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The best holiday of my life was two years ago. My parents, my aunt and uncle, my three cousins and I all went to India together. We spent two weeks traveling around and we visited many interesting places. The night before we left for India, I was so excited that I could not sleep. Our plane left at 1 p.m. and it took nearly six hours to fly to New Delhi. It was raining when we arrived. We were all very tired so we went straight to our hotel.

The next day, we went on a sightseeing tour. I took lots of photos and we all bought souvenirs at the markets. I learned that there is also a place called Delhi which is the oldest part of the city.

On the third day of our trip, we went to a place called Jaipur. At Jaipur we visited the Palace Museum and rode elephants. The elephant I rode was so big that I almost fell off. While my cousins and I were riding elephants, our parents went to look at the pink buildings that Jaipur is famous for.

Some people think that all Indian food is very spicy. But there are some dishes that are not spicy at all. My favourite dish is chicken. It is delicious. It tastes a little bit sweet. We ate rice every day, just like at home.

India is so big that it is impossible to see all of it in one trip. I hope that I can visit it again some day.

1.How many people went to India for their holiday two years ago?

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2.What was the weather like when the writer arrived New Delhi?

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3. Why couldn’t the writer sleep the night before they left for India?

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4.New Delhi and Delhi are two different cities, aren’t they?

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5.What is the best title of this passage?

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You might be surprised to learn that India produces about 800 movies a near, and that number continues to grow. Just as the movie capital of the United States is Hollywood, the movie capital of India is Bombay(孟买), but it is called “Bollywood”, a combination(结合) of the words Bombay and Hollywood.

No Bollywood movie is thought complete without songs and dances. In fact, music is an important part of Bollywood movies. Even a bad movie can still do well if the music is good. Music directors are sometimes more popular than the film stars. A Bollywood movie has five to six songs with at least three songs to show what the dances mean.

Bollywood may be different from Hollywood in music, but it is very like Hollywood in several ways. If Tom Cruise can hold a gun, so can the Bollywood hero Sharukh Khan. Bollywood stars are followed by news reporters just as often as Hollywood stars. The personal lives of actors and actresses catch the headlines(头版头条), just as they do in the United States.

The Oscars are a very exciting time of the year for actors and actresses in America. Bollywood has its own form of the Oscars, and they are also very excited.

1.The name Bollywood comes from the words ______________.

2.Bollywood is a place where many ____________ are made each year.

3.In India, the film stars are sometimes _________ popular than music directors.

4.Every complete Bollywood movie has a few _________ in them.

5.The Oscars in India are as _________ as those in America though they are different.

On 26th January, the biggest earthquake (地震) in India took the lives of 25, 000 people. In the morning, when everybody was enjoying holiday, earthquake began. It was about 7. 5 on the Ritcher scale. "There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. Everything has been pulled down, " said one of the villagers alive. "There is no water, no food and no one has come to help. "
Nobody died in Pakistan, a country next to India. The City of Lahore was lucky. In Lahore American School, where I was studying, all of the students were safe. They were on the field, so most children didn't feel anything. The earthquake was felt by the teachers that were on the second floor. However, though Mrs Young was also on the second floor, she didn't feel anything. She didn't know what happened until a teacher told her about it. Those teachers who were on the other floors had different feelings. Mr Emond, the maths teacher from Australia, said that when the earthquake started he thought there was something wrong with him, but then another teacher said that it was an earthquake. After those words Mr Emond felt better. Mrs Davis and Mr Frost didn't feel anything either.
My mother didn't feel anything. She didn't even know that it was an earthquake till she saw a shaking (moving from side to side) light. My dad saw the computer shaking and then he looked out of the window and saw many people going out

1. 1.

   People use "Ritcher scale" to tell______.

   1. A.
      where the earthquake takes place
   2. B.
      when the earthquake takes place
   3. C.
      how serious the earthquake is
   4. D.
      how long the earthquake lasts
2. 2.

   From the sentence " There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. "
   We learn that______.

