____were you away last year? Less than a week.　　　

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A．How often 　　　B．How long

C．How many 　　　D．How much

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Hong Kong has about forty public beaches, some of the beaches are among the best in the world． People can go there for a swim. You can go to most of them by bus. To go to some beaches you must take a boat. There are toilets, changing rooms and places to buy food and drinks on most of the beaches.

　　You will swim there without danger if you remember these instructions: 1．Never swim alone．2．Never swim after a meal or when your feel hungry or tired．3．Do not stay in the water too long．4．Never go out in a boat if you cannot swim.

　　Remember: A bed flag means that it is dangerous for anyone to go into the water. A blue flag means that it is dangerous for children.

　　(1)There are ________ public beaches in Hong Kong.

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　　A． forty

　　B． a little more or less than forty

　　C． less than forty

　　D． more than forty

　　(2)We can reach ________ by bus.

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　　A． all the public beaches

　　B． any public beaches

　　C． only a few public beaches

　　D． all the public beaches except some

　　(3)When you see a blue flag, you know that ________ there.

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　　A． women should not swim

　　B． children should not swim

　　C． nobody should not swim

　　D． nobody can swim

　　(4)Which of the following is true according to this passage?

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　　A． You can always swim when you see a red flag.

　　B． You shouldn't swim with other people

　　C． You shouldn't swim after lunch

　　D． You can't Swim for a short time.

　　(5)This passage about ________.

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　　A． something about Hong Kong's beaches and swimming there.

　　B． that swimming in Hong Kong is dangerous.

　　C． that Hong Kong has many best beaches in the world.

　　D． it is not easy to go swimming in Hong Kong.

“How long were you away last year?”“________.”

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A．Less than a week　　　B．Less a week　　　C．Few than a week

We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know about the history of the Internet?

Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks (网络) didn’t work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system (系统) had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way the computer network system would keep on working all the time.

At first, the Internet was only used by the government, but, in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. However, computers were still expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software (软件) that made “surfing (浏览)” the Internet more convenient (方便).

Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.

The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.

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1.The Internet has a history of ______ years.

A. about 40　　 　　　　　　 B.less than 30　　 　　   C.more than 45　　     D.nearly 35

2.Scientists set up a new network system to ______.

A. make the computer cheaper　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B.make the system work well

C.make the computer go well　　 　　　　　　    D.develop new softwares

3.The Internet was widely used in the ______.

A.1960s　　 　　　　   B.1970s　　 　　　　　　   C.1980s　　 　　　　　　   D.1990s

4.The underlined words “get on-line” in Chinese mean ______.

A.上机　　 　　　　　　 B.上网　　 　　　　　　    C.接线　　 　　　　　　    D.买电脑

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. In the 1960s computer network system went wrong easily.

B.Computers are much cheaper than before.

C.Today the Internet is used everywhere.

D.People had enough softwares to get on-line fifteen years ago.