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Life in Britain today
Food
British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular---30% of all adults have a burger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips!
Sports
British people don’t do a lot of sport. Only 17% of people go swimming every week. 9% go cycling and 8% play golf. Only 6% people play football (but 32% go to watch it).
Cinema and TV
Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day—half an hour more than women.
Holidays
British people love going on holidays. Most of these holidays aren’t in the UK---27% are in Spain, 10% are in the U.S, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain is terrible!
The favourite food in Britain is _____________.

A．burgers	B．fish and chips
C．vegetables	D．fish

17% of British people ____________ every week.

A．go swimming	B．play golf
C．play football	D．go cycling

British women watch about _____________ of TV every day.

A．2 hours	B．3 hours
C．2.5 hours	D．4 hours

Their favourite country for a holiday is _______________.

A．the USA

B．France

C．Britain

D．Spain

The weather in Britain _______________.

A．is very good	B．isn’t very good
C．is too hot	D．is not mentioned(提及)

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Richard is a super pop singer. He is very busy every week. This is his schedule (日程表) for next week.

Monday	Sing in New York
Tuesday	A concert in London
Wednesday	Meet Tina (his girl friend) in Sydney
Thursday	Go to his mother’s birthday party in Los Angeles
Friday	Sing for a group of sick people in a hospital in Paris
Weekends	Relax at his home

Richard is going to sing in ________ on Monday.

.He’s going to be in England on ________.

A．Monday	B．Tuesday
C．Wednesday	D．Thursday

.He’s going to be with ________ on Wednesday.

A．his mother	B．his father
C．his daughter	D．his girl friend

He’s going to be in Los Angeles for ________ on Thursday.

A．a concert

B．the sick people

C．his mother’s birthday

D．his girl friend’s birthday

Richard’s schedule is very ________.

John is a schoolboy. Everyone likes him very much because he is funny. He can play many instruments (乐器). When he is with his friends, he often plays for them. Today is June 1st. It’s John’s birthday. He has a big and interesting party at home. Many friends come to his party. John’s mother cooks a lot of food for them.
Everyone gives a beautiful gift to him. May gives him an English dictionary because he also likes English. Bob gives John a guitar because he likes playing the guitar very much. At the party, John plays the guitar and he also plays the piano. They sing many songs and play some interesting games. They have a good time today.
Why does everyone like John very much?

A．Because his English is good.

B．Because he is funny.

C．Because he can play many instruments.

D．Because he looks good.

When is John’s birthday?

A．May 1st.	B．June 1st.
C．November 6th.	D．November 8th.

What does John do on his birthday?

A．He goes to the park.

B．He goes to a movie.

C．He does his homework.

D．He has a big and interesting party at home .

Who gives Joh
an English dictionary?

What does John plat the party?
A.The guitar. B.The piano.
C.The drums. D.Both A and B.

Mrs. Brown is a worker. She works in a big factory. She gets up at five every morning. She often has breakfast at six fifty. After that she goes to the factory by bus at half past seven. She cleans the machines when she gets there very early. Then her workmates come. They begin to work at 8:00. They all work very hard. She goes home at five. Then she does some cooking. After supper she usually helps his son Tom with his homework. Sometimes she reads books. She usually watches TV with her family on weekends.
What time does Mrs. Brown get up?

A．5:00 a.m.	B．5:30 a.m.
C．6:00 a.m.	D．6:30 a.m.

What’s Mrs. Brown’s job?

A．A teacher.	B．A worker.
C．A farmer.	D．A driver.

What does Mrs. Brown usually do at six fifty?

A．She has breakfast.

B．She brushes her teeth.

C．She takes a shower.

D．She goes to work.

What does she usually do after supper?

A．She helps her son with homework.

B．She watches TV with her son.

C．She goes shopping.

D．She takes a walk.

When does Mrs. Brown usually watch TV with her family?

A．On weekdays.	B．On weekends.
C．In the morning.	D．In the afternoon.

Thousands years ago much of our earth was covered with blocks （块） of ice．These ice blocks were as tall as high buildings in modern cities．Most of the ice was in the northern （北方的）part of the world．
Then the ice blocks started to move south． Cold and rain came with the ice．Animals and people had to move．
At last, the ice began to melt （融化）．After half a million years, most of it had melted．More than half of the earth became covered with water．The climate became much warmer．Things began to grow．The earth began to look the way it looks today．
thousands of years ago our earth was very _________________．

What did animals and people try to do when the ice blocks moved mouth?

A．they tried to stop them moving．

B．They tried to melt them．

C．They tried to stay ahead of them．

D．They tried to move behind them．

The melting ice maybe helped to form _____________．

A．mountains and valleys

B．the sun, the moon and the earth

C．cities and countries

D．seas, lakes and rivers

The underlined word “climate” means _______________．

A．the freezing ice

B．the weather of the year

C．the moving of the ice blocks

D．a plant or an animal

Which of these things maybe happened because the Ice Age ended?
a．Forests grew
b．Food became harder to find
c．Fishing became easier
d．The temperature dropped．

Mrs. White was going to have her first baby very soon．Yesterday her husband took her to a hospital．So Mr. White helped her get into car and drove her there．A nurse（护士）took Mrs. White to her room and told Mr. White that he could go home and she could call him when the baby arrived（出生）．But Mr. White said he liked to wait at the hospital．The nurse said, “You may wait outside．” Mr. White was walking up and down at about midnight（午夜）when the nurse came out of the room and said with a smile,” “Which would you like better, a boy or a girl?” “A girl,” said Mr. White．“I have an elder sister, and she loves me．” “Well,” said the nurse,” it’s a boy this time．” “That’s all right,” said Mr. White happily．“That’s my second choice．”
Why did Mr. White take Mrs. White to a hospital?

A．Because they wanted to see an old friend．

B．Because they wanted to give their child something．

C．Because Mrs. White was going to have her first baby very soon．

D．Because they needed some help．

Mr. White was______ all the time．