Every four years， in a different country around the world， there is a big sports competition．It is like the Olympics but only for one sport﹣the most popular sport in the world! What do you know about the history of the World Cup？
The first World Cup was in 1930， in Uruguay（乌拉圭）． In the final game Uruguay beat Argentina（阿根廷） and became the first World Cup winner． 13 countries played in the first World Cup． Now there are 32 countries in the competition．
The first time people saw the World Cup on TV was in 1954 when Switzerland held the Competition． Now about 3 billion people in countries all over the world watch the World Cup on TV!
Until 2002 the World Cup was always in a European or an American country． South Korea and Japan held the first Asian World Cup． The first African World Cup was in 2010 in South Arica．
The 2018 World Cup will be the 21st one． It is planned to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018， after the country was awarded （授予） the hosting rights in December 2010．
This will be the first World Cup held in Europe since the 2006 tournament （ 比 赛 ） in German， and the first ever to be held in Eastern Europe． To keep travel time under control， all the places for this big game are in European Russia．
（1）From the text， we know that the World Cup ．
A．has more than one sport
B．is held every four years
C．has a history of more than 100 years
（2）Before 2002， the World Cup was most probably in ．
A． America
B． Japan
C． South Africa
（3）In 1954， it was the first time that ．
A．Uruguay beat Argentina
B．Japan held the competition
C．people could watch the World Cup on TV
（4）Russia got the hosting rights about years ago．
A． four
B． eight
C． ten
（5）Which of the following about the 2018 World Cup is true？
A．It will last for over a month．
B．It is the first World Cup in Europe．
C．All of the places for it are in the cast of Russia．
Grandfather Can Hear Me
John likes chocolates(巧克力) very much, but his mother doesn’t give him. They’re bad for his teeth, she thinks. John has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves John very much and sometimes he buys John some chocolates. Then his mother let him eat them. Because she wants to make the old man happy.
One Sunday evening before his seventh birthday, he shouts, “Please, God(上帝), let them give me a big box of chocolates for my birthday.” His mother says,“God can’t hear you. Don’t shout (叫喊)! ”
“I know,” says the clever boy with a smile. “But my grandfather is in the next room. And hecan.”John’s mother doesn’t give him chocolates because_______.
| A．John doesn’t like them. | B．They are bad for his teeth. |
| C．His mother has no money. | D．His mother doesn’t love him. |
Who sometimes buys some chocolates for John?
| A． God | B．His mother | C．His grandfather | D．His grandmother |
When the old man buys chocolates for John, his mother usually _______.
| A．lets him eat them. | B．doesn’t let him eat them |
| C．makes the old man unhappy | D．feels happy |
John is _____.
| A．seventh years old. | B．seven-years-old . | C．seven years old . | D．17 years old. |
John shouts loudly（大声地）for chocolates because ______.
| A．He wants God to buy chocolates for him. |
| B．He wants his grandfather to buy chocolates for him. |
| C．He wants God to hear him. |
| D．He wants his mother to buy chocolates for him. |
Now children can do many nice things after school. They can read books, ride bikes, watch TV and play games. But boys like playing ball games best.
The children near my door often play football in the garden, and sometimes they break(打破) my windows. One Saturday afternoon I stay at home and read a book. After a few minutes, I close my eyes and go to sleep. Suddenly(突然) a sound(声音) at the door wakes me up. Soon a little boy comes in.
“ Not one of my windows again?”
“ Oh, no!” answers the boy. “ Your window is open this time and our ball is in your bedroom. May I get it, please?” The boys like ______ best after school.
| A．reading books | B．riding bikes | C．watching TV | D．playing ball games |
The boys ____________.
| A．often play with me | B．often play football in my house |
| C．often come to my house | D．sometimes break my windows |
One Saturday afternoon I _________.
| A．read at home | B．see the boys playing football |
| C．read a book in the garden | D．play games with my son |
The little boy comes to my house to _________.
| A．get his ball | B．play with me |
| C．mend(修理) my window | D．break my window |
Which of the following is WRONG?
| A．The ball comes into my house through my window. |
| B．The boys often play football in the garden. |
| C．My house is near the garden. |
| D．The boys near my door break my windows every day. |
How does Fred spend one week?
Where does Fred meet Ann?
| A．At Brown’s house | B．In the hospital | C．At the station | D．At Kay’s house |
For how many hours a week does Fred do his part—time job?
| A．Five hours | B．Six hours． | C．Ten hours | D．Eleven hours |
is ill in hospital.
| A．Brown | B．Joy | C．Tom | D．Kay |
Kay’s birthday is on．
| A．Tuesday | B．Friday | C．Sunday | D．Thursday |
What does Fred do on Saturday afternoon?
| A．Play football | B．Study with Tom | C．Have a dancing class | D．Do part—time job |
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He developed the BASIC language for the first microcomputer and improved the software to make it easier for people to use computers.
During his lifetime, he had over 1000 inventions, most of which changed the world.
He is a great thinker. Many Chinese people are still influenced by his thoughts today.
He was a doctor. In 1938 he came to China from Canada to help the Chinese and died the next year after he operated on a Chinese wounded soldier.
He is one of the Chinese famous persons. He is the first astronaut who flew into space in China. We are proud of him!
We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet ?
Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks（网络）didn’t work well . If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.
At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “ surfing ”（浏览）the Internet more convenient.
Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.
The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of peoples’ life. The Internet has a history of more than ______ years.
| A．sixty | B．ten | C．fourty | D．fifty |
A new network system was set up to________ .
| A．make computers cheap |
| B．make itself keep on working all the time |
| C．break down the whole network |
| D．make computers large and expensive |
At first the Internet was only used by _________.
| A．the government | B．universities | C．hospitals and banks | D．schools |
________ made “surfing” the Internet more convenient .
| A．Computers | B．Scientists | C．Software | D．Information |
Which of the following is true ?
| A．In the 1960s , computer networks worked well . |
| B．In the early 1970s , the Internet was easy to use . |
| C．Today it’s still not easy to get on-line . |
| D．Sending e-mail is now more popular among students than before . |