We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays. There are different customs (习俗) for each festival .
Tan Xiaodong, 15, Hong Kong, China
“It’ll soon be Chinese New Year. Before it, we’ll clean the house and decorate it for good luck. Every shop is going to close for a few days and we’ll go out a lot to celebrate in the streets. We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center. I love this festival. ”
Wendy, 16, Sydney, Australia
“Australia Day is on 26th January and it’s an important holiday here. We always have a Monday off, so we celebrate for three days. My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over. Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there’s lots of music and dancing. What fun!”
Amy, 14, New York, USA
“The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds of years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help. It’s still a very important day for families to be together. This year we’re going to visit my grandparents and we’ll eat a delicious meal of turkey. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year. ”
1. During the Chinese New Year, tourists can ________.
A. do a lot of shopping
B. see lion and dragon dances
C. decorate the house for good luck
D. eat turkeys
2.On Australia day, families often ________.
A. have a meal in the countryside
B. go to a swimming pool
C. have a party at school
D. clean the house and dance
3.What do you think a turkey is in this passage?
A. Country B. A festival
C. A bird D. A kind of drink
4.From the passage, we can learn that________.
A. Australia Day is an important day for family members to get together
B. Different festivals have different customs
C. Many people go out for a picnic with friends before Chinese New Year
D. The first Thanksgiving Day was born a hundred years ago
Tony’s father, Mr. Baker, lost his job last year. But now, he has his own fast food shop. It’s not very big, but it sells a lot of food, drinks, desserts and soup. Many people like the hamburgers there. Today is Sunday. Tony got up very early. After breakfast, he went to his father’s shop and made a line graph（线状图表） for him to show the number of hamburgers he sold. Now please look at the graph and today’s menu to choose the best answer.
BAKER”S FAST FOOD Today’s Menu Chips ￥4.50 Hamburger ￥8.00 Apple Pie ￥ 4.50 Ice Cream ￥ 2.00 Coke ￥ 3.50 Juice ￥ 3.50 Chicken ￥4.20 Beef ￥4.50 |
1. From today’s menu, we know ________ is the cheapest.
A. ice cream B. coke
C. apple pie D. juice
2. Tony’s father sold the most hamburgers in ________.
A. January B. June
C. February D. April
3. How much did he get by selling hamburgers in January, May and June?
A.￥96,000 B.￥88,000
C.￥72,000 D.￥66,000
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阅读下列短文，从文后所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
There was a bookseller who did not like to pay for anything. One day a big box of books fell on his ____.
His wife asked him to see the ____ and show it to him.
“No,” he said, “I’ll wait ____ he comes to our shop next time. Then I’ll ask him ____my foot. If I go to see him, I shall have to ____.”
The next day the doctor came to the shop ____ some books. The bookseller told the doctor about his ____ foot. The doctor looked at it and then took out a piece of paper and wrote ____ on it. “Buy this and put it on the foot before you go to bed every night.” he said.
“Thank you,” said the bookseller. “And now, sir, here are your ____.”
“How much?” asked the doctor.
“____.”
“Good,” said the doctor. “I shall not have to pay you ____today.”
“____?” asked the bookseller.
“I have examined your foot. I want two pounds ____ that. If people come to my house, I ask them to pay one pound for a small thing like that. ____ when I go to their houses, I usually charge (索价) two pounds. And I came here today, ____ I? Bye-bye!”
1.A. hand B. arm C. foot D. leg
2.A. hospital B. waiter C. doctor D. worker
3.A. unless B. until C. though D. if
4.A. about B. for C. of D. by
5.A. pay B. spend C. cost D. take
6.A. buy B. buying C. bought D. to buy
7.A. good B. bad C. right D. left
8.A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
9.A. money B. medicine C. idea D. books
10.A. None B. One pound C. Two pounds D. Three pounds
11.A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
12.A. When B. Where C. Who D. Why
13.A. for B. of C. by D. with
14.A. And B. But C. Or D. So
15.A. did B. could C. couldn’t D. didn’t
--- I’m sorry to have given you so much trouble, Mrs. Smith.
--- ________.
A. All right B. That’s all right
C. My pleasure D. I hope not.
Now everyone, please turn to Page________ and look at the ________ picture.
A. Fifth; five B. Five; fifth
C. Fifth; fifth D. Five; five
--- How much does an iPhone 6 ________?
--- More than 5,000 yuan. I don’t think it is a good idea to ________ so much on a phone.
A. cost; cost B. spend; spend
C. cost; spend D. spend; cost
