Tom is a TV reporter．An amazing thing happened to Tom yesterday evening．He was walking alone on his way home when he saw bright light in the sky．Then a spacecraft（航天器）showed up．At first he thought it was a plane．It was orange and white，and it was coming closer and closer．Then it stopped a few meters above the ground．He saw two people inside．They had big cars and
small eyes，but no hair．Tom thought they were aliens．He had camera with him them，but he was too scared to take a photo．Then he began to feel weak and fell to the ground．An hour later，he woke up．He found himself lying on the grass in front of his house．He couldn't explain how he got there．Of course he told his friends about this strange experience．All of them said he was kidding．
71．Where was Tom when he saw bright light in the sky？
72．What did the two aliens look like？
73．Why didn't Tom take a photo？
74．Did Tom's friends believe his strange experience？
Students in Kenya are returning for their third term． They begin their school year in January and it is broken up into three terms． In Kenya， in the past， students were not required to attend school and the education was not free， either．
I taugth math, English and physics at Chamasiri Secondary School whiel I was a teacher in Kenya. This school had four classrooms-one for each grade, Form 1, Form 2, Form 3 and Form 4. They are equivalent (对等) to our 9th ,10th ,11th, and 12th grade. Teachers traveled from classroom to classroom instead of the students going from room to room. The Form 1 class had 60 students, Form 2 had 45, Form 3 had 30, and Form 4 about 12 students. The class sizes became smaller as the grades continued on. Why did this happen? Many families were very poor and couldn't afford the school fees(学费).
Most countryside schools in Kenya did not have a lot of money． As a result， there were very few textbooks for the students to use． I had seven math texts for my Form 2 class and 14 for the Form I class． Anything the students needed to know was put up on the blackboard and the students copied it down into their notebooks， The notebooks became the students' textbooks．
Kenyan students study ten different subject areas． Some of the students spend over an hour running home．They do chores at home and hopefully manage to find some time to study before it gets dark． Most families do not have electricity and may not even have candies for their children to study by．
Luckily， Kenyan education has been becoming better and better in the past few years． I'm sure it will have a good future．
（1）Which grade does Form 3 refer to（指的是） in the writer's country？
| A． |
Grade 9． |
| B． |
Grade 10． |
| C． |
Grade 11． |
| D． |
Grade 12． |
（2）Why did the notebooks become the students' textbooks？
| A． |
The students did not pay the schools． |
| B． |
The schools couldn't afford the textbooks． |
| C． |
The students preferred to use their notebook． |
| D． |
The teachers asked the students to take notes． |
（3）Why do some students run home from school？
| A． |
They aren't allowed to stay at school． |
| B． |
They don't like studying in the school． |
| C． |
They hope to have more time to study． |
| D． |
They want to get candles in the stores． |
（4）According to the passage， which of the following is NOT TRUE？
| A． |
In Kenya， a school year has three terms． |
| B． |
The Form I class had the most students． |
| C． |
Each family has electricity in Kenya． |
| D． |
Kenyan education has been improving． |
Joe Connor comes from Kinsley and works in an office in Kansas City． His job is a typical nine﹣to﹣five， Monday﹣to﹣Friday job． So at the weekend， he does something different． He likes traveling but he works as a volunteer too． He helps different people for free． Every weekend，there's a new project．
This weekend， Joe is helping to build a house． You can see him in the photo． He's moving a large blue panel（板子）． It's part of a wall． Joe isn't a professional builder， but that's the interesting thing about this project． The other people are "weekend builders" too. These "weekend builders" are from the small town of Greensburg in Kansas． A year ago， a tornado（龙卷风） hit their town． After the tornado， the community started a project to build new homes． The project is for 30 new homes． They get some help from a building company and a group of volunteers． Joe says，"I heard about the tornado and the new project． I knew some people in Greensburg． I wanted to help．"Joe's friends are here this weekend too． They're working with Jill and Scott．
Jill and Scott are both from Pratt， and they are building their "dream house". Jill （on the right） is standing near his new house． He's holding a part of the new wall． They're making the house that can fight against tornadoes ﹣that's why it has an unusual shape．
Their house is almost ready， so next weekend， Joe is moving to a different project． Why does he do？"Though busy， I can help people． I can make friends and that is fun! So， why not？" he says．
（1）How long does Joe work every workday？
| A． |
7 hours． |
| B． |
8 hours． |
| C． |
9 hours． |
| D． |
10 hours． |
（2）Which place did the tornado hit？
| A． |
Kindle． |
| B． |
Kansas City． |
| C． |
Pratt． |
| D． |
Greensburg． |
（3）Why does Joe choose to work as a volunteer？
| A． |
He can make money to travel． |
| B． |
The work brings him pleasure． |
| C． |
He always has lots of free time． |
| D． |
He is good at building houses． |
（4）What is the writer of the text doing？
| A． |
Showing different projects． |
| B． |
Introducing a tornado． |
| C． |
Talking about a photo． |
| D． |
Helping build a house． |
The Greens got a rather unhappy surprise when they tried to fly from Cardiff to Lanzarote last weekend． Because of a had mistake at the airline check﹣in desk， the Greens got on the wrong flight（航班） and ended up in Ankara．So how did the mix﹣up happen？
It was five o' clock on Sunday morning when Charlie and Kate Green arrived at Cardiff airport with their nine﹣year﹣old daughter Tina． They checked in properly for their fight to Lanzarote， but the check﹣in attendant（服务员） made a mistake with their boarding passes and also sent them to the wrong boarding gate． Unluckily， it was so carly and the Greens were feeling so tired and they didn't notice anything wrong. What was worse, there weren't nay announcements in the boarding gate area.
