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▅ᳮ(ᫀ᪆)1.▅ᳮAsfarbackashecouldremember;LarryhadwantedtogotoHollywoodandbecomeafilmstar.Theyoungman'shopesforsuccesswerebrokenagainandagain.However,Hollywoodwasjusteverythingtohim.WhenhefirstcametoCalifornia?Larryhaddecidednevertogiveupandreturnhomewithoutsuccess.Therefore,hekeptontrying."Someday,"hetoldhimself,"mybigchancewouldcome."Larryfoundajob—parkingcarsatoneofHollywood'sbigrestaurants.Hispaywaslow,butsincetheguestswerekindenoughtogivehimmoremoney,hemanagedtomakealiving.Onedayherecognizedanimportantfilmdirectordrivingintotheparkinglotandgettingoutofhiscar.Larryhadrecentlyheardthatthemanwasreadytomakeanewpicture.Larrygotintothecarandpreparedtodriveitonintothelotandparkit.Thenhestopped,jumpedout,andranovertothedirector."Excuseme,sir,butIthinkit'sonlyfairtotellyouthatit'snoworneverifyouwantmeinyournextpicture.Alotofbigcompaniesareafterme.'1Insteadofpushingawaytheboy,thedirectorlaughed,thenwrotesomethingonacardandhandedittotheyoungman."Comeandseemetomorrow."Larrygotasmallpartinthedirector'snextfilm.Hewasonhisway!(1)It'sclearthatLarry'sjob—parkingcars.A.helpedhimmakealotofmoneyB.broughthimthehopetobeafilmstarC.madehimfailagainandagainingettingintoHollywoodD.gavehimfewchancestomeetstars(2)ThefilmdirectoraskedLarrytomeethimthenextdaybecause.A.heneededadriververymuchB.LarrywouldbecomeastarC.somebigcompanieswouldgivehimajobD.Larryexpressedhishopeinawiseway(3)Wecanlearnfromthestorythat.A.thefilmdirectorknewLarry'shardexperiencebeforeB.LarrymanagedtobeapartinthenewfilmC.thejobparkingcarscouldbringyoungpeopleeverythingD.thenewfilmwasnotsoimportantforthedirector(4)"HewasonhisWay"referstothefactthat.A.hegaveupandreturnedhomeB.hebegantoworktowardssuccessC.hedrovethedirector'scartoHollywoodD.hehadalongwaytogotobeinthefilm(5)Thestorymainlywantstotellus.A.itwashardforLarry,tofindajobinarestaurantinHollywoodB.LarrywassoluckytomeetthedirectorintheparkinglotC.whyLarrycouldremembermanythingsbeforeD.howLarrysucceeded-inhisnewlifeinHollywoodூᫀ௃(1)B

1(2)D(3)B(4)B(5)Dூ᪆௃ூᑖ᪆௃ᦻLarryᙠ!"#$%&Ḅᦑ)஺(1)+ᳮ⚪஺᪷-Larryfoundajob—parkingcarsatoneofHollywood'sbigrestaurant./0ᑮ234——ᙠ!"Ḅ6ᜧ⚶✂:;Onedayherecognizedanimportantfilmdirectordrivingintotheparkinglotandgettingoutofhiscar.Larryhadrecentlyheardthatthemanwasreadytomakeanewpictureᜩ=>?@AB⌕ḄᵯEFG=>H;I:;J=K;஺./ᨬMNOPQRSᜓUVW᯿ᱏZ[=\]^./:;Ḅ34_`>aᩭᡂdᵯE]eḄfg=ᦑ⌱B஺(2)+ᳮ⚪஺᪷-Ithinkit'sonlyfairtotellyouthatit'snoworneverifyouwantmeinyournextpicture.Alotofbigcompaniesareafterme."ᡃjklmnᙠᡈὅqrst&_mjuᡃ@nᙠmḄKV᯿ᱏ/v_wxḄ஺yzᜧw{sᙠ|ᡃZ[=ᵯEFGu./}~ᜩ>=d./]Ḅ⊤>Ḅfg=ᦑ⌱D஺(3)⁚⚪஺᪷-Larrygotasmallpartinthedirector'snextfilmZ[=./ᙠPWᵯEGQ⁐=ᦑ⌱B஺(4)+ᳮ⚪஺᪷-./ᙠFGḄKᵯEGQ⁐Z[=HewasonhisWay_>Hᔣᡂ=ᦑ⌱B஺(5)⚪஺᪷-ᦻLarryᙠ!"#$%&Ḅᦑ)Z[ᦻ./_᝞ᡂḄᙠ!"ḄW=ᦑ⌱D஺ூ௃ὃ▅ᳮ஺ᦻ⁚⚪ஹ+⚪¡⚪=⁚⚪⌕¢£¤ᦻ#0ᫀ¥+⚪◤⌕ὶ¨©Kᦻ=+@◤⌕Ḅª«=⚪◤⌕¬ᐰᦻ=ᜧ£®¯0@°±j஺2.᪷-²ᦻᑁ´@⌱µ¶·ᫀ஺AAfarmerhadabrotherintownwhowasagardener,andhisbrotherhadagardenfullofthefinestfruittrees.Sohisskillandhisbeautifultreeswerefamouseverywhere.Onedaythefarmerwentintothetowntovisithisbrother;andwassurprisedatthetreesthatgrewquitewell.“Look,mybrother,**saidthegardener."Iwillgiveyouanappletree,thebestfrommygarden,andyou,andyourchildren,andyourchildren'schildrenwillenjoyit."Thenthegardenercalledhisworkmenandorderedthemtotakeupthetreeandcarryittohisbrother'sfarm.Theydidso,andthenextmorningthefarmerbegantowonderwhereheshouldplantit."IfIplantitonthehill,"hesaidtohimself,"thewindmightcatchitandshakedownthedeliciousfruitbeforeitisripe.IfIplantitclosetotheroad,passersbywillseeitandtakeawaytheapples-butifIplantittoonearthedoorofmyhouse,mychildrenmaypickthefruit."So,afterhehadthoughtthematterover,heplantedthetreebehindhisbarn(¸¹).

