FOUR STATES OF THE USA

Name	Alaska	Georgia	Hawaii	Massachusetts
Time to join the USA	Jan. 3rd,1959	Jan. 2nd,1788	Aug.21st,1959	In 1799
Area	1 518 800 km2	152 488 km2	16 705 km2	21 385 km2
Population	6 700 thousand	969 million	1 211 thousand	6 449 thousand
Time zone (地区)	9 hours behind Greenwich Time	5 hours behind Greenwich Time	10 hours behind Greenwich Time	10 hours behind Greenwich Time
Feature	Plenty of oil Over 3000thousand lakes	Peanuts Chickens and eggs	132 islands The American Pacific Naval Base (太平洋海军基地)	Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

FOUR STATES OF THE USA

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1.Of the four states, Massachusetts is the     largest in area in the USA.

A. first                   B. second                  C. third

2.The time when Hawaii joined the USA is       that of Alaska.

A. earlier than             B. the same as             C. later than

3.If it is 3:00 p.m. in Georgia, it is       in Massachusetts.

A. 10:00 a.m.               B. 2:00 p.m.                   C. 8:00 p.m.

4.From the information in the form we know that       .

A. the population of Alaska is larger than that of Georgia

B. Hawaii and Massachusetts are in the same time zone

C. Georgia has a very important naval base

5.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the information in the form?

A. When you come to Georgia, you’ll see many islands.

B. There are more than 3 thousand lakes in Alaska.

C. Massachusetts is famous for education in the world.

Mr. and Mrs Black live in a small house near London with their children. Usually Mr Black comes back from work very late. At that time, his wife and the children are sleeping. So he opens the front door of his house with his keys and comes into the house quietly.
One night he comes home very late. It is 11:00 p.m. But he can’t find his keys. He rings the bell(门铃). Nothing happens(发生). He rings it again. Again nothing happens. No one can hear it. Mr. Black knocks on the bedroom window. He calls his wife’s name. He shouts but his wife doesn’t wake up. At last he stops and thinks for a few minutes. Then he begins to speak like a small child. “Mother,” he says. “I want to go to WC.” Mrs Black wakes up at once (立刻). Then he speaks to her, and she opens the door for him.
【小题1】Mr. Black and his wife live in ______.

Mr. and Mrs Black live in a small house near London with their children. Usually Mr Black comes back from work very late. At that time, his wife and the children are sleeping. So he opens the front door of his house with his keys and comes into the house quietly.

One night he comes home very late. It is 11:00 p.m. But he can’t find his keys. He rings the bell(门铃). Nothing happens(发生). He rings it again. Again nothing happens. No one can hear it. Mr. Black knocks on the bedroom window. He calls his wife’s name. He shouts but his wife doesn’t wake up. At last he stops and thinks for a few minutes. Then he begins to speak like a small child. “Mother,” he says. “I want to go to WC.” Mrs Black wakes up at once (立刻). Then he speaks to her, and she opens the door for him.

1.Mr. Black and his wife live in ______.

A．a small country                         B．London city

C．a house but not big                      D．a small town

2.Mr. Black usually comes back______.

A．not very late

B．before his family go to bed

C．after his family go to bed.

D．at about 10.p.m.

3.Why can’t Mr. Black open the door?

A．Because he comes home late.

B．Because he can’t find the key to the door.

C．Because his wife is not at home.

D．Because he doesn’t ring the bell.

4.Mr Black speaks like a little child because ______.

A．he looks like a child

B．he wants to wake up his children

C．he wants to wake up his wife

D．he wants to go to WC

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Mr Black often can’t come into the house.

B．One night Mr Black comes back early.

C．Mrs Balck often waits for Mr Black at night.

D．At last Mrs Black opens the door.