In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and regard them as their good friends. Before they keep them at their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them medical exams so that they won’t carry disease . They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people’s homes, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder on the tall tree in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcome to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and you can enjoy many kinds of beautiful birds at the windows. Nobody is allowed to kill any animals in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it.

    People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: Their family members are not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own living. Then the old parents will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.

1．Do most Canadian families keep pets in their homes?

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2．Where do they give their pets medical exams?

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3．Do Canadian people put bird feeders on the trees or on the grass in their yard?

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4．What can Canadian people enjoy with bird feeders at the windows?

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5．What’s the passage mainly about?

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Go ________ and you will see the gate.

1. A.
   straightly
2. B.
   straight
3. C.
   long
4. D.
   head

Why are you always tired, do you know?

    First, if(如果) we can’t   31   well, we will(将) be tired. But we are often too   32   . We can’t finish our work in the day   33   we have to do it at night. We go to bed    34   and we get up early in the morning for school or work. Most people need at least(至少) eight   35   or some more. If we sleep for only five or six hours a night, we will be tired.

    Second, when we are ill, we will be tired. But we don’t know we are ill. So if you are always tired, maybe you are not so    36   . You’d better go to see a    37   .

    Third, maybe you eat    38    food, like hamburgers, meat, chocolate or coffee. If you are ill and tired after eating some food, please don’t eat it    39    to see if you are well. 

    At last, if the air around you isn’t nice and clean, you will feel tired. So please open your windows often or go out for a walk and you will feel    40    .

1.A. sleep        B. study         C. drink           D. eat 

2.A. busy         B. free          C. lazy(懒惰的)    D. angry 

3.A. because      B. if             C. so            D. although 

4.A. early         B. late           C. quick         D. quiet  

5.A. days         B. months        C. hours         D. minutes 

6.A. ill           B. nice           C. good         D. healthy 

7. A. movie        B. friend         C. teacher        D. doctor 

8.A. too much     B. too many       C. much too      D. many too

9.A. too          B. again          C. also           D. once 

10.A. better        B. best           C. good          D. well

One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine tea. Today, when we think of Western tea culture, we often think of the English and beautiful china tea cups.

Afternoon tea

    People believe that an English lady, Anna, first introduced the idea of afternoon tea. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the English ate only two main meals each day: breakfast and a heavy supper that would last for several hours in the evening. As a result, people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals. To solve this problem, Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o’clock. This meal included cakes and sandwiches. And tea was served(供应) to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon meal important, fine china cups and plates and silver teapots, knives, forks and spoons were used. Soon, afternoon tea parties became popular social occasions. Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in modern Britain.

Will you come for coffee?

Coffee also has an important role in British culture. People often use the words “Will you come for coffee” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?” Normally, several different drinks such as tea, hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange juice will be served as well as coffee, and you will be asked what you would like. However, you will not normally be offered wine at a “coffee” party.

Coffeehouses and the London Stock Exchange

In the 17th century London, coffeehouses were busy and noisy places. Businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business, as well as to drink coffee. In fact, the London Stock Exchange(伦敦股票交易所) is believed to have started from these coffeehouses.

1.Anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tea because she ______.

   A. enjoyed chatting with her friends at home

   B. loved fine tea and beautiful china tea cups

   C. wanted to share nice food with her friends

   D. found people felt hungry during the long wait between the two meals

2.What does “social occasions” mean in Chinese?

   A. 集体婚礼       B. 社交活动       C. 社区表演      D. 公共场合

3. If someone says to you “Will you come for coffee,” you ______.

   A. will be offered coffee only       

 B. are asked what you would like to drink

   C. will be asked to have a chat with him or her

D. you are invited to take part in an afternoon tea party

4. From the last paragraph we can see______

   A. a new business was started in coffeehouses.

   B. coffeehouses are still used by businessmen and bankers.

   C. businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses just for coffee.

   D. most people wouldn’t like to go to coffeehouses because of the noise.

5. Which is the best title of the article?

   A. British and Chinese cultures.        B. The beginning of Tea and Coffee.

   C. Coffeehouse and Business.          D. English tea and coffee culture.