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Young people and older people don’t always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special programme in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and build houses. The adults teach them these skills.
There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo taking or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.
When people live together, rules are necessary. In this programme the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”
One of the teenagers has this to say about his experience, “You stop thinking only about yourself; you learn to think about the group.”
In one special programme in New York State, young and older people _______ .

A．don’t work well together.

B．are friendly to one another.

C．teach one another new ways of building houses.

D．spend eight weeks together, working as farmers..

All the members work some time every day mainly to _______ .

A．lead a busy life.

B．learn new skills of farming;

C．get used to the life on the farms

D．find value and pleasure in work

Living together, _________ .

A．the teenagers don’t have to obey the rules

B．the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults make

C．the members have no free time on weekends

D．the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together

The last programme shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the programme is ____ .

A．unpleasant

B．tiring

C．helpful

D．boring

The best title for the passage is __________ .

A．The rules of living together

B．Life in New York State

C．Teenagers in the special group

D．Free hours in the special work group

Each morning a rich man found a poor man sitting on a park bench (长凳). The poor man always sat there, looking at the big hotel in which the rich man lived. One day the rich man got out of his car and said to the poor man, “Excuse me, but I just want to know why you sit here and look at my hotel every morning.” “Sir”, said the poor man, “I am a failure (失败者). I have no money, no family, no home. I sleep on this bench, and every night I dream that one day I'll sleep in that hotel.” The rich man said, “Tonight your dream will come true. I'll pay for the best room in that hotel for you for a whole month.
A few days later, the rich man went by the poor man's room to ask him how he was enjoying himself. To his surprise, he found that the man had moved out of the hotel, back to his park bench. When the rich man asked why, the poor man said, “you see, when I am down here sleeping on my bench, I dream I'm up there, in that big hotel. It's a wonderful dream. But when I was up there, I dreamed I was back to this cold bench. It was a terrible dream, and I couldn't get any sleep at all.”
The poor man lived in ________ before he met the rich man.

A．the hotel

B．his home

C．the park

D．the car

Every morning, the poor man sat on the bench and __________.

A．waited for the rich man

B．looked at the rich man's hotel

C．looked at the rich man's car

D．enjoyed the clean air

Every night the poor man dreamed of _____________.

A．sleeping in that hotel

B．becoming rich

C．owning that hotel

D．being the rich man's friend

The poor man moved out of the hotel because __________.

A．he didn't want to live in such a fine room

B．he didn't like the rich man

C．he couldn't pay for the room

D．he couldn't get any sleep at all there

Michael Jordan is the most famous basketball player in the world. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He didn't like to talk to other people about himself. He was also very short. He didn't play very well when he joined the basketball team in his high school at first. But the next year things changed greatly for him as he grew much taller.
Michael Jordan became famous when he joined the university basketball team in North Carolina. Michael used his speed and strength (力量) to reach the basket again. He played so well that people called him “Air Jordan”.
After college, Michael became a basketball team member in the Chicago Bulls. The NBA was very surprised at this high-flying player. He was named “Rookie” (新秀) of the year in 1985 and “Most Valuable (价值的) Player” in 1987. He once set a record (创纪录) by getting 63 points in one game.
He began to become famous in _____________.

A．the university basketball team

B．the NBA

C．his high school at first

D．the Chicago Bulls

He is often called“__________”.

A．Rookie

B．the NBA

C．Air Jordan

D．Most Valuable Player

The NBA was very surprised at the superstar when _________.

A．he was young

B．he joined the basketball team in his high school

C．he joined the university basketball team

D．he joined the Chicago Bulls

Leeds Castle
One of the most popular places of interest in Britain
Opening times
Open all year round except 7th and 8th November and Christmas Day（25th December）2009．
1 April to 30 September 2009
Open：10:30 am—5:30 pm
Gates close at 6pm
1 October 2009 to 31 March 2010
Open：10:30 am—4 pm
Gates close at 5pm
Prices
Adults：￡16.50
Students：￡9.50
Children under 4：free

Leeds Castle is closed on _________．

A．7th January

B．8th August

C．25th December

D．1st April

John and Mary will take their three-year old son to Leeds Castle．How much should they pay?

A．￡33．

B．￡16.50．

C．￡26．

D．￡9.50．

What time does Leeds Castle close on 29th October?

A．6 pm．

B．6:30 pm．

C．5:30 pm．

D．5 pm．

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Street Markets Around the World
There are many ways of shopping. You can shop by telephone, by post or through your home computer, but for many people, the most exciting way to shop is also the most traditional—at a street market. You can find markets anywhere in the world. Here are four of them:
There are many “floating markets” in Asia; perhaps the most unusual is Thailand(泰国), at a place called Damned Saduak. It’s open from six in the morning to the noon every day. People sell fresh fruit from their boats.
Many Belgians(比利时人) say that the Grand Place is the most beautiful square in the world. It’s the home of a colourful flower market. It’s open every day except Monday. On Monday, instead of flowers, there’s a wonderful bird market.
One of the world’s famous markets is in Mexico City(墨西哥城)—the Sonora Market. You can buy toys, birds, herbs and medicine. There’re all kinds of things. It’s open every day from early in the morning till late at night.
In England, every weekend, thousands of young people from all over London travel to the Camden Market—it’s the place to go for street fashion, CDs and tapes. Many people also go there for fun.
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Names	_______	Feature(特征)	Things to Sell	Open Time
the Damnoen Saduak	Thailand	______	fresh _____	every day
the Grand _______	Belgium(比利时)	beautiful	__________	every day except _______
birds	Monday
the Sonora Market	Mexico	______	all kinds of _______	every day
the Camden Market	________	fashionable	fashion things	Every ______

Bill	I’m interested in writing. I go out and read some famous books twice a week. Then I can write some good stories. Some teachers say my stories are good. I hope to be a man like Mo Yan. He is a great writer in our country.
Tina	I love to dance. When I was a small girl, I took a lot of dancing classes. I practiced once a week. Now I am busy with my study, so I have to stop dancing.
Jack	I like music a lot. I listen to it almost every minute. And I can sing well. Last year, I took part in a singing competition (竞赛) in the school and got number one. I want to be a singer like Michael Jackson.
Rose	I come from Iran. I like traveling and went to many cities in our country. But I hardly ever went to foreign countries. I hope to go to China one day.

A．Once a week.	B．Twice a week.
C．Every weekend.	D．Hardly ever.