Some people believe that dreams can tell them what will happen in the future. Nobody knows why, but there are many stories about people who have had dreams that came true. One of these people was a man called John Chapman, who lived in a small place, named Swaffham in England and was deeply loved by people in this town. Though he was very poor, he was kind and likely to help others in trouble. One night, he dreamed that he was standing on London Bridge and a man told him how to become rich. John Chapman really needed money and wanted to have a try, so the next day he set off for London. He walked for three days and three nights and at last arrived at London Bridge. There were plenty of people on the bridge, but they were not interested in him. They were all unaware of him. Three days later, he decided to go home, but before he could do this a shopkeeper was approaching him.

“I’ve been watching you,” the shopkeeper said. “Are you waiting for someone?”

“Yes,” said John. “I had a dream about a man on London Bridge. He was going to lead me to own a lot of money.”

“Oh,” said the shopkeeper. “You shouldn’t believe in dreams. If I believed in dreams, I’d be in Swaffham right now. I had a dream a few days ago about a man from Swaffham. His name was John Chapman and he had gold in his garden near an old apple tree.”

John was amazed and immediately headed for home. As soon as he arrived, he dug in his garden near the old apple tree.

46. Swaffham is probably the name of               .

       A. a city                    B. a bridge                C. a town                            D. a church

47. John Chapman went to London because           . 

       A. he visited a friend there                  B. he wanted to meet a shopkeeper

       C. he wanted to be famous                         D. he wanted to make his dream come true

48. The underlined phrase “headed for” (in Paragraph 5) means “       ”.

       A. left                     B. passed                  C. went                 D. hid

49. According to the story, John Chapman was away from his town for at least                       days.

       A three                      B. four                    C. five                                 D. six

50. What happened to John Chapman probably at the end of the story?

   A. He found nothing and remained very poor.

   B. He found gold and gave some to others in need.

   C. He found gold and kept it on his own.

   D. He found nothing and gave his dream up.

Many overseas Chinese make their kids learn the Chinese language because they don’t want them to lose their mother language.

In the city of Portland in the USA, there is a weekend Chinese school in a church. In the school, there are Chinese kids and American kids. They study Chinese on Saturdays and Sundays. Teachers at the school are usually some overseas Chinese women. Miss Tian is one of them. She is from Beijing. She teaches her students many Chinese characters, sentences and Chinese songs.

Most of these kids speak English better than Chinese, because they spend most of their time at the local school, and their classmates are American.Their teachers teach them in English.

When the overseas Chinese children get home after school, their parents often speak Chinese to them. Only at that time do they think they are at home.

1.Why do many overseas Chinese make their kids learn the Chinese language?

A.Because they want them to speak Chinese.

B.Because they don’t want them to lose their mother language.

C.Because they live in China.

D.Because they can’t speak English.

2.Where do the kids learn Chinese?

A.In their school. 

B.At home.

C.In a park 

D. In a weekend Chinese school in a church.

3..Who teaches them?

A.Some overseas Chinese women. 

B. Their classmates.

C.Their parents.

D.Their friends.

4.Which one is true?

A.Most kids speak Chinese better than English.

B.Most kids speak English better than Chinese.

C.Most kids speak Chinese as well as English.

D.Most kids can’t speak Chinese at all.

5.What is the best title of this passage?

A.How to learn Chinese?

B.How to learn English?

C.Never forget your mother language

D.Learning Chinese is important

Many overseas Chinese make their kids learn the Chinese language because they don’t want them to lose their mother language.
In the city of Portland in the USA, there is a weekend Chinese school in a church. In the school, there are Chinese kids and American kids. They study Chinese on Saturdays and Sundays. Teachers at the school are usually some overseas Chinese women. Miss Tian is one of them. She is from Beijing. She teaches her students many Chinese characters, sentences and Chinese songs.
Most of these kids speak English better than Chinese, because they spend most of their time at the local school, and their classmates are American.Their teachers teach them in English.
When the overseas Chinese children get home after school, their parents often speak Chinese to them. Only at that time do they think they are at home.
【小题1】Why do many overseas Chinese make their kids learn the Chinese language?