(B)

 Big Ben is not a name of a man. It is the name of a big clock in London. London is the capital of the UK. This clock has four faces. So no matter where you stand? you can read the time on the faces of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a bus. The hands are about four metres long. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London,you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament. In that place you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the Houses of Parliament. You will probably hear it and see it. The big clock makes such a loud noise ,“Dingdong,dingdong. ” It goes every quarter (—刻鐘) of an hour. The name of Big Ben comes from a big builder.

() 6. Big Ben is .

   A. a bus   B. a clock

   C. the name of Ben   D. a house

() 7. Big Ben is in .

   A. China   B. the USA

   C. Japan   D. the UK

() 8. The clock strikes (敲;打) every minutes of an hour.

   A. ten         B. fifteen

    C. thirty       D. fortyfive

() 9. You can read the time of Big Ben .

   A. at the top of the clock tower

   B. in the Houses of Parliament 

    C. on the hands of the huge clock   

    D. on the four faces of the clock

() 10. The underlined (畫線的) word “hands” means “ ” in Chinese.

   A. 手         B. 標(biāo)志

    C.指針        D. 發(fā)條

                       (A) 

  Hello,my name is Jennifer Sun. I am 14 years old. I go to school in central New Jersey in the USA. rd like to tell you about the school life in the USA.

  I live in Edison,a small town in New Jersey. Our family have lived here for six years. In the USA. we don't have to take a test to go into a “good” middle school. We go to the closest school. Over half of the students in my school are Asians (亞洲人) . And about half of the Asians are Chinese. On Friday nights,my friends and I go to Menlo Park Mall. It’s a twofloor shopping mall. It’s only 10 minutes away from my house. In the mall,you can find a movie theatre,a bookshop and many restaurants.

  I have so much fun here in Edison. I love it!

() 1. Edison is .

   A. a country      B. a big city

    C. a small town   D. a good school

() 2. They go to Menlo Park Mall on .

   A. Monday mornings      B. Friday nights

    C. Friday afternoons     D. Saturday nights

() 3. About half of the Asian students in the author’s school are .

   A. English      B. Chinese

    C. French       D. Africans

() 4. A person can’t in the shopping mall.

   A. have classes   B. watch films

    C. eat snacks      D. buy books

() 5. We can know that the author her town.

   A. can’t stand   B. hates

    C. likes         D. doesn’t mind

 Xu Jun,a 25-year-old young man,has a 150-square-metre house in Beijing and a restaurant in Qinhuangdao. He is a member of the rich second generation in China. Go and 1 about him. Newsman： Will you please 2 something about you and your family?

Xu： I am from Jilin. I came to Beijing in 2004. When I was very 3 ,my parents opened a shop in Jilin. Soon they 4 many shops all over the country. My parents still live in Jilin. They don't 5 much any more. They just help me in my 6 . It’s time for 7 to have a rest.

Newsman： What is your life plan 8 the next 10 years?

Xu： I want to open two clubs in Beijing. And I want to open more clubs in many cities in China. I don't think I am 9 now. I want to be a real rich man in China. I want to work in Beijing. I have many 10 here and we often work together. I think everyone needs friends.

() 1. A. ask      B. think     C. know   D. meet

() 2. A. tell     B. say       C. write    D. see

() 3. A. young     B. old      C. poor   D. rich

() 4. A. opened   B. closed   C. bought   D. found

() 5. A. eat      B. drink     C. play   D. work

() 6. A. family   B. house     C. company  D. school

() 7. A. him      B. her      C. US      D. them

() 8. A. at       B. for      C. to      D. with

() 9. A. young     B. rich      C. good   D. busy

() 10. A. students  B. classmates c. teachers   D. friends

() 10.(2015 •安徽) 一 Do you have any plans for this Sunday?

—I'm not sure. I go to the countryside to see my grandmother.

   A. can   B. must   C. may   D. need

() 9.(2015 •淮安) During the May Day holiday,we stayed in a mountain village with trees around.

   A. thousand of       B. thousand

    C. thousands        D. thousands of

() 8.(2015 •釋西南) . 一 Hello!May I speak to Helen?

    -

   A. Tm Helen              B. She is Helen

    C. This is Helen speaking   D. My name is Helen

() 7. They live the floor of the building.

   A. on;nine            B. in;ninth

    C. on;ninth            D. in;nineth

() 5.(2015 •山西) 一This is the time that I come to Paris. I have been here twice.

—Me too. The world is so large that I want to see more of it 

A. first   B. second    C. third

() 4. This is English class. I hope you can enjoy learning English.

   A. our the first        B. the our first

    C. our first           D. first the our

() 3. Life in the countryside is quite that in modern cities.

   A. the same        B. different from

    C. full of         D. far from