When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could 　  this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my 　     I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “　  You are going to college.” I was very 　    when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”

Two days later, 　  took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends, 　  together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I 　  I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we 　  the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard(门卫) and one minute later we were 　 . I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was 　 . I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the 　 ?”

“Too bad,” I answered.

“And marriage is even 　 !” he said.

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard 　  I could get into a good college. I 　  studying English so I decided to major in(主修) languages at college. Thanks to my father and our 　  to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1.A. say                        B. do                            C. receive          D. find

2.A. teacher               B. friend                      C. father                     D. husband

3.A. Yes!                      B. No!                           C. Really?           D. OK?

4.A. angry          B. tired                        C. nervous                  D. surprised

5.A. he                         B. she                           C. it                               D. they

6.A. working               B. studying                  C. singing           D. farming

7.A. guess          B. mean                       C. say                           D. hope

8.A. looked at             B. returned to            C. arrived at                D. left for

9.A. outside                B. inside                      C. back                         D. away

10.A. terrible             B. wonderful              C. funny                       D. special

11.A. workers     B. guard                         C. building                   D. factory

12.A. better                B. harder                     C. worse                      D. easier

13.A. but                     B. if                               C. so that                     D. such that

14.A. enjoyed            B. stopped                  C. disliked          D. minded

15.A. way           B. idea                         C. plan                         D. visit

 

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Hong Kong (香港)

June 5th, 1997

Dear Jamie,

　　I've been in Hong Kong 1 three days now, and I'm having a great time. It's a very exciting place, and very 2 from London. Yesterday my friend 3 me around Hong Kong. It was a very 4 day, but I saw many interesting things. The first place 5 we visited was Hong Kong Park. We took exercise in the morning and saw many old people doing exercises. We also saw many different kinds of birds in the park.

　　After that, we walked to St John's Cathedral (圣约翰大教堂). I think it is 6 very old church in Hong Kong. It was very 7 there. Then we went to Victoria Peak (扯旗山). From the 8 , we could see all over Hong Kong. It was really wonderful.

　　After leaving the Peak, we had lunch in a restaurant, then we caught a bus to a supermarket. I did some 9 (and bought you a present). When we had finished shopping, we sat on the seaside for a watch. On the bus back to the hotel, we both felt tired 10 very happy. We enjoyed ourselves very much.

　　See you soon,

YOURS,

Terry

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　　Linda enjoys listening to the gossip(闲话) at the water fountain(饮水处), and then passes it to others. Sometimes people get a little hurt. Patty decided that Linda should be taught a lesson.

　　After the second class, Patty was at the water fountain. As she took a drink, Abel passed by.“What's up?”he asked her. Patty said,“Nothing much, the usual. Today is sure an interesting day. But it's not good for Linda.”

　　“What do you mean? What happened?”Abel asked. Patty said sadly,“I heard that Linda got below an A on her history exam. You know her parents want her to get straight As. I think they'll keep her at home for a whole week to study.”Before he could ask anything else, Patty walked on.

　　Abel caught up with Emily.“Did you hear,”he asked, not waiting for her to answer,“Linda failed on a history exam and her parents will keep her at home for a whole month?”Emily looked at him in surprise, “But Linda is a straight-A. student. This is terrible. Don't tell anybody, and I won't either.”

　　At lunch, the gossip was flying fast. Tim asked Bob,“Did you hear about poor Linda? She failed in history, and her parents are going to get her a tutor(家庭教师).”

　　By three o'clock, everybody knew it. All day, Linda had had a strange feeling. People were looking at her. She asked Dana what was going on. He said,“I don't know who found out, but we're really sorry.”

　　“Sorry about what?”Linda asked. Dana said,“Everybody knows you failed in all your subjects, and your parents are taking you out of school.”Linda stared(盯着) at him, mouth opened.“How did this gossip start? It's not true!”Linda began to shout. In a moment, most of her friends were around her. They asked if there was anything they could do.“Look,”she said.“I got an A on my history exam. Who would start a gossip like this?”Nobody seemed to know, but they did know that it began at the water fountain.

1．Which of the following is true?

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A．Nobody liked Linda.

B．Linda failed in all her subjects.

C．Linda failed on her history exam.

D．Almost all the students were sorry for her.

2．What's the result of the gossip?

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A．Linda got a little hurt.

B．Everybody came to help Linda.

C．Linda's parents took her out of school.

D．Linda got an A on her history exam.

3．What's the main idea of the story?

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A．Linda enjoyed listening to and passing gossip.

B．Patty started a gossip about Linda.

C．Linda was taught a lesson about gossip.

D．The gossip began at the water fountain.

4．________ started the gossip that hurt Linda.

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5．From the story we know ________.

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A．Linda's parents took her out of the school

B．Linda's parents were very strict with her

C．The gossip began in the afternoon

D．Linda know the gossip earliest of all

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　　Do you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is not large. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.

　　The government has made enough laws to fight pollution. The cities in Australia have got little sir or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.

　　Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers' exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers' exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.

　　Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.

1．Australia is ________.

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A．the largest country in the world.

B．as large as Shanghai.

C．not as large as China

D．the largest island in the north of the earth

2．The government had made ________.

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A．too enough laws to fight pollution

B．so many laws that it can fight pollution

C．enough laws that it can hardly fight pollution

D．enough laws because the pollution is very serious

3．Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers.

B．Perth is bigger than any other city in Western Australia.

C．Perth lies in the west of Australia.

D．No other city is larger than Perth in Australia.

4．In Perth you may visit a wild flowers' show in ________.

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5．Which of the following is true?

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A．Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and wild flowers.

B．We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of white sheep.

C．Three hundred sheep came towards us because they saw us.

D．If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of white sheep.