Here are some important events in August in Britain, Read them and answer the following questions.

Great British Beer Festival

Tuesday. 3 Aug — Saturday. 7 Aug

London

Drink, music and other entertainments. This is held at Earls Court.

http://www.gbbf.orggwww.eif.co.uk

Edinburgh (爱丁堡) International Festival

Friday. 13 Aug.— Sunday. 5 Sep.

Edinburgh

A festival of classical music, operas and dances in Edinburgh

http://www.eif.co.uk

Bristol International Balloon Festival (布里斯托儿国际气球节)

Thursday. 12 Aug.-Sunday. 15 Aug.

Europe's largest hot-air balloon festival, with over 100 balloons taking part

http://www.bristolfiesta.co.uk

Summer Bank Holiday

Monday 30 Aug.

A public holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland People take trips or short vacations during the holiday.

For more: Travel/Transport

1.Where is the Great British Beer Festival held?

A.In Bristol. B.In Wales. C.In Edinburgh. D.At Earls Court.

2.How long does Edinburgh International Festival last?

A.13 days. B.24 days. C.33 days. D.43 days.

3.If you are in the UK at the beginning of August, you can probably take part in________.

A.the Summer Bank Holiday B.the Great British Beer Festival

C.the Edinburgh International Festival D.the Bristol International Balloon Festival

4.What is the Edinburgh International Festival about________.

A.Food. B.Clothes. C.Art. D.Vacations.

5.If you want to know more about Bristol International Balloon Festival, you can click ________.

A.http://www.eif.co.uk B.http://www.travel/ transport

C.http://www.gbbf.org D.http://www.bristolfiesta.co.uk

Jamaria Crump, 11 years old, is good at making lemonade(柠檬汁). In fact, she has turned it into a business (生意). In her hometown in Maryland, US, she has a lemonade stand (摊位) called LemonTopia. The stand is open three days a week. She also sells lemon-flavored (柠檬味的) pies, cakes and cookies at her stand.

Crump loves cooking and baking (烘焙) Two years ago, she wanted to have a lemonade stand at her school's bake sale, Her school said that was fine, but also asked her to sell other things, like cookies and cakes.After the bake sale was over, she started selling her goods at other school activities.

Later, she decided to start her own business and took her one year to make her own lemonade recipe.She also made new flavors of lemonade, such as apple and cotton candy (棉花糖).

For now, Crump is just making and selling lemonade, But she is dreaming big— she wants to be a pastry chef (糕点厨师) in Paris someday.

1.Jamaria Crump's business is for________.

A.making lemonade B.planting lemon trees

C.selling candy D.making chocolate

2.What do we know about Lemon Topia?

A.It only sells lemonade. B.It is famous in Maryland.

C.It is open five days a week. D.It also sells pies and cakes.

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

A.创意 B.商品 C.手工 D.杂志

4.Paragraphs 2 and 3mainty talk about________.

A.how Crump made her own lemonade B.how Crump learned to make lemonade

C.how Crump started her business D.what Crump's school did for her business

5.What do we know about Jamaria Crump from the story?

A.She got much money by selling lemonade. B.She likes to drink lemonade.

C.She is good at running a business D.She likes cooking and baking.

How do you spend your spare time? There will be different answers to it. Most people in Poland (波兰) have their own ways of spending free time. Sometimes they just want to take a rest,but they try to do something more interesting most of the time. They have many different hobbies,which help them to get away their everyday problems and spend their free time happily.

Polish (波兰的) people like travelling. They look for new places .Some of them like to climb mountains,others like to go to a sea or a lake to swim,because these can make them get exercise and are good for their health.

People in Poland also like to do sports in their free time. They are usually big fans of football, and football is the Polish national sport. Many football fans may support(支持) a learn, So they go to watch every match of the team they support, and they buy many things that have any relation(关联) with the team .Watching sports and doing it both are good ways to relax.

Doctors say that doing sports is very good for health. Many people in town,especially young men,often go to the gym to attend the exercise classes to keep it.They also have many other ways to spend their free time. And they really enjoy their free time.

1.Polish people have many different hobbies in order to________.

A.solve daily problems B.finish all their work

C.make some friends D.relax themselves

2.Why do some Polish people like climbing mountains?

A.Because they hate traveling. B.Because they can get exercise from it.

C.Because they can find a new place. D.Because it is comfortable and funny.

3.Which of the following sports is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A.Swimming B.Climbing mountains C.Skating. D.Playing soccer.

4.What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A.Football is many Polish people's favorite sport. B.All the Polish people do sports in their spare time.

C.Young Polish people often go to the gym. D.Few Polish people like watching sport.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Polish culture (文化) is colorful. B.Polish people relax in many ways.

C.A doctor can give you good advice. D.I is no need doing sport activities.

On Sept 13.2017,for the first time in history, the International Olympic Committee (IOC奥组委) has decided to host cities at the same time.Paris will host the Olympic Games in 2024 and Los Angeles in 2028.

“This is a win-win-win situation(情况) for Paris, Los Angeles and the IOC,” said IOC President(主席) Thomas Bach."These are two great cities from two great countries with a great Olympic history.”

Both cities are excited in bringing home the Games. It comes back to the US for the first time since(自从) the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and will be the third time that Los Angeles has hosted.

For Paris, the wait is longer.As the city that has hosted two Olympics before, it will host the event 100 years after its last Olympic Games.H also means Paris will become the second city to hold three Summer Olympic Games, after London and before Los Angeles.

However, the reason for the decision is that there were no other competitors (竞争对手) for the 2024 or 2028 Games In July, three of the five cities bidding for (申办)the 2024 Olympics gave up because they think the Olympics cost much.They were Hamburg, Rome and Budapest.

But it seems Paris and Los Angeles have less problem with that.The cities have more than 90% of the facilities (设施) for the Games, which will cut the cost.

1.The Olympic Games in 2028 will be held in________.

A.Hamburg B.Atlanta C.Los Angeles D.Paris

2.Paris hosted the Olympic Games for the second time in________

A.1924 B.1996 C.1824 D.1896

3.Paris and Los Angeles easily won in bidding for the Olympics because________.

A.they put in more money B.they have the facilities for the Games

C.there were no other competitors D.they are both good at holding the Games

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.It's the second time for the US to host the Olympics.

B.London is the third city to hold three Summer Olympics.

C.The IOC president was sorry about the result of the bidding.

D.Paris doesn't have to build many facilities for the Olympics.

5.Which is the best title of this passage?

A.Paris and Los Angeles, Competitors and Friends B.Paris, Los Angeles to Host Olympic Games

C.The History of Olympics in Los Angeles D.Hamburg Rome and Budapest Lost

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