British people are famous for drinking tea. But brother and sister, Sahar and Bobby Green, became young millionaires (百万富翁) when they opened a chain of American-style (美国风味的) coffee shops in the U.K.
Having the idea: It started when Sahar took a weekend trip to New York to visit her brother Bobby. One evening, in a Thai restaurant, Sahar told Bobby how much she wished she could buy American-style coffee in London. Bobby suggested they start their own coffee shop. Sahar fell in love with the idea.
Doing the Research: Back in London, she spent a whole day on the London subway, getting off the train at different stations to taste the coffee. “It was terrible, and I knew there was a gap in the market.” In November 1995, they opened their first Coffee Republic shop in central London.
Making it work: The first year was very difficult. There were problems finding and keeping staff, and British people were not used to the names of American coffees, like latte and macchiato. But being successful was their dream and they were not going to give up. Today, there are over 100 Coffee Republic shops all over the country and the company has revenues (收入) of ￡30 million a year.
Advice for others: Sahar has now written a best-selling book about their experience, called Anyone Can Do It! She hopes it will help other young people to start their own businesses. She believes success is 1% idea and 99% hard work, but she says, "If you think you have the energy, then get out and follow your dream."What kind of company do these people run (经营)?
| A．A fast-food restaurant. | B．A tea shop. |
| C．A coffee shop. | D．A hotel. |
How many people run the company?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
Where are their Coffee Republic shops?
| A．All over the U.K. | B．All over the US. |
| C．In central London. | D．In New York. |
Which of the following statements is RIGHT?
| A．British people prefer tea to coffee. |
| B．Sahar was not interested in Bobby’s idea. |
| C．As soon as they opened their first coffee shop, they were very successful. |
| D．The best-seller written by Sahar is about how to make coffee. |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．Sahar’s life story. |
| B．Sahar’s trip. |
| C．The American-style coffee. |
| D．The success of a family business. |
American children have exciting after-school life, a new study says. Many junior and senior students have lots of funny things to do in their free time. More than 57% have activities every day. 82% have activities at least four times a week. American students spend their free time doing sports, or enjoying arts, music and dancing. They like to have life outside school because they can make a lot of friends during their activities.What are American children’s life like after school?
| A．Unhappy. | B．Exciting. |
| C．Boring. | D．Unhealthy. |
How many students have activities every day if there are 2,000 students?
| A．More than 570. | B．More than 820. |
| C．More than 1,840. | D．More than 1,140. |
How often do 82% students have activities?
| A．Every day. | B．Every weekend. |
| C．At least four times a week. | D．Every Sunday. |
American students ______, or enjoy arts, music and dancing in their free time.
| A．do sports | B．surf the Internet |
| C．have fun | D．watch TV |
American students like to have life outside school because______.
| A．activities outside school are more interesting |
| B．they can make a lot of friends |
| C．they don’t like school life |
| D．they are free to do anything outside school |
What do we do when we go camping? First, we make a plan. We take food, clothing, a knife, and things for cooking and eating. We take things to keep us away from insects and the sun.
Then we put everything into the car and we drive to the woods. We look for a place for campers(露营者) and we look for a good place for our tent(帐篷). The place should have a lot of moving air. This will keep some insects away. High land with water on both sides of it is good. Then we put up our tent. We put everything into the tent, and we are ready for fun. We can swim in the lake, walk in the woods, climb a mountain, row a boat, or go fishing.
In the evening we come back to the tent, and we build a big fire because it can keep the insects away. We sit around the fire and talk. We may tell interesting stories or we may sing songs.
At night we lie down on the grass. We can look up at the stars. It is a busy day, so we try to go to sleep early.
Everything is dark. Everything is quiet. We hope we won’t hear music from the radio in the next tent. We hope it won’t rain.Before going to camp we should first ________ .
| A．make a plan |
| B．take some food |
| C．take things to keep us warm |
| D．take something for cooking and eating |
We go to camp ________ .
| A．by bus | B．by car |
| C．by bike | D．on foot |
Campers can take part in _______ activities
| A．one or two | B．only a few |
| C．many | D．two or three |
In the evening we build a fire because _________ .
| A．it is cold at night |
| B．it can keep us warm |
| C．it can keep the insects away |
| D．it is dark and quiet |
The campers like to ________ at night
| A．hear music from the radio | B．go to sleep early |
| C．have rain | D．be busy |
Mary is an American girl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. Mary doesn’t know much Chinese, but she is studying it. She often speaks Chinese with her Chinese friends. Sometimes they can’t understand her, because she can’t speak Chinese very well.
It’s Saturday morning. She goes out. She is walking in the street. She wants to go to the zoo to see the elephants and monkeys, but she doesn’t know how to get there. She asks a Chinese boy the way. The boy can’t understand her. Then she takes out a pen and a piece of paper. She draws an elephant on it, and shows the picture to the boy. The boy understands, and shows her the way to the zoo.Mary is________.
| A．Chinese | B．English |
| C．Japanese | D．American |
Mary is in______ with her parents now.
| A．Shanghai | B．Beijing |
| C．New York | D．London |
Mary doesn’t know how to get to_______.
| A．the zoo | B．the park |
| C．her home | D．her school |
Mary can’t speak_______ very well.
| A．English | B．England |
| C．China | D．Chinese |
At last the boy________.
| A．can understand Mary’s Chinese |
| B．takes her to the zoo |
| C．shows her the way to t he zoo |
| D．draws a picture for Mary, too |
Jenny is an English girl. She is a nice girl. and she is my good friend, My name is Amy. My father is John. My mother is Helen. Jack is my brother. I love them. I like singing. Jack likes reading. My favorite color is blue.Jenny is ________.
| A．a English boy | B．a English girl |
| C．an English boy | D．an English girl |
My mother is ________.
| A．Jack | B．Jenny | C．Amy | D．Helen |
Amy likes _______.
| A．singing | B．reading |
| C．writing | D．drawing |
What is Amy's favourite colour?
| A．Red. | B．Blue. |
| C．Orange. | D．Green. |
Jenny is Amy's ________.
| A．mother | B．sister |
| C．friend | D．teacher |
I'm Li Yan. I'm in Class 2. Li Yan is my Chinese name. My English name is Jane. Li Min is my good friend. She is in Class 2, too. Miss Zhang is my Chinese teacher, and Mr Wang is my English teacher.Li Yan is ________.
A. a boy B. a girl C. a teacher ________ is Li Yan's good friend.
A. Li Min B. Miss Zhang C. Jane ________ and Li Yan are in Class 2.
A. Jane B. Li Min C. Miss Zhang Li Yan's English name is ________.
A. Li Min B. Jane C. Miss ZhangMiss Zhang is Jane's ________ teacher.
A. English B. Chinese C. maths