HONG KONG—The government said early Thursday(...

HONG KONG—The government said early Thursday(today) that its first charter flight will take home at least 92 Hong Kong passengers who have been quarantined aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan since early this month. The number of passengers to be evacuated via the first flight that was scheduled to arrive in Hong Kong on Thursday morning was higher than the 45 announced on Wednesday, The 45 are among 52 Hong Kong passengers who were allowed to disembark from the ship and chosc to take the flight, according to Under Secretary for Security Sonny Au Chi-kwong, who is in Japan to handle the issue.

Under the HKSAR government's arrangements, all of them will be required to stay at quarantine centers for 14 days on their return to Hong Kong. The Diamond Princess has been quarantined at Yokohama port since Feb 4. So far, 621 people on board have been infected by the novel coronavirus, including 53 from Hong Kong.

The SAR government has arranged two chartered fights to take Hong Kong passengers stranded on the ship back to the city free of charge. The second flight is also expected to leave Tokyo on Thursday, according to Au. He said about 230 among the 352 Hong Kong passengers on the Diamond Princess have indicated thev would like to take the chartered flights home. Secretary for Security John Lee Ka-chiu told the Legislative Council on Wednesday the government may arrange a third chartered flight to Tokyo to take back the rest of the passengers.

Meanwhile, the tally of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Hong Kong reached 65 on Wednesday, while the fatality toll rose to two following the death of a 70-year-old patient in Princess Margaret Hospital.

In Shenzhen, the authorities have set up a green channel for processing Hong Kong visa applications to visit family members or relatives, study, work or for training programs amid the epidemic. The Shenzhen Municipal Public Security Bureau said the green channel will keep human-to-human contacts to the minimum in processing the applications.

1.How will the SAR government deal with the passengers who are to arrive in Hong Kong?

A.They are required to stay at home for two weeks.

B.They must stay at quarantine centers for a fortnight.

C.They ought to be quarantined in a hotel for two weeks.

D.They should receive medical treatments in hospital for fourteen days.

2.How many HONG KONG passengers aboard the ship have been infected by the novel coronavirus so far?

A.45. B.52.

C.53. D.92.

3.What is the possible meaning of the underlined word “tally” in Para. 4 ?

A.Notice. B.Signal.

C.Feature. D.Record.

4.What is the best title for the news report ?

A.92 stranded HK passengers due back Thursday

B.HK passengers quarantined aboard Diamond Princess cruise ship

C.92 stranded HK passengers would like to take chartered flights home

D.HK may arrange third chartered flight to Tokyo to take back rest of passengers

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83. It is said that Hong Kong will be joined _____ the mainland _____ a beautiful bridge on the sea in the near future.

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—It is the first time that I ________ here in Hong Kong.

—What great changes！It’s ten years since I ________here last time.

A．have been；came　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．have been；have come

C．am；came　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D．was；have been

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—It is the first time that I ________ here in Hong Kong.

—What great changes！It’s ten years since I ________here last time.

A．have been；came   B．have been；have come  C．am；came  D．was；have been

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It is reported that the number of tourists visiting Hong Kong this year is smaller than ________of last year.

A. it　　　　 B. that　　　 C. one　　　　 D. those

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Hong Kong’s government has urged the Walt Disney Company to cut the maximum number of people allowed into its new park after visitors complained about long queues at a trial opening over the weekend .

The park admitted about 30.000guests on Sunday for a rehearsal, but visitors found themselves waiting in line for up to three hours for some popular rides .Many waited for up to half an hour at fast food outlets .

The park ,which was built to take maximum capacity of 30.000 visitors, officially opens next Monday .But Hong Kong Financial Secretary Henry Tang urged the company to consider lowering the upper limit .

“If it takes in 30.000 people, the queues will be very long and buying lunch would take a very long time. ”Tang told reporters late on Monday, “Disney has told us that queues at its other parks are also very long during peak periods, but people may not be used to lining up for so long. So we are discussing with Disney on whether it could manage this more flexibly.”

Asked if the full capacity should be lower than 30.000, he said, “We are now examining this ,we should handle it flexibly ”.

Disney was not immediately available for comment .

Hong Kong’s government holds a 57 percent stake in the park and Disney owns the rest. The project was launched during a time when Hong Kong was in recession (衰退)and was widely regarded as a best cure to the city’s economic trouble .

The park is expected to draw massive crowds, particularly from Chinese mainland .But not all news associated with the park has been encouraging .

