25、English is very important

     English is the most widely used language in the world. It is one of the working languages at the United Nations.  It is used in education, science, medicine and other fields. And now more than 450 million people in the world can speak English.

     Three-fourths of the books, newspapers, magazines and business letters in the world are written in English.  Most programs on international radio and TV are in English.  We can get more information about the world from them.

     English is taught in schools around the world. If you know English well, you can commu- nicate with the world.

     The best way of learning English is to use it everyday. Try your best to learn it, because it is very important.

1. Which language is the most widely used?     

A. Chinese.         B. English.            C. French.                    D. Spanish.

2. How many people can speak English?    

A. 45,000,000.       B. 4,500,000.            C. 450,000,000.            D. 4,500,000,000.

3. How much of the world information are written in English?

   A. 1/3.              B. 2/3.             C. 3/4.                      D. 1/4.

4. Where can we get more information?

   A. Newspapers.

B. Radio and TV.

C. Magazines.

   D. Newspapers, magazines, radio and TV and other, ways.

5. What is the best way of learning English? 

A. To read it.        B.To watch TV.              C. To use it.     D. To listen to the radio.

23、In December or early January, almost everyone wants to plan for a wonderful new year! We

plan vacations, and we hope that any goal can be achieved． We make New Year's resolutions and

set our big goals．If you carry out （执行）your resolution successfully, then you can improve

your life and change bad habits．

What should we do to keep our resolutions? Here are some tips for New Year's resolutions:

Think about the resolutions you made last year．

Have you succeeded? If not, why did you fail? Find out the reasons and try this year．

Don't let the cup spill over（溢出）．

Do not create （创造）too many resolutions at a time．Go with one at a time．

Let it be for a year not a day．

The New Year is a time to plan for the whole year．Set goals that you need to do for the whole year, instead of a few days, once you have made up your mind, try your best to do it!

1．When do people usually make New Year's resolutions?

A．Always on January 1st．                       B．Only in December．

C．At any time of the year                           D．At the end of a year

2．Why do people make New Year's resolutions?

A．Because it's exciting．

B．Because we have to do it．

C．Because we can achieve our goals successfully．

D．Because it can help us improve our life and change bad habits．

3．How can we make sure that we follow our New Year's resolutions?

A．Always make new resolutions in the New Year．

B．Make lots of resolutions at the same time．

C．Try our best to do it．

D．Plan the resolutions we can realize in a very short time．

4．What does the underlined phrase "instead of" mean in Chinese?

A．可是                      B．而不是                 C．只是                    D．但是  

5．What's the best title for the passage?

A．New Year's Resolutions．

B．Try Your Best in the New Year

C．Remember to Make a Plan in the New Year．

D．How to Make New Year's Resolutions．

22、This week I tried two new restaurants  Michelle's and Anton's． They are both French restaurants downtown．

Michelle's is a small place with about twenty tables．The waiters and waitresses are very friendly, and I had a chocolate cake and coffee．The chicken was delicious, but the cake was too dry．The meal cost about twenty dollars．

Anton's is a much bigger restaurant, and it was very crowded on that night．I waited twenty minutes for a table．Anton's is noisier than Michelle's, and the waiter was very slow with my meal．I ordered soup and a steak with fried potatoes and vegetables．The soup wasn't very hot．The steak was OK, but the vegetables weren't very good．For dessert, I had ice cream．The meal was really expensive about forty-five dollars．

Now you know why I would go to Michelle's again, but not to Anton's．

1．How many tables are there in Michelle's?

A．20                     B．25                   C．30                        D．35

2．Anton's waiters and waitresses are

A．friendly          B．rude                   C．slow            D．smart

3．Which of the following statement is true?

A．Michelle's is much bigger．                      B．The writer had a steak in Michelle's．

C．Anton's is very dirty．                            D．They are both French restaurants．

4．Why does the writer decide not to go to Anton's again?

A．Because the food was awful．                         B．Because the meal was expensive．

C．Because the service （服务）was bad．      D．All of the above．

5．The writer tried         new restaurants．

A．three                   B．two                  C．one                     D．many

21、Mr. White asked a lot of questions about the buses． But Sam couldn't answer them． Here is a timetable．Can you answer Mr. White's questions after you read it?

Timetable

1．There are        stops between the Ferry and the Market．

A．five                  B．six                       C．seven                D．eight

2．The bus gets to the Old Street        ．

A．every half an hour                                B．every twenty minutes

C．every ten minutes                                D．every five minutes

3．Bus Four leaves the hotel at       ．

A．seven fifty-five    B．eight o'clock       C．five past eight     D．seven o'clock

4．I work in the hospital． It takes me twenty-five minutes' walk from the stop to get there．I must reach the hospital at ten to eight．I'd better take       ．

A．the first bus              B．the second bus     C．the third bus        D．the fourth bus

5．I want to Xinhua Bookstore, which bus can I take?

A．the first bus．               B．the second bus．    C．the third bus．       D．We don't now．

19、The meat is         expensive and eating        meat is bad for your health．

A．too much; much too                          B．much too; too much

C．too much; too much                             D．much too; much too

18、Alessandro won a        prize．

A．200-dollars           B．200 dollars           C．200-dollar           D．200 dollar

17、My father often makes me        at home．

A．to study          B．study               C．studying           D．studies

16、—What's         favorite program?

—         favorite program is Animal World．

A．your; His              B．his; Her               C．my; my               D．your; My