A new Long March（长征）

Twenty-one people from Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland began a new Long March on October 15. They will walk about 8，000 kilometers from Ruijin， Jiangxi to Wuqi， Shanxi. They hope to get 20.2 million Yuan to build 101 schools and help poor children go back to school. They hope to finish the march by August 16, 2012.

The football team

The Chinese under-17 football team is No. 1 in Asia. They won the Asian U-17 Championship（亚洲U-17锦标赛）in Japan on Saturday. They beat the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea（朝鲜）by 1:0. After 85 minutes， Wang Weilong got the only goal. They took the cup for the first time in 12 years.

Liu leaves China

Chinese actor Liu Ye left for the US on Monday to make a film called Meteor（《流星》）。 He is going to act with the Hollywood film star Meryl Streep. His former classmate Zhang Ziyi sent Liu a message to encourage him. Liu was worried about his English， and worked hard on it before he left. People know him from films like last year’s “Mei Ren Cao”。

1.From the news，we know that the twenty-one people began a new Long March to ______.

A．travel around China

B．visit some schools

C．teach poor children

D．get some money and help poor children go back to school

2.The second piece of news tells us ______.

A．Korea held this contest

B．the Chinese football team is No. 1 in South-East Asia

C．the Chinese under-17 football team won the world championship

D．the Chinese under-17 football team won the championship for the first time in 12years

3.Which of the paragraphs is about sports？ ______

A．The 1st                               B．The 2nd

C．The 3rd                               D．The 3th and the 1^st

( A ) China news, Beijing, Dec. 28 – High oil   prices make more Chinese public feel the pressure it brings on them. It is   said that oil prices will continue to hover（徘徊） at a high level next year, the China Economic Times   reported.

( B ) An English Christmas evening party is to be   held in the meeting hall of our school from 7:00 to 10:00 p. m. on Christmas   Eve. Each group has to give at least two performances, such as singing   English songs, giving English plays, telling jokes or stories in English and   reading English poems. Please get everything ready and be present at the   party on time. Thanks.

( C ) Whether your interest is the language, the   food or the culture of China in general, whether you wish to travel, live or   study in China, "Travel in Chinese" has something for you. This   series has a total of 100 lessons. It was on CCTV, China?s national TV   station. Host: Mark Rowswell, also known as "大山"                (Da   Shan).

( D ) Students need enough sports and activities   to do physical exercises and relax. But in some schools they are not given   enough time to do outside activities. It is harmful for students' growth. In   fact, teachers should know how to attract the students' attention. It is   necessary to do outside activities. When students feel tired and bored, they   can't concentrate on studies. Some students are unhealthy because of little   activities.

1. 1.

   According to Passage A, oil prices will _____________ next year

   1. A.
      be the same as usual
   2. B.
      be higher
   3. C.
      be lower
   4. D.
      have nothing to do with Chinese public
2. 2.

   Passage B may be a/ an piece of _________

   1. A.
      advice
   2. B.
      sick leave
   3. C.
      notice
   4. D.
      invitation
3. 3.

   From Passage C, we know _________

   1. A.
      people can learn Chinese on TV
   2. B.
      if foreign people want to stay in China, "Travel in Chinese" can help them a lot
   3. C.
      Da Shan is good at Chinese
   4. D.
      all of the above
4. 4.

   Passage D mainly tells us that_________.

   1. A.
      some students don’t have enough time to do outside activities
   2. B.
      students need enough sports and activities
   3. C.
      teachers should know how to attract the students' attention
   4. D.
      students feel tired and bored, they can't concentrate on studies