Do you know how to play a game called "Musical Chairs"? It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs, some people and some ways of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument if someone can play it. You may use a tape recorder. You can even use a radio.

Put the chairs in a line. The chairs may be put in twos, back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it.

The game is easy. When the music starts, the players walk around the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction, of course, they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow, they should walk slowly.

The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops, the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on, he drops out. Then, before the music starts again, one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again, one more player will be out.

At last, there will be two players and one chair. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.

1.If ten people are playing musical chairs, you must begin with _______.

A.ten chairs B.nine chairs

C.eleven chairs D.one chair

2.Which of the following is not suitable for playing musical chairs? _______.

A.A piano B.A radio

C.A telephone D.A tape recorder

3.The chairs should be put _______.

A.with the desks B.before the winner

C.in a line D.all over the room

4.When the music starts, the players must _______.

A.walk around the chairs B. run about the room

C.sit on the chairs D. jump around the chairs

5.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.The game “Musical Chairs” is not difficult to learn.

B.The game “Musical Chairs” needs some chairs, some people and some music.

C.The winner sits on the last chair when the music stops.

D.If the person plays music, he can see the people in the game.

You may have heard of the famous saying, “East or west, home is the best.”

What does the word “home” mean to you? How do you say the word in French? In Chinese? In your language? Although people usually know what the word means, it sometimes has no exact translation. It’s not surprising, because the idea of home is “ different from country to country and from person to person”. A home is more than a roof and four walls. It’s the cooking ,eating, talking, playing and sleeping that go on inside. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.

Homes look different in different countries. They also have different things inside. For example, in cold northern Europe, there’s a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it, In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it’s more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows and cool stone floors.

We asked some people about their homes.

How often do people move house in your country?

“ In my country many people don’t stay in one place for a very long time. They often move every ten years or so.”

------Cheryl, Boston, USA

What are the features of homes in your country?

“ In Britain, even in town, there’s always a garden. We have separate bedrooms and living rooms. But we don’t often have balconies. The weather isn’t warm enough!”

------Pat, Exeter, England

1.The word “home” sometimes has no exact translation because .

A. people can’t find this word in the dictionary

B. no one knows what it is

C. it may have different meaning in different people’s eyes

D. people can’t understand each other very well

2.According to the passage, at home, you can do everything except .

A. making friends

B. cooking and eating

C. playing and talking

D. sleeping and relaxing

3.Why is it important to keep the heat out of houses in the southern Europe?

A. Because they want to breathe fresh air outside.

B. Because there is a fire in the living room.

C. Because they wear heavy clothes all day long.

D. Because the sun there shines a lot.

4.From the third paragraph, what kind of homes have depends on .

A. whether they are rich or not

B. the climate they have

C. how old they are

D. whether they live in the city or countryside

5.Which one of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. People in Britain seldom have balconies because it’s so hot outside.

B. Some Americans move house several times during their lifetime.

C. Homes look the same in different countries.

D. Houses in northern Europe have big windows and cool stone floors.

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