This is a talk by a London taxi driver.
"I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis."
"It's a nice job most of time. you meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles (英里) outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon."
"I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning."
"Some very strange things happened late at night .The other day I was taking a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows."
"I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on . I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief(小偷).
Luckily the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!".The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _____.
| A．drive | B．make money | C．climb in through the window | D．meet a lot of people |
The woman climbed in through the window because _____.
| A．she wanted to have a sleep | B．her husband didn't open the door for her |
| C．she didn't want to pay the driver | D．she couldn't find her key |
.The story happened _____.
| A．early in the morning | B．late at night |
| C．20 miles outside London | D．near the police station |
Which of the following is wrong?
| A．The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning. |
| B．The police made a mistake. |
| C．The woman had no money to pay the driver. |
| D．The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog. |
.The driver climbed in through the window to
| A．get money from the woman | B．return the dog to the woman |
| C．see what was happening in the house | D．phone the police |
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A. People might grow plants and vegetables in the sea in about 50 years.
B. When you need help for your homework, go to the library. You may find magazines, newspapers, and big dictionaries there. They can always help you.
C. The lost world is an exciting American film. People, especially school students, may like it better.
D. Even if you could buy the world, you could not buy a happy family, good friends or knowledge.
E. For families with children, an important problem is getting the children away from the Internet to do their homework.. -------Money Isn’t Everything
. -------Activities For Free Time
. -------Study Tools
-------Farms of the Future
. -------Parents’ Headache
When tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the 18th century, people had different ideas about their use.Some said that tea and coffee were harmful to humans and they could cause （引起）people to die.
In Sweden（瑞典）, King Gustaf Ⅲ decided to find out whether or not this was true.It happened that there were two brothers in prison at that time.They were twins and were almost alike in every way.They had both been sentenced to death (判处死刑).The King decided to let them live if one of the men agreed to drink several cups of tea each day and the other several cups of coffee.
Both brothers lived many years without problems of any kind.At last,the brother who had drunk tea every day died at the age of 83,the other died a few years later.
Because of the experiment(实验), tea and coffee got accepted (接受) and became popular as drink in Sweden, and it is one of the many countries of the world where much tea and coffee is drunk today.Tea and coffee were first introducd to Europe in_______.
| A．the eighteenth century | B．the eighteen century |
| C．eighteenth centuries | D．eighteen centuries |
What does the word harmful mean in Chinese?---It means________.
| A．有趣的 | B．苦涩无味的 | C．有害的 | D．可口的 |
The brother who had drunk tea every day lived______.
| A．until he was over 83 |
| B．until he was 83 |
| C．until the other had been dead for several years |
| D．until he had drunk tea for a few years |
. Today the Swedish drink_________.
| A．much more coffee than tea | B．much tea and coffee |
| C．little tea and coffee | D．much tea but little coffee |
July 20th, 1969 was an important day.Two American landed on the moon.Their names were Armstrong and Aldrin.They went there in a spaceship.Its name was Apollo 11.
Apollo 11 left Cape Kennedy on July 16th and went three hundred and eighty-five thousand kilometres.It took the two American three days to get there.On July 20th the spaceship landed in the Sea of Tranquility（宁静）.Armstrong first stepped onto the moon.They picked up some rocks and put them in the spaceship.They jumped up and down.They were tired after their moonwalk,so they rested.
On July 21st, Apollo 11 left the moon and returned to the Earth.Three days later, it came down in the Pacific Ocean.A ship took the men to America.The moon is ________ kilometres away from the earth.
| A．385 | B．3850 | C．38500 | D．385000 |
The two Americans stayed on the moon for about________.
| A．three days | B．six days | C．one day | D．four days |
“The Sea of Tranquility”here means________.
A. the earth B. the moon C. the world D the sea July 20th, 1969 was an important day because________.
| A．it was the first time for human beings to land on the moon. |
| B．man could not get to the moon by spaceship |
| C．Apollo 11 left the earth. |
| D．American They went to the moon in a spaceship |
Everybody wants to be healthy．You know food is very important．There is much healthy food．You can have more bananas，apples，oranges and tomatoes because fruit and vegetables are good for you．But don’t eat too much chocolate．It’s not healthy food．Healthy food can make you grow and make you strong and happy．Remember there is a saying，“An apple a day keeps a doctor away．”Sports can also keep you healthy．Get up early and do some sports every day．Don’t be lazy(懒)!You will be healthy and happy．．Which of these following sentences is true?___________.
| A．Everybody is healthy． | B．We don’t want to be healthy． |
| C．Food is important． | D．There isn’t much healthy food. |
Why is healthy food good for you?_________.
| A．It makes you beautiful． |
| B．It makes you young． |
| C．It makes you tall． |
| D．It makes you grow and make you strong and happy． |
“An apple a day keeps a doctor away”means(意思是)：________
| A．The doctor goes away when he sees an apple． |
| B．You eat an apple every day and you can be healthy． |
| C．The doctor runs away when you give him an apple． |
| D．You want to be a doctor． |
．What’s the best title(标题)for this passage(短文)?_________.
| A．Fruit and vegetables． | B．Healthy food． |
| C．Healthy food and sports． | D．Sports． |
One day， little Mike's mother went to the river to do some washing.Before she left, she said to him: “Mike,while I am away, stay near the door and watch it all the time! ”She said this because she was afraid of the thieves.
Mike sat down beside the door.After an hour,one of his uncles came.He asked Mike， “Where is your mother? ” “She has gone to the river to do some washing.”Mike answered."“Well.”said his uncle, “now it is a quarter to two.Three hours later we are going to visit your family.Go and tell her about it,for I'm too busy, I have to hurry...”
After his uncle had gone away,Mike began to think ， “Mother had asked me to watch the door all the time and my uncle told me to go and tell my mother. What shall I do?”he thought and thought. Finally he pulled down the door, put it on his back and went to the river with it. What did Mike's mother ask him to do while she was away?_________.
| A．To wait for her. | B．To watch the house. |
| C．To look after the child. | D．To wait for his uncle. |
How many uncles did Mike have?_________.
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．We don't know. |
. What should Mike do?_________.
| A．He should lock the door before he went to the river. |
| B．He should ask his uncle to tell his mother. |
| C．He should go to the river with the door open. |
| D．He should watch the door all the time. |
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