·Buckingham Palace

　　Do you know who lives there? Of course, the queen（女王）lives there. It was built for the Duke（公爵）of Buckingham in 1703. After that, many buildings were built there. In the Palace, there are a lot of art works. The Palace is opened to public（公众）for two months each summer.

　　·Big Ben

　　It is a very famous clock in London. It is on a tower（塔）. The tower is 316 feet high, and the clock is 23 feet wide. The minute hands are 14 feet long. It was built in 1859.

　　·Tower Bridge

　　·London Zoo

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A．help their parents

B．help the other people

C．get money for their studies

D．see interesting things

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　　Tomorrow is Sunday. I'm not going to work. I'm twenty-two. My little brother isn't going to school. He is ten years younger than 1 am. I'm going to do some shopping, my brother is going to do his homework. My parents are going to work. My father is going by bike, and my mother by bus. In the afternoon. I'm going to the park with my brother. We're going on foot. We're coming home at five. My parents are going to get home at five. After supper, I'm going to dance with my friends, and my brother is going to watch TV with my parents.

(1)My brother is ________.

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　　Tim and Li Fang are not going to have any classes next week. They're going to work on a farm instead （代替）.

　　They are going to leave at about seven thirty on Monday morning. They are going to travel （去） to the farm by bus. They are going to wear old clothes because they are going to grow （种植） rice. They are going to have fish for their lunch. They are also going to have a swim at the farm.

　　Li Fang is worried that Tim won't arrive on time to catch the bus because he is nearly always late. Li Fang often has to say to him, “Don't be late, Tim.”

　　Kate goes to the Flower Furniture（家具）Company because she wants to buy a sofa for her living room. A salesman tries to help her. First he shows her the best sofa in the store. It's made of leather（皮革）. And it's very nice. But it's very expensive. Kate is sorry because it isn't on sale（打折出售）. The salesman then shows her a white fabric sofa（布沙发）. It's comfortable. It's also cheap. But, it isn't on sale, either. Finally she sees a light green sofa at the back of the store. It s very comfortable, and it's not expensive. It's 40% off. She's very happy. She buys her favourite sofa in the store, and it's on sale. She pays $400 for the sofa.

A．If the sofa that Sue buys isn't on sale, she has to pay more.

B．The white sofa is made of leather.

C．The light green sofa is at the back of the store.

　　Tom is a postman. He gets home from work at 6∶00 today. He takes the elevator（电梯）to his sixth-floor apartment（公寓）. He opens the door and sees water on the floor. First, he goes to the kitchen and the sink（水池）isn't leaking（漏水）. Then he goes to the bathroom and the toilet isn't leaking. Finally he goes to the living room and looks up the ceiling（天花板）. The light is leaking.

　　Ten minutes later, a policeman called Tony, comes to his house. He's very helpful. They come to the seventh floor. They open the door to Mr Green's apartment. They see a lot of water on the floor. Mr Green's sink in the kitchen is leaking. There is water everywhere. Tony helps Tom turn off the tap（水龙头）. They clean up the water on the floor.

A．The sink in the kitchen.

B．The toilet in the bathroom.

C．The light in the living room.

(4) What does the word“worded”mean?

A．The toilet in Tom's apartment isn't leaking.

B．Mr Green is out.

C．Tony comes to help Tom half an hour later.

　　In the United States, many people want to save（节省）time. In many families, the husband and the wife have to work full time, so their free time is very important（重要的）for them. They look for quick ways to do shopping.

A．They did shopping in the supermarkets.

B．They went shopping in different places.

C．They did shopping in the fish market.

A．Because the husband and the wife have to work full time.

B．Because the supermarkets are far from their houses.

C．Because no one goes shopping in their free time .

(4) What does the word“bakery”mean?

A．Nowadays American people can't buy bread in the supermarket.

B．Americans have to wait for their food in the fast food restaurants for a long time.

C．Many Chinese children like fast food very much but their parents don't want them to eat it.

A．To work harder in school.

B．To play sports with friends.

C．To work hard and play sports.

　　Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on heir Hew clothes and go to visit their friends. They say“Good luck”and some other greetings to each other. People usually have a very good time during the Festival.

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A．They put on new clothes and go to the park.

B．They visit their friends and talk about the new year.

C．They are busy shopping and cleaning their houses.

D．They have a big dinner and stay up late to welcome the new year.

(4)On New Year’s Day, people say“________”to each other when they meet.

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　　John is an American boy. His family is in China now. John likes chocolates very much. But his mother doesn't give him. They are not good for him, she thinks. But John has a very nice uncle. He loves John very much, and sometimes he buys John some chocolates. Then his mother lets John eat them. She wants to make John's uncle happy. One Sunday evening John says in his room,“Please, God, give me a big box of chocolates tomorrow. because it's my birthday.”John's mother says,“God can't hear you, my boy.”“I know, but my uncle is in the next room, and he can hear.”John says.

(3)When is John's birthday according to the passage（根据文章）?