Summer Surfing USA 15-Day Tour for Beach Lovers	Winter Wonderland 15-Day Ski Tour in the Green Mountains Go skiing in Vermont
Visit beautiful Southern California surfing beaches Accommodations(住宿): Single or double rooms in beachfront hotels Price includes: Money for daily surfboard(沖浪板 ）；3-hour beginner’s lessons Night activities: Beach barbecues(燒烤)，club dancing, moonlight boating Other activities: Visit Disneyland, tour Beverly Hills and see the movie stars’ homes Tour cost: Single room $1,999 Double room $2,300	Accommodation: Village hotels, with relaxing environment and fine Dining, comfortable rooms with nice furniture(家具) Price includes: All ski equipment(裝備), life tickets, and daily 2-hour lessons Night activities: Parties in the open air, rock Music concerts Other activities: Shopping, ice skating, cross-country skiing Tour cost: Single room: $2,500 Double room $3,200

【小題1】Which of the activities can you do at night?

A．Visit Disneyland	B．Skate on the ice.
C．Enjoy rock music	D．See the movie stars’ homes

【小題2】Going to ________ is beach lovers’ best choice for summer vacation.

A．Vermont	B．Green Mountains
C．Northern California	D．Southern California

【小題3】Which of the following does the price of both tours include?

A．Lessons

B．Lift tickets

C．Daily surfboard

D．Ski equipment

There once lived in China a very foolish king and queen. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried out, “My goodness! How small it is! It’s hairless and toothless! It’s a monster!” They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her.
“When she drinks your medicine, she must grow to the right size and have hair and teeth,” the king said, “If you don’t do this, you’ll have a beating.”
The doctors thought it impossible, but they dared not say anything against the king’s order. Just then and old doctor stepped forward. “Oh, we shall certainly obey your order,” he said, “but it takes time. We have to dig a mineral from the KunLun Mountains when the snow melts for the second time. The snow melts on those mountains only once in six years. we need twelve years.”
At last the king agreed and the doctors took away the little princess. On her twelfth birthday, they brought her back to her parents with long black hair and beautiful teeth. The king and queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive presents.
【小題1】Which of the following words makes the sentence untrue? The baby was ______.

A．Toothless

B．hairless

C．unusual

D．small

【小題2】The doctors would be beaten if ______.

A．the baby daughter didn’t drink their medicine

B．they refused to obey the king’s order

C．the baby daughter grew to the right size

D．the baby daughter became a monster

【小題3】The old doctor wanted to keep the king’s daughter for twelve years because ______.

A．they needed a lot of different plants

B．they need a lot of different minerals

C．this would give the baby time to grow up

D．they had to dig a mineral the snow melted for the second time

【小題4】The doctors thought it impossible ______.

A．for them to change the king’s order

B．for them the prepare the medicine in twelve years

C．for the small baby to drink the medicine

D．for them to make the baby have teeth and hair or grow teeth at once

【小題5】______ the king wouldn’t have given them expensive presents.

A．Had the doctors not brought back a beautiful girl

B．If the doctors hadn’t found the minerals

C．Had the doctors not been able to prepare the magic medicine

D．If the daughter were still a monster twelve years later

There are over 800 boarding (寄宿) schools in the UK with students from home and foreign countries. Boarding schools started hundreds of years ago in the country. But the earliest boarding schools were set up for white, rich boys only. Now both boys and girls can go to boarding schools from the age of 7 to 18.
What to do
In the UK, boarding schools have three terms in a school year, with about 13 weeks in each term. Students study and live together. They can’t go outside if they are not allowed to. In some schools, each student has his or her subject plan. Besides the usual classrooms and laboratories, the boarding schools have lots of other facilities for their students, including music rooms, boats, swimming pools, cinemas and theatres. Most boarding schools have a “l(fā)ight out” time. So when it’s time to go to bed, all the lights in the bedrooms are turned off. There are house-masters to take care of students all the time, especially after school hours.
What to wear 
Nearly all students at boarding schools wear a school uniform. Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white blouse, sometimes also a tie and a skirt. As students get older, the rules become less strict.
_______________
In the UK, boarding schools provide students with delicious food. They can choose to have a full English breakfast or simply bread. They can also choose between a meal with no meat and another meal at lunch and dinner. And there is always self-service for salad (沙拉), other side dishes and a dessert. Students can also make themselves something to eat at any time in a kitchen, or drink tea or have a snack between meals.
【小題1】 Which of the following is TRUE according to (根據(jù)) the passage?

