Interesting Festival in the World
Throwing tomatoes--Spain Spain takes "tomatoes fights" to a whole new level. But the tomatoes are being thrown, not eaten. The festival takes place during the last Wednesday in August. Trucks carry tomatoes into the square. People rush to the tomatoes and throw them into the crowd. |
Rolling cheese-England This festival is celebrated on the last Monday in May. It takes place on Cooper's Hill. A large wheel of cheese is roiled down Cooper's Hill. The festival is actually a race where people run down the hill after the rolling cheese. The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese. |
Burning man--The United States The Burning Man 'Festival lasts a week， it is from the Monday before Labor Day to Labor Day(which falls on the first Monday in September in America). The festival takes place in the Black Rock Desert. The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture(雕塑) of a man. |
Pouring water--Thailand The Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year in Thailand. Rather than a single day,Thailand celebrates the New Year from April 13th to April 15th. Thai people run after each other,pouring water. Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land. |
1.Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May?
A.Spain. B.England. C.The United States. D.Thailand.
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The tomatoes are thrown into the crowd Io eat.
B.Not all the festivals alive fall on the single day.
C.Burning a large real man is the best part of the festival.
D.Songkran is the only reason for attracting lots of tourists，
3.The passage is most probably taken from ____.
A.a tour guide B.a science report C.a story book D.a fashion magazine
Christmas is for giving and sharing, for getting together with family and friends. But mostly it"s for love. I had not believed this until a boy gave me a wonderful gift one Christmas.
Without parents, Brian lived with his mean aunt. I had not noticed him until he began to clean up the room after school, at risk of being punished by his aunt. During those hours, Brian spoke mostly of his mother, a kind, gentle, loving woman who always spent time with him.
As Christmas came near, however, Brian didn’t stay after school. I looked forward to his coming. One afternoon, I stopped him and told him how I missed him.I saw his eyes lit up. I explained how he had been my best helper and this made him more excited. "I was making you a surprise.It"s for Christmas." He became embarrassed and ran away.
Finally came the last school day before Christmas. Brian entered the room with his hands hiding something behind. "I have a present for you." He hold out his hands, and a tiny wooden box was lying there.
"It"s beautiful, Brian. Let’s see what’s in it."
"Oh, you can"t see what’s in it," he said," and you can"t touch it, but mother always said it makes you feel good all the time, warm on cold nights, and safe when you’re alone.”
I looked into the empty box. "Brian, what will make me feel so good?"
"It"s love,and mother always said it"s best when you give it away.
Yes, Christmas is for celebrations, songs and gifts. But mostly, Christmas is for love. So now I still keep the small box.
1.What’s Brian like?
A.He is gentle. B.He is mean. C.He is helpful. D.He is strange.
2.Why do you think Brian stopped helping his teacher?
A.Because he felt too tired to do that. B.Because his teacher didn’t need his help.
C.Because he might be punished by his aunt. D.Because he had too much homework.
3.According to the story, which of the following is TRUE？
A.The writer values the present from Brian. B.Brian’s mother had little influence on him.
C.Brian’s aunt treated him nicely. D.Brian was used to spending love at Christmas.
Some people have a poor sense of direction. ____, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may ____ get lost there the next time.
When I was a little girl, I never dared ask strangers the ____. And so I used to walk round in circle and hope ____ by chance I would get to the place I was going to.
Now, I am no longer too ____ to ask people for directions, but I often receive ____ or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “sorry, I am a stranger here.”
Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual ____. But just as I walked on only a few steps. I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. ____, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting.
When I just got to my office, the secretary was ____ with the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how ____ he was when we saw each other again!
1.A.Generally B.Happily C.Unluckily D.Importantly
2.A.already B.still C.just D.yet
3.A.question B.problem C.information D.way
4.A.that B.which C.what D.when
5.A.Pleased B.shy C.patient D.brave
6.A.useful B.boring C.careless D.helpless
7.A.reply B.question C.mistake D.request
8.A.Since B.Because C.So D.However
9.A.showing B.asking C.talking D.speaking
10.A.surprised B.scared C.interested D.excited
Jenny is on holiday in Hainan now. I wonder .
A.when she will come back B.when she came back
C.where she will go for the holiday D.how she will go there
Ma Wei likes to memorize new words reading them aloud again and again.
A.with B.by C.on D.at
Unluckily i can’t find a partner .
A.to practice English B.to practice English with
C.practicing English D.practicing English with
