The first chocolate was eaten by people in South America hundreds of years ago. In those days, the people
did not really eat chocolate. They used the cocoa bean (可可豆) to make a chocolate drink and they enjoyed it
very much. Many years later, the cocoa bean was brought to other countries and people came to love the taste
of chocolate.
     In 1824, John Cadbury opened a small shop in Britain. One of the things he sold was chocolate drink. In
1831, he opened a factory to make chocolate drink. He wanted to encourage people to drink chocolate instead
of other drinks. A few years later, a man called Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate instead of only
drinking it. But at that time chocolate was very expensive and only the rich people could buy it. Later, ad more
and more chocolate bars were produced and sold, it became cheaper.
     However, at first only plain chocolate (a kind of chocolate without milk and with very little sugar) was
produced. Milk chocolate came later and this was made by adding milk to the chocolate. The first milk
chocolate bar was made in Cadbury's factory in 1897. Their most famous chocolate, Cadbury's Milk Bar, was
made in 1905, It has been the most popular chocolate in Britain and around the world for over 100 years. The
Cadbury factory is still in Britain and the chocolate produced there is eaten all over the world. Every year,
thousands of visitors visit the factory in order to see how chocolate is made.

1. Hundreds of years ago, people first began to drink chocolate in _____.

A. South America
B. South Africa
C. Britain
D. Australia

2. John Cadbury opened a factory to make chocolate drink in _____.

A.1824
B.1831
C.1897
D.1905

3. People had the chance to eat chocolate instead of drinking it for the first time _____.

A. when chocolate was cheaper
B. when more and more chocolate was produced
C. when John Cadbury started to make chocolate drink
D. when Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate bars.

4. At first, not many people bought chocolate _____.

A. because it was very expensive
B. because people didn't like the taste
C. because they wanted to have other drinks
D. because there was no chocolate sold in the shops

5. Cadbury's Milk Bar _____.

A. was first made in 1897
B. is a kind of plain chocolate
C. is famous neither in Britain nor in America
D. is popular not only in Britain but also around the world

     Good morning,everybody. My talk for today is "Early Money". I'm going to tell you about the money used
in the early days. We don't know how early people began to use money, but we know some things were used
as money thousands of years ago. In early times in some European countries, salt was very difficult to get, so
it was used as money. In some parts of Asia, people used tea as money. And in America, Indians used nuts
and other things. Maybe the most popular money of all was some kind of animal. Today, in some places cows
are still used as a kind of money.
     Chinese were the first people to use coins as money. Here are some coins of the past. You can come over
and have a look.

1. The talk is about _____.

A. money
B. early money
C. coins
D. late

2. _____ knows how early people started to use money.

A. Nobody
B. Everybody
C. The speaker
D. America

3. People used things as money _____ ago.

A. a thousand years
B. one hundred years
C. thousands of years
D. thousands of

4. In some places of Asia, _____ was used as money in early times.

A. tea
B. salt
C. only a kind of animal
D. money

     Some famous places to visit are built by people. Others famous places are made by nature. For example,
in the northeast of the United States, there was a famous rock on a high mountain that looked just like an old
man. He had lots of hair, a big nose, and a beard (胡須). People called him "The Old Man of the Mountain"
and every year more than a million people came to look at him. Scientists think that the stone face had been
there for about 17,000 years.
     In may 2003, there was very bad weather near the Old Man of the Mountain. There were very high winds
and the temperature was very cold. The sky was so cloudy that people couldn't see the stone face for many
days. As soon as the storm (風(fēng)暴) was over, people looked for the Old Man and they couldn't see him. They
discovered that he had fallen into pieces (破碎). The stones that made his face sank down the mountain. A
number of scientists climbed up to see if they could repair the stone face, but they had to give up. They
figured out (推斷) that the damage (損壞) from the weather was just too bad.

(     )1. The Old Man of the Mountain was built by people.                              
(     )2. The stone face has large collar (衣領(lǐng)) around its neck.                       
(     )3. About 17,000 visitors in a year saw the Old Man of the Mountain.             
(     )4. During the storm and after it ended, people couldn’t see the stone face.     
(     )5. Scientists think high wins and cold caused the Old Man to fallen into pieces.

