This is a talk by a London taxi driver.“I've ...

This is a talk by a London taxi driver.

“I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years.Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis.”

“It's a nice job most of time.I can meet a lot of people.I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day.I live twenty miles outside London and I go to work at 5：30 in the afternoon.”

“I usually go home between two o'clock and three o'clock in the morning.”

“Some very strange things happened late at night.One day I was taking a woman home from a party.She had her little dog with her.When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her keys.So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window.”

“I waited and waited.After half an hour of ringing the bell, I decided to find out what was happening.I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window.The next thing I knew was that the police came.They thought I was a thief.” “Luckily the woman came downstairs(下楼)．She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog！”

1.The driver always worked at night because it was easier to ________．

A. drive　　 B. make money　　 C. climb in through the window

2.The woman climbed in through the window because ________．

A. she wanted to have a sleep　　 B. she couldn't find her keys

C. she didn't want to pay the driver

3.The story happened ________．

A. in the afternoon　　 B. late at night　　 C. 20 miles outside London

4.The driver climbed in through the window to ________．

A. return the dog to the woman　　 B. see what was happening in the house

C. phone the police

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The driver left the dog in the car.　　 B. The police made a mistake.

C. The woman had no money to pay the driver.

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My friend is a taxi driver, He has been a taxi driver for ten years. It`s a nice job, most of the time．He can meet a lot of people．He always works at night because there is too much traffic during the day．He usually goes home between 1 and 3 o’clock in the morning．There are some very strange things which happen at night．One day my friend was taking a woman home from a party at 3 in the morning．She had her little dog with her．When they got to her house，she found that she had lost her key．So my friend waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window．

My friend waited and waited．After half an hour of ringing the bell，he decided to find out what was going on．He tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window．At that moment some policemen came．They thought my friend was a thief．Luckily the woman came downstairs．She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about my friend and the dog．

1.Why does the driver always work at night?

A．Because it is easier to drive．

B．Because it is easier to climb in through the window

C．Because it is easier to make money

D．Because it is easier to meet a lot of people．

2.Why did the woman climb in through the window?

A．Because she wanted to have a rest．

B．Because her husband didn’t open the door for her．

C．Because she didn’t want to pay the money．

D．Because she couldn’t find her key．

3.When did the story happen?

A．Early in the morning.

B．Late at night．

C．At lunchtime．

D．At suppertime．

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The driver worked until between 1 and 3 o’clock in the morning．

B．The policemen made a mistake．

C．The woman had no money to pay．

D．The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog．

5.What did the driver climb in through the window for?

A．Getting money from the woman．

B．Phoning the police．

C．Returning the dog to the woman．

D．Seeing what happened in the house．

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My friend is a taxi driver. He has been a taxi driver for ten years. It’s a nice job m________1.________of the time. He can meet a lot of people. He always works at night because there is too much t ________2.________ during the day. He usually goes home between two o’clock in the morning. There are some very s3.________ things, which often happen at night.

One day my friend was t4.________ a woman back home from a party at three o’clock in the morning. She has her little dog with here. When they got to her house, she found she had lost her key. So my friend waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in t________5.________ the window. My friend waited and waited. After half an hour of honking（鸣汽车喇叭）he d________6.________ to find out what was going on. He t7.________ the dog to a tree and started to climb in.At that moment some policemen came. They thought my friend was a t________8.________. L________9.________, the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and f________10.________ about my friend and the dog.

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My friend is a taxi driver. He has been a driver for ten years. It's a nice job most of the time. He can meet a lot of people. He always works at night because there is too much traffic during the day. He usually goes home around two or three o'clock in the morning. There are some very strange things, which often happened at night.

One day, my friend was taking a woman back home from a party at three o'clock in the morning. She had her little dog with her. When they got to her home, she found she had lost her keys. So my friend waited with the dog in the car while the women was climbing in the house through the window. My friend waited and waited, after half an hour, he decided to find out what was going on. He tied the dog to a tree and started to climb through the window.

At last, some police came. They thought my friend was a thief. Luckily, the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about my friend and the dog.

