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The London Eye is a tourist attraction in London, the UK. There you can get into a capsule(密封舱) to enjoy a great view of the city of London.

     I 1.____________ the London Eye last summer with a friend. My friend didn't know where we were going. I just told him we would go somewhere very special. As we arrived 2.__________ Waterloo Station, he had worked out where we were going. He 3.___________ happily. When we reached the London Eye, there was a very long waiting line, so in order to 4.        time, he stayed in the line while I went to buy the 5.___________.

     The capsule doesn't completely stop when people get on, so you have to get into it 6. ____________. Then the door of the capsule shuts. The view was wonderful. We took many photos of the view and of7.___________ . It took about half an hour for the capsule to go around

     If you are 8.______________ in going there, I'd like to give you some advice. To enjoy the view, go in the 9.__________. There are night rides, but you won't see a lot. Sometimes the top of the wheel can be quite cool even 10.________ it's sunny. So ladies, don't forget to take a scarf.

 

On my eighth birthday, Dad bought me an accordion(手风琴） and said excitedly, "Once you learn to play, it'll stay with you for life." But I didn't want to play it. I just wanted to play games, But Dad asked me to take accordion lessons.
One day, I found a box in a corner. When I opened it, I saw a beautiful violin. "It was your father's," Mum said. "His parents bought it for him. I guess he got too busy on the farm to learn to play it."
I had to practice half an hour every day, and every day I tried to get out of it. But Dad didn't allow. I asked why. He answered, "Because you can bring people joy. You can touch their hearts." He added softly, "Someday you'll have the chance I never had: you'll play beautiful music for your family. And you'll understand why you've worked so hard." I was speechless.
The lessons stopped after I finished high school. When I grew up, I got married and moved into a new house. I put the accordion in the attic（阁楼）.
One afternoon, my two children found the accordion by accident (偶然). They got very excited. "Play it. Play it," they laughed and said. I started to play some simple songs. I was surprised I could still remember them. Soon the kids were dancing. Even my wife was laughing and clapping to the beat.
At that moment, my father's words came back to me, "Someday you'll have the chance I never had. And you'll understand." I finally knew why Dad had asked me to practice hard. Dad never learnt to play his violin. But I told my family, "This is my father's music."
【小题1】My father didn't learn to play his violin when he was young because _______.

A．he didn't like to play the violin

B．he had to support his family

C．he wanted to play games

D．he didn't keep on practicing

【小题2】How might the writer feel when he had to practice playing the accordion?

A．Delighted.

B．Excited.

C．Bored.

D．Relaxed.

【小题3】"Dad didn't allow" means "_______".

A．Dad didn't agree with me.

B．Dad didn’t keep me doing it.

C．Dad didn't help me do it.

D．Dad didn't see me do it.

【小题4】What were the writer’s children doing when he started to play simple songs?

A．Singing

B．Dancing

C．Clapping to the beat

D．Screaming

【小题5】Dad asked me to learn to play the accordion so that _______.

A．I could go to a better school

B．I could give myself much joy

C．I could be a useful man

D．I could make people happy

阅读下列短文，判断对(T)错(F).

　　Hello, my name is Linda. I am from England. Now I am in China with my parents. I like Chinese. They are very friendly to us. I like Chinese food, too. There are many different kinds of food. They are delicious. My father is Mr. Green. He works in a big company(公司) here. My mother is at home. She looks after my father and me. I have breakfast at home. My mother cooks it for me. I usually. have an egg, a piece of bread and porridge for breakfast. I don't like milk. I have four lessons in the morning. My school is far from my home. So I have no time to go home for lunch. I just have snacks at school. The snacks are very good in two boxes. One has different food, the other has some rice in it.

　　In the afternoon, I only have two lessons. After the lessons, I usually go home. My father takes me home in his car.

　　I have supper at home with my parents. Sometimes we go out to have dinner with our friends. We have fish, meat, vegetables, soup,rice and fruit for supper. I like Chinese dumplings very much.

　　I like Chinese food. I also like Chinese people, too.

(1) Linda is from England, but she is in China now.

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(2) Linda goes to school by bus.

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(3) Linda's mother doesn't go to work, she just stays at home.

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(4) Linda likes Chinese food and Chinese people very much.

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(5) Linda has snacks at home every day.

(　　)

 

Dear Mr. Wise, I’m a slow student. Most of my classmates are much better than me, so I usually get stressed out. Although I spend much time studying for the tests, I can’t get good grades. Sometimes my father gives me some help. He tells me not to worry about it, but it doesn’t work. What do you think I should do? Li Lei

  

Dear Li Lei, Many famous people were not so good when they were young. Edison, a famous scientist, did poorly in his studies when he was a young boy. But, as an adult, he made many inventions that helped a lot of people. When I was at young age, I didn’t do well at school. I just kept working hard, and at last, I succeed. You should take it easy and try your best. Tomorrow is another day. I believe you can do better. Mr. Wise

1.Li Lei feels worried because ______________.

A．he doesn’t like going to school

B．he is not as good as most of his classmates

C．his father doesn’t like him

D．he doesn’t want to work hard

2.Li Lei writes this letter to ______________.

A．ask for some help

B．find a pen pal

C．tell his father his problem

D．let all his classmates know it

3.In Mr. Wise’s letter, “Tomorrow is another day” means “____________”.

A．Tomorrow is the weekend

B．One can get good friends tomorrow

C．Tomorrow is the same as today

D．There are a lot of hopes in our lives