A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was gone. He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided to follow him and get back the watch.
Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. Neither of them understood the other's language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist(拳头) and pointed at the Italian's watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.
When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italian's. The Frenchman went to a small Italian town _______.
| A．alone | B．with his wife | C．with his friend | D．with an Italian |
The Italian gave up his watch to him at last because ________.
| A．he had stolen the watch from the Frenchman. |
| B．he understood what the Frenchman wanted |
| C．he had picked up the watch on his w ay from work |
| D．he was afraid of the Frenchman |
Who was robbed of the watch on earth?
| A．The Frenchman was. | B．The Italian was. |
| C．Both of them were. | D．Neither of them was. |
It is now believed that the game of snooker(斯诺克) was invented by Sir Neville Francis Fitzgerald Chamberlain in 1875 in Jubbulpore, India.
The rules of world snooker have been improved to a fine degree. There are six pockets in the table. Two in each corner of one end, known as the top pockets, and two in each corner of the other end, known as the bottom pockets, and the final two in the middle of the longer sides, known as the center pockets. Different “spots”(地点) are signed on the table for the different colored balls. The values(分值) of the balls are red-1, yellow-2, green-3, brown-4, blue-5, pink-6, and black-7. The cue(球杆) must be no less than 914mm long. Snooker may be played by two or more players, either independently or as sides.
Snooker is a big sport in China. There are 300 million snooker players there, which is more than the rest of the world put together. So it’s no surprise that some of the world’s best players come from China. They have been showing off their talent at the World Snooker Championship, which takes place every year in the UK at the Crucible Theatre in the northern English city of Sheffield. And it is the most important event in professional snooker. This year four of the contenders(冠军争夺者) for World Snooker Champion were Chinese – Marco Fu, Liu Chuang, Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo. Liu Chuang and Liang Wenbo were making their debut(首次亮相) in Sheffield this year, in fact. And they did quite well in the game.The game of snooker was invented in __________.
A. India B. the UK C. ChinaThe center pockets are __________.
A. in the corners of the end
B. in the middle of the table
C. in the middle of the longer sidesThe World Snooker Championship takes place __________.
A. in 1875 B. every year C. twice a yearThe snooker players in China are __________ those in other countries in the world.
A. fewer than B. more than C. as many asThe underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to(指代) __________.
A. the city of Sheffield
B. the Crucible Theatre
C. the World Snooker Championship
The young man went to a town and worked there. He did not have a wife so a servant(仆人) did the work in his house.
The young man liked laughing a lot. He nailed(钉钉子) the servant’s shoes to the floor on Monday, and then laughed, because the servant put his feet in them and fell down.
The servant was not angry, but smiled.
Then the young man put brushes in his bed on Tuesday. The servant got into bed and hit the brushes with his feet. He was afraid. The young man laughed loudly again. Again the servant was not angry, but smiled.
Then on Wednesday the young man said to his servant, “You’re a nice, kind man. I am not going to be unkind to you again.”
The servant smiled and said, “And I’m not going to put any more mud(淤泥) from the street in your coffee.”The young man went to a town to __________.
A. study B. work C. spend his holidayHe played a joke on the servant because __________.
A. he hated him
B. he had nothing to do
C. he wanted to get pleasureWhen the young man played a joke on him, the servant just smiled because __________.
A. he was afraid to be fired(解雇)
B. he liked the young man’s action
C. making the young man laugh is his jobThe young man thought the servant showed kind to him, so at last he __________.
A. got angry
B. stopped playing jokes
C. laughed loudly againWhat did the servant do in return to(回报) the young man?
A. He stole something from the house.
B. He gave a smile to the young man.
C. He put mud into the young man’s coffee.
Canada 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. 
Canada is a big country with six time zones. In the west, it is four a.m., and everyone is asleep, but in Halifax on the east coast it is eight o'clock and people are having breakfast. It is a cold Friday morning in November, and the temperature is ten degrees below zero Centigrade(度).
