Later that summer, Mom thought it would be cute to take a picture of me sitting on Tubby's back. All went well until the snap of the camera shutter sent Tubby charging off on a run, with me holding on for dear life.

　　　I lasted for about 30 feet before I hit the ground. Mom was quick enough to shoot a follow-up picture, so we had photos of me both on and off Tubby!

　　　When summer had passed, the day arrived for poor Tubby to fill our freezer. I must have been somewhere else with my Mom on the fateful day, because I have no memory of how it happened. All I knew was that the barn was empty, and that we had plenty of meat for dinners.

　　　I hadn't lived on a farm like my mother, so I didn't understand that what happened to Tubby was not unusual. Livestock aren't meant to be pets, and most farm kids know and accept that truth.

　　　Whenever we had beef for dinner, I would tearfully, "Is this Tubby?" This went on for a couple of weeks until Dad had finally had enough and declared, "No more cows!" That made me feel a little better about poor Tubby.

　　　4．The writer's parents bought Tubby so that ____.

　　　A．the family would have enough meat to eat

　　　B．It would provide their children with milk.

　　　C．they would have more cows in the future

　　　D．they would no longer feel lonely on the farm.

　　　5．Which word can be used to describe the author's mom?

　　　A．Serious. B．Strong-willed.

　　　C．Careless. D．Quick-minded.

　　　6．We learn from the passage that _____.

　　　A．Steve was not so fond of Tubby as his younger brother.

　　　B．the author's mom thought it natural to kill a cow for meat.

　　　C．the author had much trouble with Tubby in the summer.

　　　D．the author was pleased to see their freezer filled with beef.

　　　7．We can most probably read the text above in a website on ____.

　　　A．pets B．education

　　　C．diet D．animals

　　　An Indian movie about two sisters has become a huge hit in China. The Hindi language film, called Dangal, has earned almost $170 million in China since its release there on May 5.

　　　Much has been written about why Dangal has enjoyed such big success in China. Some people say one reason is that the film's star and producer, Aamir Khan. He is famous in India's Bollywood film industry. Two of his earlier films were also big hits in China.

　　　Khan's popularity was clear after he got more than 600,000 followers on the Chinese social media service Sina Weibo within two months of joining. But he is not the only reason that the film strongly connects with audience across China. Media has pointed out how it shows similarities between parental systems in China and India.

　　　Dangal is based on the true story of a man who enjoyed the sport of wrestling(摔跤). He competed as a wrestler, but never could achieve his lifelong dream: winning a gold medal. As a father, he wanted his son to win the medal. But his wife only gives birth to daughters. So he finally decides to train them to be world-class wrestlers.

　　　The movie is more serious than most Bollywood productions, which tell happy love stories and include colorful music and dance performances.

　　　Edward Chan is a professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He says the strict way of parenting in the film is something people in China can easily relate to. "I think the father role described by the movie in India is quite to the culture, especially the traditional culture in China."

　　　The Chinese government supported Global Times newspaper pointed that movie critics (评论家) in China did not like Dangal. Most of them agree with the fact that the father in the film was forceful in pushing his daughters to become wrestlers. But the film Dangal is really aimed to educate children to work for their dreams.

　　　8．What's the main reason for the father teaching his daughters to wrestle?

　　　A．He wanted to punish them B．He wanted them to realize his goal.

　　　C．Few women took this sport. D．He loved them very much.

　　　9．What do most Chinese movie critics agree?

　　　A．The truth of the whole story was doubtful.

　　　B．The film Dangal was against the Indian traditional culture.

　　　C．Indian films often have a bad influence on Chinese parents.

　　　D．The father's behaviour in the film Dangal was cruel.

　　　10．What can we learn from the text?

　　　A．Most films from Bollywood are serious.

　　　B．Indian parents' roles are similar to those in China in some way.

C．Daughters perform worse in sport than sons.