I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down，I immediately recognized that something was wrong，and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three­month­old calf struggling in the fast­rising water，and it was a life­and­death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get，holding her whole body against the rushing water，and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away.

There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother's body and was gone. Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort，she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.

Just at this moment，she fell back into the river. If she were carried down，it would be certain death. I knew，as well as she did，that there was one spot where she could get up the bank，but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf.

While I was wondering what I could do next，I heard the sound of a mother's love. Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could，roaring(吼叫)all the time，but to her calf it was music.

39．The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw______.

A．the calf was about to fall into the river

B．Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock

C．the calf was washed away by the rising water

D．Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water

40．How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast­flowing water?

A．By putting it on a safe spot.     B．By pressing it against her body.

C．By taking it away with her.      D．By carrying it on her back.

41．How did the calf feel about the mother elephant's roaring?

A．It was a great comfort.     　B．It was a sign of danger.

C．It was a call for help.  　   　D．It was a musical note.

42．What can be the best title for the text?

A．A Mother's Love  B．A Brave Act  C．A ks5u Deadly River D．A Matter of Life and Death

It's not easy being a teenager—nor is it easy being the parent of a teenager. You can make your child feel angry，hurt，or misunderstood by what you say without realizing it yourself. It is important to give your child the space he needs to grow while making him realize that you'll still be there for him when he needs you.

Expect a lot from your child，just not everything. Except for health and safety problems，such as drug use or careless driving，consider everything else open to discussion. If your child is unwilling to discuss something，don't insist he tell you what's on his mind. The more you insist，the more likely that he'll clam up. Instead，let him attempt to solve(解決)things by himself. At the same time，remind him that you're always there for him should he seek advice or help. Show respect for your teenager's privacy(隱私)．Never read his mail or listen in on personal conversations. ks5u

Teach your teenager that the family phone is for the whole family. If your child talks on the family's telephone for too long，tell him he can talk for 15 minutes，but then he must stay off the phone for at least an equal period of time. This not only frees up the line so that other family members can make and receive calls，but teaches your teenager moderation(節(jié)制)．Or if you are open to the idea，allow your teenager his own phone that he pays for with his own pocket money or a part­time job.

36．The main purpose of the text is to tell parents______.

A．how to get along with a teenager

B．how to respect a teenager

C．how to understand a teenager

D．how to help a teenager grow up

37．What does the phrase “clam up” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．become excited    B．show respect    C．refuse to talk   D．seek help

38．What should parents do in raising a teenager according to the text?

A．Not allow him to learn driving or take drugs.

B．Give him advice only when necessary.

C．Let him have his own telephone.

D．Not talk about personal things with him.

My job was to make classroom observations and encourage a training program that would enable students to feel good about themselves and take charge of their lives. Donna was one of the volunteer teachers who participated in this  16 .

One day, I entered Donna’s classroom, took a seat in the back of the room and  17 . All the students were working  18  a task. The student next to me was filling her page with “I Can’ts.” “I can’t kick the soccer ball.” “I can’t get Debbie to like me.” Her page was half full and she showed no  19  of stopping. I walked down the row and found  20  was writing sentences, describing things they couldn’t do. ks5u

By this time the activity aroused my  21 , so I decided to check with the teacher to see what was going on  22  I noticed she too was busy writing. “I can’t get John’s mother to come for a parents’ meeting.” …… I felt it best not to  23 .

After another ten minutes, the students were  24  to fold the papers in half and bring them to the front. They placed their “I Can’t” statements into an empty shoe box. Then Donna  25  hers. She put the lid on the box, tucked it under her arm and headed out the door.  Students followed the teacher. I followed the students. Halfway down the hallway Donna got a shovel from the tool house, and then marched the students to the farthest corner of the playground. There they began to  26 . The box of “I Can’ts” was placed at the  27  of the hole and then quickly covered with dirt. At this point Donna announced, “Boys and girls, please join hands and  28  your heads.” They quickly formed a circle around the grave.

Donna delivered the eulogy （悼詞）. “Friends, we gathered here today to  29  the memory of ‘I Can’t.’ He is  30  by his brothers and sisters ‘I Can’ and ‘I Will’. May ‘I Can’t’ rest in  31 . Amen!”

She turned the students  32  and marched them back into the classroom. They celebrated the  33  of “I Can’t”. Donna cut a large tombstone from paper. She wrote the words “I Can’t” at the top and the date at the bottom, then hung it in the classroom. On those rare occasions when a student  34  and said, “I Can’t,” Donna  35  pointed to the paper tombstone. The student then remembered that “I Can’t” was dead and chose other statement.

On the National Day, up _____ into the air. Then the crowd cheered up..

A. go the balloons   B. did the balloons go   C. went the balloons  D. the balloons went

 Exciting as its special effects are ____, there is too much violence in the film.
A. to watch            B. to be watched    C. watching          D. being watched

 Weather ________, we’ll go for a walk in the woods tomorrow.

A. to permit       B. permitted      C. permits       D. permitting

 He wrote a lot of novels, none of _____ translated into a foreign language.

A. them           B. which     C . it　      D. what

------How come you are late for class again?  ------___.

A. Because I missed the bus  B. On foot.  C. Please excuse me  D. It’s quite wrong

 ------The weather is too cold ____ March this year.

------ It was still ____ when I came here years ago.

A. for; colder     B. in; cold      C. in; hot      D. for; hotter

 There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, _____ a sudden loud noise.

A. being there    B. there being    C. should there be    D. there was