（Vicky Wang, Hong Kong）

　　“It’s really strange—we’re in the middle of one of the biggest cities in the world, but in these hutongs it feels as if we’re in a village in the countryside. There are lots of trees everywhere, and all the buildings are only one or two storeys high. Also, there aren’t many cars in the hutongs, so they are quite quiet—very different from the streets in the centre of Hong Kong! It’s nice to stroll around here and stop for a drink in one of the little cafes or bars by the lakes.”

　　（Ted Watson, Canada）

　　“When you visit the modern parts of Beijing-with the wide roads, tall, concrete and glass buildings, and neon lights（霓虹灯）, you can imagine that you are almost anywhere in the world. It’s the old hutongs, temples and palaces that are really interesting and beautiful. It’s a shame that so little of the old city remains. I’ve taken lots of photographs while I’ve been here. The next time I come back here, I don’t know how much of old Beijing will be left.”

　　（Yu Lou, Shanghai）

　　“I don’t see what’s so interesting about these hutongs. The streets are too narrow－I couldn’t drive my Mercedes down them. And most of the houses are old and dirty. China should have a modern capital city that we can all be proud of. Let’s get rid of these hutongs and replace them with modern offices and flats! ”

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　　Mr Johnson wanted a car for a long time. His home is far from his factory. His wife has to get up earlier. When breakfast is ready, she wakes him up. Then he hurries to catch the early bus.

　　One day, something was wrong with the clock and he was late for work. At the gate of the shop, he met the boss. Since then he always went to the car shops and watched the cars carefully. He always wears old clothes and his wife often buys the cheapest food. They never travel in the cities. He hopes to have his own car.

　　Now, after three years, Mr Johnson had enough money to buy a car. He went to the shop happily, and chose a cheaper but beautiful one. He handed the money to the man in the shop. The man counted it carefully and then said, “Sorry, Sir. They're four thousand nine hundred and ninety-five dollars. ”

　　At that moment Mr Johnson remembered he bought a lottery tick（彩票）for some money. He went out and met with his friend Mr Hunt and wanted to borrow some.

　　“Certainly,” said the man. “What do you borrow five dollars for?”

　　“To buy a car.”“Here's ten dollars -buy one for me as well.”

1．Mrs Johnson gets up earlier to ________.

[　　]

A．go to work

B．buy something in the market

C．cook breakfast

D．wake her hundred up

2．Mr Johnson goes to his factory________.

[　　]

3．Mr and Mrs Johnson try their best to save some money to ________.

[　　]

4．The car is ________ dollars

[　　]

5．Mr Hunt wanted to buy a car because ________.

[　　]

A．he thought it was five dollars

B．he had enough money

C．he lent 5 dollars to his friend

D．he was rich enough

Dear Peter,
School is going well. I am so  36   and I have little time to go and play 37    the weekend. I always go to the library to  38   newspapers or study English.
If you’re free, you can come to 39  me. You can go straight down Centre Street. 40   you see Blue Bar, just turn left. The name of my apartment (公寓) is Victor. That’s easy to 41 .  I like my house. It isn’t very big,  42  it’s a nice home. If you come to my house, we can watch movies and we can  43 Chinese food. I’m often at home after 7 pm, and I  44  at around 10:30 pm every day because I have to go to school early the next morning. You can give me a  45  before you come.
　　                                                  Your best friend,
Linda
【小题1】A. lazy            B. busy                 C. happy           
【小题2】A. in          B. with                 C. at       
【小题3】A. read            B. look                 C. watch               
【小题4】A. tell            B. teach                C. visit
【小题5】A. So          B. Because          C. When            
【小题6】A. find            B. look                 C. live                
【小题7】A. and             B. but              C. so          
【小题8】A. sell            B. clean                C. cook
【小题9】A. get up      B. go to bed            C. take a walk     
【小题10】A. call           B. number           C. talk                 

Maybe everyone likes dogs, and almost everyone likes to read stories about dogs.
　　I have a friend. He has a large police dog named Jack. Police dogs are very clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.
　　One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention to Jack. He went on talking. At last Jack got angry. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he took the visitor’s hat in his mouth. The visitor saw it and was surprised. He laughed and left.
【小题1】--The young visitor stayed a long time, didn’t he?
　　--_____.