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Welcome to Pocono Whitewater
There’s something fun here at Pocono Whitewater for every level of adventurer！We have mild to wild whitewater rafting (漂流)，family trips，and bird-watching boating...Choose one adventure now. It’s up to you! We have trips available daily. Give us a call today!
Dam Release Whitewater Rafting
Experience the best whitewater on the Lehigh River! Surrounded by forests and
mountains，you will enjoy 12 miles and 5 hours of Class Ⅲ whitewater rafting and outstanding scenery. This is a fun and thrilling trip that everyone from aged 12 and up can do! While paddling (划桨) in the Swift water，you’ll shout and laugh.
Dam Release Whitewater Rates：
★Individual (aged 12 & up)：＄61.00
★Group (at least 8 people)：＄31.00
Rates Include：all necessary rafting equipment，life jacket，free parking，bus service to/from the river & professional river guides.
Family Style Whitewater Rafting
Bring along the whole family this summer and enjoy 8 miles and 5 hours long of Class Ⅰ whitewater rafting. Mild water of the Lehigh River is simply perfect for beginners，school groups，and kids aged 4 and older. This is just perfect for enjoying the passing scenery，kicking your feet over the edge of the raft，or taking a swim in the river!
One of the most unique things about this trip is a free riverside barbeque (烧烤)! Our workers will cook and serve you a picnic lunch—hot dogs，potato salad，fruit，etc.. The classic family picnic!
Family Style Rafting Rates：
★Adult：＄39.00
★Child (aged 4～14)：＄33.00
★Group (at least 8 people)：＄30.00
Rates Include：all necessary rafting equipment，life jacket，free parking，bus service to/from the river，and a barbeque lunch. However，river guides not included.
Which of the following people is suitable for Dam Release Whitewater Rafting?

A．A 14-year-old girl	B．An 8-year-old girl.
C．A 6-year-old girl.	D．A 4-year-old boy.

We can infer that ________.

A．the lower the class is，the faster the rafting is

B．the higher the class is，the safer the rafting is

C．the lower the class is，the milder the water is

D．the higher the class (等级) is，the milder the water is

If ten college students are to participate in the Dam Release Whitewater Rafting，how much money will be paid in total?

A．＄610.	B．＄390.
C．＄330	D．＄310.

Family Style Whitewater Rafting is unique in that ________.

A．it offers all necessary rafting equipment

B．it provides a barbeque lunch for free

C．it provides good scenery

D．it allows people to swim in the river

This July, Wang Chen, a student from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, won the International University WEICHI Tournament 2013 in Shanghai, which saw competitors from 54 universities around the world, including Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Compared with the busy sports ground, it seems a bit dull, but Wang and his peers enjoy an intense brain workout(劳动). Wang is an amateur seventh-degree master player — the highest degree amateur players can attain. “I had hoped to win first place, but when it came true, I couldn’t believe it,” says Wang. Wang began studying weichi when he was 7 years old. “I was a quiet boy and my parents thought weichi would help develop my logical thinking ability,” he says. He began to attend the Chinese Rank Promotion from the age of 10. “I failed for nine years, and them I gave up. I entered university and became an amateur player,” says Wang.
What this hobby brings Wang is not only a sense of achievement, but also independence. He has won 10 national and international championships, which have brought the young student a handsome sum of money. When he won the national amateur competition in 2011, he received 100,000 yuan in prize money. With awards from contests, Wang covers his expenses and tuition fees all by himself.
Wang is busier than most of his peers. A look at his calendar shows that he will attend competitions in Guizhou and Taiwan at the end of August, after attending an international competition only this July. But Wang admits he has little in common with his classmates. “I feel a bit lonely sometimes,” he says.
On campus Wang spends more time on exploring his skills. Wang now regards playing weichi as a hobby. He is the captain of the weichi team on campus, which has five members. He organizes them to research the latest formations once a week. Wang says his next project is to promote weichi among his peers on campus. “Many young people in China don’t understand this kind of sports and I want to promote it,” says Wang.
What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The Achievement and Dream of the “Weichi Prince”

B．Wang Chen Won the International University WEICHI Tournament 2013

C．Weichi Brings Wang a Sense of Achievement and Independence

D．Wang Chen’s Life

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．54 countries attended the International University WEICHI Tournament 2013 in Shanghai.

