The Smiths are Americans. They are now in Beijing. This is their first visit to China.
They are going to stay in China for two months. They want to visit some cities and villages. They hope to learn some Chinese, too.
Mr. Smith is a doctor. He is going to visit a hospital in Yichang. Mrs. Smith is a teacher. She is going to visit some city schools and village schools. Their daughter is a middle school students. She wants to meet some Chinese students.
They are going to take a lot of pictures in China. When they are back in America, they will show the pictures to their American friends. They want the American people to know more about China.
【小题1】Mr Smith wants to visit a hospital because____.
A. he is a doctor B. he wants to live in China C. he’ll stay in China for a long time
【小题2】Who does their daughter want to meet?
A. Chinese doctors    B. Chinese teachers     C. Chinese students
【小题3】What are Mrs Smith going to do during her stay in China?
A. She is going to go to the hospital. B. She is going to go to her friend’s home.
C. She is going to visit schools.

Mrs Smart is going to take her son, Clark, to see an eye doctor, but Clark has school in the morning and piano classes on Monday and Friday afternoons. And Mrs Smart is free (空闲)only in the afternoon. Here are the doctor’s office hours.

【小题1】Where are Mrs Smart and Clark going?

What’s she going to be when she     ?

A. grow up  B. grows  C. grows up  D. is going to grow up

In the 1500s, South American fishermen said that the sea became warmer every few years. They gave this special event a Spanish name ’El Nino’, meaning ’the baby’. It is called ’the baby’ because it arrives around Christmas.
El Nino is a huge area of warm water in the middle of cold water in the Pacific Ocean. It happens every two to seven years. It moves around the ocean and becomes bigger and smaller at different times. This warm water affects the weather. It is always raining over El Nino. El Nino contains a lot of energy. Scientists think this energy is formed when wind comes from the northern half of the world. The winds blow across warm sea water in the south. When the strong wind hits the warm water, violent weather happens. Scientists think that El Nino existed for many thousands of years.
El Nino affects every person in the world because it affects the entire world’s weather. It can bring the rain that farmers need. It can bring storms that destroy homes. It can mean that fishermen cannot catch fish, and it can bring floods. There is nothing we can do about El Nino. It is an event of nature. We can help the world’s weather by trying to stop the greenhouse effect and air pollution. The most important job for scientists is to learn how to predict when El Nino is going to bring dangerous weather. Then, people can try to prepare for storms, floods and droughts. New technology like satellite pictures and temperature measuring equipment can help. Still, it is very hard to say when or where El Nino will cause damage.
【小题1】El Nino is ______.

Today is Friday. Betty, Lingling and Tom are talking about what they are going to do at the weekend.

【小题1】Betty is going to see a film           .