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Last Friday, a Tibetan(藏族的) postman became the first woman postal worker to give a speech at the World Postal Meeting in Bern, the capital of Switzerland. She was Nima Lamu, a postwoman of Yunling Post office, Yunnan Province.
She said, “I had to cross the Lancang River along a steel wire. My younger brother nearly died in the river before. I felt so afraid when I was asked for the first time to cross the river. But when I reached the other side, I found that I was flying.”
Her area is locked in (封闭) two snowy mountains and three big rivers. She said, “:What worries me most is the snakes on the way. Sometimes, I throw little stones toward them and I often tell my self ‘Keep going’. ”
Ten years ago, it took Nima five days to finish each week’s mail. She had to face snowstorms, floods, snakes and loneliness on her 350-kilometer journey. Nima said, “The situation has developed a lot these years. Now we have a bridge that was built across the Lancang River in 2006.”
Nima never dreamed she would become famous one day when she first look up her job, 12 years ago. Changes have been seen in recent years as more tourists visit Nima’s hometown. But one thing remains unchanged: she is still the carrier of the villagers’ hopes and dreams.
Nima was invited to the meeting in Bern because she was _________.

A．the only Tibetan postman in China

B．the first postwoman in the world

C．doing a hard job as a postwoman

D．making her village famous overnight

What happened to her brother according to Nima Lamu?

A．he once fell into the river

B．He was killed by a snake.

C．He died when swimming in the river.

D．He got hurt when building the bridge.

Which picture is TRUE about Nima’s crossing the river ten years ago?

What will Nima do if she finds a snake on the way?

A．Kill it with stones.

B．Keep it off and go on.

C．Throw it away and leave.

D．turn around and run.

What is RTUE about Nima?

A．She is building a bridge across the Lancang River.

B．She has realized all the villagers’ dreams.

C．She got her job as a post woman before 2000.

D．She doesn’t need to do her work now.

Mr. Whitcomb Judson was a really clever man. He invented a special train that was pushed along by air and in 1893 he invented something like a zip(拉链) that could be used to open and close clothes. It could be used on men’s trousers and on ladies’ dresses. He did not call his invention a ‘zip’ but everybody says that he was the ‘Father of the Zip’. Mr. Judson tried to sell his invention but no one wanted it because it did not work very well. A Canadian changed Mr. Judson’s invention and made it better. He made a zip that worked very well in 1913.This is the same zip we use today.
Mr. Whitcomb Judson was a _____ man.

A．kind	B．lazy
C．cler	D．foolish

Mr. Whitcomb Judson invented ______ in 1893.

A．a special train

B．something l
p

C．a washing machine

D．a special car

A zip can be used to _______.

A．open clothes	B．close clothes
C．open and close clothes	D．make clothes

A _______ man changed Mr. Judson’s invention and made it better.

A．Chinese	B．Canadian
C．German	D．Japanese

_______ was called “Father of Zip”.

A．Mr. Whitcomb Judson	B．The Canadian
C．Whitcomb’s father	D．Whitcomb’s son

The young violin player Vanessa-Mae was the first musician to use dance and rock music in classical（古典的）music. Vanessa-Mae love pop music, and she was also a very good classical violinist, and she brought these kinds of music together.
Vanessa-Mae was born in Singapore on October 27,1978.She moved to London with her family when she was four.A year later,she started to learn the violin.When she was eight,she went to Beijing to study the violin.When she was ten,she played with a very famous group of classical musicians.But Vanessa-Mae doesn’t only play the violin.She learnt the piano before she started to play the violin.
She likes lots of different kinds of music, from Beethoven to the Beatles, and she wants to play the music she likes. Not only has she played in classical concerts all over the world, but she has also played in pop concerts with pop stars.
A lot of people don’t like the way she uses modern rhythms（节奏）, noisy drums and guitars in traditional（传统的）music. But Vanessa-Mae has done one important thing: she has brought many new fans to classical music. For the first time, many young people began to listen to classical music.
Vanessa-Mae was a young woman.

A．Chinese	B．English
C．Singaporean	D．French

The type of music Vanessa-Mae likes is .

A．traditional music	B．different kinds of music
C．classical music	D．rock and roll

listen to classical music because they like Vanessa-Mae.

A．Pop stars	B．Young people
C．Classical musicians	D．Old people

was the first instrument（乐器）she learnt to play.

A．The violin	B．The piano
C．The drums	D．The guitar

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 market anywhere in the world．Here are four of them：
There are many “floating markets” in Asia；perhaps the most unusual is in Thailand（泰国），at a place called Damnoen 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 is the home of a colorful 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 most famous markets is in Mexico City--the Sonora Market．You can buy toys，birds，herbs and medicine．There are 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	Countries	Features（特征）	Things to Sell	Open Time
The Damnoen Saduak	Thailand	unusual	fresh ________	Everyday
The Grand Place	Belgium	beautiful	___________	Every day except Monday
the Sonora Market	Mexico	_______	all kinds ofthings	Every day
the Camden Market	______	fashion	Fashion things	Every ______

When William Thomas decided to rob(抢劫) a jewellery’s shop, he made carefully plan. He watched the shop for some days, he found a good place to leave his car, he found a really heavy brick, and he even made plans for the jewellery immediately so that he wouldn’t be caught.
On the day of the planned robbery, he parked his car on a nearby road and walked around the corner to the jewellery’s shop, carrying the brick under his coat.
He looked up and down the road and then, when nobody was watching him, he took the brick from under is coat and threw it at the window.
Unluckily, William had not checked how strong the glass in the shop window was. The brick hit the window and bounced back off the glass. It hit William on the head and knocked him unconscious（失去知觉）.
Where did the robbery happen, outside or inside the jewellery’s shop?
How many things did William do in preparation for his robbery?
From which part did William plan to go into the shop?
What did he take with on the day of the planned robbery?
Did William rob anything?

We produce waste every day and it is to us. We can do something to help.
Ideas	Dos	Don’ts
To	Use less * Try to save something.	* Don’t buy too many things from foreign .
To reuse	Use * Use things for as long as possible. * Buy things that last long. * Take care of things or the old things.	* Don’t use cups or bags.
To recycle	Change things into something Join in recycling programmes. Buy made from recycled materials.	* Don’t things away or burn them.