Antigua in Guatemala(危地马拉) is a place where time stopped three centuries ago. It is one of the most beautiful cities in Central America. In this city, you can feel what life was like in the past.
You can see the buildings that people designed in the 1700s. You can walk in the streets, see the Cathedral of San Jose, and visit the church.
I have visited this city several times because I like it so much, but I will never forget my first time in this city. I was 12 years old when I first discovered the streets covered with small stones, the houses with big windows and beautiful gardens, the colonial(殖民地的) buildings, the people from different cultures walking around the central park, and the natives wearing the typical multicolored clothes and talking with the tourists to try to sell their products.
I still remember the taste of the candies from the Kona Maria Gordillo Shop and the smell of hot chocolate and banana bread from the Dona Luisa Chicothencalh Restaurant.
Antigua mixes the past with the present, and I think this is one of the reasons that make people who visit this city feel delighted. To me, thinking about Antigua is like travelling back to another epoch(时代). If you have the opportunity to travel to Guatemala and also want to travel back to colonial times, you must visit this beautiful city.
1.The writer likes Antigua so much that he has ________.
A.lived there B.worked there C.visited there many times D.planned to live there
2.The writer bought________ at the Kona Maria Gordillo Shop.
A.candies B.chocolate C.bananas D.bread
3.The underlined word “delighted” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.
A.放松的 B.高兴的 C.自由的 D.暖和的
4.What is the best title for this passage?
A.A Beautiful City in Central America
B.A Beautiful Building in Central America
C.The Food of Central America
D.The Culture of Central America
Since my mother moved to live with us in the city, she has been much heavier than before. As time went by, her health got_____. So I had to take her to see a_____. My mother was told to lose weight by doing exercise every day. She had no _____ but to follow what the doctor said. I told her that I would exercise with her every morning.
On the first morning, she got up very early_____ran with me in our neighborhood. I tried to run slowly so that she could follow me. After_____ for some minutes, I told her the proper ways of exercise and the importance of eating healthy food. She listened to me carefully. It made me _____ that she told me everything very patiently when I was a kid. On the second morning, I praised her for keeping running with me.
But after two weeks, she wanted to_____ running because she thought the twoweek exercise didn't work at all. To encourage her, I taught her how to use the facilities(设施) for exercise in our_____. She began to exercise again.
With my help, it _____ her one month to develop a good habit of daily exercise. “Thank you, my dear daughter. Exercise brings health and happiness to me. I will______ worry about my health.” Her words touched my heart deeply. I felt happy to make a big difference to my mother's life.
1.A.worse B.thinner C.better D.stronger
2.A.teacher B.waiter C.doctor D.nurse
3.A.choice B.advice C.courage D.ability
4.A.so B.but C.and D.or
5.A.swimming B.eating C.playing D.running
6.A.act B.expect C.forget D.remember
7.A.put up B.give up C.set up D.eat up
8.A.school B.neighborhood C.hospital D.cinema
9.A.took B.bought C.broke D.paid
10.A.always B.ever C.never D.sometimes
He looked through the passage ________, and then gave his answer.
A.badly B.freely C.quickly D.really
The air in the countryside is very ________. So people like to go there to relax themselves.
A.noisy B.busy C.fresh D.awful
Don't ________ at others with your chopsticks when eating. It is rude.
A.argue B.blame C.throw D.point
“I think we should go that way.”Tony stopped and said, pointing in the opposite ________.
A.direction B.situation C.message D.condition
