It is Mrs. Brown's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are at their favorite Chinese restaurant, China Jade. They rarely go out to eat. It is expensive to eat out. They only eat out on special days. Mrs. Brown is forty years old today, so it is a very special day.

China Jade is a small restaurant. However, it is quite clean and beautiful. There are about ten tables in the restaurant. On each table, there is a red flower. The Browns came here for the first time three years ago. They came to celebrate their friend Robert's birthday. They fell in love with this small restaurant at that time.

Yan is the headwaiter (侍者领班) here. He works very hard and he enjoys his job. He likes telling jokes and many customers (顾客) like him. He knows that it is Mrs. Brown's birthday and he wants the dinner to be very special. He brings Mr. and Mrs. Brown a menu. Then he helps them order. They order vegetable soup for their first course (菜肴). For their main course, they order Peking duck. After the main course, they order a fruit salad. Yan brings them their food. They eat slowly and happily, listening to the beautiful music.

The evening is so wonderful. It is 11:00 p.m. when the Browns get home. Mrs. Brown puts her red flower from China Jade in a vase (花瓶). She is very happy. She thinks that it is not so bad to be forty years old!

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.What does the underlined word “rarely” mean in Chinese?

A. 从未

B. 很少

C. 经常

D. 一直

2.The Browns first came to China Jade _______.

A. four years ago

B. five years ago

C. for their friend's birthday

D. for Mrs. Brown's birthday

3.From the passage, we can know that _______.

A. Yan is a job-loving person

B. Yan is the Browns' old classmate

C. China Jade is quite a big restaurant

D. China Jade is far from the Browns' home

4.What foods do the Browns order?

① Vegetable soup             ② Beef noodles   

③ Fruit salad                    ④ Peking duck

A. ①②③

B. ①②④

C. ①③④

D. ②③④

5.What might be the best title for the passage?

A. A surprising dinner

B. A wonderful evening

C. The Browns' best friend

D. The Browns' favorite food

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London Wetland Centre is thought to be the European City’s best place to contact wild animals. London Wetland Centre is the UK’s most worthy(值得) of showing off, and the most exciting wildlife projects, including 43 hectares of grassland, as well as pools.

Barnes wetlands are located(位于) in the Thames. This award-winning centre always interest many scientists. There are many different kinds of animals, including the cormorant(鸬鹚),the Kingfisher(翠鸟) and the endangered water vole(河鼠).

In London Wetland Centre there are a large number of different habitats. When visiting the centre, visitors can watch movies through the video to learn more about wetlands and the knowledge of biological species(生物种).

For children, London Wetland Centre is a good choice to learn a lot about the knowledge of nature.

There are many other interesting places about wildlife. If you are interested in wildlife, why not go to London Zoo, Regent(丽晶)Park or River Thames downstream to experience the world’s most beautiful gardens. Holders of London Passes can visit them freely.

1.The Wetland Centre in the passage is in the__________ .

A. USA B. PRC C. UK D. UN

2.London Wetland Centre includes __________ hectares of grassland.

A. 4 B. 3 C. 43 D. 34

3. At the _____, visitors can learn more about wetlands and the knowledge of biological species.

A. Tower Bridge

B. London Wetland Centre

C. Big Ben

D. London Tower

4.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word ‘downstream’?

A. 干流 B. 支流 C. 上游 D. 下游

5.Two children without London Pass want to go into the London Wetland Centre. They will pay ______.

A. £4.50 B. £9.00 C. £7.95 D. £9.95

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