“I never expected that I would be so busy．Why can’t there be 25 hours in a day?” complained Liu Ran in Hong Kong as mid-term exams were going on．
The 18-year-old was Shandong Province’s top scorer in this year’s college entrance examination．After graduating from Tai’an No．1 High School, she chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong(香港中文大学), although both Peking University and Tsinghua University promised her a place．
“I want to experience a more international school and social life in Hong Kong．I’m majoring in journalism, so Hong Kong will surely help widen my horizons,” Liu said．
It is two months since Liu first set foot on Hong Kong．She missed home a lot at the beginning, because of the food and language problems．
“The canteen offers mostly Western or Guangdong food, but it’s convenient to cook for ourselves in our dorm if we like．People speak Cantonese and almost all classes are in English,” Liu explained．
Her English and Cantonese are now both improving, but she still needs more time to adapt to the new environment．
“I’m happy that I made the right decision to study here．With a mix of the Eastern and Western cultures, there is so much to discover and learn,” she said．
Liu has 18 credit hours(学分)of classes every week and 23 non-credit hours every other week．She has signed up for four associations including the Chinese Language Debating Team and the drama club．Essays, book reports and presentations also take plenty of time to prepare．And, of course, there are various parties to attend．
“I wasn’t a party animal before, but that may be interesting part of college．I sense myself changing,” Liu said．
(1)
Liu Ran chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong, because ________．
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A．
she couldn’t be admitted to Peking University
B．
Hong Kong is a good place
C．
she wants to be far from her homeland
D．
the Chinese University of Hong Kong can widen her horizons
(2)
According to the last paragraph, we can infer ________．
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A．
now Liu Ran is an animal
B．
Liu Ran hates the busy life in the Chinese University of Hong Kong
C．
Liu Ran likes the food there
D．
the busy and full life makes Liu Ran feel good
(3)
Liu Ran had to overcome the difficulties in many aspects EXCEPT ________．
One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read：
For washing the car ＄5.00
For making my own bed this week ＄1.00
Going to the provision shop ＄0.50
Playing with little sister ＄0.25
Taking out the rubbish ＄1.00
Getting a good report card ＄5.00
And for sweeping the common corridor ＄2.00
Total ＄14.75
His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment．I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind．So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote：
For nine months I carried you, growing inside me No Charge
For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you No Charge
For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose No Charge
When you add it all up, the full cost of my love No Charge
Well, when he finished reading, he had big tears in his eyes．He looked at his mother and said,“Mummy, I love you．”Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the“bill”“All paid．”
(1)
What's the best title for this passage?
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A．
Part-time Job
B．
Mother's Love, No Charge
C．
Payment for House Work
D．
Greedy Mother
(2)
The write wrote the passage in order to ________．
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A．
show that children should be paid for their housework
B．
show that children should not be paid for their housework
C．
show a clever way of teaching children
D．
tell children how to spend their spare time
(3)
How do you think of the mother in the passage?
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A．
Clever
B．
Greedy
C．
Cold－hearted
D．
Selfish
(4)
From the last passage we know that ________
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A．
the boy got all the money he wanted
B．
the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boy
C．
the boy realized that it was not right to ask for money for the housework
D．
the mother was angry with what the boy said
阅读理解
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 1 ．”
Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 2 , but consider the sky and the sea． 3 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 4 ．”
Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 5 into the world．”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 6 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 7 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 8 to any of you．”
Red could stand it 9 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 10 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”
Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 11 ．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 12 ．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 13 , drawing close to one another for comfort．
In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 14 yourselves, each trying to dominate 15 ．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 16 ?Join hands with 17 and come to me．”
Doing as they were told, the colors 18 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 19 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 20 one another．
