I moved into the dormitory today－an ugly building and near a busy main road too．My room is small but quite pleasant．I must get some posters for the walls, though．I met a few fellow students at supper(the food was awful!)They all look much younger than me．They are, of course!
Oct．07
Lectures began last Monday．So far they haven't been very interesting(except for the man who lectures on drama．He's first class)．Personally, I'd much rather go to the library and read, but I have to attend ten lectures a week．Those are the "rules"!Well, at least you meet people there．
Oct．12
I realiy don't like life in the dormitory at all．The food is bad and the students are noisy．They stay up half the night and play games just outside my room．When on earth do they sleep?When do they work?Besides, I don't like my room．It's just like living in a box!It looks even smaller now, with the posters on the wall．I am wondering how long it will he before I can feel as comfortable as I did living in my high school dormitory．
Oct．26
I tried to explain some of my problems to my supervisor today．She listened－but that was about all．"You have to go to lectures, you know, Ann, "she lold me．''And the dormitory is cheap and convenient．""Cheap and convenient"!Well．il isn't "cheap"if you can't eat the food and it isn't "convenient"if you can't sleep at night!
Oct．30
I can't believe it!Three other students－I met them at a lecture and they' re all about my own age－have invited me to share a flat with them．It's in an old house and it has its own kitchen, so we can cook for ourselves．And my room－righy at the top of the house－is fantastic!
Nov．10
I moved into my new room last Sunday．I feel really happy．Life is going to be so much more fun from now on!
(1)
The above writing is diary entries of ________．
[ ]
A．
a high school student's spring semester
B．
a high school student's fall semester
C．
a college student's spring semester
D．
a college student's fall semester
(2)
Which of the following is NOT the reason why the writer disliked the first dormitory?
[ ]
A．
It was messy．
B．
It was small．
C．
It was noisy．
D．
The food was bad．
(3)
Which of the following statements about the writer's teachers and lectures is RIGHT?
[ ]
A．
She benefited a lot from the talk with the supervisor．
B．
She didn't like any of the lectures there．
C．
She liked the lectures by the drama teacher．
D．
She found all the lectures were interesting．
(4)
The event happening on Oct．30 can be thought of as a ________．
[ ]
A．
nightmare
B．
turning point
C．
lesson
D．
disappointment
(5)
The writer likes the new room very much because ________．
[ ]
A．
she will have some seniors help with the studies
B．
she won't have to bear terrible dormitory foods
C．
she won't have to go a long way to attend lectures
D．
she will pay less rent than she did living in the dorm
If you want to know British culture, you’d better know something about her wedding customs．Here are some very famous, popular rhymes：
Choosing the day
Monday for wealth
Tuesday for health
Wednesday the best day of all
Thursday for losses
Friday for crosses
Saturday for no luck at all
Choosing the month
Married when the year is new, he’ll be loving, kind and true．
When February birds to mate, you wed nor dread your fate．
If you wed when March winds blow, joy and sorrow both you’ll know．
Marry in April when you can, joy for maiden and for man．
Marry in the month of May, and you’ll surely rue(后悔)the day．
Marry when June roses grow, over land and sea you’ll go．
Those who in July do wed, must labour for their daily bread．
Whoever wed in August be, many a change is sure to see．
Marry in September’s shrine, your living will be rich and fine．
If in October you do marry, love will come but riches tarry(推迟)．
If you wed in bleak November, only joys will come, remember．
When December snows fall fast, marry and true love will last．
Wedding dress colour
Married in White, you have chosen right,
Married in Blue, your love will always be true,
Married in Pearl, you will live in whirl(混乱),
Married in Brown, you will live in town,
Married in Red, you will wish yourself dead,
Married in Yellow, ashamed of your fellow,
Married in Green, ashamed to be seen,
Married in Pink, your spirit will sink,
Married in Grey, you will go far away,
Married in Black, you will wish yourself back．
Surnames
To change the name and not the(first)letter
Is to change for the worst and not the better
(1)
Generally, what day is the busiest wedding day in Britain?
[ ]
A．
Monday
B．
Friday
C．
Wednesday
D．
Saturday
(2)
At a wedding, the bride’s white dress means _________．
[ ]
A．
I’m pure and honest
B．
he’s the very fellow I’m after
C．
he’s lucky to marry me
D．
we’ll live together happily and luckily
(3)
Which of the following is the best date for wedding in UK?
[ ]
A．
Dec．13, 2004/Sat
B．
Sep．5, 2004/Fri
C．
Jan．20, 2004/Thur
D．
Dec．3, 2004/Mon
(4)
What does the last rhyme Surname suggest?
[ ]
A．
You’d better not change your first name for your husband’s．
B．
A family name and a first name are both very important．
C．
It is thought unlucky for a woman to marry a man whose surname begins with the same letter as hers．
D．
The same surname will bring good luck and happiness to the couple at a time when their lives are changing．
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Source：LHASA, Oct．6(Xinhua)-Tibet’s tourist arrivals plunged 36 percent year–on–years during China’s recent National Day holiday when 257,000 people visited the “Roof of the world．”Only 110,900 tourists stayed overnight in Tibet, a drop of 41.5 percent from a years ago; one-day tourists were 146,100, down 31.1 percent, according to Zhanor, a deputy chief of the region’s tourism department．The tourism sector of the plateau region generated 81.49 million yuan(about 11.88 million U．S．dollars)in total earnings, down 38.9 percent．“Comparing this years's golden-week holiday with that of last year, there were notable decreases in terms of tourist arrivals and relevant earnings as a result of the March 14 Lhasa unrest, ” Zhanor said．“But tourist confidence in traveling in Tibet is returning according to the situation in the previous months and the region’s tourism is recovering．”The national holiday, which fell on Oct．1 and marked the 1949 founding of the People’s Republic of China, started on Sept．29 and ended Sunday．
Source：Beijing, Sep．21(Xinhua)An exhibition to commemorate the victims of the Sichuan earthquake is on display at the Military Museum in Beijing．The number of visitors has been phenomenal and staff there have said many have been moved to tears．They’ve been deeply touched by the strength of the survivors and the stories of rescuers who sacrificed their own lives to save others．Everyday, thousands of people come here to see the exhibition．A visitor said, “The photos are very vivid．It’s as if I were there．”“The most touching part is the nation and the people are so strong．”said a visitor．A visitor said, “I can’t help crying．The soldiers are all heroes．They saved the residents in the quake hit areas and asked for nothing．”
(1)
Roof of the world”in the first report referred to ________．
[ ]
A．
Lhasa
B．
the high land of the world
C．
the tallest part of the world
D．
Tibet
(2)
As a result of the March 14 Lhasa unrest, during the golden-week holiday ________．
[ ]
A．
there is a decrease of 81,49 million yuan in total earnings
B．
tourist arrivals dropped 36 percent
C．
146,100 tourists didn’t stay overnight in Tibet
D．
the relevant earnings dropped 38.9 percent
(3)
From the first report we know that Oct．1 is ________ of the year．
[ ]
A．
Monday
B．
Tuesday
C．
Wednesday
D．
Thursday
(4)
What is true about the second report?________．
[ ]
A．
A lot of survivors sacrificed their lives to save others．
B．
A lot of people went to Beijing to help the victims of the Sichuan earthquake．
C．
The soldiers were highly thought of during the rescue work of Sichuan earthquake．
D．
All the visitors to the exhibition were moved to tears．
