Do you have 1 e-pal? E-pal is your friend online. I have many E-pals. They are 2 different countries. Some of them come from America. Some of them from 3 countries. My best e-pal is Lynne. She comes from Canada. She has many 4 . During her free time she often travels all over the world. Last month she 5 to China. She went to KunMing in YunNan. She said 6 me that Stone Forest is a beautiful area of limestone（石灰岩） rock that was formed under the sea millions of years 7 and then when it became above water the winds and rains eroded（侵蚀） it sharp mountainous peaks. It is beautiful. It can make people 8 themselves. I haven't been to Stone Forest before. I enjoy 9 very much. I hope to travel all over the world. And I hope to 10 many e-pals from the world.

A traveler came out of the airport. There were a lot of taxis. He asked every taxi driver about his name. Then he took the third one. It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel. “How much does it cost for the whole day?” The man asked. “100 dollars,” said the taxi driver. This was very dear (昂贵的), but the man said it was OK.

The taxi driver took the man everywhere. He showed him all the parks and museums in the city. In the evening they went back to the hotel. The traveler gave the taxi driver 100 dollars and said, “What about tomorrow?” The taxi driver looked at the man and said, “Tomorrow is another 100 dollars.” And the man said, “That’s OK! See you tomorrow.” The taxi driver was very pleased.

The next day the taxi driver took the traveler everywhere again. They visited all the parks and museums again. And in the evening they went back to the hotel. The man gave the taxi driver 100 dollars again and said, “I’m going home tomorrow.” The driver was sorry because he liked the traveler and 100 dollars a day was a lot of money. “So you are going home. Where do you come from?” He asked. “I come from New York.” “New York,” the taxi driver said, “I have a sister in New York. Her name is Susan. Do you know her?” “Of course I know her. She gave me 200 dollars for you!”

1.Where did the traveler come from?

A．England           B．America           C．Canada           D．France

2.Why did the traveler take the third taxi?  Because _                  _____ .

A．the other taxi driver asked more money

B．the third driver was a kind-hearted(热心肠的) man

C．he didn’t want to spend his own money on the coming visit

D．the other driver didn’t like him

3.Usually the cost of the traveling one day may be ______.

A．$ 100            B．$ 200             C．less than $ 100     D．more than $ 200

4.Who asked the traveler to give the money for the taxi driver?

A．The traveler’s sister                    B．The traveler himself

C．Nobody                               D．The driver’s sister

5.The driver was unhappy __                      ____ .

A．when he heard the traveler’s last words

B．when the traveler asked every taxi driver his name

C．when the traveler asked him for his sister’s name

D．during the two—day visit

　　Does a person from Ohio or Virginia have a better chance of living in the White House than anyone else? It seems that way. Eight out of 40 U. S. Presidents came from Ohio. Eight came from Virginia. William Henry Harrison, the ninth U. S. President, had the best chance of all. Why? He was born in Virginia and then lived in Ohio.

　　Here is a map of the United States. You will see that Virginia and Ohio are not too far away from each other. New York, Massachusetts, and California are worth noting(注意), too. They each have sent at least three of their native sons to the White House.

　　Maps are flat (平的) drawings of Earth or parts of it. The map on the above shows the shapes and sizes of the 50 states. Like most U. S. maps, it abbreviates(缩写) the names of the states. Use the map to answer the questions below.

1．President Lyndon Johnson came from the largest state on the Gulf of Mexico. He was from ________ .

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2．President Jimmy Carter is from Georgia. Which state is below Georgia on the map?

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3．President Harry Truman was from a state surrounded by Illinois and seven other states. He was from ________ .

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4．Which area of the United States has more states?

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5．Which of these states is closest to Canada?

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　　Saturday June 24th , 2000

　　I was asked to have a dinner party at the biggest hotel in my hometown-Richmond today.

　　I was very busy, so I had no time to change for dinner. Then I drove there as soon as possibly. But when I came in , no one saw and gave me a seat. I got angry. Then I went back home , put on my best clothes. At about nine o'clock, I returned again.

　　This time everyone stood up at once and said“hello”to me. And I was taken to the best table and given the best food. I got much angrier. I took off my coat, put it in the food and said, “Please eat, my dear coat.”They were very surprised and asked,“Why are you doing this?”I said ,“________.”

1．Which country does John come from He comes from ________.

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2．It happened in ________.

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3．The sentence“Please eat , my dear coat.”means“________.”

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A．Don't judge (判断) men by clothes

B．He liked the coat very much

C．He thought they liked the coat better than him

D．He didn't like the food at all

4．Which of the following is NOT true when he came back again?

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A．He was taken to the best table.

B．They said“hello”to him.

C．He was given the best food.

D．Nobody saw him, either.

5．What did he say in the end of the diary?“________.”

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A．I enjoy doing this

B．My coat is hungry

C．I have nothing to do with you

D．You gave the food to my coat, not to me