George liked flying a plane. Once he bought a small plane and learned how to fly it. He soon became so good that he could make his plane do all kinds of tricks（技巧）.

George had a friend. His name was Peter. One day George said to his friend, “ Peter, would you like to have a trip in my plane?” Peter thought, “ I’ve traveled in a big plane several times, but I’ve never been in a small one, so I’ll go.”

They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in the sky. Then they landed. After they landed on the ground, Peter said in a shaken voice（颤抖的声音）,       “ Well, George, thank you very much for these two trips in your plane.”

George was very surprised and asked, “ Two trips? ”

“Yes, my first and my last.” answered Peter.

(   )11. Peter ______ his friend’s plane.

A. had to fly in            B. was asked to have a trip in

C. was asked to fly         D. asked George to fly

(   )12. Peter went up with George in the plane because ______ .

A. he liked traveling very much      B. George was good at flying his plane

C. he had never traveled in a small plane

D. Peter could do all kinds of flying tricks

(   )13. They were in the plane for ______ minutes.

A. forty-five     B. sixty      C. thirty         D. some

(   )14. How many times did Peter travel in his friend’s small plane?

A. Once       B. Twice      C. Three times    D. Several times

(   )15. From the passage we know that ______ .

A. Peter thanked George for the nice trip

B. Peter thought it was wonderful to have such a trip

C. Peter felt surprised that his friend could fly so well

D. Peter was worried about his safety while George was doing tricks in the sky

George liked flying a plane. Once he bought a small plane and learned how to fly it. He soon became so good that he could make his plane do all kinds of tricks（技巧）.

George had a friend. His name was Peter. One day George said to his friend, “ Peter, would you like to have a trip in my plane?” Peter thought, “ I’ve traveled in a big plane several times, but I’ve never been in a small one, so I’ll go.”

They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in the sky. Then they landed. After they landed on the ground, Peter said in a shaken voice（颤抖的声音）,       “ Well, George, thank you very much for these two trips in your plane.”

George was very surprised and asked, “ Two trips? ”

“Yes, my first and my last.” answered Peter.

(   )11. Peter ______ his friend’s plane.

A. had to fly in            B. was asked to have a trip in

C. was asked to fly         D. asked George to fly

(   )12. Peter went up with George in the plane because ______ .

A. he liked traveling very much      B. George was good at flying his plane

C. he had never traveled in a small plane

D. Peter could do all kinds of flying tricks

(   )13. They were in the plane for ______ minutes.

A. forty-five     B. sixty      C. thirty         D. some

(   )14. How many times did Peter travel in his friend’s small plane?

A. Once       B. Twice      C. Three times    D. Several times

(   )15. From the passage we know that ______ .

A. Peter thanked George for the nice trip

B. Peter thought it was wonderful to have such a trip

C. Peter felt surprised that his friend could fly so well

D. Peter was worried about his safety while George was doing tricks in the sky

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1.In 1938, a radio program by actor Orson Welles announced that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. He described where they had landed and told how they were moving across the United States. Welles was so convincing that hundreds of people believed the story,and panic set off across the whole country. By the time the authorities revealed that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had fled from their homes.

One April Fool's Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti.Many people ran to their local supermarket to buy as much spaghetti local supermarket  to buy as much spaghetti as they could. 2.By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.

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Feb. 10, 2012