First Airplane Trip By Sara Matson Jake is going on a trip. He and Mom take a taxi to the airport. "It's my first plane trip," he tells the taxi driver. "That's great!" the taxi driver says. Jake rolls his suitcase onto the plane. "It's my first plane trip," he tells the pilot. "Welcome aboard," the pilot says. Jake finds his seat and buckles his seatbelt. The plane's engines rumble and roar and Jake opens his backpack and pulls out Panda. "It's my first plane trip," he whispers. He holds Panda's paw. The plane moves faster and faster. Then—Whoosh! On the ground, cars and houses look like toys. Jake smiles. "Guess what, Panda?" he says. "Flying is fun!"

1. How does Jake and his mom travel to the airport?

A．In a plane.

B．In their car.

C．In a taxi.

D．In a bus.

2. This is Jake's            trip, he feels fairly          .

A．last; happy	B．first bus; worried
C．first plane; excited	D．last; frightened

3. Who is Panda?

A．Jake's brother.	B．A large animal.
C．Jake's pet.	D．A toy animal.

4. What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined words?

A．发出轰隆隆的声音

B．滚动着

C．发出咕咕的声音

D．开始工作

Most American school buildings look the same. There is always a gym, a big room for basketball and other sports. There is a lunchroom, a school library, and an auditorium. In many schools students learn running, tennis, swimming and some other sports. And the games between schools are often very exciting.
In the USA, school buses are the safest way for children to go to school. Students spend about an hour and a half in the school buses every day. For many students in the USA high schools, the most important things in their life are making friends, being popular and having a good social life. Many students go out together after school to fast food restaurants, movies or dances.
In the USA, students take some tests each year. Every year 70% of American students graduate from high school and 40% of high school students go on to college.
5. What does the writer think of games between schools?

A．Exciting.

B．Interesting.

C．Boring.

D．Tiring.

6. How long do the students spend in their school buses every day?

A．An hour.	B．One hour and a half.
C．Half an hour.	D．Two hours.

7. Which is the most important thing in American students' life?

A．Studying hard to be the number one in class.

B．Helping mothers do housework after school.

C．Visiting grandparents every weekend.

D．Joining clubs and meeting new friends.

8. How many students will go to college if there are 2000 students in a school?

A．2000 students.

B．1400 students.

C．800 students.

D．1000 students.

Harry finished his college and wanted to find a job in the city. One day he saw an advertisement in a window. It said, "Wanted. The best salesman in the world. Top Pay. "
“I am a great salesman. ”Harry said to himself. “I’m sure that I can sell anything. I’ll go in and ask for that job. ’’
So Harry went into the building. He saw a manager in it. He said to the manager.“Good morning. I saw your advertisement. I think I’m the best salesman in the world. Give me the job, please.” “You must prove(证明)that you are the best，” the manager said. “I’ll pass every test that you give me, ”Harry said. “Good.” the manager said, and he took a box of sweets out of his desk. “Last week I bought a thousand boxes of the sweets. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job.” “That’s easy.” Harry said.
He took the boxes of sweets and left the office.
Every day and all day he went from shop to shop, trying to sell boxes of the sweets. But he couldn’t sell one. The sweets were so bad that he couldn’t even give them away. At the end of the week he went back to the manager. “I am sorry, sir,” he said. “I was wrong about myself. I’m not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is.”
“Oh.” said the manager. “Who do you think is the best?”
‘‘The person who sold you a thousand boxes of the sweets.”
9. The manager told Harry______.

A．he could start work at once

B．he was the best salesman in the world

C．he wasn’t a good salesman

D．he must show he was the best salesman in the world

10. Harry could get the job if______.

A．he sold a thousand boxes of sweets

B．he gave away a thousand boxes of sweets

C．he sent the manager a thousand boxes of sweets

D．he bought a thousand boxes of sweets from the manager

11. Harry thought it was easy to sell the sweets because______.

A．he thought he was the best salesman and he could sell anything

B．he could give them away

C．he wanted to get the job

D．many people liked sweets

I’m Emily. Three years ago, I thought I didn’t have enough time to do the housework, so I cancelled the cable(取消有线电视). But I still think it’s fun to watch TV shows when I get the chance.
My favorite show was The Life Laundry. It was so interesting. It came on Saturday mornings after Norm on This Old House and Rick Steve’s Europe. It was like Clean Sweep. It chose some common people. In the show, people took everything in the house outside so they could see how many things they had. Then they would go through each thing they had. Then they would go through each thing and decide whether (是否) to keep or sell it. When people sold some things they would never use, a team (团队)would make the home more beautiful with a new coat of paint. At the end of the show, everyone was always happy to see their home cleaned up and look spacious.
Antiques Roadshow came after The Life Laundry, which was confusing (令人困惑的)because The Life Laundry made you want to clean out your things, but it made you want to keep everything.
12. Why did Emily cancel the cable?

A．Because she didn’t like watching TV.

B．Because her family was very poor.

C．Because she was busy with the housework.

D．Because her television was broken.

13. When was The Life Laundry?

A．On Saturday mornings.	B．On Saturday afternoons.
C．On Sunday mornings.	D．On Sunday afternoons.

14. What came after The Life Laundry?

A．Norm on This Old House.	B．Clean Sweep
C．Rick Steve’s Europe.	D．Antiques Roadshow.

15. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Emily cancelled the cable two years ago.

B．Emily didn’t mind The Life Laundry.

C．People gave things to each other in The Life Laundry.

D．Antiques Roadshow made people want to keep everything.

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