Do you know “homestay”? What is a homestay? When you go to another   1 , you can live in a local   2  as a member of the family. This is called a homestay. It’s a great experience (经历)   3  you can learn more about the country and its people.

I’m Lily from   4 . I came to study in Canada with some English teachers. We are living  5  an old Canadian couple (夫妇), Mr. and Mrs. Green. They have a wonderful five-bedroom house. And I have a bedroom of   6  there. They also have two bathrooms and a   7  with many beautiful flowers and big trees.

Mrs. Green   8  does the housework. She does the laundry (洗衣) and cooks meals for us. At the weekend, my friends and I cook some Chinese food for the couple sometimes. They are very happy and they think   9  tastes good. We also celebrated the Canadian festivals with them and get to know   10  about their culture and custom (文化和风俗).

1.                A．country        B．town           C．village    D．street

 

2.                A．school         B．restaurant       C．hotel D．home

 

3.                A．when          B．after           C．because  D．if

 

4.                A．Canada         B．China          C．America  D．England

 

5.                A．in             B．for            C．with D．at

 

6.                A．my own        B．their own       C．me  D．my

 

7.                A．balcony        B．garden         C．living room    D．kitchen

 

8.                A．sometimes      B．never          C．seldom   D．usually

 

9.                A．Chinese food    B．Chinese people   C．English food   D．English people

 

10.               A．little           B．lot            C．a lot  D．few

 

 

You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there are people called “banana persons”? If you don’t know, I will tell you. They are Chinese people like you and me, but they aren’t in China. Why do people call them that?

ABC means America –born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people also call them “banana persons”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So when a person is a banana, he or she is white (American) inside and yellow (Chinese) outside. They are born in America and they live in America for a long time. Even their nationalities (国籍)are Americans. So they think like Americans and do things like Americans. But they still have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. So they look like us, Chinese people. For example, we all know the famous scientist C.N. Yang(扬振宁). He is an ABC and he is a “banana person”. We like him, although his nationality isn’t Chinese.

41. What does ABC here mean?

　 A. Australian-born Chinese　　 B. American-born Chinese

　 C. China-born American　　　 D. American-born Canadian

42. Why do people call an ABC a “banana person”?

　 A. They look like Chinese but think like Americans.

　 B. They look like Americans but think like Chinese.

　 C. They look like bananas.

　 D. They like to eat bananas.

43. Why do ABCs think like Americans?

　 A. They look like Americans.　　　　 B. They are born in America.

　 C. They live in America for a long time.　 D. Both B and C.

44. What colour are their eyes and hair?

　 A. Their eyes and hair are yellow.　　　　　　

B. Their eyes and hair are black.

　 C. Their eyes are black and their hair is yellow.

D. Their eyes are blue and their hair is yellow.

45. What’s C.N. Yang’s nationality?

A. Chinese　　 B. American　　 C. Australian　　 D. Canadian

Liu Bing is Zhang Kun’s friend,  and now he is in a high school in Ottawa.  This is a letter   1    Liu Bing to Zhang Kun. 

Dear Zhang Kun, 

Thank you    2    your postcard.  I’m    3    to you in the reading-room.  Now I have many new friends here.  Henry is one of them.  He is my classmate.  He is 14    4    old.  His mother is a Canadian,  but his father is from Australia.  He often    5    me to go to his home for dinner    6    his parents. 

His family like China very much.  At school,  we have many good teachers.  One of them is from the USA.  We    7    her Miss Green.  She teaches English.  Our French teacher is Mr.  Smith,  and he is from Paris.  He loves    8    very much,  and we all love him.  Our Chinese teacher is Mr.  Scott,  and he likes Chinese kung fu very much.  After school,  he often talks to me in Chinese.

   9    is your English now?  I want to know something    10    you very much, please write to me soon.

                                                           Yours,

Liu Bing

1.A. for            B. to           C. from             D. at

2.A. for            B. with         C. at               D. to

3.A. telling        B. talking      C. writing          D. speaking

4.A. year       B. month        C. months           D. years

5.A. tells      B. asks         C. ask              D. call

6.A. and            B. with         C. for              D. in

7.A. calls      B. tell         C. tells            D. call

8.A. us         B. we           C. I                D. it

9.A. What       B. How          C. Where            D. Who

10.A. about     B. at           C. in               D. for

 

“ABC”and “Banana Persons”

You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called “ABC”? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there are people called “banana persons”? If you don’t know, I will tell you. They are Chinese people like you and me, but they aren’t in China.Why do people call them like that?

“ABC” means American-born Chinese. An “ABC” is a Chinese,

but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people also call them

“banana persons”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So when

a person is a banana, he or she is white (American) inside and yellow (Chinese)

outside.

They are born in America and they live in America for a long time. Even

their nationality(国籍) is American. So they think like Americans and do things

like Americans. But they still have Chinese blood(血). Their parents, grandparents

or even great-grandparents were from China.They all have black eyes and black hair.

So they look like us Chinese people. For example, we all know the famous scientist

C.N.Yang. He is an “ABC” and he is a “banana person”. We like him, although(虽然)

his nationality isn’t Chinese.

1.What does “ABC” mean?

A．American-born Chinese                  B．American-born Canadian

C．Australian-born Chinese                  D．Chinese-born Chinese

2.Why do people call an “ABC” a “banana person”?

A．They look like Americans but they think like Chinese.

B．They look like Chinese but they think like Americans.

C．They like to eat bananas.

D．They can speak “ABC” very well.

3.Why do ABCs think like Americans?

A. Because they live in America for a long time

B. Because they are born in America.

C.Because they want to be Americans.

D.Both A and B.

4.What colour are their eyes and hair?

A．Their eyes and hair are black.

B．Their eyes and hair are yellow.

C．Their eyes and hair are white.

D．Their eyes and hair are black and yellow.

5.Which person of the following is a “banana person”?

A．杨利伟           B．科比             C．杨振宁           D．姚明

 

    There are some new students in my class this term．John is from Tokyo．He speaks Japanese

very well．Mike comes from New York．He is twelve years old．Kathy’s mother-town is Paris．David

lives in Toronto．He is now in our city with his parents．And the tallest girl，Vicky is from Brazil．

She likes soccer very much．The other forty students are all Chinese．They get on well with each

0ther

1John is from_________ ．

A．China           B．Japan          C．Japanese          D．the USA

2Where does Mike come from?

    A．He comes from England．          B．He is from France．

C．He comes from the USA．          D．He is from Japan．

3Which is NOT right?

A．David is a Canadian．

B．David’s parents are in Canada now．

C．David and his parents are all in China now．

D．David can speak English and French very well

  

4Vicky___________

   A．is short             B．is from Argentina

C．likes soccer          D．doesn’t like China

5There are_________ students in our class．

A．forty            B．forty-two           C．forty-five      D．forty-three