Cannon has s___1.___ a great interest in collecting flags(旗). At the young age of four, Cannon began studying flags, d___2.___ them in his coloring books and putting them up on his walls. During school, he studied flags and tried to find out all he could about them. After university, Cannon s__3.___ to be a lawyer(律师). During law school, he continued to collect flags. His classmates, friends, and family started c___ 4.___ him “the flagman”.

Cannon now has more than 200 flags in his collection. He shows many of them in his downtown law office. Once he d___5.___ country flags for an exhibition on the Olympics.

In addition to collecting flags, Cannon also w___6.___ about them. He has published (出版) three books about flags. He loves to h___7.___ from friends who see his b___8.___ in stores all over the world. A few years ago, Cannon’s hobby r___9.___ a new level. He entered a flag design contest and won. The country he lives in asked him to design its flag. Cannon explains his hobby this way , “Collecting flags is l__10.___ collecting pieces of history.”

1.There are           activities that people can do indoors.

            A. two                  B. three             C. four               D. five

2.People can taste food from different countries           .

            A. at Yunhai Square                      B. in the City Library Hall

       C. in the City Museum                D. in font of the City Hall

3.If someone wants to find a right job, he should           .

            A. listen to the lecture                B. buy presents

       C. bring food and drink                D. go to the fashion show

4.Mr.Lee wants to take two shirts for her wife after the fashion show, he needs to pay        .

            A. more than 200 yuan                B. at least 300 yuan

       C. less than 200 yuan                            D. nothing at all

5.If people want to get some information about some foreign countries, they can           .

            A. see the movies                                            B. go to the pop concert

       C. see the fashion show                                D. go to the library lecture

No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.

The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities, including Taipai, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support the day.

In Beijing, more and more people are joining the campaign. It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5(World Environment Day). The slogan for the day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”

So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. “We can’t control the weather, but we can choose not to drive,” said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of 2012, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period the year before. Much of the dust comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.

1.The first No Car Day fell on _______.

A. February 2^nd                   B. June 5^th                  C. July 5^th       D. September 22^nd

2._______ was the first city to have No Car Day in China.

A. Beijing                             B. Chengdu                C. Shanghai     D. Wuhan

3.What does the underlined word “slogan” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. 目的                                B. 原因                      C. 意义        D. 口号

4.How many blue sky days did Beijing have in the first quarter of 2011?

A. 63.                                   B. 52.                          C. 41.                          D. 238.

5.Which of the following statements is True?

A. China is the first country to start No Car Day.

B. No Car Day is World Environment Day.

C. No Car Day has been supported by over 1,000 cities around the world so far.

D. Much of the dust in the air comes from cars.

Sitting on exercise balls brings more than a smile to students and teachers.
Some fourth-graders at Conrad Weiser West Elementary School in Womelsdorf love their new chairs-—probably because they're not really chairs at all.
The kids are sitting on the air-filled balls. But different from those just for exercise, these have small legs that keep them from rolling. Sitting on a chair all day in school can make anyone want to move around. So, more and more teachers are letting students have a ball. By using exercise balls instead of common chairs, teachers find students' posture(姿势) and attention improved.
Dotti Pownall, a fifth-grader teacher in West Virginia, has been using balls as chairs since December 2008. "The students love them." she says. Pownall took a survey of her students. She found that 80 percent, thought sitting on the balls helped them concentrate(专注) better:
"Besides, they’re fun,b" says Pownall.
According to WittFitt,b a company that has sold balls to more than 200 schools, they can improve kids' posture and classroom behavior.
Exercise ball chairs are getting popular in classrooms, from preschool to college. Some adults (成人) even use them at work.
Lisa Witt felt so strongly about the use of balls as chairs that she started WittFitt. She said the company not only encourages the use of balls but also educates teachers and students on how to use them. "We sell balls in 24 states in America, three provinces in Canada and Japan." says Witt.
【小题1】Sitting on exercise balls can______.