Day 1 | Activities: On arrival, your guide will take you to your hotel and give you some tips on local restaurants. You can do some shopping nearby. The rest of the day is free. Meals: dinner |
Day 2 | Activities: After breakfast, start at Tian’anmen Square, the world’s largest public square, and The Forbidden City, a living place for emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties. After lunch, visit the Temple of Heaven, where the emperors prayed. In the evening, enjoy a good show of Shaolin Kungfu. Meals: three meals |
Day 3 | Activities: After breakfast, drive to the Great Wall. Besides, take a walk in the world’s biggest Olympic Park, like Bird’s Nest and Water Cube. Finally, visit the Summer Palace, the most beautiful garden in China. Have a boat ride on the lake, enjoying the beautiful view. Meals: three meals |
Day 4 | Activities: Free until you are to the airport in the afternoon. If time allows, you can go to the famous Xiushui Street (silk market). It is a good place to shop for Chinese goods and souvenirs. Meals: breakfast |
1.How many meals are served during the 4-day trip?
A. Four. B. Six. C. Eight. D. Ten
2.What can we learn from the passage?
A. There are two periods of time when we are free to do things we like.
B. We can visit the Great Wall and the Forbidden City on the second day.
C. We can go and see the Temple of Heaven and Bird’s Nest on the third day.
D. It’s certain that we can get time to buy some souvenirs in the famous Xiushui Street.
3.The passage is most likely to be taken from .
A. a travel guide B. an instruction C. an advertisement D. a newspaper
I used to be the shyest person in the world. I hid ______ my elder sister whenever I had to speak to a stranger. When asked to speak in class, I could hardly ______, much less speak. Even among the few friends I had, my high, timid (怯怯的) voice earned me jokes —about being a girl.
Then in the seventh grade, my sister suggested I ______ voice lessons. After considering it for a short time, I did. I began a series of vocal exercises.
After exercising a lot, I finally gained ______ in my voice.
A few months later, I was asked to sing for some retired people, I thought I would do better than before ______ the voice lessons. I opened my mouth and —nothing. I couldn’t remember the ______! My face turned hot. The kind pianist whispered a prompt (提示), and I remembered just enough to keep singing.
Then the thought struck me: I’ve already embarrassed (尴尬) myself enough. There’s really nothing else to ____. So in my second song, I just relaxed and felt the energy of the song lift me. And I did much better.
After that, I started singing to myself as ______ as I could in my own room. That’s something I would never have done before. One classmate even said that I ______ be in the school’s talent show.
I am not a shy person ______. Singing has made me more outgoing. Today, I can also stand in front of the whole class and give a big speech. I am proud of myself.
1.A. over B. under C. behind D. below
2.A. sit B. breathe C. smile D. say
3.A. pick B. accept C. attend D. receive
4.A. confidence B. courage C. pleasure D. fear
5.A. out of B. because of C. instead of D. in need of
6.A. music B. title C. words D. style
7.A. forget B. miss C. drop D. lose
8.A. highly B. loudly C. safely D. excitedly
9.A. should B. must C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t
10.A. at last B. at all C. any further D. any more
—Could you please tell me ?
—Yes. He came to study here just last month.
A. that he is a new student B. when did he come here
C. if she likes English best D. whether he is a new student
—Shall we go to the concert together at seven o’clock this evening?
— . Will half past seven be OK?
A. Sorry, I can’t make it B. Certainly, no problem
C. Sure, it’s up to you D. Sorry, I’m not free today
—Mum, can I go to watch the movie Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 tomorrow?
—Sure, if your homework .
A. finish B. is finished C. will finish D. will be finished
—Has Mr. Green travelled abroad yet?
—Not only Mr. and Mrs. Green but also their daughter abroad twice.
A. have gone B. have been C. has gone D. has been
