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1.Wikipedia is ___________.
A．a computer game B．a name of a magazine
C．a free university D．an online encyclopedia
2.People who write on Wikipadia__________.
A．know much about a certain subject B．likes writing different stories
C．should be university professors D．are usually famous scientists
3.Wikipedia is truly international because_________.
A．everything is written in English
B．the articles are in about 253 language
C．there are over 10 million articles
D．each writer can write in different languages
4.Besides information about different subjects, people can also_____ on Wikipedia.
A．watch interesting movies B．send e-mail to friends
C．read about the latest news D．play exciting games
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Several years ago，a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker，another owned one of the largest companies in the world，and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.
The reporter was talking to them about being important. “How do we know if someone is really important？” the reporter asked the banker.
The banker thought for a few moments and then said， “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important. ”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that？” she asked.
The man shook his head， “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You‘d only be important if while you were visiting the President， there was a telephone call from the president of another country，and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it. ”
The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so？”
“No， I don‘t，” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important. ”
“Then what would make the visitor important？” the reporter and the other two men asked.
“Oh， I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang， and the President picked up the receiver， listened and then said， ‘It’s for you. ‘ ”
1.This story happened in _______.
A．England B．America C．Japan D．Australia
2.There are _______ in this passage.
A．three men and one woman B．two men and two women
C．three women and one man D．four women
3.The following is true EXCEPT_________.
A．The banker thought any visitor to the White House was really important.
B．The owner of the very large company thought the visitor would be important if while he was visiting the President, the President would not answer any telephone call
C．The owner of many buildings thoughtthe visitor was really important if he was talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor.
D．the reporter knew the way to find out who was the most important.
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1 the first time, Zhang Shengyu, a student at Laiyang Middle School in Shandong, didn’t ask her mother to buy her a new schoolbag or any new pens for the beginning of the school term. “My old schoolbag can still be used, so there is no 2 to buy a new one,” Zhang said. “I’ve decided to be thrifty (节约的) from now on. ”
As the center of the 3 attention, many of the one-child generation do not know about the hardships of life. They sometimes have no idea of the value(价值) of money. Many students would 4 away pens and erasers that haven’t been used up and buy new ones. Some like to compete with each other to see whose clothes and 5 are more expensive.
The Ministry of Education put a notice on its website on Jan 20. It called on students to have good habits such as diligence and thrift, to stop wasting food and to pay 6 attention to famous brands. （牌子）
Many schools consider 7 the students the value of money and encourage their students to be 8 .
Students at No 44 Middle School of Shijiazhuang, Hebei planted many fruit trees in their campus. By taking care of the trees, the students learned 9 to cherish(珍惜) things.
At Tie Yi Middle School in Xi’an, students organized a group to collect used pen refills (替芯) and use them for crafts (手工作品). “What we students do are small things, 10 I think with everyone’s work, we can make a difference,” said Li Dongdong, 16, a student at the school.
1. A．For B．In C．On D．Of
2. A．reasons B．need C．way D．use
3. A．mother’s B．father’s C．parent’s D．family’s
4. A．give B．throw C．put D．take
5. A．houses B．cars C．bikes D．school thing
6. A．some B．less C．more D．fewer
7. A．teaching B．knowing C．learning D．showing
8. A．active B．thrifty C．honest D．careful
9. A．how B．where C．when D．why
10. A．so B．but C．and D．however
－Could you please tell me where __________?
－Sure. He is in the office.
A．Mr. Lee was B．Mr. Lee is C．is Mr. Lee D．was Mr. Lee
－Is that Mary?
－No, it _______be her. She has gone to Tokyo.
A．can’t B．may C．needn’t D．mustn’t
－How tired we are!
－Yes. ______we have math tests, _______we have physics tests. So many tests.
A．Sometime, at other time B．Sometimes, at other times
C．Sometimes, at another time D．Sometime, at another times
