Henry has recently received a letter from Paul, his pen-friend living in Canada. Here is the letter:

Dear Henry,

Thanks very much for your email, which I want to reply to for ages.

I have finished all my exams. The last one was History. It's extremely horrible because our teacher set a lot of long questions but only a few multiple choice items. I think this subject is difficult because there're lots of facts and dates to remember. I've got a poor memory and I hate to remember things. I'm afraid I won't pass the examination.

So this is the end of Year 8, my second year at secondary school. I did eight subjects in total. The worst were History and French. I find them very boring and difficult to learn. I've already forgotten most of the things I was taught! I need to study hard next year.

I liked Geography best this year, but we only had it twice a week. Our Geography teacher, Mr. Hill, is great. He taught the subject very well. He didn't like to spoon-feed students with lots of facts. He preferred to let us learn independently. He didn't give us any homework the whole year. Perhaps he hated doing homework when he's a student!

We did a project with Mr. Hill about several countries in Europe and Asia. Some of my friends went to the library for photos and I used the internet to search for appropriate information. Mr. Hill gave us a lot of valuable advice. At the end of the term, we gave an oral presentation in front of the class. I'd like to be a pilot, then I could travel and see all those places.

I'm going to visit Tokyo with my three classmates next month. We won't stay in a hotel because my uncle has a large house there. You visited ·Tokyo last year, didn't you? Do you think we need to learn some Japanese before our journey? You've told me that Japanese food is delicious, haven't you? We'll have the opportunity to try it ourselves soon! I've saved money for the journey for nearly half a year. We're all very excited about it.

Please tell me about your year at school. Were your exams easy?

Best wishes,

Paul

1.Henry last communicated with Paul ________ .

A.yesterday B.a long time ago C.not long ago D.just before Paul's examination

2.The underlined word "horrible" in Line 4 probably means ________ .

A.terrible B.wonderful C.surprising D.ugly

3.From the passage, we know that Paul ________.

A.could remember things well B.liked to remember facts and dates

C.did badly in his History exam D.preferred to answer long questions

4.Paul probably ________.

A.wanted to have more Geography lessons

B.didn't want to learn independently

C.hated doing his homework

D.wanted Mr. Hill to give them some homework

5.Paul wanted to be a pilot because ________.

A.Geography was his favorite subject B.Mr. Hill was a good teacher

C.he wanted to visit other places D.Mr. Hill advised him to become a pilot

6.Which of the following statement is probably right?

A.Paul would visit Tokyo to visit his uncle.

B.Paul would visit Tokyo because Henry advised him to do so

C.Paul would stay in his uncle's house alone.

D.Paul together with his three classmates would stay in his uncle's large house.

Weekends are important for us. We can relax ourselves. Do you know what Americans in the early twentieth century(1900~1925)did on weekends? What do you do on weekends now? In the early twentieth century, people spent lots of time at home on weekends. Then, new inventions changed the weekends.

*People used electric streetcars to travel in the cities. On weekends, they rode the streetcars to the parks. Young people liked roller coasters.

* The first movie only lasted one minute. In the 1920s, movie theaters sold millions of tickets each week!In 1927, movies finally had sound. Sometimes people stayed at home and listened to another new invention—the radio.

* People in cities worked indoors during the weekdays, so they wanted to be outdoors on weekends. Bicycling became a popular activity.

Now there are more inventions in our life. People have more time and money, too. So they have many ways to spend their weekends.

* People travel by their own cars. Or they can visit big parks like Disney World and ride modern roller coasters and go higher and faster than ever before.

*They can choose from lots of different movie theaters. Or they can watch videos at home.

* More and more people begin to do all kinds of sports at gym. Others turn on their TV and watch sports on “Family Night”.

1.Before 1927, ______.

A.people could watch videos at home

B.the movie had sound

C.people could go to the movie theaters to see movies

D.people could watch sports on “Family Night”

2.Long time ago, people spent their weekends ______.

A.at home B.in the theaters

C.outdoors D.in Disney World

3.Which was a popular activity in the early twentieth century?

A.Watching TV.

B.Riding the electric streetcars.

C.Listening to the radio.

D.Bicycling.

4.The underlined word “” means “______”.

A.began B.was over

C.played D.spoke

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