Today there are policemen everywhere , but in 1700 , London had
no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night
and they were not paid.  
         About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more
and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty and many
people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the
streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible.    
         In 1750, Henry Fielding started to pay a group people to stop
thieves. They were like policemen and were caIled " Bow Street
Runners"  because they worke near Bow Street.    
        Fifty years later, there were 120 " Bow Street Run ners " , but  
London  had become  very big and  needed more policemen. So in 1829
, the first Metropolitan( or London )Police Force was started with 3,000
officers. Most of thmen worked on foot , but a few rode horses. Until
1920 all the police in London were men.
       Today , London police are quite well paid and for the few police
officers who still ride horses, the pay is even better than that for the
others.

      1. In 1700 , the men who protected the streets were paid     .    

      A. a few         
      B. nothing    
      C. a little              
      D. a lot

     2.About 300 years ago , many people ___ .  

     A. wanted to leave London   
     B. had big houses in London   
     C. became policemen    
     D. came to live in London

     3.People didn't leave their houses because      .

     A. they had no money    
     B. they were afraid of losing money   
     C. the city was not clean    
     D. they liked homes

    4.The " Bow. Street Runners "___.    

    A. stopped thieves stealing   
    B. stole money    
    C. paid people to steal    
    D. stopped people riding horses

    5.Today, police officers who ride horses are paid     .   

    A. the same as their workmates    
    B. more than their workmates     
    C. half as much as their workmates   
    D. less than their workmates

     What is a Chinatown? Is it a town in China? Of course not! It is in a foreign country. It is a place where many overseas Chinese live together.
     There are lots of Chinatown in America. The biggest one is in New York. There are about 150,000
people in it. It is the home of Chinese New Yorkers. And it is also a good place to go.
     Shopping in Chinatown: Shopping in Chinatown is fun. You can find lots of things here. Most of them
are made in China. Mott Street is the best place to shop because the things there are very cheap.
     Eating in Chinatown: Chinatown has more than 200 restaurants. You can enjoy traditional Chinese food here. New Silver Palace Restaurant is one of the best restaurants.  don’t   You can eat some Shanghai
food in Evergreen Restaurant.
     Living in Chinatown: Living in Chinatown is comfortable. You can find hospitals, schools, banks,
libraries and supermarkets in it. In some schools, students must study Chinese. Many overseas Chinese
send their children to these schools. They want their children to learn more about China and its culture.

根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）：
(     )1. There is only one Chinatown in the USA.
(     )2. The Chinatown in New York has a population (人口) of 200,000.
(     )3. Many things in Chinatown are made in the USA.
(     )4. If you want to eat Shanghai food in Chinatown, you may go to Evergreen Restaurant.
(     )5. Many overseas Chinese send their children to the schools where they must study Chinese because 
           they want them to learn more about China and its culture.

    American boys and girls love watching television.  Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set.  Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Saturday.  
    Televisions are like books or films.  A child can learn both bad things and good things from them.  Some programs help children to understand the news,  and others show people and places from other countries or other time in history.  With television,  a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship.  Boys and girls can see a play,  a concert or a game at home.  
    Television brings many places and events into our homes.  Some programs show crimes (犯罪活动) and other things that are bad for children,  so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.

1. Some children spend eight hours or more ________ on Saturday.  

A. studying
B. playing card games
C. watching TV        
D. helping their parents

2. On television children can see ________.  

A. games              
B. big animals  
C. oceans              
D. almost everything

3. Children usually spend ________ a day in school.  

A. six hours            
B. more than eight hours
C. only a few hours      
D. four hours

4. "Television brings many places and events into homes. " means ________.

A. television makes things happen in homes
B. we can know places and events without going to see them
C. we can see houses and buildings on TV
D. we can find them easily

