If you visit a big city anywhere in the world,you will probably find a restaurant which serves the food of your native country.Most large 　1 in the United States offer an international sample of 　2 .Many people enjoy eating the food 　3 other nations.This is probably one reason 　4 there are so many different kinds of restaurants in the United States.A second is that Americans 　5 from all the parts of the world.They enjoy tasting the foods of their 　6 lands.

In the city of Detroit, 7 ,there are many people from Western Europe,Latin America 8 the Far East.There are many restaurants in Detroit 9 serve the foods of these areas.There are many

10 international restaurants,too.Americans not only like the foods in these restaurants but also enjoy the chance to 　11 understand the foreign people and their 　12 of life.

One of 　13 most common international restaurants to be 　14 in the US is an Italian restaurant.The restaurant is a small business 　15 by a single family.The mother of the 　16

cooks all the dishes and the 　17 and children serve the customers who come to eat there.Or it may be a 18 restaurant which can 　19 many customers during one evening.So a restaurant may be owned 　20 one family,one person,or by several different people who work together in the business.

1.A.cities　　　　　 B.countryside　　　 C.nations　　　　　 D.families

2.A.waiters　　　　 B.restaurants　　　 C.foods　　　　　　 D.cooks

3.A.about　　　　　 B.of　　　　　　　　 C.on　　　　　　　　 D.with

4.A.as　　　　　 B.when　　　　　 C.which　　　　　　 D.why

5.A.arrive　　　 B.come　　 　　　 C.go　　　　　　　　 D.leave

6.A.garden　　　 B.country　　　　　 C.state　　　　　　 D.native

7.A.as　　　　　 B.like　　　　　 C.for example　　　 D.such as

8.A.and　　　　　　 B.with　　　　　 C.of　　　　　　　　 D.then

9.A.where　　　 B.which　　　　　　 C.when　　　　　 D.why

10.A.other　　　 B.others　　　　　　 C.another　　　　　 D.other’s

11.A.worse　　　 B.better　　　　　　 C.hardly　　　　　　 D.more

12.A.hope　　　 B.wish　　　　　 C.place　　　　　　 D.way

13.A.the　　　　　　 B.a　　　　　　　 C.this　　　　　 D.that

14.A.cooked　　　　 B.enjoyed　　　　 C.found　　　　　　 D.eaten

15.A.built　　　 B.run　　　　　　 C.driven　　　　　　 D.lived

16.A.family　　　　 B.city　　　　　 C.business　　　 D.restaurant

17.A.mother　　　　 B.guests　　　　　　 C.visitors　　　　　 D.father

18.A.small　　　 B.large　　　　　　 C.tiny　　　　　 D.bad

19.A.deal　　　　　 B.work　　　　　 C.serve　　　　　　 D.prepare

20.A.by　　　　　　 B.with　　　　　 C.of　　　　　　　　 D.for

With the weather getting colder, visitors from Australia spent their _____ days in

　　　　Beijing.

　　A. a few last　　　 B. last few 　　　C. few last 　　　D. last a few

MONEY – SAVING TIPS FOR DISNEY WORLD

Every time you visit Disney World, there’s something new to see. What began in 1971 as the Magic Kingdom now includes the high – tech, movie-mad Disney and Animal Kingdom . Each time the park expands（扩大）, so do your chances to spend money. How can you save ? As a family guide to Disney World, I've been to the park more than 25 times with my kids , and I've developed a few money-saving tips for you.

●Buy the Five-Day All-in-One Hopper Pass. Even if you're visiting for fewer days , it's a deal （The pass costs $ 229 for visitors aged 10 and up , $ 183 for kids aged three to nine and is free for kids under age three）. Without the pass , you'll have to pay separately for Pleasure Island and the water parks . A single trip to Blizzard Beach , for example , would cost a family of four $100.

　　●　Dine out at Lunchtime. The prices at some of the nicer restaurants , especially those in Epcot's World Showcase , are much lower at noontime than at any other time. It's wise to make reservations（预定）before you leave home . Call 407-W-DISNEY .

　●　Become a Gold Card Member.  For $ 65 , you can get a Magic Kingdom Club Gold Card （call 1-800-56-DISNEY）. Cardholders get up to 20% off Disney hotel rooms , plus prices on character breakfast , theme park tickets and goods from Disney stores .

　●　Don't Pay Extra to See a Character.  Character-theme dinner shows are expensive , costing a family of four about $ 140 , and even a character breakfast , where Mickey or Donald Duck joins you for cakes , can set you back $ 50. If your budget (预算) is tight, try to meet the characters inside the theme parks and at free in-park shows . You can watch the Diamond Horseshoe show , for example , in the Magic Kingdom for no additional cost , while the similarly themed Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue needs expensive tickets .

　●　Wait Until the End of Your Trip to Buy Souvenirs.  By then , the kids will really know what they want , and you won't waste money on expensive things .

If you are short of money, the writer suggests you should not        .

       A．buy things for the kids from Disney stores.

       B．buy souvenirs at the beginning of the trip

       C．make a trip to Blizzard Beach

       D．have your meals out at noontime

Which of the following can be used in place of “set you back”

       A．offer you  B．save you   C．return you D．cost you

You should pay more money if you         .

       A．have a five – day All – One Hopper Pass while you’re visiting for four days.

       B．do not make a reservation for hotel rooms in advance..

