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Do you like table tennis? If you had traveled to cities in the UK like London or Birmingham last summer, you might have seen one of the dozens of free tables that were there as part of a project （项目） called Ping!.

What is Ping!?

Ping！is a three-year table tennis project. It has been running since 2010 and this year, 2012, is the final year. The idea is to put free table tennis tables in eight different towns in the UK for four weeks during the summer. Each table comes with its own bats and balls and is free to play. You can find the tables outdoors.

What does Ping! hope to achieve?

It would be great if Ping！helped find a new Olympic table tennis star but what Ping! really hopes to achieve is just to get people playing and having fun together. "Putting a ping pong table on the street gives people a chance to connect with other people," said Meera Sodha , Ping! Project Manager.

One of the towns that took part in the project was Hull, a city in England. Forty-five tables were put into the city. Jakob Adamski, an ESOL student learning. English, said, "I really enjoyed playing table tennis in the park. It was also a good way for me to practice my English and meet people."

【1】When did the Ping! project start?

A. Last summer. B. Last winter.

C. In 2010. D. In 2012.

【2】What's the Ping! project?

A. /span>Choosing table tennis stars.

B. Holding table tennis matches.

C. Teaching people how to play table tennis.

D. Putting free table tennis tables in some towns.

【3】The purpose of the Ping! project is

A. to help people practice English

B. to invite people to visit the UK cities

C. to get people to play and have fun together.

D. to encourage people to take part in the 2012 Olympics

Kang kang 【1】 his friends all like animals. On Sunday.

They often go to the 【2】 . Kangkang likes monkeys very much. He thinks they are so 【3】 . Michael likes pandas because they are cute. The color of panda is black and 【4】 .

Jane’s favorite 【5】 is elephant. Elephants are kind and they have long 【6】 . What about Maria? She 【7】 tigers. They are very strong. There is a tiger show in the zoo 【8】 10 a.m in the morning. So they often have a 【9】 time there. When they go home, they say 【10】 to their animal friends.

Another reason people【5】home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love. A parent【6】makes some cookies is not just satisfying a child’s sweet teeth. He or she is sending a message. The message says, “I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in fifteen minutes【7】I let you.”

There is also something【8】the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking pleases people of all ages. It makes most of us【9】good and we realize that we are loved by others, even if we are the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake making, stop for a moment and pay【10】to your mood.

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
D

Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would think of Confucius(孔子), whose birthday was September 28. Although he lived over 2, 000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution(贡献) to the education today.
Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies in Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn't give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.
Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children from noble families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3, 000 students in his lifetime.
Today, people still follow Confucius' lessons. He told us that we all have something worthy to be learned. “When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them.”
He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled (困惑的). All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”
Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.” he said.
（1）Confucius learned music, history, poetry and sports _________as a child.
A.by teaching himself at home
B.with the help of his mother
C.by going to school
D.by visiting many famous teacher
（2）The underlined word “noble” in Paragraph 3 has the closest meaning to ___.
A.poor
B.bright
C.rich
D.cute
（3）The correct order of the following statements is __________.
①Confucius worked to help his mother as a child.
②Confucius educated about 3, 000 students in his lifetime.
③Confucius'father died.
④Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.
A.③①④②
B.②③④①
C.①③②④
D.④③①②
（4）Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.All study but no thinking makes people puzzled.
B.No one has something worthy to be learned.
C.All thinking but no study makes people lazy.
D.A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.

【1】You can ______ at Lisa’s Gym.

A．watch a movie B．find a job

C．listen to a concert D．play basketball

【2】Mr. and Mrs. Smith and their 14-year-old son want to go to the concert. They have to pay ______ for the tickets.

A．￥120 B．￥180 C．￥300 D．￥240

【3】Linda wants to find a job during her winter holiday. She can ______ for more information.

A．call 8124697 B．go to Huachen Cinema

C．call 2133730 D． to the Children’s Palace

Great white sharks have become well known in a bad way, for being scary. 【1】 . However, you are more likely to be hit by lightning than attacked by a great white shark.

One reason why people don’t like great white sharks is that they are huge. They grow to be nearly 21 feet long and can weigh up to 5,000 pounds. That is about two cars long! But the size is not typical. Most great whites are smaller, about 10 to 15 feet long. 【2】 .

Great whites are called apex predators（捕食者）because they are at the top of the food chain. They have no predators and aren’t that picky about what they eat. Great whites are known to eat fish, squid, other sharks, otters, turtles, dolphins, whales, seals, and sea lions. 【3】 . Great whites also eat carrion, which is the remains of dead animals floating（漂浮）in the water.

【4】 . They have 3,000 teeth, and each is up to 3 inches long! Their very sharp teeth are shaped like triangles and have rough edges that tear into things. Great whites don’t even chew their food. They just swallow it down. 【5】 .

But, like other sharks, great whites don’t intentionally（主动地）eat or attack humans. So swim without fear.

A. That’s still longer than one car, though

B. Those last two kinds are their favourite food

C. Movies and popular stories make them scary

D. A big meal can satisfy a great white shark for about two months

E. Another reason why people fear great whites is their frightening teeth

Before, the train had been very quiet. Some people were resting while others were reading books or listening to music. Suddenly, a group of Chinese people laughed loudly as they played a game of cards.

“I would usually be very happy to meet people from my own country. But at that moment, I wanted the ground to open up and swallow ( 吞没 ) me.” Zhang said.

As it becomes easier for Chinese people to get visas( 签证) to foreign countries, more and more of them are traveling abroad. However, their bad manners have given them a bad reputation.

A recent U.S. survey of 5,600 people five countries showed that Chinese people are the second worst tourists. The worst are American tourists.

Chinese always talk loudly in places like cafes and museums. They also spit (吐痰 ) and litter whenever they want and jump queues. Some Chinese tourists also like to write or draw pictures on famous buildings. In Singapore, Chinese tourists are fined( 罚款) because they were smoking in Non-smoking areas.

Some people may say that they can do everything that they want because they spend money in the country. In fact, this is not true. Besides enjoying ourselves, we should respect local customs and take care of the environment.

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你的朋友要从Queensway去Westminster, 因从未坐过地铁而求助于你。请根据所给地铁线路图的信息，在短文的空白处填写相应的地铁或站名，完成一份最佳线路的说明。

As there is no direct train from Queensway to Westminster, you may go this way. First, try to find Line 【1】 and get on the train at Queensway. When it reaches 【2】 , get off because you have to move to another train there, a train which runs on Line 【3】 . By the way, there is only one stop on the way. That is to say, when you pass 【4】 , it’s time for you to get ready as the next stop is 【5】 and that is where you should get off.