Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “the world’s best.”

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA  The city has comfortable weather all year round (15℃ to 26℃). Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also, many of the city’s older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés. Beautiful mountains are around the city. Lots of people go sightseeing there every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center.

HONG KONG, CHINA    This lively city—once a small fishing village—is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That’s why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem.

1.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?

A. The weather.         B. The mountains.       C. The air.         D. The traffic.

2.What makes Hong Kong the world’s best according to this passage?

A. The lively city and the wonderful dishes.       

B. The large population and the traffic.

C. The expensive housing.               D. The beautiful temples.

3.The writer thinks housing in Hong Kong is expensive because ________.

A. it is a small fishing village           B. it is a mix of East and West

C. it is a beautiful city                   D. there are too many people in the city

4.What do the two cities have in common?

A. They both have beautiful mountains.      B. They both have a large population.

C. Air pollution is a problem in both.      D. They are both crowded.

5.From the passage, we can know that       .

A. San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world’s best

B. San Jose has more natural sights than Hong Kong does

C. the weather in both cities is fine

D. San Jose used to be small fishing village

根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。
【小题1】When we __________(到达) to the theatre last night, the performances had already started.
【小题2】 --- Susan, is this Millie’s sweater?
--- Oh, no. ______________(她的) is blue but this one is red.
【小题3】 Go ______________(穿过) the bridge, and you can see the shopping mall on Fourth Street.
【小题4】__________ (百) of workers in Libya(利比亚) returned to China successfully in March, 2011.
【小题5】 Mother is busy __________(准备) for the coming big dinner in the kitchen.
B）根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
【小题6】In late autumn almost all the _________(leaf) turn yellow.
【小题7】Sandy got a couple of presents at her _______(twenty) birthday party.
【小题8】Mrs Smith often_____________(search) for some information about children education on the Internet.
【小题9】As we all know, the weather in South-west China is ____________ (dry) than any other time in history.        
【小题10】It gives us much____________(please) to welcome our new teacher.
【小题11】While the Disney characters were marching on Main Street, the visitors couldn’t stop ____________ (scream) last Saturday.

                           Britain Today

     Food

     British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular— 30% of all adults have a hamburger every three months, but

46% have fish and chips!

     Sports

     British people don't do a lot of sports. Only 17% of people go swimming every week, about 9% go cycling and 8% play golf—and only 6% of people play football( but 32% go to watch it ).

     Cinema and TV

     Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day — two quarters more than women.

     Holidays

     British people love going on holiday, and have 56 million holidays every year. Most of these holidays aren't in the UK—27% are in Spain,10% are in the USA, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isn't very good!

1.Which food could be more popular among British adults, a hamburger or fish and chips?

        A. A hamburger.         B. Fish and chips.

        C. Both.               D. Neither.

2.Which of the followings can show the right percentage (百分比) about Sports in Britain?

3.hose who are interested in movies are ____.

A. men                     B. women

C. old people                D. young people

4.How long do British women spend watching TV every day?

A. Three hours.              B. Three hours and a half

C. Two hours                D. Two hours and a half

5. British people's favorite country for a holiday is ____.

       A. Spain    B. France     C. America    D. Australia

In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.
If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.
【小题1】Why do people in England often talk about the weather?