1.When visitors were lining up for tickets for a long time, they were ________

A. excited       B. upset           C. nervous       D. dissatisfied

2.What’s the best title for the passage？

A. HK Disney opens up

B. HK urges Disney to cut visitors capacity at the new park.

C. HK encourages natives to visit Disney

D. Disney attracts visitors from Hong Kong and Chinese mainland

3.By mentioning what Tang said ,the author wants to show ________

A. visitors showed great interest in Disney

B. Disney will take some measures to limit visitors

C. why HK governments suggests lowering the number of visitors

D. the HK government tried to co-operate with Disney

4.When HK Disney was launched, ________

A. people thought little of its future development

B. people thought it a way to revive (复苏、恢复)HK’s economy

C. Disney hold belief that it could bring more money

D. Disney was in recession across the global

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SEOUL - Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest smartphone maker, said Thursday that it has sold more than 10 million units of Galaxy S4, in ______ a month since its debut (首次亮相).

A．less than          B．more than         C．other than         D．rather than

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SEOUL - Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest smartphone maker, said Thursday that it has sold more than 10 million units of Galaxy S4, in ______ a month since its debut (首次亮相).

A. less than　　　　 B. more than

C. other than　　　 D. rather than

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The United States government is back in business. Early Thursday morning, President Barack Obama signed a bill to reopen the government. The budget bill, drafted by Senate late on Wednesday night, raised the government’s debt ceiling and averted(避免)a serious economic crisis. “With the shutdown behind us,” Obama said after the Senate vote, “we now have an opportunity to focus on a sensible budget that is responsible, that is fair and that helps hardworking people all across this country.”

Now that a settlement has been reached, formerly furloughed(休假)employees have returned to work, national museums and parks are reopening, and the government’s gears are slowly beginning to turn again.

Before the shutdown, a federal funding bill went back and forth between the Senate and the House. A major issue was whether or not the government would pay for changes in Obama’s healthcare plan. The Senate, with a Democratic majority, wanted to pass a budget that would fund the new healthcare law. But the House, which has a Republican majority, did not want government money used that way. Because an agreement could not be reached on a budget plan, the government was forced to partially shut down.

Sixteen days later, the two sides have come together to pass a measure that raised the country’s debt ceiling. The debt ceiling is the strict legal limit Congress places on the amount of money that can be borrowed each year. Had this agreement not been met by October 17, the U.S. may not have been able to pay its promised payments. This legislation, or law, will fund the government through January 15. During this time, Obama and Congress will work on a long-term spending plan.

The effects of the two-week government shutdown were widespread. In addition to national parks, museums, memorials and monuments were off-limits to visitors. Workers at government-run organizations like NASA and the Environmental Protection Agency were furloughed. Part of the new legislation will pay back the 800,000 workers who were without pay during the shutdown.

Early Thursday, the Smithsonian Institution celebrated the government’s reopening on Twitter. “We’re back from the shutdown!” they wrote, announcing that museums would reopen Thursday and the National Zoo in Washington on Friday.

To the delight of many people, that also means the return of the zoo’s popular live Panda camera.

1.What may have lead to the government shutdown?

A. Economic crisis.

B. The senate voting.

C. Dispute on the budget bill.

D. Lazy people across the country.

2.What does the underlined phrase “two sides” in paragraph four refers to?

A. The senate and the house.

B. The senate and the president.

C. The president and the congress.

D. The legislator and the government.

3.What can we learn about the U.S. Government from the shutdown?

A. It is run by lazy workers.

B. It is affected by different political forces.

C. The people has no say in the decision making process.

D. Obama decides whether his health care bill will be passed or not.

4.In mentioning the live Panda camera, the author suggests that ______.

A. zoos were government-run

B. pandas were popular among the public

C. the effects of the shutdown were widespread

D. tourists were affected the most by the shutdown

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HK’s Family Affair

The 32nd Hong Kong Art Festival, to be held early next year, will be based on the theme of “family”.

The art festival, considered to be Asia’s best, began in 1973.

“We hope that people from Beijing and from all over the world will go to Hong Kong to enjoy the multiple performances in our art festival,”Douglas Gautier, the festival’s management director, said in a press conference in the capital.

In the 29 days of the festival, which runs from February 8 to March 7, 2004, the audience can choose from 111 performances of 51 programmes staged by 700 foreign performers, 450 local artists and 160 actors from the mainland.

Programmes vary from classical music, jazz, world music, Western and Peking opera, drama and dance to outdoor spectaculars.

The programmes include Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio, Shakespeare’s drama Rromeo and Juliet, the ballet Mozartina and African dances, to name just a few.

The lineup（阵容）includes the English Touring Theatre, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Zurich Ballet, The Spanish National Dance Troupe, as well as Europe Galante, the Petersen Quartet, pianists Angela Hewitt and Marc-Andre Hamelin, and saxophonist Jan Garbarek.

In an effort to increase attendance, hotels and airlines are offering discount packages along with art festival ticket sales, most of which are at 20% and 30% discounts.

　For more information, please check:

　www. hk. artsfestival. org

1.The press conference must have been held ________.

2.By means of“discount packages”you can pay ________.

3.According to the text, we do NOT have any information about ________.

4.The main purpose in writing this text is ________.

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