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Canada is a very large country. It is the second largest country in the world. By contrast it has a very small population. There are only about 29 million people there. Most Canadians are of British or French origin(后裔), and French is an official language of Canada as well as English. About 45% of the people are of British origin, that is, they or their parents or grandparents, etc, come from Britain. Nearly 30% are of French origin. Most of the French?Canadians live in the province of Quebec.

Over the years, people have come to live in Canada from many countries in the world. They are from Europe and also from China, besides other Asian countries.

However, Canada was not an empty country before the Europeans began to arrive. Canadian Indians lived along the coast, by the rivers and lakes and in forests. Today, there are only about 350,000 Indians in the whole country, with their own languages. In the far north live the Inuit. There are only 27,000 Canadian?Inuit. Their life is hard in such a difficult climate.

1.The phrase “By contrast” in the passage means ______.

A.同时 B.相比之下 C.而且 D.实际上

2.________ live in Quebec.

A.Most of the French?Canadians B.45% of the Canadians

C.27,000 people D.350,000 French?Canadians

3.The official languages of Canada are ________.

A.English and Chinese B.French and English

C.Indian and French D.Chinese and Inuit

4.About 23% of people in Canada come from ________.

A.China B.England

C.France D.some other countries except France and Britain

I have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a customer(顾客) on my newspaper route when I was twelve. Yet she taught me a_______that I shall never forget.

On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the roof of the old lady's house near her garden. I found a perfectly smooth(光滑的) rock and threw it. The stone was too_______, however, so it slipped(滑) from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small window on the lady's door. At the_______of broken glass, we knew we were in trouble. We ran faster than any of our stones flew off her roof.

I was too_______about getting caught that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window in winter. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn't been______, I started to feel guilty. She still greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably when seeing_____

I decided that I would_______my paper delivery(送) money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I thought would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a______saying that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost of repairing it.

The next day, I______the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of biscuits she had made herself. I thanked her and ate the biscuits as I continued my route.

After several biscuits, I_______an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, "I'm proud of you."

1.A.word B.lesson C.subject D.song

2.A.smooth B.solid C.soft D.light

3.A.back B.age C.sound D.turn

4.A.excited B.happy C.sad D.scared

5.A.discovered B.excused C.praised D.remembered

6.A.you B.me C.him D.her

7.A.count B.find C.save D.spend

8.A.note B.book C.magazine D.poster

9.A.threw B.handed C.offered D.bought

10.A.sounded B.smelled C.felt D.tasted

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