5.　　　 What can you see when you travel along the Mekong ?

4.　　　 Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea dose it enter ?

3.　　　 Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang ?

2.　　　 What was their dream ?

1.　　　 Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei ?　

5. 他父母禁止他玩电脑游戏。

　 His parents ____ him ____ ____ computer games.　

E . Reading comprenhension

　　　　　　　　　　 JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG

My name is Wang Kun. Since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. When we graduated from college, we finally got the chance to do it. It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. She loves to go for long bike rides in the countryside. Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike. Then she persuaded me to buy one. Last year, she visited our cousins, Dao Wei and Yu Hang at their college in Kunming. They are Dai and grew up in western Yunnan Province near the Lancang River, the Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River in other countries. Wang Wei soon got them interested in cycling too.

Wang We can be really stubborn. Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that we find the source of the river and begin our journey there. She told me that she wanted to do the trip properly. Now, I know that the proper way is always her way. I asked her whether she had looked at a map yet. Of course, she hadn’t; my sister doesn’t care about details. So I told her that the source of the Mekong is in Qinghai Province. She gave me a determined look --- the kind that said she wouldn’t change her mind. When I told he that our journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres, she seemed to be excited about it. When I told her the air would be hard to breathe and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting experience. I know my sister well. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. Finally, I had to give in.

Several months before our trip, Wang Wei and I went to the library. We found a large atlas with good maps that showed details of the world’s geography. I kept asking her, “ When are we leaving and when are we coming back ? “From the atlas we could see that the Mekong River begins at a glacier on a Tibetan mountain. At first, the river is small, and the water is clear and cold. Then it begins to move quickly. It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys, travelling across western Yunnan Province. Sometimes the river enters wide valleys and becomes a waterfall. We were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in China. After it leaves China and the high altitudes, the Mekong becomes wide, brown and warm. As it enters Southeast Asia, it travels slowly through hills and low valleys, and the plains where rice grows. At last, the river’s delta enters the South China Sea.

4. 他逐题检查。

　 He ____ ____ the exercises one by one.

3. 他觉得汽车比赛很刺激。

　 He ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (from) motor racing.

2. 无论谁违背这些规则都要受到惩罚。

　 Whoever ____ ____ ____ ____ will be punished.

1. 从20世纪60年代起,她就一直是个很活泼的电影导演。

　 She ____ ____ ____ as a film director ____ ____ ____.