What is the most famous building in Australia? It must be the Sydney Opera House. In fact, it is one of the top 10 famous buildings in the world. The Opera House with a “sailing roof” was designed by a famous Danish architect (丹麦建筑大师), Utzon. The base for the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent four years designing the Opera House. In 1962, the designs were finalized (定稿) and the construction began. In 1967, they started the decoration (装璜) inside. It took 14 years in total to build the Opera House. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened it on October 20th, 1973.
The Sydney Opera House cost around $100 million and was paid for by the public (公众). The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms. It is 185 metres long and 120 metres wide. Each year, this fantastic building attracts 200,000 tourists to come for a visit or enjoy events in it.
The Opera House reaches out into the harbour (港湾). It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.
1. The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from .
A. America B. Australia C. England D. Denmark
2. The underlined word “construction” means in Chinese.
A. 创立 B. 设计 C. 施工 D. 竣工
3. Building the Sydney Opera House lasted .
A. from 1959 to 1973 B. from 1962 to 1973
C. from 1959 to 1967 D. from 1962 to 1967
4. paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.
A. Utzon B. The public
C. Queen Elizabeth II D. The government
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Sailing Roof
B. Travelling in Sydney
C. The Sydney Opera House
D. The Opening of the Opera House
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When Amy wrote her first novel in secondary school, she never imagined（想象） that she would become a writer one day. Like many ________ writers on the Internet, the ________ woman got into this online world accidentally(偶然地).
Three years ago, Amy worked in a medical industry. Her job kept her busy for six months and left her almost________ to do for the rest of the year. To fill the time, she started writing ________ on the Internet. Her first novel was about her neighbors and their life that ________ is familiar with. Amy has been interested in writing ________ she was a child. At first, she just wanted to share her novels 37 people she knew. Then one day an editor of a famous website emailed her, asking her ________ she would like to sell the electronic copyright(授权) of one of her novels. She ________at once and the novel was moved to the VIP section of the website. She got $ 1,500 for that.
Now Amy is a full-time ________ . So far her eight novels have come out(出版) online, and five of them were printed. “The Internet________me famous and brought me ________,” she said. “I earn much more money now— about $60,000 a year. I am ________ with my career, but there is one problem — that my talent might run out after five years and I’ll have to ________ to work in the medical industry.” “Before that day comes, I’ll keep ________for the readers with my light and close-to-everyday-life writing style,” said Amy with a smile.
1.A. other B. others C. another D. the other
2.A. 28-year-old B. 28-years-old C. 28 years old D. 28-year old
3.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
4.A. reports B. novels C. diaries D. plays
5.A. her B. herself C. she D. hers
6.A. when B. while C. since D. until
7.A. about B. of C. to D. with
8.A. that B. if C. why D. how often
9.A. agreed B. disagreed C. refused D. left
10.A. housewife B. editor C. saleswoman D. writer
11.A. will make B. making C. made D. makes
12.A. success B. succeed C. successful D. successfully
13.A. unhappy B. angry C. happy D. proud
14.A. come B. go C. return D. get
15.A. to write B. writing C. write D. written
Mike take a bus to the office, but now he walking there.
A. is used to, is used to B. used to, used to
C. is used to, used to D. used to, is used to
It _______ over 10 years since my grandpa _______.
A. has been; died B. is; has been dead
C. had been; was dead D. was; has died
You can see the Little Mermade in ________.
A. Britain B. China C. Denmark D. America
Jim’s grandpa lived________, but he didn’ t feel________
A. alone; alone B. alone; lonely
C. lonely; lonely D. lonely; alone
