Dereck Joubert and his wife, Beverly, have made many films about wild animals in Africa. Their films and photographs are very popular and one of the photographs has been on the front cover of a National Geographic magazine.

　　A working day foe Dereck and Beverly starts very early-at 4:30 in the morning! That's when they get up and start filming. And it's a long day-they often work until 8:30 in the evening. In the winter it's very cold and in the summer it can be 40℃. Dereck always does the filming-Beverly never does that, and she doesn't write. But Dereck never takes photographs or records the sound. They work very well as a team, and they both believe we should shoot animals with cameras-not with guns!

　　When they have finished filming and taking photographs for the day, they have dinner and Dereck usually writes while Beverly looks at her photographs. At night, they usually sleep in a small tent, but they sometimes sleep in the Land Cruiser-when you're very close to wild animals, it's sometimes safer to sleep in the car.

　　Dereck and Beverly have also traveled around the world and given talks about their work. Dereck says that animals are not just something to look at-they play an important role. Beverly thinks the wild animals can teach us a lot about ourselves.

1. Dereck and Beverly start working ______.

A. at 4:30 in the morning       B. at 4:30 in the afternoon

C. at 8:30 in the morning       D. at 8:30 in the evening

2. Dereck and Beverly usually sleep ______ at night.

A. in a car      B. in a tent      C. in a house      D. in a hotel

3. Beverly thinks the wild animals ______.

　A. are something to look at        B. are very popular

　C. play an unimportant role        D. can teach us a lot

【小題1】— Have you ever seen the film Mr Beans ?
—______. I plan to see it this weekend ?
A. Yes, I have  B. No, I don’t  C. Never
【小題2】—What do you think of the talk show ?
—______.I fell asleep when I was watching it .
A. Exciting  B. Boring  C. Not bad
【小題3】—Would you like to tell me the way to the station ?
—Sorry, ______.
A .this way  B. I’m a new comer ,too  C. It’s on the right
【小題4】—Would you mind moving the desk ?I can’t get there .
—______. I will do it right away .
A. Yes, I do  B. No, not at all  C. Of course
【小題5】—Excuse me ,how can I get to Beijing West Station ?
—______.
A. It’s a long way to go   B. It takes an hour by taxi  
C. The Bus No.12 will take you there .

Once there was an old farmer. He had a horse and the horse was almost as old as himself. One morning he set out with his young son to sell the horse before it died. The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.
They met two men on the road. They said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It’s a long way to get to the market.” The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse while his son walked.
Then they met two old ladies. “What are you doing up there, farmer? Can’t you see how tired your son is? ”So the farmer got down, and let his son ride on it.
Twenty minutes later, three old men stopped them. One said, “Why are you walking, farmer? Get up. It’s too hot for an old man like you to walk today.” So the farmer got up behind his son and they went on riding.
Some time later, a young woman passed them. “Why aren’t you walking? ” she asked, “It isn’t far to the market. Give your poor old horse a rest. ”So the farmer and his son got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.
【小題1】The farmer was______.

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