Seven Chinese who were kept in Iraq(伊拉克)were freed late Monday night. A Chinese spokesman said on today．

The seven Chinese were taken by Iraq soldiers in Fallujah, west of Baghdad on Sunday after they entered Iraq through Jordan(约旦)．They were all workers from Fujian Province．The chairman of China, Hu Jintao instructed the head of the Chinese Embassy(大使馆)in Baghdad to do everything they could to make them free．

The Embassy then called an Iraq minister(部长)to make sure of the ID of the Chinese and the exact place they were kept in．At the same time some Chinese experts guessed that perhaps the Iraq soldiers had taken the Chinese by mistakes．And later they were told it was true．They did so just because they had mistaken Chinese for Japanese or South Koreans．It’s said some Japanese and South Koreans were also taken away and kept in Iraq．Japan and South Korea had sent soldiers to Iraq．Iraq warned that it would kill the three Japanese unless Japan called back its soldiers．China has warned its people not to go to Iraq and those who were already there to be more careful．

1. The Iraq soldiers took the Chinese away            ．

A. because they hated the Chinese

B. because they would kill any of those who entered Iraq

C. because they thought the people were Japanese or South Koreans

D. because they thought they had no ID cards

2. The word“instructed”in the passage means         ．

A. 介绍    B. 指示    C. 任命   D. 表扬

3. From the passage we know           ．

A. China might be a bit afraid of Iraq

B. The Iraq minister did nothing for the Chinese

C. Iraq hated Japan and South Korea

D. Iraq killed the Japanese

4. Which is the right order of the event?

a. The seven Chinese were freed．

b. The seven Chinese were taken by Iraq soldiers．

c. The seven Chinese came into Iraq．

d. Hu Jintao instructed the Chinese Embassy to save them．

e. The Iraqi soldiers mistook them for Japanese or South Koreans．

f. China warned its people to be careful．

A. a b c d e f    B. c d b e a f    C. f c e b d a   D. c e b d a f

5. The passage is mainly about            ．

A. How the Chinese were freed after being taken by the Iraqis

B. Why the Chinese were caught by the Iraqis

C. How the foreigners were saved by their own countries

D. When, where and why the Iraqis took the Chinese

The right name is important in the business world. All you have to do is think of the names for some of the products you buy every day and you’ll agree that the name and the product are connected in everyone’s mind.

In many countries, successful trade or brand(商标) names are protected by law so that other companies cannot make the same product by copying. Businesses register(注册) a company or a product name with the government. In fact, more than 1,000 product and company names are registered every hour. Many companies spend a lot of money to find the right name for their products. A good example of this is in the car industry. Some successful names for cars have powerful associations(联系). The Ford Mustang and the Jaguar are only two examples of choosing the names of animals that are fast and strong.

When a U. S company decides to sell its product in another country, it has to make sure that the product name translates(翻译) properly. When Coca-Cola introduced its soft drink to China, it looked for the right name. It wanted a name that would do two things. One was to present its image in Chinese and the second was to be close to its first brand name—Coke. It took some efforts before finding the right word — which sounds similar and translates as “happiness in the mouth”. Asian company names are not new to the United States. The brand names of Samsung and Sony have been successful. Finding the right brand name is a big business. Asian companies that sell to foreign markets pay to find a name that will connect with its customers. There are even naming companies that offer help in inventing product names. These companies can charge up to $100,000 a word for their good names. But it’s worth it. Successful companies know how important the right brand names are for their development.

1.Why are trade names protected by law in many countries?

A．To make companies pay for naming service.

B．To help people choose the best products.

C．To present good images of the products.

D．To prevent good images from being copied.

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Many companies care about the cost of finding the right names.

B. Creative trade names can help companies to have a larger sale.

C. The government often does business with naming companies.

3.What’s the best title for the passage?

A．The Importance of Right Brand Names        B．The Development of Names

C．The Rules of Naming                     D．The Methods of Choosing Names

Below are some suggestions given by the English children posted on the website about how to help Africa. Which do you think is the best?

1.Which two children share the similar opinion?

A. Mary and Rebecca??????????? ????????????? B. Bethany and Mary

C. Rebecca and Bethany????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Rebecca and Robert

2.Who pays more attention to African's health care?

A. Mary????????? ????????????? B. Robin?????? ????????????? C. Rebecca?????? ????????????? D. Robert

3.Where are these suggestions posted?

A. In the textbook??????????????? ????????????? B. On the website

C. In the guidebook?????????????? ????????????? D. In the magazine

Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted. Products (产品) arc not produced in a "green" way and people haven’t realized the importance of buying and using environmentally-friendly products. These lead to the pollution problem. One result is that millions of tons of waste like glass, paper and plastics is produced (生产). The waste problem is difficult to deal with.
However, today, more and more people are choosing “green” and expecting that the products they buy should be safe for the environment. Before they buy a product, they ask questions like these: “Will this soap be bad for the environment” “Can this metal container be reused or can it only be used once?”
Over 20,000 people took part in a web survey (调查) on buying environmentally-friendly products. Among them, 8129 people say that they now consider the environmental safety of a product before they buy it. That is to say, companies must change the way they make and sell their products to make sure that the products are “green”.
A few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are hundreds. Some supermarket products carry labels to show that they are green. Some companies have made the clean and safe products their main selling point in advertisements.
The growing need for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do business. The public will no longer accept the old idea of “buy it, use it, throw it away, and forget it”. As a result, the companies have to take action.
【小题1】Is it easy to deal with the waste problem?
【小题2】What do more and more people consider before they buy products?
【小题3】In the survey, how many people prefer green products in the supermarket now?
【小题4】Is it possible or impossible to get green products in the supermarket now?
【小题5】Why do the companies have to rethink how to do business and take action?