My father often works very hard. And he has  1  to see a film. Here I’ll tell you   2   about

One afternoon, when he finished his work and   3   go home, he found a film ticket under the   4  on his desk. He thought he   5   to have not much work to do that day and   6   was quite wonderful to pass the   7   at the cinemA. So he came back home and   8   finished his supper. Then he said   9   to us and left.

But to our   10   , he came back about half an hour later, I   11   him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about   12   funny thing that had happened at the cinema.

When my father was sitting in his seat, a   13   came to my father’s and said that the seat was   14   . Ｍy father was surpriseD. He took out the ticket   15   looked at it carefully. It was Row17,   16  . And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked her    17    her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3.

18    ? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering suddenly the woman said, “The   19    of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father said, “Oh,    20   , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left the cinema.

1. A. little money B. much money      C. little time D. much time

2. A. a funny story        B. a good story      C. an old story      D. a strange story

3. A. was to   B. was about to      C. had to       D. ought

4. A. box       B. book   C. glass D. paper

5. A. happened      B. liked   C. pretended   D. wanted

6. A. it    B. this     C. that     D. which

7. A. morning       B. afternoon   C. day     D. evening

8. A. early     B. quietly       C. quickly      D. suddenly

9. A. hello     B. good-bye    C. good evening    D. good night

10. A. disappointment     B. joy       C. sorrow       D. surprise

11. A. asked   B. explained   C. told    D. wanted

12. A. a B. one     C. some D. the

13. A. man     B. woman       C. doctor       D. nurse

14. A. hers     B. his      C. taken D. wrong

15. A. and      B. but     C. or      D. so

16. A. Seat1   B. Seat2  C. Seat3        D. Seat4

17. A. it bring       B. to get  C. to see        D. to show

18. A. Why    B. How   C. When        D. where

19. A. designs       B. colors C. prices  D. owners

20. A. I’m sad B. I’m sorry   C. I’m wrong        D. I’m worried

阅读理解

　　Americans are not afraid to show how they feel , and when the feeling is patriotism （爱国主义） , they get up and shout about it. They like to read and talk about the heroes of American history. They enjoy patriotic songs like America the Beautiful. And the sight of their flag on important national occasions can bring tears to their eyes.

　　Americans want to be proud of their president, as well as their country. They like him to be good-looking , religious and a good family man. They want him to be strong , to be a good talker and to be confident about the future. They expect him to keep the prices down at home and to keep the country looking powerful abroad.

　　A president has to make his job look easy and smile confidently when he speaks to the nation on TV. But in fact , his job is an impossible one. He cannot do as much as he would like or as the country expects him to do. He can make decisions , but he cannot always persuade people to carry them out. President Truman once said that getting anything done from the White House was like “pushing a damp noodle across a table” .

　　One of the president's biggest difficulties is that every decision he makes must also be approved （赞同） by the Congress. But the Congress can and quite often does refuse to give its approval. A president who knows how to get the Congress on his side is likely to be a successful president.

　　The United States government is of course more than the president and the Congress. It employs over 18, 000, 000 people. Many Americans think there are far too many of them. “Don't go by train,” they will tell you, “The rail road's no good. It's run by the government. ” It's not really surprising that so many people dislike government's control. After all , many of their grandparents came to the States to get away from powerful governments at home.

　　Dislike of government's power doesn't stop people from patriotic thought. It certainly didn't stop the Californian who invented a flag waving machine so that people could show their feeling without getting tired.

1．Americans like ________.

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A．to get up and shout anywhere

B．to hear American beautiful songs

C．to show their patriotism in public

D．to see colourful flags

2．American always ________.

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A．want their president to look strong and powerful

B．want their president to have a good family

C．expect him to talk a long time on TV

D．expect too much of their president

3．“Pushing a damp noodle across a table” most probably means ________.

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A．inviting guest to have an easy supper

B．doing something impossible

C．playing a game on the table

D．asking others for something

4．A successful president in USA ________.

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A．has no biggest problems

B．often gets his decisions approved by the Congress

C．can make decisions without approval

D．often keeps the prices down at home

5．In the sentence “After all , many of their grandparents came to the States to get away from powerful governments at home” , “powerful governments at home” refers to ________.