B．Wang Chen began to attend the Chinese Rank Promotion from the age of 7.

C．In 2013, Wang Chen received 100,000 yuan in prize money.

D．Wang Chen has won 10 national and international championships nowadays.

What can we learn from this passage?

A．Family plays an important role in shaping world-rank players.

B．As long as you have the same loneliness as Wang Chen, you are sure to succeed.

C．Wang Chen doesn’t get on well with his classmates.

D．Perseverance helps to make a top player.

Five boys are suspected of starting a fire that destroyed their school on the eve of the new term. Police said yesterday that five boys — one aged 11, two 12-year-olds, one aged 13 and one 15 — arrested on suspicion of starting the fire had been released until later this month. Parents said the five pupils all attended St Mary’s.
Pupils witnessed their schoolwork being destroyed in the fire at Leyland St Mary’s Catholic Technology College in Lancashire. The 1950s science block was reduced to the ground in Sunday’s fire, which created clouds of smoke visible for miles. It is reported that the library and sports hall were also destroyed beyond repair. Strong winds and a shortage of water prevented 125 firemen trying to bring it under control. Firefighters were expected to remain at the scene until late this afternoon. Staffs were due to attend the school yesterday for an inset(培训)day, and pupils pupils were to return for lessons after the holidays today.
St Mary’s head teacher Kathy McNicholas fought back the tears as she watched her school go up in flames last night. She said, “This is so upsetting to watch. It’s heartbreaking. It’s very distressing for the staff and the children. Everyone had been looking forward to coming back for the new school year.” Finding somewhere around 730 children won’t be easy. A few of the staff have turned up to see if there is anything they can do and they have all been shocked and saddened by what has happened. “It’s tragic because we have only just had a lot of refreshment work done to the school during the summer break. It was a big investment. The community around here very much looks after its school.”
Plans were being drawn up to provide alternative classrooms for 730 children, with parents warned to keep them at home for at least the rest of the week.
Which part of St Mary’s Catholic Technology College was burned to the ground in the fire?

A．The library.	B．Sports hall.
C．The science block.	D．The passage doesn’t tell us.

The underlined word “distressing” in the third paragraph can be replaced by “”.

A．excited	B．surprised
C．annoyed	D．embarrassed

From the whole passage, we can know that .

A．the education of England is worse

B．St Mary’s Catholic Technology College had no trouble finding enough classrooms

C．a shortage of money prevented more than 100 firemen controlling the big fire

D．the pupils had to stay at home before the alternative classrooms were found

What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Five boys started a fire that destroyed their school.

B．The firemen failed in controlling the fire.

C．The staff and the children were upset.

D．The school planned to take measures to solve the problem.

In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity; others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.
I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.
However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve can we discover a new meaning in competition.
What does this passage mainly talk about?

A．Competition helps to set up self-respect.

B．Opinions about competition are different among people.

C．Competition is harmful to personal quality development.

D．Failures are necessary experiences in competition

Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?

A．It pushes society forward.

B．It builds up a sense of duty.

C．It improves personal abilities.

D．It encourages individual efforts.

What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a desire to fail ?

A．One’s worth lies in his performance compared with others.

B．One’s success in competition needs great efforts.

C．One’s achievement is determined by his particular skills.

D．One’s success is based on how hard he has tried.

Which point of view may the author agree to?

A．Every effort should be paid back.

B．Competition should be encouraged.

C．Winning should be a life-and-death matter.

D．Fear of failure should be removed in competition.

