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ter a few ____40____ men took some of this fire and made a fire near their homes. They used the fire to keep them warm and to cook food. When they had a fire, they did not let it ____41_____ burning. If it stopped, they could not start it again. Maybe they had to ______42_____ for a long time, sometimes for ____43_____. Later they _____44_____ how to make a fire with pieces of wood. Now we have matches, we can put them in our pockets and make a fire when we want to make it. But we have to be ______45_____ with fire. ( ) B. how C. when D. where ( ) B. hot C. warm D. cool ( ). person B. mountain(山 ) C. field D. forest ( ) B. afraid C. ready D. tired ( ). very B. brave C. sad D. happy ( ). stop B. make C. be D. start ( ). work B. play C. wait D. live ( ) B. hours C. days D. years ( ) B. decided C. learned D. told ( ). angry B. pleased C. careful D. busy 四 、閱讀理解( 10 分) A Mr. Black was a businessman (商人) and he was very rich. One day he went on a trip to the countryside with his 5yearold son Henry. He wanted to show his son how poor 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. Black asked Henry, “My dear son, how was your trip?” “Very good, dad!” “Did you see how poor people lived?” the father asked. “Yes!” “And what did you learn?” Henry answered, “We have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that is in the middle of the garden and they have a river that has no end. We have expensive lamps (燈 ) in the garden and they have stars.” When little Henry finished, Mr. Black was speechless (無話可說的 ). ( ) 46. Mr. Black and his son spent in the countryside. A. about 12 hours B. about 24 hours C. about 48 hours D. less than 12 hours ( ) 47. What does the word “rich” mean? A. 富有的 B. 貧窮的 ( ) 48. Mr. Black wanted to show his son . A. how poor their family was B. how rich their family was C. where the poor lived D. how the poor people lived ( ) 49. Henry felt about the trip. A. tired B. unhappy C. great ( ) 50. Which of the following is NOT right? A. Henry was only five years old. B. There was one dog on the farm. C. Henry liked the farm very much. D. There were some lamps in Mr. Black?s garden. B One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of wheat to town. Suddenly, the bag fell off his horse onto the road. It was too heavy, so he did not know what he could do about it. He only hoped that someone would soon go by and help him. Just at that time, a man on a horse came up to him. But the farmer felt disappointed (失望 ) when he saw the man. It was a great man and he lived near there. He thought the great man wouldn?t help him, and hoped another farmer would e up. But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse when he came near. “ I see you need help,” he said, “I?m here just at the right time.” Then he took one of the bag and the farmer took the other. They lifted(提 ) it together and put it on the horse. “Sir,” asked the farm