19、Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Most people feel that they are poor without cars. Though he is poor, he doesn't feel really poor when he has a ear.

  Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars. Maybe, he didn't know how much the car was going to affect the United States. The cars made the United States a country on wheels. And they have helped to make the United States a rich and modern country.

  The car has become popular in the United States today. The country is a very large one. The Americans like to move around in it. It is the easiest and cheapest way to travel in cars. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money.

1. In the United States         

     A. most people are too poor to buy cars

     B. poor people wouldn't like to buy cars

     C. all the poor people have cars

     D. people think they are poor if they don't have cars

2. What was Henry Ford?

     A. He was a car maker.     B. He was a car driver.

C. He was a car seller.      D. He was a traveler in a car.

3. According to the writer, cars in the United States

     A. are the nicest            B. run fastest

     C. make the country richer    D. make the country beautiful

4. The Americans like to move in cars because

     A. there are no trains in the United States

     B. cars can take them to any place they want to go

     C. it doesn't take them much money to travel in cars

     D. both B and C

5. Which is the best title(標題)?

A. A Country on Wheels    B. A Rich and Modern Country

C. Making Cars           D. Traveling in Cars

18、It is well--known that it takes travelers only 48 hours by train to go from Beijing to Lhasa, the capital of West China's Tibet, from July 1, 2006 on. travelers can enjoy the beautiful views during the 48--hour train ride.

   The new railway line has been controlled by the Beijing' s West Railway Station from July 1,2006. The most important part of the line, the Qinghai--Tibet Railway, has been completed.

   The Qinghai--Tibet part of the railway is the world's highest railway. About 960 kilometers of the train tracks are 4,000 meters above sea level, the highest parts reach 5,072 meters.

   The railway is the world's longest plateau(高原) railroad which is 1,956 kilometers long, from Qinghai's capital city Xining to Lhasa of Tibet.

The trains running on the Qinghai--Tibet Railway have very good conditions. If the passengers feel hard to breathe, they will be provided with oxygen masks. And all of the trains have oxygen--supplying equipment.

1. People can't travel to Lhasa by         before July 1,2006.

     A. car          B. plane    C. train        D. bus

2. The Qinghai--Tibet Railway is         kilometers long.

     A.960      B.1,956      C.4,000        D.5,072

3. The highest parts of Qinghai--Tibet Railway reach         meters.

A.960      B.4,000      C.5,072      D.1,956

4. The passengers will be provided with oxygen masks when they           

A. feel hard to breathe             B. are tired

     C. are stressed out                D. are hungry

5. The best title for the passage is           

     A. Travel from Beijing to Lhasa     B. Qinghai--Tibet railway completed

     C. Train with best conditions        D. The longest railway

16、Which is a famous building in England?

15、Which of the following signs means "danger"?

14、Look at the front wall please,          means that this way is for a disabled person to go through.

13、--Excuse me, is there a repair shop near here for MP3?

--Well, turn left at the crossing, then you will find       

A. that        B. any         C. this        D. one

12、--Tom is good at drawing. How about Mike?

--Mike is         , I think. He has got more prizes than Tom.

A. well        B. worse       C. good       D. better

11、The smile on her face shows that she is          her work.

A. worried about                 B. pleased with

C. sorry for                     D. afraid of