---I have some big news for you. You’ve been accepted as a member of our club.

---______  That’s great!

A．Have I?           B．Pardon?           C．Congratulations!    D．Good idea!

The Turners are American. They are now in Beijing. This is their first visit to China.
They are going to stay in China for three months.  They want to visit some big cities and villages. They hope to learn some Chinese, too.
Mr Turner is a driver. He likes to drive in Beijing. Mrs Turner is a school teacher. She is visiting a city school and a village school. Their daughter is a middle-school student. She meets some Chinese students.
They take a lot of pictures in China. When they are back in America, they are going to show the pictures to their friends. They want the American people to know more about China.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
【小题1】Where are the Turners from?
【小题2】What is Mr. Turner?
【小题3】Is Mrs. Turner's daughter a middle-school student?
【小题4】How many people are there in Mr. Turner's family?
【小题5】Why do they take a lot of pictures in China?

2012 is the Year of the Dragon in China. It began on January 23 but not on January 1st. The dragon is a symbol* of power and wealth in Chinese culture. And it is also the sign of the Emperor of China. People born in the Year of the Dragon are active-minded. They show a strong interest in the world around them, and will try their best to make their dreams come true all their lives.

    Dragon people are talented while these people enjoy being the center of attention. They will stop at nothing to get what they want. Dragon people are very friendly and if their friends face a problem, they will be there to offer help at once. There are some famous people who were born in the Year of the Dragon, such as the premier* of the Russian Putin and the famous Argentine soccer player Messi. In China, the CEO of Alibaba Group Mayun and movie star Zhouxun are dragon, too.

    There are some big events in the Year of the Dragon. In China, the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) * will be held in Beijing in March. The 9th National University Games in Tianjin will happen in September. And soccer fans, they can meet at the 2012 European Cup in June in Poland. And In Britain, the 30th Olympic Games is being held in London on July 27.

1.What does “Dragon” stand for in Chinese culture?

  A. power    B. wealth   C. the emperor   D. all of the above

2.When does the Year of Dragon begin?

  A. January 1^st.   B. January 23^rd    C. January 2^nd.   D. January 22^nd.

3.What will happen in July in London?

  A. National People's Congress    B. National University Games  

C. 2012 European Cup          D. the Olympic Games

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE acorrding to the passage?

A. People born in the Year of the Dragon are active-minded.

B. People born in the Year of the Dragon enjoy being the center of attention.

C. If they face a problem, People born in the Year of the Dragon will give up.

D. If their friends face a problem, people born in the Year of the Dragon will offer help at once.

One night, Mary heard some big  36_  noise.  “Doh, Doh, …” It  37  for a few minutes.  Mary went out of her bedroom to search everywhere.  Her parents were sleeping and there were no  38  people in the house.  Mary   39 _ to her bedroom.
Mary heard the noise again.  She thought, “Is it a cat?  Mike has a cat.  But cats miaow.  They don’t make such noise.”
“Maybe it’s a bird   40  around and looking for a place to rest.  No!  That doesn’t make any noise.”
Maybe it’s the whisper of my parents.  They _41  be   42  in their room.  But that noise wasn’t a whisper at all.”
Mary went to bed again but she heard the noise again. She was   43_   and fell  44_   her bed. Her legs were   45_   and she could not climb up any more.