Dear friend,

I am an American (美国的 ) girl. My name is Alice Green. I am a middle school student. I am fifteen. I have two brothers. They are middle school students, too. We go to school from Monday to Friday. We don't have any classes on Saturdays and Sundays. My father and mother are teachers. They always say China is great. I like reading. I am reading a Chinese book. I think it's very interesting. My brothers and I like playing football and basketball. What sports do you like?

Let's be good pen pals (笔友), OK? Please write to me soon.

Yours,

Alice Green

1.How old is Alice Green?

A. 13. B. 14. C. 15. D. 16.

2.When do they go to school?

A. They go to school from Saturday to Friday.

B. They go to school from Monday to Saturday.

C. They go to school on weekends.

D. They go to school from Monday to Friday.

3. What do Alice and her brother like?

A. Reading books. B. Playing soccer and basketball.

C. Writing to pen pals. D. Playing computer games.

4.Why does Alice Green write this letter?

A. Because she wants to come to China.

B. Because she wants to make a pen pal in China.

C. Because she likes reading Chinese books.

D. Because her mother asks her to do.

At 9 a.m. on October 15, 2003, our country launched (发射) its first manned (有人的) space-ship, Shenzhou V, into space at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province. It took Yang Liwei and his spaceship about 21 hours to circle the earth 14 times. Yang Liwei is China’s first astronaut. He comes from Liaoning Province, and he has been an air force pilot(飞行员) since 1983. He was chosen from 14 pilots after many difficult tests.

The life of an astronaut is hard to imagine for many people. To put on a space suit takes 15 minutes with the help of others. Sleeping in space is not easy, either. He has to sleep in a special sleeping bag on the wall because there is no gravity. Yang can eat chicken and rice. It’s especially made to eat in space but it doesn’t taste nice.

“I’m feeling very good in space, and it looks wonderful here,” said Yang, “I have looked at our beautiful earth and I have recorded all that I have seen here.”

China has become the third country in the world to send a person into space after the former Soviet Union(前苏联) and the United States. China is now planning its next launch. Shenzhou VI will be into space within(在……之内) the next years, it may take three astronauts. We are all proud of our motherland.

1.Shenzhou V was launched into space _____.

2.Yang Liwei is a(n) ______.

3.Yang Liwei is from _______.

4.Which of the following is true?

5.We can know there are _____ countries in the world which can send man into space.

Bayfield shopping Coupons(购物券)

1.If you spend 100 dollars or more, you can ____________.

   A. get a CD free              B. get 6 hours of free parking

   C. get some stamps free       D. get a car free

2.Buy one tie at Daniel's Menswear, you may get another _______free.

   A. cheaper tie             B. more expensive tie

   C. tie of the same price        D. tie of different price

3.You can get a 10% discount on any books if you _______ at the Book Store.

    A. buy some gifts       B. buy some tickets

    C. show this coupon      D. buy some books

4.If you want to have free soft drink, you can go to____________.

    A. Mike's Cafe  B. the Book Store  C. Daniel’s Menswear D. the Movie House

5.If John pays 10 dollars for a full-price movie ticket on Tuesdays, he can buy a second ticket for only____________.

    A. 5 dollars   B. 10 dollars   C. 15 dollars   D. 20 dollars

Parking has been a problem for drivers for a long time in Taizhou. The Transportation Department(交通部门) is mapping out a new plan for the city’s parking system. There are about 100 thousand cars on the road inTaizhou but only enough parking space to provide room for 15 percent of these vehicles. It is no wonder that local drivers get so worried trying to find a place to park.

The number of the private(私人的) car owners is becoming lager and larger. In March, the city sent out 1,000 private car licenses, the highest number of licenses ever sent out in a month. And prices rose to over 200 yuan, 500 more than in February. Industry experts(专家) say this suggests that local people have a strong, active interest in buying cars.

By the year 2020, the number of cars in Taizhou will probably reach 200 thousand. If one parking lot（停车场） is for each car, then a lot of parking space should be built for these vehicles. The center of Taizhou is most short of parking space. However, experts point out that simply building more parking lots in these areas is not practical and doesn’t solve the problem. The idea of “ Park & Ride” system has been suggested. This means that underground train and city train should be developed quickly. Drivers can leave their vehicles in car parks nearby subway(地铁) and bus stations and then they can ride public transport to go to the city center. Based on this idea, the city will cut down the number of parking lots in the city center and need higher parking fees(费用). But it will build more parking areas near main subway and bus stops.

1.The underlined phrase “ mapping out ” in the first paragraph means _____.

A. making B. arguing C. replying         D. comparing

2.About _____ drivers can find places to park their cars in Taizhou now.

A. 8,500    B. 10,000  C. 15,000        D. 20,000

3.What can we infer from the second paragraph?

A. The city sent out more private licenses in February.

B. Less and less people bought cars in March.

C. The city sent out less private licenses in March.

D. More and more people are going to buy cars.

4.According to the idea of a “ Park & Ride ” system, the city will _____.

A. send out more private car licenses     

B. build more parking lots near bus stops

C. encourage people to buy more cars    

D. build more parking areas in the city center

5.This passage is mainly about_____.

A. parking problems          B. heavy traffic    

C. pollution in Taizhou        D. building more parking lots in the city center