Spain is famous for its tomato festival, called La Tomatina. It happens in a small town Hanoi on the last Wednesday of August every year. During the festival there are all kinds of activities, but the most exciting part is the tomato fight. It takes place at the end of long celebration (庆祝). You are encouraged to throw tomatoes in the fight. There’re many stories about how the festival began. One of the stories goes that during the 1940's, some friends started a tomato fight, while another story is about a local band. Anyway, everyone in Bunol seems to have a different story.
Before the tomato fight, there are parades (游行)，musical bands, street parties and so on. On the day of the fight, shopkeepers cover their windows and doors in order to keep away from the tomato fight. At the same time, thousands of tourists and local people come to the town square together. Then large trucks (卡车) full of tomatoes arrive. From theback of the large trucks, a great town band start to throw tomatoes at others. Then the crowds fight back, throwing the tomatoes at anything and anyone. Soon the streets are in the sea of red tomato juice.
Everyone is supposed to obey a small number of rules: You must squash (压烂) the tomato before throwing it and you are allowed to throw nothing but tomatoes.
It is usually over in less than half an hour. Everyone then sets off to the river to clearup. Sounds like fun!

1. 1.

   The most exciting activity of the festival is ________

   1. A.
      parades
   2. B.
      street parties
   3. C.
      the tomato fight
   4. D.
      the musical bands show
2. 2.

   The stories about how the festival began are ________

   1. A.
      quite different
   2. B.
      rather sad
   3. C.
      very famous
   4. D.
      very clear
3. 3.

   On the fight day, _________

   1. A.
      all the buses are filled with tomatoes
   2. B.
      you can see lots of red apples on the streets
   3. C.
      shopkeepers are not allowed to watch people fight
   4. D.
      lots of tourists and local people take part in the fight
4. 4.

   Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   1. A.
      You can throw tomatoes at others but others can’t throw back
   2. B.
      The tomato must be squashed before throwing it
   3. C.
      The fight usually lasts more than thirty minutes
   4. D.
      People can throw everything on the fight day
5. 5.

   The best title of the passage can be________

   1. A.
      Travel in Spain
   2. B.
      The Tomato Festival in Spain
   3. C.
      The History of Spain
   4. D.
      Rules of the Tomato Festival

从A—G中选出可以填入对话空白处的最佳选项，并将其字母序号填入题前方框的括号内。选项中有两项为多余选项。

（    ）1．A：  2  can you tell me the time，please?

B：Sure．it’s eight thirty-eight．

A：The buses are getting late these days．

B：I hope it won’t be too late today．I must get back to school before 9 o’clock．

（    ）2．A．I hope you  2  ．Where are you from?

B：I’m from Shanghai．I’m studying here．

（    ）3．A：  3  ．

B：History．

（    ）4．A：That sounds difficult．  4 

B：Six months．

（    ）5．A：Ah．Here’s the bus．well．have a good day and  5  ．

B：Thanks．

阅读理解

　　In Hong Kong, there are many ways to travel on land. Many people travel by bus. The buses are often crowded and noisy. Sometimes we have to wait for a long time to get on a bus. Travelling by minibus is more expensive but it is faster. The minibus is also more comfortable because every passenger has a seat.

　　Now more and more people like travelling by MTR. MTR is quite expensive but it is clean and fast. To places like Tai Po and Sheung Shui, we can take the KCR. Travelling by the KCR is as comfortable as MTR.

　　The slowest way of travelling on land is by tram. The fare is cheaper than the bus fare. When we have plenty of time, it is nice to go by tram.

　　The most expensive way to travel is by taxi. We can go anywhere we like in a taxi. The seats are very comfortable, too.

1．The buses in Hong Kong are ________.

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2．Every passenger has a seat ________.

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3．Travelling by tram is the ________ way in Hong Kong.

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4．People wait for a long time ________ in Hong Kong.

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5．The fare of the ________ is cheaper than the bus fare.

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