Olivia was riding an elevator(电梯). She was going to the top of the Empire State Building（帝国大厦） in New York City, or almost to the top. She wanted to go to the 102nd floor, but she couldn’t afford the price. It wasn’t free to ride the elevator. She also had to go through security(安全) checks, and her bag had to get checked.
Olivia rode an elevator to the 80th floor. That was very high. Then she rode a second elevator to the 86th floor. When she got out finally, she saw windows. She could see the sky outside. It looked the same as on the ground. She went out of the door to where all the people were standing. Wow! It was so high. Olivia looked in every direction at the buildings below. Most of them were much shorter and smaller than the one she was in. It was so different being up so high.
Olivia smiled at a bird that sat on the edge(边缘) of the building. How could it not be scared? It was so far from the ground, and the cars on the streets looked like tiny toys! There was a man dressed up as King Kong! He looked really funny. Olivia got her picture taken with him.
For Olivia, it was really a great way to see the city. She took a lot of pictures before she left the Empire State Building.
1.Olivia didn’t go to the 102nd floor because_______.
A．it cost too much
B．the elevator broke
C．she was not allowed
D．she was scared to go up too high
2.Finally, Olivia went to the _______ floor of the Empire State Building.
A．80th B．86th C．90th D．100th
3.The underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ________.
A．the Empire State Building B．the elevator
C．the sky D．the door
4.Olivia _______ in the Empire State Building.
A．took many pictures
B．couldn’t see any birds
C．was dressed up as King Kong
D．didn’t dare to look down at the streets
5.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A．King Kong that was in the Empire State Building.
B．The history of the Empire State Building.
C．Places to visit in the city of New York.
D．A trip to the Empire State Building
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Mr. Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring. He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was twelve o'clock. "Who can it be at this time of night?" He thought. He decided to go and find out. So he got of bed, put on his dressing gown and went to the door. When he opened the door, there was nobody there. "That is very strange." Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into bed, turned off the light and tried to go to sleep.
A few minutes later he heard the bell again. Mr. Lee jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He closed the door and tried not to feel angry. Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor. He picked it up. There were some words on it: "It is now after midnight, so it is April Fool's Day. April Fool to you!"
"Oh, it was the English boy next door!" Mr. Lee exclaimed (惊叫) and almost smiled. He went back to bed and felt asleep at once. The bell did not ring again.
1.Mr. Lee went to bed _______.
A. before twelve o'clock B. after twelve o'clock
C. as soon as the bell rang D. when he saw the boy
2.Why did he rush to the door when he heard the bell ring the second time?
A. He wanted to open the door for the visitor
B. He wanted to find out who the visitor was.
C. He was afraid of the ring
D. He was waiting for someone.
3.Mr. Lee found ______on the floor at last.
A. a letter B. a stamp
C. a book D. a piece of paper
4.Mr. Lee thought the English boy _________.
A. was a bad boy
B. was friendly with him
C. shouldn't ring the bell at midnight
D. did a dangerous thing
5. From this passage, we learn that people can _______ on April Fool's Day.
A. say "Hello" to each other
B. dance and sing at night
C. play jokes on each other
D. send presents to children
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2.A．important B．interesting C．convincing D．necessary
3.A．how B．when C．what D．where
4.A．end B．way C．slightest D．case
5.A．where B．that C．what D．how
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7.A．care B．hear C．tell D．drop
8.A．off B．out C．with D．up
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3.警察局就在图书馆对面，你一定能找到的。
The police station is just the library. You can’t miss it.
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