What is the most famous building in Australia? It must be the Sydney Opera House. In fact, it is one of the top 10 famous buildings in the world. The Opera House with a “sailing roof” was designed by a famous Danish architect (丹麦建筑大师), Utzon. The base for the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent four years designing the Opera House. In 1962, the designs were finalized (定稿) and the construction began. In 1967, they started the decoration (装璜) inside. It took 14 years in total to build the Opera House. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened it on October 20th, 1973.
The Sydney Opera House cost around $100 million and was paid for by the public (公众). The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms. It is 185 metres long and 120 metres wide. Each year, this fantastic building attracts 200,000 tourists to come for a visit or enjoy events in it.
The Opera House reaches out into the harbour (港湾). It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.
1.The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from________.
A.America B.Australia C.England D.Denmark
2.The underlined word “construction” means ________ in Chinese.
A.创立 B.设计 C.施工 D.竣工
3.________ paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.
A.Utzon B.The public C.Queen Elizabeth II D.The government
4.Which is the best title for the passage?
A.Sailing Roof B.Travelling in Sydney
C.The Sydney Opera House D.The Opening of the Opera House
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1.Who can teach children to play the guitar?
A.Mr.White. B.David. C.Larry. D.Susan.
2.Which number should you call on if you find the lost dog?
A.87328059. B.86087593. C.75132633. D.13935728866.
3.Which of the four people may get the job as a taxi driver?
A.A 50-year-old person.
B.A person who can drive and has free time on weekends.
C.A person who has just got his driver's license.
D.A 40-year-old person who can drive well in the city.
Do you have the ability to live cheaply？Now here’s a true story of an American girl，Sarah.
_______ Sarah left university, she began to live in New York City on her own. She _______ a job in a publishing house, but the salary（薪水）was _______ $30,000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah _______ live on her salary and still saved $5,000 in a year. How was that _______ in one of the most expensive cities in the world？
Cheap living _______ starts with keeping the big cost small. For most people, that _______ housing. So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was _______ .When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants. _______ she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then ________ the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often ________ a lot of money on entertainment（娱乐）.But Sarah said, “I enjoy walking ________ in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.” Did Sarah feel poor ________ living cheaply？Not really. She even managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, ________ to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something ________ .It's a kind of game,” said Sarah.
1.A.Until B.Because C.After D.Unless
2.A.found B.tried C.asked for D.looked for
3.A.more than B.less than C.shorter than D.higher than
4.A.can B.may C.could D.might
5.A.difficult B.possible C.useful D.different
6.A.already B.sometimes C.hardly D.always
7.A.helps B.becomes C.makes D.means
8.A.food B.rest C.studying D.playing
9.A.Soon B.Finally C.one D.Again
10.A.prepared B.took C.caught D.picked
11.A.pay B.lend C.spend D.save
12.A.along B.up C.down D.around
13.A.by B.up C.at D.between
14.A.another B.the other C.others D.the others
15.A.hard B.interesting C.nice D.great
--- Do you mind my smoking here?
--- _______ . Look at the sign. It says“No smoking.”
A.You'd better not. B.It doesn't matter
C.Yes, please D.No, I don't
There ______ great changes in our hometown in the past fifteen years.
A.has been B.have been C.was D.were
Thomas Kate for two years, and they have had a child.
A.got married with B.has been married to
C.married to D.Married
