Tickets   Information    Dates: 30th July — 8th   August The Princess                Mon — Fri, 10 a.m., 7 p.m. And The Frog               Sat — Sun, 10 a.m., 2 p.m., 7 p.m.

                              Venue: Star Theatre                             Duration: 1.5 hours                             Ticket prices: ＄25 per   child or adult (day shows)
＄35 per child or adult   (evening shows)
Family packages:
＄85 for 4 tickets (10 a.m., 2 p.m. shows)
＄120 for 4 tickets (7 p.m. shows)
  Latecomer Policy:
  Please arrive early. Latecomers will not be allowed to enter
  until a proper break in the shows.
Tel:617— 219 4300        Children:
  As courtesy (礼貌) to   other audience, children under 3 years
  old will not be allowed in.

1. 1.

   How many days will the show be on?

   1. A.
      For 10 days
   2. B.
      For 12 days
   3. C.
      For 15 days
   4. D.
      For 18 days
2. 2.

   ______ are not allowed to enter the theatre

   1. A.
      Latecomers
   2. B.
      Adults without children
   3. C.
      School students
   4. D.
      Kids under 3 years old
3. 3.

   If a family of four go to the theatre in the evening, they have to pay at least ______ dollars for the tickets

   1. A.
      85
   2. B.
      100
   3. C.
      120
   4. D.
      140

Mark Twain’s First Money
Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he ever earned．
He thought a long time and then said , “Yes, it was at school．I can remember everything about it ．School boys in those days did not take good care of their chairs and desks．There was a rule in our school that if anyone damaged his desk or chair, he would have to pay five dollars or  the teacher would beat him in front of the whole school．”
“One day I damaged my desk in some way, I had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school．My father said it would be too bad to have our family disgraced in front of the whole school．He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over the teacher．But before he gave me the money, he took me upstairs and gave me a beating．”
“But as I had one beating and I decided I would take another beating at school and keep the  five dollars．So that’s what I did．That was the first money I ever earned．”

1. 1.

   Mark Twain earned his first money _________．

   1. A.
      when he was a pupil
   2. B.
      when he became a writer
   3. C.
      when he taught at a school
   4. D.
      when he was beaten by his father
2. 2.

   The school made the rule so that they could_____．

   1. A.
      teach the students well
   2. B.
      give the students a beating
   3. C.
      keep the desks and chairs well
   4. D.
      ask the students for more money
3. 3.

   Mark Twain’s father______．

   1. A.
      was happy to give him the money
   2. B.
      got angry when he knew what Mark Twain had done at school
   3. C.
      said sorry to the teacher when he heard the news
   4. D.
      agreed to beat Mark Twain and then give him the money
4. 4.

   Mark Twain was beaten_______．

   1. A.
      at home
   2. B.
      only by his father
   3. C.
      at school
   4. D.
      both at school and at home

1. 1.

   We can enjoy Mattaponi Culture Day at _________

   1. A.
      9:00 a.m
   2. B.
      3:00 p.m
   3. C.
      6:00 p.m
   4. D.
      10:00 p.m
2. 2.

   If Tom, 15 years old, wants to enjoy that day with his parents, they need to pay _________

   1. A.
      $6
   2. B.
      $12
   3. C.
      $18
   4. D.
      $24
3. 3.

   What can we do on that day?

   1. A.
      Make baskets
   2. B.
      Sing songs
   3. C.
      Tell stories
   4. D.
      Play games

People often complain they face too many problems. Every day and everywhere there are problems. Many times we find it hard to stay happy. When one problem is solved, another one comes up.
People have money problems, work problems, family problems, health problems..... the list goes on. And we usually think that people who are happy and successful are having fewer problems than us. Look at the successful people we often mention. They have money they need, they have jobs they love, they have good friends, they have obedient(孝顺的) kids, they have the successful business, they have loving families etc. Everything goes well with them. That is why they are happy and successful. But in fact, the more successful you are, the more problems you have to face. More success means more challenges they have to face, and more success means more risks they have to take.
Young and old, rich and poor, successful and unsuccessful, educated and uneducated, all have problems. The difference is that their problems are different from each other.  Rich and successful have big problems. Poor and unsuccessful have small problems. Still they all have problems which they can face. Successful people are successful just because they are ready to face challenges larger than ordinary people.
Winning the US elections(选举) makes Obama very happy. As a new US president, he has to face bigger challenges. He has to be more careful about his work he does, or he will lose his position(位置). Looking at him, we may say he is lucky, happy and successful. But, I think, as the US president, he has more pressure than an ordinary person

1. 1.

