You may know the song Happy Birthday very well．But do you know about its writer?It was written by an American girl．And she became very rich after that．
When she was a child, she was poor．Once, she was invited to her friend’s birthday party．She was pleased but sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her．
“The party is coming soon, but now I have little money．”Tears ran down her face．
Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in．“What happened?”her grandma asked．Hearing the girl’s story, she said,“Don’t worry．I think I can help you．How about singing a song together?Happy birthday to…”What a beautiful song!They sang and sang．Suddenly she woke up．It was a dream!She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party．
When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy．“How wonderfully you sing!We haven’t heard such a beautiful song before．Thank you for giving me the special gift．”said her friend．And they learnt to sing it together．Later the girl became well-known in America．
(1)
The song Happy Birthday was written by ________．
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A．
an American girl
B．
an American girl’s grandma
C．
an American boy
D．
an American girl’s friend
(2)
The girl was sad because ________．
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A．
she didn’t want to go to the party．
B．
she would be busy that day．
C．
she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift．
D．
she wasn’t invited to the party．
(3)
What gift did she give her friend?
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A．
A flower．
B．
A toy．
C．
An interesting book．
D．
A song．
(4)
What did her friends think of the song?It was ________．
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A．
boring
B．
beautiful
C．
exciting
D．
interesting
(5)
Which of the following is TRUE?
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A．
The girl was still poor after writing the song．
B．
The girl sang the song with her grandpa in her dream．
Good afternoon.Welcome to England.We hope that your visit will be a pleasant one.Today I'd like to tell you something about a few of our laws.
The first one is about drinking.Now you may not buy wine in this country if you are under 18 years of age,nor may your friends buy it for you.
The second one,noise.Enjoy yourselves by yourself,but don't make unnecessary noise,especially at night.We ask you to respect other people who may wish you be quiet.
The third one,crossing the road.Be careful.The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country.Use pedestrian crossing (人行横道) and don't take any chances when crossing the road.
My next point is about rubbish.It isn't lawful to drop rubbish in the street.When you have something to throw away,please put it in your pocket and take it home,or put it in a dustbin.
Finally,smoking.It is against the law to buy cigarettes if you are less than 16 years of age.
I'd like to finish by saying that if you need any kinds of help,you should contact the police.They will be glad to help you.You can call,write or go to ask any policemen.
(1)
Who do you think is most likely to make the speech?
A.A guide. B.A person who makes laws.
C.A teacher. D.An English officer.
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(2)
How many laws are discussed in the speech?
A.Four. B.Three. C.Six. D.Five.
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(3)
The main purpose (目的) of this speech is to ______.
A.tell people that those above 18 can drink and smoke in England
B.declare (宣布) the different laws in England
C.give advice to the travelers in England
D.warn people against going to England
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(4)
The underlined word“contact”in the last paragraph means“______”.
A.keep up B.go to see C.make a call to D.bring trouble
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(5)
From the passage we can learn______.
A.in England,if you are under 18 years of age,you can't buy wine,but your friends can buy it for you
B.you may not buy cigarettes unless you are above 16 years of age
C.because the traffic moves on the left side of the road,you must use the pedestrian crossing when crossing the road
