Last summer I went to one of the world's most famous historical places, the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It was the home of the emperors of the last two dynasties.

The Forbidden City was built in 1420 in Ming Dynasty. The emperor Shunzhi of Qing Dynasty moved into it in 1644. It was where the emperors dealt with the official business with their ministers.

The Forbidden City is called the Purple Forbidden City. However, the color of the palace, itself is not purple. The color purple stands for power of the great emperors of China. It was so sacred(神圣的)that the common people could not even dream of going in.

The emperors liked different kinds of activities to celebrate all the traditional festivals in the Forbidden City. During Chinese New Year, the emperor would invite all the members of his family and his officials to a banquet. The banquet had a hundred and eight Chinese dishes. It was such an expensive banquet that it could feed a common family for three generations(代).

Right now the Forbidden City is known as a historical site for tourists from all over the world. Everyone can go in there, and it is a museum with priceless Chinese treasures in it.

I really learned a lot about the Chinese culture and its history from this trip to the Forbidden City. It was like a dream coming true to go on the trip and see the things that I have always wanted to see.

1.How long is the history of the Forbidden City?

A.About 600 years B.About 4000 years C.1420 years

2.According to the passage, what is the color purple stand for?

A.Secret B.Health C.Power

3.What does the underlined word "banquet" probably mean?

A.表演 B.宴会 C.展览

4.Which of the following is NOT true about the Forbidden City in the passage?

A.It is a historical place for visiting.

B.The emperors lived there.

C.The emperors only had celebrations on Chinese New Year.

5.What does the writer want to show us?

A.The treasures of the Forbidden City

B.The changes in use of the Forbidden City

C.The building process of the Forbidden City

Why is setting goals(目标) important? Because goals can help you do and experience everything you want in life. Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen.

Successful people in life imagine how their life should be and set lots of goals. 1. It’s like having a sign to show you where you want to go. Think of it in this way. There are two drivers, one has a place to go to clearly in mind which can be found on a map. He can drive straight there surely without any wasted time.

The other driver has no goal, or a map. 2. But he drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere. Just using up oil. Which driver do you want to be?

3. They decide what they want in life and then get there by setting goals and making plans. Unsuccessful people usually just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t difficult to set and they aren’t difficult to reach. 4. You are the person who must decide what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.

Research, tells us that when we write a goal down we are more likely to achieve it.

5. They are harder to forget. Also when you write your goals in your own way, you are able to make yourself realize situations that will bring you nearer to your goal.

根据短文内容,从下列选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

A. He starts off at the same time from the same place.

B. By setting goals you can take control of your life.

C. It’s up to you to find out what your goals really are.

D. Written goals can be reviewed usually.

E. Winners in life set goals and follow through with them.

F. Stressful men don’t set goals in their life.

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