Joe turned to his son and said, “Life is the river. It’s always moving and always changing. Some people don’t want to change, but their life is always changing whether they like it or not. A dead fish only moves along the river, while a living fish can control its journey. What’s your choice if you want to live a life?”
This made Tom his aunt who had already stopped learning and developing. And she just lived in the way she used to be, like a dead fish.
Guided by his , Tom understood what he said. He didn’t want to become a person like his aunt. So he made up his mind to learning and developing himself.
()1. A. look B. talk C. rest
()2. A. Once B. While C. After
()3. A. change B. report C. mistake
()4. A. Bird B. dog C. fish
()5. A. Who B. Which C. How
()6. A. in B. over C. like
()7. A. better B. harder C. worse
()8. A. give up B. think of C. take down
()9. A. aunt B. father C. uncle
()10. A. continue B. finish C. avoid

1.B 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.B 10.A

Ⅲ. 阅读理解。
It was a beautiful day with a clear, blue sky and the cool wind chilled my morning tea. Everything was quiet and the book in my hands was lovely until I felt my chair moving. At that moment, I thought to myself, “It is an earthquake,” I was scared as I ran to tell my parents. But when I reached them, the earthquake stopped.
Luckily, nothing happened. My family and I were not in danger and our house was still standing. We watched the news about the earthquake, The epicenter(震中心)was very close to Muzaffarabad, We felt lucky to be in the city of Kashmir. After we watched the situation in Muzaffarabad. I decided to volunteer to help those people right away.
I arrived in the city of Muzaffarabad with a few other volunteers. We tried to help out the people there. After hours of digging, we found a few survivors. We quickly sent for doctors to make sure they were all right. When they met their families, they cried for joy. That made me very happy. However, not everyone had a happy ending. We also found bodies of those not making it through the earthquake. And I felt terrible when I saw the tears of the people crying for those dead people.
()1. What was the writer doing when the earthquake happened?
A. Reading a book
B. Cooking breakfast.
C. Moving a table.
D. Talking with his parents.
()2. Which is TRUE about the earthquake in Kashmir?
A. It was big and terrible.
B. It lasted for a short time.
C. A lot of people died.
D. A lot of houses fell down.
()3. What did the writer do after the earthquake?
A. He looked after his parents.
B. He raised money for the sick people.
C. He stayed in hospital quietly.
D. He volunteered to help some people.
()4. How did the writer feel after he saw those people who were dead?
A. angry
B. terrible
C. serious
D. excited
()5. Why did the writer write the passage?
A. To explain how to keep safe in an earthquake.
B. To show us an interesting experience.
C. To ask us to do volunteer work.
D. To tell us about an earthquake that he experienced.

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