Can you tell me ________ at that time?

A. what were they doing B. what they were doing

C. what are they doing D. what they are doing

If it ________ , I’ll go to the zoo.

A. won’t rain B. don’t rain C. doesn’t rain D. rain

He has been watching English movies_____about two months .

A. since B. for C. in D. during

How long ____________yesterday ?

A. have you been sleeping B. do you sleep C. did you sleep D. did you asleep

I've been skating __________nine o'clock .

A. for B. over C. since D. at

She asked me if she ___borrow my book. If she __it, I will lend it to her.

A. could, borrows B. can, will borrow

C. couldn’t, lends D. can’t, will lend

The Americans were getting ready to send their first man to the moon, an old Irishman (愛爾蘭人) was____them on TV in a hotel room. There was an Englishman in the room____And he said to the Irishman, “The Americans are very____, aren’t they? They are going to send some men to the moon. It’s a very____way from our world.” “Oh, that’s____,”the Irishman answered quickly.” “The Irishman are going to send some men to the sun in months’____That’s much____away than the moon, you know. “The Englishman was very____when he heard this. “Oh, yes it is,” he said, “But the sun is too____for people to visit.”

The Irishman laughed and answered, “Well, the Irish are clever, too, you know. We____go to the sun during the day, of course. We’ll go there during the night.”

1.A. reading B. watching C. making D. mending

2.A. too B. also C. of course D. only

3.A. kind B. bad C. clever D. good

4.A. short B. long C. far D. near

5.A. nothing B. all C. wrong D. great

6.A. later B. ago C. long ago D. time

7.A. far B. never C. farther D. longer

8.A. angry B. surprised C. glad D. sorry

9.A. warm B. big C. cold D. hot

10.A. don’t B. won’t C. want to D. must

In many English homes people eat four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge，eggs or bread. English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one o'clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soups, and then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that they eat some other things, like bananas，apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very necessary.

1.Many English people have ___________meals a day.

A. two B. three C. four D. three or four

2.People may have ___________ for their breakfast.

A. tea and eggs

B. porridge，eggs，bread，tea or coffee

C. tea and coffee

D. bread and eggs

3.People have lunch at ___________ ．

A. any time B. nine C. five D. one

4.People don't have _____________ for their dinner.

A. porridge B. bananas and apples

C. some soup and meat D. meat and fish

5.In many English homes dinner comes______________．

A. at one o'clock B. about half past seven C. at noon D. at night

Modern Chinese use the solar calendar（陽歷）as English people do . But at the same time, they use their own lunar calendar. Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals : the rat , the ox , the tiger , the hare , the dragon , the snake , the horse , the goat , the monkey , the chicken , the dog and the pig . This list lasts for 12 years and then starts again.

Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon. And the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month. The New Year always starts between January 21 and February 20. On the last day of the lunar year, there is a big family dinner. All members of the family except married daughters try to be present at this meal, even of they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents. Old quarrels are forgotten, and everybody is happy. After the dinner, the children keep awake to welcome the New Year.

The New Year celebrations last for 15 days, from the new moon to the full moon. On the first day, children and unmarried people go to visit their elder

1.If next year is the year of the dragon, what was the name of last year?

A. It was the year of tiger. B. It was the year of the hare.

C. It was the year of snake. D. It was the year of the ox.

2.Suppose that next Chinese New Year’s Day is on 15th February, when will people have their big family dinner?

A. On February 15 B. On February 16

C. On February 14 D. On February 17

3.The family usually have their big family dinner at the home of _______.

A. the married son B. the married daughter

C. the unmarried son D. the parents

4.People celebrate the New Year ________.

A. for 15 days

B. from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year

C. from January 21 to February 20

D. both A and B

5.From this selection we know that each Chinese month is measured by __.

A. the sun’s revolutions（旋轉）

B. the moon’s revolutions

C. the earth’s revolutions

D. both the earth’s and moon’s revolutions

Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do，while others don't.

The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. It's really

white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year

England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the president's

house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire，the stone walls of the president's

house were painted white and it has been the “White House” ever since.

1.White House is a house for ___________.

A. The American people. B. the soldiers of U.S.A.

C. the presidents of U.S.A. D. the patients of U.S.A.

2.England fought with America in ____________.

A. 1810 B. 1812 C. 1814 D. 1916

3.The house is called “White House” because ____________.

A. it's covered with snow

B. the house is very clean

C. the stone walls of the house were painted white

D. they like white color

4.The White House was painted white because ____________.

A. the house is old B. the house is new

C. it was once on fire and was with marks D. they have enough paint

5.“ever since” means ___________.

A. never B. once C. from then on D. before