Uncle Sam and Aunt Kate came to visit us from America last weekend. This was  36 first time to come to Hong Kong. Yesterday my family showed them around Hong Kong.
We got up early in the morning and had breakfast at home. First, we went to the tram(有轨电车) station and   37  a tram. This was Uncle Sam and Aunt Kate’s first   38   on a tram. They thought that it was    39   and they liked the “Ding! Ding!” sound. We    40   the tram at Central. Then we took a boat to Tsim Sha Tsui. On the way, Uncle Sam took a video of many buildings. The wind blew softly on our faces. We    41   a lot.
After having a rest, we went to a restaurant for      42   . It was famous for nice food. We   43   a lot of food. I liked pork pies best    44   I ate three. Aunt Kate liked rice dumplings most. After lunch, we went to the Avenue of Stars. Uncle Sam and Aunt Kate were very    45   when they saw the signatures(签名) and handprints(手印) of some famous stars. But it was a little fun to me. In all, we had a good time that day.

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

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Recently, many English teachers from universities all over China came together. They discussed h   1   to use newspapers to teach English. Wu Ping, a university professor, said that her university has b  2   a course on newspaper reading for freshman English majors. They use English newspapers to t___3___. It is said that the s   4   enjoy the course. “They say newspapers help them learn English, and also tell them the latest news a   5  the world,” he said.
Outside the classroom, English newspapers are thought by many people to be o  6 of the most important and effective ways to learn English. One of the professors believes that newspapers are better t    7   other teaching materials in four ways. First, the stories are i   8   and can get the students to read on. S  9  , the language is modern and up-to-date. Newspapers cover lots of topics like sports, culture, e   10    and so on. And last but not least, the language is very practical, and can be used in our daily life.

 A long time before I was born, my grandma and grandpa moved into the house on Beechwood Avenue. They had a young family of 4 little girls. During that time, it was hard to find a job. So, on weekend grandpa and grandma cleaned the garden to grow some of their own food. They planted tomatoes, beans, cabbages, potatoes and strawberries to feed their growing family. All summer long, the family ate food from the garden.

The family grew up, and before too many years had passed, the grandchildren came to visit. Grandma and grandpa still planted their garden every spring. Everyone still enjoyed the good food from the garden and always took some home.

Then grandpa died in one summer when he was eighty-nine years old. It was a lonely winter for grandma. She sat near the window, looking out at the yard and wondering if she could plant the garden in the spring. It would be hard to care for it by herself. When spring came, she planted only a little.

One nice day in the early summer, grandma heard a noise in the front yard and looked out the window. There were thousands of bees in the air. Grandma wondered what she could do. She decided to wait and think it over. Before long, she decided the bees won't bother anyone, so she went about her business and didn't give them any other thought.

That summer, grandma’s little garden grew and grew. The neighbors all puzzled* why they grew so well. One day, grandma’s brother Frank visited her. Frank said，"In my hometown, the farmers often hired* beekeepers to set up bee houses near their fields. The bees helped them to grow." That was when Grandma realized that her bees had helped with her garden all summer.

From that Time on, grandma always believed that since grandpa couldn't be there to help her that summer, he had sent the bees to take his place and make grandma's little garden grow and grow.

1.How did the grandparents feed their growing family?

  A. did whatever jobs he could.             

B. grow some of their own food in the garden

  C. moved into the house on Beechwood      

D. making a lot of money

2.In the passage, “It was a lonely winter for grandma.” probably means      .

  A. The winter is really long.                  

B. The winter is really cold.

  C. Grandma couldn’t plant the garden in winter   

D. Grandma really missed the grandpa.

3.Who helped with the grandma’s garden?

  A. Grandchildren          B. Bees

  C. Frank                 D. The neighbors

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

  A. The Garden            B. My Grandparents

  C. Grandpa’s Bees         D. The Secret of Grandma