The game of _____ Olympics will be held in Beijing in 2008 .

A、29^th                        B、the 29^th            C、28^th                 D、the 28th

Wood-block printing was invented sometime between the 4th and the 7th c 1. in Chi­na. The earliest book that we have was p 2. in 868 and was found in a Dunhuang cave. Wood-block printing took a long time because a new block was needed for every p3. in z book. By the 1 Ith century printed books could be f 4.all over China. They included books of Confucius' thoughts, dictionaries, and books on maths. In 1340, books could be printed u-sing two c   5. , black and red.

A 6. the Chinese learnt about printing so early, printing was not introduced in other parts of the world for hundreds of years. It is thought that when the great Italian traveler Marco Polo visited China in the 13th century, he s 7.printed books. It is possible that Marco Po­lo brought that k 8. to Europe. But printed books did not come to Europe u 9.1450 when a German called Johann Gutenberg i 10. a printing machine. Twenty-four years later, in 1474, an Englishman called William Caxton printed the first printed book in English. His second book was about the game of chess. Caxton printed about a hundred books, and some can still be found today in museums.

阅读下面语言材料，根据要求作答。根据短文内容，判断文后句子的正确(T)与错误（F）
“How are you?” is a nice question. It’s a friendly way that people in the U.S.A greet each other. But “How are you?” is also a very unusual question. It’s a question that often doesn’t need an answer. The person who asks“ How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “Fine”, even if the person’s friend isn’t fine. The reason is that “How are you?” isn’t really a question and “Fine” isn’t really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying “Hello” or “Hi”.
Sometimes, people also don’t say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone Asks “Do you agree?”, the other person might think, “No, I disagree. I think you’re Wrong...”But it isn’t very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say “I’m not sure.” It’s a nicer way to say that you don’t agree with someone.
People also don’t say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person say “I’ve to go now.” Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse: “Someone’s at the door.”“Something is burning on the stove.” The excuses might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn’t want to talk any more, but it isn’t polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn’t hurt the other person.
Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people don’t say exactly that they are thinking. It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it’s part of the game of language.
【小题1】“How are you?” is another way of saying "Hello." or" Hi."
【小题2】It is polite to say" No. I disagree I think you are wrong, "if you don’t agree with others.
【小题3】When someone says "I have to go now "On the phone.it means he wants to go on talking.
【小题4】"Someone is at the door." may be an excuse for finishing a phone.
【小题5】Sometimes people don’t say exactly what they are thinking about just because they try to be nice to each other.

BASEBALL. It’s just a word, but for millions of Americans it brings much more than a word.

Hot dogs. Cold beers. Sunny afternoons. Baseball is the game of fathers and sons. Fathers and sons catch with each other on lawns (草坪) in the US. A father’s favorite team becomes his son’s. Grandfathers talk to their grandsons about games played long ago.

Many American kids collect baseball cards. The cards have pictures of their favorite players on them. In school, friends trade (交换) baseball cards just like they trade their lunches.

Players are known as “the boys of summer” because people often play the sport mostly in warm months. You don’t need to be of a certain size or shape to play baseball. You don’t have to be tall like a basketball player or strong like an American footballer. You just need to want to have fun.

Baseball is not as fast-paced (快节奏的) a game as basketball. But when you go to see a game, there’s time to relax, talk and get to know other people.

Baseball may not be the most popular sport in the US, but it is the most traditional. It’s not just a game any more, but an important part of American culture, like apple pie and grandma’s house.

1.Many American kids like to collect _______________.

   A. baseballs     B. baseball cards    C. lunches      D. apple pies

2.People like to play baseball in _____________.

   A. wet months   B. cool months     C. warm months   D. cold months

3.Most of the Americans play baseball just want to _______________.

   A. enjoy themselves               B. make money 

C. keep warm                    D. make friends

4.Which one is WRONG in the article?

A. We can find many children’s favorite baseball players on their cards.

B. If you are not strong enough, you can’t play baseball.

C. When you go to watch a baseball play, you’ll relax and have time to talk to other people.

D. Baseball is the most traditional sport in the US.

More than a hundred years ago, an American produced (创造) a game. He called it indoor tennis. The Americans were not interested in it at first so he sent it to his London friends and it became very popular (流行) in Britain. The game was then played across the dining-room table or on the floor with the net hung between two chairs. In the early days ，the balls were made of cork (软木) or rubber. The bats(球拍) were made of wood.
A few years later a hollow (空心) ball like the one we use today was invented. The game then quickly spread all over the world. An Englishman once made a bat covered with rubber. He first played the game in England and called it "ping - pong". "Ping" was the sound of the bat when it hit the ball, and "pong" was the sound of the ball when it hit the table.
【小题1】Who invented the game of ping-pong?