Uncle Sam and Aunt Kate came to visit us from America last weekend. This was  36 first time to come to Hong Kong. Yesterday my family showed them around Hong Kong.

We got up early in the morning and had breakfast at home. First, we went to the tram(有轨电车) station and   37  a tram. This was Uncle Sam and Aunt Kate’s first   38   on a tram. They thought that it was    39   and they liked the “Ding! Ding!” sound. We    40   the tram at Central. Then we took a boat to Tsim Sha Tsui. On the way, Uncle Sam took a video of many buildings. The wind blew softly on our faces. We    41   a lot.

After having a rest, we went to a restaurant for      42   . It was famous for nice food. We   43   a lot of food. I liked pork pies best    44   I ate three. Aunt Kate liked rice dumplings most. After lunch, we went to the Avenue of Stars. Uncle Sam and Aunt Kate were very    45   when they saw the signatures(签名) and handprints(手印) of some famous stars. But it was a little fun to me. In all, we had a good time that day.

BEIJING--Lights went out for an hour at some famous landmarks and homes all over the world on March 28 for Earth Hour 2010. It is a global event created by the WWF(World Wildlife Fund) to make people pay more attention to climate change.
From the Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge to the Eiffel Tower in Pari sand London’s Houses of Parliament, lights went out to encourage people to cut energy use.
Organizers said the action showed that a great number of people wanted the government to take measures to fight global warming by the end of 2010. "We have been dreaming of a new climate deal for a long time," said Kim Carstensen, head of a global climate organization. "Now we’re no longer alone with the dream. We’re sharing it with all these people turning off their lights," he said.
Australia first held Earth Hour in 2007 and it went global in 2008, attracting 50 million people. WWF is hoping one billion people from 1,000 cities in nearly 90 countries will take part in the event.
Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, the Bird’s Nest in Beijing and many other famous buildings in China also joined in this event.
【小题1】The event "Earth Hour" was created to make people pay more attention to __
A. Sydney Opera House    B. climate change           C. March 28
【小题2】According to the passage people who took part in the event__ on March 28.
A. turned off the lights for one hour     B. turned down the lights for 2 hours
C. turned on the lights for 3 hours
【小题3】         created Earth Hour event first in     
A. America, 2008          B. Canada, 2010            C. Australia, 2007
【小题4】__ famous landmarks are mentioned in the passage.
A. Four                    B. Five                     C. Six
【小题5】The Earth Hour event was created by __
A. Global Climate Organization    B. World Wildlife Fund    C. Kim Cartensen

When I was young, I wanted to be a model, so when a national competition was nearby, I asked my parents to take me for an audition(试演) and they agreed, I was selected and told I had potential. They said that for only $900 I could attend a weekend event that a number of the most famous modeling agenies(中介) from around the world would attend. At 13, my hopes of fame and fortune(名利) clouded my judgment and I begged my parents to let me go. We have never been rich, but they saw my enthusiasm and at last they agreed.

I imagined being signed by some famous model companies. For .months, any boredom or disappointment that I faced disappeared because I knew I would soon have the chance to be a real model. I thought I would appear in the covers of famous magazines!

Of course, I wasn't signed, but what hurt the most was being told that if I grew to 5'9' (about 1.75 meters) I could be a success. I sprayed for a growth spurt(冲刺) because I could not imagine giving up my dream. I met with a local modeling agency and the agent required $500 for classes, $500 for a photo shoot(拍摄), and $300 for other fees. My parents only agreed after hours and hours of my begging.

The agency sent me out on a few auditions but with every day I did not receive a call, I grew more disappointed. The final chance came in July after I had decided to focus on commercial modeling. There was an open call(公开挑it) in New York City. We spent hours driving and spent another few hours waiting, only to be told that I was too short, I could hardly stand it.

Years later, I realize that the trip to New York was good as it made me notice I didn't actually love modeling, just the idea of it.1 wanted to be special and I naively(天真地)decided to reach an impossible goal. The experience has made me stronger and that will help me in the future.

1.The author wanted to be a model, because_______.

A．she won a national contest

B．she wanted to be famous and rich

C．she was urged by some modeling agencies

D．she had full potential to be a successful model

2.The author's parents' attitude toward her dream is_______.

A．encouraging       B．doubtful          C．worried           D．excited

3.The author finally stopped dreaming to become a model mainly because_______.

A．her parents were strongly against it

B．she realized that it was impossible for her.

C．even a local modeling agency turned her down

D．she realized that she didn't actually love the idea of modeling

4.From her experience of struggling to be a model, the author learned that

A．where there is a will there is a way

B．being a model is not so easy

C．we should have our own judgment and should not just follow others

D．we might set unpractical goals but the experiences can help us grow.

A.根据汉语或英文提示，结合句意，填上适当的单词
【小题1】The excited people were shouting with _______________(激动)
【小题2】The book________（写 ）by the famous writer has just come out.
【小题3】Don’t argue with me. I’ll spend as much time as I can__________(解释) it to you.
【小题4】I have no _______(选择)but to do my homework..
【小题5】Forests are ________(消失) faster than we think.
【小题6】The victim had a lot of _________(敌人) before, so it’s difficult to know who the murderer was.
【小题7】It was a great success and she became famous ___________(立即)。
【小题8】Thursday is the ______(五) day of a week.
【小题9】The host came to the stage, _________(hold) a microphone in his hand.
【小题10】He was ______(terrible) ill and was sent to the hospital at once.
【小题11】He was seen ________(attack) the victims with a sharp knife at that time.
【小题12】Some famous stars will be ______(interview) about their recent work.
【小题13】What he did still ______(make) us feel very sad now.
【小题14】He _______(prefer) tea with nothing when he was here several years ago.
【小题15】She devoted much of her time to ________(help) poor children in the world.

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）

The book The Crying Sea is for children. It is written by Simon Walker. It’s   1     the sea. It tells us about different   2    of water pollution and the things we can do to keep the sea   3   . It also tells us the different ways we can   4    the seas. In this book, Simon Walker said: “Three quarters of the earth is water.   5    thousands of years, the seas have helped _6_    by giving us food and water. Now, we are feeding them dirty water from factories and rubbish from our homes. The seas are ___7_   because they are very sick. Please help to save them.”

You can _8   many wonder photos of the sea in this book. There are also beautiful photos of sea _9    like whales, and seahorse. You can see pictures of some famous dolphins. I think this is a very  10_   and useful bool.