Every town in the United States has a post office . Some are very small , and you may also find them in the corner of a shop . Others are larger buildings . They are open five days a week and on Saturday mornings . From Monday through Friday they are usually open from 8:30 to 4:30 .
If you know how much the postage (邮资) is for your letter , you can buy stamps at any window. In some post offices you can buy stamps from machines . Stamps are sold many different prices , from one cent (美分) to many dollars . If you are not sure how much postage is for you letter , you may ask the man or the woman in the post office for help . he or she will give you the stamps you need . If you are sending your letter far away , you should use airmailenvelopes (航空信封) . Remember that postage will be more expensive for a letter to be sent outside the country.
At a post office you can also buy postcards . A postcard is cheaper than a letter . Usually the price of postage for a postcard is about half that of a letter . The postcards that you buy at a post office do not have pictures . However ,also they are not to be sent outside the country .
Letters are an easy and cheap way to keep in touch with people in many different countries .
The passage tell us that we can find ________ easily in the United States of America.
A.post offices | B.large buildings |
C.small shops | D.different banks |
What time can you go to the post office in the United States if you want to send a letter?
A.At 9:00 on Sunday morning | B.At 12:00 on Tuesday. |
C.At 5:00 on Friday afternoon | D.At 8:00 on Monday morning. |
If you are not sure how much postage is for your letter ,you can____.
A.go and buy stamps from the machine in the post officesend a cheap postcard instead of your letter |
B.get in touch with somebody you know in the post office |
C.ask the man or the woman in the post office for help |
D.Call your friends for help. |
The price of postage for ________ is more expensive.
A.a beautiful postcard | B.a letter written on envelope |
C.a letter by airmail | D.a postcard with pictures |
The passage tells us something about ________ in the USA
A.the post office | B.the postage |
C.letters | D.postcards |
Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you. Well, ni-hao. (Laughter) It is such a pleasure and an honor to be here with all of you at this great university, so thank you so much for having me. I’m here today because I know that our future depends on connections like these among young people like you across the world.
That’s why when my husband and I travel abroad, we don’t just visit palaces and parliaments (国会) and meet with heads of countries. We also come to schools like this one to meet with students like you, because we believe that relationships between countries aren’t just about relationships between governments or leaders — they’re about relationships between people, particularly young people. So we view study abroad programs not just as an educational chance for students, but also as an active part of America’s foreign policy (政策).
Through the wonders of modern technology (科技), our world is more connected than ever before. Ideas can cross different countries with the click of a mouse. Companies can do business and compete with companies across the world. And we can text, email, skype with people in the world.
So studying abroad isn’t just a fun way to spend a time of learning; it is quickly becoming the key to success in our times. Because getting ahead in today’s workplaces isn’t just about getting good grades or test scores in school, which are important. It’s also about having real experience with the world beyond (超出) your borders—experience with languages, cultures and societies very different from your own. Or, as the Chinese saying goes: “It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.”Where did the speaker probably give the talk to the audience?
A.In a university. | B.In the Parliament Hall. |
C.On the Internet. | D.In a place of interest. |
The passage shows that the world’s future depends on _______.
A.getting good grades |
B.traveling abroad |
C.connections among young people |
D.texts and emails |
What is the meaning of the underlined word “compete” in Paragraph 3?
A.完成 | B.比较 | C.竞争 | D.抱怨 |
In the speaker’s opinion, what is the key to success in our times?
A.Going to a university. |
B.Doing more exercises. |
C.Studying abroad. |
D.Getting good test scores. |
Where may the passage come from?
A.A story. | B.A news report. |
C.A scientific magazine. | D.A speech. |
Live Music---Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet(号手). He is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t want to get much sleep.
PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES: 15---23 June PRICE: ¥100-150 TIME: 10 p.m. till late! TEL: 4668736 |
Scottish Dancing
Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from England will be given.
PLACE: Jack Stein’s DATES: 10-20 May PRICE: ¥150 TIME: 7-10 p.m. TEL: 4021877 |
Shows---Anhui Museum
There are 12,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history.
