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  ① HOUSE TO RENT Older house to rent in city centre. One bedroom and one kitchen. Near important station. Buses pass back door. $ 475/mo. Phone 332-0178

  ② WELCOME TO OUR DANCE CLUB Free lessons. Every Saturday evening a different lesson every week. Bring your favourite CDs. Call Bridget at: 520-1928

  ③ SWIMMING LESSONS FOR STUDENTS Newquay Training Centre

  July 8-10

  ④ WORK WANTED Strong boy pleased to work in garden or do housework. 3 hours a week.

  See Tom.

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Look at ad ① Susan is looking for a house to rent(出租). It doesn't matter how old and how expensive it is. She's got to study for her exams, so the house must be quiet.

1.Susan doesn't want to rent(租用) the house because ________.

[  ]

A.it's too old

B.it's too expensive

C.there is only one bedroom

D.it's too noisy

  Look at ad ②

  Mum:Look at that ad for the dance club! The lessons are free(免费的). You can join it!

  Daughter:My dear mum! You haven't read it carefully. On Saturday, I have an English lesson in the morning, an art lesson in the afternoon and a maths lesson in the evening. I want some free time.

2.Why can't the daughter join the club?

[  ]

A.She has no CDs.

B.She has an art lesson.

C.She has an English lesson.

D.She has a maths lesson.

Look at ad ③ Mr. Klip's children are going to learn swimming. They'll have a holiday from July 1 to July 14.

3.How long will it take the children to learn to swim in the Centre?

[  ]

A.3 days.
B.4 days.
C.1 week.
D.2 weeks.

Look at ad ④ Nick has always wanted to work in a garden. He thinks it's an exciting place. It's hard work, but he can do it.

4.What does he need to do if he chooses to do the garden work?

[  ]

A.To help Tom with his lessons.

B.To clean the kitchen and the rooms.

C.To look after the flowers and grass.

D.To do the washing for 3 hours a week.

News 1

A big surprise! Mo Yan has become the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature(文学). When he heard the news, he said he was overjoyed and scared. But do you know Mo Yan is a pen name that means “Don’t Speak”? His real name is Guan Moye.

News 2

There is a new “star” in the sky! On October 25th, 2012, China successfully sent another satellite(卫星) into space in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. It was the 16th satellite of the Beidou system. It will start providing navigation(导航) services for China by the end of this year. In all, the system will have 35 satellites.

News 3

Have you heard that crazy new song “Gangnam Style”? It’s blowing up right now! Now it is the No. 1 song on iTunes in more than 30 countries. That song is everywhere. It’s online! It’s on TV! It’s on the radio! You can’t escape Gangnam Style!

(   ) 56. Mo Yan is the _______ Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

A. first     B. second   C. third         D. fourth

(   ) 57.When Mo Yan heard the news ,he was very______.

A. happy and scared  B. worried  C. comfortable D. enjoyable and unforgetful   

(   ) 58. Which of the following about the new “star” is TRUE?

A. It was sent up at the beginning of 2012. 

B. It was the 17th satellite of the Beidou system.

C. It was sent up in southeast China’s Sichuan Province.

D. It will start providing navigation services.

(   ) 59. “Gangnam Style” that is blowing up right now is ______.

A. a popular novel B. a crazy new song C. a latest picture  D. a beautiful scene

(   ) 60. You can enjoy “Gangnam Style” __________________.

A. On TV.        B. On the Internet.     C. On the radio.   D. All the above.

 

News 1

A big surprise! Mo Yan has become the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature(文学). When he heard the news, he said he was overjoyed and scared. But do you know Mo Yan is a pen name that means “Don’t Speak”? His real name is Guan Moye.

News 2

There is a new “star” in the sky! On October 25th, 2012, China successfully sent another satellite(卫星) into space in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. It was the 16th satellite of the Beidou system. It will start providing navigation(导航) services for China by the end of this year. In all, the system will have 35 satellites.

News 3

Have you heard that crazy new song “Gangnam Style”? It’s blowing up right now! Now it is the No. 1 song on iTunes in more than 30 countries. That song is everywhere. It’s online! It’s on TV! It’s on the radio! You can’t escape Gangnam Style!

(   ) 56. Mo Yan is the _______ Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

A. first     B. second   C. third         D. fourth

(   ) 57.When Mo Yan heard the news ,he was very______.

A. happy and scared  B. worried  C. comfortable D. enjoyable and unforgetful   

(   ) 58. Which of the following about the new “star” is TRUE?

A. It was sent up at the beginning of 2012. 

B. It was the 17th satellite of the Beidou system.

C. It was sent up in southeast China’s Sichuan Province.

D. It will start providing navigation services.

(   ) 59. “Gangnam Style” that is blowing up right now is ______.

A. a popular novel B. a crazy new song C. a latest picture  D. a beautiful scene

(   ) 60. You can enjoy “Gangnam Style” __________________.

A. On TV.        B. On the Internet.     C. On the radio.   D. All the above.

 

Chinese writer Mo Yan won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature,the Swedish Academy

(瑞典文学院) announced on October 11.Mo Yan,the first Chinese to win the prize,said that he was“surprised”and“delighted’’at his winning.

Mo Yan.whose real name is Guan Moye(管谟业),was born in 1955,in Gaomi County in Shandong province to a family of farmers,in Dalan Township.As a twelve-year-old boy, he left school to work during the Cultural Revolution,first in agriculture,later in a factory.In 1976,he joined the People’s Liberation Army,and began writing while he was still a soldier.In 1984,he was given a chance to learn at the Department of Literature in the PLA Academy of Art and Literature,where he published(出版)his first novel,A Transparent Radish(1984).In 1991,he got a Master’s degree in Literature from Beijing Normal University.

Many of his novels are set in his hometown,including his best known work,Red Sorghum. The novel was made into an Oscar-nominated film by director ZhangYimou in 1987.Some of his works have been translated into English,French,Japanese and many other languages.

After learning that he had won the prize,Mo thanked his hometown for inspiring him.During a television interview he said that he was very thankful to the land where he grew up and that he goes back there every year.

39. From the passage we can know that MoYan’s parents were       .

A. workers       B. teachers          C. farmers        D. soldiers

40.What does the underlined word“delighted”refer to?

A. interested       B. pleased           C. moved         D. boring

41.Mo Yan didn’t finish school because         .

A. the war broke out          B. the Cultural Revolution took place

C. he was asked to join the army     D. he had to work in the countryside

42.From the passage we can know that      .

A. the novel, Red Sorghum,was made into an Oscar-nominated film

B. Mo Yan became a soldier of the People’s Liberation Army in 1984

C. Mo Yan’s first novel,A Transparent Radish,came out in 1991

D. Mo Yan was very thankful to the Swedish Academy

 

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