5. Parents sometimes help their children find other things to do when there is ________ for children.  

A. a bad program        
B. an animal  
C. a game               
D. an uninteresting film

     Li Xiaogu, 13, from Guangxi, has never been interested in the Spring Festival Gala programs except
Liu Qian's magic show. When Liu Qian's performance began, Li stopped everything to enjoy it.
     "Liu Qian made the coins pass through the glass just by patting the glass table. Moreover (而且), he
put his hand through the glass to get the coin," said Li. "It's really amazing."
     Some people unveiled (揭秘) Liu Qian's magic in an online video. Some posted (公布) the secrets
behind the magic show only 10 minutes after Liu Qian performed it on TV.
     "It's wrong! Showing how it's done will ruin (破坏) the beauty of magic," said Li.
Liu Heng, 14, from Jiangsu, agrees with Li. "Everyone knows magic is not real. Unveiling it will ruin the
feeling of 'unreal' and make it meaningless," said Liu Heng. "So we'd better keep the magic of magic
shows."
      Unlike these two, Wang Zi, a 14-year-old Beijinger, doesn't think unveiling the secrets is all that bad. Wang is a magic lover and can do some simple magic shows. He watched four videos that showed the
secrets behind Liu's magic show. "Watching those can help us understand magic better," said Wang.
      Facing the unveiling, Liu Qian said in a recent interview, "Magic is an art to meet people's curiosity (好奇心). So the best attitude (态度) towards magic is enjoying it rather than finding out how it's done."

根据短文内容，完成下列句子，每空词数不限。

1. Li Xiaogu _______ in the Spring Festival Gala programs but Liu Qian's magic show.
2. Some people unveiled Liu Qian's magic 10 minutes after Liu Qian _______ on TV.
3. Liu Heng's opinion is _______ as Li Xiaogu's. They both think it's to unveil magic.
4. Wang Zi ________ with Liu Heng and Li Xiaogu. And he watched _______ videos that showed the
    secrets behind Liu's magic show.
5. Liu Qian said in a recent interview that the best attitude towards magic was it rather than_______how
    it was done.

       You have been working hard to learn English. Do you know American kids are trying to learn
Chinese? More than 60,000 American students now study Chinese.
      “Because of China's fast development, Chinese has become more useful, and more and more
Americans begin to learn it," said Scott McGinnis, a Washington language expert (专家).
       For example, in 1999, only three schools in Chicago had Chinese lessons. This year more than
30 schools there have Chinese during school days. Last year China gave them 3,000 textbooks
because they had done a good job.
      Although Chinese is becoming more and more popular, it is one of the most difficult languages to
learn. Usually, an English speaker takes about 1,320 hours to become good at Chinese. He needs
only 480 hours for French, Spanish or Italian.

1. According to Scott McGinnis, more and more Americans begin to learn Chinese  _____.  

A. because of China's fast development  
B. because of China's interesting culture  
C. because they have more free time
D. because Chinese is easy to learn    

2. This year, _____ schools in Chicago give students Chinese lessons.

A. only three         
B. thirteen
C. over thirty      
D. less than thirty  

3.The students at those schools in Chicago take Chinese lessons   _____.

A. after school
B. at weekends    
C. on school nights    
D. on school days

4. Last year China gave _____  textbooks to those schools in Chicago.

A. thirty      
B. three hundred
C. three thousand      
D. thirty thousand

5. From the last two sentences we know that  _____.

A. Chinese is easier to learn than French, Spanish or Italian
B. Chinese is more difficult to learn than French, Spanish or Italian  
C. English speakers like to learn French, Spanish or Italian more than Chinese
D. English speakers like to learn Chinese more than French, Spanish or Italian

       What would you do if a stranger gave you some medicine and he said it would keep you slim or
help you do well in exams? Would you take it?
       Many middle school students have learned to keep themselves safe by saying "no".  1  .Drugs are
dangerous to your health!
       Because most of teens don't know much about drugs, they might want to try them. Liu, 16, was a
good student before trying drugs.  2   .He decided to have a try. After taking drugs only once, he found
it very hard to stop. Liu began to spend all his time and money on drugs. Soon, he stopped going to
school and started stealing (偷).  3   .   
       In China, taking drugs is becoming a big problem for teens. According to a survey, about one million
people in China are using illegal drugs now, and about 74% of them are young people.   4  
       Drugs are dangerous. Never try them, even if you're curious! It is the most important for you to keep safe and healthy.
A. In the end, he was put in prison.
B. In fact, what those strangers want to give them are drugs (毒品).
C. What's worse, there are about 10,000 drug users under 16 now.
D. One day, some old friends told him it would be fun.

5. According to a survey, about        young people in China are using illegal drugs now.

A. 1,000,000          
B. 100,000
C. 10,000              
D. 740,000