New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to go to. You can go to different kinds of museums, plays and films. You can also buy things from all over the world.

But there are some problems in big cities too. It is expensive to live there and there are too many people in some places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs, to study at good schools.

But sometimes these people can’t find work or a good place to live in. Also it is hard to keep the cities safe (安全的) and clean.

Some people enjoy living in big cities, others do not. Before moving to a big city, they should think about the problem of living there.

1.In big cities people can __________.

A.go to different kinds of museums B.see all kinds of plays and films

C.buy things from all over the world D.A, B and C

2.Which of the following is true?

A.Big cities are not clean and safe enough.

B.People can easily find good places to live in big cities.

C.People can always have many chances to find work to do.

D.All people like to live in big cities.

3.In this passage the writer thinks it is right for people __________.

A.to move to big cities

B.not to move to big cities

C.to move to big cities without thinking of any problems

D.not to move to big cities before they think over the problems of living there.

4.Which is the best title for this passage?

A.Big cities. B.Interesting Things in Big Cities

C.Good School in Big Cities D.New York, London and Paris

Back in the old days, people of different cultures wore traditional clothes every day. For men, clothes were usually shirts and pants. For women, dress was much more popular. Today, however, things are no longer so. Nowadays, people of different cultures prefer to get clothes to department stores and shopping malls. They wear those factory—made clothes every day and only wear traditional ones on special occasions(场合). However, in India, things are different. Women still wear the sari(纱丽)every day as their ancestors did for thousands of years. The dresses' styles and designs are so popular that clothing designer a worldwide often incorporate(吸收)them into their own works of art.

A sari is just a long piece of cloth worn over a blouse and a dress. It has neither sleeves(袖子)nor trousers. There are different styles of the traditional clothes. Among the choices, the “Nivi” is the most popular. With the development of sari, it has taken in styles from Indian traditional clothes. At last, it came into being.

Sari has a history about 4,500 years. However, people still don't know when people in Indian started to wear this kind of clothes. Because of being short of written records, we do not know how ancient Indians came to make clothing out of a cloth. We do know, however, nice sari is popular all over the world.

1.From the first paragraph we can know________.

A.in old days, people liked buying clothes. B.people seldom make clothes in person now.

C.in old days, women liked pants better. D.people usually wear traditional clothes now.

2.In India________.

A.many women still wear sari now. B.women only wear sari on special occasions.

C.sari is less popular than before. D.many designers are increasing sari.

3.What is“Nivi"?

A.It's the name of a famous designer. B.It's the time when sari came into being.

C.It's the name of the most popular sari. D.It's another kind of traditional clothes.

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Sari has a short history in India. B..Few people can make sari now.

C.Sari has long sleeves. D.We don't know how sari was made in old days.

In their last moments before the flight took off, I heard a father saying to his daughter, “I love you. I wish you enough.” The daughter said, “Dad, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too.” They kissed goodbye and the daughter left. I could see the father was very sad.

Suddenly the father walked towards me and asked me, “Did you ever say goodbye to someone knowing it might be the last time?”

His words made me think of my father. Realizing that my father’s days were limited (有限的), I took the time to tell him face to face how much he meant to me. So I understood what this father was experiencing.

“Yes, I did,” I answered. “But why is this a last goodbye?”

“I am old and my daughter lives much too far away. Maybe her next trip back will be for my funeral (葬礼),” he said.

“When you were saying goodbye, I heard you say ‘I wish you enough’. What does that mean?”

He began to smile. “My parents said it to me before. When we say ‘I wish you enough’, we want the other person to have a life filled with enough good things.” He stopped for a moment and continued, “I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude (观点) bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate (欣赏) the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger ... I wish you enough ‘Hellos’ to get you through the final ‘Goodbye’”.

He then said goodbye to me and walked away.

1.Where did the story happen?

A.In a hospital. B.In a park.

C.At a train station. D.At an airport.

2.The father was very sad because _________.

A.his daughter didn’t love him any more

B.he might not meet his daughter again

C.his daughter had a serious illness

D.he had a serious illness

3.When the father said “I wish you enough” to his daughter, he wished her to __________.

A.live a happy life B.live a busy life

C.have enough money D.spend enough time with him

4.From the passage, we know __________.

A.the daughter would never come back

B.the writer understood how the father felt

C.the writer said a last goodbye to the father

D.the father thought saying “Hello” was better than saying “Goodbye”

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