1 . Traveling in Vietnam was like visiting a mysterious neighbor. You have lived next door to each other for years but know very ____ about what happened on ____ side of the fence.
I travelled there last August. A(n) ____ 180-kilometre trip from a Chinese border town to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, ____ an adventurous eight hours. That’s ____ the country still doesn’t have a modern expressway system. The major passage going through the country is only a two-way road. ____, many areas are mountainous.
Vietnamese drivers are ____ and fearless. They compete with each other at full speeds no matter how scared the____feel. When the bus shook us violently for the hundredth time, the driver made a ____ to make us feel better. “See, this is just a(n)____Vietnamese people give you, a free massage(按摩) service.”
It was midnight ____I reached that hotel. Switching on the television, I was____by something: All the____in the TV plays spoke in the same voice. ____, modern Korean plays and historical Chinese plays are ____ with the Vietnamese. But it seemed they didn’t have enough____to dub(为……配音)all these programs. So, the same boring woman appears ____ every TV play to speak for the roles. The next morning when I opened the window, I found myself in a huge “____”. The buildings in the streets were ____in all kinds of colors you can imagine. Vietnamese are allowed to____their houses as they like. Each one was different. The large number of colors brought the city alive.1.

A．little

B．much

C．a lot

D．few

2.

A．another

B．other

C．either

D．the other

3.

A．long

B．simple

C．pleasant

D．easy

4.

A．took

B．spent

C．paid

D．devoted

5.

A．why

B．when

C．because

D．where

6.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Also

D．Otherwise

7.

A．wonderful

B．impatient

C．careful

D．helpless

8.

A．passengers

B．policemen

C．drivers

D．passers-by

9.

A．story

B．joke

C．promise

D．statement

10.

A．gift

B．pleasure

C．competition

D．surprise

11.

A．that

B．until

C．when

D．while

12.

A．excited

B．embarrassed

C．disappointed

D．amazed

13.

A．actresses

B．actors

C．characters

D．channels

14.

A．At present

B．To be honest

C．Sure enough

D．Of course

15.

A．satisfied

B．received

C．content

D．popular

16.

A．time

B．budget

C．people

D．space

17.

A．beside

B．under

C．over

D．behind

18.

A．film

B．garden

C．book

D．cup

19.

A．put

B．set

C．dressed

D．filled

20.

A．rent

B．make

C．live

D．paint

2 . 每年都有许多人外出旅游，一些人的不文明行为引起了社会的广泛关注。某英文报社正在举行以“文明旅游”为主题的讨论。假定你是李华，请你给报社写一封信，呼吁大家做文明游客。要点如下：
1. 尊重习俗；2. 不高声喧哗；3. 其他
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾语已为你写好，不计入词总数。
Dear Editor,
I’ve read your discussions on how to behave properly while traveling. _______________________________________________________________________________
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Yours truly,
Li Hua

3 . Often a nickname is a shortened form of a person's name, and it can also be a descriptive name for a place or a thing. Many American cities have nicknames. These can help build up an identity, spread pride among citizens and build their unity. Nicknames can also be funny.
Los Angeles, California is the second largest city in population, after New York City. Los Angeles has several nicknames. One is simply the city's initials, L.A. It is also called the City of Angels because Los Angeles means "the angels" in Spanish.
Los Angeles often has warm, sunny weather. So another nickname is City of Flowers and Sunshine. New York is called The Big Apple. So Los Angeles is sometimes called The Big Orange because of the fruit that grows in that city's warm climate.
The American movie and television industries are based in Los Angeles. So it is not surprising that it is called The Entertainment Capital of the World. Many films are made in the area of Los Angeles called Hollywood. Millions of people visit the area. ________________________________________________________.
Many movie stars live in Los Angeles. The city is sometimes called Tinseltown. This nickname comes from the shiny, bright and often unreal nature of Hollywood and the movie industry.
Another nickname for Los Angeles is La-La Land, using the first letters of Los and Angeles. This means a place that is fun and not serious, and maybe even out of touch with reality.
A good place for watching unusual-looking people is Venice, an area on the west side of Los Angeles. A system of waterways designed after the Italian city of Venice has been built there. Many people love Los Angeles for its warm sunny weather, beautiful mountains and beaches, and movie stars. That includes Randy Newman, who sings about his hometown.
On the whole, Los Angeles is growing attractive just for its rich nicknames.
1. Choose the one that isn’t the function of a nickname of a place. ________

A．Uniting surrounding cities.

B．Entertainment.

C．Bringing pride to the locals.

D．Establishing characteristics.

2. Which of the following can best replace the underlined sentence?

A．Seeing the big letters "Hollywood" on a hillside means you've been really to Los Angeles.

B．Not seeing the word "Hollywood" on a hillside means you haven't been to Los Angeles.

C．If you visit Los Angeles you should first pay a visit to "Hollywood" s on a hillside.

D．Your trip to Los Angeles is not complete if you miss the big letters "Hollywood" on a hillside

3. What’s the number of the nicknames given to Los Angeles?

A．5

B．4

C．7

D．6

4. According to the passage, the true statement is ________.

A．Los Angeles was built after the Italian city of Venice

B．Hollywood alone adds fame to Los Angeles

C．Los Angeles is most famous for its nicknames

D．All the nicknames increase the charm of Los Angeles

4 . Choose Your One-Day-Tours!

Tour A - Bath &Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge -￡37 until 26 March and ￡39 thereafter. Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum, Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.

Tour B - Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary’s Church Tower and Anne Hathaway’s -￡32 until 12 March and ￡36 thereafter. Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England’s oldest university city and colleges. Look over the “city of dreaming spires(尖顶）” from St Mary‘s Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.

Tour C - Windsor Castle &Hampton Court: including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace -￡34 until 11 March and ￡37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VILL’s favorite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle(entrance fees not included).With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫) where it is easy to get lost!

Tour D –Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great -￡33 until 18 March and ￡37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.

1. Which tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest university city?

A．Tour A	B．Tour B
C．Tour C	D．Tour D

2. Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?

A．Windsor Castle & Hampton Court	B．Oxford & Stratford
C．Bath & Stonehenge	D．Cambridge

3. Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?

A．It used to be the home of royal families	B．It used to be a well-known maze
C．It is the oldest palace in Britain	D．It is a world-famous castle