Argentina 9:00 a.m.
In Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, it is nine a.m. on a warm summer morning, and people are starting work or school. November is a summer month in Argentina because it is in the southern hemisphere(半球).
Scotland 12:00 noon
Scotland is part of the United Kingdom. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of the UK is London. It is twelve noon, or midday, in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday and Sunday.
Egypt 2:00 p.m.
Friday is already the weekend in Egypt. Friday is a special day for Muslims, so schools, offices and shops are closed in all Arab countries. So now, at two p.m., most people in Egypt are having lunch with their families.
Japan 9:00 p.m.
Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so it is already Friday evening there. The weekend is beginning. Most people are out with friends or watching television or playing computer games.
New Zealand 12:00 midnight
It is late on Friday night, so most people are asleep. Now Saturday morning is arriving. It is morning in Canada too, but that is Friday morning! In eastern Canada, the time is ______ than that in western Canada.
A. four and a half hours later B. four hours earlier C. three hours earlierWhile Canadian children in Halifax are having breakfast, Argentinean children are ______.
A. sleeping B. going home C. having classesIt’s midday in the capital of ______ when it’s 9:00 a.m. in the capital of Argentina.
A. Japan B. Scotland C. New ZealandNow it’s 2:00 p.m. and you are in Egypt. It’s ______ for you to call a friend in New Zealand.
A. impolite B. polite C. normal If it’s 11:15 p.m. in Japan, it’s ______ in New Zealand.
A. 2:15 a.m. B. 2:15 p.m. C.1:15 p.m.
Have you ever rubbed your hands together when they get cold? Why do we do that? We do that for friction. Friction happens when two things that aren’t very smooth (光滑的) rub together to make heat energy. The faster you rub two things together, the more friction you can make. Let’s discover friction!
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
★Soap★Water★Your hands
WHAT TO DO:
★Make sure your hands are dry.
★Rub your hands together until you feel the heat of your hands.
★Now, use soap and water to get your hands very slippery (滑的).
★Try to make friction happen while your hands are slippery.
★Please write down what has happened.
LET’S TALK!
Friction is an energy that happens when two things rub together. When friction happens, it makes heat! When your hands are slippery, they won’t make very much friction and your hands won’t get so hot.
DID YOU KNOW?
★Friction happens when you stop your fast running bike.
★Ancient people made fires by rubbing two pieces of wood together. Friction happened though they didn’t know it.___ __?Friction is everywhere. Have you ever noticed situations where friction is happening? If not, ask your parents to take you out in a car. If it is not hot, touch the tires (轮胎) of the car before and after a short drive to see how much warmer they get from friction. You’d better make your hands ______ to get heat when you rub them.
A. slippery B. dry C. wetThe word “friction” in the first paragraph means “______”.
A. 摩擦 B. 震动 C. 膨胀We can know from the passage that it’s a ______ experiment.
A. physics B. chemistry C. biologyThe topic of the last column (栏目) is ______
A. THINK IT OVER! B. WHAT HAPPENED? C. WORK WITH PARENTS. The main idea of the passage is ______.
A. how to discover friction B. how to rub your handsC. how to make fires by rubbing
Take a look at the following information. Some may be useful for you!
______ can get the job of the babysitter.
A. A 45-year-old woman who likes playing with kids
B. A 20-year-old girl who is good at English and busy on weekends
C. A 20-year-old English major who likes kids and is free on weekendsYou should ______ before you take the medicine.
A. shake the bottle B. keep the bottle cool C. wash the bottlePlease put the medicine ______ after you take it.
A. in a cold place B. in a warm place C. in a bagIf you and your parents want to see the movie on Tuesday, you should pay ______.
A. ¥ 40 B. ¥ 120 C. ¥ 60The correct order of using the payphone should be ______.
a. insert your coins b. dial the number c. lift the receiver
A. a-b-c B. c-a-b C. c-b-a