The football game began in England in the middle of the Nineteenth century. It is the most popular sport in
the world and is played on the grass. It is the strongest sport in Europe (欧洲) and South America, but it is
popular in Africa (非洲), too. The World Cup match holds every place every four years around the world.
     The 17th FIFA World Cup Korea / Japan is the first time that the event (事件) has landed in Asia, and the
first time it has ever been co-hosted (联合主办). China broke 44 years of bad luck and took another huge
(巨大) step in her journey towards the World Cup.
     Whichever team wins, this looks set to be a great World Cup. Who knows what surprises and sad we may
see? But it's certain that we'll all enjoy the happiness brought by football.

(     )1. The football game is the most popular sport in the world.
(     )2. In Africa, the strongest game is football.
(     )3. The World Cup match can hold in a few years in one place.
(     )4. Chinese football team is the first time to join the FIFA World Cup.
(     )5. No other sporting event catches the world's imagination (想象力) like the FIFA World Cup.

      You will find traffic noise disappearing as soon as you arrive in Venice. So as you walk down the narrow
streets, you only have to avoid (避免) crowds of people. (3) About 19 million travellers visit Venice for the
enjoyable environment, art and food each year.
      Seeing Venice on foot is the best. You can walk through the city in about an hour. Look around St.Mark's
Basilica and the Doge's Palace. (4) But you should know walking along the streets isn't as easy as traveling on
the city's canals. The canals are Venice's "streets". And you can enjoy the Grand Canal, the Rialto Bridge and
many wooden buildings.
      Venice is fantastic. You shouldn't miss it in your life. No matter how long you're in Venice, it will leave a
pleasant feeling on you.
1. Why will you find noise disappearing as soon as you arrive in Venice?
                                                                                                    
2. What can you enjoy in Venice when traveling on the city's canals?
                                                                                                    
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     Every four years, the greatest athletes from all over the world get together in one city to take part in the
world sports meeting-the Olympic Games. The holy flame (圣火) is carried from one place to the next. In 2008,
the holy flame was carried to Beijing, the capital of China.
     When Beijing was chosen as the host city to hold the Olympic Games in 2008, all the Chinese people were
very happy, excited and proud. They showed their excitement in different ways when they heard the news.
Some people cheered, jumped and shouted.
     In Beijing we built a new Olympic village with hotels for athletes and stadiums for matches. 
    "One World, One Dream" is our slogan for the 29th Olympics. It expresses the wishes of 1.3 billion Chinese
people for a peaceful and better world tomorrow.

1. The Olympic Games is held every _____ years.

A. five
B. two
C. three
D. four

2. Beijing hosted the 29th Olympics in _____.

A. 2007
B. 2008
C. 2012
D. 2010

3. _______ was built for the 29th Olympics in Beijing.

A. Hotels
B. Stadiums
C. Olympic village
D. Villages

4. When Chinese people heard the news that Beijing would hold the 29th Olympics, they _______.

A. cheered
B. excited
C. shouted
D. all the above

5. The slogan for the 29th Olympics is _______.

A. "Good, better, best"
B. "Faster, higher, stronger"
C. "One World, One Dream"
D. "World, Dream"

     Is anyone hungry?
    Ann likes fish and chips. What is your favorite meal at home? Have you eaten food from another
country? Here is some information about some kinds of foods you might eat.
     Dumplings are eaten in different ways around the world. Chinese jaozi, Italian ravioli, Jewish
kreplach, and Polish pierogi are kinds of dumplings filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables.
     Pizza an international favourite came from the city of Naples, Italy about 700 years ago. Pizza is the
Italian word for pie, so you don't need to say pizza pie.
     Hamburger was first called Hamburger steak. Later, people just called them hamburgers. The
hamburger was named after the city of Hamburg, Germany.
     Frankfurters were named after the city of Frankfurt, Germany. About 1900, an American selling
cooked frankfurters called them hot dogs because they looked like a kind of small dog.
    Ice-Cream Cones were first sold at the World's Fair in St. Louis Missouri, in the USA, in 1904.
A scoop of ice cream was put into a cone. You eat the ice cream; then you eat the cone－nothing left
to throw away.
    Sandwiches were named after the Earl of Sandwich, a rich man in England in the 1700s. While he
was playing cards, he asked a servant to bring him two pieces of bread with a piece of meat between
them.
    This was the first sandwich.