Opening week specials at Munchies Food Hall
At the corner of Green and Brown Streets in the city
Monday 7th of January until Sunday, 13th of January 2008
Feast until you’re full ! Come down to Munchies this week to enjoy the special dishes on offer at all of our food outlets. Order from the following:

·Succulent chicken rice ·Spicy satay beef
·Delicious noodle dishes ·Plump park chops
·Seafood specialties ·Crunchy vegetables
·Sweet tropical fruit
Halal food is available at the stall Malay Food Heaven
Win Prizes and Gifts !
·Spend $ 20.00 or more and win instant prizes from our lucky draw box.
·Collect a free party balloon and whistle for each young diner.
·Enjoy a free meal if you are the first customer of the day at any of our stalls.
·Win a holiday to Western Australia. A free raffle ticket is given with every receipt. Just fill in your information and place your entry in the box provided.
Winner to be announced in The Straits Times on the 15th of January.
Join in the Fun !
Between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm each evening until the 10th of January, your favorite Channel 3 television actors and singers will entertain you:
·May Lee ·Jackie Chen
·Kim Yap ·Kamal
Autograph sessions will follow each performance ! And who will be our extra special mystery star? Come down on Saturday at noon to find out.
The prices at Munchies are__________.

A．lower than usual

B．bargain prices for the opening

C．lower for two people

D．lower if you spend $ 21.00

Everyone who eats at Munchies will receive a _________.

A．free raffle ticket

B．lucky draw coupon

C．free meal

D．balloon and whistle

I will find out who has won the trip to Western Australia when I _________.

A．watch Channel 3 television

B．come down to Munchies at noon

C．read The Straits Times on the 15th of January

D．attend the lucky draw at Munchies Food Hall

When a child is told he is "uncool", it can be very painful. He may say he doesn't care, and even act in ways that are opposite of cool on purpose. But ultimately, these are simply ways to handle sadness by pretending it's not there.
Helping a child feel better in school had to be careful. If you say, "Why are you worried about what other children think about you? It doesn't matter!" children know that it does matter. Instead, an active way may be best. You could say, "I'm going to do a couple of things for you to help you feel better in school."
If a boy is having trouble making friends, the teacher can help him. The teacher can arrange things so that he has chances to use his abilities to contribute to class projects. This is how the other children learn how to value his good qualities and to like him. A teacher can also raise a child's popularity in the group by showing that he values that child. It even helps to put him in a seat next to a very popular child, or let him be a partner with that child in activities, etc.
There are things that parents can do at home, too. Be friendly when your child brings others home to play. Encourage him to invite friends to meals and then serve the dishes they consider "super". When you plan trips, picnics, movies, and other shows, invite another child with whom your child wants to be friends.
What you can do is to give him a chance to join a group that may be shutting him out. Then, if he has good qualities, he can start to build real friendship of his own.
A child who has been informed of being "uncool" may _____.

A．care nothing about it

B．develop a sense of anger

C．do something uncool purposely

D．pretend to get hurt very much

A teacher can help an unpopular child by _____.

A．seeing the child as the teacher's favourite

B．asking the child to do something for partners

C．forcing other children to make friends with the child

D．offering the child chances to show his good qualities

How can parents help their child fit in better?

A．By cooking delicious food for him.

B．By being kind to his schoolmates.

C．By forcing him to invite friends home.

D．By taking him to have picnics in the park.

Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Children don't care about others' comments on them.

B．It's only a teacher's work to make children popular.

C．Parents should take their children out for picnic and shows more often.

D．Inviting children's friends to family activities is good for them to make friends.

