He didn′t know________ , so he stopped _______the way.

A. to go to where; to ask          B. how to go to; to ask

C. where to go; asking             D. how to get there; to ask

I read yesterday (yes, on a blog) that there are now blogging competitions!! I can’t believe it. A man in England won $2,000 for writing the best blog. There’s even a list of the best Chinese bloggers! I’ve read a few of them- before they were famous, I might add. I suppose that one blog can be better than another. It can be better written, more interesting, funnier, and I suppose that blogs are there to be read and judged (点评) by other people. If they’re not good, they’re not read. And they’re not just personal feelings. If they were, they’d be called diaries. Have locks, and be hidden under beds. So I’m OK with this whole competition thing. I just can’t believe I didn’t win!

This has got me thinking about why I’m writing this blog. I’m not doing it to win a competition (or I wasn’t when I started …) and I’m not doing it to show all my personal feelings – I do that in my diary. So, why am I a blogger?

To tell the truth, the first time I heard the word blog I thought it was a new word for a toilet. But I love learning new words so I used my knowledge and found out that a blog was a personal website and the word blog came from the words web log. Now a log is a type of diary kept by sailors (水手), and web, well, we all know that it has nothing to do with catching flies and everything to do with the Internet. Web log… weblog… blog…. Being a writer I loved the idea of getting my views (观点)onto the Internet where anyone could read them, and no editors (编辑) could get their hands on them!

So my first reason for blogging: I’m a writer. I want people to read what I write (un-edited!). And I love writing about anything I choose. I can write about saving the environment or complain about how the people in front of me in the cinema always seem to have big heads. And sometimes I pour out my heart too.

My second reason is that it’s relaxing. I don’t have to do research and write an article. I can let my thoughts go on as long as I like.

Third reason? To keep in touch.  I’m terrible on the phone and all my friends around the world read my blog (or they say they do …). Every now and then, I even upload a photo so they remember what I look like.

Is there a fourth reason? There probably is but now it’s time for dinner. Tomorrow I might even tell you what I ate.

1. The writer thinks a good blog is one that _____________.

  A. can let his thought go freely

  B. wins a blogging competition

  C. helps people keep in touch

  D. is read by large numbers of people

2. The writer loves writing blogs mainly because __________.

  A. his writing about feeling can be shown anywhere

  B. his writing would never be edited by others

  C. he enjoys writing something about big events

  D. he finds himself terrible on the phone

3. There’re __________reasons in the passage to explain why the writer is a blogger.

  A. 2                     B. 3                      C. 4                     D. 5

4. This passage is _________.

  A. a blog about blogging                     B. a diary about blogging

      C. a view on blogging                        D. a judgement on blogging

“Well, we’re in our new house. Let’s get a new pet to get along with it,” Mrs. Brown said to her husband.
“That sounds like a pretty good idea,” he answered. “Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper?”
“Let’s go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we can both go,” she said.
The next morning the Browns met Mr. Snow at the animal shelter. “We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes,” Mr. Snow said, “So I need to ask you some questions.”
After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn’t need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark(吠) and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr. Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn’t checked her yet. So Mr. Snow told them to return on Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter again. The animal doctor said, “Shadow has had all of her shots(预防针). She will be healthy.” The Browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.
【小题1】From the reading we learn that _______.

A．the Browns have never had a pet before.

B．the Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper.

C．Shadow is a small and healthy dog.

D．Mr Brown didn’t quite agree with his wife.

【小题2】The word shelter in the reading means _______.

A．a place to sell small dogs

B．a place to keep homeless animals

C．a place to study animals

D．a place to sell books on pet care

【小题3】Mr Snow asked the Browns some questions to _______.

A．see if they had moved to a new house

B．find out how rich the Browns were

C．know where they’d keep their new pet

D．make sure they’d take care of pets

【小题4】The Browns thinks that a small dog _______.

A．doesn’t need any room to keep

B．can help them watch their house

C．eats less food than a bigger one

D．usually has a beautiful name

【小题5】It’s clear that _______.

A．Shadow will not be easy to get ill

B．the Browns were not satisfied with Shadow

C．Mr Snow didn’t check Shadow at all

D．Shadow likes barking a lot

“Well, we’re in our new house. Let’s get a new pet to get along with it,” Mrs. Brown said to her husband.
“That sounds like a pretty good idea,” he answered. “Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper?”
“Let’s go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we can both go,” she said.
The next morning the Browns met Mr. Snow at the animal shelter. “We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes,” Mr. Snow said, “So I need to ask you some questions.”
After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn’t need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark(吠) and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr. Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn’t checked her yet. So Mr. Snow told them to return on Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter again. The animal doctor said, “Shadow has had all of her shots(预防针). She will be healthy.” The Browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.
【小题1】From the reading we learn that _______.

A．the Browns have never had a pet before.

B．the Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper.

C．Shadow is a small and healthy dog.

D．Mr Brown didn’t quite agree with his wife.

【小题2】The word shelter in the reading means _______.

A．a place to sell small dogs

B．a place to keep homeless animals

C．a place to study animals

D．a place to sell books on pet care

【小题3】Mr Snow asked the Browns some questions to _______.

A．see if they had moved to a new house

B．find out how rich the Browns were

C．know where they’d keep their new pet

D．make sure they’d take care of pets

【小题4】The Browns thinks that a small dog _______.

A．doesn’t need any room to keep

B．can help them watch their house

C．eats less food than a bigger one

D．usually has a beautiful name

【小题5】It’s clear that _______.

A．Shadow will not be easy to get ill

B．the Browns were not satisfied with Shadow

C．Mr Snow didn’t check Shadow at all

D．Shadow likes barking a lot

“Well, we're in our new house. Let's get a new pet to get along with it,” Mrs. Brown said to her husband.” That sounds like a pretty good idea,” he answered. “Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper？” “No. Let's go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we can both go,” she said.
The next morning the Browns met Mr Snow at the animal shelter. “We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes,” Mr Snow said, “So I need to ask you some questions.”
After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn't need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark（吠）and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn't checked her yet. So Mr Snow told them to return on Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter. The animal doctor said, “Shadow has had all of her shots(预防针). She will be healthy.” The browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.
【小题1】From the reading we learn that _______.

A．the Browns have never had a pet before.

B．the Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper.

C．Shadow is a small and healthy dog.

D．Mr Brown didn't quite agree with his wife.

【小题2】The underlined word shelter in the reading means _______.

A．a place to sell small dogs

B．a place to keep homeless animals

C．a place to study animals

D．a place to sell books on pet care

【小题3】Mr Snow asked the Browns some questions to _______.

A．see if they had moved to a new house

B．find out how rich the Browns were

C．know where they'd keep their new pet

D．make sure they'd take care of pets

【小题4】The Browns thinks that a small dog _______.

A．doesn't need any room to keep

B．can help them watch their house

C．eats less food than a bigger one

D．usually has a beautiful name

【小题5】It's clear that _______.

A．Shadow will not be easy to get ill

B．the Browns were not good with Shadow

C．Mr Snow didn't check Shadow at all

D．Shadow likes barking a lot