If you want to find out a piece of information about anything , the best place to search for it is Wikipedia（维基百科）. This online encyclopedia is written by thousands of people around the world. Anyone can add or change the information if he or she finds it not correct or not well written. In this way, people who know a lot about a certain subject can write about it even if they are not university professors.
What is more, Wikipedia includes articles written in about 235 languages. This fact makes it one of the few websites (网站)on the internet that are truly international. It was started in 2001 by Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales, as a free online English-language encyclopedia project. By April 2008, over 10 million articles had been put on Wikipedia. A quarter of the articles are in English. Wikipedia is also a place where people can find the latest news.
However, Wikipedia has its own problems. There have been many complaints that some of the information on Wikipedia is not accurate（准确的）and some important subjects are not included. This has led to arguments between the writers of articles. The people running Wikipedia say that the accuracy of the information is improving and that it is one of the top 20 visited websites on the internet.
So, if you are looking for some information, why not try Wikipedia?
1.Wikipedia is ___________.
A. a computer game B. an online magazine
C. a free university D. a website encyclopedia
2. People who write on Wikipedia__________.
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 235 language
C. there are over 10 million articles
D. each writer can write in Various 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
There are few experiences quite pleasant as getting a good idea．You've had a problem, you've thought about it till you were tired; you've forgotten it and perhaps slept on it, and then flash! When you weren't thinking about it, suddenly the answer has come to you, as a present from the gods．You're pleased with it, and feel good．It may not be right, but at least you can try it out．Of course all ideas don't come like that, but the interesting thing is that so many do, particularly the most important one．They come into the mind, glowing（燃烧）with the heat of creation．
1.The most important ideas ____．
A．come when you are tired
B．are always right
C．are pleasing but not good
D．come as if they send out brightness and warmth
2.The ideas coming into the mind are worth ____．
A．thinking about
B．dreaming
C．trying out
D．sleeping on
3.What does “so many do” mean in the third paragraph?
A．Interesting ideas always turn out to be true．
B．Many ideas often come suddenly．
C．Many interesting things happen suddenly．
D．Many important ideas suddenly come from the gods．
Anna lived on the side of a valley. One winter, there was a very big flood, and a lot of houses Anna's were washed away. Anna's house was high enough to escape the flood, so when the water had disappeared and the other houses were there with no roof and no walls and all covered with mud(泥) , her house was quite all right.
Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children , Anna took in one of the families that had lost in the flood and she her home with them until it was for them to rebuild their houses.
Anna's friends were puzzled （迷惑的）when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to support .
"Well," Anna her friends, "at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I later lived found herself very poor, because her husband in the war and she had a lot of children, I have now. The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for this year, so I’m going to only one present for all of us. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back a girl who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. ‘Here’s our present, ’ she said to her children. The children were happy to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl, and she grew up as their sister. was that Christmas present.”
1.A.down below B．just around C．next to D．above
2.A．rising B．appearing C．falling D．standing
3.A．just B．already C．yet D．still
4.A．so B．but C．for D．since
5.A．nothing B．everything C．anything D．something
6.A．made B．found C．shared D．built
7.A．possible B．necessary C．important D．valuable
8.A．them B．herself C．them all D．her
9.A．explained to B．asked for C．talked with D．spoke as
10.A．had killed B．might be killed C．had been killed D．killed
11.A．for B．as C．like D．that
12.A．you B．your birthday C．Christmas D．us
13.A．get B．send C．buy D．make
14.A．for B．from C．like D．with
15.A．It B．She C．Such D．I
Which of the following signs can’t usually be found in a hospital?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
--- Now more people are paying attention to the school bus safety.
--- So we believe ________ there will be fewer accidents in the future.
A. loudly B. strongly C. sadly D. happily
---I’d like to buy a book named Confucius from the Heart.
-- Sorry, it ________ two days ago.
A. is sold out B. has been sold out C. was sold out D. sold out
