The NBA playoffs(季后赛) began on April 28, and the next two months will be filled with games decided in the final minutes. The playoffs are also a way to show off the world’s best basketball players.

There’s a saying from Spiderman: “With great power comes great responsibility(责任).” This is true no matter whether you are a class monitor or a president. A recent survey in the USA asked kids what they would do to make life better for other kids if they were president. “Providing shelter” topped the list.

May 19, 1613: Xu Xiake, a famous traveler during the Ming Dynasty, started his trip around China, which lasted for more than 30 years. In 2011, China announced its first National Tourism Day, held on May 19 every year in memory of this ancient explorer.

Do you have female friends that refer to as “guimi”? If you are a girl and the answer is yes, you are a lucky dog. “Guimi” is only used among girls. It refers to your most honest friends. In English, the word to use is “BFF”- which stands for best friend forever. But if you want to say a guy is your close friend or “nanguimi”, you should use “bromeo”, which is made up of “bro” and “Romeo”.

CHINA is planning to build a national earthquake monitoring and warning system in five years. While the system would never be able to forecast an earthquake, it could detect(探测) quakes and notify people within seconds before seismic(地震引起的) waves actually hit them, and a trial program including nearly 100 monitoring stations is currently being carried out in southeast China’s Fujian Province and has proven successful.

1.The above five passages may be         .

A. from posters        B. from newspapers  C. from ads        D. from novels

2.From the passage we know May 19 is           in China.

A. the beginning of the NBA playoffs           B. in memory of Spiderman      

C. Earthquake Day  D. National Tourism Day

3.“Guimi” refers to           .

A. any female friends

B. bromeo

C. your most honest friends

D. those friends who can only share happiness

4.China’s earthquake monitoring and warning system could           .

A. forecast an earthquake B. be used in Zhejiang Province

C. not detect quakes D. notify people within seconds

5.Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?

A. China will build earthquake warning system in five years.

B. In English, the word “BFF” stands for best friend forever.

C. The playoffs can show off the world’s best football players.

D. “Providing shelter” topped the list in American kids’ survey.

China is trying to find ways to take care of the children       parents have left their homes to work in cities.                                      

China is trying to find ways to take care of the children       parents have left their homes to work in cities.

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