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Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don't have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France，people spend about 1 646 hours a year at work. In Japan，however，people work about 2 519 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours？Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However，many companies don't pay overtime. Their workers don't get more pay for more work. Some people think it's their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France，people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany，they get four to six weeks，and in the United States，two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain，there is a saying，“All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy.” If that is true，there must be a lot of dull people in the world.
1.The word “extra” in Paragraph 3 means “____”．
A. 正常的 B. 额外的 C. 有用的 D. 少量的
2.People in ____ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.
A. France B. Germany C. the United States D. Great Britain
3.Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A. No companies offer vacations to their workers.
B. Many people say they have enough time to relax.
C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work.
D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days.
4.What can we infer from the passage？
A. Many workers have to work long hours.
B. Many people have vacations long enough.
C. Work hours are the same around the world.
D. There are a lot of dull people in the world.
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Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class some fun homework---to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful．
Most of the class drew a turkey or other traditional things. But Douglas drew a different kind of picture. He drew a hand. Just an empty hand．
Douglas was a different boy. He was poor and unhappy. As other children played, Douglas was likely to stand close by the teacher's side．
His classmates were surprised at his picture. One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers raise turkeys. Others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us.
The teacher asked him whose hand it was. The little boy said in a low voice，"It's yours."
She remembered the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, as she had the other students. How often she said, "Take my hand, Douglas, we'll go outside. "Or, "Let me show you how to hold your pencil. "Or, "Let's do this together. "Douglas was the most thankful for his teacher's hand．
Tears came into the teacher's eyes.
1.Douglas drew a hand of ______.
A. a farmer B. God C. the teacher D. his own
2.When other children played，Douglas ______.
A. played with other children B. stood quietly by the teacher's side
C. sat in the classroom quietly D. stood by them and watched them play
3.When the teacher knew the truth，she felt ______.
A. surprised B. sad C. moved D. happy
4.Douglas drew the picture of a hand because ______.
A. the teacher asked the students to draw a hand of the teacher
B. most of the class drew traditional things used for celebrating Thanksgiving Day
C. Douglas only liked drawing the hand
D. Douglas was the most thankful for his teacher's hand．
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Spanish ballet(西班牙芭蕾舞)
The Spanish National Ballet will tour our country, and their classical repertoires(剧目)will be shown in Beijing.
Time:7:30p.m, 20-21 May
Place: Chaoyang Theatre, 36 DongsanhuanBeilu, Chaoyang District
Tel: 6506-8116
Opera classic (古典作品)
A new production of Kunqu Opera (a traditional Chinese opera in East China’s Jiangsu Province) is now on in Beijing.
Time:8:00p.m, 25May
Place: Tianqiao Theatre, 30 Beiwei Lu, Xuanwu District
Tel: 8315-6300
Wonderful concert
Musicians of the Chinese National Symphony Orchestra (交响乐团) will hold a concert in Beijing. We can enjoy Mozart’s Flute Concerto（协奏曲）in G Major, Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto and works by the Chinese composer Chen Qigang
Time:7:30p.m, 25 May
Place: Poly Theatre, 14Dongzhimen Nandajie, Dongcheng District
Tel: 6500-1188
1.If Chen Huan in only free on the evening of May 21, he can enjoy ________.
A. Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto B. Spanish ballet
C. Opera classic D. Mozart’s Flute Concerto
2.Where is Tianqiao Theatre?
A. At 36 DongsanhuanBeilu, Chaoyang District.
B. At 14Dongzhimen Nandajie, Dongcheng District.
C. At 30 Beiwei Lu, Xuanwu District.
D. At 30 DongsanhuanBeilu, Dongcheng District.
3.Jane wants to buy a ticket to enjoy a traditional Chinese opera, so she should call at________
A. 8315-6200 B. 6506-8116 C. 6500-1188 D. 8315-6300
4.You can enjoy all the entertainment in the city of ________.
A. Shanghai B. Tianjin C. Beijing D. Nanjing
