There is a saying, “China has the best teahouses in the world and Chengdu has the best teahouses in China.”Chengdu has not only many teahouses but also the special ways of serving and drinking tea.

As soon as the visitors enter the teahouses, the waiters or waitresses will greet them with teapots and cups in their hands. The cups often have special covers and saucers(茶碟). The covers can keep the water warm.

People who go to the teahouses are not all thirsty. Retired(退休)people pay a little money to the teahouses and then sit there all day long to chat with others. Sometimes, people have parties in the teahouses. They eat fruit and sunflower seeds(瓜子)while they chat and return home when they are tired. Teahouses are also good places for people to talk about businesses. Some of the teahouses even have stages for performances, such as storytelling, cross talk and Sichuan Opera. Sometimes when people have a quarrel, a mediator(调解员)will bring them to the teahouse. After their problem is solved, the person who is wrong will pay for the tea. It is interesting that as soon as the quarrelers enter the teahouse and sit down to drink tea, they have almost calmed down. With the help of the mediator, their problems can be easily solved then. Maybe we can say the teahouses have some special social functions.

1.Chengdu has the best teahouses in China in China because_______________ .

A. there are many people in Chengdu teahouses

B. the serving of the teahouses in Chengdu is very special

C. there are many old men in Chengdu teahouses

D. the cups in Chengdu teahouses are old

2.People in Chengdu’s teahouses may __________while they are drinking according to the passage.

A．enjoy interesting stories              B．watch movies

C．listen to Beijing Opera                             D．quarrel in loud voice

3.Who will pay for the tea after the mediator solve some problems?

A．The mediator himself                       B．The person who caused the problem

C．All the persons in the teahouse         D．The owner of the teahouse

4.This passage mainly talks about ________________ .

A. how to make tea

B. how to open a teahouse

C. the special function of the teahouses

D. the special way of enjoying tea

5.This passage is taken from some newspaper. Which part do you think it is from?

A．The sports part.       　　　　　　　B．The news part.

C．The culture part.      　　　　　　　D．The education part.

Jenny, from Germany, spent some time traveling in India. While she was there, she stayed with her Indian friend, Leela. However，there was a language barrier (障碍) for her there . It was very __  _ for her to communicate in the new environment, which was very different from  ___ of her own country .

   One day , together with Leela , Jenny went to __  an orphanage(孤儿院) . All the children there were very young. At first, Jenny was not sure _____ she could have a way to communicate with them. She went over to the children ____  and sat beside them. After some time, one of the children __   her. She felt a little relaxed and smiled _____. Then she went _____ to the child. She slowly put her are around the child and started     a song in German .The child kept smiling and started repeating the words after her. The words that came from the little mouth were different from those that Jenny sang, but the rhythm was the same. Jenny sang a little     __ and the child followed her again. Wanting to join in the         another child went up to Jenny and started singing the rhythm . Then more children joined . They _       many smiles together .

From the other side of the  hall , Leela was smiling and watching them. Noticing Leela’s  ___ _on her, Jenny had an   _ feeling  from her heart :“ See,  I  don’t have any language barriers here. We __  speak and communicate!” At that moment , she understand : We are all simply human and we have ability to connect each other .

1.A. nice    B. dangerous       C. difficult         D.  easy

2.A.  these     B. those          C.  this            D.  that

3.A. show      B.  visit          C. build           D. improve

4.A. that         B. if            C. when          D. why

5.A. slowly     B. early          C.  hardly         D. easily 

6.A. looked at  B. laughed at     C. shouted at                     D. smiled at

7.A. at       B. to           C. back           D. again

8.A. closed     B. close         C.closely        D. towards

9.A. singing    B. writing       C. saying                       D. playing 

10.A. much    B. many         C. more         D. most

11.A. club      B. talk           C. fun                          D. dance 

12.A. forgot    B. remembered   C. shared                       D. missed

13.A.  hands    B. eyes           C. influence                                  D. question 

14.A. excited     B. exciting           C. interesting          D. scared

15.A.  can      B. must          C. need              D. should

--- Could you tell me       ?   --- Certainly. In 20 minutes.

A. when will the train to Beijing leave

B. when the train to Beijing would leave

C. when the train to Beijing left

D. when the train to Beijing will leave

---How much did the new watch       your sister?

---She       350 yuan for it.

A. cost; paid       B. spend; cost     C. pay; cost         D. take; paid

---Would you like me to help you with the homework?

        ---______________ . But I can manage it myself.

A. It doesn’t matter    B. The same to you

C. It’s very kind of you.    D. Take it easy

Your MP4 is quite cheap. Where did you buy ________? I want to buy ________, too.

A. one; one         B. it; it          C. it; one          D. one; it

Clothes made of silk ________ softer than those made of cotton.

A. are felt          B. feel      C. are feeling     D. is felt

We will arrive_______ New York ______the afternoon of March 3.

A. at, in        B. at, at  C. in, in     D. in, on

It took me two weeks______ the novels_____ by Han Han.

A. read, written    B. to read, written    C. reading, to write   D. to read, wrote

.---LiAn, a Chinese director, won the best director again in his_______.

      ---How great he is. It is his ______ time to win an Oscar.

A. forty, twice    B. fortieth, second   C. forties, second   D. forties, two