A beautiful and very successful actress was the star for a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didn’t want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the center of the city, got some beautiful furniture and got a man to paint the rooms in new colour. It was very difficult to get tickets for her show in the evening, because everyone wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of month, when she got the painter’s bill. At the bottom of it were these words: “Four hours from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. watching Miss Hall sing and dance: 3 pounds,” with this note: “Before 5:00 p.m. I get 10 shillings (先令)an hour and after 5:00 p.m. 15 shillings.”
1.
The actress bought a house in the center of the city because .
A.
she liked to live in the busiest place
B.
she didn’t like to live in the country
C.
she wanted to work harder than before
D.
she didn’t want to live in old house
2.
In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress .
A.
gave him two tickets for her show
B.
sang and danced for four hours
C.
decided to give him 3 pounds
D.
invited him for a big dinner
3.
The actress got the painter’s bill .
A.
to ask for the money of his painting work
B.
to ask her to pay for his watching her show
C.
in which he showed his thanks for the tickets
D.
in which he expressed his dissatisfaction
4.
It can be learned from the text that one pound is shillings.
A week ago, Columbus Middle School asked the parents of their school to choose a sport for their child to play. Here’s some information about the sports. Sports 1: Basketball We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. So students should sign up (报名) as soon as possible. Students will take a private bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park. Each student will have to pay $ 10 each time for the cost of the bus. There will be four basketball courts available for our use with one teacher watching over each game. Sports 2: Gym We will use St. Peter’s Park. There are two reasons for choosing this park. First, it is not very busy and crowded before 6:00 p.m. Second, it has lots of trees with plenty of shade. Students must bring along two bottles of water to prevent from being thirsty. All the activities here are free. And there will be a teacher on duty for each activity. Sports 3: Hiking Hiking (远足)will be at Kowloon Peak. The activity will start at 2:30 p.m. and finish 90 minutes later. There will be 15 students in each group. And three teachers will be with the students. This sport will cost $ 75 per hour. Students should take plenty of water and sunglasses. Sports 4: Swimming The Kowloon City Swimming Centre is a 10-minute walk from our school. Four teachers will go to the pool and watch the students from the poolside. We will only be able to use the pool for one hour (2: 45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.). Only students skillful at swimming can take up this activity. The pool will have two lifeguards on watch. Girls must wear swimming suits. The cost is $ 15 per visit.
1.
The students of Columbus Middle School should __________.
A.
sign up as soon as possible
B.
choose a sport to play
C.
ask their parents to play a sport
D.
pay money for each sport
2.
According to this passage, __________ will probably have the most students.
A.
gym
B.
hiking
C.
swimming
D.
basketball
3.
One of the reasons for choosing St. Peter’s Park is that__________.
A.
There is a lot of shade there
B.
all the activities there are cheap
C.
the park is very busy before 6: 00 p. m.
D.
there aren’t many people after 6:00 p. m. there.
4.
A student need to pay __________ if he goes swimming three times a week..
A.
$ 10
B.
$ 15
C.
$ 45
D.
$ 75
5.
From the passage, we know that __________.
A.
students are able to take part in one of the four activities.
B.
students will take a free bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park.
C.
students should take plenty of water and sunglasses at St. Peter’s Park.
D.
students can take a 10-minute walk to the Kowloon City Swimming from home.
