Last month, Junior 1 students from Beijing Chaoyang Foreign Language School took a special test. They took it by traveling.

   The students went to Nanjing and Yangzhou for five days. Their teachers gave each student a list of questions to answer during the trip. The questions are also the students' mid-term test for history and geography. There were questions like: How long is the Beijing-Shanghai Railway? What were the six dynasties (朝代) that used Nanjing as their capital?

  "I never had so much fun with an exam," said Gao Chenxiang,13. "We learned a lot by working this way."

   The students learned much more than just the answers to the questions. They also visited the Nanjng Massacre Museum (南京大屠杀纪念馆).

   "If 1 was learning only from a textbook, I wouldn′t have known how bad the Japanese invaders (侵略者) were," said Gao.

   Students did not get to sleep on the train to Nanjing. Usually the kids would sleep on a train journey so long, but in this case they were all given seats.

   "The seats are very uncomfortable," said DengLin,12. "I know most migrant workers (民工)travel this way. That must be so hard."

    Students also learned to take care of themselves. They washed clothes and made their own beds.

    "I learnt lots of useful life skills," said Wang Yiran,12. "1 never knew I could be so capable(能干的)."

1. All the questions given to the students are for         mid-term test.

A. a foreign language    B. history      

C. geography             D. history and geography

2. The students went to Nanjing          .

    A. by plane            B. by bus        C. by train       D. by bike

3. The students didn′t fall asleep on the train because         .

    A. there was too much noise on the train                                            B. they discussed the answers to the questions

    C. some migrant workers kept talking with them

    D. it was an unusual trip and the seats were uncomfortable

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

    A. The teachers didn't take the travel with their students,

    B. it's the first time for the students to go to Nanjing and Yangzhou,

    C. The students have learnt more by traveling than from textbooks.

    D. Gao didn't know Nanjing Massacre until she visited the Museum.

5. The best title of this passage is         .

    A. A special Test                    B. An Interesting Travel

    C. A Good Way to Relax               D. How to Test Students

   I’m planning to visit Xi’an for my vacation this summer. I’ll fly there on July 28 and stay there until August 6. First I want to see the old city wall. There are many old city walls in Xi’an in the past. But now there are only a few left. They are more than 700 years old. Lots of them were pulled down in the 1960s. People thought they were not useful and they made the traffic heavy and the streets crowded. Some of them were even dangerous. Today, our country is trying to build some of the old city walls again, because they can help us to remember our history.

   Second, I’m visiting Emperor Qin’s Terra Cotta Warriors (秦始皇兵马俑). It’s very famous in China. And I will take the camera with me. I’m taking photos there.

   I think my trip will be very interesting and I can’t wait for it.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1  Where is the writer going to visit?

              A. Dalian.                     B. Shanghai.          C. Xi’an.               D. Xuzhou.

2  How many places is the writer going to visit in Xi’an?

       A. One.                          B. Two.                       C. Three.               D. Four.

3  How long is the writer staying in Xi’an?

              A. For a month.            B. Less than a week.

              C. Only three days.       D. For about 10 days

4  Which is NOT the reason for people to pull down the old city walls?
          A. They made streets crowded.                  B. They made traffic heavy.

C. They were dangerous.                           D. They were too high.

5  Which of the following is TRUE?

A.      There were a few walls in Xi’an in the past.

B.      Today our country is building the old walls again.

C.      The writer isn’t taking any photos during his vacations.

D.     The writer is going to Xi’an by train.