根据所掌握的文化或背景知识，选择正确答案。Which of the following wasn’t invented in China?
| A．Papermaking | B．Tea | C．The abacus | D．Potato chips |
Which of the following about basketball is wrong?
| A．It was invented in 1861. |
| B．It became an Olympic event in 1936. |
| C．The first basketball match was held in 1891. |
| D．It was invented by a Canadian doctor called James Naismith. |
The aim of a basketball match is to _____
| A．throw the ball to each other. |
| B．run form one end of the court to the other. |
| C．get the ball into the basket as many times as possible in a required time. |
| D．get the ball from other’s control(控制) |
Which of the following was invented last?
| A．The car | B．The calculator | C．Flying disk | D．The computer. |
Tea was brought to the Western world ___
A about three thousand years ago. B. in around 1610
C. before 1610 D. three thousand years before 1610.Which is the symbol of 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games?
A． |
B． |
C． |
D． |
Everybody can suffer* from stress. No matter what your age is, you can feel stressed out by things that are happening in your life. Teenagers, however, have many more opportunities* to get stressed than people in any other age group. Being a teenager is hard. You are not a child any more, but you are not an adult, even though you have to deal with some very grown-up problems and decisions. Families can be one of the biggest causes of stress, such as problems with parents arguing at home. or problems with brothers and sisters. Teenagers also have a lot of stress from school, either* from their teachers or from their friends. Some teenagers also feel stressed about choosing their education after high school. Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some cannot afford* to go to university. The stress about getting a job when finishing school is hard for some teenagers. There are so many young people finishing school and not enough jobs for them. Sadly, there is nothing we can do to remove these causes of stress from the 1ives of teenagers, but you can learn the best way to deal with it. Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress. It may sound simple, but it is true. A problem shared is a problem halved*.Why is being a teenager often difficult?
| A．Because even though you are not an adult, you must deal with adult problems. |
| B．Because even though you are an adult, you must deal with children’s problems. |
| C．Because even though you are a teenager, you must do a lot of homework. |
| D．Because adults often make them feel stressed. |
Families can add to the stress, a teenager might experience ______.
| A．by asking them to go to university |
| B．by helping them with their homework |
| C．as teenagers quarrel with their parents, and their brothers or sisters |
| D．as families never support their children enough |
Why can finding a job after finishing school be difficult?
| A．Because there is a lot of competition for jobs. |
| B．Because there are no jobs. |
| C．Because a job is more difficult than school work. |
| D．Because there is a lot of competition for places at university. |
We can deal with the stress in our life ______.
| A．by not trying to find a job |
| B．by forgetting about our problems |
| C．by getting a place at university |
| D．by sharing our problems with our friends |
Birthdays are celebrated all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from county to country: candles, cakes, and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:
When someone is having a birthday in Denmark, you can see _____ outside the window.
| A．flowers | B．presents |
| C．a flag | D．a chair |
In _______, only birthday children wear colored clothes to school.
| A．India | B．Holland |
| C．Denmark | D．Japan |
In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are ________.
| A．15 | B．7 | C．5 | D．3 |
The passage is mainly about __________.
| A．similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries |
| B．different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries |
| C．children’s birthdays in western countries |
| D．the importance of children’s birthdays |
A Hong Kong Disneyland park ticket is your passport to a full day of magical Adventures.
Buy tickets Online, at Ticket Express, or at Hong Kong Disneyland Main Entrance! Learn more ways to buy your tickets now.
Ticket Types and Prices:
| 1-Day Ticket |
|
| Ticket Type* |
Standard* Day Ticket |
| General Ticket (aged 12-64) |
HK $450 |
| Child Ticket (aged 3-11) |
HK $320 |
| Senior* Ticket (aged 65 or above) |
HK $100 |
| Night ticket |
|
| Validity(适用日期) |
Valid on any of the following dates: October 2-5, 10-12, 17-19, 24-26 and 31, 2014 |
| Time |
6:00pm - 11:00pm |
| Price |
HK$ 340 (for all Guests aged 3 or above) |
If Joe wanted to buy a ticket for himself，he could buy a ticket at ．
| A．tickets Online | B．Ticket Express |
| C．Disneyland Main Entrance | D．all of above. |
．On October 5，Sue who aged 10 bought 5 tickets for her two grandparents who aged over 70 , for her parents who both aged 45 and for herself. She paid for them.
| A．HK $870 | B．HK $970 |
| C．HK $ 1420 | D．HK $1640 |
It cost Thomas HK $100 on a ticket. He may visit Hong Kong Disneyland park except on night.
| A．October，3 | B．October，4 |
| C．October，5 | D．October，6 |
David has just graduated from college. He is good at communicating with others, He'd like to work in a relaxing environment.
Hector loves traveling and taking photos as well. He is strong and able to get along well with others. His big wish is to travel Australia.
Eliza was a bus driver before she gave birth to her baby. She has a car and the license. She wants to get a job very much. She can start to work at any time.
Sandy is an English teacher. She likes to travel and try something new. She dreams of finding a job in a foreign country.
Jason is a volunteer. He is expecting to learn about first aid. He thinks it will help save people in dangerous situations like earthquakes.
A young woman was driving through the country far away from the town. It was dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding her hand out as if (好像) she wanted a lift.
“I can’t leave her out in this weather,” the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the door.
“Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman nodded (点头) and climbed into the car. After a while, she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting for a long time?” The old woman moved her head from side to side. “Strange,” thought the young woman. She tried again. “Bad weather for the time of year,” she said. The old woman nodded. No matter what the young woman said, the hitchhiker (搭便车的人) gave no answer except for a nod of the head.
Then the young woman noticed the hitchhiker’s hands, which were large and hairy. Suddenly she realized the hitchhiker was in fact a man! She stopped the car. “There is something wrong with the car,” she said, “Would you mind getting off and helping me?” The hitchhiker nodded and opened the door. As soon as the hitchhiker was out of the car, the frightened young woman raced off.
When she got to the next village she stopped her car. She noticed that the hitchhiker had left his handbag behind. She picked it up and opened it. To her surprise, there was a gun (枪) inside the bag.The word “lift” in the passage means _____.
| A．an act of raising something |
| B．a ride in the car |
| C．an offer of cleaning cars |
| D．something run by electricity |
What made the young woman feel strange about the “old woman”?
| A．The fact that the “old woman” kept nodding her head. |
| B．The fact that the “old woman” was unable to speak. |
| C．The fact that the “old woman” gave no answer to her questions. |
| D．The fact that the “old woman” had large and hairy hands. |
The young woman asked the hitchhiker to get off the car because ______.
| A．this was the way she thought of to get rid of (摆脱) him |
| B．there was something wrong with her car |
| C．the hitchhiker had a gun in his handbag |
| D．the hitchhiker knew how to drive her car |