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came. She asked Xiao Hong to go with her. ___8___Xiao Hong wouldn’t go. She said to her grandma, “I can39。t leave my friend here___9___. Xiao Hong39。s grandma said Well, let39。s go first. Maybe her parents will e before long. Oh, no, her parents work in a faraway place. They won39。t e. I can39。t leave without taking her. Xiao Hong said. I was so___10___that tears came into my eyes. ___11___ we went under the same umbrella in the rain. When we___12___, the rain stopped. A ray of colourful___13___came out. I39。d heard the famous saying, A friend in ___14___ is a friend indeed before, but not until ___15___ did I understand its real meaning. ( ) 1. A. ideas B. decision C. knowledge D. lessons ( ) 2. A. on B. in C. at D. for ( ) 3. A. mend B. buy C. make D. clean ( ) 4. A. since B. while C. where D. until ( ) 5. A. umbrellas B. bikes C. bags D. books ( ) 6. A. I B. me C. my D. mine ( ) 7. A. Everybody B. Somebody C. Nobody D. Anybody[ ( ) 8. A. But B. So C. And D. Or ( ) 9. A. alone B. along C. around D. alive ( )10. A. interested B. moved C. frightened D. worried ( )11. A. At most B. At first C. At last D. At least ( )12. A. got out B. got home C. got back D. got away ( )13. A. snow B. wind C. rain D. sunshine ( )14. A. danger B. trouble C. need D. hand ( )15. A. this time B. next time C. last time D. at times (四)閱讀理解 What do you think of the most important inventions in the world? The TV? The printing? The telephone? Or the puter? A report shows that they are not the only important inventions. Here are three other important inventions. One of the simplest inventions is the toilet. Before toilets, waste ran into rivers from people’s houses. Illnesses were mon in big cities, and it was often difficult to find clean drinking water. Animal food is another important invention. Before the invention, most animals were killed every autumn because there was not enough food for them in winter. After hay(干草 ) became a kind of mon animal food, animals could live through the long winter. The third great invention is glasses. Glasses help people read, write and do “close work” after the age of 45. Without glasses, the world would be difficult for the people above 45. Some most inventions Three other simple inventions 3. _______ the inventions ▲The TV ▲The 4. _______ ▲The telephone[ ▲The puter ▲The toilet Waste ran into rivers from people’s house. Illnesses were mon in big 5. _______. It was often difficult to find clean 6. _______water. ▲Hay/Animal food Most animals were in autumn because there was not enough food in . ▲ Reading, and “close work” would be difficult for the people above the age of 45.