I was born in New York, but I grew up in San Francisco．I began to live in San Francisco when I was two．I began to live in London 25 years ago．If I am asked now where I want to live forever, I would say London．But I will always be American．
San Francisco, like London, has many parks．Every day my sisters and I were taken to play in the parks as children．I didn't go to school．I only had three hours of formal(正规的)education when I was five．I was sent to school but came home at noon on the first day．I said I didn't enjoy it and hadn't learned anything．My parents decided that school was not right for me and I never went back．
My mother then taught me and my two sisters, in the way of an English lady who had good education．We learned languages and read more than science and math．Sometimes she taught us herself, but we also had other teachers．They asked us to take lessons every day．About once a week we walked to Golden Gate Park．While we were walking, my mother taught me to read posters．One day I noticed a little toy train in the window of a shop and I remember now how I'd like to have it．I couldn't say my “r” when I was small．My mother said if I could say an “r” well, I would have the toy train．I usually get the things I want in life-but I work hard for them．
(1)
The writer ________．
[ ]
A．
was born in San Francisco
B．
is living in New York now
C．
likes living in London
D．
doesn't like America
(2)
The writer did not go to school in America because ________
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A．
his mother wanted him to go to school in England
B．
his parents did not think formal education was right for him
C．
his mother wanted to play outdoors in the parks
D．
he couldn't get on well with the other children
(3)
Which of the following is TRUE?
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A．
The writer was taught by his mother and other teachers．
B．
The writer had no education at all．
C．
The writer didn't have lessons every day．
D．
The writer walked to the park to learn languages once a week．
(4)
The writer got the little toy train at last because ________．
Welcome to the Blue Sky Travel Agency．Here are some wonderful travel routes for you：
Travel to Austria!(June 25-28)
Soll is a village in the mountains in western Austria, and the Hotel Post, opened by a local family, is clean and tidy．From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forest and the mountains．Temperatures in summer are usually 2℃ to 25℃ in the daytime, but much cooler in the night．You can have a good sleep．
Price：Adults：15, 000 yuan each．Kids under 12：half Five in group：12％ off
Enjoy Thailand!(June 26-30)
When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don't miss the early morning riverboat trip to the Floating Market just outside the city．There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables, there you can pay for them when you sit in your boat．Don't forget your hat, the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃ about midday．
Price：Adults：5, 000 yuan each．Kids under 12：half Five in group：15％ off
Visit Hawaii!(July 1-4)
Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Hauai．You can visit its long sandy beaches in the south and west of the island, and mountains and forests in north, but be careful, there are many mosquitoes(蚊子), and don't be surprised if it rains in the center of the land．Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24℃ to 26℃ by the sea, and only a little cooler late evening．
Price：Adults：20, 000 each．Kids under 12：half Five in group：10％ off
If you like any one of the places, call us：58907431 on weekdays, 13867538960 on weekends．
Pay before June 20th, you can get a Mickey cap as a member of the trip．
(1)
If you stay at the Hotel Post, you can see ________．
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A．
the whole hotel
B．
the beautiful sea
C．
the forest and mountains
D．
Both A and B
(2)
At the Floating Market you can buy things ________．
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A．
in big stores
B．
in the street
C．
in the boat
D．
in small shops
(3)
In the north of Hauai Island there are ________．
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A．
sandy beaches
B．
rain
C．
flies
D．
forests and mountains
(4)
If you and your friends pay for your trip to Thailand on ________ , you will get a cap．
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A．
June 17
B．
July 1
C．
June 26
D．
June 25
(5)
My grandmother, my parents, my 8-year-old sister and I, a 16-year-old girl are going to travel to Hawaii, we will pay ________ yuan．
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A．
20, 000
B．
109, 000
C．
81, 000
D．
100, 000
阅读材料，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Wang Changqing, of Fengxian country, Jiangsu Province, has lost his 11-year-old daughter, Lulu, forever．He still has trouble accepting the fact．
On the afternoon of December 12, Lulu, with more than 40 schoolmates, got on the school bus after school as usual．But several minutes later, the bus fell into a ditch(沟渠)．Twelve students lost their lives that day, including Lulu．
Traffic accidents are the No．1 killer of middle school and primary school students．There are about 285, 000 school buses in China but only 10 percent meet a set of technical standards(技术标准)．Last month, the Chinese Ministry of Education gave an order：school and kindergartens across the country should carry out safety checks on school buses．
On December 15, Huang Ming, the vice minister of the Ministry of Public Security, said that school buses should have Priority on the roads．They can also use the road which buses run．“We'll punish drivers on school buses with no licenses and those overloading children, ” Huang added．
Local governments have also tried to improve school buses．The buses have GPS technology and can carry 50 students．In Taizhou, Jiangsu, school buses now have a monitoring system(监控系统)．Once a school bus is overloaded, it will send an alarm．
(1)
________ is/are the most dangerous killer of middle school and primary school students in China．
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A．
Fire
B．
Unhealthy food
C．
Illness
D．
Traffic accidents
(2)
The Ministry of Public Security will do the following to make school safe EXCEPT ________．
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A．
allow school buses to use the bus lanes
B．
punish school bus drivers without licenses
C．
ask schools to put a monitoring system on the buses
D．
punish drivers who carry more students than the bus can hold
(3)
The meaning of the underlined word is ________ in the passage．
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A．
优先权
B．
保证
C．
监护权
D．
注意力
(4)
Which of the following is NOT true?
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A．
40 students died in the accident in Fengxian country．
B．
Only about 28, 500 school buses in China are qualified．
C．
People now use GPS technology on school buses．
D．
School buses in Taizhou have a system warning of an overload．
find the Internet is very good for shopping. I use more and more for buying books and CDs, and I even bought some clothes over the Internet. The other thing I can do is to book(预订) travels over the Internet. I booked a cheap flight once. It was very easy, and it was really good.
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