Michael Jackson is one of the world’s best singers. Michael Jackson was born in the middle west of Gary, Indiana, in 1958. He began singing with his four brothers. They called the group “Jackson Five”. The group became very popular after appearing on a television progam. They started singing in 1965, became popular soon. In 1970 the group made their first record the name of “I Want You Back”. It was very popular. One of their hit records was “Never Say Goodbye”.

Michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking. He was asked to act in a film in 1978 for the first time, in the same year he made a record on his own, which sold eight million copies all over the world.

Michael nearly didn’t go out because he was too famous. Once his fans went off in a faint（晕倒） when they saw him at the concert. No one can do it by now. He lived in a large house and kept lots of animals. He never ate meat. He often raises money for charity. This made him win the Guinness World Records（吉尼斯世界纪录）in 2006. He died on June 25th, 2009, but he would live in our heart forever.

1.What’s the name of their first record?

A．“Never Say Goodbye”                   B．“See You, See Me”

C．“I Want You Back”                      D．“On the World”

2.Michael was good at __________ according to the passage.

A．rock music                            B．street dance

C．playing the piano                        D．moon walking

3.Why did Mochael have to stay at home most of the time?

A．Because he was too famous

B．Because he often felt lonely.

C．Because he had no friends

D．Because his company asked him to do so

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Almost everyone likes dogs, and almost everyone likes reading stories about dogs.

I have a friend. (1)The friend has a large police dog. Its name is Jack. Police dogs are very clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park, Jack likes these long walks very much.

One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed for a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. (2)but, paid, the, visitor, attention, the, to, dog, no. He continued talking.

(3) Finally Jack couldn’t stand（忍受） it any more. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor but this time he held the visitor’s hat in his mouth and ran out of the room.

1.将（1）处合并成一个简单句：

_________________________________________________

 2将（2）句按正确的顺序写出来：

 3. 将（3）句翻译成中文：_____________________________________

4. Why did the dog hold the visitor’s hat in the mouth?

   Because it’s time for it _________ _________ with its master.

5. The best title of the story is _______.

      A. My friend and his dog.        B. A clever dog.

      C. A guest who likes talking.      D. How to keep a police dog.

Chinatown is the name given to an area in the middle of London. It is just between Leicester Square and Shaftsbury Avenue. Gerrard Street is at the center and is the most important street in the area. There is a large Chinese community(社区) with a lot of Chinese restaurants, Chinese supermarkets and shops in this street.

In the 1950s, it was a poor area and everything was very cheap. At the same time, the world rice market changed and thousand of farm workers in Hong Kong lost their jobs. They began arriving in London to look for work. They found jobs in the restaurants in this area. Many British people like Chinese food, and the restaurants were popular.

These restaurant workers often worked 17 hours a day and had no time to learn English. As more Chinese arrived, more shops and businesses grew up. Wives came and joined their husbands and children came and joined their fathers. The community grew, and Chinatown was born.

In the 1970s and 1980s, British-born Chinese started to have a better education and this brought economic(经济的) success to the area. Many families moved out of Chinatown, and there was more space for businesses. Gerrard Street become a street only for visitors and was soon a popular place for tourists.

Now everyone knows about London’s Chinatown. During the Chinese New Year, the streets are seen with flags and thousands of Chinese go into the streets. For most of the year, though, Londoners and tourists go there mainly for the food in the Chinese restaurants. They best restaurants are the ones where the Chinese eat.

1.Is this Chinatown in the middle of London?

2. Ws the area rich or poor in the 1950s?

3. Why did the restaurant workers have not time to learn English?

4. When did British-born Chinese start to have a better education?

5. What are the main points about Chinatown in this passage?