News Review
APEC Blue People in Beijing got the saying after the APEC meeting in Beijing. It refers to(指) the clear blue sky during the meeting. To get such a blue sky, many factories in Beijing and nearby cities stopped work, and the number of cars on the road was cut.
A Warning Ticket A 24-year-old woman in Nanjing was given a warning ticket for eating food on the subway. Eating is not allowed on Nanjing subway. Up to now, 2,698 people have been punished(惩罚) because of their eating, smoking or selling goods on the subway.
A Teacher-free Exam Recently, students at Ningbo Huamao Foreign Language School in Zhejiang took their mid-term exam –a teacher-free exam. After handing out the exam papers, the teachers left the classroom, leaving the students to take the exam without being watched. They only came back to collect the papers at the end.
A Tomato Fight Do you want a tomato shower? Come to the “tomato fight” in Spain! Once every year, people in the town of Bunol throw tomatoes at each other. Don’t worry. It’s not a real fight. People do this only for fun.
1.APEC Blue refers to _____ in Beijing during the APEC meeting.
A. the factories B. the clear blue sky
C. the people D. the cars on the road
2.A 24-year-old woman in Nanjing was given a warning ticket for _____ on the subway.
A. drinking B. smoking
C. eating food D. selling goods
3.In a teacher-free exam, students take their exam _____.
A. at the end of the term B. outside the classroom
C. without giving answers D. without being watched
4.In the town of Bunol, Spain, people throw tomatoes at each other _____.
A. to have fun B. to enjoy dinner
C. to take a shower D. to start a fight
Have you ever returned a book late to the library before? If so, you may pay a small fine(罚款). How much would you have to pay if the book is returned 65 years late?
A high school in Washington, Us had to deal with such a problem recently. A copy of Gone with the Wind was finally returned to its library 65 years late.
However, the school said that it would not ask Wayne to pay the fine, though that would be about $475.
The book was borrowed out of the library of the high school in 1949, and disappeared until it was found in Maine, Us by Wayne. Wayne found the book in his father’s basement(地下室) and then offered to send it back to the school.
“I feel very sorry about that,” Wayne said.
“We’re very pleased to have the book back. Wayne did the right thing,” Lori Wyborney, headmaster of the school said.
1.The book was borrowed out of the library of the high school _____.
A. in 1949 B. in 1965
C. in 1975 D. in 2014
2.Gone with the Wind is the name of _____.
A. a library B. a school
C. a book D. a magazine
3._____ offered to send the book back to the school.
A. Wayne’s father B. Wayne
C. Lori’s headmaster D. Lori
The Sweetest Sight
I was in the most beautiful city in the world, yet I only wanted home.
It was an amazing week for my husband and me –the trip of a lifetime. Months ago, when my husband told me that he would have a meeting in London. I expressed my to go to Europe together with him. Then we asked his mother to our two children and started off.
During the week’s time, visited London and Paris –as much as we could, Big Ben, the Louvre and so on. All these were beautiful places we expected to see before. We really enjoyed ourselves.
On our last night in Paris, we enjoyed the night view(夜景) of the Eiffel Tower, my husband called home. His mother the phone. In a second, my husband’s face fell and he looked so worried. I could feel something happened.
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
He didn’t answer and continued to listen. A few minutes later, he said to me that Tony, our seven-year-old son, had fallen off his bike and his leg. He must be sent to hospital at once.
At that moment, Paris suddenly lost its charm(魅力).
“I don’t want to be here! I shouldn’t be here! I should be home my kids!”
We hurried back to our hotel and then to the airport …
Finally, we got home. We rushed into our children’s bedroom. Seeing our two children, I suddenly realized the truth: there is no sight(风景)in the world than your children’s faces that greet you at home.
1.A. question B. wish C. step D. place
2.A. look after B. talk with C. find out D. wake up
3.A. he B. she C. we D. they
4.A. after B. since C. though D. because
5.A. shouted B. finished C. wrote D. answered
6.A. ugly B. useful C. right D. bad
7.A. hardly B. clearly C. sadly D. truly
8.A. danced B. broken C. thrown D. opened
9.A. toward B.with C. under D. from
10.A. quieter B.richer C. sweeter D. wider
–Our basketball team will beat theirs and win the match.
–_____. Your team is the best in our city.
A. I’m afraid not. B. I believe so.
C. Of course not. D. Well done.
I’d like to know _____.–Maybe in the forest.
A. whether we will go camping
B. where we will go camping
C. whether will we go camping
D. where will we go camping
He has _____ arms now and is able to pick the table up with one hand.
A. weakest B. weaker C. strongest D. stronger
