Important ages in the UK

1．In Britain，what can you do when you are 14 years old?

A．Buy a pet．                                             B．Join the army．

C．Drive a motorcycle．                                  D．Buy alcohol．

2．In Britain，you can drink wine in a restaurant at the age of   ________．

A．twelve                 B．fourteen               C．sixteen                   D．eighteen

3．The underlined word “maturity” means “_______” in Chinese．

A．独立                   B．选举                    C．执法                      D．成熟

4．In Britain，which of the following is NOT allowed for the 18-year-old teenagers?

A．Leaving school                                        B．Joining Parliament．

C．Driving small ears．                                   D．Marrying．

British people are famous for drinking tea. 1  both Sahar and Bobby Green became young millionaires（百万富翁） 2   they opened a chain of American-style（美国风味的） coffee shops in the U.K.

    Having the idea：It started when Sahar took a weekend   3   to New York to visit her brother Bobby. One evening , in a Thai restaurant，Sahar told Bobby how much she wished she could buy American-style     4  in London ,Bobby   5   they start their own coffee shop. Sahar fell in love with the  6.

   Doing the Research： 7  in London , she spent a whole day on the London subway , getting off the train at  8  stations to  9  the coffee. “It was terrible ,and I know there was a gap （缺口） in the market.”  10   November 1995 , they opened their first Coffee Republic  11   in central London.

   Making it work：The first year was very  12   There were problems finding and keeping staff, and British people  13  the names of American coffees , like Latte and Macchiato. But being successful was their dream and they were not going to  14 .Today , there are over 100 Coffee Republic shops all over the county and the company has revenues（收入） of $30 million a  15.

1．A．But             B．Although         C．So                  D．And

2．A．when                B．before                     C．until                       D．By

3．A．trip                   B．walk                       C．time                       D．call

4．A．coffee            B．tea                          C．juice                       D．milk

5．A．ordered             B．agreed                    C．decided                   D．suggested

6．A．rule                   B．joke                        C．decision                  D．idea

7．A．Returns             B．Returned                 C．Return                    D．Back

8．A．same                 B．large                       C．small                      D．different

9．A．smell                 B．taste                       C．buy                        D．sell

10．A．In                   B．On                         C．At                          D．After

11．A．shop                B．school                    C．college                    D．club

12．A．exciting           B．happy                     C．difficult                  D．easy

13．A．are not used to B．are used to              C．were not used to   D．were used to

14．A．start                B．work                     C．give up                  D．continue

15．A．night               B．person                    C．day                        D．year

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    Tom is a middle school student．He is twelve years old．He stops school at half past three．so he has plenty of time to finish his homework．

    Jack．Mr. Brown’s brother。is 100ldng for a room to rent．He doesn’t care what colour the walls are or how old the furniture is．He is getting ready for his drawing．So the house must be quiet．

（   ）1．Why didn’t the Browns buy the house in Advertisement One?

           A．The garden was too big．

           B．There was no dining room．

           C．It was on the north side of town．

           D．There weren’t enough bedrooms．

（   ）2．Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant?

           A．It’s an easy job．

           B．She can get long holidays．

           C．She thinks it will be interesting．

           D．The place is good and the food is free．

（   ）3．Why can’t Tom play for the new football team?

           A．He’s not old enough．

           B．School stops too late．

           C．It’s in a different village．

           D．He has to do his homework．

（   ）4．What’s wrong with the room for Jack in Advertisement Four?

           A．It’s too small_

           B．It’s too noisy．

           C．The walls are the wrong colour．

           D．The man tikes old furniture better．

（   ）5．What does the sentence “All meals free” mean?

           A．Assistants need to Pay for their meals．

           B．Assistants can have the meals at any time．

           C．Customers（顾客）can have the meals freely．

           D．Assistants can have the meals in the restaurant without paying money．

Mr. Brown wants to live near his workplace．Mrs. Brown wants a house with four bedrooms．The Brown children don't care what the house is like and if the garden is big enough．Ann．their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant．She thinks it is an exciting place．It's hard work．but she isn't lazy．You have to work on Saturdays and Sundays．but you get other days off．It's not very well-paid．But who cares about money?

Tom is a middle school student．He is twelve years old．He stops school at half past three．so he has plenty of time to finish his homework

Jack, Mr. Brown's brother，is looking for a room to rent．He doesn't care what colour the walls are or how old the furniture is．He is getting ready for his drawing．So the house must be quiet．

1．Why didn't the Browns buy the house in Advertisement 1?

    A．It was on the north side of town．

    B．There weren't enough bedrooms．

    C．There was no dining-room．

    D．The garden wag too big．

2．Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant?

    A．It's an easy job

    B．The place is good and the food is free．

    C．She thinks it will be interesting

    D．She can get long holidays．

3．Why can't Tom play for the new football team?

    A．He's not old enough．                              B．It's in a different village．

    C．School stops too late.                                D．He has to do his homework．

4．What's wrong with the room for Jack in Advertisement 4?

    A．It's too small．                                        B．The walls are血e wrong colour．

    C．The man likes old furniture better．              D．It's too noisy．

5．What does the sentence “All meals free” mean?

    A．Assistants can have the meals at any time

    B．Assistants can have the meals in the restaurant without paying money．

    C．Customers（顾客）earl have the meals freely．

    D．Assistants need to pay for their meals．