Bush（布什）takes ice bucket challenge（冰桶挑战）. Bush has joined a growing list of celebrities across the world to take the ice bucket challenge. He did it to help raise money for Lou Gehrig’s disease（肌萎缩侧索硬化症）and chose his predecessor(前任) Bill Clinton （克林顿）to do it next.
In a video posted on Wednesday on Bush’s Facebook page, the former president, wearing a navy blue coat while sitting at a table, said he was challenged by his daughter Jenna Bush Hager to take the challenge.
As he wrote the check, Laura Bush appeared with a white bucket and poured ice water over her husband’s head and then said, “That check is for me. I don’t want to ruin my hairstyle.”
Bush then announced his choice. “Now it’s my right to challenge my friend Bill Clinton to the ALS Challenge,” he said. “Yesterday was Bill’s birthday and my gift to him is a bucket of cold water.”
The online campaign challenges people to either dump a bucket of ice water over their heads or donate to support research for Lou Gehrig’s disease. When a person accepts the ice bucket challenge, he or she must challenge another person to partake in the raising money effort. Many famous people in different fields around the world took part in the activity, including Bill Gates, Stephen King, Christiano Ronaldo, and Lady Gaga, and so on.A list of celebrities across the world to take the ice bucket challenge is ______ according to the passage.
| A． reducing | B．cutting | C．stopping | D．growing |
The video about Bush’s ice bucket challenge was posted on _______.
| A．Monday | B．Tuesday | C．Wednesday | D．Thursday |
______ challenge Bush to do so.
| A．His mother | B．His wife |
| C．His daughter | D．His sister |
Which of the following is RIGHT?
| A．Bill Clinton is Bush’s friend |
| B．Bill Clinton’s birthday was on Wednesday |
| C．Bill Clinton didn’t accept it |
| D．Bill Clinton only had one choice. |
The best title of the passage is ________.
| A．Many Famous People |
| B．A New Game Online |
| C．Bush’s Family And Friend |
| D．Bush Took Ice Bucket Challenge |
Matt's hobby was collecting stamps. He had stamps from many countries, like America, Egypt and China. On his birthday, can you guess what people gave him? That's right——stamps.
Matt's favorite stamps came from France. He had almost every stamp from 1954 to 2003 except one. That was a 1974 special edition (版). It was very hard to find.
He looked for it everywhere. He asked his friends and relatives to help him. But nobody could find the stamp. It made Matt very sad.
"Don't worry," his father said to him. "You'll find it one day."
"I hope so," Matt said.
"Be patient (耐心的),"his father said. "Don't give up."
Besides collecting stamps, Matt liked writing. He had a pen friend in France. They wrote to each other every month. Matt's pen friend, Philip, gave him a big, green stamp. It looked old. When Matt received the letter, he was very surprised. On the envelope, he looked closely at the stamp. It was the 1974 special edition stamp. Matt was so happy! He told his sister, his mother and his father.
"You see," his father said, "You did find your stamp. So, you see, it's good to have two things in life."
"What are they?" Matt asked.
“Friends and patience (耐心).” he answered.Matt loved the stamps from ______best.
| A．America | B．Egypt | C．France | D．China |
It was very difficult for Matt to find a special French stamp of_____.
| A．1954 | B．1974 | C．2003 | D．2011 |
His father told him to_______.
| A．stop looking for it | B．ask his friends for help |
| C．be patient | D．write a letter |
______sent Matt the letter with the special edition stamp on it.
| A．Philip | B．Philip's mother | C．Matt's father | D．Philip’s friend |
Every day when I enter the classroom, I will take a look at the wall beside my seat. You will find nothing special about this old wall if you just look at it. But for the students in my class, it is a special wall. Take a good look at it, and you will get to know the real feelings and thoughts of us, the 9th graders.
In the middle of the wall, there is a big “VICTORY”. It was written in pencil. I guess it must have been written by someone who got a good mark in an exam.
A little higher above the formulas, there is a poem. It only has two sentences. It reads: All those sweet memories have disappeared. Like tears dropping in the heavy rain.
Oh! It must have been written at the end of the last semester in middle school. Classmates had to leave school and good friends had to part. What a sad poem!
If you look at the wall more carefully, you will find many other interesting things, like a crying face, or a happy face, and other patterns(图案). There are still some patterns and letters that I can’t understand, but they all show the feeling of the students who drew them.
