Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “the world’s best.”
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA The city has comfortable weather all year round (15℃ to 26℃). Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also, many of the city’s older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés. Beautiful mountains are around the city. Lots of people go sightseeing there every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center.
HONG KONG, CHINA This lively city—once a small fishing village—is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That’s why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem.
1.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?
A. The weather. B. The mountains. C. The air. D. The traffic.
2.What makes Hong Kong the world’s best according to this passage?
A. The lively city and the wonderful dishes.
B. The large population and the traffic.
C. The expensive housing. D. The beautiful temples.
3.The writer thinks housing in Hong Kong is expensive because ________.
A. it is a small fishing village B. it is a mix of East and West
C. it is a beautiful city D. there are too many people in the city
4.What do the two cities have in common?
A. They both have beautiful mountains. B. They both have a large population.
C. Air pollution is a problem in both. D. They are both crowded.
5.From the passage, we can know that .
A. San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world’s best
B. San Jose has more natural sights than Hong Kong does
C. the weather in both cities is fine
D. San Jose used to be small fishing village
The little boy entered the house, unhappy. His mother was 31 cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she 32 but stopped when she saw his face. “Tyler, 33 happened? Is everything okay?”
“Nothing is okay, mom.” said the boy, “Today, in our science lesson, Mrs. Green was talking about the 34 .She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is 35 I can do to make a difference.”
“Let me tell you 36 .” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish covering the beach, they were pushed up by the 37 , and it was too far up for them to make their way back by 38 . The man shook his head as he walked along, ‘What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.’ The man felt very sorry 39 those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was 40 to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish back into the sea as 41 as he could, ‘how silly you are! My 42 ,’ the man said, ‘There are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing, ‘ 43 I can’t help them all .I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.”
“Thinking for a moment, the man 44 to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, ‘Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the 45 person.
1. A. drinking B. making C. selling D. washing
2.A. turned around B. turned down C. turned on D. turned off
3.A. what B. when C. where D. why
4.A. air B. land C. water D. environment
5.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
6.A. a lie B. a joke C. a story D. a truth
7.A. wind B. rain C. waves D. sands
8.A. himself B. itself C. ourselves D. themselves
9.A of B. for C. from D. forward
10.A. afraid B. surprised C. sad D. angry
11.A. slow B. fast C. soon D. high
12.A. father B. mother C. son D. daughter
13.A. Or B. So C. Because D. Though
14.A. began B. continued C. forgot D. waited
15.A shortest B. tallest C. smallest D. biggest
---What bad weather yesterday!
---Yes. It _______ a few traffic accidents.
A. caused B. took C. brought D. got
—Jack, your hair is too long!
—Really? I’ll have it _____ right now.
A. cuts B. cutting C. to cut D. cut
—Can I tell Peter about the news?
—No, I don’t want anyone else to know it. You _______keep it to yourself.
A. must B. need C. can D. may
The market isn’t far from here. It’s only ______ bicycle ride.
A. half an hours’ B. half an hour’s C. half an hour D. an hour and a half
