“Homestay is a form of study abroad program．It allows the visitor to rent a room from a local(当地的)family to better understand the local lifestyle．It also helps to improve the visitor's language ability,” said a teacher during a school meeting last term．” Students who wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience should join this kind of holiday．I am sure you won't be disappointed(失望的)．”
After this special meeting, I always thought about this kind of holiday．Last month, I had a chance at last to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates and we went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago．
As we were still young, we had a group leader who planned things for us and looked after us．After we got to London, we went to stay with different families．I was lucky that my host family(寄宿家庭)was a white couple who had a daughter about my age．They treated me as a daughter of their family during my stay there．They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from them, too．
The holiday was filled with activities every day．After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car．Then we would have classes or go on a sight-seeing trip to different places of interest like the Big Ben, the London Bridge, and the Buckingham Palace．We would go back to our own homes after the activities．
The holiday was a valuable experience for me．I enjoyed every minute of it．Yet, time really flew fast．Three weeks later, we had to leave “home” for Hong Kong．
(1)
In the “homestay” program, a visitor can ________．
[ ]
A．
learn more about holidays
B．
understand his culture better
C．
improve the language ability
D．
take part in foreign meetings
(2)
The writer had wanted to visit London since ________．
[ ]
A．
last month
B．
years ago
C．
the special meeting
D．
her stay abroad
(3)
The group leader should ________．
[ ]
A．
make plans for the family
B．
take care of the students
C．
stay with different families
D．
rent rooms to the students
(4)
The writer's host family ________．
[ ]
A．
was very kind to her
B．
went sight-seeing with her
C．
had two white daughters
D．
was interested in her activities
(5)
From the passage, we know that the writer ________ in London．
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(1)
We can go to the centre to _________ if we want to keep them．
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A．
feed pets
B．
take pets
C．
offer pets
D．
visit pets
(2)
The youngest animal in the passage is _________．
[ ]
A．
a rabbit
B．
a sheep
C．
a cat
D．
a dog
(3)
The best place for Ashley is probably a home _________．
[ ]
A．
with other animals
B．
with six-year-old kids
C．
without adult dogs
D．
without any children
(4)
It is known that Ruby likes _________．
[ ]
A．
taking baths home
B．
facing cameras
C．
playing very much
D．
looking at boys
(5)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．
The centre is open only on weekend．
B．
Chris is a baby dog with golden hair．
C．
Ms Elaine Ho doesn't like these pets．
D．
Thomas is an active dog of 2 years old．
阅读理解：
Foolish(silly)Freddie lived in a small village．The people of the village laughed．at him．They liked to show visitors how silly Freddie was．They thought this was a funny thing to do．
One day, a visitor came to the village．
"Watch this", a villager said, and called to Freddie．"Come and play a game, Freddie, " he shouted．Freddie walked slowly towards him, a silly smile on his face．
"Look! Freddie, "the villager said, "I've got something for you．" He showed Freddie a dollar coin and a much larger 50-cent coin．"Which would you like? " he asked Freddie．
Freddie took the 50-cent coin at once．
The villager laughed．"See how foolish he is, " he said．"He always does that．He's too silly to learn anything．"．He walked away, leaving Freddie with the visitor．
The visitor felt sorry for Freddie and said to him, "Although the 50-cent coin is bigger than the＄1 coin, the＄1 coin is worth(值)much more．Two times as much．"
"I know that, " Freddie said．"But once I take the＄1coin, they'll stop playing the game．"
(1)
People laughed at Freddie because ________．
[ ]
A．
he often made up jokes
B．
he didn't like money
C．
he looked very funny
D．
they thought he was a fool
(2)
The villagers wanted to show the visitors ________．
[ ]
A．
how silly Freddie was
B．
how clever Freddie was
C．
Ho．w kind people were to Freddie
D．
that Freddie had much money
(3)
The visitor felt sorry for Freddie because he thought ________．
[ ]
A．
Freddie did not know money was useful
B．
the villager was not kind enough to the boy
C．
Freddie did not get along well with the villagers．
D．
Freddie did not know the dollar coin was worth more
(4)
From the story we know that Freddie was ________．
[ ]
A．
poor
B．
kind
C．
clever
D．
silly
(5)
The best title for t．he passage should be ________．
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A．
Clever Villagers
B．
"Foolish" Freddie
C．
Freddie and a Visitor
D．
A Visitor and the Villagers
阅读理解 根据短文内容判断正误。正确的写T，错误的写F。
Peter's uncle lived in the country．Once Peter went to stay with him for a few weeks．At any time when they went for a walk or for a drive in the car and they passed somebody, his uncle waved(挥手)．Peter was surprised and said,“Uncle George, you know everybody here．Where did you meet them all?”“I don't know all these people,”said his uncle．“Then why do you wave to them?”asked Peter．
“Well, Peter,”answered his uncle,“when I wave to someone and he knows me, he is pleased．He continues(继续)his journey with a happier heart．But when I wave to someone who doesn't know me, he is surprised and says to himself,‘ho is that man? Why did he wave to me?’So he has something to think about during the rest of his journey, and that makes his journey seem shorter．So I make everybody happy．”
(1)
Peter's uncle is called George．
( )
(2)
Peter's uncle lived in a city．
( )
(3)
Peter's uncle always waved to people when he went out．
( )
(4)
Peter's uncle didn't know any one of the people he waved to．
( )
(5)
Peter's uncle waved to strangers(陌生人)because he wanted to meet more people．
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