Here are some inportant events in August in Britain. Read them and answer the following questions.
Ⅰ. Great British Beer Festival Tue. 3 Aug.—Sat. 7 Aug. London Drink, music and other entertainments. This is held at Earls Court. http: // www.gbbf.org |
Ⅱ. Bristol International Balloom Festival Thur. 12 Aug.— Sun,15 Aug. Bristol Europe's largest hot air balloon festival, with over 100 balloons taking part. http://www. Bristolfiesta.co.uk |
Ⅲ. Edinburgh International Festival Fri. 13 Aug— Sun. 5 Sep Edinburgh A festival of classcal music, operas and dances in Edinburgh. http://www.eif.co.uk |
Ⅳ. Summer Bank Holiday Mon. 30 Aug A public holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. People take trips or short vacations during the holiday. For more: Travel / Transport. |
1.Where is the Great British Bear Festival held?
A. In Bristol.
B. In wales.
C. At Earls Court.
2. How long does the Bristol International Balloon Festival last?
A. Three days. B. Four days. C. Five days.
3.If you are in the UK at the beginning of August,you can probably take in ____.
A.the Summer Bank Holiday
B. the Great British Beer Festival
C. the Edinburgh International Festival
4.What is the Edinburgh International Festival about?
A.Food B.Clothes C.Art
5.If you want to know more about the Summer Bank Holiday,you can click on____
A. Travel / Transport
C. http: // www.gbbf.org
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In Beijing, it's certainly popular to talk about living a low-carbon（低碳的）life. However, it's more easily said than done. But the Chinese capital city is ready to lead the way to a low-carbon city.
Xizhimen Station is one of the busiest subway stations in Beijing, because three lines meet at this point and many people need to get off if they want to change to another line. But passengens have to walk a long way if they want to move from one to anther.
A person said, “ it's difficult to change lines here. You need walk five to ten minutes.” Another said, “We would like to use this greener way of transportation, but it's just not convenient.”
And this is just one small part of the problem for the Beijing government（政府）, if it wants to be a truly low-carbon city. Building a low-carbon city isn't an easy task and it will take a long time. I believe that once the plan is complete, more policies（政策） will come out to support（支持）this project. The government has made its plans for a low-carbon city known to the public in March. But people will see changes in several years.
1.Beijing will lead the way to a low-carbon city.
2.If pelple want to change lines at Xizhimen Station, they have to walk at least ten minutes.
3.Taking the subway is more helpful to the environment.
4.Transportation is the only problem for Beijing to become a low-carbon city.
5.Pelple live in Beijing have learned the groernment's plans for a low-carbon city.
Sophia Wu,25,is a young Chinese woman who lives with her family in Chile. On February 27,2010, she a night that she would never forget.
“I was asleep and was woken up a strong shaking（震动）at around 3:30 in the morning. My whole was shaking and I couldn't stand still（静止）. I wanted to run down the stairs to go outside but suddenly the light in the room went out. I couldn't at all.
That night an 8.8-magnitude earthquake happened in Chile. Buildings and bridges fell into pieces. Electricity and water seruices were . The Chilean Red Cross reported that about 500,000 homes were and more than 800 people died.
The earthquake has been the fith since 1900. More than 90 aftershocks（余震）followed the earthquake.
say that there are about 500,000 earthquakes in the world each year. Of these, only 100,000 are felt, and 100 of them cause clamage.
Earthquakes happen the movement of huge rocks that make up the earth. So far, scientists haven't found a way to predict（预测） earthquakes. But you can learn to keep yourself during an earthquake.
1.A.enjoyed B.experienced C.missed
2.A.by B.for C.at
3.A.bed B.room C.floor
4.A.bed B.room C.floor
5.A.cut off B.turned off C.used up
6.A.burned B.destroyed C.built
7.A.smallest B.worst C.strongest
8.A.Scientists B.Workers C.Drivers
9.A.in stead of B.because of C.in order to
10.A.protect B. help C. hide
This is the most beautiful park I have ever visited.
A. which B. that C. where
—Whose soccer is it?
— It be John's or Tong's. They both play soccer, don't they?
A. must B. mustn't C. might
He eats food, so he is fat.
A. too much, much too
B. much too, too many
C. much too, too much
