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Sound of genius(天才)

Sophia Chan (Chen Qingli) is a pretty girl with a sweet smile. She is1._____ 12, but many people are2.   calling her a “young violin genius”.

Chan began to play the violin __3.the age of 4. She gave her4. show when she was 5. In 2006, CCTV-5. her a “ young star of the future”. In 2007, Sophia6.   the Gold Award (金奖) at the Youth Art festival in Germany. Also, her first violin album(专辑)7. out in May this year.

8. kids need their parents to push them to work hard. Chan, however, actively plays the violin on her own. “ Playing the violin is what I really like,” she says. “ It is my interest that pushes me to play9..”

Chan balances her violin playing with her school work. She plays her violin after school. It is usually late at night when she begins to do her homework. “I am used to it,” Chan says. “ The more you play, the more you get.”

The Longest Bicycle

The longest true bicycle was 28.1 meters long and had two wheels. It was built by the students at the  Delft  University  of Technology  in  the Netherlands. The bicycle was ridden more than 100 meters in Delft on December 11, 2002.  The Most Expensive Jeans

A pair of Levis jeans which was over 115 years old then was sold by Randy Knight to a Japanese buyer over the Internet on June 15, 2005. The jeans cost the buyer $60,000.

The Heaviest Apple

The heaviest apple weighed 1.849 kilos. It was grown by Chisato Iwasaki on his apple farm in Japan. Chisato picked the apple on October 24, 2005.                                    The Largest Mobile Phone

The Iargest mobile phone was the Sony Ericsson W810i. It was 2.50×1.14×0.49m and was measured (量) at the MTN Scien Centre in Cape Town, South Africa, on September 20, 2007.

1.The longest bicycle ______.

A. was made in the USA.

B. couldn't be ridden

C. was about 100 meters long

D. had only two wheels

2.Which of the following is NOT true about the most expensive pair of jeans?

A．It was sold over the Internet.

B．It cost the buyer $60,000.

C．It was sold to an American buyer.

D．It is more than 100 years old now.

3.According to the passage, what happened on October 24, 2005?

A．The heaviest apple was grown.

B．The longest bicycle was built.

C．The largest mobile phone was made.

D．The heaviest apple was picked.

What was the highlight *of the May Day? It was Hangzhou Bay Bridge*, which opened on that day.       

It is 36 kilometers long and the world’s longest cross- sea bridge. It begins at Jiaxing, crosses the East China Sea, and end at Cixi, about 70 kilometers from Ningbo. It will reduce* the driving time between Shanghai and Ningbo by about two hours.

A great number of the workers started to build it on November 2003, and ended in June 2007. Now the bridge has become famous. About 40,000 vehicles *can cross the bridge each day at first. This will be added to 100,000 vehicles a day in 2026. During the May Day holiday, many car owners came to the bridge as well as tourists on coaches*. So many people wanted to see the bridge with their own eyes.

As a shortcut *between Zhejiang and Shanghai, the bridge will not only improve traffic but also help economic *development in the Changjiang River Delta.

“People enjoy working in small cities like Cixi but living in big cities like Shanghai,” said a man. “With the help of the bridge, they can leave Shanghai for Cixi in the morning and go back in the afternoon. They only need to drive for about one and a half hours.”

1.Hangzhou Bay Bridge opened________.

A. in November, 2003   B. in July, 2007   C. on May 1, 2008    D. on March 1, 2008

2.It took about ___________ to finish building the bridge.

A. three years and a half   B. two years and a half  C. three years   D. four years and a half

3.Which city is not mentioned in the passage?  ___________.

A. Cixi              B. Ningbo       C. Hangzhou           D. Shanghai

4.The passage can most probably be found in _____________.

A. a text book          B. a magazine         C. a newspaper        D. a movie poster

Dear all,

Time passes without knowing．I have finally found my partner in Paris．She gives me the true meaning of love, happiness and 'also as a true friend．

Here, I want to announce that we, Paul Brown and Lisa Yang have decided to marry on 26th September,2007．The wedding will consist of a wedding promise in a church and a dinner party that will be held in Blue Sky Hotel．

As you are our friends and our relatives, all of you and also your loved ones are invited to this special day of ours．you, looking, we, all, to, forward, of, are．Thank you for your time here．

Love,

Paul & Lisa

根据上面的邀请信，完成81—85小题。

1．Paul is going to marry                                              

2．The young couple got to know each other in                                          

3．Date of their marriage：                                                                       

4．Place of their dinner party：                                                                  

5．Put the underlined words in right order：