   You will be a/an ______ person if you are afraid to face more challenges

   1. A.
      ordinary
   2. B.
      successful
   3. C.
      famous
   4. D.
      educated
2. 2.

   From this article we know that President Obama ______

   1. A.
      has fewer problems
   2. B.
      was born in a rich family
   3. C.
      takes more risks
   4. D.
      is a successful businessman
3. 3.

   The main idea of this article is _______

   1. A.
      why poor people are always poor
   2. B.
      how many problems people usually have to face
   3. C.
      how lucky and happy President Obama is
   4. D.
      how to deal with problems in life

According to a new education survey, student safety has become a big problem. Nearly 50 percent of the students say they are worried about robbery on the way to and from school. Now in many big cities in China，some schools have taught an unusual lesson. self-protection；Students like this lesson as there are no exams or boring classes. And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens.
Chen Haoyu，a teacher at Beijing No. 25 Middle School and a self-protection expert，gives young students advice on how to deal with danger．
If you are robbed, keep calm. If you cannot cry for help or run away, give the robber your money, try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police.
If you are in a traffic accident and if you are hurt by a car, take down the car number；if it is a bicycle, try to contact your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don’t know how seriously you are hurt.
Don’t stay in high places and keep away from trees if it is raining hard and there is lightning.
Get away as fast as you can when there is a fire．Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit. Do not take the lift!    
If someone is drowning and you can’t swim, don’t get into the water. Cry out for help.
Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself at all times!

1. 1.

   Why do students like the self-protection lesson?

   1. A.
      Because there is advice on exams
   2. B.
      Because they can learn how to protect themselves
   3. C.
      Because they like self-protection experts
   4. D.
      Because they have lots of exams during the lesson
2. 2.

   The underlined word “contact” means_________

   1. A.
      end up
   2. B.
      wait for
   3. C.
      search for
   4. D.
      get in touch with
3. 3.

   If your house is on fire, you must __________

   1. A.
      put dry things on your body
   2. B.
      run quickly and take the lift
   3. C.
      take everything you have and then run away
   4. D.
      run away and find an exit as quickly as you can
4. 4.

   If you see a child fall into the river and you are not able to swim, you _______

   1. A.
      should telephone the doctor
   2. B.
      can jump into the river and save him
   3. C.
      can do nothing
   4. D.
      should shout for help
5. 5.

   What’s the best title for this passage?

   1. A.
      Protection
   2. B.
      Advice on how to deal with danger
   3. C.
      The popular lesson
   4. D.
      An interesting lesson

There is an elephant and a monkey. They’re friends. But one day they want to know who is stronger. One of them says, “Who can get apples over there, who is stronger.”
There is a river over there. The monkey says, “I can’t swim.” The elephant says, “I can swim. Please sit on my back.” They go across the river. The apple trees are very tall. The elephant can’t reach the apples. The monkey climbs up the tree and gets many apples.
Now they know they should help each other

1. 1.

   The elephant and the monkey want to know ______

   1. A.
      who is smarter
   2. B.
      who is higher
   3. C.
      who can swim
   4. D.
      who is stronger
2. 2.

   ______ can’t swim

   1. A.
      The elephant
   2. B.
      The monkey
   3. C.
      The big animals
   4. D.
      The small animals
3. 3.

   ______ can’t reach the apples

   1. A.
      The elephant
   2. B.
      The monkey
   3. C.
      The high animals
   4. D.
      The short animals
4. 4.

