Hi Eric,
　　We don’t have smog in Oxford. We get fog sometimes, but that’s all. Oxford is much smaller than LA. We only have about 135,000 people. I looked up the 1900 population, it was about 57,000. So it is about twice as many people, not ten times as many, like LA! Oxford is much smaller than London - London has about 7,000,000 people. So that means that LA has more people than London. LA gets hotter than Oxford. We have colder winters too – it can be -4°C in winter.
　　I’m not surprised that your new student only knew about the university. It is famous because it is one of the oldest universities in the country. There are about 18,000 students. The brother of my best friend is at Aberystwyth University, in Wales. There the population is 14,000 and half of that are students! It must be a strange place to live! There are more tourists in Oxford than students, I should think. We get a lot of tourists, all year round. We also get a lot of young foreign students because there are a lot of language schools here. You can stand in the middle of Oxford, close your eyes, and hear accents from all over the world!
　　Your e-mail friend, Ben
　　37. How many people are there in Oxford?
　　A. 5700.　 　　　 B. 135,000.　　　　 C. 7,000,000.　　　 D. 570,000.

　　38. Which of the following is TRUE?
　　A. LA is much smaller than Oxford.
　　B. LA has fewer people than London.
　　C. LA gets hotter than Oxford.
　　D. LA has colder winters too.

　　39. What is Oxford famous for?
　　A. Fog.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Universities.　
　　C. Language schools.　　　　　　　　D. Tourists.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Read and choose the correct answer.

Dear Joseph

How are you? Are you still coming to my birthday party in July? My family, friends and classmates are all coming. The party is on Saturday, July 2nd at 6:30. It's in town at Uncle Paolo's restaurant. First, we can eat and talk from 6:30 to about 7:45 and then go to a concert in Central Park. Every Saturday night, there's a free concert at 8:00. I hope you can come. You can meet my other friends and my sisters, too.

Write soon!

Eric

1．What is the reading about?

[　　]

A．Joseph's birthday party

B．Eric's birthday party

C．Uncle Paolo's birthday party

2．What can they do from 6:30 to 7:45?

[　　]

A．go to a concert

B．eat and talk

C．go to the park

3．What time is the concert?

[　　]

A．at 6:30

B．at 7:45

C．at 8:00

In America, when people say“man's best friend”, they don't mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal—a dog! These words show the friendship(友谊) between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give joy to people's lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!

Animals can help people, too. Dogs can be taught to be the“eyes”for a blind person (盲人) or“ears”for a deaf(耳聋) person. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier, too. Because of that, they bring animals into hospitals for“visits”.

Americans hold“Be Kind to Animals Week”in the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you don't live in America, you, too, can do this. How? First think about how animals make your life richer. If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food.

If you don't have a pet, be kind to animals around you. For example, if you see a street dog, just leave it alone, or make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to animals, try to speak up. As people, we must protect(保护) animals who can't speak for themselves.

(　 )16.“Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!”is used to prove(证明) that 　　　 .

　　　 A. pets have the right(权利) to inherit(继承) money

　　　 B. money can make pets happy

　　　 C. it's the best way to spend money

　　　 D. some pets are as important to their owners as their children

(　 )17. According(依照) to the passage, scientists bring the dogs to hospital because 　　　.

　　　 A. they are ill and they need to see the doctor

　　　 B. they can make the patients(病人) happier

　　　 C. they can help the doctor find out the problems

　　　 D. the doctors can do experiment(试验) on them

(　 )18. During the“Be Kind to Animals Week”, the people in America 　　　 .

　　　 A. hold pet shows　　　　　　　 B. play with the pets the whole week

　　　 C. cook delicious food for pets　　 D. make friends with other people's pets

(　 )19.Which of the following statements(陈述) is NOT true?

　　　 A. Dogs can help people in many ways.　　　 B. Dogs can help people live happier.

C. Dogs can help people make everything.　　 D. Dogs can make people's lives richer.

(　 )20. What is the main idea of the passage?

　　　 A.A lot of people are interested in dogs.　

B. Dogs can help people do many things.

　　　 C. Pets are lovely and need care and protection(保护).

　　　 D. We have done a lot of things for pets.