Guitar lessons An excellent musician. Good-at teaching kids for 5 years. Your home or mine. Call Larry at 86087593. | Taxi driver wanted Full time. Experience and good knowledge of the city are necessary. Under 45 years old. Call Mr White at 75132633 or 13935728866. |
Lost dog Medium size, spotted white shor Answer you when you call it David. Many thanks for returning it. Call Susan at 87328059. | Flat for sale Two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. Hot water 8:00—18:00. Beautiful sights out of the windows. E-mail: sigfund@sohu.com. |
1.Who can teach children to play the guitar?
A. Mr White. B. David.C. Larry. D. Susan.
2.Which number should you call on if you find the lost dog?
A. 87328059. B. 86087593. C.75132633. D. 13935728866.
3.Which of the four people may get the job as a taxi driver?
A. A 50-year-old person.
B. A person who can drive and has free time on weekends.
C. A person who has just got his driver's license.
D. A 40-year-old person who can drive well in the city.
4.When is hot water provided in the flat according to the ad?
A. In the daytime. B. At night. C. At any time. D. Only in the afternoon.
5.How can you contact(联系) the owner of the flat for more information?
A. By making a phone call.B. By sending an e-mail.
C. By going to visit it.D. By sending a letter.
What is the most famous building in Australia? It must be the Sydney Opera House. In fact, it is one of the top 10 famous buildings in the world. The Opera House with a “sailing roof” was designed by a famous Danish architect (丹麦建筑大师), Utzon. The base for the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent four years designing the Opera House. In 1962, the designs were finalized (定稿) and the construction began. In 1967, they started the decoration (装璜) inside. It took 14 years in total to build the Opera House. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened it on October 20th, 1973.
The Sydney Opera House cost around $100 million and was paid for by the public (公众). The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms. It is 185 metres long and 120 metres wide. Each year, this fantastic building attracts 200,000 tourists to come for a visit or enjoy events in it.
The Opera House reaches out into the harbour (港湾). It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.
1.The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from .
A. Ame
rica B. Australia C. England D. Denmark
2.The underlined word “construction” means in Chinese.
A. 创立 B. 设计 C. 施工 D. 竣工
3.Building the Sydney Opera House lasted .
A. from 1959 to 1973 B. from 1962 to 1973
C. from 1959 to 1967 D. from 1962 to 1967
4. paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.
A. Utzon B. The public C. Queen Elizabeth II D. The government
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Sailing Roof B. Travelling in Sydney
C. The Sydney Opera House D. The Opening of the Opera House
When Amy wrote her first novel in secondary school, she never imagined（想象） that she would become a writer one day. Like many writers on the Internet, the woman got into this online world accidentally(偶然地).
Three years ago, Amy worked in a medical industry. Her job kept her busy for six months and left her almost to do for the rest of the year. To fill the time, she started writing on the Internet. Her first novel was about her neighbors and their life that is familiar with. Amy has been interested in writing she was a child. At first, she just wanted to share her novels people she knew. Then one day an editor of
a famous website emailed her, asking her she would like to sell the electronic copyright(授权) of one of her novels. She at once and the novel was moved to the VIP section of the website. She got $ 1,500 for that.
Now Amy is a full-time . So far her eight novels have come out(出版) online, and five of them were printed. “The Internet me famous and brought me ,” she said. “I earn much more money now— about $60,000 a year. I am with my career, but there is one problem — that my talent might run out after five years and I’ll have to to work in the medical industry.” “Before that day comes, I’ll keep for the readers with my light and close-to-everyday-life writing style,” said Amy with a smile.
1.A. other B. others C. another D. the other
2.A. 28-year-old B. 28-years-old C. 28 years old D. 28-year old
3.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
4.A. reports B. novels C. diaries D. plays
5.A. her B. herself C. she D. hers
6.A. when B. while C. since D. until
7.A. about B. of C. to D. with
8.A. that B. if C. why D. how often
9.A. agreed B. disagreed C. refused D. left
10.A. housewife B. editor C. saleswoman D. writer
11.A. will make B. making C. made D. makes
12.A. success B. succeed C. successful D. successfully
13.A. unhappy B. angry C. happy D. proud
14.A. come B. go C. return D. get
15.A. to write B. writing C. write D. written
－Have you written anything on Chinese traditional food so far?
－_ __, but I have a plan for it.
A. Ever since B. Later on C. Not yet D. From now on
—Where is Jim? —He home since last week.
A. has left B. has gone away from C. left D. has been away from
—Where have you _______ these days?
—I have_______ to Hong Kong with my friends.
A. been; gone B. been; been C. gone; been D. gone; gone
