When we think of Hollywood, we think of movies and famous movie stars. They are part of Hollywood’s history. Today people make movies in other places too. Not all famous movie stars live in Hollywood. But Hollywood is still a very special city in Los Angeles, California.
You can easily see where Hollywood is in Los Angeles. There is a big sign on the hills. It says “HOLLYWOOD”. The white letters are fifty feet tall. You can see the sign from far away. The Hollywood sign is a famous landmark in Los Angeles. Many postcards show this famous Hollywood landmark.
In the hills of Hollywood, there is also the Hollywood Bowl. This is an open-air theatre. It is one of the largest open-air theatres in the world. It has seventeen thousand seats and a very special stage. The stage was designed by the great American architect(建筑师) Frank Lloyd Wright. You can listen to all kinds of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl.

  1. 1.

    Today Hollywood is _______.

    1. A.
      a special city in Los Angeles
    2. B.
      a place where all the movie stars live
    3. C.
      a place where they make all the movies
    4. D.
      the biggest city in California
  2. 2.

    You can see where Hollywood is in Los Angeles because _______.

    1. A.
      it is a hill
    2. B.
      postcards show you
    3. C.
      there is a big sign on the hills
    4. D.
      local people will tell you
  3. 3.

    The Hollywood Bowl is _______.

    1. A.
      a place where you see movies
    2. B.
      one of the largest open-air theatres in the world
    3. C.
      a hill in Hollywood
    4. D.
      a big sign in Los Angeles
  4. 4.

    Which is not mentioned about the Hollywood Bowl?

    1. A.
      Seats.
    2. B.
      Size.
    3. C.
      Stage.
    4. D.
      Designer.
  5. 5.

    What special things can we see in Hollywood?

    1. A.
      The Hollywood hills.                  
    2. B.
      The Hollywood landmark.
    3. C.
      The Hollywood Bowl.                   
    4. D.
      Both B and C.

One day in Overtown, Florida, 3.7 million dollars fell from the sky! It happened when a truck turned over.There was money everywhere! One man said, “The streets were like gold.” Some people took off their shirts and filled them with money.
Police officers went from door to door in the neighborhood. They asked people to return the money. After six hours, the total returned: zero.
No one in Overtown was surprised. Many people in this town are poor. They need the money to buy food for their children. They think that God sent the money to them.
The police say this is a serious crime. “People took thousands of dollars. It’s not their money, and they have to return it.” The police also say it’s dangerous to keep the money because everyone knows the story from the news. People have money in their pockets and their backyards, and other people will try to steal it.
So far, only one person has returned some money. He is a firefighter. He found 300,000 dollars in a bag and gave it to the police. The people of Overtown still have the rest of the money.

  1. 1.

    People filled their shirts with the money from  _______.

    1. A.
      the sky
    2. B.
      a truck
    3. C.
      a bank
    4. D.
      a shop
  2. 2.

    What does the underlined word “crime” in the fourth paragraph mean in Chinese?

    1. A.
      金钱
    2. B.
      犯罪
    3. C.
      损失
    4. D.
      德行
  3. 3.

    Where did people hide the money they got?

    1. A.
      In their kitchens.
    2. B.
      In their bedrooms.
    3. C.
      In their backyards.
    4. D.
      In their sitting rooms.
  4. 4.

    How much money was still missing?

    1. A.
      3.7 million dollars.
    2. B.
      300,000 dollars.
    3. C.
      3.4 million dollars.
    4. D.
      700,000 dollars.
  5. 5.

    Which is the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      Money from the Sky.
    2. B.
      Police and Money.
    3. C.
      A Truck of Money.
    4. D.
      Poor People and Money.

These days, many Chinese people are happy about a piece of news. What is it? China may become the second largest economy (经济体) in the world. It's only behind the US.
But is China the second richest country, too?
No. The economy is like a cake. The US, Japan and China each makes one. China makes the second biggest cake. But lots of people have to eat it. Why? There are 1.3 billion people in China. And there are only 300 million people in the US and 127 million in Japan. So, in China, each person only gets a very, very small piece of cake. But people in the US and Japan have bigger pieces.
China is not as rich as the US and Japan. For example, in the US, in every 100 people, 75 can surf the Internet; in Japan it is 74 in 100. But in China, only 26 people in 100 use the Internet.
China's large economy brings good things. People in China have more jobs and money. We also have more influence (影响) in the world.

  1. 1.

    China is the second largest economy in the world, isn't it?
                                                         

  2. 2.

    Why isn't China as rich as the US and Japan?
                                                         

  3. 3.

    How many people in 100 can use the Internet in China?
                                                         

  4. 4.

    Who can get bigger pieces of cake, Chinese or Americans?
                                                          

  5. 5.

    China's large economy brings good things. What are they?
                                                          

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