Do you like pop music? Most people  1__. One of the best bands on the music scene  2__ the New Ocean Waves. In the last twelve months, they’ve  3__ three major concerts and made a hit CD. They’re going to  4__ on CCTV next month. And then they’re going to go on a world tour in which they will perform in ten  5__ cities. Be sure not to  6___ them if they come to a city near you – if you can get tickets, that is.

“ 7___ years, we played other people’s songs”, says lead singer Zhu Wen. “ But now we play  8___ our own songs. We’ve had _9_  _ songs in the top ten, but we really hope to have a number one hit some day.” Good luck to the New Ocean Waves. They’re 10___ to a great start. And they’re really nice people. Did you know that they gave half of the money they made to a charity for homeless children?

8.A. most    Ｂ. less    C. mostly      D. little

A kind of little cars may be seen in the streets in the future. People will like this kind of small cars better than the big ones. The car is as small as a bike. But it can carry two people in it. Everybody can drive it easily, just like riding a bike. Even children and old people can drive them to schools or parks.

If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will be more space for all the cars in cities, and there will also be more space for people to walk in the streets.

The little cars of the future will cost less money to buy and to drive. These little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour, so driving will be safer. The cars of the future will be fine for going around the city, but they will not be useful for a long trip.

This kind of cars can save a lot of gas. They will go 450 kilometers, then they have to stop for more gas.

They are nice cars, aren’t they?

1.If you drive this kind of little cars for four hours, you can probably go      at most.  

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2.Why do these little cars have to stop after going 450 kilometers?

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3. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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American _____ begins _____ September after a long ______ holiday. There are ______ terms in a school ______. The first term is from ______ to January, and _____ is from February to June. ______ American children begin to go to _____ when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen to eighteen years old when they finish high school.
High school students in America take only five __ __ six subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and they have homework for every class. After _____ they do all kinds of interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college(大学). They can go to a small or a large one. They usually have to give _____ money. So, many ____ students work after school _____ money ____ their studies.

An old farmer lived with his little grandson. Every day the farmer got up early to read books.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I want to read books just like you, but I don’t understand them. What are the advantages of reading?” The grandfather said, “Take this little basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” The boy did so, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, “ You’ll have to walk faster next time.”
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. The boy said, “ See Grandpa, it’s useless!”
“So you think it is useless?” the old man said. “ Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It was clean, inside and out.
“That’s what happens when you read books. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read them, you will be changed, inside and out.”
【小题1】The underlined phrase “leaked out” means “______” in Chinese.