Department stores in the United States are very large. They are called so because they have many
different departments. For example, you can buy dresses, blouses and skirts in the Women's Clothing
Department. You can buy suits, shirts and ties in the Men's Clothing Department. Parents can buy
clothing for their children in Children's Clothing Department. And shoes, boots and sneakers are in the
Shoe Department.
     Most department stores have TVs and radios in their Home Entertainment Departments. Some stores
also have Appliance (器具) Departments. You can buy refrigerator, stoves, dishwashers, and other
appliances there.
     Do you want to read a book? Go to the Book Department! Do you want to buy a pair of earrings or
a necklace? Go to the Jewellery Department!
     There are a lot of other reasons why people shop in department stores. You can buy things at special
low prices when department stores have sales. Sometimes stores even have half-price sales!
     You can also return things at department stores. Take your receipt to the Customer Service
Department, and you can change the item (产品) or get back the money. In some stores, you can even
eat lunch or dinner in a restaurant. Department stores are great places to shop because people can get
almost everything they want in one place.

(     )1. You can buy sneakers either in the Women's Clothing Department or in the Men's Clothing
           Department.
(     )2. Most department stores sell television sets.
(     )3. If you want to buy an air-conditioner, you should go to the Jewellry Department.
(     )4. You can save money when the store has a sale.
(     )5. If you want to return something, you can be served a good meal.

     Uncle Lee is coming to have dinner with us. Mum and I go shopping.
     We don't have any meat (肉). We need to buy some. It's ten yuan, a kilo before. But now two kilos
are forty yuan.  I say,  " Mum, let's buy some fish. "  Mum answers,  " OK. "  Fish is Uncle Lee's favorite
food. We buy one kilo and a half'. We also buy some vegetables and  some chicken, but we don't buy
any hamburgers. Uncle Lee doesn't like them at all. Mum  also wants to buy me some apples.  You know
I like apples very much.  But we can't find any. We go home at a quarter to five in the afternoon.

1. How much is meat now?
A. Ten yuan a kilo.
B. Fifteen yuan. a kilo.
C. Twenty yuana kilo.
D. Five yuan. a kilo.
2. What doesn't mum buy?
A. Meat.
B. Chicken.
C. Hamburgers.
D. Mutton.
3. Uncle Lee's favorite food is______..
A. fish
B. chicken
C. noodles
D. cabbages
4. The writer's (作者的)favorite fruit (水果) is______.
A. apples
B. bananas
C. oranges
D. pears
5. What time do they go home?
A. At 5:15.
B. At4:45.
C. At 5:45.
D. At 6:30.

      阅读下面的人物信息，帮他们选出符合他们要求的最佳选项，并将其编号填写在题前的括号内。
(     ) 1. Mrs. Green doesn't like to exercise.But she likes cooking and reading books about foreign places.
(     ) 2. Lisa, a 20-year-old girl, worried about her weight. She is wondering how to 10se weight.
(     ) 3. Jack likes sports and travel. He would like something that can help him spend boring time on his
journey.
(     )4. Mr. Dean wants to improve his garden during summer, so he would like something that could help him to do that.
(     ) 5. Mary likes to look smart. When she is free, she enjoys listening to music. Now she plans to learn
something about music.
A. The new pocket MP4. This kind of MP4 fits right into your pocket. It lets you listen to your favorite
artist, even when you're on a journey.
B. Road trips, a program loved by young people, especially those fat girls. Join in it and make yourself
become thin.
C. Learn how to play the guitar. This popular video helps the beginner to become a guitar player in just 200 hours.
D. Special scissors (剪刀). This kind of tools will make it easy to deal with flowers and trees. Anyone can learn to use it quickly.
E. Singapore. The story of a city. This book is about the history, the culture, and the favorite dishes of this small country.

     Welcome to this short tour of London. In this square (广场) are standing in the middle of London.  
Opposite (对面) is the National Gallery, a museum with lots of famous paintings. Go along the red 
street to Buckingham Palace. The queen (王后)  lives here. 
     Turn left and go to the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Opposite you can see the London Eve.
 It takes you 135 meters above the River Thames. You can see most of London on a clear day.
     When you are tired, the best way to see London is by boat. You can get the boat near Big Ben. 
As you go along the river, the London Eve is on your right, near the Railway Bridge. 
      Get off the boat at Tower Bridge. Then you can see the Tower of London next to the bridge. The 
Tower of London is the city's oldest palace. It is nine hundred years old. 
      Take the boat back along the river. Get off the boat and go past the station and walk along the
 street. Opposite is the old fruit and vegetable market. They don't sell fruit and vegetables now.  There 
are stores and restaurants, and lots of street musicians. Turn  left into King's Street, and go past the
 church (教堂). You're now back where you started, at the square. Now you finish your tour.   

1. If you go to visit the National Gallery, what will you find?       

A. Lots of lovely animals.        
B. Lots of valuable plants.        
C. Lots of famous paintings.        
D. Lots of interesting books.

2. Where can you get the boat?        

A. Near Buckingham Palace.        
B. Near Big Ben.        
C. Near Tower Bridge.        
D. Near King's Street.

3. ______ is London's oldest palace.       

A. The Tower of London        
B. The National Gallery        
C. Buckingham Palace        
D. The Houses of Parliament

4. ______ is the London Eye.       

A. b     
B. c     
C. d     
D. e

5. You will not go past ______ on your way back.        

A. the station             
B. the square        
C. the park                
D. the church

     Luisa is my English teacher. She comes from New York. She is 21 years old. She likes her teaching
job. Now she works in Beijing. From Monday to Friday, she has two classes every day. She likes her
students a lot and often plays games with them in the afternoon. We all like her class. Sometimes she
reads in the reading room. Her favorite sport is tennis.
     On weekends, she often goes to see Beijing Opera. She thinks Beijing Opera is very interesting
and fun. She collects many pictures of Beijing Opera. Sometimes she goes to see her friends. She likes
singing, dancing and drawing.
      She has a pen pal in China. The pen pal is a boy. He's from Shanghai. He likes sports and Beijing
Opera. They talk about Beijing Opera in the letters. Luisa wants to go to Shanghai to see her pen pal
one day.

1. I _____ Luisa is a _____.     

A. writer's pen pal          
B. student
C. worker                
D. teacher

2. Luisa works in _____ now.     

A. Beijing                    
B. New York
C. Shanghai                      
D. London

3. Luisa's class is _____. 

A. difficult                    
B. boring
C. interesting                    
D. busy

4. Luisa likes to _____ on weekends.         

A. read in the reading room          
B. see Beijing Opera          
C. play games with students          
D. play the guitar

5. From the passage we can know _____.         

A. Luisa has a girl pen pal         
B. Luisa and her pen pal have the same hobbies         
C. Luisa and her pen pal often write e-mails         
D. Luisa and her pen pal often meet on weekends