完成句子（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）
根据汉语提示，完成句子。每空一词。
【小题1】I prefer to receive a gift that has some            (心思) behind it.
【小题2】The old lady            (在…旁边) my mother is my grandmother.
【小题3】Henry is            (想知道) how his mother made so many dishes in such a short time.
【小题4】People in Colombia are pretty            (放松的) about time.
【小题5】The dress was            (专门地) designed by the famous fashion designer.
【小题6】Now he gets up early in the morning and never            (猛冲) to school.

A Christina from Spain
On the last day of the year, the 31^st of December, people wait till 12 pm. Everybody must have 12 grapes(葡萄) to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a group. But we can’t ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look at each other and start to laugh. This tradition started in Spain long ago. One year, when there were a lot of grapes, the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve.
B Cordon from Britain
On New Year’s Day in Britain, people have parties. At 12 o’clock, the music stops, and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben, the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends. We say “Happy New Year” to each other. It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the new year. So I go and visit as many friends as I can. They all give me a drink.
C Angela from Brazil
In all cities in Brazil, we have a big party on New Year’s Eve, especially in Rio de Janeiro. People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks(焰火)。We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year.
【小题1】Picture___________ is about paragraph 1.

【小题2】Who have parties on New Year’s Day?
A. People in Spain.  B. People in Britain.
C. People in Brazil.  D. Both B and C.
【小题3】From the 2nd paragraph, we can infer (推断)that___________.

单词拼写: (共8小题；每小题1分，满分8分)
（A）根据句意，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
【小题1】The famous ________________(direct) names are almost well known to all in China .
【小题2】Seven ______________(twelve) of the students have been to the exhibitions.
【小题3】What he said drove her even ________________(mad).
【小题4】How _____________(noise) the children are playing on the playground!
（B）根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
【小题5】I have no idea _______________ (是否) to stay or leave at the moment.
【小题6】One of the ______________ (不利条件) of living in the countryside is that you can’t buy everything you want easily.
【小题7】I’m wondering if the boy was deeply __________ (影响) by some unhealthy websites.
【小题8】I sat _______________ (紧靠) the wall, so he didn’t notice me at all.

Hi Hongbo,

I’m so glad to read about the changes talking place in your city. It’s really good news that you can travel by subway in Xi’an, though there’s only one line there. Here in London we have twelve lines. By the way, we don’t use the word “subway” here. It’s American English. We call it “the Underground”, instead.

The London Underground is very famous. It’s famous for several reasons. First of all, part of the underground railway today is the oldest in the world, which opened in 1863. Secondly, the London Underground is also the first line to have electric trains, in 1890. Thirdly but not the last, the London Underground is the second largest metro system in the world, after the Shanghai Metro. There are 270 stations in the Underground and it has 402 kilometres of tracks(轨道). What’s more, the city of London itself helps make the transportation system famous! I’ve got a few photos to help you build a clear picture of the Underground in my city. They are together with this mail.

In your email, you also said workers were building more lines. I’m sure your city is developing fast. Maybe you can send me a few photos of your city today. I really want to see the changes taking place there. I’m happy for you to live there in an ancient city with such a new look!

So much for now. I’ll write soon again. Best wishes!

1. Where is the writer from？

2. The second paragraph mainly tells us        ?

3.In the email, the words “subway”, “underground”, and “metro” mean         .

4. What does the writer want Hongbo to do?