1.The driver always works at night because it is easier to　　　 .

A.make money B.climb in through the window

C.get around D.meet a lot of people

2.The woman climbed in the house through the window because　　　 .

A.she wanted to have a sleep B.her husband didn't open the door for her

C.she couldn't find her keys D.she didn't want to pay the driver.

3.The story happened　　　 .

A.early in the morning B.late at night C.outside the city D.near the bus station

4.What can we learn from the story?

A.The policemen were after the woman.

B.The driver would be taken to the police station.

C.The woman wanted to give the dog to the driver.

D.The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.

5.The driver climbed in through the window to　　 .

A.get the money from the woman B.phone the police

C.return the dog to the woman D.see what happened to the woman

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My friend Jack is a taxi driver. He has done this job for ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. He can meet a lot of people every day. He always works late into the night because there are lots of people calling his taxi during the night. He usually goes home after two o’clock in the morning. There are some very strange things, which often happen at night.

One day Jack was taking a young lady back home from a party at three o’clock in the morning. She had her little dog with her. When they got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So Jack waited in the taxi with the dog while she climbed into her house through the window. Jack waited for about half an hour outside, but the young lady didn’t show up(出现). So he decided to find out what was going on. He tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window.

At that moment some policeman came. They thought Jack was a thief（贼） who wanted to get into the house to steal（偷） things. Luckily, the young lady came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about my friend and the dog.

1.Jack has been a taxi driver for _______ years.

A. five　 B. ten　　 C. fifteen D. twenty

2.The young lady took a little _____ with her.

A. cat　　 B. dog　　　　　　 C. pig　　　　　　　 D. rabbit

3.What did Jack do when the young lady climbed into her house?

A. He waited in the taxi.

B. He drove his taxi away.

C. He called the police.

D. He talked with others.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Jack doesn’t like his job at all.

B. Jack usually goes home before 2 a.m.

C. The young lady lost her key.

D. The young lady called the police.

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Hi，my name is Jacky．I’m a student in Park School in London．I like travelling．I've been to Japan，China and India．I like the countries and people there．I have never been to the USA．I want to go there next holiday．

Hi，I’m Tom.I’m from Australia．I’m a taxi driver．I like music．I have been to many concerts and kept lots of tickets to the concerts．I also have bought many CDs．I have never been to a Chinese Opera．I don’t like it．

Hello，I'm Fogy from Japan．I'm a cook．I have tried different food from many countries．I’ve been to China to learn to make Beijing roast duck．It’s delicious．I've made a lot．Many Japanese people like it very much．I have never tried Western

food．I don’t like it at all．

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I’ve been planning this trip for weeks. This blog is to tell my friends what I’m doing while I’m in Italy for 4 weeks.

Week 1

I’ve been in Italy since Tuesday lunchtime. I’m in Venice now. This afternoon, I’ve been rowing. Most people go on the canal in the gondola but I wanted to be different. Tonight I met someone in the hotel. He’s from England too. We’re going out to listen to some jazz music.

Everything’s going well so far. Weather is great. Not too hot. Not too cold.

Week 2

I’ve been in Milan for the past three days. Everybody here loves to shop. And eat. There’re lots of restaurants—my favourite is a little pizza restaurant. I’ve been here twice already! I’ve also been to the Duomo. That’s the 4th largest church in the world.

Week 3

I’m in Rome now, but I’ve visited lots of little towns on the way. I went to the Colosseum. Wow! There was a large crowd waiting to get in. The place is amazing. It’s been there since 80 AD. 73,000 people could have seats there for big events.

Week 4

Naples. I went out of the city to have a visit. It rained. I’ve come back to the hotel now to get dry and pack for the journey home.

1.What did the writer do on his way to Rome from Milan?

A. Shopping.　　 B. Going to a church.

C. Rowing the boat.　　 D. Visiting many small towns.

2.Which place does the writer think amazing?

A. Venice.　　 B. Milan.　　 C. The Duomo.　　 D. The Colosseum.

3.What didn’t the writer do in Venice?