BEIJING, March 9—The central government will require an additional three years of use for official vehicles for ministers and governors to reduce the costs of purchasing new cars, media have reported.
The new rule has been applied among all Party and government departments nationwide, the Beijing News reported on Tuesday. The new rule has not yet been made public, said Li, a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee.
Under the old rules, the cars used by minister-level officials could be replaced as often as every five years, Li said. These officials will also retain the same cars when they assume new posts, he added.
The new rule also reiterated（重申） that officials ranking below minister-or governor-levels should not be allocated(分配) cars. The cars possessed by their departments should be used on demand.
“It violates（违反） the rules for lower-ranking-even county-level-officials to be allocated cars, “Li said.
Purchases of vehicles for official use have been heavily investigated, as they account for a large expenditure of public funds every year.
A survey on the Web news www. ifeng. com found 64 percent of respondents believed the new rule will be difficult to implement（执行实施） because it is related to officials’ interests.
“Local government departments had halted approvals for requests for such vehicles and had started to work on new quotas under the new rules.” Li said.
“The future reform of official vehicle use will introduce market mechanisms and monetization.”
Premier Wen Jiabao said in the annual government work report on Saturday that expenditures on such vehicles will not increase in 2011 compared with a year ago.
Beijing’s standing deputy mayor Ji Lin last week said the municipal government will release the number of vehicles for official use in the capital as early as at the end of this month.
Earlier this month, the Ministry of Finance had published a rule regulating the budgets for such vehicles.
What is the purpose of the new rule allocating vehicles among officials?

A．To promote a low-carbon lifestyle.

B．To cut down the present huge expenditures of purchasing cars.

C．To make good use of the budgets for official cars.

D．To solve the problem of severe traffic jam.

How often could the care used by minister-level officials be replaced according to the new rule?

A．Every 3 years.	B．Every 5 years.
C．Every 8 years.	D．Every 10 years.

What about the officials ranking below minister-or governor-levels in terms of official vehicles?

A．They can still possess special cars.

B．They can use their own private cars.

C．They can use cars whenever officially necessary.

D．They can be allocated second-hand cars.

What is the public’s attitude toward the new rule’s fulfillment?

A．Skeptical.	B．Optimistic.
C．Indifferent.	D．Passive.

Is there something that you’ve always wanted to try but just never have the time? Well, make plans to try it now since you are on summer vacation. Not all vacations call for taking a tour bus to take photos of famous landmarks. Some vacations allow you plenty of opportunities to learn.
The most difficult aspect of a learning vacation may be choosing one because the possibilities are endless. If you enjoy cooking, various companies can take you to Italy, France, Spain, Mexico or even Peru. Once there, you can learn to prepare the local cuisine(烹饪). Trips are often planned to fit in with local food festivals or special events.
The term “learning vacation” often brings language to mind. The best way to learn a language is in an environment where it’s spoken. Study Spanish, French or English. Or attempt a more unusual language like Polish, Estonian or Thai. You’ll be able to learn about the country and absorb the culture at the same time.
If you are fond of sports, you can polish your skills or learn new ones. Golf and tennis schools welcome players of all levels. If you want a bigger thrill, you can learn to surf, go climbing or race cars. It’s ever possible to learn the art and techniques of bull fighting while on vacation!
You can also discover your inner artist. Many places offer painting classes in different mediums. The scenic locations of the schools offer plenty of subjects that provide inspiration for practice.
If you prefer capturing the world on film, take a photography vacation. Travel with a small group to photograph beautiful animals or scenery. You can also practice your technique on people or at historical sights.
Once you decide on a vacation, choose a company carefully. Request names of recent customers you can contact, and then ask them for an evaluation(评价). The more you know before you go, the better prepared you’ll be. Then go out and learn something!
Why is it hard for you to decide on a learning vacation?

A．Because it is hard for you to make plans.

B．Because the possibilities are unlimited.

C．Because there are many good foods from abroad.

D．Because there’s too many food festivals or events.

The advantages of learning a language in its native country is that .

A．the environment is fit for you to use the language

B．you are able to learn the original foreign language

C．native speakers offer you a lot of chances to practice

D．you can learn the language and experience its culture

Which of the following sports suits you if you don’t like thrills?

