The Local Ness Monster is said to be a creature or a group of creatures living in the Loch Ness , a lake near the city of Inverness in northern Scotland.
The first modern sighting occurred on May 2,1993. The newspaper Inverness Courier reported a story of Mr. and Mrs John Mackay, who saw a very large animal rolling and plunging (跳入) into the water. The report attracted thousands of readers, of whom some were brave enough to see and even try to capture the animal.
A photograph taken by surgeon R.K Wilson on April 19,1934 seemed to show a large creature with a long neck gliding through the water. However ,decades later the photo was said to have been faked by Marmaduke Wetherell after he was hired by the Daily Mail.
In 1962, the Loch Ness Investigation Bureau was formed to act as a research organization .Whatever the result of their research is, the Loch Ness has become a real place which attracts millions of tourists every year.
1.Where is the lake Loch Ness?
2.When was the first modern sighting?
3.The underlined word “capture” can be replaced by________?
Canada is a very large country. It is bigger than China. China is the third largest country in the world. Canada is the second largest . It has an area of nearly 10 million. Canada has a very long coastline. To the west is the Pacific Ocean. To the east is the Atlantic Ocean. The Arctic Ocean is in the north. There are many islands off the Pacific coast and off the Arctic coast. The biggest one in the west is Vancouver Island. In the east there is New Foundland, and in the Arctic Ocean the biggest islands are Baffin Island and Victoria Island.(Greenland is not part of Canada. It is a part of Denmark, a country in northern Europe.)
Canada has a long border with the USA in the south. In the northwest Canada borders on the American “State of Alaska”. Canada is a northern country. The Arctic Circle (Latitude 16°N) passes through the northern part . in the south, half of the border with the USA follows line of latitude 49°N
1.Which of the following statements is true?
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A．USA is the second largest country in the world. |
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B．Canada has nearly 10 million sq. km. So it is the second largest country on the world. |
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C．China is as large as Canada and the secong largest country in the world. |
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D．Russia is the second largest country in the world. |
2.What ocean is in the north of Canada?
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A．The Pacific Ocean |
B．The Atlantic Ocean |
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C．The Indian Ocean |
D．The Arctic Ocean |
3.There are many islands in Canada, and Vancouver Island is_______.
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A．in the west |
B．in the east |
C．in the north |
D．in the south |
4.Alaska is one of the states of America. It is on the___ of Cananda.
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A．northeast |
B．southeast |
C．northwest |
D．southwest |
Most British telephone cards are just plain green, but card collecting is becoming a popular hobby in Britain and collectors even have their own magazine, International Telephone Cards. One reason for their interest is that cards from around the world come in a wide variety of different and often very attractive designs. There are 100, 000 different cards in Japan alone, and there you can put your own design onto a blank card simply by using a photograph or a business card.
The first telephone cards, produced in 1976, were Italian. Five years later the first British card appeared, and now you can buy cards in more than a hundred countries. People usually start collecting cards because they are attractive, small and light , and they do not need much space. It is also a cheap hobby for beginners, although for some people it becomes a serious business. In Paris, for example, there is a market where you can buy only telephone cards, and some French cards cost up to 4, 000 pounds. The first Japanese card has a value of about 28, 000 pounds. Most people only see cards with prices like these in their collectors magazine.
1.The text is mainly about ________ .
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A．the history of phone cards |
B．phone card collecting as a hobby |
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C．reason for phone card collecting |
D．the great variety of phone cards |
2.When did people in Britain begin to use phone cards?
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A．In 1971. |
B．In 1975. |
C．In 1976. |
D．In 1981. |
3.The main reason for most people to collect phone cards is that ________ .
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A．they find the cards beautiful and easy to keep |
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B．they like to have something from different countries |
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C．they want to make money with cards |
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D．they think the cards are convenient to use |
4.The writer mentions a market in Paris in order to show that ________
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A．card collecting is popular among young people |
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B．French and Japanese cards are the most valuable |
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C．people can make money out of card collecting |
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D．card collectors magazines are very useful |
Mr. Brown first went to look at the underground-fire when he was seven. “Through the hole in the earth you could see the orange fire, but you had to look fast because it was so hot,” said Mr. Brown. In 1898,he saw the fire once more.
Now, we can only see the smoke. The fire Mr. Brown saw is not the underground-fire. In fact ,there are 260 coal fires in the world. They are harmful and dangerous. Then how to put them out?
Scientists have tried to set fire to underground coal to speed up the fires. In this way, the burning of underground coal would be soon finished.
1.Mr Brown said that we had to take a fast look at the fire because_________.
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A．it was in the hole |
B．it was very hot |
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C．it was orange |
D．it was harmful |
2.How many coal fires are there in the world?
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A．There’s only one |
B．It’s hard to say |
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C．There are 260 |
D．The article doesn’t tell us |
3.What’s one of the best ways to put out the underground fire?
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A．To cover the holes with stones |
B．To speed the fire |
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C．To see the fire burning |
D．To do some experiments |
4.What is the best title for the article?
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A．Watching the Underground-fire |
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B．A Way to Put out the Underground Coat Fires |
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C．The Burning Earth |
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D．Coal and Coal Fires |
As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English. 31 , she would mind the children and do anything she was asked.
One of her tasks was to keep track of arriving Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly worried. What could she buy for her 32 with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily? 33 , even without any of the gifts , her employer seems to have everything.
Ursula 34 long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a store. She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers, 35 things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called a taxi. “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?” “A poor family?” said the 36 driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man what she was trying to do. He listened in silence, and then said, “I know a family who needs just about everything.”
When they reached a building, the driver said, “They live on the third floor.” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone …someone who has everything.”
Early the next day, Ursula 37 everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to 38 why there seemed to be none from her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long 39 . “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your 40 . And this is my Christmas present to you.”
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