A: What do people usually do on Chinese New Year, Lingling?

B: Well, most people buy (1)　　　　　 and give them to others.

A: That’s great. I love getting presents. Can I (2)　　　　 the present I receive right at the time?

B: I’m afraid you must wait! In China, you are not (3)　　　　　 to open the present at once. You must wait and open it (4)　　　　　. And you must receive it with both hands.

A: Really? That’s interesting. (5)　　　　　 in Britain, we can use one hand to receive the present. Thanks for telling me so much.

B: My pleasure.

In England , afternoon tea is the most informal (非正式）meal of a day .It is taken between four and five. If you are a friend of the family, you may come for tea at any time. Very often it is not taken at a table. The members of the family and visitors take the tea in the sitting room. Each person has a cup and saucer (茶盘), a spoon (调羹) and a small plate for bread and butter (黄油) and cakes. By the way, do not help yourself to cakes first, bread and butter first, and then cake. Do remember: Though you can eat as much as you want, do not put more than（超过） one piece of bread or cake on your plate each time.

1.In England, afternoon tea is usually taken ________ .

A. between breakfast and lunch　　   B.in the middle of day

C.early in the afternoon　　　　　　 D.late in the afternoon

2.A real English afternoon tea has___________.

A. tea only　　　　　　　　　　 B. both tea and food

C. tea food and vegetables　　　　 D. the same things as other meals

3.If you want to have afternoon tea in a friend's home, _______________.　

A. you must send a message before you go　 B. you must take food with you

C. you may go only when you're asked to　　D. you may go at any time

4.Help yourself to ______________.

A. cake first　　　　　　　　　　 B. bread-and-butter first

C. either bread first or cake first　　D. only one piece of bread or cake

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. People don't use the same spoon for afternoon tea.

B. Afternoon tea is often taken in the sitting room.

C. For afternoon tea, people use cups only.

D. Afternoon tea is often taken with bread and cake.

　 　41 a river there was a very narrow (窄的) bridge. One day a goat was crossing this bridge, just at the middle of the bridge he met another goat. There was no room for them to pass.

"Go back," said one goat to 　42 . "There is no room for 　43 of us."

　 "Why should I go back?" asked the other goat. "Why 　44　 you go back?"

　 "You must go back," said the first goat, "because I am 　45 than you."

　 "You are not bigger than I." said the second goat.

　 "We will see about that." said the first goat, and he put down his bores (羊角) 　46 .

　 "Stop!" said the second goat. "If we fight, we shall both 　47　 into the river and be drowned (淹死). 　48 , I have a plan--1 shall lie down, and you may walk over me."

　 Then the wise goat 　49 down on the bridge, and the other goat walked 　50　 over him. So they passed each other, and went on their ways.

41. A. On　　 　　B. In　　　 　　C. Over　　 　　D. Under

42. A. other　 　　B. the other　 　 C. another　 　　D. the others

43. A. both　 　 B. all　　　 　　 C. neither 　　　D. none

44. A. not　　 　 B. don't　　 　　 C. are　　　 　　D. aren't

45. A. strong　 　B. stronger　 　　C. thin　　 　　D. thinner

46. A. fight　　　 B. fought　　　 C. fighting　　　 D. to fight

47. A. feel　　　 B. fall　　　　　 C. fell　　　　 D. felt

48. A. Instead　　 B. Though　　　 C. However　　　 D. Because

49. A. lie　　　　 B. lied　　　　　 C. laid　　　　　 D. lay

50. A. light　　　 B. lighter　　　 C. lightly　　　 　D. more lightly

What does an athlete need to get to the top of sport? Talent is one thing of course, but perhaps there’s 　36 more important than that—hard work. Top sportsmen and sportswomen take their sports very seriously and want to be the best.

Tara Lipinski is a pretty American teenager. She 　37 the world ice-skating championship when she was only fourteen years old. From the age of three, when she 　38 a pair of ice skates for the first time, she loved the sport more than anything else in the world. She trains for many hours every day, and 39 outside with her friends to parties is nearly impossible.

Boris Becher has been famous 　40 he won the Wimbledon Men’s Singles Tennis Championship in 1985.He was only seventeen years old then, and he had beaten many of the best players in the world at that time .He always 　41 hard every day. He never had the same kind of lifestyle as most other teenage boys. He couldn’t spend his weekends 　42 the TV, at parties or in restaurants. He 　43 even eat chocolate whenever he wanted, everything he did was for tennis and his daily training was very strict.

To succeed like Tara and Boris, you 　44 a lot of help and support from everyone around you, especially your 　45 .You must give up a lot of freedom, but if you ask these champions what they think, they will tell you it’s all worth（值得）it.

36. A. anything　　　　　　　　 B. something　　　　　　 C. nothing　　　　　　　　 D. everything

37. A. hit　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. won　　　　　　　　　　 C. did　　　　　　　　　　　 D. kept

38. A. put on 　　　　　　　　 B. made up　　　　　　　　 C. took off　　　　　　　　 D. turned down

39. A. go　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. going　　　　　　　　　　 C. to play　　　　　　　　　 D. skating

40. A. when　　　　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　　　　　 D. after

41. A. studied　　　　　　　　　 B. did　　　　　　　　　　　 C. practiced　　　　　　　 D. thought

42. A. next to 　　　　　　　　 B. instead of　　　　　　　 C. across from　　　　　 D. in front of

43. A. mustn’t　　　　　　　　 B. didn’t　　　　　　　　　 C. couldn’t　　　　　　　　 D. shouldn’t

44. A. asks　　　　　　　　　　　 B. need　　　　　　　　　　 C. want　　　　　　　　　　 D. hope

45. A. father　　　　　　　　　　 B. mother　　　　　　　　　 C. grandparents　　　　 D. family