A．Car racing.	B．Playing tennis.
C．Rock climbing.	D．Surfing.

The purpose of writing the text is to .

A．advertise some popular summer programmes

B．encourage readers to have a good time relaxing

C．offer some tips on how to enjoy a learning vacation

D．attract more readers to spend summer time learning

He’s an old cobbler(修鞋匠) with a shop in the Marais, a historic area in Paris. When I took him my shoes, he at first told me, “I haven’t time. Take them to the other fellow on the main street; he’ll fix them for you right away.”
But I’d had my eye on his shop for a long time. Just looking at his bench loaded with tools and pieces of leather, I knew he was a skilled craftsman(手艺人) . “No,” I replied, “The other fellow can’t do it well.”
“The other fellow” was one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys “while-U-wait” —without knowing much about mending shoes or making keys. They work carelessly, and when they have finished sewing back a sandal strap(鞋带) you might as well just throw away the pair.
The man saw I wouldn’t give in, and he smiled. He wiped his hands on his blue apron（围裙）, looked at my shoes, had me write my name on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said, “Come back in a week.”
I was about to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf.
“See what I can do?” he said with pride. “Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work.”
When I got back out into the street, the world seemed brand-new to me. He was something out of an ancient legend, this old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly, his very strange, dusty felt hat, his funny accent from who-knows-where and, above all, his pride in his craft.
These are times when nothing is important but the bottom line, when you can do things any old way as long as it “pays”, when, in short, people look on work as a path to ever-increasing consumption(消费) rather than a way to realize their own abilities. In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done.
Which of the following is true about the old cobbler?

A．He was equipped with the best repairing tools.

B．He was the only cobbler in the Marais.

C．He was proud of his skills.

D．He was a native Parisian.

The sentence “He was something out of an ancient legend”(Paragraph 7) implies that .

A．nowadays you can hardly find anyone like him

B．it was difficult to communicate with this man

C．the man was very strange

D．the man was too old

According to the author, many people work just to .

A．realize their abilities

B．gain happiness

C．make money

D．gain respect

This story wants to tell us that .

A．craftsmen make a lot of money

B．whatever you do, do it well

C．craftsmen need self-respect

D．people are born equal

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I was so lucky to find Elder Helpers on the web and even luckier that Laura decided to help me get organized. I was hit by a car in January and couldn’t do much in my house for several months so things really got messy here. But this Angel of a person came and rescued me. I am so lucky and grateful to have met her and to have received her generous help.
Learn To Play Chess or Improve Your Game
Chess lessons are offered by a skilled, experienced, patient chess teacher who is also a very strong practical player.
Whether you are a complete beginner or want to improve your game, it may be a good idea for you to call me.
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We can know that Introduction to Genetic Analysis sold in Ad 1 .

A．is in its third edition

B．is an old science textbook

C．has notes on some pages

D．is in paperback

What’s the purpose of Ad 2?

A．To give tips on volunteering.

B．To introduce an active lifestyle

C．To find volunteers.

D．To help older people.

What’s the meaning of the word “messy” (underlined in Ad 2)?

A．Untidy.	B．Broken.
C．Unpleasant.	D．Changed.\

The chess lessons in Ad 3 will .

