【正文】 be tested. Still, proving himself would not be easy. He did not want to run with bad boys or get into something against the law to prove that he was strong. No! He must show what he was by a more helpful way. That’s when he got the idea. The next day was Saturday. He knew that most of the boys would be down on the playground and choose up sides for the Saturday game. Robert knew he could play well and that might be enough to prove he was strong— and to make friends with them. He arrived early and did his step exercises. He threw the ball several times and did some other exercises— the most difficult and most wonderful in basketball. Then the boys came. Robert went through what he had done before the game and showed what he could do. No one said a word. The boys just looked at each other and thought about it. In the end, when it was all over, the biggest of the group just smiled and shook his head. Robert knew he had made it. ( )51. Robert felt strange that he was not wanted because . A. he was very lonely B. he was new to other boys C. the other boys wanted to be tested D. they didn’t help him ( )52. How did Robert decide to prove himself? A. By making friends with the other boys. B. By breaking the law. C. By showing what he was good at. D. By doing some exercises. ( )53. We can know Robert from the passage. A. was careful to make friends B. was the weakest of all the boys C. got into trouble by making friends D. could beat all the bad boys ( )54. “Robert knew he had made it” means . A. he had beaten the biggest of the group B. he made a new friend C. he had succeeded in proving himself D. he would be the biggest of the group ( )55. The title of the story should be . A. Just One of the Boys B. Robert Is Lonely C. To Prove Oneself D. A Saturday Basketball Game B Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America． The bears are waiting to meet you， and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you． The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you， and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you． Tickets: Grownups： $2． 00 Children： Over 12 $ 1． 00 Under 12 Free Opening time: 9： 00 a． m． — 4： 00 p． m． Except Friday 10： 00 a． m.— 3 ： 00 p． m． ? Keep the zoo clean！ ? Do not touch， give food or go near the animals． ( )56. How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage? A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven. ( )57. Now Mr． Smith is in the zoo with his two sons， one aged 14 and the other 10， how much are the tickets together? A. $4． 00. B. $2． 00. C. $3． 00. D. $1． 00. ( )58. Which of the following is the visiting time? A. 8： 30 a． m． Monday. B. 9： 30 a． m． Friday . C. 3： 00 p． m． Sunday. D. 5： 00 p． m． Tuesday. ( )59. From the passage we can guess the animal “giraffe” must be very ． A. fat B. long C. strong D. tall ( )60. Which of the following can we do in the zoo? A. To give some food to the dogs． B. To touch the monkey on the head． C. To throw things everywhere． D. To take a few nice photos． C Have you ever heard a toy balloon? They are very light. But there are much bigger balloons which can fly very high in the sky. They are big enough to carry people. They are called hotair balloons. To make a hotair balloon go up, turn on the burner(燃燒器 ). That will make the air inside the balloon hotter. Then the balloon will go up. To make the balloon go down, turn off the burner. The air inside the balloon will get cooler. Then the balloon will go down. Underneath(在……下面 ) the balloon there is a large basket. That is where the pilot and the passengers(乘客 ) are. The burner is just above the basket. You can stand in the basket and turn the burner on and off. The balloon will go where the wind is blowing the right way! Do you want the balloon to go somewhere special? First make sure the wind is blowing the right way! People have been flying in the hotair balloons for over two hundred years. Before planes it was the only way of flying. Today people fly in hotair balloon for fun. Some people like to race hotair balloons. The first HotAir Balloon World Championship(錦標(biāo)賽 ) was held in 1973. ( )61. Where will you sit if