2Timepassed,butthetreehadnofruitthefirstyear,northesecond-thenthefarmercalledhisbrother.Whenthegardenercame,thefarmersaidangrily,"Youhavecheatedme,andgivenmeauselesstreeinsteadofafruitfulone.Thisisthethirdyearandstillitbringsoutnothingbutleaves!Thegardenerlaughedandsaid,"Seewherethetreewasplanted,ithasnosunorwarmth.Howcouldyouexpectflowersandfruit?"(1)Fromthepassage,wecanseethefarmerplantedtheappletreeA.behindhisbarnB.onthehillC.closetotheroadD.nearhishouse(2)Theunderlinedword"ripe"means""inChinese.A.ᢞ¼B.ᡂ½C.H¾D.ᡂ¿(3)WhatisNOTmentionedinthefifthparagraph?A.Whathappenedtotheappletree.B.Whythefarmergotangrywithhisbrother.C.Whatkindofmanthefarmerwas.D.Whythefarmercalledhisbrother.(4)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thefarmer'sbrotherhadagardenfullofthefinestfruittrees.B.Thegardenergavehisbrotherthebestappletreefromhisgarden.C.Noflowers,fruitorleaveswereontheappletree.D.Thefarmerthoughthisbrothergavehimauselesstree.(5)Whatdoyouknowfromtheendofthestory?A.Thefarmermovedthetreetotheroadside.B.Thegardenertookthetreetotheroadside.C.Thetreewillhavenofruitanymore.D.Thegardenertaughtthefarmeralesson.ூᫀ௃(1)A(2)B(3)C(4)C(5)Dூ᪆௃ூᑖ᪆௃ÀÁ¤Â/ḄÃÄÅ/ÆÇÈɼ᪛=ËÌÍᙠ>Ḅ¸¹¯☢=Ï=¼᪛Ðᨵ¿@ÒÃÄOḄÅ᪵Ḅ¼Ô•P_dÖ×ᕖÙÃÄᩭÚÛᯠᜧÝ஺(1)⁚ᳮ஺᪷-ᦻÞ}ßàSo,afterhehadthoughtthematterover,heplantedthetreebehindhisbarn(¸¹).Z[⌱A஺(2)áâãä஺å£æ"᝞¼ᡃËÌÍᙠè©=ᙠ¼éᡂ½êᜧë&ᔿ¼᪛=ËZíḄ¼é᧳ᣵ஺"ð⌱B஺

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7"Thisistherealgold,mysons,"saidtheproudfather.(1)Whatdoweknowabouttheoldman?A.Hewastherichestinhisvillage.B.Hewasunabletofeedhisfamily.C.Heloveddaughtersmorethansons.D.Hewasquitesuccessfulasafarmer.(2)Whydidtheoldmanaskhissonstodigtheland?A.Hewastoooldtodoithimself.B.Hedidn'thavemoney.C.Hedecidedtoteachhissonsanimportantlesson.D.Hedidn'twantotherpeopletosetfootonhisland.(3)Whydidhissonsagreetodigtheland?A.Theywantedtohelptheirfather.B.Theywantedtogrowtheirowncrops.C.Theydidn*twanttobelazyanymore.D.Theywantedtofindthehiddengold.(4)Whatcanwelearnfromtheendofthestory?A.Theoldmanhadachievedhisgoal.B.Thethreesonswerestillaslazyasbefore.C.Thesonswerequiteangrywiththeirfather.D.Theoldmanwasstillworriedabouthissons.ூ,ᫀ௃(1)D(2)C(3)D(4)Aூ8᪆௃ூᑖ᪆௃ᦻᜧZGC[ᨵ\]ὁᨵ_]`ab._]`acdef$.ὁgh\]ijklmḄ`amᙢopqḼst$.`auvhwxḄᙢb.ᖽzᨵFᑮ•ὁᙠu}Ḅᙢ~~.Ḅt஺(1)<⁚ᳮ8⚪,᪷ᦻᑁThemanworkedhardwhenhewasyoung,sohehadthelargestfarmyardandthemostbeautifulhouseinthevillage.ὁ.——]ᡂḄᦑ,ᫀ.D஺(2)?@ᳮ⚪᪷Thisistherealgold,mysons,"ὁ᪵ḄḄ.ha~\ᦑ,ᫀ.C஺(3)<⁚ᳮ8⚪,᪷Inawishtofindoutthegold,hissonsworkedhardfromthemorningtotheeveningdigginganddiggingallthroughtheland.,`ahFᑮaᙢ᢬ᙢᦑ,ᫀ.D஺(4)?@ᳮ⚪᪷ᦻᑁ`aᙢuhmhᡠ!mḄḄzᑮhᦑ,ᫀ.A஺ூ12௃ὃ5▅7ᳮ8.9ᦻ:;<⁚ᳮ8⚪>?@ᳮ⚪஺<⁚ᳮ8⚪!ABCᦻDEF,ᫀG?@ᳮ⚪◤⌕IᔠᐹLM᛻ᨵPᑁQRḄḄST஺7.▅7ᳮ8IfeltverysadnottobeabletogetthetickettothefilmTitaniclastFriday.IlearnedinthenewspaperthatticketscouldbeboughtatthecinemaboxofficeinRichlandHillseveryday

