The Lantern Festival is around the corner. In Beijing, there are many events to celebrate this big day.

Beijing Happy Valley

Date: Until 4th March.

To celebrate this festival, Happy Valley has extended(延长) its opening hours to 20:00. There will be many excellent entertainers and lots of interesting activities like the lion dance, Tibetan song and dance, harlequinade（滑稽表演）and magic performances. Free for visitors.

Address: Xiaowuji N. Rd, E.4 Ring Rd, Chaoyang District

Tel: 010-67383333

Chaoyang Park

Date: Until 5th March

During the Lantern Festival, Chaoyang park will hold a grand Lantern Fair where you can find beautiful lanterns in different shapes and colors. Visitors can also enjoy wonderful folk dances.

Address: No.1, Nongzhanguan Nanlu, Chaoyang District

Tel: 010-65915258

Entrance fee: RMB 20

Kaikang International Hotel

Date: 4th March

From 14:00 to 18:00, this hotel will hold a large singles activity. If you still haven’t found a lover and do not want to celebrate this day alone, you can come here to enjoy the day with other singles. Why not give it a try ? Maybe you will find your true love!

Address: F3 No. 15. Third District, An Zhen Li, Chaoyang District

Cost: RMB 120 per person

Tel: 010-64445364，64428783

4）Beijing Garden of World Flowers

Date: Until 5th March

This fair is an exhibition of traditional Taiwanese lantern arts. There is also a Plum Blossoms display in the Pen Gallery, where you can find blossoms from Sichuan, Hubei and Zhejiang Provinces.

Address: To the north of Majialou Bridge, S.4 Ring Rd.

Entrance fee: RMB 80 per person.

Tel: 010-87500721

59.If you live the east of the Fourth Ring Road, and you want to see performances near your home, you may call________.

A.010-67383333                        B.010-87500721     

C.010-64445364                        D.010-65915258

60.How many places can you visit with no more than 100 RMB ?

A. Two            B. Three                 C One.                    D.Four

61.Mr. Zhang is new in Beijing. He is eager to make friends. Which of the following is the best choice for him ?

A. Beijing Happy Valley                     B. Chaoyang Park

C. Beijing Garden of World Flowers        D. Kaikang International Hotel

Australia has passed regulations that will enable more international students to further their education in the country.
The new measures were released by the Australian Department of Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations in September and will take effect in mid­2012.
As a result, the student visa application process for overseas students has been simplified, and the deposit(押金)required to study in Australia has been reduced. Language requirements for overseas students have also been eased.
Also, overseas students receiving a higher education in Australia will be granted a working visa lasting from two to four years after graduation, as long as they meet the basic IELTS requirement.
“This change will definitely make Australia a more attractive destination for Chinese students planning to study overseas,” says Wang Lan, a consultant from Education International Cooperation Group(EIC), a Beijing-based company that provides services to students wishing to study overseas.
However, in the past few years, many of Wang’s student clients(客户)could not start studies in Australia because they did not meet the language requirements, visa processing took a long time and deposit regulations were tough. The change in policy is good news for the parents of students wishing to study in Australia, Wang says.
A 22­year­old female student surnamed Li, in Beijing, who is planning to do her postgraduate studies in Australia, learned about the policy change several weeks ago.
“According to the previous deposit requirement for my student visa, my family was required to put down 550,000 yuan ($86,850). Now we only need to prepare 410,000 yuan. This is a relief for my parents,” Li says.
She also says that the two to four years working visa makes her feel much clearer about her study plans.“ I believe several years of working experience abroad will strengthen my competitiveness when I return to China,” she says.
Gaining a competitive advantage is the major reason for Chinese students to study abroad, according to the report by EIC.
1.What’s the main idea of the passage? 

A．Language requirement for overseas students have been eased in Australia.

B．Australia is a most attractive place for students in China.

C．Australia widens window of opportunity for international students.

D．More students will work in Australia after their graduation.

2.Which of the following is NOT the content of the new regulations?

A．The student visa application process for overseas students has been simplified.

B．The deposit required to study in Australia has been reduced.

C．Language requirements for overseas students have been more difficult.

D．After graduation, some overseas students can get a working visa in Australia.

3.After the new regulations are passed, ________.

A．more students will come to Australia to work

B．more Chinese students will choose to live in Australia

C．the opportunities to work in Australia decrease for overseas students

D．more Chinese students will choose to further their education in Australia

4. How much can Li’s parents save according to the new regulations?

A．550,000 yuan ? B．140,000 yuan? C．410,000 yuan? D．86,850 yuan

5.Why do many students want to work in Australia after their graduation? 

A．The working experience abroad will strengthen their competitiveness.

B．They can earn more money in Australia.

C．Their working experience can make them stay in Australia forever.

D．They have to do so according to the new regulations.

