If you want to travel to Singapore, here are two famous places of interest.
Singapore Plant Garden | Jurong Bird Park |
In 1822, it was built at the foot of Government Hill and it was moved to its present place in 1859. Throughout the years, the greenhouses have become much larger. Today, the Garden is one of the most popular places to visit in Singapore. The best time to visit it is on a cool morning. Ticket prices: 210 yuan for adults; free for children under 12 Opening hours: 8:00 am－6:00 pm every day | Jurong Bird Park is the greatest park in Asia and comes first in our list of places to visit in Singapore. This park is home to more than 5,000 birds with 380 kinds from everywhere throughout the world. The Waterfall Aviary is the biggest in the center which is made up of 5 land woods with more than 1,500 African birds and has a 100-feet man-made waterfall. Ticket prices: 180 yuan for adults; free for children under 12 Opening hours: 6:00 am－6:00 pm every day |
1.What is the best time to visit Singapore Plant Garden?
A.On a cold morning. B.On a warm night.
C.On a cool morning. D.On a warm morning.
2.Tom with his 9-year-old son wants to visit Jurong Bird Park, how much should they spend on the tickets?
A.180 yuan. B.270 yuan. C.360 yuan. D.480 yuan.
3.The passage is most probably a/an _______.
A.novel B.advertisement C.poem D.play
One sunny day, I decided to go for a walk with my husband. I was wearing a special ______ ring that day. It was my 20th birthday gift from my grandmother.
As we were walking in the park, I just looked ______ at my hand and found the diamond on my ring was missing. I was really ______, so I went back to look for it. I knew how small the chances were of finding it, but I still wanted to give it a try.
As I was fixing my eyes on the ground, I ran into an old gentleman ______.
“What’s the matter, love?” he asked nicely.
“Sorry that I ran into you,” I said. “But I lost something important. I’m really nervous.”
I explained about the missing diamond and showed him the ______ in my ring.
“That’s not going to be easy to find it,” he said. “Tell you what, love, I take a walk here every day. I’ll __ my eyes open for it.”
I thanked him, expecting ______. However, a few days later, my husband and I met the old man again in the park.
“Guess what,” he said. “I found your diamond!”
I couldn’t believe what I saw when the gentleman handed the diamond back to me. Then my husband __ him money for his help, but he refused.
As the diamond is worth several thousand dollars, the old man could have easily kept the diamond ____ sold it, but he did neither of these.
Now thanks to this man, I always look at my ring and remind ______ that there are still kind and generous souls out there. I’ll spend more time trying to do something equally nice for other people.
1.A. gold B. silver C. iron D. diamond
2.A. back B. down C. up D. around
3.A. happy B. tired C. angry D. worried
4.A. in time B. by accident C. at first D. in general
5.A. hole B. picture C. word D. price
6.A. keep B. get C. take D. make
7.A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
8.A. showed B. lent C. offered D. carried
9.A. and B. but C. so D. or
10.A. myself B. himself C. herself D. ourselves
—I couldn’t believe it. I saw you studying at the library so early this morning.
—_________, huh?
A.East or west, home is best B.The early bird catches the worm
C.Too many cooks spoil the broth D.Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
Please don't stand up in class until you .
A.were told to B.are told to C.were told D.are told
—To be honest, the job is done ______ to make your boss pleased.
—I’m sorry. I will try my best next time.
A.too careless B.careless enough C.too carelessly D.carelessly enough
— There are so many nice programes on Friday evening. I can’t decide ?
— I would watch the show on Jiangsu TV if I were you.
A.how to watch B.which to watch
C.how should I watch D.what should I watch