8between1000a.m.and400p.m.BecauseIworkfrom900a.m.to530p.m.,theonlytimeIcouldgotothecinemawasduringmy45-minutelunchtime.Itisapitythatthecinemaisontheothersideofthetown,andthebusservicebetweenmyofficeandRichlandHillsisnotverygood.Butifyouarelucky,youcanmaketheround()tripin45minutes.LastMondayIstoodatthebusstopforfifteenminutes,waitingforabus.BythetimeIsawonecomingaroundthecorner;therewasnotenoughtimelefttomakethetrip-soIhadtogobacktotheoffice.ThesamethinghappenedonWednesday.OnThursdaymyluckchanged,Igotonabusrightawayandarrivedatthecinemaintwentyminutes.ButwhenIgotthere,Ifoundalonglineofpeopleattheboxoffice.Iheardonemansayhehadbeenwaitinginlineforfifty-fiveminutes.IfoundthatIwouldnothaveenoughtimetowaitinline.Icaughtthenextbusandwentbackacrossthetown.ThenonFridayIunderstoodmyonlyhopewastomakethetripbycar.Itwasnotcheap,butIfeltitwouldbeworthwhiletoseethefilm.Thetripbycaronlytook10minutes,butitfeltlikeonehourtome.WhenIreachedthecinema,Iwasdelightedtoseethatnobodywaswaitinginline.ButIquicklyfoundoutthatitwasbecausetheyhadalreadysoldoutallthetickets.(1)Itseemsthatthewriterofthestoryworks.A.inasmalltownB.inRichlandHillsC.onafarmnearthetownD.atabusservicecentre(2)Thewritertriedtogotothecinematobuyaticket,buthereallygothere.A.fivetimesB.fourtimesC.threetimesD.twice(3)Theunderlinedword"delighted"means"A.sureB.sorryC.surprisedD.pleased(4)What'sthebesttitleforthestory?A.HowtogetaticketB.TicketssoldoutC.AwonderfulfilmD.Thewaytothecinemaூ,ᫀ௃(1)A(2)D(3)D(4)Bூ8᪆௃ூᑖ᪆௃⌕h¡ὅᙶ¤¥¦§¨╋ªᵯ¬ἠ®(ἠP¯ᐰ±ᓬ³஺(1)<⁚⚪஺᪷Itisapitythatthecinemaisontheothersideofthetown⍡µḄ.ᵯ¬▾ᙠ¨╋Ḅ·\¸ᡠ!¡ὅᙠ\]¹¨╋¡ᦑ⌱A஺(2)<⁚⚪஺᪷ThesamethinghappenedonWednesday.OnThursdaymyluckchanged,Igotonabusrightawayandarrivedatthecinemaintwentyminutes.»¼_z®%h½᪵ḄS¾஺»¼¿ᡃḄÁÂÃhᡃÄ~~h¤ᐳƦÇᓝᑖÉÊᑮhᵯ¬▾ᡠ!¡ὅ§hËÌᦑ⌱D஺(3)Í⚪஺᪷nobodywaswaitinginline᣸Ϫἠᡠ!¡ὅ.ÐᐶḄdelightedZÒ.ÐᐶḄᓽpleased,ᦑ⌱D஺(4)Ô⚪஺᪷ᐰᦻ⌕h¡ὅᙶ¤¥¦§¨╋ªᵯ¬ἠ®(ἠP¯ᐰ±ᓬ³ᦑ⌱B஺

9ூ12௃ὃ5▅7ᳮ8஺9ᦻ:;<⁚⚪ஹÍ⚪>Ô⚪_Öὃ⚪×<⁚⚪⌕ØZCᦻDEF,ᫀGÍ⚪◤⌕ὶÚ~ÛᦻÍQ◤⌕ḄÜÝGÔ⚪◤⌕Þ7ᐰᦻh8ᜧZßÊFQDàÒg஺8.▅7ᳮ8Bill:MyfavouritebookisTheChroniclesofNarnia:TheLion,theWitch(᝕â)andtheWardrobe(ã⊟å)byC.S,Lewis.It'saboutfourchildrenwhofindamagical(æ᜻Ḅ)landinsideawardrobe.Awitchmakesthelandwinterforever,ThechildrenhelpsavethemagicallandfromthewitchwiththehelpofAslan,agreattalkinglion.Thechildrenbecomeleaders.Butthentheycomebacktoourworld...untiltheirnextjourneyinNarnia.Eric:IlikereadingTheMagicSchoolBuswrittenbyJoannaColebest.Themagicschoolbuscangoeverywhere,eveninsidethehumanbody.IlikeArnold,aboyinMs.Frizzle'sclass.He'sreallyfunnyandhe'salwaysafraid.Grace:Oneofmyall-timefavouritebooksisUglybyDonnaJoNapoli.It'sthestoryofanuglyyoungduck.It'salittlesad,butafteryoufinishreadingit,you'llwanttoreaditagainandagain.ThewayDonnaJoNapoliwritesisspecial,andyoucanreallygetinsidethecharacters'heads.Itsoundslikemusicwhenit*sbeingreadtoyou.Sally:MyfavouritebookisBloomabilitybySharonCreech.It'saboutagirlwhoseparentsarealwaysonthemove.ThensheissuddenlytakentoSwitzerlandbyherauntanduncle,awayfromherfamily.Interested?Thenreadthisbook!Jane:MyfavouritebookisNancyDrewMystery(ᶧᫀ)StoriesbyCarolynKeene.Ihavereaditaboutfourtimes!Itisaboutagirlwholovessolvingmysteries,andshefindsastatuethatwhispers.Well,I'mnotgoingtotellyouthestory.I'llletyoureaditbyyourself.(1)InBill'sfavouritebook,fourchildrenfightagainst.A.alionB.awitchC.awardrobeD.aduck(2)WhenfinishingreadingUgly,readersmayfeelalittle.A.afraidB.sadC.excitedD.nervous(3)Sally'sfavouritebookiswrittenby.A.C.S.LewisB.JoannaColeC.DonnaJoNapoliD.SharonCreech(4)Tinaisinterestedinspecialjourneys,soshemayliketoread.A.UglyB.BloomabilityC.TheMagicSchoolBusD.NancyDrewMysteryStories(5)BloomabilityandNancyDrewMysteryStoriesbothtellstoriesabout.A.agirlB.amagicallandC.ayoungduckD.aschoolூ,ᫀ௃(1)B(2)B(3)D(4)C(5)Aூ8᪆௃ூᑖ᪆௃⌕hBilkEric>GraceஹSally>Janeᨬê᰿Ḅì஺(1)<⁚⚪஺᪷í\]⊤ïIt'saboutfourchildrenwhofindamagical(æ᜻Ḅ)land

