A Joke About Mark Twain

　　In the course of one of his lecture trips, Mark Twain arrived at a small town. Before dinner he went to a barber's shop to be shaved (刮脸).

　　“Are you a stranger?” asked the barber.

　　“Yes,” Mark Twain replied. “This is the first time I've been here.”

　　“You chose a good time to come.” the barber continued. “Mark Twain is going to read a lecture tonight. You'll go, I suppose.”

　　“Oh, I guess so.”

　　“Have you bought your ticket?”

　　“Not yet.”

　　“But everything is sold out. You'll have to stand.”

　　“How very annoying(令人生气)!” Mark Twain said with a sigh(叹息). “I never saw such luck. I always have to stand when that fellow lectures.”

1．Mark Twain came to the small town ________ .

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2．At first, the barber thought the stranger ________ .

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A．had a good chance to attend the lecture

B．couldn't go to the lecture because he had no ticket

C．had never been to this town before

D．was a great writer

3．Mark Twain ________ .

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4．The last paragraph tells us that Mark Twain was ________ .

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A．very angry for having to stand while listening to the lecture

B．disappointed for not having got a ticket

C．annoyed with the fellow who would give the lecture

D．just joking

5．From the story we can see that ________ .

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A．it was Mark Twain who would give the lecture

B．everyone knew Mark Twain

C．Mark Twain was going to listen to a lecture

D．Mark Twain never had good lucks

My Town the Best Place to Be!
My town is a great place to live in . It’s the best place to enjoy your free time. There are three movie theaters in the town. They are all good, but the one nearest my house is the best. Shopping is also easy, There are many shops and most of them are trendy. They sell very fashionable clothes. The prices are also cheaper than in other cities, so students love to shop here. There are also a lot of video and music stores. These are very popular with students. I go to the music store every week to buy a new CD. The most crowded place for students to hang out is the park . Everyone goes there ,so it’s really interesting.
Sometimes there are even street performers. Some students think they are boring ,but I think they are the most creative people. I want to be a street performer, too .
【小题1】The writer’s town is the best place of _______.

A．food

B．having fun

C．playing games

D．swimming

【小题2】The cinemas in town are ________.

A．all awful

B．all relaxing

C．all bad

D．all good

【小题3】The cinema nearest the writer’s house is ________.

A．the best

B．the worst

C．the most crowded

D．the smallest

【小题4】Most of the shops are ________.

A．expensive

B．interesting

C．fashionable

D．unfashionable

【小题5】The writer thinks street performers are ________.

A．creative

B．boring

C．positive

D．trendy

阅读下面短文，从所给A—F六个选项中选出五个正确的选项填空，使短文通顺，内容完整。

    Since last autumn, in Yunnan, and other places in southwest China, there has been very little rain. A serious drought （干旱） hit these places. The land is too dry.1．_______. And more than 20 million people are having difficulty getting safe drinking water because of the bad drought. The Chinese government has done a lot to solve the water problem, 2．_______. Other parts of China are helping by giving water, clothes, books and money. Many students and teachers helped in this way, too. A student said," A bottle of water isn't much, 3．_______. "In some areas, farmers are beginning to grow crops that don't need much water.

    Water is very important. Only 1 percent of the world's water is useful for human beings. This is the fresh water we use every day. There are 669 cities in China. More than 400 cities are short of water. 4．_______the world's population suffers from water problem. When we don't care of water, we hurt everyone. 5．________.Don't waste water. All of us should try to save more water for future.

A．such as digging wells（井） and so on

B．About one fifth of

C．Crops died before the harvest

D．A bottle of water isn't useful

E．but thousands of bottles will be of great use

F．It's time for us to use water in a smarter way

　　The 29th Olympic Games will be held in our country in 2008. As a great many people will visit our country, the government（政府）will build new hotels, a large stadium（体育馆）and a fine new swimming pool. They will also build new roads. The games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area（地区）will be called “Olympic City” Workers will build a railway and some new roads by the end of 2005. The fine modern buildings have been designed（设计）by the best designers.

　　The people, old and young, in the capital are getting ready for the Olympic Games by learning English. We will be very glad to see the new buildings go up. We are very ex cited and looking forward to the Olympic Games because for our country, it is the first time to hold the Games

(1)Because of the 29th Olympic Games ________.

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A．a new road will be finished

B．a large number of people is visiting our country

C．many new roads and railway lines will be built

D．a lot of new buildings will be built

(2)From the passage we know that the Olympic Games _______.

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A．are being held in our country

B．will be held in our country for the first time

C．are held in our country every four years

D．will be held in our country after 2008

(3)The passage tells us that everyone in the capital _______ for the Olympic Games.

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A．is busy building roads

B．is studying English

C．is designing buildings

D．is having sports and games

(4)The whole area with hotels, stadiums and swimming pools will be called _______.

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A．building

B．stadium

C．Olympic City

D．Olympic Games

(5)“Go up”in the last passage means ________.

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A．建起	B．上涨
C．增长	D．上升