A．Only white children were allowed to attend the earliest boarding schools.

B．Students in a boarding school are looked after only after school hours.

C．As students get older, the rules about wearing school uniforms become stricter.

D．Students can have different activities in a boarding school.

【小題2】Which is the best title for the last paragraph?

A．What to eat

B．When to eat

C．Where to eat

D．How to eat

【小題3】 The underlined word ‘facilities’ means _____________.

A．教師

B．設(shè)施

C．活動

D．課程

       Do you know there are many kinds of grass? Some are tall. The kind that grows around your house is short grass. But field grass often grows as tall as a man.
Some food that we eat comes from plants of the grass family. Wheat and rice are two of them. We use wheat to make bread. We use both wheat and rice to make breakfast. At some places, people eat more rice than any other food.
Animals as well as people get food from the grass family. Cows eat hay(干草). Do you know the kind of grass that horses like to eat?
【小題1】Which of the following belongs to(屬于) the grass family?
A. Wheat.    B. Rice.    C. Apples.    D. A and B.
【小題2】 We use ____ to make bread.

A．rice

B．fruit

C．wheat

D．grass family

【小題3】Which of the following doesn’t get food from the grass family?

A．Horses.

B．Sheep.

C．Dogs.

D．Cows.

【小題4】Which of the following is wrong?

A．The grass family are all short.

B．There are many kinds of grass.

C．Field grass often grows as tall as a man.

D．Horses get food from the grass family.

Earthquakes are hard to predict. but do you know what to do before, during and after an earthquake? Here’s some advice:
Before an earthquake It’s necessary to prepare yourself and your family. All family members should know how to turn off gas, water and electricity and know useful telephone numbers(doctor, hospital, police, 119, etc.). Never put heavy things over beds.
During an earthquake It’s important for each of you to stay calm. If you are indoors, quickly move to a safe place in the room such as under a strong table. The purpose is to protect yourself from objects, stay away from windows, large mirrors, heavy furniture and so on. If you’re cooking, turn off the gas. If you’re outdoors, move to an open area like a playground. Move away from buildings, bridge and trees. If you are driving, stop the car as soon as possible, staying away from bridges and tall building. Stay in your car.
After an earthquake Once the shaking has stopped, DO NOT run out of the building at once. It’s better to wait and leave when it’s safe. Check around you and help the people who are in trouble. If your building is badly broken, leave it. If you smell of hear a gas, get everyone outside and open windows and doors. If you can do it safely, turn off the gas. Report it to the gas company.
【小題1】Which of the following is mentioned in the second paragraph?

A．People should know how to turn on gas.

B．People should now how to save water.

C．People shouldn’t put heavy boxes over beds.

D．People shouldn’t forget the phone numbers of others.

【小題2】When an earthquake happens, __________can help you deal with it.

A．standing still

B．staying calm

C．looking outside

D．moving indoors

【小題3】 During an earthquake, if you are driving in an open area, you should ________.

A．speed up your car	B．stop your car and stay in
C．slow down your car	D．stop your car and run out

【小題4】 When the earth stops shaking , you should_________.

A．check around you first	B．run out of the building at once
C．break the windowns and doors.	D．write a report to your company

【小題5】You can learn _______after reading the passage.

A．what an earthquake is like	B．what to do to avoid an earthquake
C．how an earthquake happens	D．how to protect yourself in an earthquake