Passage l A Teacher Who Saved His Students

    An Australian teacher Dane came to Chengdu four years ago．He was giving an English class in Guangya School，in Dujiangyan, when the ground began to shake at 2：28 P.m. on May 12．“Desk! Desk!”he shouted to his students．After all the children hid under the desks safely, he joined them．

    When the shake stopped，Dane led his students out of the classroom on the third floor and downstairs to an open area．

    Passage 2 International Aid(援助)

    A Japanese team of medical workers landed in Chengdu on the early morning of May 16．It was the first team to arrive from abroad．They set off for Guanzhong Town, in Qingchuan County(县)．Two villages were lost in the town，and about 700 people were in danger．Without stopping to rest，they walked many miles to search for the survivors．Soon，a team from Singapore and a second team from Japan arrived，followed by two other teams from Korea and Russia．

1．We can learn from Passage l that Dane is _________ ．

  A．an American doctor

  B．an Australian teacher

  C．a medical worker

  D．an International organization(组织)

2．Which of the following is TRUE?

  A．There weren’t any Chinese teams providing aid after the earthquake．

  B．A Japanese team was the first team that arrived in Sichuan．

  C．Several countries provided aid．

  D．Dane taught English in Chengdu for four years．

3．What does the underlined word“survivors”mean?

  A．幸存者              B．灾区      C．失败者  D．灾难

4．How many international teams are mentioned in Passage 2?

  A．Two．      B．Three．         C．Four．     D．Five．

5．What is the second passage mainly about?

  A．How to save students during the earthquake．

  B．How to search for villagers in Dujiangyan．

  C．Aid from different countries．

  D．Ways of providing aid．

Can you write a letter in English? Now let me tell you.

    We always write the date at the end of the letter when we write a Chinese letter. But it is different in English. We have to write it on the top of the right comer. And above the date, we also write the house and the names of our street, city and country. At the beginning of the letter, we often use Dear sir", "Dear Mr/Miss/Mrs... " At the end of the letter, we usually use words like "yours", "Yours ever", "Truly yours".

    It is also different to write an English envelope. If it is to American friend Frank Smith, you should write your name and address on the top of the left corner and write his in the middle.

    Now read the following envelope, please, Then you can know how to write an English envelope.

1．We should put down the date     when we write an English letter．

A．at the end of the letter on the left           B．at the end of the letter on the right

C．at the top of the letter on the left           D．at the top of the letter on the right

2．If Frank Smith wants to write an English letter to Li Mingguo，“Li Mingguo”should be written

A．at the end of the envelope on the left      B．at the end of the envelope on the right

C．at the top of the envelope on the left     D．in the middle of the envelope

3．How do you write at the beginning of the letter when you write to Jia Mingtang，your leader?

A．Jia．                B．Mingtang．             C．Dear sir．        D．Dear Mingtang．

4．To what city is the letter sent?

A．Dezhou            B．King Street              C．Washington          D．New Town

5．       writes this letter．

A．A Japanese student                         B．A Chinese student

C．An Australian boy                             D．An American boy

    Can you write a letter in English? Now let me tell you.

    We always write the date at the end of the letter when we write a Chinese letter. But it is different in English. We have to write it on the top of the right corner. And above the date, we also write the house and the names of our street, city and country. At the beginning of the letter, we often use Dear sir”, “Dear Mr. / Miss/ Mrs. …”At the end of the letter, we usually use words like” yours”, “Yours ever”, “Truly yours”.

    It is also different to write an English envelope. If it is to American friend Frank Smith, you should write your name and address on the top of the left corner and write his in the middle.

Now read the following envelope, please. Then you can know how to write an English envelope.

1、We should put down the date______ when we write an English letter.

   A、at the end of the letter on the left  B、at the end of the letter on the right

   C、at the top of the letter on the left  D、at the top of the letter on the right

2、If Frank Smith wants to write an English letter to Li Mingguo, “Li Mingguo” should be written ______

   A、at the end of the envelope on the left   B、at the end of the envelope on the right

   C、at the top of the envelope on the left   D、in the middle of the envelope

3、How do you write at the beginning of the letter when you write to Jia Mingtang, your leader?

   A、Jia.        B、Mingtang.  C、Dear sir.      D、Dear Mingtang.

4、To what city is the letter sent?

   A、Dezhou  B、King Street  C、Washington  D、New Town

5、______ writes this letter.

   A、A Japanese student          B、A Chinese student

   C、An Australian boy           D、An American boy