10insideawardrobe.Awitchmakesthelandwinterforever⌕h¿]aðᢙ᝕âḄᦑSᦑ⌱B஺(2)<⁚⚪஺᪷í_]⊤ïsalittlesad7³Ê7ὅòᑮᨵ1ó}ᦑ⌱B஺(3)<⁚⚪஺᪷í¿]⊤ïMyfavouritebookisBloomabilitybySharonCreech.ᵫSharonCreechᡠᑏᦑ⌱D஺(4)<⁚⚪஺᪷íÇ]⊤ïThemagicschoolbuscangoeverywhere,eveninsidethehumanbody.ãj¤¥¦!§õöᙢ÷øùúûLᦑ⌱C஺(5)<⁚⚪஺᪷í¿]⊤ïIt'saboutagirlwhoseparentsarealwaysonthemove.⌕h\]¹᝕ḄᦑSᦑ⌱A஺ூ12௃ὃ5▅7ᳮ8⌕ὃ5<⁚⚪ØZCᦻDü

11(4)Whatkindofinventioncanfloatinthepassage?A.Morpher.B.LittlePrinter.C.Flyte.D.HyperAdapt.(5)WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A.MaybeeveryonewantsthepairofshoesinthemovieBacktotheFuture.B.YoucanmakeyourownlittlenewspaperwiththeLittlePrinter.C.FlytehasbeenpopularwithmostpeoplesinceitcameoutinFebruary.D.Morphercanbefoldedalmostcompletelyflat,makingiteasiertocarry.ூᫀ௃(1)B(2)D(3)A(4)C(5)Cூ᪆௃ூᑖ᪆௃ᦻᜧᦋᡃḄᙠ!"#$ᑮ&⌕(ᵨ஺ᦻ+,-.ᨵ0Ḅ123Ḅ456ᜮ89〉;Ḅ<=>?@AḄBC?DEᡭᓺH஺(1)I⁚ᳮ⚪,᪷OMorpherisabikehelmetmadeofplastic.1PMorpheQᛛᧇᑴᡂḄᦑᫀQB஺(2)I⁚ᳮ⚪᪷OThismachinecanprintnewsheadlines(᤺⌕)riddlesandotherthings,1PDEᡭᓺH12ᡭᓺᦻḄ᪗⚪Z[\ᨵᐸ^Ḅ_`ᦑᫀQD஺(3)I⁚ᳮ⚪᪷OWhenyoupusha|buttonontheshoe,1PQ⌕ᢥᦑᫀQC஺(5)fgᑨi⚪᪷OFlytehasbeenpopularwithmostpeoplesinceitcameoutinJanuary,1PFlyteQjᨴlḄmnQoᨴlᦑᫀQC஺ூpq௃ὃs▅uᳮ஺vᦻwxI⁚ᳮ⚪?fgᑨi⚪஺I⁚ᳮ⚪12yz{ᦻ#|}ᫀ~fgᑨi⚪I⁚ᳮ⚪◤⌕᪷Oᦻᑁfgᑨ஺10.▅uᳮInterestingfestivalsintheworldThrowingtomatoes-Spain(`ᱛ)Spaintakes"tomatofights"toawholenewlevel.Butthetomatoesarebeingthrown,noteaten.ThefestivaltakesplaceonthelastWednesdayinAugust,Trucks(ᓱ6)carrytomatoesintothesquare.Peoplerushtothetomatoesandthrowthemintothecrowd.Rollingcheese-EnglandThisfestivaliscelebratedinMay.IttakesplaceonCopper'sHill.Alargewheelofcheese(᝘)isrolleddownCopper'sHill,Thefestivalisactuallyaracewherepeoplerundownthehillaftertherollingcheese.

