In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections(注射)so that they won't carry disease. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people's houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a feeding place for birds in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it.

People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be that their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely, but pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.

1. The passage mainly talks about____ .

A. how to keep disease from pets　　　　 B. pets in Canada

C. how to take good care of pets　　　　 D. life of the old in Canada

2. They give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because ____.

A. the pets are sick

B. the pets are wild

C. they want to stop them from getting sick

D. they want them to sleep on the way home

3. In Canada, children leave their parents when they grow up because ____.

A. they don't love their parents any more

B. they can only find jobs far from their parents

C. their parents’ houses are too small

D. they wouldn't depend on their parents any more

4. Which of the following is TRUE？

A. People buy animal food only at the animal food stores.

B. Pets eat better than people.

C. Almost every family has a birdcage in his house.

D. Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat.

It is generally believed that teaching is ___________it is a science.

A.an art much as　 B.much an art as　 C.as an art much as D.as much an art as

He is_____to finish it on time. There’s no doubt about it.

　 A. capable　　 B. ability　　　　　　　 C. qualified　　　 D. able

—What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until the basketball game.

—_______________. Whatever you want to do is fine with me.

A. It just depends　 B. It’s up to you　 C. All right　 D. Glad to hear that

Our teacher will ________ our class a picnic at the riverside tomorrow if the weather permits.

A. organize　 　 　 B. order　　 　　　 C. arrange　 　 D. operate

—Why didn’t you buy that pair of trousers?
—I disliked its _________. Besides,the colour didn’t suit me.
A. pattern     B. manner     C. size       D. standard

--- Goods imported from abroad are ________ those made in China.

　 --- Yes. Some of the goods made in our country are of high quality.

A. always as good as　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. always no better than

C. not so well as　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. not always better than

The Town Hall _____ in the 1800’s was the most distinguished building at that time.

　 A. to be completed　 　　　　　　 B. having completed　

　 C. completed　 　　　　　　　　 D. being completed

—I want to go to the library but I am afraid I am not in the right　　 .

　 —　　 . Go ahead.

A. way; No　　　 　B. distance; No　　　　 C. side; Yes　　　 D. direction; Yes

The 2010 World Expo _____ in Shanghai is expected to attract more than 70 million visitors from home and abroad.

A. to hold　　　　 B. to be held　 C. held　　　 D. to be holding