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When people travel abroad(国外), they sometimes stay in the homes of the local people. This is a homestay.
I am living with an old English couple, in the west of London. They have a clean four-bedroom house. This is a new house. It has two bathrooms and a garden with many beautiful flowers. I have a bedroom of my own.
There are some shopping centres and a restaurant next to the house, and the house is close to an underground station. It takes about 30 minutes to take an underground to the centre of London.
I think a homestay may be a good choice for you if it is your first time to visit abroad. The local people are friendly and ready to help. If you want to celebrate the holidays with them, you will get to know more about their culture and customs.

What a homestay is	When people travel in another . people stay in the homes of the local people.
Where my homestay is	I live with an old couple in the part of London. It is a house with four and two . There is a garden with many beautiful in it. The house is new and . There are some shopping centres and a restaurant the house. It takes about half an hour to get to the city centre by .
What the local people are like	They are friendly and .
a homestay is good	It is a good choice to learn about culture and customs in the west if you go abroad for the first time.

Every year on April 22, People all over the world celebrate Earth Day. It is a time to work to keep our earth clean. People plan projects to clean up the land, air and water.
U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson first thought of the idea for Earth Day in 1962 when he saw polluted rivers and cities with smoke. He needed to get support from Americans to clean up the earth. Finally, on April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day! Now many countries around the world celebrate it, and you can, too.
How can you celebrate Earth Day? Here are a few ideas:
Join a clean-up project------Clean up your street or a favorite beach.
Save energy------Turn off the lights when you leave a room, and use public transportation.
Use less water.
Reduce(减少)/ Reuse/ Recycle ------ Practice the three Rs: First, reduce how much you use. Then reuse or recycle what you can.
You can make a difference on Earth Day and every day!
When was the first Earth Day?

A．On April 22, 1970.	B．On April 22, 1962.
C．On April 22, 1971.	D．On April 22 every year.

People celebrate World Earth Day every year to _____

A．have great fun	B．keep our earth clean
C．get to know each other	D．get support

How do people around the world celebrate Earth Day?

A．By using more cars.

B．By helping clean up the land, air and water.

C．By polluting rivers and cities.

D．By taking fewer buses.

Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A．Americans celebrated the first Earth Day.

B．Three Rs mean reduce, reuse and recycle.

C．Now about 20 million people celebrate the Earth Day.

D．People celebrate Earth Day by helping to do some public cleaning.

When you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. Before you cross a street, you must look to the right first and then left. If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. Then the people on foot can cross the road.
If the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. People on foot mustn’t cross. In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy. Traffic is most dangerous then.
When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first or you will go the wrong way.
In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city very clearly. It’s very interesting.
When you are in England, you must always remember that_________.

A．there are many cars and buses on the road.

B．the traffic drives on the left.

C．there are not any traffic lights.

D．the traffic drives on the right.

You must be careful when you go by bus because __________.

A．there are too many buses there

B．the traffic lights are different from ours

C．crossing the street is dangerous

D．you may go the wrong way

In England, it is very interesting to _________.

A．cross the streets

B．look at the traffic lights

C．sit on the second floor of a big bus and see the beautiful city

D．look at the busy streets in the morning

Which is the best title?

A．Buses in England	B．Traffic in England
C．Travelling in England	D．Traffic lights in England

Our English teacher, Tom Jackson, has some good neighbors. They are Carl, Ann, Joe and Mary. Here’s some information about them.
Carl is a train conductor. He works on the railway for 28 years. It is always a good job for him because he likes meeting people. Carl is very helpful and tries to make the passengers comfortable. He often stops to talk with the passengers. He likes his work because he can travel to many different places.
Ann is a kind woman in a small town. In a hospital, she works as a nurse for four years. She likes her work very much. This month she is helping mothers with their new babies.
Joe is a taxi driver. He drives a taxi for 22 years. Most of the time Joe likes his work. He takes many film stars to the airport. He is cheerful and smiles a lot and his passengers like him. He makes a good living and supports a family of four.
Mary is a teacher in a high school. She teaches French. She has 33 students in her class, 15 boys and 18 girls. She likes her students, and her students like her. She is very kind and helps them a lot. She is always happy to be a teacher.
Carl likes his job because____________.

A．he can meet many film stars	B．he makes a good living
C．he works on the railway for 28 years.	D．he can go to lots of different places

Which of the following is true?

A．Ann helps mothers with their new babies for four years.

B．Ann works as a nurse for four years.

C．There are eighteen students in Mary’s class.

D．With Joe’s help, the passengers can feel comfortable on the train.

The underlined word “support” means “__________” in the passage.

A．加强

B．激励

C．拥护

D．供养

From the passage, we learn that _______ always enjoy their work.

A．Carl, Ann and Joe	B．Mary, Carl and Ann
C．All of Tom’s four friends	D．Joe, Ann and Mary

If you want to get a library card, you _________.

A．have to pay one dollar for it	B．needn’t pay for it
C．need to borrow five books first	D．need to make a card

According to the library rules, you can’t _______.

A．take newspapers home	B．borrow CDs from the library
C．listen to music at the library	D．borrow a video for a week for $1

The library has _________.

A．books in 42 languages	B．no language tapes
C．no special rooms for listening	D．all kinds of video films