Hi, my name is Erik．I live in a small town in the southeast of England．In my house there are three rooms downstairs and three rooms upstairs．Now I'll show you some of the rooms．
| The fridge—This is the where mum keep things cool． Dad's computer—Not everyone in England has computer in his kitchen but my dad has． Washing Machine—Mum washes our clothes here and hangs them out in our garden to dry． |
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| A toilet． A bath—We fill the bath up with water and then climb into it to wash ourselves． A sink with two taps (one for hot water and one for cold) ． I clean my teeth at the sink and also wash my hands and face． Laundry basket—This is where I put my dirty clothes for washing． |
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| My own computer and my own television． Wardrobe—to hang my clothes in． Bookcase—for my books． My bed—My bed is high up as I have my desk and my computer under it． |
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The living room is also downstairs．It is where the television is．We eat our food and watch TV there．The three rooms upstairs are all bedrooms．
1．Where will Erik’s father go if he wants to surf the Internet?
A．To the kitchen． B．To the living room．
C．To the bathroom． D．To go upstairs．
2．Where does Erik put his dirty clothes?
A．In his bedroom． B．In the living room．
C．In a room upstairs． D．In the bathroom．
3．If Erik wants to watch TV，he may go to ．
A．his bedroom or the living room B．the kitchen or the living room
C．the living room only D．the bathroom or his bedroom
4．The best title for this passage is ．
A．I love my bedroom B．My family and my house
C．Inside an English house D．Houses in England
Every scientist has a childhood dream．A scientist in China once had a dream．He wished to grow a new type of rice．This new type of rice would be as big as peanuts．This person is Yuan Longping--“Father” of Hybrid rice（杂交水稻）．
Yuan Longping was born in 1930．He graduated from the Southwest Agricultural（农业）University in 1953．He came up with an idea for a Hybrid rice in the 1960s．Since then，he has devoted himself to research and to the development of new varieties．
In 1973，together with other people，he succeeded in the development of Hybrid rice．This made China a worldwide leader in rice production（生产）．In 1980，the technology（技术）for hybrid rice was introduced to the United States．Now his “super rice” has been introduced to more than 20 other countries．
Because of Professor Yuan's hard work，China now produces enough rice to feed her people every year．Last November an online survey showed that most Chinese believed that Yuan deserved（应得）a Nobel Peace Prize．
In his spare time．Yuan Longping loves playing the violin and listening to music．Every night，he reads for half an hour before he goes to sleep．He likes swimming，too．It is said that Professor Yuan is one of tile richest people in China．But he cares about nothing but his research．
1．What was Yuan Longping's childhood dream?
2．What are Yuan Longping's hobbies?
3．The underlined word “her” in 4th paragraph means ．
4．Seven years, after tile successful development of Hybrid rice，it was introduced to ．On the map No． is where tile country is．
5．According to the following explanations of the word “variety” in a dictionary，the word “varieties” in 2nd paragraph probably means ．
| variety |
n．1．多样化的；变化：give ~to the programme 使节目丰富多彩／His writing lacks ~．他的文体缺乏变化。2．种类：a choice ~ of black tea特级红茶／varieties of cloth各种布匹 3．种种：Iron has a variety of uses．铁有种种用处。4．【生】变种；品种；【语】异体：a new variety of apples苹果的新品种
1. Drinking chicken soup is good for a cold ________ .
