— What did Tina say?

— Sorry, I didn’t what she said.

A. pay attention to B. get on with

C. hold on to D. look forward to

We usually the moon and share mooncakes with families on Mid-Autumn Day.

A. admit B. advise C. admire D. address

China has many special forms of traditional art, ______ sky lanterns, paper cutting and Chinese clay art.

A. such as B. instead of

C. except for D. because of

—There’re a few new words in the article?

—What about in your dictionary?

A. looking it up B. looking up it

C. looking them up D. looking up them

great weather it is today!

A. How B. How a C. What D. What a

On Water Festival, people and go on the streets to throw water at each other.

A. dress B. dress up C. put on D. wear

Chang’e refused the magic medicine to Feng Meng.

A. to give B. gave C. giving D. give

No matter , you must follow the school rules.

A. where are you B. what do you do

C. who are you D. who you are

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line(排隊(duì)), others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.

He walked into the station cafe(咖啡館). He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(鏡子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.

“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.

“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.

“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.

They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”

“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad(難過). The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.

1.Tom went into the station cafe because .

A．Mike asked him to have a cup of tea.

B．it was quite early and he could find a seat there.

C．he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirl.

D．he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there.

2. What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock? .

A．Half past twelve B．Twenty to twelve

C．Half past eleven D．Half past one

3.From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find .

A．the time is right B．it’s going slower

C．it’s going backward D．it’s going faster

4.Which of the following is true? .

A．Tom arrived in Paris on time

B．The next bus would leave in half an hour

C．After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer

D．Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once

5. Which of the following is the title(題目) of the story?

A．The Mirror of the Station

B．Not A Careful Man

C．Missing A Bus

D．The Clock In The Mirror

In a small village in England about 150 years ago, a mail coach ( 郵車 ) was standing on the street . It didn’t come to that village often . People had to pay a lot to get a letter . The person who sent the letter didn’t have to pay the postage (郵資) , while the receiver had to .

“Ｈere’s a letter for Miss Alice Brown , ” said the mailman .

“ Ｉ’m Alice Brown , ” a girl of about 18 said in a low voice .

Alice looked at the envelope（信封） for a minute , and then handed it back to the mailman .

“ Ｉ＇m sorry I can’t take it , I don’t have enough money to pay it＂, she said .

A gentleman standing around were very sorry for her . Then he came up and paid the postage for her .

When the gentleman gave the letter to her , she said with a smile , “ Thank you very much ,This letter is from Tom . I’m going to marry him . He went to London to look for work . I’ve waited a long time for this letter , but now I don’t need it , there is nothing in it .”

“ Really ? How do you know that ? ” the gentleman said in surprise .

“ He told me that he would put some signs on the envelope . Look ,sir ,this cross in the corner means that he is well and this circle means he has found work . That’s good news .”

The gentleman was Sir Rowland Hill . He didn’t forgot Alice and her letter .

“ The postage to be paid by the receiver has to be changed ,” he said to himself and had a good plan .

“ The postage has to be much lower , what about a penny (便士) ? And the person who sends the letter pays the postage . He has to buy a stamp and put it on the envelope .” he said .

The government accepted his plan . Then the first stamp was put out in 1840 . It was called the “ Penny Black “ . It had a picture of the Queen on it .

1. The first postage stamp was made ________ .

A．in England B．in America

C．by Alice D．in 1910

2. The girl handed the letter back to the mailman because _________ .

A．she didn’t know whose letter it was

B．she had no money to pay the postage

C．she received the letter but she didn’t want to open it

D．she had already known what was written in the letter

3.We can know from Alice’s words that _________ .

A. Tom had told her what the signs meant before leaving

B. Alice was clever and could guess the meaning of the signs

C. Alice had put the signs on the envelope herself

D. Tom had put the signs as Alice had told him to

4.The idea of using stamps was thought of by _________ .

A．the government B. Sir Rowland Hill

C. Alice Brown D. Tom

5.From the passage we know the high postage made _________ .

A．People never send each other letters

B．lovers almost lose every touch with each other

C．people try their best to avoid(避免) paying it

D．receivers refuse to pay the coming letters