Craig Calfee, was the owner of a bicycle shop, who lived in Santa Cruz, California．On a shining morning one year ago．he was watching his dog, Luna, as it chew （撕咬） a piece of bamboo．But it could not break the bamboo with its powerful jaws （双颚）．In other words, this natural material was strong enough for a good new use．Calfee had an idea．He knew what to do．He set to work making a bicycle out of bamboo．

   Today, he describes his invention as “a little rough”．The bike did work, however．The inventor thought that the bamboo bike might be easy to make and sell in developing countries．He showed his bike on the Internet．Then,  he was contacted by David Ho of the Earth University．The two men travel to Ghana （a country in Africa） to try to produce the bike there．"It's just at the very beginning．We might fail, but it might take （奏效）．" Calfee said．

1．When did Mr. Calfee set to work making a bicycle out of bamboo?

2．Why can bamboo be used to make bicycle?

3．With whom did Mr. Calfee travel to Ghana?

4．Is Ghana a developing country ?

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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　DAY 1 Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Meet your travelling companions and a tour leader. Find out about travelling in Vietnam.

　　DAY 2 Sightseeing in Ho Chi Minh City including Ben Thanh market and Cho Lon, the old Chinese sector. Our local guide will show you how to explore this city.

　　DAY 3 Visit the Cu Chi tunnels, a complex of 200 km of tunnels used as a center of strategic importance during the US/Vietnam War.

　　DAY 4 Visit the Christina Noble Foundation, a center for street children. Afternoon free. Overnight train to Danang.

　　DAY 5 Arrive in Danang. Travel to Hoi An. Travel by local bus to the charming, historic Hoi An river port with a trading history going back to the 15th century. Many ports have not changed in centuries. Sightseeing Hoi An.

　　DAY 6 Free day in Hoi An. 5 km cycle or walk to the beach is optional.

　　DAY 7 Bus to historic Hue, for many years Vietnam's educational, cultural and religious center, stopping on the way to visit the Cham Museum in Danang.

　　DAY 8 Travel by boat along the Perfume Rivervisit the serene and beautiful mausoleums of the old kings of Vietnam.

　　DAY 9 Free day in Hue. Overnight train to Hanoi.

　　DAY 10 Arrive in Hanoi, an enchanting city of tree-lined boulevards, lakes, crafts and art galleries.

1．How does the tour group travel from Hue to Hanoi? It's by ________.

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2．According to the information, which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A．The Cham Museum is in Hanoi.

B．Overnight travel to Danang is by bus.

C．The Cu Chi tunnel is 400 km long.

D．There is an old Chinese sector in Ho Chi Minh City.

3．According to the information, Vietnam Tours ________.

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A．will run this tour twice in 2003

B．charge more to travel in January than in April

C．have been running for many years

D．began operating in 2003

4．The correct order in which these places are visited is ________.

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A．Hoi An, Hanoi, Hue, Ho Chi Minh City

B．Saigon, Hue, Hanoi, Hoi An

C．Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Hue, Hoi An

D．Saigon, Hoi An, Hue, Hanoi

5．The purpose of this information is to ________.

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A．promote tourism in Vietnam

B．illustrate how important tourism is to Vietnam

C．outline the details of a tour to Vietnam

D．list the most popular tourist sites of Vietnam

根据对话内容，从方框内选择恰当的句子填入对话相应的空白处，使对话完整，合乎情景（有两个多余选项）。

Peter: Hello, Linda. Nice to meet you.

Linda: Hello, Peter. 1.           

Peter: You see, the summer holiday is coming. 2.             Linda I’m going to travel to Xi’an Expo 2011.

Peter: 3.          By the way, will you go there alone?

Linda: 4.         My cousin will go with me.

Peter: 5.          

Linda: We’ll start on June 18.

Peter: I think you will enjoy yourselves there.

Marco Polo(马可波罗) was born in Venice in 1254. He was the most famous foreigner to visit Asia（亚洲）during the Middle Ages. He wrote a book about his travels. In his book he wrote all the things he saw and heard. Many people in the west read the book, but few believed what Marco Polo said in the book. He told stories about a lot of strange people and places. But at that time nobody knew these places and the people.
When Marco Polo was still very young, he decided to travel together with his father. It took them more than three years to travel to China, later he became a friend of the Chinese emperor (皇帝) . He learned to speak Chinese when he traveled around, and he talked to many people in Chinese. The emperor liked him and made him a Chinese Official(官员). At that time Marco Polo was only thirty years old. After nearly seventeen years’ travel in the east, Marco and his father wanted to go back home.
When Marco and his father arrived in Venice many years later, their family and friends saw them again. They couldn’t believe their eyes because Marco and his farther were quite old. Marco Polo and his father had been away for almost 25 years.
【小题1】Marco Polo was                             foreigner           the Middle Ages.
【小题2】Marco Polo wrote a famous book ___________ “The Travels of Marco Polo”. He wrote __________           _ he saw and heard in the book.
【小题3】Many people in the west read the book, but ____  _____ believed ________    ____.
【小题4】It took Marco Polo and                  over three years to ________  __________.
【小题5】Marco Polo and his father had been away ____                            .