There was a heavy snow last night. Maria stayed at home. Her cousin Cara came to visit her. She came back from Beijing. She told Maria something about her vacation. "It was pretty good. "She said. Cara visited the Palace Museum and the Great Wall. She took a lot of photos.

It was lunch time. Maria's parents were not at home. They decided to cook by themselves. Maria cooked noodles with some tomatoes and peppers(胡椒). After Cara ate up the noodles, she said slowly, "I think it is delicious!" But Maria thought the food was too awful. She said," Cara, thank you, but I put too many peppers!"

1.—How was the weather? —It was       。

A. sunny    B. snowy      C. cloudy           D. rainy

2.—Where did Cara go on vacation?   —She went to        

A. Hainan   B. Tianjin      C. Beijing           D. Anhui   

3.      cooked noodles.

A. Maria       B. Maria's parents     C. Cara      D. Mary

4.There are some        with the noodles.

A. peppers, mushrooms and tomatoes     B. green peppers, tomatoes and eggs

C. peppers, tomatoes                  D. peppers and eggs

5.—Was the food awful?

—      

A. Yes, it was   B. No, it wasn't     C. We don't know    D. No, it's really nice

There was a heavy snow last night. Maria stayed at home. Her cousin Cara came to visit her. She came back from Beijing. She told Maria something about her vacation. "It was pretty good. "She said. Cara visited the Palace Museum and the Great Wall. She took a lot of photos.
It was lunch time. Maria's parents were not at home. They decided to cook by themselves. Maria cooked noodles with some tomatoes and peppers(胡椒). After Cara ate up the noodles, she said slowly, "I think it is delicious!" But Maria thought the food was too awful. She said," Cara, thank you, but I put too many peppers!"
【小题1】—How was the weather? —It was      。

There was a heavy snow last night. Maria stayed at home. Her cousin Cara came to visit her. She came back from Beijing. She told Maria something about her vacation. "It was pretty good. "She said. Cara visited the Palace Museum and the Great Wall. She took a lot of photos.
It was lunch time. Maria's parents were not at home. They decided to cook by themselves. Maria cooked noodles with some tomatoes and peppers(胡椒). After Cara ate up the noodles, she said slowly, "I think it is delicious!" But Maria thought the food was too awful. She said," Cara, thank you, but I put too many peppers!"

1. 1.

   ---How was the weather?
   

      ---It was      。

   1. A.
      sunny
   2. B.
      snowy
   3. C.
      cloudy
   4. D.
      rainy
2. 2.

   ---Where did Cara go on vacation?  
   

   ---She went to        

   1. A.
      Hainan
   2. B.
      Tianjin
   3. C.
      Beijing
   4. D.
      Anhui
3. 3.

        cooked noodles

   1. A.
      Maria
   2. B.
      Maria's parents
   3. C.
      Cara
   4. D.
      Mary
4. 4.

   There are some       with the noodles

   1. A.
      peppers, mushrooms and tomatoes
   2. B.
      green peppers, tomatoes and eggs
   3. C.
      peppers, tomatoes
   4. D.
      peppers and eggs
5. 5.

   ---Was the food awful?
     ---     
   

   1. A.
      Yes, it was
   2. B.
      No, it wasn't
   3. C.
      We don't know
   4. D.
      No, it's really nice

1.From the first piece of news we know that ______.

A．it took the old woman over 50 years to study at South-Eastern University.

B．the great grandmother was the oldest who received a bachelor’s degree.

C．the 83-year-old woman’s story surprised everyone.

D．the 83-year-old woman has a strong will.

2.The underlined word “dumped” means____.

A．fell              B．left              C．hit               D．lasted

3.In the third piece of news, “picked up” means ______.

A．given a ride        B．saved from danger   C．freed             D．caught

4.Which of the following is right according to the last piece of news?

A．The wife was a 22-year-old truck driver.

B．The wife was shot after her husband died.

C．Shortly after having shot his wife, the young truck driver finished himself.

D．The wife died, but the husband didn’t.

5.Which is TRUE according to the news above?

A．A person who is about 70 years old can get a bachelor’s degree.

B．It never snows heavily at night in spring.

C．There were only 20 persons living in North Side apartment building.

D．Maybe today is Wednesday.