Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life,Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries.
In the early 1970s,Wheeler met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year-long trip from London,through Asia,to Australia. On the trip,they visited places like India, Iran, and Afghanistan.
When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia,people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions,Wheeler wrote a guidebook called Across Asia on the Cheap . The book told people about different countries' weather,customs(风俗),and places to see. But unlike travel guides in the 1970s,Wheeler’s book also talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular.
Wheeler and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They continued travelling. They wrote guidebooks for each place they visited. Today,400 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 guidebooks. Wheeler still writes about travel “hot spots” (for example,Cambodia in Asia and Croatia in Europe). For more information,read the books!Which trip was Tony Wheeler’s first guidebook about?
A.The United Kingdom. |
B.From Asia to England. |
C.From Australia to Afghanistan. |
D.From England to Australia. |
Why did Tony Wheeler write his first guidebook?
A.He needed the money. |
B.His wife asked him to do it. |
C.Many people asked questions about his travels. |
D.He liked writing books. |
How was Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel guides?
A.It talked about places most tourists did not go . |
B.It was longer and more expensive. |
C.It told people about a country’s weather,customs,and places to see. |
D.It was the first guidebook about Asia . |
Which sentence below is true?
A.Tony Wheeler still travels and writes guidebooks. |
B.Tony Wheeler’s first guidebook was not popular. |
C.After their first trip,Maureen did not travel with Tony . |
D.Today,Lonely Planet is still a small company. |
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Why Are You Buying All These Tickets?
Why Are You Buying All These Tickets?
A small man wants to see a film, so he comes to a cinema. He buys a ticket and goes in. But after two or three minutes he comes out, buys a second ticket and goes in again.
After a few minutes he comes out again and buys a third ticket. Two or three minutes after that he comes out again and buys the fourth ticket.
But the girl says to him, "Why are you buying all these tickets?"
"No, I’m not doing that," the small man says, "But a big woman always stops me at the door and tears (撕开) my ticket up."The small man goes to a cinema to watch a ________.
The man buys _________ tickets.
He comes out to buy ticket after two or three ________.
A woman at the gate always makes him ________ and tears his ticket up.
From the passage, we know that the man is not _________.
How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage?
A.Four | B.Five | C.Six | D.Seven |
Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one aged 14 and the other 10, how much are the tickets together?
A.$ 4.00 | B.$ 2.00 | C.$ 3.00 | D.$ 1.00 |
Which of the following is the visiting time?
A.8:30 a.m. Monday | B.9:30 a.m. Friday |
C.3:00 p.m. Sunday | D.5:00 p.m. Tuesday |
Which of the following can we do in the zoo?
A.To give some food to the fish. |
B.To touch the monkey on the head. |
C.To throw things everywhere. |
D.To take a few nice photos. |
Dear Nancy,
My name is Xiao Ming. I want to be in a club in our school. I’m not famous(著名的) now. But maybe I can be famous someday (某一天)! I can’t sing or dance or act in movies, but I can do many other things. I can play three instruments: the guitar, the violin and the drums (鼓). I think I can be in the music club. Maybe I can be a famous musician (音乐家). I like to read story books and I can write stories. Maybe I can be a famous writer. I like sports, too, but I don’t think I can be a famous and successful(成功的) sportsman. Can I join you?
Xiao MingWhat’s the word “instruments” in Chinese? It’s __________.
A.乐谱 | B.乐器 | C.乐章 | D.工具 |
Xiao Ming thinks he can be a famous _______ or a famous writer.
A.musician | B.actor | C.sportsman | D.singer |
What clubs do you think Xiao Ming can join? He can join_______.
A.sports club and music club |
B.paint club and music club |
C.swimming club and reading club |
D.football club and art (艺术) club |
Jack is an able(能干的)worker.He can do all the work in the factory and often helps his boss(老板),Mr. King.So his boss likes him and he gets much money.But he likes drinking and spends most money on drinks.When he drinks much,he can’t control(控制)himself.His wife(妻子)tells him to stop drinking,but he doesn’t listen to her.She has to leave him.Now he lives in a poor and old house alone(独自).
One Saturday evening,Jack feels very cold in his house.He can’t stay there and goes into a bar(酒吧).He drinks a lot,but he doesn’t have enough money with him.
Of course,he can’t pay for the drinks.The boss of the bar doesn’t let him out,so he begins to break the glasses and tables.A girl calls the police station and soon some policemen get there.They have to take Jack to the station.
“What do you bring me here for?”he shouts.
“We bring you here for drinking.”answers a policeman.
“That’s great!”Jack says happily.“Then when shall we start?”Jack can get much money because _______.
A.he is the boss |
B.he works in the factory for a long time |
C.the boss likes him |
D.he is able enough to help the boss |
Jack’s wife leaves him because _______.
A.he doesn't like her |
B.he gets no money in the factory |
C.he doesn’t stop drinking |
D.he doesn’t do housework at home |
Jack is happy because he thinks_______.
A.the policeman will drink with him |
B.the policeman pay for his drink |
C.the policeman will make friends with him |
D.the policeman wi1l give him some money |
Jack went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not happy with the result(结果). When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed and said, "What has happened to your hair, Jack?"
Jack said, "I tried a new barber's shop today, because I wasn't quite satisfied with my old one, but this one seems even worse."
Bob agreed(同意). "Yes, I think you're right, Jack. Now I'll tell you what to do when you go into a barber's shop next time: look at all the barber's hair, find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him."
"Why shall I go to him?" Jack asked. "But that would be foolish!"
"Oh, no, it wouldn't," answered Bob. "Who cut that man's hair? Just think it. He couldn't cut it himself, could he? Another of the barbers cut it. So you know he can't be the worst barber."When Jack went out of the barber's shop, he was not happy because ____.
A.nobody had cut his hair |
B.the barber hadn't cut his hair well |
C.the barber had cut his hair carefully |
D.he was not satisfied with his old barber |
"I tried a new barber's shop today." means ____.
A.this barber's shop was a new one |
B.this was the only barber's shop in this town |
C.Jack often went to this barber's shop |
D.Jack had not been to this barber's shop before |
After Jack had his hair cut, he thought ____.
A.the new barber's shop was the best one |
B.the old barber's shop wasn't so good as the new one |
C.the new barber's shop was worse than the old one |
D.the old barber's shop was the worst one |
Bob told Jack to find out which barber's hair looked the worst and then go straight to him. Why?
A.Because he was certainly the best barber. |
B.Because he was free all the time. |
C.Because he was the worst barber. |
D.Because he wasn't the worst barber. |
From the story we know that ____.
A.it's foolish to have one's hair cut at a barber's shop |
B.barbers cut each other's hair |
C.barbers never have their hair cut |
D.a barber always cuts his hair by himself |