   1. A.
      India is a large country
   2. B.
      the Indian people had nothing after the earthquake
   3. C.
      there is no tall building in India
   4. D.
      the earthquake in India was not serious
3. 3.

   The City of Lahore is______.

   1. A.
      in India
   2. B.
      in America
   3. C.
      in Pakistan
   4. D.
      in Australia
4. 4.

   Which of the following is true?

   1. A.
      I was with my parents when the earthquake happened
   2. B.
      The earthquake in the city of Lahore wasn't serious
   3. C.
      People in the City of Lahore were frightened when they knew it was an earthquake
   4. D.
      The teachers in Lahore American School were afraid of the earthquake

There once was a master who went to India. He had never been there before. When he got there, he saw a lot of f 1. . In India they have plenty of fruit to sell, but much of it is expensive b 2.  they can’t grow much as a result of the water situation. He saw a big basket of some very red, long fruit. And it was the c 3.  in the shop, not expensive at all.

He went up and asked，“how much per kilo?”“Two rupees.”Two rupees in India is almost

n 4. ; it’s like dirt (尘土). So he bought a whole kilogram of it and started eating it. But

a 5.  he ate some of it: Oh, my god! His eyes watered, his mouth watered and burned, his eyes were burning, his head was burning and his face became red. He jumped up and down, saying，“Ah! Ah! Ah!”

But he s 6.  continued to eat! Some people looking at him shook their heads and said，“You’re crazy. Those are chilies (辣椒)! You can’t eat them like that. They’re not fruit!” However, the master said, “No, I can’t stop! I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them. It’s my money!”

You may think that master was s 7. , right? Similarly, we sometimes do a lot of things

l 8.  that. We devote money, time or effort to a relationship. Even though the suffering experience tells us it won’t w 9. , and we know there’s no hope things will change in the future—we still continue just because we’ve devoted money, time, effort and love to it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and suffered so much but couldn’t stop.

So even if you’ve lost something, let it g 10.  and move on. That’s better than continuing to lose.

There once was a master who went to India. In those times, we didn't have airplanes or many kinds of transportation that we do now. So the master went to India     . And when he got there, he saw a lot of fruit. In India they have plenty of fruit to sell, but much of it is     because they can't grow much       the water situation. So he saw one basket, a big basket of some very red, long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop, not expensive at all.

So he     and asked, "How much per kilo?" And the shopkeeper said, "Two rupees."(印度货币) Two rupees in India is     ; it's like dirt (尘土). So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it: Oh, my God! His     __ watered, his mouth watered and burned, his eyes were burning, his head was burning and his face became     . As he coughed terribly , he       up and down, saying, "Ah! Ah! Ah!"

But he still continued to eat the fruit! Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, "You're crazy, man. Those are chilies（辣椒）! You can't eat so many; they're not good for you! People use them      a condiment（作料）, but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can't just eat them by the handful like that; they're not      !" So the silly master said, "No, I can't stop! I paid money for them,      now I'll eat them. It's my     !"

   And you think that master was silly, right? Similarly, we sometimes do a lot of things like that. we still continue just because we've     money, time, effort and love into it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn't stop because he didn't want to waste the money he'd paid.

So      you've lost something, let it go and move on. That's better than continuing to      .

1.A. by air                   B. on foot                    C .by taxi                               D .by car

2.A .delicious      B .cheap                    C .expensive         D .fresh

3.A .because of              B .with the help of         C .in need of                    D .as a result

4.A .got up                  B .went up                  C .turned up                  D .looked up

5.A .something     B .nothing           C .everything                  D .anything

6.A .eyes          B .ears              C .mouth            D .nose

7.A .sad            B .ugly            C .red                          D .cold

8.A .searched        B .climbed                C .jogged                      D .jumped

9.A .as             B .for                       C .to                           D .with

10.A .medicine       B .vegetables             C .fruit                         D .food

11.A. instead         B .and                   C .but                         D .also

12.A .money         B .food             C .fruit              D .drink

13.A. joined         B .spent                  C .paid                         D .put

14.A. as if           B .ever since         C .even if                          D .so that

15.A. fight           B .fail                    C .try                       D .lose