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In many English homes people eat four meals a day. They have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge（粥）, eggs or bread and drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one o'clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is at about half past seven. First they have soup. Then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that, they eat some other things, like bananas, apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very simple.
Many English people have_______ meals a day.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

People in England don't have _______ for their dinner.

A．bananas and apples	B．eggs and bread
C．meat and vegetables	D．soup

Which of the following is correct（正确的）according to the passage?

A．Breakfast is at any time in the daytime.

B．English people have lunch at about l:00 pm.

C．Tea time is always in the evening.

D．All English people have their dinner at about half past seven.

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Dragon is a Health Club. It is a great place, fun and friendly.

For further information, please call our club.
Dragon is a_______ Club.

A．History

B．Math

C．Music

D．Health

If you want to play basketball, you can call_______.

A．375-7442

B．375-7682

C．375-7465

D．375-9876

You can take the dance class at _______.

A．4:00 p.m.

B．1:00 p.m.

C．3:00 p.m.

D．8:00 a.m.

O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.
When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.
He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.
O. Henry was sent to prison because __________.

A．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.

B．People thought he had stolen money from the bank.

C．he wanted to write stories about prisoners.

D．he broke the law (法律) by not using his own name

Which of the following is true?

A．O. Henry was from a rich family

B．O. Henry was in school for a long time.

C．O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself.

D．O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy.

O. Henry got most materials for his stories from ________.

A．his happy life as a boy

B．New York and the poor of the city

C．the newspaper

D．his life in prison

People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because ________.

A．they had surprising endings

B．they were easy to understand

C．they showed love for the poor

D．they were about New York

Do you remember when your grandma told you the story of Snow White? Ah, the happy days of childhood!
But did you know that Snow White comes from Germany? It's just one story from the 209 in Grimm's Fairy Tales (《格林童话》 ). The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806. Their first book came out （出版） in 1812. Why are German fairy tales so interesting? Maybe it's because they come from a great place famous for its stories - the Black Forest. The Black Forest is in southwest Germany. It's the largest forest in the country - and one of the most beautiful. It's famous for its trees and lovely views, There are valleys and waterfalls（瀑布） there. It's a good place to start a story.
Don't forget to bring something back if you visit. People there are good at making clocks, musical instruments（乐器） and watches.
From the story, we know that _______ is the hometown of Snow White.

A．England

B．Japan

C．America

D．Germany

How long had the Grimm brothers been collecting stories?

A．Four years	B．Five years
C．Six years	D．Seven years

From the story, we cannot guess that the Black Forest is very_______.

A．large

B．beautiful

C．boring

D．famous

The story mainly tells us_______.

A．who wrote the story of Snow White

B．some things about Black Forest

C．people should visit Germany

D．Snow White is a very famous fairy tale.

Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother's Camp .There ,husbands and children are not allowed (允许). Why would a woman want to take a vocation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone.
At Mother's Camp, a woman has room of herself. She can sleep, read, or watch TV, and no one will disturb (打扰)her. No children will ask, "Mom ,what's for dinner?" No husband will say, "Oh, dear. I can't find any clean socks." In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full time and then come back to a second job --- taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.
In the United Stated, working wives do about 75% of the housework Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can't find pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.
Some women go to Mother's Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don't cook, they don't clean, they don't look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather ,walking ,swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother's Camp.
What can't the women do at Mother's Camp?

A．Watch TV.	B．Read newspapers.
C．Swim in the lake	D．Bring their husbands and children.

Why would some mothers like to be alone?

A．Because they don't like their husbands or children.

B．Because they have to work full-time.

C．Because they are too busy to relax themselves.

D．Because they want a new life.

What do most working women have to do after they get home?

A．Look after their children and families.

B．Read novels.

C．Play computer games

D．See a film

What's the best title for the passage?

A．Busy Working Mothers

B．Welcome to Mother's Camp.

C．Mother Relax away from Home

D．Mothers in the US.

Timetable Air Beijing (International)	CAAC
		Beijing	Bahrain	Doha	Abu Dhabi	Duhai	Muscat
Week	Flight No	Leaving	Arriving	Arriving	Arriving	Arriving	Arriving
Mon	F002	1000	1920		2225	0725
	F112	2045		0615		1900	1030
Tuse	F004	1000		1930			2225
Wed	F008	1000	1920		2225		0010
	F018	2045				1375	0925
Thurs	F012	1400	2320		0325
	F018	2045				137	0925
Fri	F016	1000	1920				2225
	F126	2045					0825
Sat	F006	1000		1930			0010
	F128	2045	0605			0855	1035
Sun	F014	1000		1930		2230
	F022	2045	0605				0945

A．F002, F004 and F012	B．F002, F008 and F012
C．F002, F008, and F018	D．F012, F016 and F022

A．Ten hours.	B．Nineteen hours and a half.
C．Seven and half a hours.	D．Six hours and a quarter.