When the Greens finally got on the plane， Charlie and Kate Green fell asleep at once， though there were interesting films， magazines， newspapers and music for them to choose to spend the boring time． Little Tina took out a history book about Rome and read． Two hours later， she fell asleep too． They didn't wake up until six hours later， when the plane was landing Suddenly， the flight attendant said． "Welcome to Ankara! "The Greens couldn't believe it and little Tina was quite unhappy， The family had to get of the plane and then pay 10 for a tourist visa（签证）．In the end， they decided to get back home， living at 5：00 p．m． on the same day．
（1）Where did the Greens plan to spend their weekend？
| A． |
In Cardiff． |
| B． |
In Lanzarote． |
| C． |
In Rome． |
| D． |
In Ankara． |
（2）What did little Tina do first on the plane？
| A． |
She saw a film． |
| B． |
She went to sleep． |
| C． |
She listened to music． |
| D． |
She read a history book． |
（3）How did the Greens feel when they arrived in Ankara？
| A． |
Bored． |
| B． |
Excited． |
| C． |
Interested． |
| D． |
Surprised． |
（4）What's the best title for the text？
| A． |
What a Wrong |
B． | |
| C． |
A Trip to Ankara． |
D． | |
| E． |
The Greens' Trip． |
F． | |
| G． |
How long a Trip． |
H． |
Please Take my Children to Work Day（PTCW Day） first began as a holiday for hard﹣working and tired stay﹣at﹣home mothers to take a day off． Now， this day is fit for any parent． It was created in 2003 and is celebrated each year on June 25， but it isn't a public holiday． It encourages friends and family to take care of the children so that the stay﹣at﹣home parent can have some time to relax．
Kamehameha Day is held on June 11 each year． Kamehameha the Great was the monarch（君主） of Hawaii．He is famous and respected for establishing（建立） the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810．Kamehameha Day is a public holiday in Hawaii ，and this is a day off for people School and most businesses are closed．
D﹣Day is celebrated in the U．S． to memorize the Normandy landings in France on June 6，1944． On the day， American army and other Allied forces （盟军）fought hard and the World War Ⅱ（WWⅡ）in Europe was over soon． It is not a public holiday． Businesses have normal opening hours．
Flag Day is celebrated on June 14 each year to honor the United States flag．On the same day，the United States Army celebrates its birthday． Although Flag Day is a great celebration across the country， it is not a public holiday．
（1）If you are a stay﹣at﹣home parent， what can you do to relax on PTCW Day？
| A． |
Take a day off． |
| B． |
Go to work earlier． |
| C． |
Look after children． |
| D． |
Do some housework． |
（2）Which is a public holiday？
| A． |
PTCW Day． |
| B． |
Kamehameha Day． |
| C． |
D﹣Day． |
| D． |
Flag Day． |
（3）When is the United States Amy's birthday？
| A． |
On June 6． |
| B． |
On June 11． |
| C． |
On June 14． |
| D． |
On June 25． |
（4）What can we know about D﹣Day？
| A． |
It is celebrated in France． |
| B． |
The WWⅡ ended before 1944． |
| C． |
Businesses are closed for it． |
| D． |
The Normandy landings happened in 1944． |
Stanford is a world famous university on the west coast of the US．（1） ，because the poor boy died of a strange disease．
Tourists are often surprised at the beauty of Stanford． Among the green trees， buildings with yellow walls and red tops make up a beautiful picture．（2） ． That's because they were the favorites of Mrs． Stanford．
（3） ．It stands at the center．It was built by Mrs．Stanford to remember her husband who devoted himself to the university． There， students and teachers can communicate with God， and they can also
hold great activities， such as concerts and celebrations．
（4） ．It is the landmark of the university．A man named Hoover had done a lot for the university． The things he once used can be seen on the first floor． On the top of the tower， tourists can have a good look at the whole campus．
As one of the world top universities， Stanford has many subjects that stand among the top ones in the world．（5） ． If you want to study computer in a university abroad， maybe it is your best choice．
A． And computer science has been the first for many years
B． The tallest building in Stanford is Hoover Tower
C． Many tourists wonder why yellow and red were chosen
D． The Big Church is the most important building in Stanford
E． It was built by Stanford and his wife in memory of their only son