【正文】 could stay here but I’ve tried everywhere,” she says regretfully. “I just want people to enjoy this beautiful animal as much as I do.” 40. The underlined word “rocket” in Paragraph 4 probably means _____. A. walk around B. eat a lot C. grow fast D. look strong 41. Which of the following is a big problem for the horse’s owner? A. She doesn’t know how to apply for the Guinness World Record. B. She has to support eight big horses at the same time. C. Another horse in Texas is growing even faster than hers. D. There is not enough money to cover the cost of raising her horse. 42. It can be inferred from the passage that _____. A. Noddy must be as powerful as a small car B. Noddy’s growth can be geically explained C. many people are willing to buy Noddy D. no job will be available for Noddy at all 43. What would be the best title for this passage? A. New world record for the biggest horse B. Jane Greenman bees famous for her horse C. Large size means no job for a big horse D. Shire horses tend to grow bigger than others C★★ Every destination has its todo list — go to Paris and not climb the tower? No. And if you take a trip to Tasmania, give yourself two weeks and you can pretty much do all the mustsees in the island state. And then you might want seconds. Why? Well, for every famous destination, Tasmania has a secret side trip. ※ Walls of Jerusalem The Walls of Jerusalem are a series of beautiful valleys covered with pines. The paths are walkin only (leave your car at the path head south of Mole Creek). ※ Deloraine Tasmanian towns don’ t get much more attractive than Deloraine, lying at the foothills of the Great Western Tiers. Although it does get some tourism traffic, it has kept its soul. And if you time things right, you can go shopping at Deloraine’ s Showground Market (first Saturday of each month). ※ Narawntapu National Park Until recently, this place was called Asbestos Range National Park. Don’ t you just want to go? A wise name change should result in more people making a side trip. The land here is special, with wetlands at the edges. It really es to life at nightfall as the birds play. ※ Bothwell Off the Midland Highway, Bothwell gets less traffic so you may be alone as you wind through the cemetery (墓地 ) of St Luke’ s Church (built 18281831) where some of the headstone inscriptions (碑銘 ) are so old that they have worn away to a shadow. ※ Maria Island How about an island, off the coast of an island? There are ferry services from Triabunna and Orford to Maria Island. Walkers can take a ferry to the top meeting of Bishop amp。amp。 人口 約 1960 萬(wàn)，本地人占 98%以上，另外還有少數(shù)印度人、華僑等。 面積 面積約 萬(wàn)平方公里，為世界第四大島。 Just before Christmas 1978, Kenh was a passenger in a car as it drove through the Navajo Nation. The night was dark, and the driver, an elderly woman, 16 and killed an eightyearold boy. Later, when he saw how sad the boy’s family were, Kenh made a(n) 17 . He would “do 18 it takes to make 19 happy at Christmastime.” A year later, at the age of 18, he was living with his mother and younger brother. They were 20 making ends meet on his low wages, but Kenh bought a used Santa suit and went around 21 people as poor as himself to give candy and fruit for families even more needy. Just before midnight on Christmas Eve, he went knocking on doors of 22 houses in the poorest section of the Navajo Nation. Many of the darkened homes didn’t have 23 . Some families were 24 to open their doors so late at night. “ It’ s a man! He has a big bag!” he 25 a boy, holding up a lantern (燈籠 ) and watching 26 the curtains, tell his parents. Kenh convinced (使確信 ) them he was 27 . At every opened door, he 28 candies, oranges, toys and so on. Many Navajo kids had never seen 29 before, so his old costume and storebought beard didn’ t 30 them. It touched Kenh that the kids were excited by so 31 . He 32 it up year after year, gathering more “ elves (精靈 )” to help him. His Christmas Eve 33 have grown into an annual Navajo feast with gifts of clothing, tools and toys for over 700 people. Kids who can’ t 34 it to the event because they’ re sick or lack transportation ge