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Sydney Tower
Address: 100 Market St, Sydney
Phone: 02 9333 9222
Fax: 02 9333 9203
Open time: 9:00 a. m. to 10:30 p. m. (Sundays to 11;30 p. m.)
Ticket: $ 60 [For an adult（成年人）]
$ 30 [For a child]
Website: www. sydneytower. Com
How to get there: train to Town Hall Station and a short walk along Market Street
How to book tickets: by phone/ fax or through the web
Attraction: Sydney’s best views are just the beginning! Sydney Tower takes you to the highest point above Sydney for exciting 360O views of our beautiful city.
1.If you want to book(预订) a ticket to Sydney Tower, you can_______.
A. email sydney [email protected] hotmail. com
B. phone 02 9333 9203
C. search www. sydneytower. Com
D. write a letter to 100 Main St,San Francisco.
2.Johnson wants to go Sydney Tower with his child. He will pay _______.
A.$ 60 B.$ 90 C.$ 120 D.$30
3.Last Sunday, Mr. Deng went to visit Sydney Tower. He had to get down the tower ________.
A.after 11:30 p. m. B. before 11:30 p. m.
C. at 10:30 p. m. D. before 10:30 p. m
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In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining at home. They often invite friends over for a meal, a party or just for coffee and conversation.
Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their homes: “Would you like to come over for dinner this Saturday night?” “Hey, we’re having a party on Friday. Can you come?”
To reply to an invitation, either say thank you and accept, or say you’re sorry and give an excuse. “Thanks, I’d love to. What time would you like me to come?” or “Oh, sorry. I’ve tickets for a movie.”
Sometimes, however, people say something like invitations but which are not real invitations. For example “Please come over for a drink sometime.” “Why not get together for a party sometime?” “Why don’t you come over and see us sometime soon?”
They are really just polite ways of ending their talk. They are not real invitations because they don’t mention a certain time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To reply to expressions like these, people just say “Sure, that would be great!” or “OK. Yes, thanks.”
So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?
1.Why do Canadians and Americans often invite friends for meals at home?
A. Because they can save time.
B. Because they can spend less money.
C. Because they enjoy entertaining at home.
D. Because they have modern and beautiful houses.
2.Which of the following is a real invitation?
A. If you’re free, let’s go for a drink sometime.
B. Please go to the cinema with me some day.
C. Would you like to have a cup of tea with us sometime?
D.I have two tickets here. Can you go to the concert with me?
3.If people say “Let’s get together for lunch some day”, you just say “_____”
A. That would be nice.
B. How about this weekend?
C. Oh, sorry. I’m very busy.
D. That’s great. I’ll be there on time.
4.People use “an unreal invitation” in order to show that ______.
A. they’re trying to be friendly
B. they’re trying to be helpful
C. they’re trying to make friends with others
D. they haven’t got ready for a party yet
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A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best
friend wasn’t around .Here’s our advice to her----and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes.
It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around----maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class. You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime. You want to have new friends, but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends. But remember, there’s always room for more friends.
Start by looking around your classroom ----think about which kids you’d like to play with at break. Look for chances to say hi to them,smile,and be friendly .Offer to share something or express your appreciation (欣赏)to them. Invite someone to play with you or say” Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom. When you’re at break,walk over to kids you want to play with ,act friendly, and say “Hi,can I play,too?”or just join in.
If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends. Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends. The best way to make friends is to be a friend. Be kind, be friendly,share,say nice things, offer to help----and pretty soon, you’ll have one, or two, or even more new friends.
You might still miss that special best friend. But when you see each other, you can share something you didn’t have before she left: You can introduce her to your new friends!
1.This text is written for ___________.
A. parents B. teacher C. visitors D. students
2.According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they______.
A. have trouble with their studies
B. need their parents to be with them
C. don’t have their best friends around
D. are too young to look after themselves
3.The underlined word“ this” in Paragraph 4 means______.
A. sharing your ideas
B. developing new friendship
C. studying better at school
D. talking before many people
4.The expression “feeling left out” means _____________.
A.受冷落 B.被调侃 C.挨批评 D.遭攻击
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My neighbor Mr. Black is seventy years old. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life was better in the past than today. Now cities are full of cars. Some families even have two or more cars, so parking is becoming a big problem. The traffic in some cities is very bad. Some car drivers drive too fast, so there are more traffic accidents. Yesterday Mr. Black’s old friend died because a car hit him. He is very sad now.
Most families own computers now. Now more and more children use the Internet now. The number of children using the Internet is becoming bigger and bigger. Mr. Black’s grandson is a high school student. He often plays computer games on the Internet till midnight. He feels tired in the early hours of the morning and spends less time doing homework. His English teacher told Mr. Black that his grandson failed another test. Mr. Black got very angry with his grandson.
Families aren’t what they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If the husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they will divorce. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now parents are both busy working. No one has time to look after children at home.
And people talk less to each other than before. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think. Mr. Black thinks that life was simple and happy, but now it has changed a lot.
1.What does Mr. Black think of the life now?
A. It’s as good as it used to be.
B. It’s worse than it used to be
C. It’s better than it used to be.
D. It’s the same as it used to be.
2.Mr. Black got very angry with his grandson because______.
A. his grandson fought with others
B. he often plays computer games and failed another test
C. he didn’t take his homework back
D. he didn’t help him with the housework
3._______ died because of a car accident.
A. The English teacher B. Mr. Black
C. Mr. Black’s friend D. Mr. Black’s grandson.
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Few people are using the Internet now.
B. People have more time to talk with each other now.
C. It is not a problem to park cars in cities.
D. The grandfather only complains and pays no attention to the better life now.
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Many famous people had dreams when they were young. They often worked hard to make their dreams come true.
When I was only 13 years old. I first thought about what I should do in the future. I used to dream about being a basketball player, a soccer play, or a baseball player. However, I gave up these dreams because I was too short. Then I thought about going into music, so I bought a guitar. But I couldn’t play it very well. Then I had to give up my dream again. After that, I thought about being a reporter and I worked really hard at it. At the age of 25, my dream came true and I became a reporter.
Finally, I learned the truth about making dreams come true. I should never give up and I must work hard.
1.How old was the writer when he first had a dream?
____________________________________________________________
2.Why did he give up being a basketball player?
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3.Did his dream come true at last?
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4.How can he make his dream come true?
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