阅读下面的图表，做两个小题。
1.On which day does this event end?
A. March 14th.
B. March 23rd.
C. March 24th.
2.This event is about ______________.
A. planting more trees and flowers
B. making the world green and clean
C. flower and garden art
阅读下面的图表，做三道小题。
1.Which book was written by a Chinese writer?
A. The Kite Runner.
B. I Belonged to You.
C. House of Cards.
2.If you buy The Book of Even More Awesome on Amazon, you can save ____________ yuan.
A. 8.50 B. 12 C. 11.20
3.Which country does the writer of House of Cards come from?
A. The USA. B. The UK. C. The PRC.
Are you still using text messages or QQ to chat with your family or friends? If your answer is “yes”, we have to say you are out. A new way of communicating called “WeChat” has been more and more popular in the past three years.
WeChat is a mobile text and voice messaging communication service developed by Tencent in China, first released in January 2011. With WeChat, we can communicate with friends by sending text messages, voice messages, we can share our photos or videos, share our location, we can even chat with lots of friends at the same time. More important, it is free for the users.
In May 2011, WeChat had four to five million users, and by the end of 2011, it had 50 million users. WeChat had more than 100 million users by March 2012. In April 2012, Weixin changes its name as WeChat for the international market. In September 2012, WeChat had more than 200 million users according to Tencent CEO, Ma Huateng. Today WeChat has influence not only in Mainland China, HK, Taiwan, South-East Asia, but Chinese People areas around the world. In July 2013, Tencent announced WeChat had 70 million users outside China and Lionel Messi, the famous Argentine football player became the latest product ambassador of WeChat.
In a word, WeChat is a lifestyle now. Do you WeChat today?
1.According to the passage, we can do many things with WeChat EXCEPT ______.
A. text messages
B. share location
C. shop for free
2.The underline word “release” here means ________ in Chinese.
A. 发布 B. 设置 C. 释放
3.How many users did WeChat have outside China in July 2013?
A. 70 million.
B. 50 million.
C. 100 million.
4.Who is the CEO of Tencent?
A. Lionel Messi. B. Ma Yun. C. Ma Huateng.
5.Where do you probably read this message?
A. National Geography.
B. Trend & Health.
C. New Science and Technology.
Do you to write with your left hand? If you do, you are one of the millions of “lefties” in the world. Why do some people use left hand more often than others? To understand left-handedness, it is necessary to look at the . The brain is divided into two hemispheres（半球）. The left hemisphere is the center of language and logical thinking. This is where they do their math problems and memorize words. However, the hemisphere controls how they understand ideas and they respond（作出反应） to the five senses—sight, hearing, , taste, and touch. The left hemisphere controls the right side of the body, the right hemisphere controls the left side. Both sides of the body receive the information from the brain because they are connected(联系). In right-handed people, the left hemisphere is stronger. In left-handed people, the right hemisphere is .
Lefties prefer not only the left hand but also the left . They would rather use the left foot to kick a ball because their whole body is “left-handed”.
From Newtown Albert Einstein, Wen Jiabao to Obama, Choplin to Zhao Benshan, many people are left-handed. Are you left-handed even though you are forced to write with your right hand? Don’t worry if you are, you are in good company.
1.A. enjoy B. prefer C. want
2.A. Body B. hands C. brain
3.A. right B. left C. middle
4.A. how B. what C. why
5.A. action B. thinking C. smell
6.A. although B. while C. or
7.A. same B. different C. difficult
8.A. weaker B. bigger C. stronger
9.A. head B. ear C. foot
10.A. interesting B. famous C. honest
The train hasn’t arrived yet. Could you tell me ________________?
A. when will the train arrive
B. why the train is late
C. how long should I wait
—I called you at seven o’clock last evening, but nobody answered the phone.
—Oh, my husband and I __________ outside.
A. took a walk
B. have taken a walk
C. were taking a walk
