Eric was standing in front of a large, gray house in the countryside. He had just been dropped off by his mum, who left after telling him that he was going to ?? the next twelve days there with no TV, no mobile phone and worst of all—no ???? .

Just then, a man appeared* at the gate of the house. When he saw Eric, he went up to him immediately*. "I'm ????? you are Eric. Welcome to Camp Reboot," said the man proudly. "I'm Tony, the camp leader*, but you will ????? me 'Sir'. Now you tell me ????? you're here."

Eric quickly replied, "My mum made me ?????? here!" When Tony looked angrily ????? him and did not say ???? , Eric realized his mistake and added, "Sir!"

?? "And do you know why your mother sent ??? here? Asked Tony.

?? "She thinks I spend too much time online—that I can't live without the Internet... Sir," answered Eric. "It's not just her opinion. It's the ????? ! Look at you—tired, unhealthy and certainly not getting ????? sleep. You're here because you think your world on the Internet is much ????? than the real world. But you're wrong! The real world has much more to offer. At Camp Reboot, you're going to go hiking, boating, rock-climbing and stay outdoors most of the? ????? ," said Tony.

?? Eric's heart broke.

?? "But it's not going be all fun and games." Tony continued. " We have rules here. ????? you break them, you'll never be sent home ????? ! Instead, you'll have to sweep the floor, wash the dishes or do an extra hour of exercise!"

? "Oh, my God!" cried Eric. "What have you got me into, Mum?"

1.A. save????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. keep????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. show????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. spend???

2.A. radio????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. camera????????????? ????????????? C. book????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. computer

3.A. sad????????????? ????????????? ?? B. sure????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. anxious????????????? ????????????? D. surprised?

4.A. call????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. make????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. wish????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. name?

5.A. what????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. how ????????????? ??? ????????????? C. why????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. when?

6.A. attempt????????????? ????????????? ?? B. pretend????????????? ????????????? ??? C. escape????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. come

7.A. at????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. on????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. in????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. to?

8.A. something ????????????? ????????????? B. anything????????????? ????????????? C. everything????????????? ????????????? D. nothing

9.A. it?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. you? ????????????? ????????????? ??? C. him? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. her

10.A. answer ????????????? ????????????? B. story????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. truth????????????? ??? ????????????? D. excuse

11.A. short? ????????????? ?? B. quick ????????????? ????????????? ??? C. enough?? ????????????? ????????????? D. terrible

12.A. older ????????????? ?? B. darker????????????? ????????????? ?? C. poorer?? ????????????? ????????????? D. better

13.A. time????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. life? ????????????? ????????????? ?? C. year????????????? ????????????? ??? D. month

14.A. If ????????????? ????????????? ?? B. Until?? ????????????? ????????????? C. Before??? ????????????? ????????????? D. While

15.A. extremely ????????????? ?? B. possibly?? ????????????? ?? C. early??? ????????????? ????????????? D. slowly

You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there is such a thing a “banana person”? How strange! Are these people from “another earth”? No, they are just Chinese people like you and me.
ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside-thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside-looking like a Chinese.
Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. Also, they are not interested in Chinese politics.
But if ABCs can not speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas Chinese. These people may be citizens (公民) of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist, C.N.Yang(杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
【小题1】“ABC” in this passage means “     ”.

There was once a millionaire(百万富翁).He loved money more      anything else in the world. He didn’t know exactly how       he had. So he asked a little girl to count(数)        his money for him. It        the little girl six days to count his money. When she told the millionaire       he had forty-two million dollars, he was very glad       asked, “How much pay do you want ?”He     that she was only a child, he could cheat(骗) her.

    The little girl said, “Well, I worked      six days, so I think you _    pay me for six days. Give me two pennies for the first day. Each day after that,       give me the amount(数量) you gave the day before multiplied (乘)by itself.”

    The millionaire thought that in this way he would only had to give her very few dollars. What a _    _ little girl! So he immediately(立刻) asked his lawyer to make a contract (条约). He was afraid that she would change _ ___.

On the first day, the millionaire paid her two pennies, and on the second day, __    pennies. He did what he had planned. And on the sixth day the foolish(愚蠢) millionaire      to give the clever little girl all his money.

  At last, it was more than he had .Do you know why? If you have       in it, you may try to work out this math problem..

1.A. as          B. so         C. than        D. then

2.A. many       B. much       C. often        D. far

3.A. both        B. some       C. most        D. all

4.A. cost        B. spent       C. used         D. took

5.A. that        B. what        C. how         D. if

6.A. and        B. but         C. so           D. or

7.A. asked      B. thought      C. told        D. spoke

8.A. in         B. on          C. for          D. at

9.A. had to      B. need        C. should       D. must

10.A. still       B. just         C. really       D. finally

11.A. kind       B. foolish      C. lovely       D. clever

12.A. his plan    B. her life      C. his place     D. her mind

13.A. two       B. four         C. six         D. eight

14.A. need      B. had         C. must        D. may

15.A. interest    B. interested    C. interesting    D. interests

One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?
In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, while Americans would call it the second floor.
The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English.
The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and easier to talk with.
The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use “football”, “eraser” and “mail” while Americans prefer to use “soccer”, “rubber” and “post”.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
【小题1】Simon went to London to __________.