根据所给汉语意思，用合适的单词填空。
1.My uncle is going _________(在国外) to study English next month.
2.—Where’s Mr. Green?
—He has gone to attend an ______ (国际的) meeting.
3.The most important thing for you is to _________ (放松) now.
4.We should try our best to protect our __________ ( 环境).
5.You can take a ________(直达的) flight to Chengdu. It’s much faster.
Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line, others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.
He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.
“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.“There’s plenty of time yet”, answered Tom.“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then”, said Mike.They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again.“ Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)! ”he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.
1.Tom went into the station cafe because .
A. Mike asked him to have a cup of tea
B. it was quite early and he could find a seat there
C. he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls
D. he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there
2.What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?
A. Half past twelve B. Twenty to twelve
C. Half past eleven D. Half past one
3. From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we
will find ______________.
A. the time is right
B. it’s going slower
C. it’s going backward
D. it’s going faster
4.Which of the following is true?
A. Tom arrived in Paris on time.
B. The next bus would leave in half an hour.
C. After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer.
D. Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once.
5.Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story?
A. The Mirror of the Station
B. Not A Careful Man
C. Missing A Bus
D. The Clock In The Mirror
An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. “What’s that strange building?” asked the visitor. “That’s the Tower of London.” “I see. How long did it take to build it?” “About 500 years.” “In my country we can build it in five months,” Shortly after that they came to St. Paul’s Cathedral(大教堂). “Very interesting!” said the visitor. “How long did it take to build it ?” “Near forty years.” said the Englishman. “In my country we can finish it in forty days at most,” said the visitor. This went on all day.
They visited most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster in his country.
At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. Several days later they came to the House of Parliament(议会)and the visitor asked his usual question, “What is that?” The Englishman answered, “ I have no idea. It wasn’t there last night.”
1.The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around _______ one day.
A. The Tower of London
B. St. Paul’s Cathedral
C. Some famous buildings in the city
D. The whole city of London
2.The visitor said that in his country it would take them ____ to build the Tower of London.
A. less than half a year B. forty days
C. five hundred years D. fifty days
3.It took them a few days to see ______.
A. some of the best known buildings in England
B. several best known places in England
C. many famous houses in the city of London
D. most of the best known buildings in London
4.The Englishman was angry by the end of the day, but he ______.
A. didn’t want to say anything
B. tried to show it to the visitor
C. had no time to tell the visitor
D. tried not to show it to the visitor
5.The Englishman’s answer to the question of the last place showed_____.
A. he was sorry that he hadn’t seen the building before
B. he could say nothing because he didn’t know anything about it
C. he was angry and didn’t want to tell the visitor its name
D. he didn’t know how to tell the visitor the name of the building
1.Sydney Tower is ______ in Sydney, Australia.
A. the busiest street B. the biggest station
C. the most beautiful park D. the highest point
2.If you Want to book a ticket to Sydney Tower, you can' t _______ .
A. email sydneytower@ hotmail. corn
B. fax 02 9333 9203
C. search www. sydneytower. com. au
D. dial 02 9333 9222
3.Frank wants to go to Sydney Tower with his two children, he will pay ______ .
A. $60 B. $90 C. $120 D. $150
4.Last Saturday, Johnson went to visit Sydney Tower. He had to get down the tower _____ .
A. after 11:30 pm B. before 11:30 pm
C. at 10:30 pm D. by 10:30 pm
5.The passage above is probably________ .
A. a piece of news B. a piece of news
C. a story D. an advertisement(广告)
People all over the world eat rice. people in Asia (亚洲), Africa (非洲) and South America it every day of their lives. Some people almost don’t eat except rice.
Rice is a kind of .There are more than 7, 000 kinds of rice. Most kinds are water plants. Farmers rice in many countries even in the southern part of Russia and in eastern Australia.
No one really knows where rice . Someone in China wrote about it almost 5,000 years ago. Some scientists (科学家) think that rice in West Africa first, but think it from India and then was to other parts of the world.
1.A. Thousands of B. Hundreds of C. Millions of D. A million of
2.A. eat B. eats C. eaten D. is eaten
3.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
4.A. grass B. fruit C. flower D. vegetable
5.A. make B. run C. keep D. grow
6.A. came from B. came to C. went from D. went to
7.A. grew B. grow C. is grown D. was grown
8.A. another B. other C. the other D. others
9.A. came B. come C. was come D. was coming
10.A. planted B. taken C. kept D. grown
It _______ over 10 years since my grandpa _______.
A. is; died B. is; has been dead
C. had been; was dead D. was; has died
