When talking about the 2008 Olympic Games, you must think of the host city—Beijing. But maybe you don’t think of the other six cities—Qingdao, Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang, Shanghai and Hong Kong.

Qingdao will hold the Olympic sailing competition. Horse-riding events will be held in Hong Kong. Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang and Shanghai will hold football preliminaries (预赛). Now the six cities and Beijing are busy building their Olympic stadiums.

The following form tells you more.

1. How many cities are getting ready for the 2008Olympic Games?

2. _______ will hold horse-riding events.

3. How long will football preliminaries take?

4.The sailing will be held in _______.

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

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1.The scientist died in his ____________(forty). What a pity! He should be taken good care of.

2.The dresses ____________ (they ) are made of cotton, but they sell well because of the famous designer.

3.He has done his best to give his parents a _______ (surprise) answer.

4.Would you please help us describe one of the most famous ____________ (direct) appearance in English?

5.He told me that he _____________ (return) home before 6 o’clock, but he didn’t.

6.The price of houses _______________(rise) a lot in the past few years.

7.I don’t know if they ______________(show) around the History Museum yesterday.

8.The little boy often made everyone he knew __________ (play) with him together in the past.

9. There is a risk of being killed here, so we will move to another place for        (safe)

10. As an excellent teacher, she devoted most of her time to        (teach) her students.

11．___________, our planet, Earth is becoming more and more crowded.(sad)

12．Are you certain meals in the form of pills are much___________(taste)?

13．How many___________( toy) trains does your brother have?

14．At present, it may be difficult to imagine_______________(develop) the desert.

15. The reporter            the important conference between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. yesterday. (cover)

　 American schools began in September after a long summer holidays．There are two terms in a school year：the first term is from September to January．and the second is from February to June．Most American children go to public schools．

　 High school students take only four or five subjects at a time．They usually go to the same classes every day，and they have an assignment for every class．After class they have many activities．

　 After high school，many students go to college．They can choose a small one or a large one．They usually have to pay a lot of money for college education．But there are schoolships for good students，and many college students work part time in order to get the money for education．

(　 )11．Before going to college，an American child usually has to go to a_____________·

A．public school　　　　　 B．high school　

C．small school　　　　　　 D．big school

(　 )12．Usually a term of a school year has only_________．　

A．two months　　　　 B．one month　

C．three months　　　 D．four or five months

(　 )13．How many subjects do high students take at a time?

A．nine subjects 　　　　　　B．six subjects　

C．four or five subjects　　 D．eight subjects

(　 )14．What are the scholarships for?

A．for good students　　 B．for bad students

C．for poor students　　 D．for rich students

(　 )15．What do American college students usually do in order to pay for their education?

A．ask their parents for money　　　　　 B．work part time

C．work only on holidays　　　　　　　　 D．work every day