                                                          Dragon-boat Festival (端午節(jié))
     Dragon -Boat Festival all also called the DuanWu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month
according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by eating Zong Zi and
racing dragon boats. To hold the dragon-boat races is in memory of Qu Yuan, one of the greatest poets (詩人)
in China. 
     Qu Yuan was born in Zigui of Hubei Province over 2,200 years ago. Qu Yuan was an honest minister
(大臣) of the State of Chu, during the Warring States Period (475-22 l BC) (戰(zhàn)國時期). He was upright and
wise. He wanted to bring his country peace and make the state more stronger, but the country was in the hands
of bad officials,he failed．At last,he was very discouraged. (1) the Miluo River, throwing, he, into, himself, life,
by, his, ended. (2) 據(jù)說當(dāng)時人們從船上跳下去試圖救他. But it was too late. Also, they were very sad and
they threw rice into the water to feed Qu Yuan's spirit.
     (3) Now we read his poem Li Sao which was filled with deep love for his country. We can see the
dragon-boat races and have a kind of Chinese food named Zone Zi to eat during the Dragon-boat Festival.
1. What are the two important things on the Dragon Boat Festival?
    _______________________________________________________________
2. (1) 把劃線部分的單詞組成句子。 
    _______________________________________________________________
3. 將文中(2)處的漢語句子譯成英語。 
    _______________________________________________________________
4. 把(3) 處劃線部分譯成漢語。
    _______________________________________________________________
5. List the words that can describe the qualities (品質(zhì)) of Qu Yuan. (at least 3)
    _______________________________________________________________

          A Nobel Prize is considered by most people one of the highest international honours a person can receive.
As you know, the prizes were started by a Swede called Alfred Nobel. He was born in Stockholm, the capital of
Sweden. Alfred Nobel was a great scientist. He made two important inventions, and so he became very rich.
Although he was rich, Nobel was not a happy man. He never married or had children. Also, he was a sick man
during his large part of life. When he died at the age of 63, he left a fund of $9,000,000. The money was to be
used in giving prizes to those who made great achievements in physics,chemistry (化學(xué)), medicine and literature
(文學(xué)), and for world peace. 
          The first Nobel Prizes were given on December 10,1901, five years after Nobel's death. Since then many
famous people from all over the world have been given Nobel Prizes for their achievements. 
          Each prize has three parts. The first part is a gold medal. Second, a winner of a Nobel Prize is given a
diploma saying that he has been given the prize. The third part of the prize is a large amount of money about
$40,000. 
          Often a prize is given to just one person,but not always. Sometimes a prize is shared. It may be given to
two or more people who have worked together. It is also sometimes true that a prize is not given at all if there
is no great achievement. In 1972, for example, no Nobel Peace Prize was given.

1. When was Alfred Nobel born?

A．In 1938.
B．In 1833.
C．In 1896.
D．In 1906.

2. What kind of person would you say Alfred Nobel was?

3. The underlined word "diploma" in the passage most probably means__________.

A．certificate
B．letter
C．ticket
D．card

4. How many persons is a Nobel Prize given to?

A．Only one person.
B．Two persons.
C．Three persons.
D．Not always one person.

     From the time we were babies we have been taught manners. We are taught how to hold a knife and fork
and not to talk with our mouths full. We are taught how to shake hands and when to stand and when to sit
and the way to introduce people.
     Sometimes good manners in one place are very bad manners somewhere else. Almost everywhere eating
together means that people are very friendly to each other. But in parts of Polynesia (波利尼西亞) it is bad
manners to be seen eating beside each other. So they politely turn their backs to each other when they are
taking food.
     Some East Africans spit four times as a kind of blessing (祝福). They do it to show that they want a sick
person to get well, or to bless a new-born baby. In most other places,spitting means something completely
different. It usually shows an unhealthy habit. In many countries,it may mean that you hate someone.
     When we go to visit someone we say "Hello!"Or "How are you?" or things like that. But if you are visiting
an East African village, everyone will be very careful not to pay attention to you. The polite thing there will be
for you to go quietly, without speaking to anyone, and sit beside your friend. You should wait until he has
finished what he is doing and then he will begin talking to you.
     In a village in Arab, a visitor will walk behind all the tents until he gets to the one he wants to visit. If he
passes in front, he will be invited into each tent and asked to eat. It is rude to refuse.

1. From this passage we know _____. 

A. it's good manners to use a knife and fork to eat
B. it's bad manners to stand and talk
C. it's good manners not to talk with our mouths full
D. how to shake hands when we introduce people

2. In many places,spitting may mean _____. 

A. you give a new-born baby the blessing
B. you want a sick person to get well
C. you hate someone
D. you show your love to your relatives or friends

3. If you visit an East African village, you _____. 

A. should say "Hello!" or "How are you?" to others
B. should talk to the villagers quietly
C. should be very careful and not to pay any attention to others
D. must wait until your friend has finished his work and then begin to talk to him