The Chinese first made paper about 2,000 years ago.China still has pieces of paper which were made as long ago as that.But Chinese paper was not made from the wood of trees.It was made from the hair-like parts of certain plants.

Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100.Scandinavia(斯堪的纳维亚),which now makes a great deal of the world’s paper,did not begin to make it until 1500.It was a German named Schaeffer who found out that one could make the best paper from trees.After that,the forest countries of Sweden,Norway,Finland,and the United States became the largest paper producers.Today in Finland,which makes the best paper in the world,the paper industry is the biggest in the land.New paper-making machines are very big,and they make paper very fast.The biggest machines can make a piece of paper 300 meters long and 6 meters wide in one minute.

When we think of paper,we think of newspaper,books,letters,envelopes and writing paper.But there are many other uses.Only half of the paper that is made is used for books and newspapers,etc.

1.Which of the following is the first to make paper?

A. China.

B. Scandinavia.

C. Germany.

D. Finland.

2.Schaeffer found out that________.

A. the best tree

B. a German made the best paper

C. wood could be made into the best paper

D. the oldest paper

3.What does the underlined word“industry”mean in Chinese?

A. 国防 B. 教育 C. 农业 D. 工业

4.According to the passage,paper is not used for________.

A. newspapers B. envelopes

C. writing paper D. food and drinks

5.The article mainly talks about paper-making________.

A. in the United States B. in Scandinavia

C. in Japan D. in the world

Tom is an English _________ in China. He is from England and he is 30 years old. He really likes Jackie Chan(成龙)because he _________ Jackie Chan. He is ___________ medium height and he has a big nose, small eyes and black short curly hair. Sometimes he ___________ a pair of sunglasses.

He likes telling stories and he is ___________ his students, _________ . He often says to his students, “If you study _________ , your dream will ___________ .” He can also make his classes _________ . He likes his students and all of his students also like ____________ . He often plays with his students after school.

Last Sunday, the weather was ____________ , so he went to the beach with his friends happily. They____________ there in the morning. In the afternoon, they went to the countryside ____________ . They visited a farm there. After that they ____________ . They were ____________ but they had a great time.

1.A. farmer B. teacher C. worker D. bus driver

2.A. looks at B. looks like C. looks for D. looks after

3.A. of B. for C. at D. in

4.A. puts on B. wore C. wears D. is wearing

5.A. good for B. good at C. friend for D. friendly to

6.A. either B. also C. or D. too

7.A. hardly B. hard C. good D. bad

8.A. come in B. come up C. come true D. come out

9.A. boring B. terrible C. interesting D. bad

10.A. him B. he C. his D. he’s

11.A. bad B. terrible C. good D. cold

12.

A. play volleyball B. played volleyball

C. play the volleyball D. played the volleyball

13.A. by bus B. by the bus C. by a bus D. by buses

14.A. went home B. go home C. went to home D. go to home

15.A. happy B. relaxing C. interesting D. tired

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