A. Listening to some jazz music.　　 B. Rowing the boat.

C. Buying some souvenirs.　　 D. Meeting someone in the hotel.

4.What of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The writetr visited Venice in the first week.

B. The writer’s favourite restaurant in Milan is a little hamburger restaurant.

C. The Duomo is the fourth largest church in the world.

D. The Colosseum has been there since 80 AD.

5.The gondola is probably a kind of　　 .

A. fruit　　 B. boat　　 C. car　　 D. hotel

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Bitwalking is an invention by a small company in London. To make people walk more, this new app on the mobile phone is paying people, which is based on(在…基础上)their daily walking steps.

With this app, walkers can earn one "Bitwalking dollar" for about 1000 steps (about 8 kilometers). Three bitwalking dollars can be earned by one person per day at most. The money people earned can be spent on online shopping sites(地点)or exchanged for cash(现金).

One idea behind the app is to make people healthier. But the designers also have another goal: to improve people's lives. In poor countries, people have to walk far to work, or to school, or simply to collect water. Workers in the countryside earn less than one dollar a day. By walking around with the Bitwalking app, they could earn three times more.

The company has also set up Bitwalking centers in some poor areas. At the centers, local people will learn how to use the Bitwalking dollars or trade(交易)them for cash. Bitwalking is really helping to change lives.

1.How many Bitwalking dollars can one people get at most every day?

2.What is the goal of Bitwalking?

3.Do you think we middle school students can use this app? Why?

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One early morning, I woke up by a phone call.It was from a taxi driver.He told me he had my friend’s cell phone.

My friend, Michael, left it in the taxi the night before.The driver called others, but I was the first one to answer his call.

It was a rainy morning.For Taxi drivers in this big city it’s a busy time.He asked me where he could drop the cell phone off.I told him the street where I lived.Then I quickly jumped out of bed and got dressed, so I could meet him at the corner.

When I arrived, I thanked him.And I was so happy for my friend, he moved to this country a few weeks ago—and I could only imagine how important his cell phone was to him! I asked the taxi driver for his name, so my friend could thank him.He said my thanks were all that he needed.Then he drove off.

I e-mailed my friend telling him I had his phone.In the evening, he came to my home and I told him how I received it.My friend was very excited to get his cell phone.He said he would help others as possible as he could.

1.______ made the writer wake up one early morning.

A.His friend

B.A phone call from a driver

C.The noise of a taxi

D.A phone call from his friend

2.From the second paragraph, we know ______.

A.Michael and the taxi driver are friends

B.the taxi driver called the writer because he left his cell phone in the taxi

C.Michael’s friends didn’t like the taxi driver, so they didn’t answer him

D.the taxi driver called Michael’s other friends before he called the writer

3.The taxi driver can be ______ in the big city on the rainy morning.

A.free　　 B.tired　　 C.busy　　 D.sad

4.The writer met the taxi driver ______.

A.in his home　　 　　　 　 B.at the corner of the street

C.in Michael’s home　　 D.in his office

5.Which of the following is right?

A.The story happened on a sunny early morning.

B.The writer’s cell phone was left in the taxi.

C.Michael came to the city several weeks ago.

D.The writer gave Michael his cell phone by mail.

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This year, the dry season in Southeast Asia has been far d 1.　　 than normal. And the southern Chinese provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan are suffering a severe drought. Over 20 million people f　 2.　　 water shortages with some 6.5 million hectares（公顷） of crops affected.

"This is a one in 50-year occurrence（发生） - with a return period o 3.　 50 years - so it's quite severe," says Ian Makin, an engineer and senior water resources management specialist with the Asian Development Bank. "Now the problem is that in the dry season most people t 4. are cropping in the Mekong Basin are u　 5.pumps and when the water level drops further than normal ，they can't let w 6. 　 out into their fields and they're struggling to keep the crop a　 7. ."

In towns, water resource officials have asked communities to conserve water. Barges and ferries normally plying the river have been forced to halt services, b 8.　 in some areas, the r 9.　　 is nearly dry. And in low-lying areas in Vietnam's fertile Mekong delta, the drought m　 10.　　 salty ocean water can move onto farm land, damaging the soil.

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