28、As we all know，American and British people both speak English．But sometimes it does not seem like the same language．In fact，there are some important differences between British English and American English．

First of all，they sound very different．Often，Americans don't say each word separately．They say several words together．Americans may say “I dunno” instead of “I don’t know．” Or they may say “Whaddya say?” instead of “What did you say?” However，the British are more careful in their speech．They usually say all the words and keep them separate．

Words sometimes have different meanings too．Some American words are never used in England．The same thing is true of some British words in America．For example，the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different．Americans drive trucks，but in England people drive lorries．

Many expressions are also different in the two countries．In England，if you are going to telephone your friends，you “phone them up”．In America，you “give them a call”．

There're also some differences in grammar．For example，Americans usually use the helping verb（助動(dòng)詞）“do” when they ask a question．They say “Do you have a storybook?” But the British often leave out the helping verb．They say “Have you a storybook?”

All these differences can be confusing（易混淆的）if you are learning English．But most languages are like this，Languages change over time．When people live in separate places，the languages change in different ways．This is what has happened to English．

1．When a person says，“I'm driving a truck now．” Where does the man most probably come from?

A．America．           B．Britain．              C．France．

2．What does the underlined word “separately” mean in this passage?

A．含糊地                B．快快地                C．分開(kāi)地

3．How many differences has the writer told US between American English and British English?

A．Three．               B．Four．                C．Five．

4．Which sentence is Not right?

A．Many expressions are different between American English and British English．

B．British English and American English sound very different．

C．British English is the same as American English in grammar．

5．This passage is mainly（主要）about ________．

A．some important differences between British English and American English

B．the difference of the grammar between British English and American English

C．the difference of the sound between British English and American English

27、Astronauts have already visited the Moon and lived on space stations．They've never been to another planet，but they might visit Mars soon．Astronauts will spend about six months getting to the planet，then about two years on the planet and about six months travelling back to the Earth．They’ll be away from the Earth for about three years，so they'll need much food．

It's very expensive to take food into space．It costs about 120 000 dollars to carry something that weighs（重）one kilo（千克）．So an apple on Mars could cost 20000 dollars! Of course，they will need to take much food with them to feed the astronauts for three years．This amount of fresh food can't stay fresh，and is very expensive to take，so they need to find food that is not very heavy．

At the moment，astronauts in space stations eat dried food．It's very light，so it doesn't cost much money to carry it into space．But astronauts stay healthier and happier if they eat fresh food，In the future，astronauts on Mars may grow vegetables like carrots and lettuce（生菜）．

Astronauts on Mars will probably have special machines．They'll use these machines to change beans（豆）into food that tastes like meat or cheese．They probably won't eat real meat or cheese because it won't he possible to keep animals in space．

1．Which planet do the astronauts plan to go to next?

A．Mars．                B．Space．               C．The Moon．

2．How long will it take to get to Mars?

A．About three years． B．About two years．   C．About six months．

3．Why do the astronauts eat dried food?

A．Because it is cheap to carry．                      B．Because it is cheap to buy．

C．Because it is very healthy．

4．What may astronauts do in the future?

A．Eat only dried food．                                  B．Grow some fresh vegetables on Mars．

C．Grow food in their spacecraft．

5．What will they get from beans?

A．Apples．                                                   B．Food that tastes like meat or cheese．

C．Real meat and cheese．

25、At school many things happen to us．We may feel very happy when we have success in a school play．We may feel，___1___ if we lose __2___ important game．We want to keep the memory for the rest of our __3___．

How to keep the memory? Our English teacher，Miss Wang has taught us a good way of ___4___ things--to make our own yearbook．What is a yearbook? A yearbook is a kind of book which is used to keep the memory of exciting moments of a year．It's usually made ___5___ the year．

Last December，we began to make our yearbook．First we chose the persons who had done ___6___，then some students interviewed them，some wrote down their stories，___7___ took photos of them．Everyone in our class had something to do．Finally our teacher helped US to 1put the things together．We had our ___8___ yearbook．

All of US put a lot of love into ___9__ the yearbook．It is ___10__ wonderful that not only the students but also our parents and teachers will remember the special time for ever．

1．A．safe                      B．relaxed                 C．sorry

2．A．a(chǎn)                           B．a(chǎn)n                       C．the

3．A．lives                      B．live                      C．life

4．A．remembering          B．forgetting             C．looking for

5．A．a(chǎn)t the beginning of     B．in the middle of     C．a(chǎn)t the end of

6．A．something special      B．special something    C．nothing special

7．A．other                     B．others                  C．the other

8．A．first                      B．second                 C．third

9．A．make                     B．making                C．to make

10．A．so                       B．such                    C．too

24、A：Hello! Jimmy．How was your holiday?

B：________

A：What happened?

B：I had planned to go to Hunan for my holiday．But it snowed heavily there，so I had to stay at home．

A：It’s really a pity! Then ________

B：I only did my homework every day．It was so boring．What about you，Jack?

A：Oh，________

B：It's great．What was the weather like there?

A：________

B：________

A：Yes，I had a great time．

23、（Rose is talking to her brother，James，on the telephone．）

Rose：I made your birthday gift yesterday．

James：You made it! What is it?

Rose：________ I'll bring it to London next week．

James：OK．________ What color is it?

Rose：Um．．．it's green and blue．

James：How big is it?

Rose：________

James：Really? ________

Rose：I've got no idea．Less than a kilo．

James：Right．________

Rose：Cotton．

James：Oh，I know! It’s a ．．．

Rose：See you next week，James．Bye!

22、Which sign means that we can turn right or left here?

21、--Your bedroom is dirty．Please tidy ________ up．

--OK，mum．

A．it            B．its           C．them

20、--How many ________ have you got in your bag?

--Only one．

A．juice             B．orange            C．eggs