Are you interested in making a film? In fact making a film takes a long time and is very hard work. Writing the story for the film may take many weeks. Shooting the film often takes at least six months. Actors and cameramen work from very early in the morning until late at night. Each scene has to be acted and re-acted, filmed and re-filmed, until it is just right. Sometimes the same scene has to be acted many times.

      The film studio is like a large factory, and the indoor stages are very big indeed. Scenery of all kinds is made in the studio. Churches, houses, and forests are all built of wood and cardboard. Several hundred people work together to make one film. Some of these people are the actors and actresses. The director of the film, however, is the most important person in a film studio. He decides how the scenes should be filmed and how the actors should act.

      Most people go to see a film because they know the film stars are in it. Sometimes the film may be very poor. It is best to choose a film made by a good director. Some famous directors make their films very real; people feel that they themselves are among the people in the films.

1. Making a film is________.
       A. quite interesting                B. very easy        C. quite funny             D. very difficult

2. The underlined word “shooting” in the first paragraph means _____.
       A. killing                   B. watching          C. developing         D. making

   3. The most important person in a film studio is the               . 
       A. actor                  B. director             C. actress             D. writer
   4. Which would be the best title for the passage?               . 
      A. Actors and actresses      B. Making a film     C. A director           D. Writing the story

     Do you have a best friend? In America, when people say “man’s best friend”, they don’t mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal-dog! These words show the friendship between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give happiness to people’s lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. A few even leave all their money to their pets when they die!
      Animals can help people, too. Dogs can be taught to be the “eyes” for a blind person or “ears” for a deaf person. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier, too. Because of that, animals are brought into hospitals for “visits”.
       Americans hold “Be Kind to Animals Week”in the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you don’t live in America, you can do this, too. How? First, think about how animals make your life richer. If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food. Also, be sure to keep your pet from those unwanted babies. If you don’t have a pet, be kind to animals around you. For example, if you see a dog on the street, don’t kick it or throw things at it. Instead, just leave it alone, or better yet, make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to an animal, try to stop them. As people, we must protect animals who can’t speak for themselves.

5. Why are dogs brought into hospitals? ________.
       A. Because they can make the patients happier.
       B. Because they can find out the problems of the patients.
       C. Because they are ill and need to see doctors.
       D. Because doctors can do experiments on them.

6. What is the most popular activity on the “Be Kind to Animals Week”? ________.
      A. Playing with pets the whole week.           B. Making friends with other people's pets.
      C. Cooking delicious food for pets.             D. Holding pet shows in the week.

7. What is the passage mainly about? ________.

A. Pets are lovely and need care and protection.   B. We have done a lot of things for pets.

C. Dogs can help people do many things.        D. A lot of people are interested in dogs.

 The time may soon come when we say goodbye to most of the world’s languages. Today humans

express themselves in over 6,000 different languages. But that is quickly changing. Many scientists say that over half of these languages will disappear within the next 50 years. After 100 years, the languages

used in the world will not be more than 20.

     Why? It is because people from different cultures live and work together much more often than before. This brings changes. The languages of the world’s main cultures are replacing the languages of the smaller cultures. Most international trade takes place in world languages such as English. People respect their own cultures and traditions, but when it comes to getting a job, knowing a world language is often necessary. It may mean the difference between success and failure.

     People in different cultures think it good for them to share a popular language. They can quickly share ideas and work together. Knowing the same language means easier communication and is a basis for trust.

     Is the death of a small local language such a terrible thing? The answer is maybe. Many cultures may have words for many useful things we know nothing about. If their languages die, their valuable wisdom may be lost forever. The future of the world’s language depends on our actions now. Will we protect endangered languages or allow them to quietly disappear?  

Time will have the last word.

8. Scientists say that within 50 years, perhaps, there will be only _______languages in the world.

A. 6,000             B. over 3,000         C. around 3,000        D. less than 20

9. In “the languages of the world’s main cultures are replacing the languages of the smaller cultures.”

the underlined word “replace” means “_______”.
A. to put something back into a correct place       B. to take the place of something
C. to find the good place for something            D. to decide how important something is

10. The passage says that if all the people in the world knew a popular world language, _______.
        A. people would respect their own culture more
        B. people would have no trouble in learning language
        C. lessons at schools would be taught in the language
        D. it would be easier for them to share their ideas

11. According to the passage, if nobody spoke the languages of smaller cultures, _______.

A. there would be no smaller cultures    

B. knowledge would come from the mouths of the elders
C. people would have difficulty in working together

D. many of the words for things we do not know would be lost

      Have you wondered why different animals or pests have their particular colours? Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.

     Birds, especially seagulls are very fond of locusts (蝗虫), but birds can’t easily catch locusts because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colour of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But when crops are ripe, locusts take on exactly the same brown colour as crops have. Some other pests with different colours from plants are usually easily found and eaten by their enemies. So they have to hide themselves in terror for lives and appear only at night.

     If you study the animal life in any part of the world, you will find the main use of colouring is to protect them. Bears, wolves and other beasts move quietly through forests. They are usually invisible

(can’t be seen) to the eyes of hunters, because they have the colour much like the bark（树皮）of trees.

     An even more strange act remains to be noticed. A kind of fish living in seas can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid is over, its enemies cannot find it, and it quickly swims away. Thus, it has existed up to now though it is not powerful at all.

  12. This passage mainly talks about _______.
A. the change of colour in locusts   

B. animals or pests dye（染色）themselves different colours
C. the protective colour of animals and pests  

D. how a certain sea fish protects itself

13. Locusts are pests but they aren’t easily wiped out by their enemies because _______.
      A. they fly very fast                 B. they are dangerous to their enemies
      C. they change colors with the crops    D. they are powerful enough

14. The pests that have different colours from plants usually appear at night because _______.
      A. their enemies can easily find them and eat them
      B. they have the habit of coming out in darkness
      C. it’s easy for them to destroy plants in darkness
      D. birds take their rests when night comes

15. A certain fish living in seas has lived through millions of year because _______.
      A. it is the most powerful in the sea    

B. no other fishes can swim as fast as it can
      C. the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies  

D. the liquid it sends out makes its enemies unable to find it

Even if you think that your parents are strict at times, loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life. You love them for the fact that they created you, raised you, and are in part a source of who you are. Here are some ways to love your parents.

   16    A gentle “good morning” and “I love you” will warm a coldest heart. Remember that they brought you into this world. Without your parents, we might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world. Respect them more and enjoy these moments. You can use these moments to learn from them. It’s OK to get angry but angry actions don’t help you or your parents. Act calmly, journal about your feelings, or talk to a friend.    17     

Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them. It may seem like you are mad when you don’t get what you want or you have to clean. However, you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it’s cold, raining, snowing, or too hot. Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes.  18     Since you can forgive your friends, why not forgive your parents?

Keep company with them. Do things with your parents like watching TV, or go somewhere with them.    19    Listen to their old stories and learn from them. You will find they are your teachers in this way or another.

Some people simply may not be able to love their parents.   20     Seek help if you are in trouble in any way. Parents do not have a right to harm you.

A. Forgiveness is the key.

B. Tell them you love them every morning.

C. Parents will in turn express their love to you.

D. After this, share your feelings with your parents.

E. Anyway, spend as much time with them as you can.

F. Please remember parents are as important as friends.

G. There can be some reasons for this, family violence for example.