When travelling．you are sure to try some exciting new kinds of food．The Wild Food Festival，in the town of Hokitika，the west of Coast of New Zealand，gives you the chance to try some strange food．It is a celebration of the areas special lifestyle and food．And it celebrates food that most people might not want to eat．It is held in March every year．
At the festival you will find huhu grubs and beetles on your plate．The festival also celebrates Maori food. the food of the traditional native people of New Nealand And visitors will eat the wild food with plenty of famous West Coast beer．What’s more，there are three stages at the festival，where there is live music and entertainment an day long．
If you have the chance to travel to Hokitita during the Wild Food Festival，you should book a hotel before it begins．or you can choose to stay at local schools．A number of local schools become camping grounds over the weekend of the festival．You can also stay in Greymouth，because there are buses from Greymouth to the festival．
1.When is the Wild Food Festival held in the town of Hokitika every year?
A．In March． B．In April
C．In May D．In June．
2.What will you find on your plate at the festival?
A．Huhu grubs and beetles．B．West Coast beer．
C．Fish and chicken D．Pork and eggs．
3.Which activity can’t you do at the festival?
A．You can eat Maori food．
B．You can enjoy live music and entertainment．
C．You can drink West Coast beer．
D．You can make Maori food by yourself．
4.Which place can’t you stay during the festival?
A．A hotel B. Local schools
C. In Greymouth D．An exciting place．
A mother returned home from the store very tiredly．As she put down all of the things on the kitchen table，her 8-year-old son ran up to her．He was waiting for her and wanted to tell her what his younger brother had done．
“While I was out playing and Dad was on a call，Tyler took his crayons and wrote on the wall! It’s on the new wallpaper you just hung up in the living room．I told him you would be mad at him for doing it again，but I couldn’t stop him.” She let out a long sound and asked,“He did it again?Where is your little brother now?” “He is in his room，”the son answered quickly．
She walked to the younger son’s room．She called his full name as she entered．Then，she found Tyler．He was trying to hide．He knew that the worst moment was corning! For the next 10 minutes，the room was full of her shouting about the expensive wallpaper．She punished the little boy for his bad behavior．
Then，she headed for the living room to see what happened．As she saw the wall，her eyes flooded with tears at once．It said“I love Mommy”and was surrounded with a heart．
Well, the wallpaper remained，just as she found it，with an empty picture frame hung around it．A reminder to her and to all：Take time to read the handwriting on the wall．
So when you are sure that something goes wrong，have you ever had any doubt that there might be a misunderstanding? Take some time to give it a second thought．
1.What did Tyler do before his mother came back?
A. He had a big fight with his elder brother．
B．He broke all his crayons and threw them away．
C．He played games with his elder brother in their house．
D．He wrote something on the new wallpaper with his crayons．
2.Where was Tyler when his mother came home?
A．In his room． B．In the living room．
C．In his study． D．In the bathroom．
3.What can we learn from the underlined sentence?
A．The mother began to realize her mistake．
B．The mother was quite angry with her little son．
C．The mother didn’t get along well with her little son．
D. The mother wanted to make her little son feel relaxed
4.How did the mother feel when she saw what her little son wrote on the wallpaper?
A. Calm B．Surprised． C．Moved D．Relaxed．
5.What is the main idea of the story?
A．It’s never too late to show love to our families．
B．Love from your mother often hides in small things．
C. It’s important to believe in your family members．
D．We’d better take time to learn from others’ mistakes．
补全对话
根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。
A：What can I do for you，madam?
B: 1._______
A：0h，we have very nice apples here．
B：2._________
A：Twelve yuan a kilo．
B：1 want two kilos，please．
A：What else do you want? 3.——
They are only seven yuan a kilo．
B：Good idea．
A：4.________
B：Two kilos，too．
A：5. ________ Thirty—eight yuan，please．
B：Thank you．Here’s the money．
Do you have a nickname(呢称)?Most of us get one from our ，way of dressing，or personality．But for cities，the meaning of their nicknames has more to it than that．
Many big cities have ，like New York—The Big Apple，London--The Great Smog，and
Rome—The Eternal City．Why do cities have these nicknames?
the 1920s，there were many races in New York．People called the of these races apples．A famous writer first called New York the Big Apple， New York is a place where many people would like to visit：the biggest prize of all．
For Rome，just like its name，the answer is clear．Romans that no matter what happened to the world，Rome would go on．Rome has been an important center in the world for more than 2,000 years．
As for London，in the Victorian period(1837—1901)，it had with its air. Later in 1952，serious air pollution made 10,000 people ill．But now the air of London has become better．Some people even say the air pollution in Beijing now is like that 0f Victorian London．
Sound interesting? Does your city have a nickname?
1.A．apple B．awards C. appearance D．activity
2.A. many B．much C. more D．most
3.A．stories B．traditions C．nicknames D．reasons
4.A. In B．When C．AsD．At
5.A. prizes B．names C．cities D．competitors
6.A. so B. because C．andD．but
7.A．believedB．knew C．guessed D．heard
8.A. never B．sometimes C．seldom D．always
9.A. success B．problems C．interests D．meanings
10.A. turnB. change C．growD．get
Is Dou Jingtong rebellious(叛逆的)? It looks like it．As Chinese pop queen Wang Fei’s daughter，Dou has been living in the spotlight she was born, In many people’s minds，Dou is still a round—faced girl a pair of glasses．But the 19—year—old has grown into a pink—haired young woman．
Last year，Dou to give up college in the US，so she could work in ．Like mother，like daughter．Dou’s musical talents became well—known at the moment she put her songs online four years ago．However the new musician doesn't think she is rebellious．In a recent review with qq.com，Dou said that her parents most of her rebellious decisions．For example．with the big decision to give up school，Dou said she talked it her parents many times．“They made sure that I thought it through，and they agreed，”Dou told qq.com．“I feel that my parents respect my decisions，and I don’t have to be rebellious．
She added that giving up school doesn’t mean giving up studying．“ is fine，I just feel that self—learning suits me better．I can also learn things outside of schoo1．Perhaps many teenagers not know what they really want，but I do．When I made the decision t0 give up school and become a singer，1 was ready．”
1.A．since B．asC．before D．for
2.A．putting on B．dressing C．wearing D．dressing in
3.A．forgot B．rememberedC．tookD. decided
4.A．artB. music C．history D．1iterature
5.A．allowedB．refusedC．argued D．shouted
6.A. on B．about C．withD．for
7.A．angrily B．happilyC．trulyD．finally
8.A．terrible B．1ucky C．scared D．worried
9.A. music B．artC．school D．knowledge
10.A. need B．doC．might D. may
— Could you come back home at four this afternoon?
— ________．I’ll be at an important meeting at that time．
A．I think so B．It depends on traffic
C．Terribly sorry D．No problem
