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　　Albert Selmer，a German businessman who speak good English，was surprised during his latest trip to Beijing. When he got into a taxi，the driver greeted him and asked where he would like to go--in English! “This couldn't be imagined eight years ago when I first visited Beijing.” said Selmer. He wouldn't be so surprised when he knew so many people were learning English in this city.

　　Beijing failed in its bid(申办)for the 2000 Games. One of the reasons was that foreigners found it hard to communicate (交流) with Beijing citizens (市民).Most of them spoke only Chinese. Today the city is working to improve communication.

　　One great change has happened during Beijing's preparations(准备).Now Beijing citizens are looking forward to the 2008 Games by actively learning English. Free classes opened in a number of Beijing communities are enjoying high attendance (出席). Citizens are taught useful expressions，greetings，how to give directions and how to introduce themselves.

　　Shop assistants，bus and taxi drivers and even policemen are learning English to welcome the 2008 Olympic Games. The young taxi driver who surprised the German visitor is probably one of those learners.

　　The first-stage aim (目标) of the “Beijing Citizens' English Speaking Plan” started by the city government in August，2002，is to popularize (普及) English among the government officers, taxi drivers，hotel staff and shop assistants. In five years the percentage (比例) of Beijing citizens who can speak English will be raised to around 30 percent from 15 percent now.

(1)Albert Selmer was surprised when he got into the taxi, because 

________.

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A．he found the driver served him better

B．the car didn't look the same as it did eight years ago

C．the driver was very polite to him

D．the driver could speak English

(2)Today more and more Beijing citizens are learning English in order 

to ________ .

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A．support the bid for the 2008 Olympics

B．make English the official language in China

C．make themselves understood easily while talking to foreigners

D．catch up with the modern development

(3)From this passage we know that ________ .

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A．spoken----English is very important in our daily life

B．Albert Selmer often came to China these years

C．Beijing citizens are taking an active part in learning English

D．the main reason why Beijing failed in its bid for the 2000 Games  

was that very few people could speak English

(4)If more and more Beijing citizens can communicate with the 

foreigners in English，________ .

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A．they will learn more about the Olympic Games

B．it will help Beijing's 2008 Games

C．they will be treated strangely

D．they will be given a hand while in trouble

(5)----If the population of Beijing will be fifteen million in 2008，

how many people will probably be able to speak English?

----About ________.

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A．15 000 000	B．4 500 000
C．3 000 000	D．1 500 000

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.

　　The first thing that a dictionary will tell you is the spelling of a word.

1 you're not sure about the spelling of a word, you can try to 2 it in a dictionary. Words are listed（排列）in alphabetical orde--a, b, c, and so on. For example, on a dictionary page the word“pull”comes 3 the word“put”. The words are always 4 in this order.

　　The second thing a dictionary will tell you is pronunciation. Most dictionaries give the pronunciation of a word in a special kind of alphabet（字母）.

　　The third thing a dictionary will tell you is the meaning of words. You can look up a word in a dictionary and find out 5 . Many words have 6 than one meaning and a good dictionary gives all the meanings of the words in it.

　　These three things--spelling, pronunciation and meaning--are what you learn from dictionaries.

(1) A．Though	B．If	C．When	D．As
(2) A．look at	B．look for	C．find	D．see
(3) A．before	B．after	C．about	D．in front
(4) A．got	B．made	C．taken	D．given
(5) A．it means what		B．what it means
C．what means		D．what mean
(6) A．better	B．less	C．more	D．fewer

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.

　　The United States, Great Britain took the war on Iraq in late March, 2003, 1 over twenty days American soldiers were in Baghdad, the 2 of Iraq. They ended the government of Saddam. 3 Iraqis died in the war. Saddam ran away. No one knows 4 he's dead or alive.

　　In some parts of the city there was no light because of the war. Some oil wells were set on fire. Now the Iraqis need food, water and 5 . Many soldiers and people who were hurt in the war need hospital care. People also need a way to feed their family members.

　　The reason for American soldiers taking the war is that they are 6

weapons of mass destruction. But by June 6, they hadn't found any at all.

The Flower You Eat

　　Everything was ready for the first Thanksgiving Day feast (感恩节宴会) . It was 1621. The men had been out hunting and there was much deer meat and turkey (火鸡) . The fields had yielded (生长出) their rich harvest of corn and pumpkin (南瓜). The women had been busy cooking and baking (烘烤) and the invited Indian(印第安的) guest seemed to be eating white flowers at which the pilgrims (移民) marveled (惊奇) . When the Indian saw the puzzled expressions (表情) on the white men's faces, he smiled and drew some seeds from one of the two deerskin bags which he carried. He placed them on the hot stones near the fire. Then he waited and suddenly the seeds began to hop (跳) about and to burst with a popping noise.

　　Pop! Pop! Pop!

　　The Indian laughed as the pilgrims expressed their surprise. The seeds jumped off the hot rock as they popped, and turned into the white fluffy (蓬松的) things that the Indian had taken from the first bag.

　　“Look! ” a pilgrim boy shouted. “It's magic! ”

　　The pilgrims tasted the new food and found it delicious. And that's how the pilgrims first learned about popcorn(爆玉米花).

1．Where did the deer meat and turkey for the feast come from?

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A．The author didn't tell us that.

B．They were bought in the market (市场).

C．They came from hunting.

D．They were given by friends.

2．They held (举办) the feast to ________ .

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3．Which of the following is TRUE?

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A．The Indian was eating a kind of white flowers which made the pilgrims puzzled.

B．The Indian was surprised that the pilgrims were eating white flowers.

C．The pilgrims knew very well what the Indian was eating.

D．The pilgrims had no interest in the white flowers.

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．The white flowers were actually a kind of food made of corn.

B．The hot stones made the corn seeds turn into the white fluffy things－the white flowers.

C．The pilgrims learned that the white flowers the Indian was eating were called popcorn.

D．The Indian had the magic power to make the seeds hopping.

5．The passage tells us ________ .

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A．how the pilgrims celebrated the Thanksgiving Day.

B．how to make the popcorn.

C．about the magic power of the Indian.

D．about a kind of plant－the white flower.