PLACE: Anhui Museum DATES: 1Mar-30 Jun PRICE: ¥130 TIME: Mon-Fri 9a.m-5p.m. Saturday 9a.m.-9p.m. TEL: 4886888 |
Your pen friend is coming from Australia to your city for a holiday. You send him this E-mail to tell him something about the hotels.
SUN HOTEL Dates Prices(a night) 1Oct-31Dec¥168 1Jan-31Mar¥148 1Apr-30Apr(closed) …… 1May-31May¥188 1Jun-30Sep¥208 |
ROSE HOTEL Prices(a night) ¥198 ¥178 …… ¥218 ¥248 |
TEL: 4686788 E-mail: Li Hong@163.com.If you want to watch dancing, you can call______.
A.4668736 | B.4021877 |
C.4886888 | D.4686788 |
You can’t see the whole of Chinese history at____ in April in Anhui Museum.
A.3p.m. on Sunday |
B.11:30a.m. from Monday to Friday |
C.10a.m. on Saturday |
D.4p.m. on Thursday |
You can enjoy ______ at Jack Stein’s.
A.American Jazz | B.Scottish dancing |
C.12,000 pieces on show | D.yourself all night |
Sun Hotel and Rose Hotel are open for______ months of the year.
A.twelve | B.ten | C.eleven | D.nine |
ou have ¥140, and you can ______ in May.
A.watch Scottish dancing |
B.go to Anhui Museum |
C.listen to Jazz |
D.stay in Sun Hotel for a night |
This is my school. There are many trees and flowers. The teaching building is big and tall. There is a big playground in our school. It’s very nice to have it. After 4:30 in the afternoon, many students often come to the playground to play football and some students play table tennis in the table tennis room.
There are 1,200 students in 25 classes in our school. The students all like to study. The teachers in our school are very good. They help the students to study and sometimes play with them. All the students like them.The teaching building is _____.
A.small | B.old |
C.big and tall | D.big |
It’s very nice for this school to have ____.
A.trees and flowers | B.a playground |
C.students | D.teachers |
There are at least (至少) _____ students in one class.
A.45 | B.65 | C.75 | D.48 |
After class the students often go to _____.
A.their classroom | B.their homes |
C.the playground | D.tennis room |
What may(可能) teachers NOT DO?
A.Give the students lessons. |
B.Play football and table tennis with the students. |
C.Don’t like some students. |
D.Help students study |
Miss Liu is an English teacher. She is very young. She works very well and the students all like her. There are twenty-six boys and twenty-four girls in her class. Now some of them are playing on the playground. Jim and Bill are jumping. Sam and Mike are running. Lucy and Simon are singing. The other girls are playing games with their teacher. They’re happy. Miss Liu is______.
A.a Chinese teacher | B.very old |
C.an English teacher | D.not good |
There are _____ students in Miss Liu’s class.
A.forty-five | B.fifty-one |
C.forty-eight | D.fifty |
The students are ______.
A.at work | B.at home |
C.all happy | D.in the classroom |
Who is singing?
A.Miss Liu | B.Lucy and Simon |
C.Sam and Mike | D.Jim and Bill |
All the students _________.
A.like Miss Liu | B.are running |
C.like English | D.are jumping |
It' s Sunday morning. There are many people in the park.Some boys are playing basketball. There are some girls under a big tree. They' re singing and dancing. What are those women doing? They are swimming. Look at the woman in a blue coat. Who' s she? She' s my mother. She is talking to Edward. Edward is her student. He is a good student. He studies hard . He' s good at all the subjects. And he' s friendly to all his teachers and his friends.The boys are _________
A. singing B. playing basketball C. dancingMy mother is___________ .
A. a teacher B. a doctor C. a writerEdward is in __________
A. the park B. the classroom C. the zoo— Who' s under a big tree? —.
A. Some women. B. Some girls. C. Some boys.— What color is my mother' s coat?—It's.
A. blue B. white C. red