Mr Smith teaches English in a university(大学). He is often very busy with work. When it’s summer or winter holidays, he goes out to take vacations to relax. Usually he goes to France because he thinks it’s an interesting country. And he can speak French very well.

But last month he said to his wife(妻子), “I’m not visiting France this time. I want to go to a different country. I choose Japan. But I can hardly speak Japanese, so I’m going to study it for a month before I go.”

He studied pretty hard for a month, and then his vacation started.

Ten days later, he came back. His wife asked him, “How about your short vacation in Japan? Did you have any trouble(麻烦) with your Japanese there?”

“No, I didn’t,” answered Mr Smith. “But the Japanese did!”

（   ）36. Mr Smith goes out to ______ when it’s summer or winter holidays.

A. have a rest                     B. learn languages  

C. look for interesting jobs       D. visit museums

（   ）37. The underlined word “choose” means(意思是) ______.

A. learn from      B. arrive in     C. work for      D. decide on

（   ）38. Mr Smith stayed in Japan for ______.

A. a month    B. ten days   C. two weeks   D. Sorry, I don’t know

（   ）39. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Mr Smith works as a math teacher in a university.

B. Mr Smith takes vacations in different countries every year.

C. Mr Smith can speak English and French very well.

D. Mr Smith went to Japan with his wife.

（   ）40. What can we know from the last paragraph(段落)?

A.Mr Smith’s Japanese isn’t good.

 B.The Japanese were friendly to Mr Smith.

C. Mr Smith speaks Japanese well.    

D. Japanese is difficult to learn.

  

Excuse me, we can't ____________ our tickets.

A. look for            B. find     C. to look for           D. to find

 

Every day in China, about 200 million children go to school. Many of them take school buses. What should we do to keep these students safe on the road?

On April 5, the State Council (国务院) published new rules about school bus safety. These new rules are much stricter than the old ones.

Under the new rules, local governments must make sure that students attend nearby schools or boarding (寄宿的) schools to reduce traffic risks. Also, local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.

From now on, school buses have a speed limit of 80km per hour on highways and 60km per hour on normal roads. While on the road, other cars must let school buses go first.The new rules also say that school buses must never be overloaded (超载的).  

There are many other rules as well. A school bus must have more than seven seats. On each bus, there must be at least one adult to keep an eye on the kids. Each school bus must have a fire extinguisher (灭火器), a first aid kit (急救箱) and a GPS.

Last year, a series of school bus accidents happened in China. To stop such accidents, the Central Government decided to strengthen the rules for school buses.

The most serious accident happened in November in Gansu, when a nine-seat minibus crashed. There were 62 children inside, and 21 of them died.

1.Under the new rules, which of the following is NOT true?

A. School buses must not be overloaded.

B. School buses must drive 80 km/h or less on normal roads.

C. School buses can go first when there are other cars.

D. local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.

2.The phrase “keep an eye on” in Paragraph 6 has a similar meaning to “_______”.

   A. look after            B. play with            C. look for     D. chat with

3.According to the new rule, a school bus must have the following EXCEPT ______.

A. a GPS

B. more than seven seats

C. a parent of one of the students

D. a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

4.The government made new rules for school buses because _______.

A. 21 students died in school bus accidents last year

B. the government encourages all students to take school buses

C. 200 million children in China go to school by bus every day

D. school buses in China were not safe enough before

 

Julio loves to visit his grandmother . He doesn’t get to visit her very often because his family lives in a city that is six hours away .His grandmother lives in a big wooden house on a farm .It is old and looks as if it has secret hiding places .
On the third Sunday of June ,Julio’s parents took him to his grandmother’s .Since it was summer vacation, he was going to stay at grandmother’s for a whole summer . Hid cousins Mario and linda would soon be arriving. They would also be staying at their grandmother’s this summer .
A big porch (走廊) wrapped （缠绕）around two sides of the house .Julio sat in the porch swing （秋千）.He could see the trees that circle the house .They had been planted as a windbreak （防风林）.They protected the house from the wind and blowing dirt .The house was in the middle of a large flat field .
Julio watched the dirt road that led to the house .He couldn’t wait for his cousins to get there .Mario was his age ,and Linda was a year younger .They had fun together .Last summer they spent one whole morning making a fort out of sacks of seed （装种子的麻袋做成的堡垒）.Then Uncle Henry took them on a tractor ride.
Julio remembered another time with his cousins .They had gone out to explore the fields .Julio touched an electric fence and got a shock .Then they found an old snake skin. Nothing like that ever happened at his own home !
Julio could smell the dinner that his grandmother was cooking .It made him hungry .
Finally he saw a cloud of dust coming up the road .“They’re here ! They are here !”He shouted .
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【小题1】Why doesn’t Julio often visit his grandmother ?

A．Because he doesn’t love his grandmother.

B．Because his parents don’t let him visit his grandmother.

C．Because his home is far away from his grandmother's.

D．Because he is often ill .

【小题2】Who is the youngest of Julio and his cousins ?

A．Linda.

B．Julio.

C．Mario.

D．Henry.

【小题3】The story tells about Julio and his cousins doing all of the following except_____.

A．watching old movie

B．taking a tractor ride

C．finding a snake skin

D．making a fort from seed sacks

【小题4】How do you think Julio felt when he saw his cousins arriving?

A． He was worried.	B． Ht: was excited.
C．He was angry .	D． He was sad

【小题5】After Julio cousins arrive , when would probably happen next ?

A．They would build a fort on the hill

B．They would look for snake skins .

C．They would climb the trees in their grandmother’s yard

D．They would eat dinner at their grandmother’s house