12Thefirstpersontocrossthefinishlineatthebottomofthehillwinsthecheese.Burningman-TheUnitedStatesTheBurningManFestivalisheldannually,spanningfromthelast041SundayinAugusttothefirstMondayinSeptember(LaborDay).ThefestivaltakesplaceinBlackRockDesert.Thebestpartofthefestivalistheburningofalargesculptureofaman.Pouringwater-ThailandTheSongkranFestivalisthecelebrationoftheNewYearinThailand.Ratherthanasingleday,ThailandcelebratestheNewYearfromApril13thtoApril15th.Thaipeoplerunaftereachother;pouringwater.Songkranisoneofthemostimportantreasonswhyforeignerstraveltothebeautifulland.(1)WherewillyouprobablygotoenjoyoneofthefestivalsaboveinMay?A.Spain.B.England.C.TheUnitedStates.D.Thailand.(2)WhichactivityisheldinBlackRockDesert?A.Throwingtomatoes.B.Rollingcheese.C.Burningman.D.Pouringwater.(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thetomatoesarethrownintothecrowdtoeat.B.Notallthefestivalsabovefallonasingleday.C.BurningalargerealmanisthebestpartoftheBurningManFestival.D.Songkranistheonlyreasonforattractinglotsoftourists.ூᫀ௃(1)B(2)C(3)Bூ᪆௃ூᑖ᪆௃ᦻᜧᦻ+,bᨵ0Ḅ⁚!`ᱛḄᡮ`⁚ஹᐲḄ᝘⁚ஹḄ⁚?^Ḅ¡⁚஺(1)I⁚ᳮ⚪,᪷ORollingcheese-EnglandThisfestivaliscelebratedinMay,1P¢ᨴl12£ᦑᫀQB஺(2)I⁚ᳮ⚪,᪷OBurningman-TheUnitedStatesThefestivaltakesplaceinBlackRockDesert.1P⁚¤ᙠ¥¦§¨ᦑᫀQC஺(3)fgᑨi⚪᪷Oᦻᑁ1P©oª⁚!«nQᙠoᜩᑁ®¯ḄcdBḄ▰±Qf²ḄᦑᫀQB஺ூpq௃ὃs▅uᳮ஺vᦻwxI⁚ᳮ⚪?fgᑨi⚪஺I⁚ᳮ⚪12yz{ᦻ#|}ᫀ~fgᑨi⚪I⁚ᳮ⚪Ḅo.«◤⌕᪷Oᦻᑁ³5ᑨ஺11.▅uᳮTwolittleboyshadtwolittletoysEachhadawoodenhorse.Longyearspast,warcameJoyfully,theyplayedeachsummer'sday.so___.

13Soldiersboth,ofcourse.Bravelytheymarchedaway.ThenJackbrokeoffhishorse'sheadGunsroaredloudandintheSadforhistoy,thencriedwithjoymadcrowdAshisyoungfriendJoesaid:WoundedanddyinglieDidyouthink1wouldleaveyoucryingUpgoesashout,ahorseWhenthere'sroomonmyhorsefortwo?rushesoutClimbuphere,Jack,anddon'tbecryingOutfromthecrowd,to1cangojustasfastwithtwowhereJoelayWhenwegrowupwe'llbothbesoldiersThencameavoiceheknew:AndourhorseswillnotbetoysDidyouthink1wouldleaveAnd1wonderifwellrememberyoudyingWhenweweretwolittleboys.Whenthere*sroomonmyhorsefortwo?Climbuphere,Joe,we'llsoonbeflying1cangojustasfastwithtwo.NowwearebothrealsoldiersAndourhorsesarenottoysAnd1rememberWhenweweretwolittleboys.(1)WhathappenedtoJack'stoyhorse?A.Itsheadwasbrokenoff.B.Itwastakenbysoldiers.C.ItwasbrokenbyJoe.D.Itwaslostinthewar.(2)Thebestwordfortheblankis____.A.slowB.hardC.fastD.quick(3)Whatisthesongmainlyabout?A.Dangerouswar.B.Interestinggames.C.Pleasantsummer.D.Valuablefriendship.ூᫀ௃(1)A(2)C(3)Dூ᪆௃ூᑖ᪆௃vᦻQo✌µ¶·±¸ª{Do$¹ḄDᵱ»^D¼᎛o$¹ᩈᜮ¿JackḄ¿ÀJoeÁÂ^o$¹^Ḅ¹ᐹ¿~Äᜧ^ÅÆᐷ£ᡭÈJackÉÊJoeËḼ¿ÍJackÎÏ஺(1)I⁚⚪஺᪷Oᦻ#ThenJackbrokeoffhishorse'shead1PJackḄ¹ᐹ¿Ḅᜮiᦑ⌱Ao(2)Ñᳮ⚪஺᪷Oµ¶ḄÒj⁚LongyearspastÓÔÕÖ£ᡊØᩭÚªÛÜbÝÞᙠßàQáâḄpastḄ®àQ/st/,cdÚªÛ;ãfast,äḄ®àå«Q/st/,ᦑ⌱Co

14æ3çè⚪஺Úéᦻ·±¸ª{Do$¹ḄDᵱ»^D¼᎛o$¹ᩈᜮ¿JackḄ¿ÀJoeÁÂ^o$¹^Ḅ¹ᐹ¿~Äᜧ^ÅÆᐷ£ᡭÈJackÉÊJoeËḼ¿ᩭÍJackÎÏ஺{Ú✌µ¶#ᡃ12êᑮ¸ªëìḄíîᦑ⌱D஺ூpq௃ὃs▅uᳮ஺vᦻwxI⁚⚪ஹÑi⚪?çè⚪3."ὃ⚪EI⁚⚪⌕ï{ᦻ#|}ᫀ~Ñi⚪◤⌕ὶñbòᦻÑi◤⌕Ḅóôçè⚪◤⌕õuᐰᦻᜧ÷}#øeù஺12.▅uᳮRestaurantsintheUSASteve'sPizzaCattleman'sSteakhouseSomanypizzastoresinSouthBeach,butThisplaceis20mileseastofthecity,butlocalaskaMiamiBeachlocalwheretogetthepeoplewouldprobablydrive200milestoeathere.bestpizzaandthey'lltellyouaboutThefoodisgood,andthesceneryisevenbetter.Steve's.ThisisNewYork-stylepizza,ComeearlyandwanderaroundthegroundsofhandmadewithcareandgoodIndianCliffsRanch,whereyou'llseeeverythingfromingredients.NewstoresofSteve'sarerabbitstobuffalo,andthencatchthesunseteitheropeningelsewhereinMiami,allinnonMbeforeorafteryourmeal.touristareas.Openinghours:5:00p.m.-10:00p.m.Openinghours:11:00a.m.-3:00a.m.AbsoluteBaking&CafeWalt'sWharfThescreendoorisalwaysswingingopenEverybody'sfavoriteforfreshfish(somedriveinatthistownhotspotwithgiantfromLA),Walt'spackstheminonweekends.Youbreakfasts.Trythegreenchilioneggs-can'torderyourdinner(thoughthey'reacceptedit'smadefromscratch,asaretheorganicforlunch),butit'sworththewaitfortheseafoodbreads.Andlunchincludessalads,bigandsteaksinthemany-windowedgroundfloororsandwichesandlocalgrass-fedbeefupstairsincaptain*schairs.burgers.Don'tmissasquareofsoft,freshOpeninghours:11:00a.m.-3:30p.m.carrotcake.Openinghours:7:00a.m.-2:00p.m.(1)Accordingtothepassage,Steve'sPizza_.A.hasnewstoresalloverMiamiB.liesonMiamiBeachC.servesthebestpizzainMiamiD.isopenonlyinthedaytime(2)Whichrestaurantservesbothbreakfastandlunch?A.Steve'sPizza.B.Walt'sWharf.C.Cattleman'sSteakhouse.D.AbsoluteBaking&Cafe..(3)Thepassageisprobablytakenfrom_.

