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When people travel in another city or country, they sometimes stay in the homes of the local people. This is called homestay. It is a great experience because you can meet people from a different country or city and learn something new about that place. I am Wan Li from China. I came to the UK with my friends for a short visit. We are living with an English couple, Mr and Mrs Green, in the west of London. They have a wonderful four－bedroom house. This is a new house. It has two bathrooms and a garden with many beautiful flowers. I have a bedroom of my own.

There are some shopping centres and restaurants near the house, and the house is close to an underground station. It takes about thirty minutes to get to the centre of London.

I think a homestay may be a good choice for you if it is your first time to visit abroad. The local people are friendly and willing to help.

1.The underlined word “homestay” in the passage means “________”．

A.stay at home B.stay in the homes of one's friends

C.stay in the homes of one's relatives D.stay in the homes of the local people

2.Wan Li and his friends live with ________ in London.

A.Mr and Mrs Bush B.Mr and Mrs Green

C.Mr and Mrs Smith D.Mr and Mrs Brown

3.There is ________ near the house.

A.a bus station B.an underground station

C.a train station D.an airport

4.How long does it take Wan Li to get to the centre of London from the west of London?

A.About thirty minutes. B.About thirteen minutes.

C.About twenty minutes. D.About forty minutes.

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A.lend; left B.borrow; left C.borrow; forgot

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A.can't B.mustn’t C.needn’t

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—Oh, great! ________

A.Excuse me. B.You're welcome. C.Thank you. D.Have a nice day.

阅读理解。

One year, a college in the Unites States announced that it would offer a lot of money for the pure white marigold(金盏花). The high reward attracted so many people, but in the nature, besides golden, the marigold is brown, and it is not easy to get the white one. So after they were excited for a time, many people had forgotten the announcement.

One normal day after 20 years, the college received a letter and 100 seeds of pure white marigold. It turned out to be an old woman of over 70 years old. Some experts in the college doubted it , but in order not to let her down, those seeds finally took root(根) in the earth. The miracle appeared after one year: the field was covered by pure white marigold. Therefore, the old woman who was always unknown to the public became a newfocus.

The old woman was a flower-lover. When she read the announcement 20 years ago, she got very excited like others. But her right children were totally against her decision. After all, a woman who never knew the seed genetics(遗传学) couldn’t complete what the experts could never do, so her thought was only a day dream.

Still, the old woman didn’t change her mind and went on working. She planted some of the most common seeds and took good care of them. A year later, when the marigold came out, she chose one faintest(最暗淡的) from those golden and brown flowers and get the best seed. The next year, she again grew them and chose…. Day after day, year after year, through many seasons, the old woman’s husband died, her children flew far and high, a lot of things happened in her life, but only the desire to grow the pure white marigold took root in her heart.

Finally, after 20 years on the day we all know, in the garden she saw a marigold which was not nearly white, but as white as sliver or snow.

A problem even experts couldn’t deal with was solved by an old woman who didn’t understand genetics. Wasn’t it a miracle?

To take root in the heart, even the most common seed can grow into a miracle!

1.According to the passage, ________ marigold is unusual.

A.white B.purple

C.brown D.golden

2.The underlined part “focus” is closets in meaning to “center of ________”.

A.energy B.activity

C.attention D.creativity

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A.the children didn’t agree on their mother’s decision

B.the woman needed the great reward for her big family

C.the experts also succeeded in growing the white marigold

D.the woman took good care of the flowers instead of her family

4.The woman successfully grew the white marigold at last because she ________.

A.was luckier than experts

B.put her heart into flowers

C.got support from her family

D.studies the seed genetics well

5.The passage mainly talks about ________.

A.the difficulties

B.the possibility of going beyond experts

C.the unforgettable development of marigold

D.the importance of holding on to dreams

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—________. But I don’t like fish.

A.Thanks B.Too bad C.You’re welcome D.See you

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