This photo of mine was taken　　　 stood the famous twin-tower before the 9.11 event.

　 A．which　　　 B．in which　　 C．where　　　 D．there

---There’ll be millions watching the game on TV tonight.

---I know.　The whole world　　 . It’s a real global event.

　 A. is to watch　 B. will be watching　 C. has been watching　　 　　 D. will have watched

——There'll be billions of people to watch the Spring Festival gala on TV tonight.

——I know. The whole world______．It's a really wonderful event.

　 A. watches　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is watching

　 C. has watched　　　　　　　　　 D. will be watching

　　You are standing under the most famous neon lights in the centre of London, waiting to cross the road. Suddenly the traffic stops. You hear the distant sounds of cheering, clapping and shouting. Then, like a multi-colored train, 2, 000 people with wheels on their feet zoom past you. You have just witnessed the London Skate, a twice weekly roller-skate event that attracts people in their hundreds and thousands London Skate is a completely free tour of the streets of London―the only condition is that you go along on roller-skates. It lasts between two and three hours and by the end of it you have skated between 10 and 12 miles.

　　The skate snakes sound the streets of London along several different routes. Many of the routes pass by tourist attractions such as Buckingham Palace and Big Ben.

　　Marshals(交通协调员)go ahead of the group, stopping the traffic so that people can skate as safely as possible. Everyone is welcome to take part and people from the age of 4 to 63 years old join the fun. “I love it very much, it is amazing. It feels just like a carnival(狂欢节).”, said Celeste Beverage regular skater.

　　Roller-skating is really taking off across Europe and America. It is a very good way to keep fit and can be practised anywhere there is a smooth surface. Many big cities in Western Europe and in the US now have a regular group skating event.

　　The biggest skates take place in Paris and Munich and tens of thousands of fans show up on warm evenings. “Roller-skating is taking over the world,” said Julian Grenoble, a 25-year-old ski shop employee from London. Grenoble went to the Paris-Roller(Paris skate) regularly until he moved to Britain.

　　“It's so exciting to skate in Pairs. Everyone skates so fast and puts in their best efforts!” he said. The Paris Roller is well known because of the huge attendance, the presence of marshals and the police protection. Paris is a great city for roller-skating because of its long wide streets and smooth surfaces. Roller-skating is also becoming more popular in China among young people and children. Skating fans' favorite places to practice in China are big squares.

69. This article mainly talks about _______.

　 A. places and streets for roller-skating

　 B. roller-skating in big cities

　 C. London Skate Event

　 D. roller skaters in different countries

70. The underlined phrase “taking off ”in the passage means ______.

　 A. rising from the ground

　 B. becoming popular

　 C. setting out

　 D. getting exciting

71. We can infer from the passage that London Skate Event _______.

　 A. is probably supported by the city government

　 B. attracts a great many tourist from all over the world

　 C. usually causes a lot of traffic problems

　 D. draws people of all ages into the sport

72. Paris is regarded as one of the most suitable places for roller-skating because _______.

　 A. a large number of roller players attend it

　 B. the police protect the roller skaters

　 C. the streets are safe, wide and smooth

　 D. the event usually takes place on warm evenings

The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children. On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special.

　 The origin of Father’s Day is not clear. Some say that it began with a church service in West Virginia in 1908. Others say the first Father’s Day ceremony was held in Vancouver, Washington.

The president of the Chicago branch (分部) of the Lions’ Club, Harry Meek, is said to have celebrated the first Father’s Day with his organization in 1915; and the day that they chose was the third Sunday in June, the closest date to Meek’s own birthday!

Regardless of when the first true Father’s Day occurred, the strongest promoter of the holiday was Mrs. Bruce John Dodd of Spokane, Washington. Mrs. Dodd felt that she had an outstanding father. He was a veteran of the Civil War. His wife had died young, and he had raised six children without their mother.

In 1909, Mrs. Dodd approached her own minister and others in Spokane about having a church service dedicated to fathers on June 5, her father’s birthday. That date was too soon for her minister to prepare the service, so he spoke a few weeks later on June 19th. From then on, the state of Washington celebrated the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. Children made special desserts, or visited their fathers if they lived apart.

States and organizations began lobbying (游说) Congress to declare an annual Father’s Day. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson approved of this idea, but it was not until 1924 that President Calvin Coolidge made it a national event to “establish more intimate relations between fathers and their children and to impress upon fathers the full measure of their obligations.” Since then, fathers had been honored and recognized by their families throughout the country on the third Sunday in June.

When children can’t visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card. Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental. Most greeting cards are whimsical (奇形怪状的，异想天开的) so fathers laugh when they open them. Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child needed Dad.

1. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Most countries in the world celebrated the Father’s Day.

B. Father’s Day began with a church service in West Virginia.

C. In America, Father’s Day is on the third Sunday in June.

D. President Calvin Coolidge made Father’s Day a national event in 1916.

2. Fathers are shown respect for on Father’s day except for ____________?

A. gifts　　　　　 B. dinners　 C. get-together D. lobbies

3. Which is the right order that Father’s day came into being？

a. President Woodrow approved of the festival idea.

b. Mrs. Bruce John acted as a promoter.

c. Father’s Day ceremony was held in Vancouver, Washington.

d. States and organizations began lobbying Congress to declare an annual Father’s Day.

e. President Calvin Coolidge made Father’s Day a national event.

　A. c b d a e B. c d e a b　　 C. b e d a c D. e a d c b

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Father’s day is celebrated all over the world.

B. Mrs. Dodd made Father’s Day an official day.

C. How Father’s Day came into being.

D. The origin of Father’s Day is not clear.