Singapore is a fascinating（迷人的）country，which is in South-east Asia．The country used to only make money from selling fish until a man called Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles discovered the island in 1819．He encouraged business and financial investment（金融投资）to Singapore．This made it become a very rich country．It is known as the Lion City．In Singapore Harbor you can see the famous national statue called “Merlin” that has the head of a lion and the body of a fish．

Singapore is also famous for its lively shopping and restaurant culture，There are many shops and restaurants on Orchard Road in the capital city．There you can buy different kinds of jewellery

，fashionable clothes and electronic goods．

Away from busy city life，there are many chances in Singapore to explore（探索）the natural world．Singapore Zoo has over 290 kinds of animals from all over the world．The zoo is special because its animals are kept in open space．

There are some smaller islands in Singapore，including Publau Ubin and St John's Island．The most famous of these islands is Sentosa Island．It has many sandy beaches．There you can domany water sports，such as swimming，surfing and diving．

1．Before 1819，Singapore was            ．

A．a country in South-west Asia

B．a country that made money from selling fish

C．a very rich country

D．a country that encouraged business and financial investment

2．Tim national statue “Merlin” of the country can be seen                 ．

A．on Orchard Road                                     B．in Singapore Zoo

C．in Singapore Harbor                                   D．on Sentosa Island

3．The writer thinks that the most famous island in Singapore is                ．

A．St John's Island                                              B．Publau Ubin Island

C．Sentosa Island                                                  D．Lantau Island

4．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Singapore has little wildlife．

B．Singapore has few places where people Call buy presents．

C．Singapore has a lot of bigger islands．

D．Singapore is not only beautiful but also rich．

Singapore is a fascinating（迷人的）country in South-east Asia，The country used to make money only from selling fish until a mall called Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles discovered the island in 1819. He encouraged business and financial investment（金融投资）to Singapore． These made it become a very rich country．It is known as the Lion City．In Singapore Harbour you olin see the famous national statue（雕像）”Merlin” that has the head of a lion and the body of a fish．

Singapore is also famous for its lively shopping and restaurant culture．There are many shops and restaurants on Orchard Road in the capital city．There you can buy different kinds of jewellery, fashionable clothes and electronic goods．

Away from the busy city life，there are many opportunities in Singapore to explore（探索）the natural worId．Singapore Zoo has over 290 kinds of animals from all over the world．The zoo is special because its animals are kept in open spaces．

There are some smaller islands around Singapore, including Publau Ubin and St John’s Island which are part of the country of Singapore．The most famous one of these islands is Sentosa Island．It has many sandy beaches where people can enjoy water sports，such as swimming，surfing and diving．

1．Before 1819．Singapore was ____________．

A．a country in South-west Asia

B．a country that made money from selling fish

C．a very rich country

D．a country that encouraged business and financial investment

2．The national statue”Merlin” can be sign __________．

A．on Orchard Road                                       B．in Singapore Zoo

C．in Singapore Itarbour                                  D．on Sentosa Island

3．The writer thinks that the most famous island in Singapore is ________．

A．St John’s Island                                         B．Publau Ubin Island

C．Sentosa Island                                                  D．Lantau Island

4．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Singapore has little wildlife．

B．Singapore has few places where people can buy presents．

C．Singapore is made up of a lot of big islands．

D．Singapore is not only beautiful．but also rich．