Dear Sir or Madam，
Last Thursday， I traveled on the 8:00 a.m. train from Glasgow to London King’s Cross and I was quite angry with the service of your company.
The train didn’t come on time and it was forty minutes late when it left Glasgow. A man at the station said sorry to us， but he didn’t give us any reasons for the delay (误点) . We then had further delays on the way and had to wait another thirty minutes. As a result， I missed my plane from London to Frankfurt and had to wait for several hours.
What’s more， the service on the train was also very poor. The trip took more than five hours. Unluckily， we could buy nothing but some soft drinks on the train. Worst of all， something was wrong with the air conditioning (空调系统) and it got hotter and hotter in the train. Before we reached King’s Cross， the temperature was over 40°C.
Because of your poor service， I feel you should pay me compensation (赔偿).
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully
David Roberson
1.When did the train leave Glasgow?
A. At 8:00 a.m. B. At 8:40 a.m.
C. At 9:00 a.m. D. At 9:20 a.m.
2.How did David go to Frankfurt from London?
A. By plane. B. By bus. C. By car. D. By train.
3.How long did David stay on the train?
A. 40 minutes. B. 30 minutes.
C. 70 minutes. D. Over 5 hours.
4.What could David buy on the train?
A. Hot dogs. B. Sandwiches.
C. Soft drinks. D. Hamburgers.
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. This is a complaint letter.
B. David was very pleased with the trip.
C. The service of the company was very poor.
D. There was something wrong with the air conditioning on the train.
House For Sale
Red Rose Garden， Pudong
3-story home， 509 sqm total (总的) land area， 428.8 sqm built-in， 312.2 sqm garden. Asking RMB 13 million (USD 1.57 million).
MP: 13761973547 Tel: 021-58609228 Fax: 021-58609728
Job Wanted
Cherry， 24， a shining girl， good at oral English and Putonghua. Now I am working at an international trade (国际贸易) company in Guangzhou. I am kind-hearted， hard-working and healthy， and would like part-time weekend work offering Putonghua lessons to foreign friends. If you are interested， please email me at cherrylf@hotmail.com.
Beijing Snow World Ski Park
Price: 18 yuan (ticket)， 50 yuan/hour on weekdays and 70 yuan/hour on weekends， 120 yuan/four hours on weekdays and 190 yuan/four hours on weekends.
Tel : 010-69191617
1.If an Australian student wants to learn Chinese， he or she can __________.
A. call 021-58609228 B. fax 021-58609728
C. email cherrylf@hotmail.com D. telephone 010-69191617
2.How many square meters is the garden of the house for sale?
A. 509 sqm. B. 428.8 sqm. C. 312.2 sqm. D. 80.2 sqm.
3.Where is Cherry working now?
A. Shanghai. B. Guangzhou. C. Beijing. D. Pudong.
4.If he goes skiing on __________ in Beijing Snow World Ski Park， Nick has to pay more money than on Tuesday.
A. Sunday B. Friday C. Wednesday D. Monday
5.If you want to ski for four hours on weekdays， how much money will you pay at least?
A. 138 yuan B. 200 yuan C. 208 yuan D. 280 yuan
Electronic books have changed the way many people read for . Now online textbooks are changing the way some students learn and some teachers teach.
More than students go to the public schools in Fairfax County， Virginia， outside Washington. Last year， the school system used digital books in fifteen schools. This school year， middle schools and high schools changed printed to electronic textbooks in their social studies classes.
“I mean， it’s just a regular textbook， except it’s got it all online.” says Luke Rosa， a history teacher at Falls Church High School.
Peter Noonan， an assistant superintendent(主管) of schools says， “The world’s changing . And the online textbooks can change right along with the events that .”
“Digital books also cost than printed textbooks，” he says， “Usually it’s between fifty and seventy dollars a textbook for each student， which adds up to about eight million dollars for all of our students in Fairfax County. In fact， we have bought all of the online textbooks for our students for just under six million dollars.”
Social studies teacher Michael Bambara says the e-book he uses in his government class is better than a(an) textbook. It has materials for students different levels of reading skills…
1.A. pleased B. pleasing C. pleasant D. pleasure
2.A. one hundred seventy-five thousand B. one hundred seventy-five thousands
C. one hundred and seventy-five thousand D. one hundred and seventy-five thousands
3.A. into B. from C. with D. along
4.A. like B. liking C. liked D. likely
5.A. at times B. at all times C. at that time D. at the same time
6.A. is happened B. will happen C. are happening D. have been happened
7.A. more expensive B. cheaper C. more D. less
8.A. buy B. buying C. to buy D. bought
9.A. online B. printed C. digital D. electronic
10.A. with B. have C. who has D. they have
— I’m going on a trip to Japan after the exam.
— Really? __________!
A. Have a nice time B. OK
C. Congratulations D. It’s nice of you
Don’t try to do everything at once. Take it a bit __________.
A. at that time B. all the time
C. at times D. at a time
It is five years since my dear aunt __________ here.
A. left B. has left C. is left D. had left
