— How can I get there? 

— You can take ______.

Australia is ______ country.

The island is quite warm all year round, because it’s ______ the equator.

— Where is Bruce? Is he at home?

— I think he ______ school.

12. — I have never been to European countries. What about you? 

— ______.

Yesterday he ______ to work, so he wasn’t late.

— How long have you studied English?  

— ______.

— His father didn’t go to work today, did he?

— ______.

完形填空

Carol and Susan are very good friends. They are in the same    1   at school and they often visit    2   home at weekends. Now they are    3   eight years old. Carol’s mother has got a new baby. Carol is very    4   to have a little sister. So she is always talking about her to Susan. At first Susan is very    5   in the new baby because she doesn’t have any brothers or sisters. But    6   some time she begins to get tired of Carol’s endless talking about it. She also feels a little jealous of her friend. One morning when the two girls    7   in the school ground, Carol says to Susan, “Do you    8  , Sue, my baby sister has put on nearly half a pound in weight this week.”

“That is not very    9  .” answers Susan. “I know a baby and he puts on ten pounds a day.”

“Oh, that can’t be    10  .” answers Carol laughingly. “Whose baby is it?” “An elephant’s.” says Susan.

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Bicycle tour and race

A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27 (Sat. & Sun.). At 5:30 a.m. the riders will leave Tian’anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg. Then the next 55 kilometers leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.

The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometers. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for playing at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.

Cost: 200 yuan

Telephone: 4675027

Brazilian footballers

The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo’an Team at the Workers’ Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 2004 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.

Ticket prices: 60, 100, 150 yuan

Time / Date: 4:30p.m.,  August 26 (Sat.)

Telephone: 5012372

Rock climbing

The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators.

Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.

Time / Date: 9-12 a.m., August 26 and 27

Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua

1.The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about ______.

2. If you take part in the bicycle tour, you will ride for ______ kilometers in the competition.

3. The underlined word “l(fā)eg” in “Bicycle tour and race” probably means ______.

4. What is special about the rock climbing competition?

5. If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, you will call ______.