The Pope(罗马教皇) flew into New York for a church meeting. He was running very late and decided to take a taxi. He asked the driver if he could drive him from the airport across town in 15 minutes. The taxi driver, having recognized the Pope, quickly agreed.

However, two miles into the trip the Pope noticed that the taxi driver was driving very very slowly. The driver couldn't concentrate on driving because he was too excited about the Pope riding in his car. Finally, getting very worried and not wanting to be late for his meeting, the Pope asked the driver if he could drive. The driver pulled over and changed seats with the Pope.

The Pope began driving over 100 mph and weaving around to slow traffic to help him gain some time. It wasn't long before a police officer noticed and pulled the taxi over. As the officer .walked up next to the car, he immediately noticed the Pope and quickly turned back to his own car.

The officer radioed to his captain, "Sir, I have a problem here, I think that I have pulled over someone very very important."

" Is it the New York Mayor?" says the captain.

"No, I think this man is more important, "answered the officer.

"More important than the Mayor? Who did you pull

over, the President?" asked the captain.

The officer thought for a second and then answered "No, I think that this man is even more important than the President."

"Who in the whole world can he more important than the President "Said the captain.

"Well, sir, I don't know who he is, but the Pope is his driver.

1. How far is it from the airport to the church?

A. About 25 miles.       B. About 50 miles. C. About 100 miles.    D. About 150 miles.

2. Why didn't the Pope take his own car to the meeting? A. He didn't want to be noticed by other people.

B. Something was wrong with his driver.

C. His car was broken halfway,

D. The story didn't tell us about it.

73. What does the phrase "pull over" mean in the passage?

A. Come up to.             B. Stop.

C. Put away.                 D. Ask to come.

4. Why did the police officer turn back quickly to his own car?

A. He thought he had made a mistake.

B. He wanted to make a report to his captain.

C. He didn't want to trouble the Pope.

D. He thought the Pope had driven too fast.

5. Which of the following is not true?

A. The driver was too excited to drive fast enough.

B. The Pope changed seats with the driver so that the policemen wouldn't trouble him.

C. The Pope didn't know the traffic rules well in New

York. D. The captain didn't know who the important person was.


If you have a problem with speaking, you can do several things. Listen to English as much as possible. You can learn a poem or a song by heart. You can also learn more dialogues. And practise speaking with your friends as much as you can.

Many people find it difficult to listen to English, The answer is, to listen as much as you can. However, don't do too much at one time. It is better to practise listening for five minutes every day. Don't sit down and listen for an hour at a time. That's too much! Do choose listening passages that are interesting and not too difficult. Choose tapes on which the people speak clearly and not too fast. Take it easy at first. Success with simple tapes at the beginning is the answer. Later on you can practise with tapes that are more difficult.

Finally, how can you learn to write well? How do you use little words like in, on,of and for? There are two answers to this. First, do some study with new words. Keep a list of verb like look for, look after and so ,on. Second, read as much English as possible. There are many things that can't be learnt. You must see them in books

many times. Then you'll be able to use them correctly (IE e) yourself. So, in order to write well, you must first learn to read much.

1. This passage is about English________.

A. spelling, listening, grammar and reading

B. listening, speaking, reading and writing

C. taking exams, pronunciation, reading and writing

D. pronunciation, reading, listening and writing

2. If you________, you can speak well.

A. learn more dialogues

B. learn a poem or a song by heart

C. practise speaking with your friends as much as you can

D. all above

3.  Which of the following is right according to the passage?

A. It's better to listen to English for a long time everyday.

B. At the beginning, you'd better choose the tapes on which the people speak quickly.________

C. At first you should begin with simple tapes for listening.

D. Few people think it hard to listen to English.

4. Which of the following ways can help you to improve your written English?

A. Buy a book of writing practice.

B. Read as much as possible.

C. Do some study with new words.

D. Both B and C.


 (China Daily, March 3, 2003)

The biggest shopping center will open on March 8. Everybody with today's China Daily will get a small present that day. You are welcome. Telephone: 38990688; Address: No. 6 Xidan Road……-

(ENGLISH   NEWSPAPER,   March   19) 

English Newspaper needs a foreign editor. He (she) must have worked  in China for more   than 2  years.  British nationality is necessary. The salary is $ 100, 000 a year. The term is 3 years. In ten days this piece of advertisement will be not useful.

Telephone: 38900666;

Address : No. 6 Xinling Road……•

(CHINA FOOTBALL, February 3,2001)

Shanghai Shenhua Team Vs Beijing Guo'an Team

TIME: February 8,Sunday(3:00)

PLACE : Hongkou Stadium

TICKET PRICE;RMB:25 yuan(for adults) RMB: 15 yuan( for students)

NAME : China Cup Football Contest

COACHES: Xu Genbao. Jin Zhiyang…

 

1. If someone has a China Daily of March 3,2003,he will get a small present________.

A. every day                 B. from China Daily

C. on March 8,2003     D. On March 3,2003

2. If a British editor has worked in China for 3 years and come to English Newspaper office to ask for the job on April 1, he will________.

A. get the job               B. not get the job

C. be a good editor        D. be not useful

3.   English   Newspaper's   editor   must   be  ________

working in China for more than 2 years.

A. an Australia            B. an American

C. a Chinese               D. an Englishman

4. Where and when will the football match be?

A. In Hongkou Stadium on Sunday.

B. In Hongkou Stadium on February 3.

C. In Guo'an on February 8.

D. In Shenhua Stadium on February 8.

5. The British editor will work in the paper office for

A. a year                      B. over two years

C. three years                 D. ten days

65.  If three adults and six students want to watch the match, the tickets will cost RMB________ yuan.

A. 165         B.135       C.195     D.225

6. Which of the following is not true?

A. The shopping center is at No. 6 Xidan Road.

B.  The telephone number of English newspaper is 38900666.

C. The match is between Beijing Team and Guo'an Team.

D. Xu Genbao is a coach.

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