[Zhang Ji is chatting with his e-pal Tim on QQ.]
T: Hi, how is it going these days?
Z: Pretty good! We celebrated our Dragon Boat Festival last week.
T: Dragon Boat Festival?
Z: To remember an ancient Chinese poet.
T:
Z: We usually eat rice dumplings on that day. But this year, we did something more interesting.
T: What did you do?
Z: Our school had a dragon boat race.
T:
Z: Our class.
T:
Z: Thanks a lot. I hope you can come to China sometime.
T: I hope so.
Z: OK, I will. See you.
T: See you!
| A．How do you usually celebrate it? |
| B．We had a good time. |
| C．What do you celebrate it for? |
| D．Sounds interesting ! |
| E．I'm interested in Chinese traditions. |
| F．Congratulations ! |
| G．Where did you have the race? |
2 . Heavy snow arrived in Hefei, Anhui, at the beginning of January. Although people found the snow beautiful at first, it quickly started making problems for them.
After a whole night and day of heavy snow, the city was covered in white. The thick snow covered everything. At first, people enjoyed looking out of their windows at the beautiful snow-covering city and parks. But safety soon became a problem and troubles came.
The snow made the roads very difficult to walk on, making it dangerous for people to drive. To fix this, the local government asked workers to clear the snow off the roads overnight. Thanks to their hard work, traffic was able to goback to normal.
The snow also brought some problems to the city's trees. The snow that fell on the trees' branches (树枝) got heavier as it continued to fall, causing some of the trees to break and fall down near roads. People were asked to go outside and shake the snow off the trees to protect them. My family and even myschool's headmaster went out and helped to shake the snow offthe trees.
But for me there was some good news, too. We didn't have to go to school because our roads to school might be too dangerous. I went outside to enjoy the beautiful snow and take pictures.
Although the heavy snow caused many problems, we still enjoyed it quite a bit.
1. When probably did it snow heavily in Hefei, Anhui according to the passage?| A．About December 27th. | B．About January 5th. |
| C．About January 13rd. | D．About January 26th. |
| A．It's safe for people to walk on the road. |
| B．It's dangerous for people to drive on the road. |
| C．It's exciting for people to walk on the road. |
| D．It's relaxing for people to drive on the road. |
| A．The policeman helped the old cross the road. |
| B．Workers cleared the snow off the roads overnight. |
| C．People shook the snow off the trees to protect them. |
| D．The students didn't need to go to school. |
| A．The heavy snow only brought troubles to people. |
| B．People don't think snow is beautiful all the time. |
| C．The heavy snow did no harm to the trees in the city. |
| D．Maybe the writer thinks the snow is not a bad thing. |
J&M Music Store *Rock, pop and country music *Buy CDs new or used *Listen before you buy *Guitar lessons offered | Peth Market *Fresh fruit and vegetables *Open Friday to Sunday mornings *Free ice cream for children under 12 |
Times Coffee Shop *The best coffee in town *Sandwiches, cakes, pies *Open 10:00 a.m. -11:00 p. m. daily *Jazz music ( Wednesday to Sunday) | Macon's B&B * Feel like at home *Have different kinds of rooms *Delicious homemade breakfast |
1. What can you do at J&M Music Store?
| A．Receive guitar lessons. |
| B．Borrow new or used CDs. |
| C．Learn pop music history. |
| D．Buy all kinds of music books. |
pies?
| A．8:30 a. m. | B．9:30 a. m. |
| C．10:30 p. m. | D．11:30 p. m. |
| A．In J&M Music Store. | B．In Peth Market.. |
| C．At Times Coffee Shop. | D．At Macon's B&B. |
-Oh, I don't know, either.
| A．what does IBM stand for |
| B．what IBM stands for |
| C．what did IBM stand for |
| D．what IBM stood for |
| A．both | B．all | C．none | D．neither |
