This bed ________ soft and comfortable.

A. sounds B. tastes C. feels

Allen always behave ________, so many people like him.

A. politely B. friendly C. lively

一________ is it from the Children’s Palace to Xiamen Railway Station?

一About 10 minutes’ ride by bus.

A. How soon B. How long C. How far

If a driver _________ to park in the wrong place, he’ll get a fine.

A. finds B. is found C. has found

一May I use your computer? 一Sorry. I ________ on it.

A. work B. have worked C. am working

一Congratulations! You won the game.

A. It doesn’t matter B. That’s a good idea C. Thank you.

In some provinces of Canada, people celebrate Family Day on the second Monday of February. It is a holiday that gives families the chance(机会) to _____ together.

On Family Day, many people plan and take part in(参加) activities such as visiting art museums, watching movies, playing games and holding parties, with their families. Some communities(社区) plan special public _____ too. _____ the weather is usually very cold in February, some people _____ choose to stay at home. Hot chocolate and freshly made cookies are the most popular snacks for _____. Other people use the long weekend as a chance to take a short winter break, or to travel to visit friends.

On Family Day, most people have a day off work or school. Many stores and supermarkets are _____， but post offices may be open. Buses run _____ their usual timetables(时刻表).

Family Day was first _____ in Alberta, Canada in 1990. It was held to show the importance of family and home that were important to people in Alberta. Later, Family Day was _____ to other provinces, such as Ontario and Saskatchewan. British Columbia celebrated Family Day as a(n) ______ for the first time in 2013. One of the reasons for introducing Family Day was that there were no holidays from New Year's Day to Good Friday(受难节). It was such a long time.

1.A. work B. discuss C. exercise

2.A. events B. secrets C. interests

3.A. So B. Because C. But

4.A. never B. just C. ever

5.A. them B. him C. us

6.A. enough B. open C. closed

7.A. thanks to B. because of C. according to

8.A. held B. controlled C. studied

9.A. created B. continued C. introduced

10.A. success B. holiday C. weekend

Alice in Wonderland

Chapter 2

Alice was not hurt, so she jumped to her feet in a moment. She looked up, and found the White Rabbit was still in sight. She was close behind it when she turned the comer, but the Rabbit was no longer to be seen. She found herself in a long, low hall.

There were doors all around the hall, but they were all locked.

Alice walked sadly down the middle, wondering how she was ever to get out again.

Suddenly, she came upon a little three-legged table. There was nothing on it but a tiny golden key, and Alice’s first idea was that this might belong to one of the doors of the hall.

But, alas! Either the locks were too large, or the key was too small. However, on the second time round, she came upon a low curtain she had not noticed before and behind it was a little door. She tried the little golden key in the lock, and she was pleased to find it fitted!

1.The hall where Alice stayed is ________.

A. long and low B. big and high C. wide and low D. big and wide

2.What did Alice want to do when she got to the hall?

A. She wanted to know how to get some food.

B. She wanted to know where her sister was.

C. She wanted to find out how to get out again.

D. She wanted to meet the Rabbit.

3.Where did Alice find the tiny golden key?

A.  B.  C.  D.

4.How did Alice feel when the gold key fitted into a lock?

A. Tired B. Shocked C. Happy D. Interested

5.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Alice had never seen the White Rabbit before she got to the hall.

B. Some of the doors around the hall were locked.

C. Alice noticed the little door as soon as she entered the hall.

D. The passage is from Alice in Wonderland.

1.When will the concert begin on Sunday?

A. 8 p. m. B. 1 p. m. C. 2 p. m. D. 7 p. m.

2.According to the chart, the festival continues for ________.

A. 9 days B. 14 days C. 10 days D. 23 days

3.If you are free at night, you can go to the concert on ________.

A. Tuesday B. Friday C. Sunday D. Saturday

4.If you are interested in the concert, you can ________.

A. send an email B. make a call

C. write a letter D. visit the Hamer Hall

5.What is NOT true according to the chart?

A. The concert ends on July 23, 2019.

B. Mozart is one of the world’s greatest singers.

C. You can check the website for prices.

D. There is no concert in the afternoon on weekdays.

The word “chicken” is used in so many English idioms. Do you know the following?

Don’t count your chickens before they hatch The expression “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch” means “Don’t expect that all your eggs, which have been laid, will hatch.” “Hatch” is a verb, meaning the baby chicken breaks open the shell of the egg and comes out successfully. So the expression mainly means “Don’t depend on things working out just as you want them to.” this saying appears in the story The Milkmaid and Her Pail in Aesop’s Fables.

A chicken-and-egg situation

In history, philosophers(哲学家) and scientists have met this dilemma(困境): Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Aristotle thought that both the bird and the egg must have always been there. However, more recently, scientists such as Stephen Hawking have argued that the egg came before the chicken. In common speech, the term “a chicken-and-egg situation” means “a situation where it is impossible to say which of two things appeared first and which caused the other one.”

Don’t be such a chicken

There seems to be an idea in English, somehow, that a chicken is a scared bird. Maybe that’s not fair as most birds will probably fly away from you if you go towards them. But “Don’t be such a chicken” means “Don’t be so scared and get a bit more courage.” So if your friend to do something, you can say to him or her, “Don’t be such a chicken. Just have a try!”

1.The underlined word “hatch” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 孵化 B. 长大 C. 破碎 D. 出售

2.We may say “don’t be such a chicken” to someone when he _________.

A. is good at math

B. has difficulty making a choice

C. hopes things will work out just as he wants

D. is not brave enough to do something

3.Which idiom can be used when we can’t make a cause-and-effect relationship clear?

A. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.

B. Chicken feed.

C. A chicken-and-egg situation.

D. Chicken out.

4.What does the writer think of the idioms?

A. Interesting. B. Terrible. C. Meaningless. D. Useless.

5.The passage is probably from the section of ________ in a newspaper.

A. health B. geography C. nature D. culture