Welcome to this short tour of London. In this square we are standing in the middle of London. Opposite 对面) is the National Gallery, a museum with lots of famous paintings. Go along the red street to Buckingham Palace. The queen (后) lives here.
Turn left and go to the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Opposite you can see the London Eye. It takes you 135 meters above the River Thames. You can see most of London on a clear day.
When you are tired, the best way to see London is by boat. You can get the boat near Big Ben. As you go along the river, the London Eye is on your right, near the Railway Bridge.
Get off the boat at Tower Bridge. Then you can see the Tower of London next to the bridge. The Tower of London is the city’s oldest palace. It is nine hundred years old.
Take the boat back along the river. Get off the boat and go past the station and walk along the street. Opposite is the old fruit and vegetable market. They don’t sell fruit and vegetables now. There are stores and restaurants, and lots of street musicians. Turn left into King’s Street, and go past the church. You’re now back where you started, at the square. Now you finish your tour.
1.If you go to visit the National Gallery, what will you find?
A. lots of lovely animals B. lots of valuable plants
C. lots of famous paintings D. lots of interesting books
2.Where can you get the boat?
A. Near Buckingham Palace. B. Near Big Ben.
C. Near Tower Bridge. D. Near King’s Street.
3.______ is London’s oldest palace.
A. The Tower of London
B. The National Gallery
C. Buckingham Palace
D. The Houses of Parliament
4.______ is the London Eye.
5.You will not go past ______ on your way back.
A. the station B. the square
C. the park D. the church
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Amy was a little girl. She lived near a fruit shop in the village. The shop was by Mr. Smith.
One day Mr. Smith said to Amy, “Would you like to earn (赚) some money? ”
“Oh, yes,” replied she, “for I want some new shoes, and dad has no to buy them with.”
“Well, Amy,” said Mr. Smith, “there are some fine in Mr. Green’s garden, and he said that anybody was welcome to them. I will you thirteen cents (美分) a kilogram for all you will pick for me.”
Amy was so that she decided to go to pick the grapes as soon as possible. She ran home to get a at once.
Then she thought she would like to know how much money she would get she picked five kilograms. the help of her pencil, she found out that she would get sixty-five cents.
“But supposing I should pick twelve kilograms,” thought she, “ should I earn then?” “Dear me,” she said, after figuring (计算) a while, “I should earn one dollar and cents.”
Amy then found out what Mr. Smith would pay her for fifty, a hundred, and two hundred kilograms. It took some time to do this, and then it was so near lunch time that she had to at home until afternoon.
As soon as lunch was , she took her basket and to the garden. Some boys had been there before lunch, and all the fine grapes were picked.
As she went home, she what her teacher had often told her—“Do your task at once; then think about it,” for “one doer is worth a hundred dreamers.”
1.A. kept B. found C. made D. sold
2.A. idea B. use C. money D. place
3.A. apples B. bananas C. grapes D. pears
4.A. cost B. pay C. spend D. take
5.A. sad B. worried C. interesting D. happy
6.A. box B. basket C. bag D. bottle
7.A. until B. although C. if D. whether
8.A. With B. Under C. In D. On
9.A. how long B. how often C. how many D. how much
10.A. fifty-six B. sixty-five C. thirteen D. thirty
11.A. him B. her C. me D. us
12.A. pick B. cry C. make D. stay
13.A. over B. away C. up D. off
14.A. returned B. hurried C. sent D. belonged
15.A. talked aboutB. talked withC. thought of D. thought over
— I hope that I will have millions of dollars and I can buy my private (私人的) plane.
— ________.
A. You are welcome B. That’s very kind of you
C. In your dreams D. Thank you all the same
—I don’t like reading newspapers —__________________________.
A. So do I B. Neither do I
C. So I do D. Neither I do
She plays a role in a film_____________ a true story.
A. is based on B. base upon
C. was based upon D. based upon
The singer from Taiwan is __________ as the person who may get the champion in the singing competition by many people.
A. directed B. considered C. known D. Announced
