She is the only one of the girls in her school who ______ the piano well.

A. plays　 B. play　　　 C. playing　 D. are playing

据说他曾是个了不起的学者。（be said to)

The meal over, the managers went back to the meeting room to ____ their discussion.

A. put away　 B. take down　　 C. look over　　 D. carry on

The factory___ one third of the town. It is so big.

　　A. covers B. takes over C. works D. was built

The wet weather will continue tomorrow， when a cold front　　　　 to arrive.?

A.is expected　　　 B.is expecting?　　 C.expects　　　　　 D.will be expected

--How is_______ going with you?　　　　-- So so.

　 A. everything 　 B. anything

　 C. something 　 D. nothing

The mayor ____ the prizes on the school sports day.

　　 A. gave up　　　　 B. gave in　　 C. gave back　　　　 D. gave away　　　

Customs are social habits. They have been handed down through generations among groups, social classes, etc. Customs can be described as ways of doing things. They are particularly strong in social practices on the occasions of births, marriages and deaths.

In China, these days, some people in cities are learning from Western customs. For example, some brides dress in the long white dress that is usual bridal wear in many Western countries.

Every people has special customs for New Year. The Han people have many interesting Spring Festival customs. And now, quite a number of people living in the cities have followed the Western customs of sending New Year greeting cards for January 1st.

One interesting custom in China is that mothers wrap up their babies tightly. This is not the custom in Western countries, where babies are usually dressed in loose garments.

1. Which of the following statement is right?

A. Customs have been formed during a short time

B.Customs have been formed little by little

C. Customs have been quickly formed and changed

D. Customs have never been changed

2. In this passage, the word “people” is 　　 .

A. 人们　 　　B. 人类　　 C. 民族 　　　D. 大家

3. How do the Chinese young people learn from Western countries at their marriages?

A. The brides（新娘）have on the white clothes.

B. Men wear the white coats.

C. Their parents all have attended their marriages.

D. Their marriages are only held in Church.

4. From this passage we know 　　 .

A. the people all over China spend New Year in the same way

B. people in the villages and cities send New Year greeting ny e-mail each other

C. each people has his special custom for New Year

D. most of Chinese people like to spend Spring Festival.

5. The difference about clothing between Chinese and Western babies is that 　　 .

A. Chinese babies are usually dressed in new clothes

B. Western mothers are used to dressing their babies in colourful clothes

C. Western babies are dressed in bigger clothes while Chinese babies are usually wrapped

D. Chinese babies have more clothes than Western babies

As is known to us all, China is a developing country________ the third world.

A. belonging　　　　 B. belonged　　　　 C. belonging to　　 D. belonged to