LONDON--British Foreign Secretary(外交大臣) David Miliband said on Wednesday that boycotting the Beijing Olympic Games is not the right path to take.

    “We are ever excited about prospects for the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing,” Milihand said in an interview With Chinese reporters in London before his visit to China.

    “Everything we have seen and read suggests that preparations are proceeding(进展)in an excellent way. We very much look forward to a very successful Olympics, successful for China and successful for the world. We certainly believe that boycotts are not a right way.”he said.

    “China has big responsibilities around the world. We are looking forward to working with the Chinese government to ensure the values of stability, security(安全) and social justice. And only today I spoke with Yang (Chinese Foreign Minister) about our joint work that could help the situation in Darfur. And the Chinese envoy (特使)  to Darfur is in London today, that sort of engagement is the right way to go and boycotts are not the right way,” Miliband said.

    “The prime minister (Gordon Brown) is determined to represent the whole of the country with his attendance to the Games,”he added.

    Miliband expressed his high regard to the bilateral (双边的) relations between Britain and China. “I can't think about a time that our relations are stronger, that is symbolized by the visit of the prime minister to China last month but also by cultural events like China now going on in Britain.”

    British people are fascinated by the changes and improvements going on in China, and are trying to build bridges between the two nations, the foreign secretary said.

    “Both our countries are challenged by the facts of globalization. Economic and social changes are producing challenges for both the societies, challenges about security and stability, challenges about justice, challenges about environment, and the theme of my visit is how our two countries can work together and learn from each other in adapting to these challenges,” the secretary told Chinese reporters.

1. We can learn from the passage that      .

    A. the British Foreign Secretary thinks highly of the bilateral(双边的) relations

    B. British people are not interested in China

    C. Britain should send the Prime Minister to attend the Beijing Olympic Games

    D. the British Foreign Secretary is now paying a visit to China

2. In the last paragraph, the foreign secretary wants to tell us that      .

A. Globalization is a challenge   

B. Both countries face many different challenges

    C. Britain wants to work together with China to face challenges

    D. Britain wants to learn from China to face challenges

3. The best title of this passage is________.

    A. China and Britain enjoy a good relationship

    B. Boycotts of Olympics are not the right way

    C. Beijing Olympic Games will be successful

D. Foreign Secretary speaks highly of China

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The king and the minister went up to one man and said, “We are2. This is a fine town. Could we stay at your house as3?”
The man looked down upon them, saying, “4do I know you’re not criminals?”
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The man said, “11! Just tell me how many of you there are.”
The king said, “You can see we are only two.” Then they12back to the palace.
The minister had13the address of each person to whom they had spoken, and the following14the king called all the three persons to the palace. To the first one the king said, “When travelers come from a different kingdom, we must15them shelter(住所). It is16we aren’t thieves.” And the king17the man out of his kingdom.
To the18man the king gave a lot of money. To the third one, who19offered shelter and only then asked how many were in their party, the king gave his20.

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   1. A.
      sleep
   2. B.
      talk
   3. C.
      dinner
   4. D.
      walk
2. 2.
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3. 3.
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      guests
4. 4.
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      When
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      Where
5. 5.
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      knocked
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      touched
6. 6.
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      letter
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      box
   3. C.
      door
   4. D.
      window
7. 7.
   1. A.
      how many
   2. B.
      how much
   3. C.
      how long
   4. D.
      how far
8. 8.
   1. A.
      agree
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      allow
   3. C.
      make
   4. D.
      want
9. 9.
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      began
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      stopped
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      continued
10. 10.
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       Should
11. 11.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
       Certainly
12. 12.
    1. A.
       went
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    3. C.
       returned
    4. D.
       drove
13. 13.
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       taken away
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       taken down
    3. C.
       taken off
    4. D.
       taken up
14. 14.
    1. A.
       year
    2. B.
       month
    3. C.
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15. 15.
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       lend
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       share
16. 16.
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    2. B.
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       clear
17. 17.
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    4. D.
       brought
18. 18.
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       first
    3. C.
       third
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       second
19. 19.
    1. A.
       bravely
    2. B.
       slowly
    3. C.
       immediately
    4. D.
       carefully
20. 20.
    1. A.
       order
    2. B.
       promise
    3. C.
       name
    4. D.
       crown