__________(48)
A.run  
B.reach       
C.range          
D.random

__________(47)
A.stories 
B.topics    
C.gossips   
D.conversations

__________(46)
A.researches 
B.things   
C.conversations    
D.gossiping

What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.Why some species of birds nest together         
B.How birds maintain body heat in the winter
C.Why birds need to establish territory    
D.How birds find and store food

The word “conserve ”in line 3 is closest in meaning to
A. watch 
B.retain   
C.share
D.locate

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.


65. I’m sorry that I didn’t finish my homework.  - I wish ____________________________________­­­­­­­­__.


66. Please don’t turn on the radio.


  - I’d rather ____________________________________.


67. Mary doesn’t speak English so well as Jane.


  -  Jane _______________________________________.


68. He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.


- He hasn’t _______________________________________.


69. "You shouldn't have leaked our confidential report to the press, Frank!" said Jane.


- Jane accused ____________________________________.
A.
B.
C.
D.

The word “they” in line 20 refers to _____
A.few birds 
B.mass roosts
C.predators     
D.trees

Which of the following is a disadvantage of communal roosts that is mentioned in the passage?
A. Diseases easily spread among the birds.     
B.Groups are more attractive to predators than individual birds.
C. Some birds in the group will attack the others. 
D.Food supplies are quickly depleted.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an advantage derived by birds that huddle together while sleeping?
A.Staying together provides a greater amount of heat for the whole flock
B.Some members of the flock warn others of impending dangers.
C.Some birds in the flock function as information centers for others who are looking for food.
D.Several members of the flock care for the young.

Which of the following statements about lesser and common kestrels is true?
A.The lesser kestrel and the common kestrel have similar diets.
B.The common kestrel nests in larger flocks than does the lesser kestrel.
C.The lesser kestrel feeds sociably but the common kestrel does not.
D. The common kestrel nests in trees; the lesser kestrel nests on the ground.