there for some time，Mr. Johnson knew the place quite well．

A．Having lived B．Living

C．To live D．Lived

He didn’t make _____ clear when and where the meeting would be held.

A．this B．that C．it D．These

—How should I deal with new words in reading?

—Well，you’d better not stop ________ you come to a word or phrase you don’t know.

A．every time B．the time

C．a(chǎn) time D．one time

Never in the past twenty years so greatly as today.

A．did the city change B．the city changed

C．has the city changed D．the city has changed

Bill thought rain was out of question, so he didn’t bring umbrella．

A．the; an B．/; an

C．a(chǎn); the D．the; /

It was her careless driving that _____the terrible accident．

A．resulted in B．resulting in

C．resulted from D．resulting from

Every year _____ money are spent on environment protection．

A．large quantities of B．a(chǎn) large number of

C．a(chǎn) large quantity of D．a(chǎn) plenty of

My dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire life .He's usually all the weekdays and comes home only at weekends．Sometimes he stays for two weeks at a time. I don't get to see him as often as I wish，we remain very .

My dad is the type of person who doesn't let you up anything that you start．When I was eleven，my father bought me a piano．At first I was so about it that I would spend hours and hours learning how to play．Then it got .I was so tired of it that I asked if I could stop．Much as I tried，he me to go on．Now I have been playing for almost five years．I love it and I'm glad I my dad's advice.

My dad is talented，for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years．Under his influence，I also like now．Sometimes my dad can be my biggest .He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show sometimes he can be my biggest critic （批評(píng)家）.He ignore the small mistakes I make．He encourages me never to lose because he thinks that all my dreams will one day.

My dad is generous.E very Thursday night，he to read to the children at a children's club．When he reads，their light up with curiosity about what will happen next． feel of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to .

I love my dad with all my heart．He's a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in the world.

1.A．on B．with C．out D．in

2.A．a(chǎn)way B．home C．inside D．a(chǎn)lone

3.A．In case B．Even though C．If only D．As if

4.A．polite B．kind C．different D．close

5.A．give B．put C．take D．speed

6.A．nervous B．a(chǎn)nxious C．crazy D．familiar

7.A．rough B．difficult C．disappointing D．boring

8.A．promised B．persuaded C．reminded D．suggested

9.A．received B．challenged C．took D．listened

10.A．physically B．typically C．musically D．exactly

11.A．composing B．dancing C．writing D．drawing

12.A．director B．supporter C．scholar D．sponsor

13.A．however B．so C．a(chǎn)nd D．still

14.A．ever B．often C．never D．even

15.A．a(chǎn)im B．dream C．strength D．heart

16.A．come true B．take risks C．pay off D．let out

17.A．rejects B．likes C．intends D．offers

18.A．bodies B．a(chǎn)rms C．hands D．faces

19.A．jealous B．optimistic C．proud D．happy

20.A．help B．read C．work D．Drive

I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles”（風(fēng)格）of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”

Foreign tourists are often confused （困惑）in Japan because most streets there don’t have names; in Japan, people use landmarks （地標(biāo)）in their directions instead of street names． For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner．Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market．The post office is across from the bus stop.”

In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks．There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles．Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances．In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles．Turn east, and then go another mile.”

People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles．“How far away is the post office?” you ask．“Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.

It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes．What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t know” is impolite．They usually give an answer, often a wrong one．A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!

1.When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually ______.

A．describe the place carefully

B．show him a map of the place

C．tell him the names of the streets

D．refer to recognizable buildings and places

2.What is the place where people measure distance in time?

A．New York. B．Iowa.

C．Kansas. D．Los Angeles.

3.People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ______.

A．in order to save time B．a(chǎn)s a test．

C．for fun D．so as to be polite

4.What can we infer from the text?

A．It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences.

B．It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.

C．People have similar understandings of politeness.

D．New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.

Still seeking a destination for your weekend break? There are some places which are probably a mere wall away from your college．

King’s Art Centre

A day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere．This weekend sees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists．

You could attend a class teaching you how to ‘learn from the masters’ or get more creative with paint – free of charge．

The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee．

the Botanic Garden

The Garden has over 8,000 plant species; it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University．

The multi-branched Torch Aloe here is impressive．The African plant produces red flowers above blue-green leaves, and is not one to miss．

Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula, a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals．

The Garden is also a place for wildlife-enthusiasts．Look for grass snakes in the lake．A snake called ‘Hissing Sid’ is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun．

Byron’s Pool

Many stories surround Lord Byron’s time as a student of Cambridge University．Arriving in 1805, he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of “mess and drunkenness”．However, it seems as though Byron did manage to pass the time pleasantly enough．I’m not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his rooms．He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.

It is also said that on occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake, which is now known as Byron’s Pool．A couple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside, the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields．The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea．If you don’t trust me, then perhaps you’ll take it from Virginia Woolf – over a century after Byron, she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool．

1.As mentioned in the passage, there is a small charge for ____．

A．a(chǎn)ttending the masters’ class

B．working with local artists

C．seeing an exhibition

D．learning life drawing

2.“Torch Aloe” and “Venus Flytrap” are ____．

A．impressive plants B．common insects

C．rarely-seen snakes D．wildlife-enthusiasts

3.We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed ____．

A．to like walking

B．to fear pet bears

C．to be a heavy drinker

D．to finish university in 1805

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A．Some places for weekend break．

B．A way to become creative in art．

C．The colourful life in the countryside．

D．Unknown stories of Cambridge University.