In 50 years of traveling, Colin McCorpuodale has visited every country in the world except three. And everywhere he goes, he sends himself a postcard. He always chooses a postcard with beautiful scenery (风景). Usually he writes just a short message to himself. However, he wrote an interesting story on his latest one, from the Malians Island.
Mr. McCorpuodale lives in London. On one of the walls in his room, you can see a large map of the world. There are hundreds of little red pins (大头针) stuck in it. “These pins mean a lot to me.” says Mr. McCorpuodale, “I follow the rule. I’m allowed to stick one in only if I’ve been in a place for more than 24 hours.”
Naturally, Mr. McCorpuodale has his favorite places. New Zealand, he describes as “a wonderful country”. About China, he says, “This is the country in the world which is completely different. There is no European influence.”
Wherever he goes, Mr. McCorpuodale takes with him a photo of his wife, a candle, a shirt with a secret pocket and a pen.
So why does he do it? For the postcards or the travels? Mr. McCorpuodale laughs, “Neither. Only for the meaningful life.”

1.
What did Mr. McCorpuodale write about on his latest postcard?
1. A.
  Malians Island.
2. B.
  An interesting story.
3. C.
  Beautiful scenery.
4. D.
  His favorite places.
2.
On a wall in Mr. McCorpuodale’s room, there is .
1. A.
  a map of the world
2. B.
  a postcard to himself
3. C.
  a message to himself
4. D.
  a photo of his wife
3.
According to Mr. McCorpuodal, there’s no European influence .
1. A.
  in New Zealand
2. B.
  in America
3. C.
  in Australia
4. D.
  in China

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A week ago, Columbus Middle School asked the parents of their school to choose a sport for their child to play. Here’s some information about the sports.
Sports 1: Basketball
We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. So students should sign up (报名) as soon as possible. Students will take a private bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park. Each student will have to pay $ 10 each time for the cost of the bus. There will be four basketball courts available for our use with one teacher watching over each game.
Sports 2: Gym
We will use St. Peter’s Park. There are two reasons for choosing this park. First, it is not very busy and crowded before 6:00 p.m. Second, it has lots of trees with plenty of shade. Students must bring along two bottles of water to prevent from being thirsty. All the activities here are free. And there will be a teacher on duty for each activity.
Sports 3: Hiking
Hiking (远足)will be at Kowloon Peak. The activity will start at 2:30 p.m. and finish 90 minutes later. There will be 15 students in each group. And three teachers will be with the students. This sport will cost $ 75 per hour. Students should take plenty of water and sunglasses.
Sports 4: Swimming
The Kowloon City Swimming Centre is a 10-minute walk from our school. Four teachers will go to the pool and watch the students from the poolside. We will only be able to use the pool for one hour (2: 45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.). Only students skillful at swimming can take up this activity. The pool will have two lifeguards on watch. Girls must wear swimming suits. The cost is $ 15 per visit.

1.
The students of Columbus Middle School should __________.
1. A.
  sign up as soon as possible
2. B.
  choose a sport to play
3. C.
  ask their parents to play a sport
4. D.
  pay money for each sport
2.
According to this passage, __________ will probably have the most students.
1. A.
  gym
2. B.
  hiking
3. C.
  swimming
4. D.
  basketball
3.
One of the reasons for choosing St. Peter’s Park is that__________.
1. A.
  There is a lot of shade there
2. B.
  all the activities there are cheap
3. C.
  the park is very busy before 6: 00 p. m.
4. D.
  there aren’t many people after 6:00 p. m. there.
4.
A student need to pay __________ if he goes swimming three times a week..
1. A.
  $ 10
2. B.
  $ 15
3. C.
  $ 45
4. D.
  $ 75
5.
From the passage, we know that __________.
1. A.
  students are able to take part in one of the four activities.
2. B.
  students will take a free bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park.
3. C.
  students should take plenty of water and sunglasses at St. Peter’s Park.
4. D.
  students can take a 10-minute walk to the Kowloon City Swimming from home.

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A woman repeated a bit of gossip (流言) about a neighbour. Within a few days the whole neighbourhood knew the story. The neighbour was deeply hurt. Later the woman responsible (负责) for spreading the gossip learned that it was completely untrue. She was very sorry and went to a wise old man to find out what she could do to repair the harm.
“Go to the marketplace,” he said. “and buy a chicken, and have it killed, then on your way home, pluck (拔) its feathers and drop them one by one along the road. ” Although surprised by this advice, the woman did what she was told.
The next day the wise man said, “ Now, go and collect all those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me. ”
The woman followed the same road, but she was so discouraged when she found the wind had blown all the feathers away. After searching for hours, she returned with only three in her hand.
“ You see, ” said the old man, “it’s easy to drop them, but it’s impossible to get them back . So it is with gossip. It doesn’t take much to spread a gossip, but once you do, you can never completely undo the wrong.”
【小题1】The woman was very _________ the harm she had done to her neighbour.

A．happy about

B．angry about

C．sorry for

D．excited about

【小题2】Which of the following statements is TURE?

A．The gossip didn’t hurt anyone at all.

B．The wise man was not kind enough.

C．The woman found all the feathers at last.

D．The woman was given a lesson.

【小题3】What the wise man said has nearly the same meaning as the Chinese phrase “_________”

A．覆水难收

B．无中生有

C．欲速不达

D．得道多助

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What did Mr. McCorpuodale write about on his latest postcard?

On a wall in Mr. McCorpuodale’s room, there is .

According to Mr. McCorpuodal, there’s no European influence .

The students of Columbus Middle School should __________.

According to this passage, __________ will probably have the most students.

One of the reasons for choosing St. Peter’s Park is that__________.

A student need to pay __________ if he goes swimming three times a week..

From the passage, we know that __________.