Bruce and his other two friends, Bruno and Dick lived in the same city in England. They were free in their summer holiday. So they came to a village by a large lake. They liked fishing very much. Then the next day after they got there, they got to a boat and went fishing in the lake. They boated farther and farther. They came to an out-of-way place. They were very happy because there were a lot of fish. When it was time for them to go home, Bruce said to his friends: “We’d better make a mark here so that we will easily find the place tomorrow.”

“You’re right.” Bruno said happily. “Let me do that.”

“How foolish,” said Bruce,” If it rains tonight, the rain water will wash the line off, and how can we find the mark tomorrow. You must cut a line with your knife.”

Dick came up to them and said angrily. “Neither of you is clever. How can we find the place if we have another boat tomorrow? We should not go back tonight.”

1.The three boys _______.

A. were all too young to go to school. B. came from the city

C. were from the workers families D. liked eating fish very much

2.The boys wanted to go to the place again tomorrow because ______

A. it was a good place B. they got a lot of fish there

C. there was a mark on the side of the boat D. they were good at fishing

3.Bruno was ready to(准备) make a mark because _______

A. he was older than his friends B. he had a pencil in his hand

C. he was the cleverest of the three D. he had the same idea as Bruce’s

4.The line they drew was not _______

A. thick B. useless C. easy D. useful

5.They should make a mark ______

A. thicker and color it red B. on the fish C. in the lake D. on every boat

A Christina from Spain

On the last day of the year, the 31st of December, people wait till 12 pm. Everybody must have 12 grapes(葡萄) to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a group. But we can’t ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look at each other and start to laugh. This tradition started in Spain long ago. One year, when there were a lot of grapes, the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve.

B Cordon from Britain

On New Year’s Day in Britain, people have parties. At 12 o’clock, the music stops, and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben, the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends. We say “Happy New Year” to each other. It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the new year. So I go and visit as many friends as I can. They all give me a drink.

C Angela from Brazil

In all cities in Brazil, we have a big party on New Year’s Eve, especially in Rio de Janeiro. People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks(焰火).We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year.

1.Who has parties on New Year’s Day?

A. People in Spain. B. People in Britain.

C. People in Brazil. D. Both B and C.

2.From the 2nd paragraph, we can infer (推断)that___________.

A. the music stops before midnight.

B. cordon can’t drink much.

C. cordon is a tall man with dark hair.

D. there are no people near Big Ben.

3.On New Year’s Day, Brazilians usually wear white clothes because_________.

A. that reminds them of their happy life

B. they hope that can bring them good luck

C. they think that they look beautiful in white

D. that’s what they have to do during the New Year

4.This article mainly tells us ________________.

A. what people in Britain do on New Year’s Day

B. when and where people have New Year parties

C. why people in different countries like the New Year

D. what people around the world do on New Year’s Day

One Sunday evening, it was quite dark when old Stanley went for his walk. He was walking along the sidewalk, Suddenly, he saw a white car coming around the corner at high speed. It was going too fast and crashed into a red car in the street where he was walking. He rushed up to the cars to see if anyone was hurt and needed help.

The two drivers were arguing.

“You came around the corner too fast,” one man said.

“No!” said the driver of the white car, “That’s not true! Your car was parked in a wrong place.”

Stanley listened to their argument and then said the white car driver was wrong to drive too fast. The driver of red car asked Stanley to prove he was right in court(法庭). Stanley gave the driver his name and telephone number.

Next Thursday morning, Stanley was asked to go to the court. The lawyer(律师) for the driver of the white car asked him a lot of questions about what he had seen. Then he asked Stanley how old he was.

“I’m eighty-two,” answered Stanley.

“Do you usually wear glasses ?” asked the lawyer.

“Yes, I do,” answered Stanley.

“Were you wearing them on the night of the accident?” the lawyer asked.

“No,” replied Stanley.

Then the lawyer said, “Why should the court believe you? You are eighty-two years old, you were not wearing your glasses, and it was dark. How far can you see in the dark?”

Stanley thought about it for a minute. “Well,” he said, “when it’s dark, I can see the moon. How far is that?”

1.The car accident happened ___________.

A. one Sunday morning B. next Thursday morning

C. one Sunday evening D. next Thursday evening

2.The cause of the accident is that ______.

A. the red car was going too slowly B. the white car was going too fast

C. the drivers were sleepy D. Stanley was in their way

3.Stanley was asked to go to the court because _________.

A. he wanted to make money B. he promised to be a witness

C. he was a lawyer D. he was badly hurt in the accident

4.Maybe the red car driver contacted Stanley by ______.

A. writing a letter to him B. sending an email to him

C. paying a visit to him D. making a phone call to him

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