   At last the monkey goes across the river with the help of ______

   1. A.
      the elephant
   2. B.
      the monkey
   3. C.
      an animal
   4. D.
      a boat
5. 5.

   From the story we should _______

   1. A.
      learn from the elephant
   2. B.
      learn from the monkey
   3. C.
      A and B
   4. D.
      help each other

House of Noodles We have     three sizes bowl of noodles, small, medium and large. A small bowl of     mutton and carrot noodles is RMB 5. A medium bowl of beef and potato noodles     is RMB 7. A large bowl of chicken and cabbage noodle is RMB 8. Welcome to our     house.

 

Lunch Special We have     some great specials. The cabbage tomatoes and rice lunch special is RMB 3.     The beef, carrots and rice lunch special is RMB 5. The dumplings and soup     lunch special is RMB 8.

 

Dessert House What     kind of dessert would you like? We have 2 great new specials: (1) Apple,     strawberry and ice cream. (2) Banana, orange and ice cream. And what size     of dessert would you like? Small, medium or large? And we also have juice     and tea. Time:     11:00 a.m. ---2:00 p.m.

   
根据表格内容完成下列问题。

1. 1.

   If you want to buy a small bowl of mutton and carrot noodles and two large bowls of chicken and cabbage noodles, you can pay_________

   1. A.
      RMB 24
   2. B.
      RMB 13
   3. C.
      RMB 21
   4. D.
      RMB 18
2. 2.

   If you go to the house of noodles, you can buy a medium bowl of ________ noodles

   1. A.
      beef and carrot
   2. B.
      beef and potato
   3. C.
      chicken and egg
   4. D.
      mutton and cabbage
3. 3.

   If you have only RMB 3, you can buy _______ at lunch time

   1. A.
      rice, cabbage and tomatoes
   2. B.
      beef, carrots and rice
   3. C.
      dumplings and soup
   4. D.
      dumplings and tomatoes
4. 4.

   If you want to have some dessert, you can go there at ________

   1. A.
      9:00 a.m
   2. B.
      3:00 p.m
   3. C.
      1:00 p.m
   4. D.
      4:00 p.m
5. 5.

   In the dessert house, you can also buy _________

   1. A.
      juice and milk
   2. B.
      juice and tea
   3. C.
      dumplings
   4. D.
      Noodles

Animals, including insects, don’t have a ‘language’ like ours. They do not ‘talk’ to each other in words and sentences. But if we watch them, we can see that they do have their ways of communicating (交流) with each other.
Can you see the rabbit’s tail? When rabbits see this white tail moving up and down, they run away. They know that they are in danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.
Many other animals use this kind of ‘language’. When a cobra（眼镜蛇）is angry, it raises its head and makes itself look powerful（有力的）. This warns other animals. When a bee（蜜蜂）has found food, it goes back to its home. It cannot ‘tell’ the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance. This tells the bees where the food is.
Some animals ‘say’ things by making sounds. A dog barks, for example, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs when it is pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning. Sometimes we human beings speak in the same way. We make sounds like “Oh” or “Ah” when we are frightened or pleased or when we drop something on our toes

1. 1.

   Which one is TRUE according to the passage?

   1. A.
      Animals have languages like human beings
   2. B.
      Bees communicate with each other by dancing
   3. C.
      Animals can use words
   4. D.
      Animals are brave
2. 2.

   A rabbit uses its tail to ___________

   1. A.
      warn other rabbits when they are in danger
   2. B.
      tell other rabbits where food is
   3. C.
      make itself look powerful
   4. D.
      help it to run fast
3. 3.

   When a cobra is angry, it __________

   1. A.
      makes a loud noise
   2. B.
      raises its head
   3. C.
      moves up and down
   4. D.
      does a little dance
4. 4.