    Since weeks ago, China has been involved in a worldwide A/H1N1 flu that has already killed more than 80 people in the middle of May, 2009, in Mexico and has turned into a global pandemic．

   The central government has asked people entering China from the virus-hit countries to report flu-like symptoms(症状)to the authorities．In an emergency notice issued on Saturday night, the country’s top quality watchdog ordered the Customs to check passengers’ temperature, too．

   A Beijing airport official Li said Customs officers are on a high alert(警戒)level．

   “Three temperature detectors are now in operation．We’re ready with protection garments and equipment, too．Passengers flying in from Mexico and other A/H1N1 flu-hit countries are being monitored closely,” he said．

   The Ministry of Health, however, said yesterday there was no evidence to suggest that a person would contract the disease by eating pork．

   Hong Kong, too, has raised its alert level against the flu to “serious”．Secretary for Food＆Health, Mr．York Chow urged people to avoid visiting places from where A/H1N1 flu cases have been reported, and said the virus would be added to Hong Kong’s list of the diseases which have been noticed．

  The terrible A/ H1N1 flu has been contracted by about 4000 people in Mexico, and most of the killed were aged between 25 and 45．

  The virus has also infected about 5,000 people in the US．The US Center for Disease Control said this kind of virus is spreading from human to human, raising fears of a global pandemic．

53．What is the passage mainly about?

       A．A/H1N1 flu killed more than 80 people．

       B．A/H1N1 flu is spreading from human to human．

       C．China has begun to take steps to prevent A/H1N1 flu．

       D．All the people are strongly affected by A/H1 N1 flu．

54．The underlined word “pandemic” in the first paragraph probably means      ..

       A．death    B．panic    C．enemy      D．disease

55．Why does the flu cause global fears?

       A．Because most people in the world eat pork．

       B．Because it’s spreading from human to human．

       C．Because we still don’t know the cause of it．

       D．Because it has infected about 5, 000 people．

56．We can infer from the passage that         ． 

       A．passengers from the United States are being monitored closely

       B．a person would be infected by the virus by eating pork

       C．students in the middle school are most likely infected by A/H1N1 flu

       D．Mr．York Chow said that the virus had been added to Hong Kong’s list of the diseases

While students in Hainan are quite used to clear skies, Beijing teenagers are not so lucky. As another warm winter approaches, the city can expect the normal clouds of smoke caused by air pollution.

But things could start to get better soon. The government is co-operating with a US-based environmental protection agency to update existing buses and trucks with clean fuel technology. The new technology could reduce air pollutants in existing diesel vehicles (柴油机) by 40 per cent. The programme will begin by testing buses in Beijing to see if the technology can be applied to them.

“We encourage the development of public transportation. But at the same time we need to reduce pollution from them,” said an official.

Efforts are being made to improve the capital’s environment with tighter controls on emissions (排放). Some heavily polluting factories and construction sites, such as those owned by the steel giant Shougang Group, have been asked to cut production in November and December or be closed.

Beijing was the third polluted city in the world at the end of last century, according to the UN. But thanks to recent measures, the capital has made some progress. Last year 224 clear days were rated as having good air quality. In 1998 the air quality index (指数) gave just 100 days as good.

“I am glad to see an improvement,” said a Senior 1 boy living in the northwest of Beijing. “Compared to other places, the air quality of Beijing is still worrying though. I hate the pollution. Once I was riding my bike in the morning when I almost had a traffic accident because I couldn’t see a car only metres away from me in frog.”

In early October, the skies were covered by such a thick fog that a display show by the visiting French air force was called off.

Rapid development, industry, traffic fumes (烟) and sandstorms from the desert all contribute to the city’s bad air.

The passage is mainly about ________?

A. a programme to improve Beijing’s air quality

B. progress made in Beijing’s air quality

C. Beijing’s air pollution

D. the difference between Hainan and Beijing

Which of the following is not the measure taken or to be taken to improve Beijing’s air?

A. Clean fuel technology will be used in public transportation.

B. Some factories have been asked to cut production.

C. Some construction sites have been told to be closed.

D. A display show of airplanes has been called off.

We can infer from the passage that, with the aim of being an ecological (生态的) city by the 2008 Olympics, ________.

A. far more still needs to be done  

B. nothing else needs to be done

C. all traffic has to be closed           

D. the development of the city has to be slowed down

Which is not correct according to the passage?

A. Beijing’s air quality is getting worse and worse.

B. Development, industry, traffic fumes and sandstorms are all the causes of bad air quality.

C. Clouds of smoke in the sky is the common feature in the winter of Beijing.

D. The government is making every effort to stop air pollution.

1.Many customers are attracted to Bei Restaurant for its ________.

A. brandy fruit cakes                                   B. song-and-dance performances

C. jewelry and leather                           D. art of sushi making

2.If you want to buy some Christmas gifts for your friends, you’d better go to _________.

A. Beijing Minzu Hotel                        B. Grand Millennium Beijing

C. The Peninsula Beijing                       D. Bei Restaurant

3.If you are sure to order delicious Turkey by Dec. 30, you can phone _________.  

A. 010-8516-2888    B. 010-6601-4466   C. 010-6530-9383    D. 010-6410-5230