There was a heavy snow last night. Maria stayed at home. Her cousin Cara came to visit her. She came back from Beijing. She told Maria something about her vacation. "It was pretty good. "She said. Cara visited the Palace Museum and the Great Wall. She took a lot of photos.

It was lunch time. Maria's parents were not at home. They decided to cook by themselves. Maria cooked noodles with some tomatoes and peppers(胡椒). After Cara ate up the noodles, she said slowly, "I think it is delicious!" But Maria thought the food was too awful. She said," Cara, thank you, but I put too many peppers!"

1.—How was the weather? —It was       。

A. sunny    B. snowy      C. cloudy           D. rainy

2.—Where did Cara go on vacation?   —She went to        

A. Hainan   B. Tianjin      C. Beijing           D. Anhui   

3.      cooked noodles.

A. Maria       B. Maria's parents     C. Cara      D. Mary

4.There are some        with the noodles.

A. peppers, mushrooms and tomatoes     B. green peppers, tomatoes and eggs

C. peppers, tomatoes                  D. peppers and eggs

5.—Was the food awful?

—      

A. Yes, it was   B. No, it wasn't     C. We don't know    D. No, it's really nice

Frankenstein is one of the world’s most famous horror stories. It’s about a doctor who creates a new man from the body parts of dead people and brings it to life. But the experiment goes wrong and the monster(怪兽) kills the doctor and many others. The story has been read by millions since it was first published and in the last hundred years it has been made into dozens of movies. Many people are surprised to learn its writer was a 19-year-old woman, called Mary Shelley.

Mary was born into a rich London family in August 1797. She was educated by her parents and when she was 13 decided to become a writer. In 1812, she met the famous writer Percy Shelley and they soon got married. Sadly for Mary, their first child died soon after birth in Italy. In her diary, Mary wrote about a dream: “I dreamt that my little baby came to life again—that it had only been cold and that we rubbed it before the fire and it lived.”

In 1816, Percy Shelley and 19-year-odl May visited the poet Lord Byron at his home in Switzerland. Because of the bad weather they stayed indoors reading horror stories. One night, Byron asked everyone to write their own story. Mary thought of her dream and wrote the story Frankenstein.

Frankenstein was published when Mary was 21, and became a huge success. Many people didn’t think a 19-year-old woman could write so well and believed her husband was the real writer.

Although famous, Shelley’s life was full of sadness. Only one of her four children lived and in 1822 her husband died in a swimming accident. Mary was broken-hearted and decided not to marry again. She devoted herself to her child and continued to write until her death in 1851.

1. What do we know about he story Frankenstein?

A. It was really written by Mary Shelley’s husband.

B. It was been read by millions of people.

C. It was written to remember Shelley’s husband.

D. It is the most famous story in the world.

2.Where was Mary Shelley when she wrote the story Frankenstein?

A. In England.       B. In Italy.     C. In Switzerland.     D. In France.

3. In which order to the following take place?

a. Bad weather made everyone stay indoors reading horror stories.

b. The story Frankenstein was first published.

c. Mary wrote about a dream in her diary.

d. Mary met the famous writer Percy Shelley.

e. Movies based on the story of Frankenstein were made.

A. a, c, b, e, d        B. d, c, a, b, e    C. c, a, b, d, e        D. b, a, d, c, e

4. How old was Mary Shelley when she died?

A. 43        B. 48         C.51        D. 54

5.What can we learn about Mary Shelley from this passage?

A. She experienced a lot of sadness in her life.

B. She wasn’t considered a good writer during her life.

C. She was educated at her local school.

D. She became very rich because of the story Frankenstein.

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Jane spent her holiday in Scotland. Two days ago, she 1. a letter to Mary and today Mr. Black received a card 2. her.

"What does Jane 3. in her card, Mum? Let me have a look." Mary said.

Jane said in her card, "I visited a lot of places. How are you all? I miss you very much."

Mary stopped 4. the card and said, "The words in the card are less than 5. in the letter. Her letter was 6. of things. Let me read it for you." "I went to Edinburgh by train. I stayed there for three 7. and then I went to the mountains. I met a lot of young people there. They have climbed some mountains. I have been to many 8. lakes. I find that Scotland is 9. more beautiful than England. By the way, the restaurant is very nice 10. I have made many new friends. I'm having a wonderful time here now."