(A)

Most people in Britain live in small family groups. More than a quarter of homes in Britain have only one person living in them. Some of these persons are old but some are of twenty to thirty who choose to live alone. 35% of homes have two people living in them, and another 17% have three people. 15% have four people living in them, and the other homes have five or more.

The families in Britain are small. It is unusual for parents to have more than two children. When children are about eighteen or nineteen, they leave their parents’ home, and they often go to other cities. Sometimes they only visit their parents two or three times a year.

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误( F)。

26.(　 )The passage is a report.

27.(　 )35% of homes in Britain have 3 people living in them.

28.(　 )The families in Britain are large.

29.(　 )Some are people of twenty to thirty who choose to live alone.

30.(　 )The passage mainly tells us the population in American.

Ⅱ.情景交际。(5分)

A: Hi, Mike! You’re reading the novel again.

B: Yes, John. I’ve never been tired of it.

A: 　11　

B: Three times. Every time I read it, I can learn something new.

A: Really? 　12　

B: Charles Dickens. I think he is a great English writer.

A: 　13　 　He is also my favorite foreign writer. Please let me have a look at it.

B: OK, here you are! ... What do you think of this novel?

A: 　14　 　I haven’t seen such a novel for long. Where did you buy it?

B: In the Xinhua Bookshop.

A: I don’t know where it is. 　15　

B: No, only 10 minutes’ walk from here, next to the People’s Cinema.

A: Oh, I see. I’m going there to get one, too. Thank you!

B: You’re welcome!

10.(　 )-I have never visited a paper factory.

-_____

A.So have I.　　　　 B.So I have.　　　　　　　　her have I.　　　　　 D.I haven’t now.

9.(　 )Students today have a lot of pressure(压力) _____ they have to learn too much knowledge at school.

A.in order to　　　　 B.unless　　　　　　　　　　　 C. because　　　　　　　　　　 D.because of

8.(　 )-What has happened in your hometown?

-Great changes _____ in my hometown recently.

A.have been taken place　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.have taken place

C.have been happened　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.was happened

7.(　 )The little girl has _____ finished reading the book you lent her.

A.already　　　　　　　 B.yet　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.still　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.once

6.(　 )The _____ population may be the greatest challenge of the world today.

A.increase　　　　　　 B.increased　　　　　　　　　 C.increasing　　　　　　　　　 D.increases

5.(　 )He’s read this book before, _____?

A.hasn’t he　　　　　 B.doesn’t he　　　　　　　　 C.isn’t he　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.wasn’t he

4.(　 )_____ of the teachers are women in our school.

A.Two third　　　　　 B.Two threes　　　　　　　　 C.Two thirds　　　　　　　　 D.Second three