Xi’an and Beijing have many monuments and statues of important persons in the long history of China. All the Chinese children know about the Forbidden City where the emperors lived, Tian’anmen Square, the Summer Palace, and the Temple of Heaven. Americans have their monuments and statues, too. The most important ones are in Washington, D. C.. The tallest one is the Washington Monument, a very tall building that looks like a spear shooting into the sky. George Washington is called the father of America. He was the general who defeated the British army. He was the first president of the United States in 1789. The largest building is the Lincoln Memorial, where a statue of Abraham Lincoln is sitting in a chair, looking toward the Washington Monument. Lincoln was the president during the American Civil War. He set all black slaves free in 1863. Perhaps the most beautiful monument is the Jefferson Memorial. The building is the place where the congress meets to make laws. The White House is where the presidents live. The Library of Congress is one of the largest libraries in the world. The Smithsonian is the most famous museum in the American history. If you go to Washington, D. C., these are monument, statues and buildings you are suggested to see to better understand American history and culture.

(1) Who was the first president of the United States?

A. Smithsonian    B. Jefferson

C. Washington　　 D. Lincoln

(2) Who set all black slaves free in American history?

A. Smithsonian    B. Jefferson

C. Washington　　 D. Lincoln

(3) Which is the most beautiful monument in Washington, D. C.?

A. Jefferson Memorial    B. Washington Monument

C. Lincoln memorial　　 D. The monument to the Unknown Heroes.

(4) What is the Capitol Building?

A. It is where the White House is.

B. It is where the most important monuments are.

C. It is the place where the congress meets.

D. It is where the Library of Congress is.

(5) The White House is ______.

A. the place where the American presidents live.

B. the place where congress meets to make laws.

C. the capital of America.

D. the father of America.

Mary always wanted to be a singer. Music was the most important thing in her life, but to tell you the truth, she had a terrible voice. She took lessons for many years, but her voice didn’t become better, and it just got louder.

  Her teacher gave up and stopped the lesson, but Mary didn’t want to stop. One day she decided to give a concert and invited her teacher to come. The teacher was worried about what to say after the concert.

  At last she got an idea and after the concert, she went to see her pupil.

  “Well,” said Mary, “what do you think of my concert?”

  “My dear,” said the teacher, “you’ll never be better than you were tonight”.

(1) Mary enjoyed _____ very much.

    A. music   B. films   C. lessons   D. concerts

(2) After many years, Mary’s voice _____.

    A. was the same   B. got better   C. got louder   D. got worse

(3) Her teacher decided to stop the lesson because _____.

    A. Mary wasn’t good at music and she had too much difficulty.

    B Mary wasn’t clever.

    C. Mary herself wanted to stop.

(4) Mary gave a concert and asked her _____ to come.

    A. mother   B. father   C. friend    D. teacher

(5) What the teacher said at last means _____.

    A. Mary did well in the concert

    B. the concert was terrible and Mary wasn’t a good singer at all.

    C. Mary will be a good singer one day.

    D. Mary sang better this time than before.

Henry’s family had picnic(野餐) over the weekend. They asked their friends, Nancy and her husband, to go with them. On Sunday morning, Henry’s wife, Kate, got up early to prepare for the picnic. She asked Henry to get some soft drinks. Henry told her that they were in the refrigerator(电冰箱). Then Kate asked him to get the picnic basket ready. She also reminded (提醒)him that he should put paper plates in it. At 10 o’clock in the morning Nancy called and told Henry that she would like to bring something to the picnic. Kate called back and asked her to bring a bottle of wine. Nancy and her husband arrived at noon. The two families went to a nearby park. A small river runs through the park. There were tables and benches under the trees beside the river. The weather was cloudy but it didn’t rain. Everybody enjoyed the picnic and it was a very pleasant Sunday afternoon.

(1)Henry’s family had picnic with Nancy’s family ________.

A. over  the week　　    B. on Saturday afternoon

C. on Sunday morning　　 D. on Sunday afternoon 

(2)The soft drinks were________.

A. on the table　　　　  B. in the kitchen

C. in the refrigerator   D. in the shop

(3) Nancy was ________.

A. Henry’s wife　　　　    B. Kate’s husband

C. Kate’s sister　　　　   D. Henry and Kate’s friend

(4) Who would bring a bottle of wine?

A. Kate’s husband　　　　 B. Henry

C. Kate herself　　　　    D. Nancy

(5) Where did the two families have a picnic?

A. A mountain nearby　　    B. A country nearby

C. A park nearby　　　　    D. A city nearby

(1) Basketball is __________ some of the other ball games.

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(2) In fact, it has just a history of a little _____________.

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(3) ____________ today, basketball was invented as an indoor game at first.

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(4) Naismith had thought of using a box in the game, yet he gave up the idea before long and fixed something different---- ____________ ----on the wall.

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(5) Indeed the name of the new game ____________ what the ball should be thrown into in a match.

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(1) The seagull is a kind of______.

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(2) Every gull is able to fly far out to sea because it ______

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(3) A seagull does not get frightened even when it is far away from the shore and it is too tired to fly back because it can ______

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(4) The water can't make the seagull's feathers wet because the feathers are______.

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(5) If seagulls stay near the shore, it will be ______

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　　My friend has a big police dog called Jack. Police dogs are often clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack for a walk in the park. Jack likes these walks in the park very much.

(1) Jack is______.

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(2) My friend takes his dog to the park______

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(3) The dog sat in front of the visitor and wanted______

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(5) Which of the following is not true?

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　　My mother speaks very good English, but she knows little Japanese. She went to Tokyo on November 1lth for a meeting. The meeting was over on November 15th.

　　The next morning she went to a park and then did, some shopping. At noon she was hungry. She went to the nearest restaurant and sat down at a table. A man came up to her and asked what she needed. She said she wanted noodles, chicken and vegetables. She spoke to him in English, but the man didn't know English. My mother looked around. No one was eating noodles.

　　When she saw a piece of paper on her table, she had an idea. She took a pen out of her handbag and wrote the Chinese words for the food on the paper.

　　She showed the paper to the man. The man smiled and said, “OK!” Very soon he brought her a bowl of delicious hot noodles with chicken and some vegetables.

(1) My mother wanted to eat _________.

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(2) After she went to a park, she bought _____________.

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(3) The man knew ___________, but he didn't know

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(4) My mother wrote the Chinese words for ___________ on the paper.

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(5) The man give my mother a bowl of __________ noodles.

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　　All students need to have good study habits. When you have good study habits, you learn things quickly. You also remember them easily.

　　Do you like to study in the living room? This is not a good place, because it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quiet place, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only think about one thing.

　　When you study, do not think about other things at the same time. Only think about your homework. If you do this, you will do your homework more quickly, and you will make fewer mistakes.

　　Good study habits are very important. If you do not have them, try to learn them. If yours are already good, try to make them better.

(1) How do you learn things when you have good study habits?

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(2) When do you remember things easily?

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(3) What shouldn't you do at the same time when you study?

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(4) What must you only think about when you study?

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(5) If you do not have good study habits, what must you do?

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(1) ________ was not well and went to the hospital.

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(2) When the doctor came to see Mr Jones, he________.

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(3) How many injections did Jones need to have?

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(5) At last the nurse_______.

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