2．The spy was going to give Lane some important _________.

　 　A．papers　　　　 　 B．information　 　　　 C．orders　 　　　　　　 D．advice

1．Which of the following statement is true?

　 　A．Sitting on the bench, Lane repeated his orders to himself.

　 　B．Lane would read about the plans in the newspaper.

　 　C．The man Lane was expecting didn't arrive on time.

　 　D．The man who suddenly appeared was not the one Lane was waiting for.

4. From the passage we can know that _________.

A．the same language always sounds the same

B．Americans can’t understand the Queen’s English

C．English boys and girls never eat candy

D．People watch TV in both England and America(DBAD)

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 E

Lane waited on the bench nearest the bridge, as he had been instructeD． The strong wind blew straight across the river, and he had to put his overcoat closer about him.

　　 He went over his instructions in his minD． The spy would appear at four o'clock. He would talk to Lane for a while, after which he would get up, leaving his newspaper behinD． The plans would be found inside.

　　 A distant clock began to struck the hour. As if from nowhere, a man appeared and sat down beside Lane, placing his newspaper on the seat between them. He was thin and middle-aged, and seemed in need of a good meal. He didn't look like a successful spy, Lane thought. His talk about the weather was uninteresting.

　　 A few minutes later he got up and continued on his way. Lane picked up the paper which lay on the bench, as if he wanted to read the news. He was excited to see the plans, stuck on the center page. At that moment, however, there was a strong gust of wind which lifted the newspaper into the air, like a kite, and blew it into the river.

3. An American might have trouble understanding the English. It is mainly because _______.

A．some of the words the English use are different

B．American English is only used in America

C．The English speak another language

D．The people in England pronounce just as their Queen does

2. The English call it “telly” but the Americans call it ________.

　　　 A．candy　　　　　　　　 B．TV　　　　　　　　　　 C．movie　　　　　　　 D．flick

1．In English the “Queen’s English” is spoken by all ________.

　　　 A．the people　　　　　 B．children　　　　　　　 C．Americans　　　　 D．announcers

4. The largest McDonald’s restaurant is in Beijing probably because ____.

　　　 A．people in Beijing like the food best　　　

　　　 B．the food is cheap enough for Chinese

　　　 C．the largest market is in Beijing, China　

　　　 D．the weather in Beijing is fine all the year round(DBDC)

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　D

At times, English can sound as different as another language. It is spoken by one out of ten in the world． Yet there are many differences between the “Queen’s English” and American English.

　　　 In England, the Queen’s English is the way radio and TV announcers say words. It is thought to be the most correct to pronounce words. When the doctor asks you to say “ah”, you are using the sound that the English use in the words “bath” and “dance”.

　　　 Word can have different meanings, too. English children go to a “sweets shop”, American children would visit a candy store. They watch the “telly”, Americans watch TV. The English go to “flicks”, while Americans go to movies.

3.　 What was the idea that Mr. Kroc wanted to buy?

　　　 A．Hamburgers.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Menu with few choices.

　　　 C．Chain restaurants.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．The “drive-in” restaurant.

2. Why was the first McDonald’s restaurant different from other restaurants?

　　　 A．It was next to the road．　　　　　　　　　　 B．Customers could order from their car.

　　　 C．The food was made quickly.　　　　　　　　 D．The restaurant served hamburgers.

1．Who owned and operated the first McDonald’s restaurant?

　　　 A．A company.　　　　 B．Ray Kroc．　　　　 C．A cook.　　　　　　 D．Two brothers.