When I arrived,it was early morning and it was raining. I got out of the car,went through a gate and walked along a path. In the east,the sky was becoming light,but beside the path,it was still very dark. I knew it was there,but there was nothing to see.

After about a kilometer,a stranger appeared in front of me. “Am I going the right way?” I asked. He knew where I was going. “Yes,” he replied ,“you,get there in five minutes." Finally,I came to some rocks,and stopped. I looked carefully over them,but it was still too dark to see anything.

Suddenly,the clouds cleared and the rain stopped. The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river,far below me. I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon (大峡谷) ,one of the wonders of the natural world.

I looked down to the Colorado River about two kilometers below me. If you put three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon,they still won't reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the Canyon. How far is it? It's 20 kilometers,maybe more. Finally,I looked to my left and to my right,and on both sides of the Canyon disappeared into the distance over 400 kilometers long. The Grand Canyon is not just big. It's huge!

That morning on the edge of the Canyon,I asked myself a question. It's not “ How deep is it?” or “How wide is it?” or “How long is it?”,

but " Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder anywhere in the natural world?” I know the answer But what do you think?

() 16. The passage may come from .

   A. a guidebook

   B. a grammar book

   C. a dictionary

   D. a diary

() 17. There was nothing to see because

   A. there was nothing

   B. it was too dark

   C. it was raining

   D. it was in the morning

() 18. The writer was facing to the on the edge of the Grand Canyon.

   A. south   B. north

   C. east   D. west

() 19. The writer asked himself a question a- bout the Grand Canyon,“ ?”

   A. How deep is it

   B. How wide is it

   C. How long is it

   D. Is it the greatest wonder

() 20. According to the passage,which sen tence is NOT right?

   A. The Grand Canyon is taller than three tallest buildings in the world.

   B. The Grand Canyon is much longer than 400 kilometers.

   C. The Colorado River was about two kilometers below the writer.

   D. The writer thinks the Colorado River is the greatest wonder of the natural world.

Passage 8 

usually  leave  happy  work  wonder  educate  

fly  late  violin  guilt  word  can


On a Friday night,a poor young man was playing the violin at the entrance of the subway station. He was a 1. . The music was so great that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his hat.

The next day,the young man came to the entrance again. As 2. . He put down his hat. But this time,beside the hat was a piece of paper with some 3. on it. It said, “A George Sang has put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Welcome to get it back.Soon the people were all attracted by the words and wondered what it 4. be. After a while,a man rushed through the crowd,took the young man's shoulders and said,uI knew you would certainly come here.The young man asked,"What did you lose?” “Lottery (彩票) .” The young man took out a lottery ticket with Sang's name on it. Sang took it and danced 5. .

Sang was an office 6. . He bought the lottery and won a prize of $500,000. But when he gave $50 to the young man for his 7.

music,the lottery ticket was thrown in,too. The young man was a college student. That morning,he was going to fly to Vienna for further study. However,when he found the ticket,he put off 8. here and returned to the entrance.

9. ,someone asked the young man,“We all know you need money for your study,thafs why you play the violin in the public place.

But why you didn't take the lottery ticket to pay for your study?”He said ,“Although I don't have much money,! live happily. If I take the money,I will feel 10. I won’t be happy forever. ”

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