Throughout history, people had dreamed about joining England and France together．Even Napoleon had a plan to dig a tunnel(隧道)and reach England．One of the first people who tried to dig a tunnel under the Channel(英吉利海峡)was a French engineer called Albert Mathieu．His tunnel failed．
In 1881, Colonel Beaumont and Captain English from Britain also tried to dig a tunnel．Their tunnel went six kilometers into the Channel．Queen Victoria stopped them and said it was dangerous to connect with France．It was a very good tunnel, and it is still there today．
The new tunnel(ready in 1993)is, in fact, three tunnels-two for trains and a “service tunnel” for fresh air to go in and for men who take care of the tunnels．The tunnels are fifty kilometers long, forty meters under water．Forty kilometers of tunnel are under the sea itself．They are the longest undersea tunnels in the world．Trains travel through the tunnels at 160 km/h．People drive their cars onto trains and the trains take them through the tunnel．Each train takes 1,500 people and there are trains every ten minutes．
A special radio station called Channel Channel has started, because it is impossible to receive normal radio signals(信号)when you are under the sea．The station sends news to keep people up-to-date with the ‘world outside' while they are in the tunnel．
(1)
What was people's dream about England and France?
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A．
Napoleon could reach England．
B．
Napoleon could dig a tunnel for them．
C．
Albert Mathieu would succeed．
D．
England and France could be joined together．
(2)
Which is TRUE about the tunnel building in 1881?
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A．
The tunnel went six kilometers from France．
B．
Tunnel-building was a dangerous job．
C．
The old tunnel is still under the sea．
D．
The queen agreed to the digging plan．
(3)
What's the traveling like in the tunnel?
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A．
Trains and cars can travel at 160 km/h．
B．
People can travel by trains through two tunnels．
C．
It takes ten minutes to go through the tunnel by train．
D．
People can drive their cars or take trains through the tunnel．
The Beijing Sunshine Secondary School students are holding a charity show at the school hall of Beijing Sunshine Secondary School, Sunny Street, Sunshine Town．
Date：29 April
Time：7∶30 p．m．－9∶00 p．m．
We hope to raise money to help poor children go to school．
Ticket price：＄20
Donations are welcome．
Programme：
7∶30 p．m．Introduction
7∶40 p．m．Songs
8∶00 p．m．Break
8∶15 p．m．Speech
8∶30 p．m．Drama
9∶00 p．m．End of the show
Project Hope is an organization that raises money to build schools and buy books for poor students．
We would like to thank the following for their help and support：
? The teachers at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School
Put 2 February in your diary! It is World Wetlands Day! It marks the date that the
Convention(公约)on Wetlands was signed(签署)in1971．This special day was first celebrated in 1997 and it is celebrated every year．
The celebration is a call for action．It is a way to show people how important and
useful the wetlands are for people．On World Wetlands Day, people around the world take part in many wetlands activities．People take trips to the local wetlands．There are talks about how important the wetlands are．People get together to clean up their local wetlandsChildren draw pictures to advertise the day．People also compete(比赛)in boat races．
The World Wetlands Day is important! If there are no wetlands, there will be no water for anyone in the future．Wetlands help protect nature and resources(资源)like fresh water．Already, more than 10000 million people in the world do not have fresh water．
Many people do not know how important the wetlands are．They can understand why an elephant or a tiger is important because they are big, beautiful animals．It is much harder for them to understand how important the animals in the wetlands are．These small animals, such as frogs and snails, play a very important part in keeping the balance of nature．
All plants and animals are part of the food chain(链)．If the small wetlands animals die, some animals in the food chain will have nothing to eat．They will also die．People need the wetlands to keep the balance of nature in the world．If we do not protect nature today，it will be gone tomorrow．
(1)
What should you put in your diary?
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A．
Some frogs．
B．
The date of World Wetlands Day．
C．
1971
D．
Any special day．
(2)
Where do people celebrate World Wetlands Day?
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A．
All over the world．
B．
In ships
C．
At home．
D．
In their own way．
(3)
Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
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A．
People celebrate World Wetlands Day by taking part in competitions．
B．
People celebrate World Wetlands Day by taking hips to local wetlands．
C．
People celebrate World Wetlands Day by listening to talks about the wetlands．
D．
People celebrate World Wetlands Day by talking about the weather．
(4)
Why are small animals important?
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A．
They are part of the balance of nature and the food chain．
B．
They are beautiful．
C．
Bigger animals are eaten by them
D．
Without them, there may be no water．
(5)
Which of the following might be the best title of the article?
