Before you go to another country, it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs
of the country.
     When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say "Hello!" or "Nice to meet you,"
and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake
hands after they haven't met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.
     Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the
English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their
hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as
possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them
laugh.

1. If you want to travel, it is _____ for you to know the language and some of the customs of the country
   you are going to visit.
A. not useful      
B. not helpful    
C. very helpful  
D. very had
2. English people usually shake hands when they ______.
A. meet every time                  
B. meet for the first time
C. say goodbye to each other            
D. say hello to each other
3. Usually English people don’t shake hands _____.
A. when they will he away for a long time
B. when they say “How do you do?”
C. when they just meet or say goodbye  
D. after they haven’t met for a long time
4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. The Germans shake hands as often as possible.
B. The English people like shaking hands very much.
C. The Germans hardly shake hands.
D. Neither the English people nor the Germans like shaking hands.
5. This story is about ______.
A. shaking hands
B. languages    
C. customs
D. languages and customs

     We call Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may
call it the year of sheep, the year of horse or the year of dog. And this year is the year of the rooster
(鸡).
     Before New Year's Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year's
Eve, there is a large family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up (不睡觉) late to welcome the
New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their
friends and relatives (亲戚). They say "Happy New Year and Good luck." and some other greetings
(祝福) to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.

1. How many Chinese Festivals are talked (谈) about in this passage? _____

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four

2. We can find every Chinese year is given (给) _____ name.

A. an animal
B. a plant
C. a family
D. a first

3. What do Chinese people usually do on New Year's Eve? _____

A. They put on new clothes and go to the park
B. They visit their friends and relatives
C. They have a large dinner and stay up late to welcome the new year
D. They are busy shopping and cleaning the house

4. On New Year's Day, people usually say "_____ " when they meet.

A. Merry Christmas
B. Good luck
C. Happy New Year
D. both B & C

5. The best title (题目) for this passage is _____.

A. Good Time
B. The Spring Festival
C. Big Dinner
D. The year of the horse

        The English language is different from any other languages. Yet English words do not stay the same. The
language is always changing. We need new words for new inventions and new ideas. Different words come
into use, or older words are used in a new way.
        English can change by borrowing words from other language. "Tomato" was borrowed from Mexico, the
word "coffee" came from Turkey, and "tea"came from China. Now new space and science words are being
borrowed from other countries, too.
        New words are also made by adding two words together. "Postman" and  "grandfather" are words made
up of two parts. Sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words. The word"photo"was made from
photograph by cutting off the front part."Smog"was made by using only the first two and last two letters from
the words "smoke" and "fog".
        The names of people and products can become new words. Our sandwich was named after a man named
"Sandwich".

1. The English language needs new words _____.

A. to make it more beautiful
B. to make up some stories
C. to keep up with other languages
D. for new inventions and new ideas

2. The passage makes you think that ______.

3. On the whole, the passage is about _____.

A. borrowing words from other languages
B. naming new products
C. the development of the English language
D. the old English

4. The word "coffee" is an example to show that _____.

A. the English language is always changing very fast
B. English can change by borrowing words from other languages
C. English is not as perfect as some other languages
D. sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words

5. Which of the following is true?

A. New words in the English language come into being in different ways.
B. New English words must be longer than the older ones.
C. English is not as perfect as some forms of older words.
D. None of the languages in the world are changing.

         About more than a hundred years ago, an American produced a game. He called it indoor tennis. The
Americans were not interested in it at first,     1     The game was then played across dining-room tables, or
on the floor with the net strung (用绳缚) between two chairs. 
            2     The bats were made of wood.     3     The game then quickly spread all over the world. An
Englishman once made a bat covered with rubber.     4     "Ping" was the sound of the bat when it hit the
ball, and "pong" was the sound of the ball when it hit the table.

根据文意，将A，B，C，D四项分别选入文中空格处。

A. A few years later a hollow (空心的) ball like the one we use today was invented.
B. The balls were made of cork (软木) or rubber.
C. He first sold the game in England and called it "Ping-pong".
D. but he sent it to his London friends and it became very popular in Britain.
1.                        2.                         3.                         4.              

5. What's the best title for the passage?

A. Ping-pang was made of ball
B. The balls
C. Why is ping-pong popular?
D. Ping-pong

     There are many different festivals in the world. People can do many kinds of things. Spring Festival is the
most i   1    festival in China. Chinese people often perform lion and dragon d   2   . They also eat dumplings on
that day. The second Sunday in May is Mother's Day. We often s   3   our love to our mothers by giving
flowers. April Fool's Day is a funny festival. You can p   4    tricks on your friends and they can not be angry
with you. Many people celebrate Christmas. They often eat t   5   and give gifts to each other.

    We call Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the
year of Goat (山羊), the year of Monkey (猴子) or the year of Dog. And this year is the year of Rat (老鼠).
    Before the Spring Festival, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On the eve (前夕)of the
Spring Festival, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the families stay up late (熬夜) to welcome the
New Year. On the first day of Chinese New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends
and relatives (亲戚). They say "Good luck!" and some other greetings (问候) to each other. People usually
have a very good time at the festival.

1. How many Chinese festivals are there in this passage (文章)?

A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.

2. We can find people give every Chinese year             name.

A. an animal
B. a flower
C. a fruit
D. a ball

3. How do Chinese people usually spend the eve of the Spring Festival?

A. They put on new clothes and go to the park.
B. They visit their friends and relatives.
C. They are busy shopping and cleaning their houses.
D. They have a big dinner and stay up late to welcome Chinese New Year.

4. On Chinese New Year's Day, people say "           " to each other when they meet.

A. Merry Christmas
B. Good evening
C. Good luck
D. Thanks

5. The best title (标题) for this passage is "           ".

A. Good Time
B. The Spring Festival
C. Big Dinner
D. The Year of Pig

     Dogs are friends of man. They work for us. They hunt (狩猎) with us. They play with us. But once,
all over the world, dogs are wild (野生的).
     Dogs go back to the Stoen Age. All dogs had the same ancestor (祖先). It is believed that this
ancestor was much like a wolf (狼). Other animals like the fox, came from this ancestor, too.
     Thousands of years ago, man began to tame (驯服) the wild dogs . When the dogs were tame, they
were trained (训练). The strong dogs became working animals. They were trained to pull heavy loads
(担子). They learned to keep watch over the sheep and other animals. Working dogs had other jobs,
too.
     Some dogs were not strong. But they could help man hunt for game. Other dogs were best as pets.
At first, there were only a few kinds of dogs. Today there are more than 100 kinds.

(     )1. The word in the story that means an animal far back in another animal's family is ancestor.
(     )2. The story make us believe that Man has helped change animals.                              
(     )3. The strong dogs turned into foxes.                                                          
(     )4. Dogs are pets from the beginning.                                                          
(     )5. Dogs and man have been friends for a long time.                                            

                                 The weather in differernt seasons (季节) is different.
     In spring, it is often windy in March and it is always warm in April and May. It rains sometimes
and trees and grass turn green in May.
     In summer, it's hot in the day and cool at night. It usually rains a lot in July and August. The days
are longer and the night are shorter.
     The weather in autumn is very nice. It's always warm and sunny in September and October.
People like going out in this season.
     The winter is always from December to February. It's very cold in winter and it snows sometimes.

根据上面内容判断正误, 正确的写T,  错误的写F.

(     ) 1. The spring is from March to May.

(     ) 2. It is ususlly humid in July.

(     ) 3. It's very cold from December to February.

(     ) 4. The weather in September is terrible.

(     ) 5. The summer is very long but the winter is very short.