Dear Micheal,
How's your vacation? I'm visiting my uncle in Spain. He lives in the sunny and beautiful city of Valencia in Spain.
Yesterday, I had great fun. My uncle took me to the tomato festival in Bunol, which is just 30 miles away from where my uncle lives. You have probably never heard of this festival before. Neither had I. The tomato festival is called "La Tomatina" in Spanish. It was the biggest and messiest tomato fight in the world. When we first got to the square where the festival took place, it was very crowded with people from all around the world, and many trucks were carrying tomatoes. My uncle told me the crowded people here were around 38,000 and this was more than four times the population of Bunol.
The tomato fight started as soon as the first banger was beaten. Then everyone including me started throwing tomatoes at each other. I took red tomatoes and threw them at anyone that ran, moved, bent down, or turned around. Tomatoes must be squashed before people threw them in order not to hurt anybody.
After a little while, the streets, people and nearby buildings were splashed with red. There was no winner in this fight, but we all had fun. As soon as a second banger was beaten, people stopped throwing.
I really had a great time, I wish you were here, too. I hope I hear from you soon. Take care.
With love,
From Spain
Linda
1.From the letter, we can know ____.
A. Linda lives in Valencia B. Linda doesn't want to go to Spain
C. Linda is visiting her uncle in Spain D. Linda is studying in Spain
2.According to the letter, which statement of the following is NOT true?
A. Bunol is 30 miles away from where Linda's uncle lives.
B. Linda had heard of this festival before.
C. It was the first time Linda went to this festival.
D. Linda's uncle took her to the tomato festival in Bunol.
3.The population of Bunol is ____.
A. around 38,000. B. more than 38,000. C. more than 152,000 D. about 9,300.
4.What happened when the second banger was beaten?
A. The fight started. B. The fight stopped.
C. The fight got bigger and bigger. D. The fight continued again.
5.What is the main idea of this letter?
A. "La Tomatina" is a fun and popular festival in Spain.
B. "La Tomatina" is a day for eating tomatoes.
C. Micheal has a great vacation.
D. Linda enjoyed the beautiful city of Valencia.
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1.The things at the corner store were ______than those in the supermarket.
A. cheaper B. nicer C. more expensive D. saved a little money
2.Mrs. Wilson ______ in the end.
A. spent more money B. paid less money
C. lost some money D. saved a little money
3.From the passage we know the children were _________.
A. happy B. clever C. tired D. lazy
4.Mrs. Wilson will _____________.
A. never call a taxi
B. go on buying things in the supermarket
C. buy things near her home
D. not go shopping with her children
5.The best title for the passage is ____________.
A. Cutting Price B. Corner Store C. Supermarket D. Shopping
Mr. White is a blind man who likes traveling alone. However, as a blind man, he has met a lot of ______ during his trips.
Once Mr. White traveled to Texas. It was his first time to go there. On the plane, he sat next to a woman who ______ Texas. The woman told him that everything was ______ and better in her city. When Mr. White arrived he found a ______ and decided to spend the night there.
After dinner, Mr. White went to a wine bar(酒吧) and ordered a glass of wine. When the waiter brought him one, he was ______．“Wow！How big！” he said. Mr. White doesn't drink often, ______ he was a little drunk(喝醉) after drinking the wine. He wanted to go to the restroom, so he asked another waiter for ______．“Turn right at the information desk and it is the second door on the right, ” said the waiter.
When Mr. White walked past the first door, he fell down. He missed(错过) the ______ and went towards the third door instead. Not realizing that he had entered the swimming area, he walked forward and then ______ into the swimming pool. At that time he ______ that everything there was bigger. “Don't flush(冲洗)！Don't flush！” he shouted as soon as he got his head above water.
1.A. animals B. troubles C. strangers D. visitors
2.A. came from B. hears from C. looked at D. arrived at
3.A. smaller B. newer C. older D. bigger
4.A. museum B. restaurant C. hotel D. supermarket
5.A. nervous B. surprised C. upset D. bored
6.A. although B. until C. or D. so
7.A. addresses B. directions C. orders D. suggestions
8.A. second B. third C. fourth D. fifth
9.A. got B. turned C. fell D. jumped
10.A. remembered B. dreamed C. discovered D. hoped
---- the game is too hard for me. I will certainly lose.
---- ___. You never say no before you try.
A. Forget it! B. I’m sorry.
C. Come on! D. Pardon me?
I’m new here. So I don’t know where there’s a good place _____.
A. played B. playing C. to play D. play
Do come and have a drink when______.
A. pass down B. pass on C. passing by D. passed away
