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The Blacks are American tourists. They visits now in Beijing. This is their first visit to China. They are going to stay in China for three months. They want to visit some big cities and villages. They hope to learn some Chinese, too.
Mr Black is a taxi driver. He likes to drive in Beijing. Mrs Black is a school teacher. She is visiting a city school today and a village school tomorrow. Their daughter is a middle school student. She is going to meet some Chinese students.
They are taking a lot of pictures in China. When they return to America, they are going to show the pictures to their friends. They want the American people to know more about China.
1.The Blacks are from________.
A. China B. England C. Canada D. the USA
2.The Blacks are staying in________ now.
A. England B. Beijing C. Shanghai D. New York
3.Mr Black is________.
A. a teacher B. a doctor C. a taxi driver D. a worker
4.There are______people in Mr Black's family.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
5.Why are they going to show the pictures to their friends when they go back to America?
A. Because the pictures are very beautiful.
B. Because they like China.
C. Because they want the American people to know more about China.
D. Because they want the American people to come to China.
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John lived with her mother when he was young. He didn’t know who his father was. The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son. So the boy was short and thin.
One cold morning there was much snow in the streets. A car knocked the woman down and the policemen took her to the hospital. She didn’t tell John that his father deserted(遗弃) her before he was born until she died. She left her son the name and address of his father.
John found his father, Mr. Brown, in another city. He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to receive his son. From then on the boy lived a rich life. He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful clothes. But he didn’t go to school and could not read or write.
Once his father took him to a party. He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others were talking about a film. He had a look at it and found a car’s wheels(轮子) were upward(向上).He called out,“ Oh, dear! An accident happened!”
All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper. But soon they all began to laugh. Do you know why?
1.John didn’t know his father because________.
A. the man was rich B. the man deserted his mother
C. his mother left the man D. the man didn’t like him
2.John was short and thin because________.
A.he didn’t like sports
B. his parents were short, too
C.he was often hungry when he was young
D. his mother never gave him food
3.The woman told John who his father was________.
A. after she was knocked down by a car
B. before her son left
C. before she was in hospital
D. before she died
4.After John found his father,________.
A.he was angry with the man
B. he started a rich life
C.he wouldn’t live with him
D. the man was bad to him
5.The people at the party laughed at him because________.
A. he held the newspaper upside down
B. he wasn’t polite
C. the newspaper was yesterday’s
D. he wasn’t clever
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Mr Evans works in Sydney. Last week he had a two-week holiday, but he didn't know where to go. He said to his friend Robert, "I hate the hot weather here, but I can't think of a cool place in Australia. Where shall I take my holiday?"
"That's easy," said Robert, "You can go to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground there now."
Mr Evans agreed with his friend. He bought a plane ticket and soon arrived in Moscow. He was having a good time there, but one day he got into trouble（麻烦）. After lunch, he went to a park outside the city. He noticed a dog following him when he was walking past a house. It was hungry and wanted some food to eat. But Mr Evans had no food in his pockets. He tried to shoo （以嘘声吓走） it away, but it began to bark at him. Just at that moment, he saw a stone on the ground. He tried to pick it up, but he couldn't.
"How strange these Russians are!" Mr Evans said to himself, "They do not tie up （栓住） their dogs, but firmly（牢牢地）tie down the stones!"
1.Mr Evans is________.
A. American B. Russian C. Australian D. Chinese
2.Mr Evans didn't like the________in Australia.
A. hot weather B. cool weather
C. rainy weather D. cold weather
3.Mr Evans went to Moscow________.
A. by train B. by bus C. by air D. on foot
4.The word "bark" means "________".
A. 跳 B. 叫 C. 追 D. 咬
5.Mr Evans couldn't pick up the stone because________.
A. it was too cold
B. it was too heavy
C. the Russians tied their stones to the ground
D. it was not a stone
