1. about = around 大約

2. include = have 包括

3. realize = know 意識到; 了解

4. intelligent = clever/wise 聰明的

5. in the end = finally 最后地

6.It is+adj.+for sb. to do sth. 對某人來說，做某事是……的

7.sb. have some difficulty/trouble（in）doing sth. 某人做某事有困難

8.sb.can do nothing but do sth.=have no choice but to do 只好/只能......

9.It is said that… 據(jù)說……

10. not…until… 直到……才.....

When Juliet was a baby turtle（海龜）, her mother protected her all day long so that__1__would? hurt her. But as she grew older, she enjoyed __2__ by herself to explore（探索）new beaches.? She wanted to get a vehicle（車輛）to explore the world, for turtles were very, very __3__. So she asked her mother to buy her a moped (機(jī)動腳踏兩用車）so that she could go off and explore new lands. But Juliet’s mother __4__. “I’m not going? to buy you a moped because it's very dangerous for turtles --- it is not made for us.”? ? Juliet was __5_ about this, so she decided to __6__ an old moped herself. Finally, Juliet found an old moped near the beach. Without a second thought, she took it and went off. As she rode, the moped was going very __7__, and it was getting more and more difficult to __8_.? Suddenly, a bird flew onto Juliet.’ s face and made her fall over. She broke a leg and with great __9_ , Juliet crawled (爬行) back to the beach to see her mother, who was very worried about her.? “Mum, I’ve learnt my __10_. Mopeds aren’t made for turtles. We move slowly, but the important thing is to be safe.”

(? ) 1. A. anything? B. nothing? C. something

(? ) 2. A. going out B. setting for? C. leaving off

(? ) 3. A. smart? B. fast? ? C. slow

(? ) 4. A. agreed? ? B. refused? ? C. thought

(? ) 5. A. unhappy? ? B. pleased? ? ? C. excited

(? ) 6. A. buy? ? ? ? B. look up? ? ? ? C. look for

(? ) 7. A. fast? ? ? ? ? B. slowly? ? ? ? C. carefully

(? ) 8. A. solve? ? ? ? ? B. control? ? ? C. catch

(? )9. A. speed? ? ? ? ? B. difference? C. difficulty

(? )10. A. class? ? ? B. chance? ? ? C. lesson