What is your favorite holiday?Here are some students' opinions.
●Sandy from Taiwan
My favorite holiday is the Mid-Autumn festival. I always visit my grandfather and grandmother, and we always go to the same restaurant on the mountain. At night, we always have a picnic, and watch the moon together. I enjoy it a lot.
●Yagna from India
My favorite day is Deepavali. It is also called Festival of Lights. People do some cleaning at home and light their oil lamps to thank for the defeat（败仗）of the bad king. To celebrate it, we also eat sweets and delicious food, wear new clothes, and give presents to our friends and relatives.
●Pat from Thailand
My name is Pat. My favorite holiday is Songkran. It takes place from the 13th to 15th of April. On the holiday people pour water on each other. Everybody gets wet but they are happy. It is a lot of fun. People also buy new clothes and they have big parties.
1.What is Sandy's favorite holiday?
A.The Mid-Autumn festival. B.New Year's Day.
C.Deepavali. D.Songkran
2.In order to celebrate Deepavali, people in India ______.
A.go to mountains B.wear new clothes
C.have a picnic D.have big parties
3.What does the underlined word "Songkran" probably mean in Chinese?
A.端午节 B.雪顿节 C.火把节 D.泼水节
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Pat from Thailand likes Festival of Lights best.
B.Sandy can celebrate her favorite festival by pouring water on each other.
C.Songkran takes place from the 13th to 15th of April.
D.Yagna always visit her grandparents on Mid-Autumn Day.
5.The passage is mainly about "________".
A.my favourite holiday B.my friends from different places
C.my family members D.my home town
Welcome to Jianchuan Museum Cluster in Anren Town! It has opened 28 museums. Eight of the museums are about Anti-Japanese War Series. Eight museums are about Red Age Series. Six museums are about Folk Series. Two museums are about other series. And the rest of them are about Earthquake Series.
Ticker Price: ●All Museums: RMB 100/person
●One Museum: RMB 20/person
People below can enjoy discount for all museums:
●Students: RMB 50/person
●People older than 70: RMB 25/person
●Children below 1.2m (including 1.2m): Free
Opening Hours: It opens from 9:00 to 17:30 all year round except the Chinese New Year's Eve.
Traffic Routes.●Get of the highway at the exit of "Anren - Museum Town of China"and then drive another 10 km to get to Anren Town.
●Chengdu Jinsha Bus Station has buses for Anren Town
TEL: 028-88318000
1.Mr. Li wants to visit all the museums with his 71-year-old father and his son, a middle school student, he should pay ________ for the tickets.
A.125 yuan B.150 yuan C.175 yuan D.200 yuan
2.People can visit the museums________.
A.on weekdays only
B.from Monday to Sunday all year round
C.every day in a year except weekends
D.every day except the day before Spring Festival
3.We can NOT get to Jianchuan Museum Cluster ________ according to the information.
A.by bus B.by subway C.by car D.by highway
4.________ can NOT be taken into the museums.
A.Kids below 1.2 meters B.Children without parents
C.Pets D.People older than 70
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Four museums are about Earthquake Series.
B.Students and old people don't need to pay for the tickets
C.People can visit the museums from: 9:00 to 18:00.
D.All exhibitions in Jianchuan Museum Cluster are about Anti-Japanese War.
You and your family are planning a picnic for tomorrow. So you want to _______ the weather forecast first to see whether there will be rain or not. Your father turns on the television and the family listens to the_______ make the weather report.
"It will be partly cloudy tomorrow morning, _______ clearing by early afternoon. The high temperature tomorrow will be 85."
As there will be no rain, the whole family feels _______. Without the weather forecast, you would not know this, and you would just have to take your _______. But now, you can plan your picnic without worrying whether it will rain or not.
The man you can thank for this is Cleveland Abbe. He is known as the father of the Weather bureau. He was the first person to publish _______ weather forecasts in the United States.
Abbe began his weather bulletins（简报）every day in 1869. They were based on weather maps he drew from telegraphed reports of weather _______. Because of their accuracy（准确）, the reports were _______.
Congress（国会）became _______ in Abbe's weather reports. They made Abbe a meteorologist（气象学家）, and he ________ to issue（发布）forecasts three times a day. He was the first official forecaster of the U.S. Weather Service. Because he often forecasted probable storms. Abbe earned the nickname of “Old Probabilities".
1.A.produce B.attend C.check D.reply
2.A.fireman B.postman C.fisherman D.weatherman
3.A.so B.but C.after D.because
4.A.happy B.worried C.sad D.tired
5.A.time B.chances C.vacations D.points
6.A.online B.simple C.daily D.indoor
7.A.conditions B.stations C.reasons D.communications
8.A.strange B.popular C.terrible D.useless
9.A.successful B.smart C.bored D.interested
10.A.avoided B.began C.minded D.failed
—I'm sorry we can't take you to Lhasa.
—______. And I can't miss my training.
A.That's all right. B.Thank you C.That's amazing D.No deal
--- What was the party like?
--- Wonderful. It’s years ____ I enjoyed myself so much.
A.since B.after C.when D.before
He wrote the book in ______ easy English ______ beginners can understand it.
A.so; that B.such; that C.so; while D.such; when