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A．American government

B．local state governments

C．governments of other countries

D．American Indian governments

　　My father often works very hard. And he has 1 to see a film. Here I'll tell you 2 about him.

　　One afternoon, when he finished his work and 3 go home, he found a film ticket under the 4 on his desk. He thought he 5 to have not much work to do that day and 6 was quite wonderful to pass the 7 at the cinema.

　　So he came back home and 8 finished his supper. Then he said 9 to us and left.

　　But to our 10 , he came back about half an hour later. I 11 him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about 12 funny thing that had happened at the cinema.

　　When my father was sitting in his seat, a 13 came to my father's seat and said that the seat was 14 . My father was surprised. He took out the ticket 15 looked at it carefully. It was Row 17, 16 . And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked her 17 her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3.

　　 18 ? What's the matter with all this? While they were wondering, suddenly the woman said,“The 19 of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father said, “Oh, 20 , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left the cinema.

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阅读下列回函:

Reply letter A

Thank you for your valuable suggestions. We have decided to show the Chinese character along with the Hanyu Pinyin for names of Chinese personages, places and specific things as from the next issue.

Reply letter B

Thank you for your suggestions. Next year will be the 50^th anniversary of the establishment of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. One of our staff reporters has just returned from Xinjiang and written a long article about her trip. Next year, we will have even more coverage of Xinjiang.

Reply letter C

Other readers have asked us for similar information and we have so far answered them individually. In this issue, we will print an open reply. We discovered after making a survey that there are few books to be found on China printed in English. Most are published by the Foreign Languages Press and China International press, from where it is possible to buy books directly.

Reply letter D

A majority of Chinese tourists travel abroad in order to see different landscapes and various cultures, to appreciate an exotic atmosphere and to get to know local customs. Some Chinese tourists nevertheless go to China towns, because they can eat Chinese food there. For those who don’t know English or the native language of the country they visit, it is convenient to go shopping or find entertainment in a Chinatown.

Reply letter E

We have taken on your suggestions to start a column on personalities. There are kinds of reports, such as movie stars, directors, businessmen, singers and so on. Our reports not only introduce their achievements, but also report their inner world. We hope you will enjoy it.

Reply letter F

Thanks for your appreciation of our magazine. We have mailed your letter and your e-mail address to Tingting. Since both of her two letters were sent by ordinary mail and did not give her e-mail address or telephone number. We could not get in touch with her any other way.

阅读下列信函,然后匹配相关信息:

Letter A

I have just started reading your magazine regularly and enjoy the articles very much. I have one comment to make. Can you include the Chinese characters for the names of people, places, etc that you mention with the Hanyu Pinyin of Romanized phonetic system that you use? For example, what is “Emei” or “Qitaihe”or “Shaoxing” in Chinese? It’s also helpful for those of us who are learning Chinese.

Letter B.

It was interesting to read the magazine. I wonder if you could start a column which introduces the Chinese elites of art, business, sports, politics, especially directors, actors, anchors(主持人)and singers. I believe readers will also appreciate a livelier style.

Letter C

I am a civil servant in Xinjiang, a region relatively underdeveloped in comparison with other provinces. But this does not mean it belong to another world. Xinjiang could benefit from overseas exchanges as well as contact with people living in other regions. Could you include articles about Xinjiang and its people? I suggest magazines report more about the western regions, especially exotic and charming Xinjiang.

Letter D

I am an avid(热衷的)reader of your magazine and it has helped me to introduce China to foreign friends. Thank you for great efforts to bring New China to the world. Next month, I may get the opportunity to go to Nigeria, so I must learn more about China’s history and culture. Could you kindly recommend a suitable book in English?

Letter E

It was interesting to read “Chinese Travelers Step out”. It seems a large percentage of Chinese tourists visit the West. In Indonesia, Chinese New Year is an official holiday. How would you assess the level of interest Chinese tourists have in Indonesia? Would they like to visit Chinatowns or other unique attractions in Indonesia?

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LetterA                                   A. Reply letter A

LetterB                                   B. Reply letter B

LetterC                                   C. reply letter C

LetterD                                   D. Reply letter D

LetterE                                   E. Reply letter E