Building a house is an operation which costs quite a lot of money.Suppose you plan to  1  a house,your first step is to find a suitable piece of  2  .You will probably try to find a sunny place,in a  3  situation。near stores and bus stops,not too far from your friends and the place where you work.

Next you will find an  4  builder.And together with the builder you will make a  5  .The builder will draw iv.The builder will also  6  the cost of your house.He will estimate(估计)the cost of the wood,the glass,and everything else that he must use in building the house.Later on,when he starts to build,this estimate must  7  ,because the prices may  8  ,and many other things may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house.

__9   the builder gives you his estimate,you may wish to change your plan.You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much,or that you can   10  a little more and add something to your original plan.

1.A.buy                 B.decorate          C.build            D.find

2.A.floor                 B.place            C.land               D.playground

3.A.mysterious          B.surprised           C.pleased            D.pleasant

4.A.excited               B.experienced          C.interesting          D.extra

5.A.map                 B.plan               C.decision           D.discussion

6.A.find out             B.carry on            C.work out          D.work on

7.A.be corrected          B.be copied           C.be read            D.be written

8.A.swap                B.change             C.exist              D.influence

9.A.When                B.While              C.Until              D.Since

10.A.cost               B.spend              C.take               D.pay for

Modern Chinese use the solar calendar(阳历)as English people do.But at the same time,they use their own lunar calendar(阴历).Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals,the rat,the ox,the tiger,the hare,the dragon,the snake,the horse,the goat,the monkey,the chicken,the dog and the pig.This list lasts for twelve years and then starts again.

Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon.And the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month.The new year always starts between January 21 and February 20.On the last day of lunar year,there is a big family dinner.All members of the family except married daughters try to be present at this meal,they have to travel many miles to get home of their parents.Everybody is very happy.After the dinner,the children keep awake to welcome the New Year.

The New Year celebrations last for 15 days,from the new moon to the full moon.On the first day,children and unmarried people go to visit their elders.

1.If next year is the year of the monkey,what was the name of last year?

A.It was the year of the horse.                B.It was the year of the hare.

C.It was the year of the rat.                   D.It was the year of the ox.

2.Suppose that next Chinese New Year's Day is on 15th February,when will people have their big family dinner?

A.On February 15.                        B.On February 16.

C.On February 14.                        D.On February 13.

3.The family usually have their big family dinner at the home of_______

A.the married son                          B.the married daughter

C.the unmarried son                        D.the parents

4.People celebrate the New Year_____

A.for 15 days

B.from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year

C.from January 21 to February 20

D.both A and B

5.From this passage we know that each Chinese month is measured by_____

A.the sun's revolution (旋转)

B.the moon's revolution

C.the earth's revolution

D.both the earth's and the moon's revolution

How often does one hear children wishing they were grown ups, and the old wishing they were young again? Each are has its pleasure and its pains,and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without washing any time in useless regrets (悔恨).

Childhood is a time when there are few duties to make life hard.If a child has good parents,he is fed,looked after,and loved whatever he may do.It’s impossible for him to be given so much again in his life without having to do anything in return.Also,life is always giving new things to the child.A child finds pleasure in playing in the rain, or in the snow.His first visit to the seaside makes him wild.But a child has his pains  he is not free to do things as he wishes.He is always being told not to do this,not to do that,or being punished (惩罚) for what he has done wrong.So his life is not quite happy.

When the young man starts to make his own living he becomes,free from the discipline (约束) of schools and parents.But at the same time he is made to accept duties.He can no longer expect others to pay for his food,his clothes and his room,but has to work if he wants to live comfortably.If he spends most of his time pitying about in the way that he used to as a child,he will go hungry.And if he breaks the law of the society as he used to break the laws of his parents,he may go m prison (监狱).If,however,he works hard,keeps out of trouble,and in good health,he can have the great happiness of seeing himself do better in his job and building up his own place in the society.Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be in,but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy.Old age should come with wisdom and the ability to help others.They can have the joy of seeing their children doing better in life; they can watch their grandchildren growing up around them and,perhaps,best of all,they can,if their life has been a useful one,feel the happiness of having come through the fight of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest,leaving others to go on with the fight.

1.According to the passage,to a child,______.

A.he is free of duties,but he is short of freedom

B.everything may give him pleasure,but he can't do anything as he wishes to

C.life is always new to him,but he can't do anything

D.he is always loved and has no worries,but he can't be happy

2.The writer mainly tells us that______

A.everyone lives a happy life                          B. each age has its pleasure and its pains

C.children are the happiest                     D.time is everything

3.A young man who starts to make his own living_______

A.can spend his time playing about in the way he used to as a child

B.can wait for others to feed him

C.is free to break the law of society

D.is happy to see himself getting on well with his job

4.In the writer's opinion,the old _______.

A.are useless people                        B.have to help others

C.have their own pleasure                    D.are the best group

5.Which period of one's life is the best according to the writer?

A.Childhood.                             B.Youth.

C.Old age.                               D.He doesn't tell us.

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