Ⅰ. 根据句意和首字母提示，用本单元所学单词填空。
1. After a brief i by the class teacher, the class meeting began.
2. The Old Man and the Sea was written by the A writer called Hemingway in 1952.
3. Before I decide to buy it, I'd like to know some b information about the book.
4. In The Old Man and the Sea, the book has taught me not to give up or d myself.
5. Though he failed the exam, Peter knew that man is not made for d, so he still
worked hard.

Ⅰ. 1. introduction 2. American 3. basic 4. doubt 5. defeat

Ⅱ. 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
take finish choose recommend society
1. I reading the novel. It's really great.
2. He is old enough care of himself. For example, he can cook simple meals.
3. We should all work together to make our a better place. We can start by
helping those in need.
4. I followed the librarian's and borrowed Red Star over China. Now I'm deeply
attracted by the stories of the heroes in the book.
5. For my favourite English book, I Shakespeare's play Hamlet already. Its
themes always make me think a lot every time I read it.

Ⅱ. 1. have finished 2. to take 3. society 4. recommendation 5. have chosen

Ⅲ. 根据语篇内容，回答文后问题。
A long time ago, there was an emperor. He had a beautiful garden. In the garden,
there was a little nightingale singing very beautifully.
One day the emperor heard about this little bird's beautiful voice. He asked his
guards to bring her to him. As soon as the emperor heard the nightingale's voice, he
said, "Put her in a golden cage, so she can stay and sing for me whenever I want to hear
her."
The little bird was so unhappy about being kept in the cage that she stopped singing
one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the scientists in his palace to make a
robot bird for him. The bird could sing very beautifully too. The emperor was pleased.
Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time,
the emperor became very weak. One morning, while lying in bed, the emperor wanted it
to sing once again. But the robot bird couldn't sing anymore. Suddenly the nightingale
landed on the window. She began to sing her most beautiful song. The emperor was very
happy! He became better and better each day.
After the emperor was well, he changed a lot and became kind to his people. From
then on, all his people cherished him for his love and kindness.
1. Where was the nightingale at first?

2. Why did the emperor put the nightingale in a golden cage?

3. What happened to the nightingale after she was kept in the cage?

4. What did the emperor ask the scientists to do when the nightingale stopped singing?

5. How did the emperor change after he got well?

Ⅲ. 1. She was in the emperor's beautiful garden.
2. Because he wanted her to stay and sing for him whenever he wanted to hear her.
3. She was very unhappy and stopped singing one day.
4. He asked them to make a robot bird for him.
5. He changed a lot and became kind to his people. He was cherished by his people
for his love and kindness.