Here are four pieces of news from China Daily.
SHANGHAI — The Huachen Group recently held a meeting in Shanghai to show the use of its newly opened tourism business payment network. The network aims to serve tourists from all over the world, but especially from Europe and the United States where credit cards are popularly used. After opening the www.chinaecnet.com website, netizens can get information about hotels and tourism services on tourism page. Hotels and services can be reserved and payments made through credit cards. The network opened in February in Beijing.
SYDNEY — The Sydney Olympic flame will travel underwater on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef during the torch relay following a successful test. Scuba diver Wendy Craig, a marine biologist, will carry the torch on a three-to-four-minute underwater journey at Agincourt Reef on June 27, creating Olympic history, organizers said yesterday. Burning at 2000 degrees, the torch is expected to remain a light three meters underwater because of the special technology which creates a fierce flame that can not be drowned out by water.
Charles Tegner, managing director of torch creator, said the flame would burn like a flare (照明弹) from oxygen-producing chemicals.
BEIJING — The election of a new leader in Taiwan can not change the fact that Taiwan is a part of Chinese territory. “Taiwan Independence” in whatever form will never be allowed, according to a statesman of China’s central government.
“We should listen to what the new leader in Taiwan says and watch what he does. We will observe where he will lead cross-Straits (海峡两岸) relations. We are willing to exchange views on cross-Straits relations and peaceful reunification with all parties, organizations and personages in Taiwan who favor the one China principle,” says the statesman, which was released by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee.
HAIKOU — Customs officers in Haikou recently stopped a boat loaded with 781 cases of foreign-brand cigarettes being smuggled (走私) into China. The smuggled cigarettes cases, packed into two containers, were disguised to avoid being examined. The boat was registered in the coastal city of Xiamen in East China’s Fujian Province. All eight suspects aboard the boat were kept by the police in Haikou.
1.Why does the network aim to serve tourists especially from Europe and the USA?
A.Because they are from developed countries.
B.Because the payments of hotels and services should be made through credit cards.
C.Because people in these countries travel much more than other countries.
D.Because it is more convenient for them to surf the Internet.
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the second piece of news?
A.The whole torch relay will be held three-four metres underwater.
B.The underwater journey of the torch will play an important part in Olympic history.
C.A test has been made before this activity.
D.Some chemicals will help the flame burn by producing oxygen.
3.Which is the best title for the third piece of news?
A.Ready to Fight
B.No Good End
C.Wait and See
D.Peace Comes First
4.Which of the following best explains the underlined word disguised in the last piece of news?
A.made different from normal
B.designed for a good purpose
C.divided
D.pretended
Some of the greatest problems we face today are concerned with the gradual destruction of our environment. Brown clouds; wildlife ____; polluted water. These ____ all seem so huge. So my family does what we can. We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags. We walk where we don’t have to ____.
But does it do any good?
I recently learned something about flamingos (火烈鸟). These beautiful birds gather in ___ groups of a thousand or more. Every year, when the time ____ for migration, a few flamingos start the process by taking off from the lake. But ____ of the others seem to notice, so the tiny group returns.
However, the next day they ____ again. This time a few more struggle along with them, but the vast majority still ____ no attention, so these pioneers come back.
The ____ continues for several more days. Every time a few more birds join in but, _____ the thousands of others still take no ____, the great migration plan is once again ____.
Then one day something ____. The same small group of birds takes wing and a tiny number more join in, just as before. And this time their total number, though still quite ____, is enough to tip the balance. As one, the whole group takes flight and the migration ____. What a ____ sight it must be – thousands of flamingos taking to the sky at once!
A few can make a ____. It’s true that all of the great problems of the world have been solved because of the ____ efforts of a few.
If you believe in a cause (事业), don’t ____! Others will someday take notice and together we will ____ even our greatest problems.
1.A.protection B.extinction C.migration D.separation
2.A.questions B.costs C.examples D.problems
3.A.drive B.run C.cycle D.stand
4.A.tiny B.different C.huge D.similar
5.A.comes B.passes C.varies D.moves
6.A.all B.any C.none D.most
7.A.gather B.try C.sing D.appear
8.A.attract B.require C.escape D.pay
9.A.plan B.trend C.activity D.movement
10.A.since B.though C.unless D.while
11.A.responsibility B.notice C.chance D.measure
12.A.put off B.cut off C.carried out D.worked out
13.A.approaches B.works C.changes D.disappears
14.A.significant B.reasonable C.adequate D.small
15.A.continues B.delays C.finishes D.begins
16.A.familiar B.strange C.magnificent D.unrealistic
17.A.point B.decision C.difference D.mistake
18.A.useless B.tireless C.extra D.special
19.A.give up B.give in C.give away D.give out
20.A.identify B.understand C.predict D.solve
________ the quickening pace of life, competition goes increasingly fierce in all respects of life, bringing great pressure as well as plentiful chances to everyone.
A.In spite of B.By means of
C.On account of D.In terms of
—Do you think I should have a record of the medical workers who risked their lives to come to the aid of Hubei, Mary?
—If I were in your shoes, I certainly would.
A.None of your business. B.It depends.
C.Why not? D.I don’t think so.
Dr. Andrew Morgan, _____headmaster of the school, told us, “_____fifth of students here go on to study at first-class universities.”
A.不填; A B.不填; The C.the; The D.a; A
Many countries have a Mother’s Day, ________ they don't always fall on the second Sunday in May.
A.when B.though C.as D.once