(     )1. Chinese jiaozi, Italian ravioli, Jewish kreplach, and Polish pierogi are kinds of dumplings.
(     )2. Pizza is the Italian word for noodles.                                                      
(     )3. In 1904, the first ice-cream cones were sold at the St. Louis World's Fair.                
(     )4. A sandwich has sand in it.                                                                  
(     )5. Another name for a frankfurter is hot dog.                                                  
(     )6. The Earl of Sandwich lived in England in the 1700s.                                          

     The best known vegetable in the world is the potato. It grows in many places and does not need
rich soil like many other crops. But until four hundred years ago the potato was not known to the
Europeans. But today it's one of the main foods in Europe. About half of the world's potatoes are
grown in Europe.
     In France the potato was not grown for a long time. Here is a story about Louis. In 1778 he saw
some potato flowers for the first time. He liked them so much that he picked one and put it in his
button hole. He was interested in the flowers not the potatoes themselves.

(     )1. Potatoes are grown and eaten in Europe.                  
(     )2. The potatoes are grown only in the rich soil.            
(     )3. Louis was the first man to eat the potato.              
(     )4. At first the Europeans grew potatoes to eat.            
(     )5. Louis liked the potato flowers better than the potatoes.

     As the World Cup 2002 comes, fans around the world want to know who will hold the Cup in the
air at last.
     For Chinese fans, the question is: Can China become a black horse and rush into the second round
in the end?
     Pele, 62, a member of three Brazilian World Cup-winning teams, the best player of the century,
talked about it last week in Shanghai.
     The Chinese team will be in Group C for the first round, with Brazil, Costa Rica and Turkey. "Maybe
China can make full use of its speed advantage (速度优势), I think it can come out of Group C with
Brazil.
     The biggest weakness for China is that it has no experience on the international (国际的) matches.
But Pele said the experience of Bora-the Chinese team's coach (教练) and Pele's good friend, can
make wonderful things happen.
     The 57-year-old Bora has taken three different countries into the second rounds of World Cup finals
and won Mexico a place in the top eight.
     But which team will win in 2002? Pele said he preferred Argentina, England, France and Portugal.
     Pele is known for his words as well as his football skills. His predictions (预言) always seem to be
wrong at last. But he said, "This time, I hope my predictions will all be right."

1. Pele said that Bora ______.

A. always made wonderful things happen.
B. Could help the Chinese team get into the second round
C. Had the richest experience on the international matches
D. Could help China win

2. Pele thinks that China can get into the second round because ______.

A. it has speed advantage
B. it is one of the best football teams
C. it has the best coach in the world
D. it is a black horse

3. The Brazilian football team with Pele ______

A. once got into the second round
B. will win the World Cup 2002
C. won the World Cup for three times
D. won a place in the top eight

4. Pele thinks ______  may be the best team in Group C.

A. China                  
B. Brazil
C. Turkey                
D. Costa Rica

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The World Cup is held every four years
B. Pele's predictions have never come true.
C. China does quite well in the international matches all the time.
D.  Bora is quite a good football coach.

     We call (称呼) the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There's a name for every Chinese year.
We may call it the year of Sheep, the year of Monkey or the year of Dragon.
     Before New Year's Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year's Eve,
there's a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up 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. They say "Good luck "
and some other greetings to each other. People usually have a good time during the Festival.

1. How many Chinese festival are talked about in this passage?

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

2. Chinese people give every Chinese New Year _______ name.

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

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 talk about the New Year.
C. They are busy shopping and cleaning their houses.
D. They have a big dinner and stay up late to welcome the New Year.

4. The best title (题目) for this passage is ________.

A. Good Luck                
B. The Spring Festival
C. Big Dinner                
D. The Year of Dragon