15A.asciencereportB.ahistorybookC.atravelmagazineD.amovieposterூᫀ௃(1)C(2)D(3)Cூ᪆௃ூᑖ᪆௃ᦻᜧÚéᦻ+,ḄúûüýxäḄþ⃩Ḅᱯ⁐⃩஺(1)⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷SomanypizzastoresinSouthBeach,butaskaMiamiBeachlocalwheretogetthebestpizzaandthey'lltellyouaboutSteve's.ᙠᓭᨵ⃬⌕!"#Ḅ$ᙢ&Ḅ'()*ᨬ,Ḅ⃬-./0123ᐵ56™ᦻ஺9:6™ᦻḄ⃬!"#ᨬ,Ḅᦑ⌱C஺(2)⁚ᳮ⚪஺AbsoluteBaking&Cafe=Thescreendoorisalwaysswingingopenatthistownhotspotwithgiantbreakfasts.ᙠ>?@╋BCDEFᢞ>HIᯖKLMN⚶஺Andlunchincludessalads,bigsandwichesandlocalgrass-fedbeefburgers.ᓤ⚶ᒹRSTᜧVWX$ᙢ₝ᗎ[Ḅ\ᾙ^ᚽ஺9:AbsoluteBaking&Cafe`abN⚶ᓤ⚶஺ᦑ⌱Do(3)ᦻdeᜐ⚪஺ᦻdghḄijᙢkḄlmᱯ⁐஺9:>nᦻd9oepqrᩖt஺ᦑ⌱C஺ூKv௃x⚪ὃz▅|ᳮ஺x⚪}~ᑮ⁚ᳮᦻdeᜐ⚪M஺5⁚ᳮ⚪ᙠᑖ᪆⚪▅|ᦻᦻḄ⁚e⚪ᐵḄ⌱eᔠ〉⌱⚗5ᦻdeᜐ⚪⌕᪷ᦻdḄᑁ⌱eᫀ஺13.▅|ᳮAzero-wastelifeisalifestylethathardlycreatesanyrubbish.So,azero-wastestoreisaboutprovidingakindofeverydayandpleasant-lookingzero-wasteproductstohelppeoplestartonazero-wastelifejourney."Zerowaste"or"danshari"wasfirstsuggestedbyaFrenchwomancalledBeaJohnson.Herideais:livealifeandtrynottocreateanyrubbish;usedifferentkindsofwaystosavetheenvironmentsuchasstoppingtheuseofone-offobjects;givingunwantedthingstoothersorgivingthemawaytoorganizationsliketheRedCross.YuYuan,27,isdeeplyinterestedinthisidea.SheandherboyfriendhavelivedinBeijingformanyyears.Andearliersheusedtobuythingswithoutthinkingaboutthemcarefullyuntilshesawavideoabout"zerowaste",inwhichafamilyoffourplacedtherubbishtheyproducedeveryyearinajar.Afterwatchingthevideo,Yuwantedtoexperiencethiszero-wastelifestylewithherboyfriend.Azero-wastelifefollowsthe6Rrule-RefuseReduce,Reuse,Repair;RecycleandRot.OverAugust-OctoberwhenYufollowedtheruleofzerowaste6R,sheandherboyfriendJoeHarveybothproducedonlytwocansofrubbish.

