It's seven in the morning. Mr Li needn't go to work today. He knows English and is now looking through a list of TV programmes in today's newspaper. The list is as follows. Read it over and then do the exercises.

　　TV programmes

　　Friday, September 30

　　Channel 2（频道2）

　　9∶50 Olympic Games men's basketball final

　　11∶40 Olympic Games track and field events

　　19∶45 Olympic Games special

　　20∶22 2002 National Day evening party

　　20∶59 TV drama（戏剧）: Juan and Her Braised Ship (1)

　　22∶57 Olympic Games men's basketball final

　　Channel 8

　　9∶40 Daughter of the Sea

　　14∶20 Olympic Games men's tennis single final

　　15∶50 TV drama: Red Leaves Beyond the Mountain (3)

　　16∶37 TV drama: The Tea House

　　18∶00 Olympic Games women's table tennis double final

　　CCTV English Service

　　22∶10 News

　　22∶30 Olympic Games Special

Invitation to a Farewell Party

　　Friday, 22nd October

　　Dear Michael and Lisa,

　　You are invited to a farewell party for the“LIU FAMILY'S VISIT TO AUSTRALIA”.

　　Departure（出发）date: 4th of November

　　The best part of our big adventure to Australia will be when we come face to face with kangaroos and other Australian wildlife.

　　Party given by: Mr and Mrs Liu, Liu Mei and Liu Tang

　　Date: Saturday, 6 November, 2002

　　Time: 7∶00 p. m. until 12∶30 a. m.

　　Place: Beijing Hotel

　　Reply by: Tuesday, 2 November

　　Phone: 528--0903

　　Food and drinks will be provided at the party.

　　PS: This event is NOT to be missed!

　　We hope to see you there.

(1) Mr Li wants to find out what day it is the day after National Day. Please help him find it out. It is ________.

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(2) Suppose Mr Li wants to watch TV in the morning and he doesn't feel much interested in sports or games. Which program would he like to choose?

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A．CCTV English Service, News.

B．Channel 2,2002 National Day evening party.

C．Channel 8, film: Daughter of the Sea.

D．Channel 8, TV Drama: The Tea House.

(3) From the invitation we can tell ________.

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A．Liu Mei and Liu Tang will attend the farewell party

B．only Mr and Mrs Liu will travel to Australia

C．the Liu family have been to Australia before

D．the Liu family will not return from Australia

(4) By what date is it necessary to reply to the invitation?

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All young people dream of travelling the world. They are restless and very eager to see new sights. However, they have little idea how they would really do it if given the chance. Because their knowledge of geography is quite limited, they seldom know much about the places they wish to visit or how they would get there.?

Already hundreds of thousands of Chinese student tourists are visiting these places-Wuyi, Lhasa, Lijiang, Dali, Vientiane and Phnom Penh. Indeed, these students will soon be the most travelled generation in China’s long history. The World Tourist Organization predicts that a quarter of a century from now the number of Chinese tourists going abroad will be twenty times what it is today. The largest percentage of these tourists will visit Southeast Asia. Not all Chinese who travel abroad will be tourists, however. More and more youths are deciding to volunteer their skills in this region; much like their peers in th-e Peace Corps and VSO.?

Critical thinking skills required include planning for a trip and solving problems after the trip has begun. The focus is on how to read an atlas (地图集) to make travel plans and how to find ways of travelling. An atlas offers a wealth of information about geography and is one way to increase students’ awareness of their global environment. Use of an atlas especially addresses the needs of students with different visual and spatial (空间的) learning styles.

1.The main idea. of the first paragraph is ________.

　 A. all young people wish to travel around the world

B. all young people like to learn the knowledge of geography

　 C. all young people like travelling but their knowledge of geography is quite limited

　 D. all young people are aware of the places they are going

2. These places, Wuyi, Lhasa, Lijiang, Dali, Vientiane and Phnom Penh, lie in ________.

　 A. China　　　　 B. Europe　　　　 C. Vietnam　　　　 D. Asia

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The number of Chinese tourists going abroad will be twenty times what it is today in about 25 years.

B. The number of Chinese tourists going abroad will be twenty times what it is today in .about 10 years.

C. Southeast Asia will become the most popular visiting place in the world.

D. Young people will be addicted to Internet travelling.

4.One way to increase students’ awareness of their global environment is for them to ________.

　 A. watch TV　　　　 B. listen to radio news　 C. read an atlas　　　　　 D. plan a trip

5.The underlined phrase “a wealth of” can be replaced by “_________”.

　 A. a number of　　　 B. a great many　 C. a great many of　　 D. a great deal of

 

Crystal, one of my classmates, came into my class last year．Honestly, she was unfavorably impressed (给……留下印象) on me in the beginning．She was short and had fairly dark skin．She was just sitting in front of me．She didn’t say much, and yet I almost always saw smiles on her face every day．I hardly spoke to her for about one week since she joined us．Anyone else in my class didn’t, either, but it seemed that she never paid attention to this．She always smiled at everyone．

One day, we all studied overtime．“It is raining again! What a day!” someone complained (抱怨)．Turning around, she said, “Do you have an umbrella, Jenny?” “No,” I answered．Then she was out of the classroom．After a while, I saw her entering the classroom with an umbrella in her hand．She walked up to me．“Here you are! And the rain is heavy now．You’d better wait a second, otherwise you’ll get drenched to the skin,” she said and gave her face a wipe ．I stood up beside the desk and couldn’t say anything at that moment．I was very uneasy．“Th-th-thank you,” I said after some minutes．She gave me a bright smile．

After that, she has been my little sister．She is good at English, though her pronunciation is not very good．But I learn her strong points to make up my weaknesses．We have become good friends．

1．Jenny didn’t speak to Crystal for one week in the beginning because____．

　 A．Crystal was a new student in class

　 B．she didn’t like Crystal to sit in front of her

　 C．all her classmates didn’t speak to Crystal

　 D．Crystal didn’t leave her a good impression

2．From the passage, we can know that Crystal____．

　 A．speaks English very beautifully

　 B．is not pleasant to look at

　 C．cares much about the ways others look at her

　 D．is liked by all her classmates

3．The underlined word “drenched” in the second paragraph probably means___．

　 A．wet　　　　 B．hurt 　　　 C．caught 　　 D．burnt

4．When Jenny received the umbrella, she felt___．

　 A．uncomfortable 　　　　　　　 B．disappointed C．excited 　　　 D．satisfied