . There are very few chances to practise 3  and listening in China, so although many Chinese students have good 4  , their speaking is not good. Studying English at Fern is much more practical. We actually 5  the language we are learning. I couldn't speak any English at all when I arrived here. 6 after about a month, the situation changed. Things started getting 7  and I made friends and started to settle in(安顿下来). I am really 8  to learn English here and Fern is a very good language school.

I have always wanted to have a sister. In my Canadian host family my dream has 9 . On the first day when I arrived, my host family welcomed 10  warmly. All the family members were 11  and helpful, and they made me feel at home at once.

My " 12 " , Joise, is very kind. She often explains their manners to me. Her mother explains ordinary things like housework. Together they 13  me to study and understand Canada. Joise told me a 14  . Last year, she met a Chinese student on a plane. She said she felt sorry 15 she did not say anything to the girl.

I'm happy to live in Canada. I think it will be an important experience in my life.

It's Sunday. Tony wants to have a picnic. At 8:30 am, Tony goes to a forest park near a river with his sisters Jane and Alice by bike.

After an hour, they get there. Tony sees some students there. Some boys have a garbage bag（垃圾袋）in their hands. A boy, Bill, comes to Tony and asks him to clean the park with them. There is some garbage. Tony is a friendly boy and he says "yes" soon.

At 10:30 am, they finish cleaning the park. Then Tony has a nice picnic with his sisters. They have milk, potato salad and hamburgers. After the picnic, Jane and Alice draw pictures and take photos. They want to fly a kite, too, but they don't have one. Later on, Alice wants to swim in the river, but Tony stops her. He says it is dangerous（危险的）to do it. Ten minutes later, it rains hard. There is much water in the river.

At about 1:00 pm, the rain stops and Tony and his sisters go home happily.

Look at the photo. It's my family photo. The old man and the old woman are my grandparents. This is my father. He is next to his 1 ， Mike. I call him Uncle Mike. You can see three 2 in the photo. The two girls are my sisters. We often play volleyball together because it's relaxing and 3 for us. My father always tells us that doing sports is good for us. We usually finish our homework 4 ， so we have much time to play sports. Do you know who the boy is? It's me. I like5 .

I often read some interesting storybooks before going to bed. At weekends, I6 early in the morning, and then I read English or Chinese.

I7 Beijing with my parents now. My father is a 8 in Beijing No.2 Middle School. He teaches Chinese. My mother is an English teacher. She 9 in Beijing No.2 Middle School too. She doesn't want to become 10 . She thinks it is good to keep thin. These are all my family. I love them very much.