39. English is a      (外国的)language to Chinese students.

38. Abraham Lincoln was famous as one of the greatest American      (总统)

37. Let's go and      (喝彩)for our school volleyball team.

36. There is much traffic on the      (主要的)road at weekends.

It's so beautiful outside that spending the day in the office would be very boring. So why not take the vacations off? A new survey (调查)found that 31% of US workers don't always take all of their vacation days. Americans have 12 vacation days on average (平均)each year,but they give back an average of 3 vacation days each year.

So why don't they use up their vacation days? Some say that they prefer to get money back for their unused day;some busy workers say that they just can't leave their work. Americans have fewer vacation days than workers in any other country surveyed.

The French think that their vacations are of great importance. French workers get an average of 39 vacation days,and 40% plan to take at least one three-to-four-week vacation. Workers in Sweden receive an average of 25 vacation days a year,but they can't find time to use them all. More workers there return vacation days than any other country surveyed.

British workers have the longest working week in Europe (欧沙l、l). with 23 vacation days-—the shortest vacation. So they feel overworked. 75% say that their weekends or vacations are too short and 40% would give up a day's pay for one more vacation day.

(   ) 31. How many vacation days do Americans really have on average each year?

A. 9. B. 12. C. 15. D. 23.

(   ) 32. Which country has the most workers working during the vacation days?

A. America. B. France. C. Sweden. D. Britain.

(   ) 33. In which country do people love taking vacations best?

A. America. B. Sweden. C. France. D. Britain.

(   ) 34. The underlined phrase "give up" means "       " in Chinese.

A.用完     B.赚取     C.节约    D.放弃

(   ) 35. Which of the following is true?

A.   Some American workers are too busy to leave their work.

B.   French workers can all take one three-to-four-week vacation.

C.   Swedish workers can enjoy all of their vacation days.

D.   British workers have the fewest vacation days of all the countries surveyed.

One day,Mrs. Shelley took her son Roy to a department store to buy a pair of shoes for herself and a sweater for him.

At the entrance to the department store,a young lady showed her the way to the clothes department. They could buy the sweater on the second floor and the shoes on the fourth floor.

Roy wanted a dark green sweater,but Mrs. Shelley did not think the colour suited (合适)him. She said light green was better. Light green was not Roy's favourite colour,but he did not hate it,so they bought it. Roy saw a nice yellow T-shirt and wanted to buy it too,but he could not find one in his size.

They took the lift up to the fourth floor. Mrs. Shelley wanted to buy a pair of brown shoes,but there were not any brown shoes. The shop assistant said white might be suitable for her as people usually choose to wear light colours in summer. At last,she bought a pair of white shoes although they were a bit expensive.

(   ) 26. Why did Mrs. Shelley take Roy to a department store?

A. To buy a pair of shoes for Roy.

B. To buy a sweater for herself.

C. To buy a pair of shoes for herself and a sweater for Roy.

D. To buy a dress for herself and a pair of shoes for Roy.

(   ) 27. Where could they buy the sweater and the shoes?

A. They could buy the sweater on the third floor and the shoes on the fourth floor.

B. They could buy the sweater on the fourth floor and the shoes on the fifth floor.

C. They could buy the sweater on the second floor and the shoes on the fourth floor.

D. They could buy the sweater and the shoes on the first floor.

(   ) 28. Why did they NOT buy the yellow T-shirt?

A. Because it did not fit Roy. B. Because it was too expensive.

C. Because it was not fashionable. D. Because it was not of good quality (质量).

(   ) 29. What colour of shoes did Mrs. Shelley want to buy?

A. Light purple. B. Dark red.   C. White. D. Brown.

(   ) 30. What do we know about the shoes Mrs. Shelley bought finally?

A. They were made in China. B. The price was suitable.

C. They were quite cheap. D. They were a bit expensive.

Dear Laura,

Thanks for your email. Yes,I am having a great time on my exchange program in France. It's even⁽¹⁶⁾    than I thought. I was a bit nervous before I arrived here,but there was no reason to be. My host⁽¹⁷⁾       are really nice. They go out of their way to make me ⁽¹⁸⁾       at home. And you wouldn't believe how ⁽¹⁹⁾      my French has improved! Although I still make lots of mistakes,it doesn't worry me like it⁽²⁰⁾       My biggest challenge (挑战)is learning how to behave (表现)at⁽²¹⁾      table. As you can imagine (想像)， things are really different from the way they are at home. For example,you shouldn't eat⁽²²⁾      with your hands except bread,not even fruit.⁽²³⁾ thing is that it is very rude to say you are full. If you don't want any more food,you should just say "It was delicious." I have to say that I find⁽²⁴⁾      difficult to remember everything,but I am getting used to things. Hope you are ⁽²⁵⁾      a good school year. Please write to me soon. 

                                                      Yours,Wang Kun

(   ) 16. A. good    B. better C. bad    D. worse

(   ) 17. A. sister    B. brother C. family    D. school

(   ) 18. A. stay    B. like C. miss    D. feel

(   ) 19. A. fast    B. quick C. good    D. many

(   ) 20. A. is    B. does C. was    D. did

(   ) 21. A. breakfast    B. lunch C. dinner    D. supper

(   ) 22. A. something    B. everything C. anything    D. nothing

(   ) 23. A. One    B. The other    C. Another D. Other

(   ) 24. A. it    B. that C. this    D. its

(   ) 25. A. starting    B. having C. getting    D. passing

(   ) 15. Bill and his brother are too busy to help us. Let's do it      

A. themselves    B. himself C. ourselves    D. yourself

(   ) 14. If you feel sick,you      us in the game this afternoon.

A. needn't to join B. needn't join in C. don't need to join D. don't need join

(   ) 13. There are always many amazing things for people in that museum.

A. look at    B. look C. to look    D. to look at