①A new Long March（长征）

Twenty-one people from Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland began a new Long March on October 15. They will walk about 8，000 kilometers from Ruining，Jiangxi to Wuxi，Shanxi. They hope to get 20 million yuan to build 101 schools and help poor children go back to school. They hope to finish the march by August 16, 2012.

②The football team

The Chinese under-17 football team is No. 1 in Asia. They won the Asian U-17 Championship（亚洲U-17锦标赛）in Japan on Saturday. They beat the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea（朝鲜）by 1:0. After 85 minutes，Wang Weilong got the only goal. They took the cup for the first time in 12 years.

③Liu leaves China

Chinese actor Liu Ye left for the US on Monday to make a film called Meteor（《流星》）. He is going to act with the Hollywood film star Mery Streep. His former classmate Zhang Ziyi sent Liu a message to encourage him. Liu was worried about his English，and worked hard on it before he left. People know him from films like last year’s “Mei Ren Cao”。
（　 ）66. From the news，we know that the twenty-one people began a new Long March

　　 to ______.

A. travel around China 　

B．visit some schools

　　　　 C．teach poor children

　　　　 D．get some money and help poor children go back to school

（　 ）67.The second piece of news tells us ______.

　　　　 A．Korea held this contest

　　　　 B．the Chinese football team is No. 1 in South-East Asia

　　　　 C．the Chinese under-17 football team won the world championship

　　　　 D．the Chinese under-17 football team won the championship for the first time

　　　　　　 in 12years

（　 ）68. Which of the paragraphs is about film stars？ ______

　　　　 A．The 1st　　　 B．The 2nd 　　 　　 C．The 3rd 　　D．The 3rd and the 1st

　　　　　　　　　　　　 　

31. If you need to find the bus number, you may call____________.

A. +65 6737 1668　　 B. 6552 8888　 C. 1800 767 4333　 　　　 D. 6552 2222

32. If you buy an EZ-Link card, you can take____________.

A. both buses and trains　　　　　　 B. only trains

C. both buses and taxis　　　　　　　 D. only rental cars

33. What do you think the text probably is?

A. A science report.　　 B. A travel guide.　 C. A novel.　 D. A diary.

Linda went back to America. She is looking for more information on a website about the places she saw in the World Park in Beijing. Read it with her.

Call 1-800-TRAVEL

In the World Park you can find more than 100 places of interest from all over the world. See them for yourself! Book the tickets now! It will be the best trip in your whole life!

The Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge is the symbol of San Francisco, USA. It was completed in 1938. It is 18 metres wide and 2,737 metres long. You can either drive or walk across the bridge. Driving is very exciting when you pass under the bridge's towers, and walking can give you time to enjoy the wonderful view of the city.

 The Egyptian pyramids

About 4,500 years ago, the Egyptians built the mysterious pyramids with stones. Egyptians used these pyramids to keep the dead bodies of their kings and queens.

 　The Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House was completed in 1973. It is near the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It is one of the busiest art centres in the world. Visitors from all over the world are surprised to see so many theatres and halls inside the opera house.

 　The Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is in France. It was built in 1889 in the centre of Paris. It is about 320 metres high. Millions of people come to see it every year. At night, you can see many car lights from the top of the Tower. It is very beautiful.　

Linda is telling her parents about the places she read about. They are very interested and ask Linda more about them. Help Linda answer their questions. 

(1) Where did you find the information?

　A　from a dictionary.

　B　From my Geography book.

　C　From a travel website on the Internet.

(2) Where is the Golden Gate Bridge?

　A　It's in Europe.

　B　It's in America.

　C　It's in China.

(3) What are there in the Sydney Opera House?

　A　Theatres and halls.

　B　The Sydney Harbour Bridge.

　C　Art centres.

（书面表达）

　　以“A Travel”为题，写一篇60～80词的短文，介绍一下你旅游的地方和所见到的风景名胜，你去旅游所乘坐的交通工具，游玩时的感受。