New This Term at the Meriden Centre. Chinese Language Courses!Why I earn Chinese？A new road to a big world. Chinese is the No.1 spoken language in the world!More people are speaking Chinese than English，and the need for business people who know Chinese is skyrocketing． Another great reason is to give your kids or yourself a seat at the table in a world where China is an important partner．Call us for course listings．
．Small class：10﹣15 students
． Professional teachers：rich experience in leaching
．Self﹣fit course：studying at your own pace．
slower or faster than a usual course
Offline courses on workdays ﹩500 per course each term
on weekends ﹩650 per course each term
Online courses on workdays ﹩350 per course each term
on weekends ﹩400 per course each term
55 West Main Street，Meriden Town Underground Line 2 & 8，Bus515 & 613 at MeridenFree street parking available（6）________
（1）The Meriden Centre offers its new courses on this term．
| A． |
business skills |
| B． |
modern world history |
| C． |
spoken English |
| D． |
the Chinese language |
（2）The underlined word " skyrocketing" means" "．
| A． |
rising quickly |
| B． |
returning suddenly |
| C． |
dropping slowly |
| D． |
disappearing completely |
（3）We can learn from the information in the box that ．
| A． |
the courses are designed for Chinese kids |
| B． |
China is an important partner in the world |
| C． |
it's difficult to get a seat in a Chinese restaurant |
| D． |
English is the No.1 spoken language in the world |
（4）The advantage of"self﹣ fit course" is that you may choose your own ．
| A． |
class size |
| B． |
speed to learn |
| C． |
language teacher |
| D． |
place to park |
（5）Ben wishes to take an online course on Tuesdays．How much does he need to pay each term？
| A． |
﹩500． |
| B． |
﹩650． |
| C． |
﹩350． |
| D． |
﹩400． |
（6）Which of the following is the best to be filled in the blank？
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Selected Books Buy One，Get One Free |
| B． |
Turn left into Garden Road and drive toward north |
| C． |
For more information Contact Angela at 860﹣343﹣5807 |
| D． |
Guest speaker：Ann BellaRoom 300 2：00 p．m． July 1 |
阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。
These days, many Chinese people are happy about a piece of news. What is it? China may become the second largest economy (经济体) in the world. It’s only behind the US.
But is China the second richest country, too?
No. The economy is like a cake. The US, Japan and China each makes one. China makes the second biggest cake. But lots of people have to eat it. Why? There are 1.3 billion people in China. And there are only 300 million people in the US and 127 million in Japan. So, in China, each person only gets a very, very small piece of cake. But people in the US and Japan have bigger pieces.
China is not as rich as the US and Japan. For example, in the US, in every 100 people, 75 can surf the Internet; in Japan it is 74 in 100. But in China, only 26 people in 100 use the Internet.
China’s large economy brings good things. People in China have more jobs and money. We also have more influence (影响) in the world.China is the second largest economy in the world, isn’t it?
Why isn’t China as rich as the US and Japan?
How many people in 100 can use the Internet in China?
Who can get bigger pieces of cake, Chinese or Americans?
China’s large economy brings good things. What are they?
Want a good night's sleep? Then turn off your computer, cell phone or PSP two hours before you go to bed.
These things have bright lights. When our eyes see bright lights just before sleep, our sleep patterns (模式) change, a study has found.
Our body clock starts shutting us down for bed at 9 or 10 pm. But bright lights make our minds think that it is still daytime. That wakes us up and leaves us sleepless, experts say.
But if you read a paper book before sleeping, you won't have this problem. This is because light from a bedside lamp (台灯) does not go straight into our eyes.
Also, if you are watching a television from across the bedroom, you won't have problems falling asleep. The TV sends light to us from a distance, so the light won't be as strong.The writer tells us to turn off the computer before bed time.
| A．half an hour | B．an hour | C．two hours | D．three hours |
Which of the following may make us sleepless?
| A．Reading a newspaper. | B．Talking on QQ. |
| C．Reading a book. | D．Watching TV. |
Why can't we sleep well if we use a computer before bed time?
| A．We think it is daytime if we leave computers on. |
| B．We feel too excited to sleep after using computers. |
| C．Lights from computers are brighter than other lights. |
| D．Lights from computers can change our sleep patterns. |
Do you go to the movies during the holidays? What do you eat there? Popcorn (爆米花)? Yes, of course! More and more Chinese youth now like to eat popcorn when they watch movies at the theater.
However, it may be the Americans who love popcorn the most. Americans do fun things with their popcorn. They like to put butter on their popcorn. But that's not all; they also like other kinds of things like chocolate, and even cheese! Americans like to eat popcorn as a snack (小吃). These days, there are a lot of "low -fat" kinds of popcorn in US shops to keep people healthy.
Americans started eating popcorn in movie theaters in the 1930s. Before this, they couldn't because movies were silent (无声的) and popcorn made too much noise. When movies got noisier, people could eat noisier food.
Next time you eat popcorn, why not try to eat it American style.Young people like to eat at the cinema.
| A．popcorn | B．chocolate | C．sweets | D．cheese |
Americans couldn't eat popcorn in cinemas before 1930s because .
| A．popcorn at that time wasn't healthy |
| B．people were too poor to buy popcorn |
| C．other foods were more popular than popcorn |
| D．movies were silent and popcorn made noise |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．The holiday's coming, pop some corn! |
| B．The movie's starting, pop some corn! |
| C．The holiday's coming, eat some snacks! |
| D．The movie's starting, eat some snacks! |
A teacher was telling her students the importance（重要性) of making others glad.
"Now, children," she said. "Do any of you ever make someone else glad?"
"Yes, teacher," said a small boy. "I made someone glad yesterday."
"Well done. Who was that?"
"My granny."
"Good boy. Now tell us how you made your grandmother glad. "
"Yes, teacher. I went to see her yesterday, and stayed with her for three hours. Then, I said to her: "Granny, I' m going home," and she said: "Well, I' m glad!"It's to make someone happy.
| A．exciting | B．interesting |
| C．relaxing | D．important |
The boy said he yesterday.
| A．answered a question | B．visited his granny |
| C．stayed at home | D．went to a party |
We can infer from the end of the story that .
| A．the boy was very naughty |
| B．the boy did a lot to make granny glad |
| C．granny had a good time with the boy |
| D．granny hoped to stay longer with the boy |
Today is Friday. Betty, Lingling and Tom are talking about what they are going to do at the weekend.
Betty is going to see a film .
| A．at 9 a. m. on Saturday | B．at 9 a. m. on Sunday |
| C．at 10:30 a. m. on Saturday | D．at 10:30 a. m. on Sunday |
Lingling is going to tomorrow.
| A．visit her uncle and aunt |
| B．stay at home and listen to music |
| C．go to the Temple of Heaven |
| D．do some shopping with her mother |
Tom is going to on Saturday.
| A．stay at home | B．go to the Temple of Heaven |
| C．go to the cinema | D．play football with his friends |
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