My sister Julia would rather  _____ newspaper than watch TV on Sundays.

A. reading         B. reads         C. read.

 

I love My Country is a Dutch（荷兰的）TV series, first aired（播放）in the Netherlands on March 8, 2008.A tenth season was aired in late 2012, with an 11^th season airing in March, 2013.
The show was created by the Dutchman John de Mol and has been sold to at least 25 countries in the world.
The series is divided into two teams. Each team, led by its leader, has three members. The teams have to answer questions about their own home country, like "What is the capital…?", "When did our country end the war with…?”etc. At the end of the programme the winning team gets a bicycle.
Big Ideas is a Canadian television series produced by TVOntario, on the air since 2001. The idea of starting the programme came from Wodek Szemberg who worked as the producer of the programme afterwards. The programme show lectures（讲座）to the public given by famous university educators.
Big Ideas airs on TV Ontario on Saturdays and Sundays at 5 pm, with repeat airings at 5 am on Sunday and Monday mornings.
In 2007, Big Ideas held its Best Lecture Competition for the second time. Dr. Michael Persinger, from Laurentian University, received the best-lecturer award.
The show stopped in the spring of 2013 because TVO had little money for it.
【小题1】How many seasons of I Love My Country has been aired so far?

A．8

B．9

C．10

D．11

【小题2】When can you see Big Ideas on TV?

A．At 4 pm on Saturdays.	B．At 5 pm on Sundays.
C．At 5 pm on Mondays.	D．At 4 am on Sundays.

【小题3】The writer writes the passage to _______.

A．introduce two TV series to us

B．explain why there are so many TV series

C．encourage us to watch more TV series

D．encourage us to love our country more

I like to spend time      my grandparents on Sundays.

A. for                  B. in                              C. on           D. with

 

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  In many European countries it is normal to have a long break in the middle of the day when all members of the family return to their houses to eat together. This is not very ___【小题1】______in Britain because normally it is a long way from the place of work or school to the home. The __【小题2】_____ people often have a big breakfast before they go to work and the meal at midday is not __【小题3】____with the members of the family but with workmates or schoolmates. Lunch is normally ___【小题4】____ between 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm. Most people finish work at five thirty. It often take at ____【小题5】_____ an hour to get home from the school or workplace so people eat their meal ___【小题6】___ "dinner" between 6:30 pm and 9 pm.
On Sundays people don’t have to work so they take the ___【小题7】____ to eat together with their family. Sunday lunch is ____【小题8】____ the best meal of the week and many of the meals which are considered real British food are eaten for Sunday lunch, such as roast beef and pudding.
_____【小题9】______ everyone in Britain understands that "breakfast" is the first meal of the day, there is a lot of confusion(混乱) about the words for other meals such as "dinner, lunch, tea, high tea, elevenses, brunch, supper". And if you ask a British person what these words ___【小题10】_____, most of them will give you a different answer according to what part of the country they are from.

1. HOUSE FOR SALE     Comfortable family home with a large garden on north side of town. Three bedrooms, living-room, kitchen, dining-room, bathroom. Offers over $ 35,000.
2. ASSISTANT WANTED FOR BUSH RESTAURANT
Some evening and weekend work. All meals free. Ring 3320178.
3. JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAM       Boys and girls wanted to play in local football team.
Aged 9-13. Meet in Green Park on Friday at 3 p.m.
4. ROOM to RENT (出租)
Small room to rent in city center flat above restaurant. Newly painted with modern furniture(家具). Near main railway station. Buses pass front door. Phone 3322108.
Mr. Black wants to live near his workplace. Mrs. Black wants a house with four bedrooms. Their children don’t care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough. Rose, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks it is an exciting place. it’s hard work, but she isn’t lazy. You have to work on Sundays and Saturdays, but you get other days off. It’s not very well paid. But who cares about money?
Jack is a middle school student. He is thirteen years old. He finishes school at half past three, so he has plenty of time to finish his homework.
Bob, Mr. Black’s brother, is looking for a room to rent. He doesn’t care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is. He is getting ready for his drawing. So the house must be quiet.
【小题1】Why didn’t the Blacks buy the house in Advertisement 1?

A．It was on the north side of town.

B．There weren’t enough bedrooms.

C．There was no dining- room.

D．The garden was too big.

【小题2】Why does Rose want to get the job in the restaurant?

A．It’s an easy job.

B．She can get a lot of money.

C．She thinks it will be interesting.

D．She can get long holidays.

【小题3】Why can’t Jack play for the new football team?

A．School finished too late.	B．It’s in different village.
C．He’s not old enough	D．He has to do his homework.