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We spent a few days in Paris last week. We visit the famous city quite regularly. After all, it only takes three hours from London to Pairs. It’s always a pleasure visiting places we really like, exploring areas we’ve never been.

The only unlucky thing this time was the weather. As soon as we got there the temperature reached almost 35 degrees C (which lasted until we left). It was so hot that Matthew just couldn’t stand it — for him, it wasn’t the most enjoyable trip. I felt sorry for him because every time we go there he has to put up with (忍受) my endless shopping spree (狂欢) …

Because of the heat, we ended up just having lots of ice-cream and drinks most of the time, although we managed to pay a few visits to the new Herme shop on rue de Vaugirard at least. It’s not as busy as the shop on rue Bonaparte so you can choose whatever you like without worrying about a queue behind you! I really enjoyed his bread this time as well as the cakes. And I must say that his Croissant aux Amandes and Bostock were simply the best I’ve ever had.

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph?

2. The underlined word “stand” in the second paragraph means ____.

3. What can you know about Matthew from the second paragraph? 

4. The shops on rue Bonaparte ____.

5.What’s the best title for the passage? 

 ---Did you also walk to Zhenguo Temple, Gaoyou from Yangzhou ?

---Yes, it was a great trip ______ we didn’t enjoy it ______ the beginning because it rained .

A. and; in       B. or; at       C. so; at      D. but; at

In England ,people don’t often talk to each other when they travel. If you get on a bus or a train. you can see people sitting and looking out of the window. Other people may read books or newspapers.

When you meet English people, they often start a conversation by talking about the weather . So when you meet somebody in England, you can say, “Nice weather for the time of the year!”

“But it was a little cold yesterday, ”somebody may answer.

“But it will get a bit warmer later,”you can say.

Talking like this, they will think,“How friendly you are!”

1.English people _________on the bus.

A. often talk a lot                         

B. never talk to each other 

C. read newspapers        

D. never looking out of the window.

2.When you meet English people, you can start the conversation by talking about the__________.

A. weather                 B. work            C. family            D. age

3.According to(根据) the passage, if you talk to English people about the weather, they will think_________.

A. you are friendly        B. you are right                      

C. you are English         D. you are clever.

4.Which of the followings is true?

A. English people like traveling by bus     

B. English people often talk about the weather

C. English people are unfriendly.           

D. English people like the cold weather.

We tried to stop the flames from spreading, but we knew it was ____.

James and Harry came to London and stayed in the same hotel.

James came in in a great hurry one evening．A friend had offered him a ticket for a play. He saw a 1etter on the hall table．“That will keep till I get back，”he thought，“no time to lose now．”And he went off．

Harry came in a minute after James．There was a letter for him，too，which he opened at once．It was from the secretary(秘书)of a company，offering him a post(职位)in their office. He Was told to be there at 10 a．m．the next morning，as there were others who wanted the job.

James got back from the play at midnight．He was sleepy．“That letter can be opened in the morning，”he thought．The next morning when he woke up，he at once jumped out of bed，tore(撕)it open-his face fell .It was a similar letter to the one Harry had received the night before. But James’ chance was gone .It was five to ten, and he could never be at the office in time.

1.One evening James came in in a great hurry because       .

A．he knew there was a letter on the hall table

B．he had to tell someone to keep his letter until he got back

C．he was afraid he would be late for the play

D．his friend was waiting for him outside the hotel

2.As soon as he woke up，James        .

A．wondered where Harry had gone

B．was eager(急切的)to know the time

C．knew he could never be at the office in time

D．remembered the letter from the company

3.The underlined sentence “his face fell” in the passage means“      ”.

A．he knew there was something wrong with his face

B．he felt very sorry for missing the chance

C．he fell down on his face

D．he realized that he had lost his face