A．mainly include beginners

B．be taken mainly by adults

C．be taught by an old teacher

D．have learners of different ages

Rembrandt was an extraordinary Dutch painter. He was most well-known for his brushwork and the way in which he connected with the human soul. His life, however, was not happy.
He was born on July 15,1606 in Leiden, the Netherlands. His father wanted him to have a real, learned profession but Rembrandt left the University of Leiden after becoming bored. He began studying art under a local teacher but soon left and studied in Amsterdam where he mastered all his lessons in six months!
At the age of 22, he moved back to Leiden and began to get his own students. One of his students was the famous artist Gerrit Dou. In 1631 he returned to Amsterdam where he became the most popular portrait painter in Holland. Rembrandt met Saskia and married her in 1634. She was a cousin of a very successful art dealer and she helped him to meet wealhy people who commissioned(委任制作) many paintings from him. He used her as a model in many of his paintings.
Rembrandt’s private life, however, was very unfortunate. He had four children with Saskia but only one, Titus, survived. Saskia died in 1642 at the age of only 30. In 1649, his housekeeper became his second wife and was also a model for many of his paintings. Even though Rembrandt was very successful as an artist, art dealer and teacher, he lived in a careless way and had to declare bankruptcy(破产) in 1656. He even had to sell his whole art collection and his house to pay off his debts.
His unfortunate life, however, didn’t affect his art. He painted many great paintings during that time. His new love, Hendrickje, died in 1663 and his 27-year-old son, Titus, died in 1668. Eleven months later, on October 4, 1669, Rembrandt died in Amsterdam. He produced more than 600 paintings and over 2,000 drawings!
Which of the following is the reason that made Rembrandt’s business fail?

A．As an extraordinary Dutch painter, he knew nothing about business.

B．He spent most of his time on art, leaving no time to care his business.

C．All his children but Titus died, which made him very sad.

D．Like other famous artists, he was thoughtless.

From the passage we learn that Rembrandt .

A．graduated from the University of Leiden

B．began his teaching career in 1628

C．married Saskia when he was 22 years old

D．was good at drawing animals and flowers

How many members of Rembrandt’s family died before him, not including his parents?

A．Four.

B．Five.

C．Six.

D．Seven.

What’s the best title for this passage?

A．A brief biography of Rembrandt

B．A great Dutch painter

C．The greatest painter in the world

D．Rembrandt’s unhappy family

His first successful fight was for the equal rights of black people in South Africa. Then, as the first black president, he fought to unite the country and organize the government. Now Nelson Mandela has set his sights on a new enemy, AIDS.
On March 19 the former president, hosted his second AIDSawareness concert. He warned that 25 million people in Africa were already infected with the fatal disease.
Mandela was born in a small village in South Africa in 1918. He was adopted by the chief of his tribe and could have been a chief himself and lived a happy country life.
But he refused to be a chief when his people lived under racial discrimination(歧视). He decided to fight for equal rights for all the people in South Africa. Before 1990, under the country’s Racial Segregation Law, coloured people and white people lived separately. Black people were treated unfairly even when taking a bus. Blacks had to stand at the back of the bus to make room for white people even when there were only a few of them on board.
For his opposition to the system, Mandela was arrested and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990 and became the president of the country after the first election was held in which everyone could vote.
Mandela was not only a political fighter who attacked with speeches. He was also a trained boxer and fought in the ring when he was young.
“Although I did not enjoy the violence of boxing, I was interested in how one moved one’s body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat，”he wrote in his autobiography.
As a skillful fighter, he chose music as his weapon against AIDS. He hopes to win another victory against AIDS.
When was Mandela arrested?

A．In 1963.

B．In 1990.

C．When he refused to be a chief.

D．When he became the president.

Nelson Mandela succeeded in doing the following EXCEPT ________.

A．winning the equal rights for the black people in South Africa

B．uniting South Africa

C．organizing a government in South Africa

D．controlling the spread of AIDS

Which of the following statements can best describe the life of Nelson Mandela?

A．Struggle is his life.

B．Sports make his fame.

C．Fight for equal rights.

D．A great fighter against the government.

Travel Information

Placeofinterest	WaterCube	WestLake	Disneyland	DragonTower
Location(位置)	Beijing	Hangzhou	HongKong	Harbin
PhoneNumber	010-28135589	0571-68345579	00852-28029822	0451-81187899
PriceofTicket	￥60	￥50	￥300	￥150
Feature	Specialbubbly(气泡状的)design	TheBrokenBridge	Cartooncharacters	Skywalk

It is said that the love story about Xu Xian and the White Snake happened on _____.

