16．　　Elephants are the biggest living animals on land. There are two (1)       of elephants in the world:African elephants and Indian Elephants.
　　Elephants usually(2)       a lot. One elephant can eat between 100 and 1, 000 pounds of grass in a day!They can live for 60﹣70 years. There are no bones(骨头) in the back of elephants' feet, only fat(脂肪). They are very heavy, (3)       they can move quickly. Elephants have tusks. The tusks are large teeth that stick out of(伸出) their mouths.
Elephants have very long and strong trunks. They can move and lift things(4)       their trunks. They also use(5)       to smell, drink water and eat food.

17．　　We have a (1)       holiday every week. We don't have any lessons (2)       Saturday or Sunday. So every weekend I have a good (3)      . On weekends, I like (4)       a trip. I sometimes go to the country with my classmates (5)       my father's car to breathe the fresh air, (6)       the green hills(山) and blue water, and (7)       the beauty of the country. (8)       I go for a picnic in the open air with my friends by bike, there we sing and dance (9)      . Sometimes I go to (10)       a place of interest with my parents by car.
　　My weekend is always full of interest and happiness.

18．　　Mary was a operator(接线员) of 911 in Los Angeles. One Thursday morning , she was surprised to get a call from a little girl. She said, "Mum my ill, Mum my ill, "again and again. Mary soon found the address of the call. She called the police. In a minute, the policemen and doctors arrived at the house. They broke the door open. They couldn't believe their eyes. The little child was so young that maybe she could not walk!She was sitting beside her mother and holding her mother's hand. Tears(眼泪) were running down her face.
　　The doctors gave the woman some medicine(药) and soon she woke up. Later, she told people, "Everyone was surprised that my daughter could call 911. On Monday I tried to teach her how to call 911, but she couldn't do       . "Mary was surprised, too. "It's the first time that I have seen a two﹣year﹣old child call 911. "

19．　　A young man is on a train. When the train gets to a bend(弯道), it slows down. Near the railway, there is big a house. It looks different from the buildings in the city. Everybody on the train looks at it. Some tourists(旅行者) begin to talk about it.
　　The young man likes the house very much. He gets off at the next station and walks to the house. The house is on sale. The owner of the house says, "Nobody wants to buy it, because of the noise of the trains. The noise makes it difficult to live in. " The young man wants to buy the house and pays ＄30, 000 for it. Then, he uses it for advertising(打广告), because the house is near the railway bend. The train needs to slowdown at the bend, so tourists have time to look at the house.
　　The young man goes to many companies to show the advantages(优势)of putting ads on the wall of the house. Finally, a company agrees to place some ads. The young man gets ＄180, 000 for three years of advertising.
　　In this world, turning disadvantages into advantages is the key to success.

20．　　Mr. Brown had much money. One day he went on a trip to the countryside with his 5﹣year﹣old son Eric. He wanted to show his son how        people lived, so they spent a day and a night on the farm of a very poor family.
　　When they got back from their trip, Mr. Brown asked Eric, "My dear son, how was the trip?"
　　"Very good, Dad!"Eric said happily.
　　"Did you see how the poor lived?"Mr. Brown asked.
　　"Yeah!"Eric answered.
　　"And what did you learn?"Mr. Brown asked.
　　"We have a dog at home but they have four. We have a pool that is in the middle of the garden but they have a river that has no end. We have expensive lamps(灯) in the garden but they have the stars, "Eric answered.
　　When little Eric finished, Mr. Brown couldn't say anything.

21．　　If you go into the forests with friends, stay with them. (1)       If you do get lost, this is what you should do. (2)       Don't try to find your friends. (3)       You can help them to find you by staying in one place.
　　 (4)       Give them a signal by shouting or whistling(吹口哨) three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal given three times is a call for help.

22．A:Hi, Sally.
B:Hi, Linda. (1)      
A:It was great.
B:What did you do?
A:(2)      On Sunday morning, I did my homework for two hours, and then I played basketball with my friends.
B:(3)      
A:I went to the library and read a book about science. (4)      
B:(5)      
A:No. After I read the book, I went to the park to fly kites with my sister.
B:Wow! You had much fun.

23．　　①Lei Qingyao was born on January 3rd, 1990, in Sichuan.②When she was three years old, she lost her arms in an accident. Life was very hard for her, but she never③gave up.
　　With her father's help, she could write with her feet at the age of six. So she could go to school like other children. From then on, her parents and teachers taught her to do many things. She ④ cook food, ride a bike, draw pictures and sing songs. After a few years, she could swim very well, too. In 2008, she became a college student(大学生).
　　What a great girl she was!

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24．
　　It was sunny last Saturday. Mr. Smith (1)       his children to the park. When they (2)       there, they saw many people.
　　The children went to the lake first. There they saw many fish (3)       in it. Jane said, "Look, they are so happy. I hope I can swim(4)       them. " Then they went to the bird garden. There were different kinds of birds in it. These birds were not(5)       when people get close to them. Mr. Smith bought the children some food (6)       for birds to feed them. The children were so happy. After(7)      many hours in the park, the children were hungry. They went to a restaurant (8)       some food. The food there was expensive(9)       very delicious. All in all, they enjoyed (10)       .

35．你的家乡天气如何呢?请你根据下面的提示, 写一篇短文介绍你家乡的天气．
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我的家乡(hometown)在达州, 现在是夏季, 天气通常很晴朗很热, 有时会刮风下雨;昨天就下了一场大雨．在晴朗的天气下, 人们周末喜欢去公园娱乐, 一起唱歌、跳舞、打篮球等．
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