16Now,thecouplehaveopenedasmallshopinBeijing,wheretheyusewoodproductstotaketheplaceofplasticonesandclothbagsprintedwithenvironmentallyfriendlylogos(᪗t).Mostproductssoldinthestorecanbereused.Thestorealsohassecond-handbooksandCDs/DVDswith,ideastomakethebestoftheusedthings."Thosewhoonceexperiencedthenon-wastelifestylehaveslowlychangedtheirideas/'saysYa,"Thezero-wastelifestyleisnotforascetics(¡¢£).Itisjustaroundusatourfinger-tips."Yuexpectssomeofherfriendstojoinherontheroadtozerowaste.(1)BeaJohnsonsuggeststhatpeopleshould.A.trytoproducenorubbishinlifeB.shareobjectswithothersC.helptheirfriendslivecomfortablyD.workhardfortheRedCross(2)WecanseefromthepassagethatYuYuan.A.offersplasticbagsinherstoreB.isinfluenced(¤¥)bythe6RruleC.oftenbuysthingsshedoesn'tneedD.likeslisteningtoCDsverymuch(3)WhatYuYuansaysinthelastparagraphprobablymeansthat.A.lotsofpeopledoubtthezero-wastelifestyleB.shefeelsithardtocontinueherlifestyleC.herfriendshavefollowedherlifestyleD.thezero-wastelifestyleisnotdifficulttolive(4)Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Openingupasecond-handstoreB.Recycling(¦ᦈ)wasteC.SavingtheenvironmentD.Joiningthecoupleூᫀ௃(1)A(2)B(3)D(4)Cூ᪆௃ூᑖ᪆௃¨ᦻ©⌕᎝«¬®¯°k±஺(1)⁚⚪°᪷Herideais:livealifeandtrynottocreateanyrubbish,9:-³´&.µ¶·¸i⌕ᙠ¯°ᑴ⌼ᚗ¼ᦑ⌱A஺(2)½ᳮ⚪஺᪷OverAugust-OctoberwhenYufollowedtheruleofzerowaste6R,sheandherboyfriendJoeHarveybothproducedonlytwocansofrubbish$¾⍳À¬®6RÁᑣ᝛ᵱÅÆÇÈɯÊËᚗ¼9:>nᦻdᡃ.9ÍÎe᝛Ï6rÁᑣ¤¥ᦑ⌱B஺(3)½ᳮ⚪஺᪷Thosewhoonceexperiencedthenon-wastelifestylehaveslowlychangedtheiDdeas,(ÐÑÒÓÔÕ®¯°k±Ḅ&Ö᠒᠒ᦋÙË-.ḄÚÛ9:oᦋÙÜWÝᐰ9Í>᪵¯°ᦑ¾àᙠᨬEáᡠÜḄ9oãᕡḼ¬®Ḅ¯°k±æiçÔᦑ⌱D஺(4)©è⚪஺᪷¨ᦻ©⌕᎝«¬®¯°k±᎝«9:Savingtheenvironment〉ᔠé᪗⚪ᦑ⌱CoூKv௃ὃz▅|ᳮ஺¨ᦻ}~⁚⚪ஹ½ë⚪©è⚪⁚⚪⌕ìãᦻíᫀî½ë⚪◤⌕ὶñòóᦻ½ëe◤⌕Ḅôõ©è⚪◤⌕ö|ᐰᦻËᜧã÷

17eøùÚ஺14.▅|ᳮThemaindifferencebetweenChinaandWesterncountriesonthedinnertableischopsticksinsteadofaknifeandfork,butthat'sjustasmalldifference.Besides,indecent(ú᪵Ḅ)restaurants,youcanalwaysaskforaknifeandfork,ifyoufindthechopsticksnothelpfulenough.TherealdifferenceisthatintheWest,youhaveyourownplateoffood,whileinChinathedishesareplacedonthetableandeveryoneshares.Ifyouarebeingtreatedtoaformal(±Ḅ)dinnerandparticularlyifthehostthinksyou'reinthecountryforthefirsttime,hewilldohisbesttogiveyouatasteofmanydifferenttypesofdishes.Themealusuallybeginswithasetofatleastfourcolddishes,followedbythemaincoursesofhotmeatandvegetabledishes.Soupwillthenbeserved(unlessitisaGuangdong-stylerestaurant),followedbyrice,noodlesordumplings.PerhapsoneofthethingsthatsurpriseaWesternvisitormostisthatsomeoftheChinesehostsliketoputfoodontotheirguests'plates.Informaldinners,therearealways"public"chopsticksandspoonsforthispurpose,butsomehostsmayusetheirownchopsticks.Thisisasignofrealfriendshipandpoliteness.Itisalwayspolitetoeatthefood.Ifyoudonoteatit,justleavethefoodontheplate.PeopleinChinatendtoover-orderfood,fortheywillfinditembarrassing(û&üýḄ)ifallthefoodisconsumed(ᔛᐝ).Whenyouhavehadenough,justsayso,oryouwillalwaysovereat!(1)What'stherealdifferencebetweenChineseandWesterntablemanners?A.Thetoolspeopleusetoeat.B.Whetherpeoplesharefoodonthesameplate.C.Thethingspeopleliketoeat.D.Howtobeginthedinnerpolitely.(2)IfaforeignerfirstcomestohavedinnerinaChinesefamily,hemaybe.A.givenlittlefoodB.servedwithricefirstC.servedwithmanydishesD.askedtouse"public"chopsticks(3)WhichofthefollowingistheRIGHTorderformostChineseformaldinnersaccordingtothepassage?A.Rice-soup-hotmeat-colddishes.B.Vegetabledishes-soup-dumplings-colddishes.C.Colddishes-hotmeat-soup-rice.D.Colddishes-soup-hotmeat-rice.(4)What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.HavingdinnerwithforeignersB.HowtousechopsticksC.TheimportanceoftablemannersD.Chinesetablemannersூᫀ௃(1)B(2)C(3)C(4)Dூ᪆௃ூᑖ᪆௃ᦻḄ⚶Ḅ஺