A．Dragon Tower	B．West Lake
C．Water Cube	D．Disneyland

If a person in Hangzhou feels like visiting Water Cube, he should call _____to get information.

A．010-28315589	B．0451-82187899
C．0571-68345576	D．0l0-28135589

Disneyland, which attracts a lot of tourists from home and abroad every year, is in_____ according to the travel information.

A．Beijing	B．Harbin
C．Hong Kong	D．Hangzhou

Which of the following is TRUE according to the travel information?

A．Water Cube is special in design.

B．The price of a ticket for West Lake is the highest.

C．In Disneyland.you can’t see any cartoon characters.

D．The price of a ticket for Dragon Tower is the lowest.

Many people have tried to simplify the spelling of English words. Unlike other languages , English sometimes spells the same sounds in very different ways . For example , there is “light “but” white”, ”loan ”but “phone” ,and there are at least seven different ways of pronouncing “ough”: ”though”, ”through “,”bough”. “cough” ”enough “, “ought” and “thorough “.
The American President Theodore Roosevelt almost succeeded in simplifying English spelling .In 1906, Andrew Carnegie started the Simplified Spelling Board .He was one of the richest men in the United States of America .The board’s plan was to make the spelling of words nearer to the way they sound .For example , the word “though” would be spelt “tho” and “through “would become “thru”. Other people on the board were Melvil Dewey , the head of the New York libraries , and Professor Brander Matthews of Columbia University 。They explained their idea to President Roosevelt , who thought that it was indeed logical .He immediately asked the government printer to sue simplified spelling in all government letters .
But people didn’t like the change, even if it made life easier. So the new simpler spelling was not popular. More importantly, when the American politicians (政客) discussed the plan, they did not like it either.
Because Roosevelt did not want to have any problems with the politicians, he changed his mind and told the printer to go back to the old way of spelling.
Since then no one in any government has dared to simplify English spelling. However,people do simplify some words, mainly in advertisements. For example, we often see “tonite” instead of “tonight” and “thru” instead of “through”．
Many people have tried to simplify English spelling because________.

A．English words are too long to remember

B．there are many mistakes in English words

C．lots of words are spelt in many different ways

D．sometimes the same sounds have different spellings.

Who is NOT a member of the Simplified Spelling Board?

A．Andrew Carnegie.

B．Melvil Dewey.

C．Theodore Roosevelt.

D．Brander Matthews.

What was Theodore Roosevelt’s attitude towards simplified spelling?

A．Worried.

B．Supportive.

C．Uncertain.

D．Doubtful.

According to the passage, simplified spelling________.

A．was welcomed by the US politicians

B．changed the way the words sound

C．has been used widely for over a century

D．was first used in US government letters.

An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for him to go back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. When dinnertime came, he didn't go to dinning room, saying that he was not feeling very well.
The next morning he still didn't have breakfast and at lunchtime he again stayed in his room. But at dinnertime he was so hungry that he went to the dinning room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel (争执).
“Bring me the bill,” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the waiter in surprise. “There isn't any bill. On our ship meals are included (包括) in the money for the ticket,” said the waiter.
The story happened _____.

A．in England

B．on a ship from Norway to England

C．in Norway

D．on a ship from England to Norway

The traveler didn’t go to the dinning room first because _____.

A．he had no money

B．he didn’t feel very well

C．he didn’t want to eat anything

D．he didn’t hear the sound of the bell

The traveler went to the dinning room to eat something because _____。

A．his friend had given him some money

B．the waiter had asked him to change his mind

C．he learned that there was no bill on the ship

D．he was too hungry.

After the traveler finished eating, _____.

A．he had a quarrel with waiter over the bill

B．he drank a lot

C．he asked the waiter to bring him the change (零钱)

D．he came to know that travelers on the ship had free meals