For years, the wall has witnessed(目睹) all the things that have happened in the classroom. I don’t know how it will be next year, two years from now, or even ten years from now. But I hope more smiling faces will be drawn on it.There is ______ special on this wall.
| A．something | B．anything | C．nothing | D．everything |
What was the “VICTORY” written in?
| A．Chalk | B．Pencil | C．Pen | D．Brush |
When has the poem been written?
| A．At the beginning of the last semester. |
| B．At the end of the year. |
| C．At the end of the last semester. |
| D．At the beginning of the last month. |
What’s the meaning of the underlined word?
| A．部分 | B．分离 | C．和好 | D．聚集 |
What’s the title of the passage?
| A．The Pictures of the Wall |
| B．The Feelings of the Students |
| C．The Patterns of the Classroom |
| D．The Hope of the Writer |
Betty is an American school girl. She is very happy because her parents will take her to China for a visit. They are going to fly from New York on June 30 and get to Beijing on July 1. They will stay at Lido Holiday Inn. Their Chinese friends will show them around Beijing. They are going to visit the Palace Museum, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall. They will also visit some Chinese homes and try some Chinese food. They will spend a week in Beijing and then go to Xi’an, Guilin and some other places for sightseeing. The whole trip will take three weeks and she is sure she will have a great time in China.Betty is very happy because she will _______ with her parents.
A. visit China B. go home C. watch TVTheir _______ friends will show them around Beijing.
A. Australian B. Chinese C. AmericanFrom the text we can know that they will _______ in Beijing.
A. cook Chinese food
B. Learn to speak Chinese
C. try some Chinese foodAfter they visit Beijing , they will go to _______.
A. Xi’an and Guilin
B. The Summer Palace
C. ShanghaiHow long will the whole trip take?
A. one week B. two weeks C. three weeks
Different countries have different customs. When you travel to another countries，please follow their customs，just as the saying goes，“ .”
Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip（付小费）.It is usual to tip porters who help carry your bags，taxi drivers and waiters. Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal. Taxi drivers expect about the same amount.
In England，make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you. It’s important to respect lines there. It’s a good idea to talk about the weather. It’s a favorite subject of conversation with the British.
In Spain，it’s a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner. People have dinner very late，and restaurants do not generally open until after 9 pm.
In Arab countries，men kiss one another on the cheek（脸颊）. Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks. It is polite for you to do the same.
In Japan，people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time. When a person gives you a card，don’t put it into your pocket right away. The person expects you to read it.
Don’t forget to be careful of your body language to express something In conversation. A kind of body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another.When you travel to the USA，you don’t need to tip .
| A．porters | B．waiters | C．70 minutes | D．90 minutes |
The missing sentence in the first paragraph should be“ .”
| A．Love me，love my dog |
| B．He who laughs last laughs best |
| C．When in Rome，do as the Romans do |
| D．Where there is a will，there is a way |
The underline word “porters” in the passage means .
| A．搬运工 | B．清洁工 | C．接线员 | D．售票员 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?
| A．In Spain，People usually have dinner very early |
| B．In England，It’s a not polite to talk about the weather |
| C．In Arab countries，men kiss one another on the cheek |
| D．In Japan you should not read the business card as soon as you get it. |
What，s the best title of the passage？
A. How to Tip
B Body Language
C When to Have Dinner
D Advice to International Travelers
Tom was not old, but he did not have much hair. His wife, Grace, had thick, beautiful, black hair. They had one daughter. Her name was Jane, and she was four and a half years old. There was a photo of her father in the living-room, and a few days ago, Jane looked at it for a long time and then said to her mother, “Mummy, why had Dad got very little hair? ”
Grace laughed and said, “He’s got very little hair because he thinks a lot, Jane. He’ s a clever man.”
Jane looked at her mother’s thick, black hair for a few seconds（秒钟）, and then she asked, “Mum, why have you got a lot of hair? ”Tom had ________ hair.
| A．very little | B．a little | C．very few | D．a few |
Grace had ________ hair than Tom.
| A．much | B．more | C．the most | D．many |
There was a photo of ________ in the living-room.
| A．Jane | B．Jane’s parents | C．Jane’s mother | D．Jane’s father |
Jane wanted to know why her mother had ________ hair，too.
| A．black | B．beautiful | C．less | D．lots of |
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