Do you know the Chinese saying “He who doesn’t reach the Great Wall is not a true man”? Mr. White knows it. Next month he is going to Beijing with his wife. They are going to visit the Great Wall. They are staying in Beijing for about a week. They have a lot of Chinese friends there, so they are visiting them. Then they’re flying to West Lake in Hangzhou. They are going boating there and staying there for about three days. Mr. White knows that the Yellow Mountain is very famous in China. So they’re going to Anhui to go hiking in the great mountain. After two days in Anhui they’ll have to go back to Sydney.

“I’m taking lots of photos in China. When I get back to Sydney, I am going to show the photos to my friends. I want my friends to know more about China.” said Mr. White.

1.Who is Mr. White going to China with?

A. His friends.              B. His parents.               C. His wife.                       D. His children.

2.Mr. White is staying in Beijing for about      .

A. two weeks              B. three days                  C. one month                 D. seven days

3.Mr. White is      in Hangzhou.

A. going boating        B. going hiking               C. going camping            D. going swimming

4.Mr. White is from      .

A. Australia                  B. America                     C. Canada                   D. England

5.From the passage we can learn that      .

A. Mr. White is going to China next week

B. Mr. White has many friends in Beijing

C. Mr. White is going to visit the Yellow River

D. Mr. White is staying in Anhui for a week

根据句意和汉语提示及所给的单词，完成句子。
【小题1】The Great Wall is the ___________(象征)of China.
【小题2】Finally, he _________(意识到) that he passed the English exam.
【小题3】Is there a_________(公共的) telephone nearby?
【小题4】It seemed to be __________to get inside because of too many people(hope).
【小题5】Many people use computers in their __________lives(day).

A year ago，I paid no attention to English idioms (习语), though my teacher told us the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be surprised. Gently shaking his head，shrugging his shoulders, he said，“You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought , perhaps this is not a right topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic.” So I said to him. “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted (打断) again by his words: “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘you don’t say’？” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “ ‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really!’ It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” I realized I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.

1.A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because       .

A．I had no interest in them

B．English idioms were very difficult

C．I did not realize the importance of them

D．my teacher didn’t tell us the importance of them

2.At first, on hearing “You don’t say,” I thought the foreigner meant       .

A．I had talked too much

B．I had to stop talking

C．he was not interested in the topic

D．he was only interested in the Great Wall

3.“… was shown in an amusing experience.” The word “amusing” probably means       .

A．interesting        B．important         C．terrible           D．unlucky

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.

B．The Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall.

C．The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.

D．The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting.

5.After the Englishman explained the idiom, ___________.

A．I felt very silly

B．the Englishman became a real fool

C．I became more carefully in everything

D．I thought the Englishman had made me a fool

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