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Everyone knows that there's not enough land in Hong Kong. If you go there by air， you will land at Kai Tak Airport. It was built out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon. Kowloon is one of the two big islands in Hong Kong.
The other island is Hong Kong itself. You can get there by ship or through a tunnel (隧道) under the sea.
The population of Hong Kong is more than six million. Chinese and English are spoken by many people there. Clothes， computers， radios， televisions are made in Hong Kong. It is a shopping center. You can buy all kinds of things there.
Hong Kong is also a beautiful city. It is a good place for traveling. People from all over the world visit Hong Kong every year. You can watch dog-racing and motor-racing there. When you are hot and tired， you may rest in the small cool gardens. There are also a lot of tall buildings with comfortable rooms to live in. If you enjoy eating out， you can easily find a good place for delicious food. Foods of different flavors (风味) are served in Hong Kong.
Where was Kai Tak Airport built?

A．It was built out into the sea.

B．It was built out into the lake.

C．It was built out into the river.

D．It was built out into the pool.

What's the population of Hong Kong?

A．Nearly 6 million.	B．Less than 6 million.
C．Over 6 million.	D．Only 6 million.

How many products (产品) of Hong Kong are mentioned in this passage?

A．7.

B．6.

C．5.

D．4.

Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Kai Tak Airport is in Kowloon.

B．There're a lot of big islands in Hong Kong.

C．Many people in Hong Kong speak Chinese and English.

D．Hong Kong is a beautiful city for traveling.

According to the passage， we know that __________.

A．Hong Kong is a big city with a large population

B．there are almost no factories in Hong Kong

C．few people visit Hong Kong every year

D．visitors can’t enjoy the comfortable living rooms and delicious foods in Hong Kong

In many English homes people eat four meals day: breakfast， lunch， tea and dinner.
People have breakfast at any time seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge， eggs or bread. English people 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 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.
How many meals a day do many English people have?
When do people have their breakfast?
What did they have for breakfast?
Is afternoon tea from four to five in the afternoon?
Do all English people eat dinner at about half past seven?

Mr. Smith usually got up late in the morning， so Mrs. Smith always called him up to make him not be late for work. One day， they had a loud and long quarelling (吵架)， so they were not speaking to each other. In the evening Mr. Smith handed his wife a piece of paper. He wrote "call me at 7 in the morning" on it. Then without a word， he went to sleep.
Next morning， when Mr. .Smith woke up， it was already 9:30.He got up and put on his clothes quickly. As he went out， he found another piece of paper on the table ."It's seven o'clock .Get up!"
If Mrs. Smith did not wake him up， usually Mr. Smith might ________.
A. be late for work
B. get angry
C. sleep all day
Why weren't they speaking to each other? ____________.
A. They quarreled.
B. They couldn't speak
C. They were afraid to speak
Why did Mr. Smith write a piece of paper to ask his wife to call him up the next morning?
A. He liked writing
B. He was afraid that his wife could forget
C. They were not speaking to each other.
Mrs. Smith woke up the next morning_______.
A. before 7B. after 7C. at 9:30
Mr. Smith woke up late for _______.
A. two and a half hours
B. one hour
C. three hours

Harry came to his mother one morning when she was having her breakfast， and said to her， “ No one at my school likes me， Mother. The teachers don’t， and the children don’t， either. Even the cleaners and the bus drivers hate me.”
“Well， Harry，” his mother answered， “Maybe you aren’t very nice to them. If a few people don’t like a person， it’s not his or her problem; but if a lot of people don’t， there’s usually something wrong， and the person really needs to change.”
“I’m too old to change，” Harry said. “I don’t want to go to school.”
“Come on， Harry，” his mother said， walking to the doorway and opened the door for him. “You have to go. It’ll be OK， and you still have a lot to learn. And besides， you’re the headmaster of the school.”
What was Harry’s mother doing when he came to her?
A. She was having breakfast.
B. She was drinking a cup of tea.
C. She was cooking breakfast.
What did Harry tell his mother?
A. He said that no one in his office liked him.
B. He said that his classmates didn’t like him.
C. He said that nobody at his school liked him
Why did Harry’s mother think he should change?
A. Because a lot of people didn’t like him.
B. Because a few people didn’t like him.
C. Because a lot of people liked him
What didn’t Harry want to do?
A. He didn’t want to go home.
B. He didn’t want to go to school.
C. He didn’t want to do his homework.
What was Harry?
A. He was a student of a school.
B. He was a teacher of a school.
C. He was the headmaster of the school.

Do teenagers in small villages do chores at home? How about the teenagers in big cities? Here is a survey. We asked 4,000 teenagers in China several questions. Half of them come from big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The others are from small villages. We made a diagram of the result of our survey. Let’s have a look at it. We found out that teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities. Maybe it is because they live a harder life. Our advice to parents in big cities is that parents should give their children some chores to do. Doing chores teaches teenagers to take care of themselves.
Chores 2000 teenagers in small villages.
Chores 2000 teenagers in big cities

Chores	2000 teenagers in small villages	2000 teenagers in big cities
Take out the trash	1600	1000
Sweep the floor	1200	850
Make the bed	1400	750
Do the dishes	1100	600
Fold the clothes	900	1500

They surveyed ______ teenagers from small villages.

A．1,000

B．2,000

C．4,000

D．3,000

There are l,000 teenagers from the cities who______.

A．take out the trash	B．do the dishes
C．make the bed	D．fold the clothes

Fewer than______teenagers in big cities sweep the floor and make the bed.

A．500

B．1,000

C．1,500

D．2,000

The number of teenagers____in big cities is bigger than that in small villages.

A．making the bed	B．taking out the trash
C．folding the clothes	D．doing the dishes

Why did they make the survey?

A．Because they don't want teenagers in China to do chores at home.

B．Because they thought it'll help teenagers to take good care of themselves to do chores at home.

C．Because they wanted to know if teenagers in China do chores at home.

D．Because they thought it's not necessary for teenagers to look after themselves.

A．About a week.	B．About two weeks.
C．About a month.	D．About two months.

A．A story book.	B．A science report.
C．A sports magazine.	D．The Internet.

The 2014 FIFA World Cup, the twentieth World Cup football match, was held in Brazil from June 12th, 2014 to July 13th, 2014. Thirty-two teams from different countries brought us sixty-four wonderful games during the World Cup. This is the second time the World Cup is held in this country and the fifth in South America. Thousands of football fans watched the games.
A Bite of China(舌尖上的中国), a mouth-watering documentary TV program featuring delicious Chinese food, has interested a large number of people. The program has become very popular since it was shown on TV. The documentary provides not only Chinese delicious food but also the relationships between people and food. “We made this documentary with our respect and love for food. I hope it will help people learn more about Chinese food as well as Chinese culture.” said the director Mr. Chen.
Lu Jialei, a school girl from Hangzhou, China, won the championship of the first Chinese Character Dictation Contest, which made her become famous overnight. Lu is a hard-working girl and always comes top at school. “I like reading and I’m crazy about learning Chinese characters. I enjoy the contest and hope more and more people become interested in learning Chinese characters.” said Lu Jialei after winning the contest.