My Town the Best Place to Be!

My town is a great place to live in . It’s the best place to enjoy your free time. There are three movie theaters in the town. They are all good, but the one nearest my house is the best. Shopping is also easy, There are many shops and most of them are trendy. They sell very fashionable clothes. The prices are also cheaper than in other cities, so students love to shop here. There are also a lot of video and music stores. These are very popular with students. I go to the music store every week to buy a new CD. The most crowded place for students to hang out is the park . Everyone goes there ,so it’s really interesting.

Sometimes there are even street performers. Some students think they are boring ,but I think they are the most creative people. I want to be a street performer, too .

1.The writer’s town is the best place of _______.

A.food            B.having fun          C.playing games        D.swimming

2.The cinemas in town are ________.

A.all awful         B.all relaxing         C.all bad              D.all good

3.The cinema nearest the writer’s house is ________.

A.the best          B.the worst          C.the most crowded      D.the smallest

4.Most of the shops are ________.

A.expensive        B.interesting         C.fashionable           D.unfashionable

5.The writer thinks street performers are ________.

A.creative           B.boring            C.positive              D.trendy

I got up early this morning. After I walked the dogs, I went to work. On my way to work I passed my neighbor (邻居), Stanley. Stanley is old and has lived in the neighborhood for about eighty years. His parents were from Poland. After I passed Stanley, I came to a little store. The owner (店主), Victor, came from Mexico twenty-five years ago and opened the food store. Then I walked to Ashland Avenue. Ashland was very busy. There were cars, buses, restaurants and a lot of people. After work I rushed (奔) home to see the dogs and took them for a walk. I took them to Chicago Avenue because there are many clothes stores and shoe stores. I went to see what was for sale. After I got home, I stood in front of my house with my dogs and talked to my neighbors. I heard lots of kids playing after school. After the sun set (落下), my stre et got a little quieter.

1.Before the writer went to work, he _____.

A. walked his dogs             B. went to visit Stanley

C. did morning exercises         D. went to the store to buy some food

2.Victor is the store’s owner and he ______.

A. comes from Poland             B. comes from Mexico

C. is a bout eighty years old         D. is twenty-five years old

3.Where can you buy shoes in the writer’s neighborhood?

A. In Stanley’s house.      B. In Victor’s store.

C. On Ashland Avenue.      D. On Chicago Avenue.

4.We can learn from the passage that ____.

A. the writer’s neighborhood is very old

B. it’s dangerous to live in  the writer’s neighborhood

C. it’s difficult to buy food in the writer’s neighborhood

D. the writer doesn’t like his neighborhood

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A. My Dogs and Me        B. My Friendly Neighbors

C. My Neighborhood Story   D. The History of a Little Store

Online shopping has become something very common for young people, however, it's not easy for the old people to buy things on the internet. Therefore, offline Daigou stores, or buy-for-you stores, are becoming popular among the old.
64-year-old man Li Hui'an is searching for his favorite CD in an offline Daigou shop. He says, "It's very convenient to buy things online, however, I can't use the internet. After I happened to find this buy-for-you shop, I decided to try, as I wanted to buy an opera CD. Finally I got one I'd searched for several years. I was so happy. I have become crazy about offline shopping. "
The store owner Liu Min says in order to meet the need of people who want to buy things online but can't use the internet, she started the business of offline buy-for-you. In only about ten days since the start of the business, she has received more than 20 orders from customers (顾客). Liu Min is not the only one who finds the large need of offline buy-for-you business in the market. In Dalian city, northeast China, more than 300 such stores opened their doors only in April.
In order to attract more customers, they have opened their shops in residential communities (居民区). And they charge a suitable service fee. For example, when buying things that cost less than 200 Yuan for customers, they usually charge 5 Yuan as service fee.
Though the offline buy-for-you service makes it easier for certain people to shop online, what if there is any problem with the ordered thing, let's say, like a quality problem? The shop owners say they will deal with any quality problems that may happen when using their Daigou service.
【小题1】What is offline shopping?

根据短文内容，填人适当的词，完成句子。每空词数不限。
I’m Kitty. Today the clothes at Xingxing Clothes Store are on sale. So I want to buy some clothes for my grandparents, my parents, and myself. Let me have a look. This yellow sweater is at a very good price--only 15 dollars. And it’s OK for my grandfather. For my grandmother, I want to buy a pair of black shoes. It’s very comfortable (舒适的). How about this blue T-shirt? Oh, my father can wear it to play basketball. And-there are many socks in green, yellow, black, blue, red, and white. I know my mother likes red very much, so I will buy these red ones. I need pants, so I will take these blue ones.
【小题1】The          is only 15 dollars.
【小题2】Kitty wants to buy          for her grandmother.
【小题3】The blue T-shirt is for her      
【小题4】Kitty’s mother likes red        
【小题5】Kitty needs          , so she will buy some.

The best day of the week for shoppers is Saturday. In America, women do most of the shopping, while the young also enjoy shopping with their friends. Men don’t enjoy taking time in the store. There are many places to shop. A mall is a group of many shops where you can buy clothes, furniture, and everything of the house. Shopping malls provide parking of the cars which is very important to the shopper. Usually the mall is under one roof, so each people doesn’t get cold or wet from rain, wind, or snow. Mothers can buy clothes for family members. For the children, shoes, socks, dresses, coats, and sweaters are bought in August for the new school year. For the kitchen the mother might buy cooking pots, drinking glasses, and the television set. The bedroom furniture has beds, mirrors and so on. Finally, there are pictures in most rooms.

To buy all these things at the mall takes many trips but mothers enjoy this kind of shopping.

1.Who often goes shopping for the family members from the passage, we know?

A．Mothers          B．Fathers           C．Young people      D．Children

2.In America, women like shopping on.

A．Sunday           B．Saturday          C．Monday           D．Friday

3.Men do not enjoy shopping in the store, because.

A．it will cost more money                   B．takes shorter time

C．it takes a lot of time                      D．they will get wet from rain

4.The word “furniture” means.

A．电视柜           B．家具             C．电器             D．立柜

5.What is a shopping mall?

A．It’s a group of many shops where you can buy everything you need.

B．A department store where you can buy everything you need.

C．A supermarket where you can buy vegetables, fruits and so on.

D．You can park your car there