Ⅲ. 根据方框内内容选择最佳答案。

This month comes ____ January and March. The twelfth of this month is ____. We have ____ holidays in this month. This month is the ____ of all the months. In Beijing, November, December and January are ____ months.
( )1. A. before B. between C. after D. among
( )2. A. Sunday B. Monday C. Wednesday D. Thursday
( )3. A. eight B. seven C. five D. three
( )4. A. shortest B. largest C. longest D. biggest
( )5. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. D

Ⅳ. 从方框中选出合适的句子,填在文章空缺处,使文章内容完整、连贯。
You may think there is only sand in the desert of the world, but it is not true. In the desert, as we know, there is a little rain, but it is not enough for most plants. Still we can see some plants live in the desert.
There is water in some places in the desert. 1. ____ In the oases, there are villages and towns. People grow different kinds of crops in the fields there.
People also live outside the oases. 2. ____ These animals depend on the desert plants for their food and do not need much water.
3. ____ They eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals. They use the camels for carrying water, food, tents, and something else.
4. ____ They must always look for grass and other desert plants for their animals. When there is no more food for their animals, they move to another place. 5. ____ People in the desert would be ready to help the people in trouble and give them food and water.
A. We call these places oases(绿洲).
B. People in the desert are friendly.
C. They have camels, sheep and other animals.
D. The animals are useful to the people in the desert in many ways.
E. The people of the desert have to keep moving from place to place.

1. A 2. C 3. D 4. E 5. B