   Several different sounds can be made by a __________

   1. A.
      rabbit
   2. B.
      bee
   3. C.
      bird
   4. D.
      fish
5. 5.

   From the passage, we know that ________ use words and sentences to express ideas and thoughts

   1. A.
      all living things
   2. B.
      all animals
   3. C.
      some birds
   4. D.
      human beings

When I left school five years ago, I said to myself, “That’s that! No more learning for me．Now I can enjoy myself in the evening．” But about a year ago the boss said, “We’re going to get a computer in the near future．” What does he mean? I simply don’t know．Anyway, I decided to go to evening classes．I’m quite an expert(专家) on computers now and you know, I actually enjoy studying．
Eve
I haven’t much interest in studying．To be honest, I don’t like reading very much, except for magazines and that sort of thing．Just reading, that is, to kill the time．But I do enjoy watching TV．Not that I watch everything．In fact, I choose my programmes very carefully．I’m particularly interested in current affairs(时事)．In some ways I think I learn more in this way than I did at school．
Ted
I’m a very different sort of person-I simply love doing things．That’s why I enjoy sports so much．I mean, actually playing．I hardly ever watch it on TV, but I do read quite a bit about it．I’m even interested in the history of sports．I don’t have much time for anything else, except that I quite like dancing．Some people say I’m not very good at it, though．
Joan
I should say I have great interest in studying．I’d rather do this than anything else．Since I left school．I’ve taken courses in all sorts of things．I go to the city library once a week, but I much prefer evening classes because it’s more fun that way．My latest “craze（狂热）”-if you can call it that -is foreign languages．I’m learning two, not one!

1. 1.

   According to what they say, which of the following is NOT TRUE?

   1. A.
      Ben was pleased to leave school．
   2. B.
      Eve does not spend much time in reading．
   3. C.
      Ted spends a lot of time watching his favorite sport on TV．
   4. D.
      Joan is learning languages in the evening school．
2. 2.

   Among the four people, _____ are considered to have made good use of time in studying．

   1. A.
      Ben and Eve
   2. B.
      Eve and Ted
   3. C.
      Ted and Joan
   4. D.
      Ben and Joan
3. 3.

   In the future, we can infer(推断) that ________．

   1. A.
      Joan may speak one of foreign languages well．
   2. B.
      Eve will study computers
   3. C.
      Ben is interested in current affairs．
   4. D.
      Joan prefers going to the city libraries．
4. 4.

   The sentence “That’s that!” means ________．

   1. A.
      Ben thinks he never need to learn
   2. B.
      Ben wants to learn that
   3. C.
      Ben would like to go on studying
   4. D.
      Ben will learn from others

Which animal do you think is "the king of the animals", the elephant, the lion or the tiger? They are all large and strong. But I think the tiger is "the king of the animals". If you watch carefully, you can find some black lines on the tiger's forehead(前额). The lines look like the Chinese word "WANG". The word means "the king of the world" in Chinese.
Most of the tigers come from China and India. Tigers are dangerous animals. They look scary(吓人的). They like eating meat. They have yellow fur with black lines. They usually weigh about 200 to 300kg. Tigers can run fast. They run at a speed of 20 meters per second.
Some people think they are dangerous. But they don't know tigers are in danger now. There are only 20 to 30 wild South China Tigers in China and less than 300 in the world. Lots of people kill them for their fur. We should take action to protect them

1. 1.

   Which animal does the writer think is "the king of the animals" ?

   1. A.
      The elephant
   2. B.
      The lion
   3. C.
      The tiger
   4. D.
      The lion and the tiger
2. 2.

   Some black lines on the tiger's forehead look like ___________

   1. A.
      王
   2. B.
      汪
   3. C.
      主
   4. D.
      丰
3. 3.

   Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

   1. A.
      Tigers like eating meat
   2. B.
      All of the tigers come from China
   3. C.
      Tigers usually weigh about 200 to 300 kg
   4. D.
      Tigers can run at a speed of 20 meters per second
4. 4.

   How many wild South China Tigers are there in China?

   1. A.
      There are less than 20
   2. B.
      There are only 20 to 30
   3. C.
      There are less than 200
   4. D.
      There are less than 300
5. 5.

   Why do you think the tigers are in danger?

   1. A.
      Because the tigers couldn't find enough food to eat
   2. B.
      Because lots of people kill them for their safety
   3. C.
      Because lots of people think they are dangerous
   4. D.
      Because lots of people kill them for their fur