18(1)ᳮ⚪஺᪷TherealdifferenceisthatintheWest,youhaveyourownplateoffood,whileinChinathedishesareplacedonthetableandeveryonesharesḄ!Uᙠ#$ᙠ$%ᨵ'(Ḅ)*$+ᙠ,$)*-ᙠ*.$ᜧ0ᑖ123$⚶Ḅ4564ᔲᙠ89:)*;ᑖ1<ᱥ$ᦑ⌱Bo(2)@⁚⚪஺᪷ifthehostthinksyou'reinthecountryforthefirsttime,hewilldohisbesttogiveyouatasteofmanydifferenttypesofdishes23$᝞CD5EF%4G9HᩭᑮK:,0$LMNOP%QᑮRST8UVḄWX$ᦑ⌱C஺(3)@⁚⚪஺᪷Themealusuallybeginswithasetofatleastfourcolddishes,followedbythemaincoursesofhotmeatandvegetabledishes.Soupwillthenbeserved(unlessitisaGuangdong-stylerestaurant),followedbyrice,noodlesordumplings.KYZ[\]9ᝅ_`a⍝cWde$ᯠg4hᾙjkWḄDW஺lgmnop(◀r4stuᕡ⚶ᔉ)$ᯠg4xZஹ☢ᩩᡈ}*23$,~⚶Ḅ4)-hᾙ-p-xZ$ᦑ⌱C஺(4)D⚪஺᪷ᦻḄ⚶Ḅ23Chinesetablemanners4ᔠ〉Ḅ᪗⚪$ᦑ⌱D஺ூ௃ὃ▅ᳮ஺ᦻ@⁚⚪ஹ⚪$jD⚪$@⁚⚪⌕ᦻᫀ⚪◤⌕ὶ.ᦻ$◤⌕Ḅ$D⚪◤⌕[ᐰᦻ$ᜧ¡g¢£¤஺15.▅ᳮStonehengemeans"hangingstones".Theystoodinacircle,with30morestoneslyingontoptoformaringofrocks.Therewasalsoaninnercirclebuiltwithsimilarstones.Thestonessetupinatrilithon(¦§¨©)pattern.Atrilithonismadeoftwostonepillarswithastabofrocklaidacrossthetop.Thestonesweighupto20tonseach.Peoplewonderhowthehugerockswereplacedthatway.HistoriansagreethatStonehengewasbuiltinthreedifferentstages.Thefirststagetookplaceabout5,000yearsago.Atthattime,alargecircularearthwallwasmade.Historiansbelievethewallwasdugandcutwithtoolsmadeformanglers(ª«)ofreddeer.Theearthwallwasabout98mindiameter(¬)a5-meter-tallstonewasplacednearthecenter.Then,theyhadtotransportthelargebluestones(upto4tons)384kilometerstoStonehenge.Expertsthinktheymightbemovedacrossiceandsnow.Thegroundinwinterinthisareaisusuallyfulloficeandsnow,makingiteasiertomovetherocks.Thenexttaskwastostandthestonesup.Themostdifficulttaskwasputtingthetopstonesinplace.Eachoneofthesetaskstookalotofplanningandalotofstrength,buttheworkersofStonehengewereexcellentbuilders.Whywasthemonumentbuilt?Somescientiststhinkit*saburialground.Thereareover400graves(burialsits)nearby.AmanwasburiedwithtwogoldearringswhicharetheoldestgoldeverfoundinBritain(datedto2470BC).OthersthinkStonehengewasbuiltbyearlyastronomers.Scientistsbelievethatwhenapersonstandsinthecenterofthemonument,thechangingofseasonscanbeseen.Certainstonesmarkthelocationoftherisingandsettingmooninmidwinter.Otherstonesmarktherisingandsettingsuninmidsummer.Theancientpeopleheldreligiousceremoniesonthesedays.Theseceremoniesprobablyaskedthegodstobring

19goodweatherforcropsandtoprotectthepeoplefrombadweather.Stonehengeisanengineeringsuccess.Thousandsofyearslater;itstillstands.Asacalendar;Stonehengeisveryaccurate.Itshowsthatearlypeoplehadadeepunderstandingofthemovementstothesunandthemoon.Theydidn'thavemachinesorcomputers,butStonehengeshowspeoplecoulddomanythingsusingonlytheirmusclesandtheirbrains.(1)hefirstbuildingstageofStonehengewas.A.todigandcuttheearthwallB.tomovethebluestonesacrosstheiceC.tostandthestonesupD.toputthetopstonesinplace(2)Whichevidence(®)isgiventosupporttheideathatStonehengewasaburialground?A.Stonehengewasmadeofstones.B.Itisaplaceforcelebratingceremonies.C.Thepassingofseasonscanbeseenthere.D.Twogoldearringswerefoundinagrave.(3)Theunderlinedword"accurate'*inthelastparagraphprobablymeans"A.correctB.strangeC.hugeD.heavy(4)StonehengewasprobablyNOToriginallybuiltfor.A.touristsB.religiousreasonsC.aburialgroundD.tellingtheseasonsூᫀ௃(1)A(2)D(3)A(4)Aூ᪆௃ூᑖ᪆௃ᦻ¯ᜧ°D⌕¦§▣Ḅ²³$´µ]ᔊ·¸஺(1)@⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷ᦻ¹ºThefirststagetookplaceabout5,000yearsago.Atthattime,alargecircularearthwallwasmade.Historiansbelievethewallwasdugandcutwithtoolsmadeformanglers(ª«)ofreddeer.n»23$¦§▣ḄG9:▤½4⌼¿ᜋ$ᦑ⌱A஺(2)@⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷ᦻ¹ºSomescientiststhinkit'saburialground.Thereareover400graves(burialsits)nearby.AmanwasburiedwithtwogoldearringswhicharetheoldestgoldeverfoundinBritainn»23$ᨵ5EFK49:ᜅᙢ஺▬Äᨵ400SÅÆᜅ஺9Çᵱ*ÉÊËÌḼÎ:ÏὡÑ$K4Ò,ᨵ·]ᩭ´ÓḄᨬÕὁḄ×Ï஺ᦑ⌱D஺(3)ظᳮÙ⚪஺᪷ᦻ¹ºAsacalendar,Stonehengeisveryaccurate.n»23$accurateḄÚ¸4Ḅ$ᦑ⌱A஺(4)ᳮÛÜ⚪஺[ᐰᦻ¹º23$ÝÞ¦§▣Ḅßàᨵáᦟ$ᔊã]ᜅᙢä☢Ḅßà$å4æçèéᨵêSḄὶ$ᦑ⌱A஺ூ௃ὃ▅ᳮ஺ᦻD⌕ὃ@⁚ᳮ⚪$✌ᐜí@▅ᦻgḄî⚪$ïðî⚪ḄᜧᯠgÌḼî⚪▅ñᦻ$ᢕóᐵõ$⌱öᫀ஺