Classified Advertisements
If you need our service, please call 5161982.

For Rent Excellent Room for girls. Single, $115 a month. Double, $180 a month. Call 5160594. Family Home, 3 bedrooms, large yard. Call 3125766. Youth Paradise, room for boys, $100 per person. Call 8830553.

For Sale Coat for man, size 42, 1 year old, $85. After 6pm, Call 2125978 Color TV, size 21, $150; Mp3 player, $45; Recorder, $25. Call 6963749.

Help Wanted If you can find a few hours during the day to look after 2 school age children, please call 3133694. A magazine needs a reporter. He or she should be good at writing in Chinese. Experience needed. Call 5201314.

Lost A yellow bag with a mobile phone and some books was left behind the library. Will the finder come to Class 1, Grade 3?

Found A black jacket was found on the playground yesterday afternoon (June, 21st). Will the owner please ring 3655488?

【小题1】If you want to make an advertisement, which number will you call?
A. 5160594.     B. 3655488.     C. 5161982.    
【小题2】Mary wants a room for herself, which room should she choose?
A. Family Home.     B. Double.     C. Single.    
【小题3】The title “Classified Advertisements” probably means  ____ .
A. advertisements only for students to read
B. advertisements giving us useful information
C.  advertisements divided into different groups
【小题4】If you want to find a part-time job, you will read  ____ .
A. Help Wanted    B. For Sale    C. For Rent   
【小题5】If a person has $115, he can buy  ____ .
A. TV and recorder    B. coat and recorder    C. coat and mp3 player

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
Every country has its own way of cooking. American people have their way of cooking, don’t they?
Most people in the United States like fast food, but if you think that American people don’t like cooking, you are wrong. It’s true that most Americans eat fast food for their breakfast and lunch, but they also think cooking is interesting. Parents see the importance of teaching their children how to cook, and most Americans say that home cooked meals are the best.
Americans have their own way of cooking. For example, baking  (烘烤) is the most popular way of cooking in America. Most American families have ovens. American cooks pay attention to (注意) the balance of food. In planning a big meal, they try to cook meat, a few vegetables, some bread and often some sweet food. They also like to make the meal look beautiful. There are many kinds of food of different colors, so the meal is healthy and looks beautiful, too.
【小题1】Most Americans       

A．don’t like cooking

B．cook food in the morning

C．eat fast food

D．like having a picnic

【小题2】Most Americans       

A．don’t eat fast food for their breakfast or lunch

B．have fast food for their breakfast or lunch

C．like to eat fast food for supper

D．don’t have breakfast or lunch

【小题3】        is the most popular way of cooking in the USA.
A. Baking             B. Cutting        C. Frying      D. Boiling
【小题4】How does an American cook balance different kinds of food?

A．He cooks a lot of meat.

B．He cooks meat, vegetables, bread and sweet food for a big meal.

C．He makes the food delicious.

D．He cooks a lot of vegetable.

【小题5】Which is right according to the passage?

A．The meal looks beautiful because the food is in different colors.

B．American people do not like to cook food at home.

C．American parents do not like to teach their children to cook.

D．Most people in the United States don’t like fast food at all.

Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds(秒). Billions of people learn about news stories of their own country and all over the world every day, either by watching TV or reading newspapers.
Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since the 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors(编辑) decide which news stories to print (印刷)? Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?                                                           
Firstly, it is important to report new stories. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print completely (完全地) different stories to those on TV.
Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and unusual. People don't want to read stories about everyday life As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be "bad" news. For example, newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely, instead they print stories about plane accidents.
Another factor(因素) is also very important in many news stories. Many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more prefer to read stories about people, places and events (事件) in their own country. So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers.
【小题1】 According (根据) the passage, how do people learn about news stories in the world now?

A．They carry news stories and tell others from place to place oh foot or by horse.

B．They tell each other what they have seen with their eyes.

C．They watch TV or read newspapers.

D．They listen to the radio every day.

【小题2】  The difference between newspaper stories and TV news reports is that    .

A．people can learn more about the same news story from a newspaper

B．people can read the news story more quickly in a newspaper

C．people can read news stories in other countries

D．people can read news' stories about their own country

【小题3】 To make a good newspaper story, how many factors does the passage talk about?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Five.

D．Six.

【小题4】According to the passage, which of the following can you most possibly watch on TV?

A．You often play football with your friends after school.

B．Your teacher has got a cold.

C．A tiger in the city zoo has run out and hasn't been caught.

D．The bike in the front of your house is lost.

【小题5】Which of the following is Not True of this passage?

A．News stories on the front page of every country are always the same.

B．People like to read interesting and unusual news.

C．Not only TV but also newspapers can help people to learn what is happening around the world.

D．Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life for more than three hundred years.

假如你叫张霖，暑假后就要进入高中(senior middle school)学习。由于住校(live at school)与住在家里各有利弊，你想通过e-mail征求英国笔友Bill的意见。内容应包括住宿、饮食、交通等几个方面。
注意：1. 字数要控制在100词左右。
2. 不要出现你的真实姓名。
3. 开头和结尾已经给出，不记入总词数。
Dear Bill,
How is everything going? Something is troubling me very much. So I'm writing to ask for your advice.
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It's so hard for me to make a decision. I'll be very glad if you could give me some suggestions.
Please write back soon.
Zhang Lin