       C．are not a Magic Kingdom Club Gold Card holder.

       D．have lunch at a restaurant in Epcot’s World Showcase

In the writer’s opinion, the better way of meeting the Disney cartoon character is        .

       A．to have a character breakfast

       B．to watch the Diamond Horseshoe show

       C．to pay separately for Pleasure Island and the water parks

       D．to attend the Hoop – Dee – Doo Musical Revue

With only a click of the mouse, rumors can be forwarded between microblogs very quickly. As an example, recently, perceptive netizens discovered that some photos displayed on microblogs depicting Beijing’s June rainstorm had actually been fabricated.

Sina.com is one of the major internet portals(门户网站) in China with hundreds and thousands of users, and a majority of celebrities and renowned citizens have their microblog accounts on this portal. As recently as six months ago, the website decided to establish a specialized team to verify rumors and provide accurate information for its users. Tan Chao is in charge of the team.

“Before I took the job, I usually couldn’t identify what information was real and what was fake. But during the rumor verification process, we discovered that a lot of information was false, including fake photos, fake news stories and rumors that had been spread through microblogs.”

It‘s not just website portals which are taking on fact-checking responsibilities, but also a number of civic-minded netizens, who recently set up a Rumor Verification Federation on Sina.com’s microblog system to help netizens identify fake information online.

　　Dianzizheng is the team leader of the federation. He says they’ve publicized more than 150 pieces which refute rumors, which attracted more than 10 thousand visitors within two months.

　　“We live in an age of new media, so we can’t use the old methods to verify rumors. We can’t wait for the media to verify the facts with related administrative departments and then release a formal announcement. We can’t allow rumors to run rampant and then deal with it, we need to fight rumors while they’re spreading. I think that this is the best way to deal with rumors nowadays.”

　　Some experts say this demonstrates the advantages of the internet compared to other traditional media. The open platform allows information to be examined and clarified by netizens. But experts like Ding Wenguo, President of the Journalism and Communication College at the China University of Political Science and Law says this self-correction function of the internet is still quite limited.

　　“It’s still quite difficult to tell which information is true in such an open environment by just reading a number of different opinions on the same issue. This is something which we need to pay attention to. If society is deluged with too much false information, and it’s allowed to spread in such a fast manner, then people will be suspicious of all kinds of information including important information from authorities. It also exacerbates(恶化) problems relating to social communications and mutual-understanding, which in turn harms society as a whole.”

　　Experts suggest that the government should react more quickly in the internet age. Once a rumor begins to spread, administrative departments should make announcements as early as possible to dispel rumors before they lead to bad outcomes.

1.Sina.com decided to found a specialized team to ____.

A. limit the number of microblogs    

B. advance the development of microblogs

C. prevent the spread of rumors on the Internet      

D. urge the government to react quickly to the rumors

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. All the rumors have been spread through microblogs.

B. Sina.com is the most popular Internet portal in China.

C. The photos displayed on microblogs might be fake.

D. Traditional media tend to get rumors examined and clarified.

3.The underlined word "fabricated" in the first paragraph can be replaced by "__". 

A. dug out      B. made up               C. got round                 D. given away

4.What is the best way to prove rumors on microblogs?

A. Examining and checking while they are spreading.

B. Substituting the Internet for traditionally media.

C. Shutting down the website immediately.

D. Making announcements after they are spread.

5.The writer cited Ding Wenguo's words in Paragraph 8 to __. 

A. draw a conclusion            B. support an argument

C. introduce a topic          D. describe a scene

He lived his whole life as a poor man. His art and talent were recognized by almost no one. He suffered from a mental（精神的）illness that led him to cut off part of his left ear in 1888 and to shoot himself two years later. But after his death, he achieved world fame. Today, Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh is recognized as one of

the leading artists of all time.

　　Now, 150 years after his birth on March 30, 1853, Zundert, the town of his birth, has made 2003 “The van Gogh Year”in his honor. And the van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, home to the biggest collection of his masterpieces, is marking the anniversary（周年纪念）with exhibitions throughout the year. The museum draws around 1.3 million visitors every year. Some people enjoy the art and then learn about his life. Others are first interested in his life, which then helps them understand his art.

Van Gogh was the son of a pastor（牧师）. He left school when he was just 15. By the age of 27, he had already tried many jobs including an art gallery（画廊）salesman and a French teacher. Finally in 1880, he decided to begin his studies in art.

Van Gogh is famed for his ability to put his own emotions into his paintings and show his feelings about a scene. His style is marked by short, broad brush strokes（笔画）.“Instead of trying to reproduce exactly what I have before my eyes, I use color more freely, in order to express myself more forcibly,” he wrote in a letter to his brother in 1888.

Van Gogh sold only one painting during his short life. He relied heavily on the support from his brother, an art dealer who lived in Paris. But now his works are sold for millions of dollars. His portrait of Dr. Gacher sold for $89.5 million in 1990. It is the highest price ever paid for a painting. “I think his paintings are powerful and the brilliant colors in them are attractive to people,” said a Van Gogh’s fan.

1.All through his life, Van Gogh __________.

2. Van Gogh killed himself because of ___________.

3. One of the characteristics of Van Gogh’s paintings is ______________.

4. The selling of his paintings is considered to be the most successful because ________.

5. We can infer from the passage that _______.