题目内容
5. The plane will be landing in (大约) 20 minutes.
5. approximately / about
B
EDMONTON,CANADA — The Etzio is one of the oldest buildings in one of the city5 s oldest neighbourhoods,butit'ssettobeknockeddown. Edmontonians are hoping more can be done to preserve(保留) more of the city's history.
“The reason the area is popular in the first place is because it's a historic neighbourhood. And I think it's important that we preserve history,” said Mark Wilson,owner of Vivid Print ,shop on Whyte Avenue at 103 Street.Wilson's business is located in a building two doors down from the Etzio,a building that is more than a century old. But after 117 years on Whyte Avenue,the building is coming down to make way for a new three-floor development.
“It has become acceptable to simply pull down old buildings and put up new buildings that look old ,” said Wilson. “The words on the sidewalks here say historic area. Well's not historic if all the buildings are 10 years old."
It's a move that disappoints Wilson and others on the street who believe more should be done to keep the character of Edmonton.
“I think in this area it's important because it keeps the flavour of Edmonton,and Edmonton is known for Whyte Ave.,” said a woman on Saturday afternoon.
“Some of the old culture should still be there ,I think added a man who was walking along the street. “It makes Edmonton unique(独一无二的) .Without it,it just becomes another mall or it could be any other city in the world."
Wilson 一 looking fondly at the old building 一 believes a little piece of history is lost with every building that's tom down.
After the Etzio building is tom down,the Old Strathcona Hotel and the Ross building will be the only two buildings left from the 1800s.
25. Why does Wilson consider the Etzio important?
A. It helps him develop his business.
B. His neighbours live there.
C. It's a symbol of history.
D. His shop is inside it.
26. In Wilson's eyes,what will be done to the city
is.
A. acceptable B. popular
C. unpleasant D. strange
27. What does the underlined word “it” in the text refer to?
A. The Etzio building.
B. The old culture.
C. Edmonton.
D. The street.
28. What can be the best title for the text?
A. 117-year-old building to be tom down
B. New development being met with disagreements
C. Edmonton business owner makes a move
D. Old buildings in Edmonton face an uncertain future
5. It is a pity (你今晚不能和我们一起去看戏) .
5. The couple brought up their children on low incomes. Now the children, (轮到他们) ，should look after their elder parents.
3. They said goodbye to him as he got a the train at Union Station.
6. 我们必须采取措施保护环境。
We must the environment.
6. I made a promise to myself I would get a week's rest after those busy days.
4. Sophia was absolutely (terrify) at the thought of jumping off the bridge.
7. Only the very (wealth) could afford to travel overseas.
