【推荐1】In Chongqing, one night market is full of stalls (摊位) set up in the trunks (后备箱) of cars. All kinds of handmade things and snacks can be found in the many stalls at the night fair, attracting lots of local people and tourists.

Wang Hongyu is busy making hamburgers at a snack stall one evening recently. Running an Internet technology company during the day, he sells burgers at night as a second business just for fun.

Xu Dongjie, the owner of a pet stall at the market, said the number of people there is larger than that at her pet shop. “They get to know us through this market and might become customers later.” she said. For Xu, being a part of the market is also a way to make friends. Pets have their own friends and we also need a new social life.

Since the beginning of this year, new kinds night markets have become popular in the city. They are more different than the traditional night markets and they have become popular especially with young shoppers.

Besides Chongqing, many other cities have tried to push spending by encouraging night markets which can make use of cultural themes and meet the needs of people.

1. We can find all kinds of ________ in the many stalls at the night fair.

A．food

B．handmade things and snacks

C．people

D．hamburgers

2. Wang Hongyu sells hamburgers mainly because ________.

A．he runs a food company	B．he lives a hard life
C．he can have fun	D．he can meet some new friends

3. Which word can be used to describe the new night market?

A．Boring.

B．Lively.

C．Noisy.

D．Organized.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Night markets only attract local people.

B．People like buying pets through the market.

C．Night markets are also encouraged in other cities.

D．New kinds of night markets are the same as the traditional night markets.

【推荐3】China is a big country. Are the north and the south very different? Three students from different cities are giving their opinions on this topic.

I think the biggest difference is the language. Each place in China has its own dialect (方言). For example, people in my hometown, Xiamen, speak Minnan dialect. But it’s hard for people from the north to understand it while talking with each other! Luckily, China has done a good job in teaching people Putonghua, which makes it easy for people in different places to communicate well with each other.

I think the food in the north is different from that in the south. I grew up in Jinan, a northern city. Jinan is famous for youxuan and tianmo. Last year, I visited Hunan. I was surprised by the rice there. It was not as sweet as that in the north. This is because of the difference in rain and heat. And people in different parts have different tastes.

You can find differences in old Chinese poems. I live in Hangzhou. China’s poet Su Shi once wrote about the West Lake here: “The brimming waves delight the eye on sunny days; The dimming hills present a rare view in rainy haze.” (水光潋滟晴方好，山色空蒙雨亦奇。) But if you read poems about the north, you’ll find that “In boundless desert lonely smoke rises straight” (大漠孤烟直). Quite different scenes, aren’t they?

1. What does the underlined word “communicate” probably mean?

A．Play.

B．Share.

C．Get.

D．Talk.

2. Who can speak Minnan dialect?

A．People in Shandong.

B．People in Fujian.

C．People in Zhejiang.

D．People in Hunan.

3. Why is the rice in the north sweeter according to the text?

A．The weather plays a role.	B．The water is sweeter in the north.
C．The planting way is different.	D．The planting time is not the same.

4. How was the weather in Hangzhou according to Su Shi’s poem?

A．Warm and wet.

B．Cold and rainy.

C．Hot and dry.

D．Cool and windy.

5. Which of the differences between the north and the south isn’t mentioned in the text?

A．Food.

B．Languages.

C．Houses.

D．Poems.