Windsor Castle(温莎城堡)is one of the most famous castles in the world．It lies in Windsor Town，32 kilometers west of London City ,by the south bank of the River Thames．People built the castle just outside of London to protect the capital of Britain．
Windsor Castle has a long and rich history．It began to be built in 1 066．People rebuilt it again and again during every period in history to today’s dimensions(范围)．For almost 1，000 years，the castle has been used as the family home of British kings and queens．It was also used as a prison(监狱)during the English Civil War．Today ,Windsor Castle is the private home of Queen Elizabeth II．She spends most of her private weekends there．
Although it is still a living place of the royal(皇家)family ,the public can visit much of the castle．It is one of the most popular sights in Britain．There，art lovers can enjoy some of the finest paintings by Rembrandt and Canaletto．Visitors can also take a look at George IV’s private apartments．They are some of the most beautiful rooms in the castle．
1.The famous Windsor Castle is ．
A．near Windsor Town
B．32 kilometers east of London City
C．in central London
D．by the south bank of the River Thames
2.Now Windsor Castle is the private home of ．
A．Rembrandt B．Canaletto
C．Queen Elizabeth II D．George IV
3.The last paragraph is mainly about the of the castle．
A．history B．sights
C．family D．Culture
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Mike was reading in the garden when his mother came．She pointed to _______and asked Mike what it was．Mike was quite _______ ，but he told her it was a sparrow and got back into reading.
Several minutes later his mother pointed to the same sparrow and asked the same question again．Mike got a little angry but _______answered her question．After a little while，his mother did the same thing once more．Mike was very angry and shouted at her．
The old lady silently _______ an old diary ,turned to a page and showed it to Mike．Though a little impatient，Mike began to read it．
“Today ,I was watering the flowers in the garden when little Mike pointed to a _______ on the grass and asked me what it was．I _______ at him，said it was a sparrow and kissed him．After a while Mike asked me again and I did the same．Pointing to the same sparrow , little Mike asked me what it was twenty times and I _______ answering his question and kissing him every time．”
Something gently _______ Mike’s heart．His face turned red with _______ for being so impatient to his mother and he hugged her tight．
Your parents have given you many things in their lifetime，but you may not realize that_______ they are gone．
1.A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
2.A．angry B．lonely C．proud D．surprised
3.A．still B．always C．already D．seldom
4.A．worked out B．took out C．put out D．looked out
5.A．fox B．frog C．bird D．rabbit
6.A．threw B．laughed C．shouted D．smiled
7.A．put on B．lived on C．tried on D．kept on
8.A．renewed B．printed C．touched D．picked
9.A．shame B．fear C．happiness D．kindness
10.A．until B．as C．when D．after
Thanks for listening to my problem and giving me your advice, Amy.
_______. That's what friends are for.
A. My pleasure B. With pleasure
C. Never mind D. It's nice of you
With the ____, we can choose one icon and click on it for more details.
A. menu B. mouse C. printer D. screen
He has _______ for two years. Two years _______ a long time.
A. left home; are
B. left home; is
C. been away from home ; is
D. been away from home ; are
How delicious the soup is! Who made it?
-- It's me. It is_______ tomatoes, meat and peas.
A. made up of B. an army of
C. a bit of D. the opposite of
