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  Miss Evans taught physics in a London school.Last month she was explaining to her class about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her work.She said to them, Now, I have a sister in Washington.If I was calling her on the telephone, and at the same time you were 20 meters away and listened to me from the other side of the street, who could hear what I said earlier, my sister or you? And why?

  The cleverest boy at once answered, “Your sister, Miss Evans, because electricity(电)travels faster than sound waves(波).” That's very good, Miss Evans answered, but then one of the girls put up her hand, and Miss Evans said, Yes, Betty?

  “I don't think so.Betty said, Your sister would hear you earlier because when it's eleven o'clock here, it's only six o'clock in Washington.”

(1)

Miss Evans was teaching her class ________.

[  ]

A.

about sound

B.

to hear some strange sound

C.

about electricity

D.

how to say time

(2)

She wanted to make her students know ________.

[  ]

A.

whether she could hear her sister in Washington

B.

whether her students could hear her from 20 meters away

C.

which was faster, London or Washington

D.

electricity travels faster than sound waves

(3)

The cleverest boy thought that ________.

[  ]

A.

sound waves travel faster than electricity

B.

they would hear her sister in Washington first

C.

Miss Evans's question wasn't right

D.

Miss Evans's sister would hear her earlier

(4)

Miss Evans ________.

[  ]

A.

thought Betty's answer was much better

B.

thought the cleverest boy's answer wasn't so good

C.

was satisfied with what the girl had said

D.

was satisfied with(对…感到满意)what the cleverest boy had said

(5)

Betty thought the cleverest boy was wrong, because ________.

[  ]

A.

clocks in Washington showed a different time from those in London

B.

electricity was slower than sound waves

C.

they were only 20 meters away from the telephone

D.

electricity travels as fast as sound waves

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Visitors to London often eat in restaurants. The owners(主人) and workers in them are all from other countries. The visitors say in these restaurants they don't feel they are in England. Most of English people eat at home as much as they can. Sometimes they themselves will think they are in another country when they are in restaurants. When an Englishman goes out of a restaurant, he may find that he doesn't understand why everything is written in French and Italian.

Most of English people think it is better to eat at home, because it is cheaper. They don't want to spend much money on food and they like cooking at home. They like fast food. But for Christmas, they will spend two or three weeks getting ready for it, because they want to have good food.

1.Visitors to London often eat in restaurants because_________.

A.they don't like the food at home

B.their homes are not in London

C.it's cheaper

D.restaurants are beautiful places

2.When English people eat in restaurants, they sometimes think __________.

A.they are in another country

B.they are in the country

C.they are themselves

D.they love their country

3.Some of English people don't know __________.

A.why everything comes from French and Italian

B.why people write everything in French and Italian

C.everything in restaurants

D.everyone in restaurants

4. English people eat at home because __________.

A.it is fast

B.the food is expensive at home

C.it is very good

D.the food is very cheap at home

5._________ ,English people will spend much time for Christmas.

A.In order to(为了) get more food

B.In order to have much food

C.In order to get good food

D.In order to have enough food

 

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  Visitors to London often eat in restaurants. The owners and workers in them are all from other countries. The visitors say in these restaurants they don't feel they are in England. Moat of English people eat at home as much as they can. Sometimes they themselves will think they are in another country when they are in restaurants. When an Englishman goes out of a restaurant, he may find that he doesn't understand why everything is written in French and Italian.

  Most of English people think it is better to eat at home, because it is cheaper. They don't want to spend much money on food and they like cooking at home. They like fast food. But for Christmas, they will spend two or three weeks to get ready for it, because they want to have good food.

1.Visitors to London often eat in restaurants because ________.

[  ]

A.they don't like the food at home

B.their homes are not in London

C.it's cheaper

D.restaurants are beautiful places

2.When English people eat in restaurants, they sometimes think ________.

[  ]

A.they are in another country

B.they are in the country

C.they are themselves

D.they love their country

3.Some of English people don't know ________.

[  ]

A.why everything from French and Italian

B.why people write everything in French and Italian

C.everything in restaurants

D.everyone in restaurants

4.English people eat at home because ________.

[  ]

A.it is fast

B.the food is expensive at home

C.it is sometimes very cheap

D.the food is very cheap at home

5.________ English people will spend much time for Christmas.

[  ]

A.In order to get more food

B.In order to have much food

C.In order to get good food

D.In order to have enough food

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Dear Sir or Madam,

Last Thursday, I traveled on the 8:00 am train from Glasgow to London King's Gross and I was quite  1  with the service of your company.

    The train didn't come on time and it was forty minutes  2  when it left Glasgow.A man at the station said sorry to us,but he didn't give us any 3  for the delay(延误).We then also had delays on the way and had to wait  4  thirty minutes.As a result,I  5  my plane from London to Frankfurt and had to wait for several hours.

  What's more,the service on the train was also very  6  .The trip took more than five hours. 7 ,we could buy nothing but some soft drinks on the train.Worst of all,was wrong with the air conditioning(空调)and it got hotter and hotter in the train.we reached King's Cross, the temperature was over 40℃ all the time.Because of your poor service, I feel you should  10  me compensation(赔偿金).

    I am looking forward to hearing from you.

  Yours,

David Roberson

1.A.satisfied                 B.angry                   C.glad                       D.sad

2.A.early                     B.slow                    C.late                        D.fast

3.A.excuse                      B.word                   C.reason                   D.money

4.A.another                  B.other                   C.again                     D.over

5.A.caught                B.drove                   C.took                             D.missed

6,A.good                     B.poor                    C.comfortable            D.exciting

7.A.Luckily                  B.Unlucky               C.Unluckily               D.Lucky

8.A.something              B.nothing                C.everything              D.anything

9.A.After                     B.Before                 C.As soon as             D.When

10.A.spend                  B.return                  C.give                     D.pay

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Three men came to London  1 hoidays. They came to a very large hotel and lived in a fifty –fifth floor. One day .they went to see a film and came back to the hotel very late. “ I’m very _2_ said the waiter of the hotel,”but our lift doesn’t work tonight.” One of them said to his two friends ,”We have to walk up to our room It’s very___3_.I think I know how to make it easier .__4__our way to the room,I shall _5_you some jokes; then you,Jhon will sing us _6___songs; then you Peter ,will tell us some interesting stories . So they began to _7__their room.Tom told them many jokes.Jhon sang some songs. At last ,they came to the room.They were _8__and decided to have a rest . “Well,”Peter,”said Tom ,”will you tell us a ___9__story with a sad end .”

“I shall tell you a sad story,” said Peter.”It is short but it is _10__ I left our key in the car just now .What shall we do?”

1.                A.for            B.to             C.with D.from

 

2.                A.tired           B.angry          C.sorry D.glad

 

3.                A.careful         B.difficult         C.helpful   D.early

 

4.                A.In             B.By             C.At   D.on

 

5.                A.tell            B.talk            C.speak    D.say

 

6.                A.a lot           B.much          C.a little    D.some

 

7.                A.jump           B.walk           C.run  D.fly

 

8.                A.tired           B.hungry         C.happy    D.worried

 

9.                A.difficult         B.true           C.fast  D.easy

 

10.               A.sad            B.happy          C.interesting D.boring

 

 

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