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The projects are chosen from 80 special ideas to create an unusual living space. They are practical, as well as creative. They will improve your home and yard and can be made on weekends. And the most important of all, they are easy to follow. Its cover price is $17.95. Our price is $13.90.
Off the Beaten Cart Path
The best-selling travel book includes over 200 new places of interest, over 200 new full-color photographs, and all-new, up-to-date maps. It includes over 1,000 of the United States most must-see destinations. Its cover price is $30.00. Our price is $19.80.
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C. Amazing People
D. Fashion Guide
| Take a look at the following ads! You may find some useful information you need here! | |
 | A Guitar lessons Experienced musician from Australia. Good at teaching kids for 5 years! For more information, please visit Larry’s website: www.music.com. website: www.music.com.au |
 | B Lost dog Medium size, with brown spots and white short hair. Answer you when you call it David. Many thanks for sending it back. Call Susan at 7328059. |
 | C Taxi driver wanted Full time or part time. Experience and a good knowledge of the city are necessary. English is also a must. Under 45 years old. Call Mr. White at 5132683. |
 | D Apartment for sale Two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. Hot water 8:00-18:00. Beautiful sights out of the windows. E-mail: sdgt@yahoo.cn. |
| A．call Susan at 7328059 | B．e-mail sdgt@yahoo.cn |
| C．telephone Mr. White at 5132683 | D．surf the website of Larry |
| A．Susan. | B．Larry. | C．Mr. White. | D．David. |
| A．know the city very well | B．master at least three languages |
| C．visit Mr. White | D．do it full time |
| A．It has a beautiful view. | B．It has three floors. |
| C．It has hot water in the daytime. | D．It has a kitchen. |
As a fourteen-year-old girl, you may think that the biggest problem you can probably face is failing one of your classes in high school, but not everything is as easy as it seems. My parents are going through a lot lately. We recently moved from Houston and bought a house in Dallas, and my dad had almost no money left in the bank due to the fact that he had to pay the water and electricity company in order for them to be available in my house.
My brother, who was a nice, happy, free-caring six-year –old boy, just like every other, started to become very distant from us the first week we moved into the house. As much as we tried to ask him what was wrong, he wouldn’t tell us. I was really confused by the way he acted, because he normally was a nice and kind little boy who would often go out and play with the neighbours and would just be outside, enjoying the day. That little boy completely turned around and became a very distant, cold child. He would keep silent and sit in his room the whole day with the door closed. He would not go out even for supper, and we were wondering what happened.
We went to talk to his teacher who said that he was very shy when it came to talking in front of the other kids, but he had developed a little confidence and started to play with the kids in his class. The teacher mentioned that he and a kid from a higher level started ‘‘hanging out” away from the rest of the kids. My mum thought of it as a good thing, thinking it meant that my brother had started to make new friends, but I knew it meant something else. I tried talking to my brother even though he didn’t want to, but he didn’t say anything dealing with the bigger kid.
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Until one day, he came home, crying, and it seemed I was the only one who noticed.
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After a while, he gave in and started telling me that the bigger kid had stolen his lunch.
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4 . Amazing China in 60 Seconds is a short video series covering cultural and scenic hotspots across the country.
Tibet
Tibet autonomous region in Southwest China, home to the highest plateau(高原) on Earth, is known as the “roof of the world”. It’s a paradise for tourists with its towering snow mountains, vast grasslands, peaceful lakes and breathtaking views. Must-visit places include the Potala Palace - a UNESCO world heritage site, Mount Qomolangma, Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon and more.
Tibet is also famed for its rich ethnic culture, including the Tibetan dance, age-old thangka painting and Lum medicinal bathing of Sowa Rigpa - traditional Tibetan bathing for a medical purpose which was included in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2018.
Tianjin
Neighboring the Chinese capital city of Beijing, Tianjin rests between the northern Yanshan Mountains and the coastal plain. Adjacent to the sea and rivers, it carries distinct ecological beauty.
Tianjin is where Eastern and Western cultures meet. It has many precious historical sites, former residences of celebrities and foreign-style architecture. Famous tourist destinations include the Tianjin Eye, the Huangyaguan Great Wall, and the Five Big Avenues area, which hosts about 2,000 villas in various Western styles built in the 1920s and 1930s.
Chongqing
Southwest China’s Chongqing is largely built on mountains and surrounded by rivers; thus it is known as the “mountain city”. Many people are drawn to Chongqing by its delicious food - especially its signature spicy hotpot - and natural scenery.
Boasting the largest number of hotpot restaurants in China, Chongqing was named “China’s Hotpot City” by the China Cuisine Association in 2007. Statistics show there are more than 50,000 hotpot eateries across the city. With more than 3,000 year of history, Chongqing still preserves traditional culture and lifestyles.
1. Where can you experience a bath with medicinal functions?| A．Tibet | B．Tianjin | C．Chongqing | D．Sichuan |
| A．Germany | B．India | C．France | D．Italy |
| A．Geography magazine | B．Entertainment newspaper |
| C．Tourism website | D．News report |
1. What does the woman think of her city?
| A．It’s exciting. |
| B．It’s small. |
| C．It’s noisy. |
| A．There is a famous statue there. |
| B．It’s not crowded at all. |
| C．Life is interesting there. |
| A．It’s hot most of the time. |
| B．It’s quite wet. |
| C．Temperatures are too high in summer. |
6 . What does it mean to be a “good friend”?
If you ask what a “good friend” really means to me, I think the following qualities are the basis of friendship.
Firstly, a good friend means being supportive. When a friend has difficulty balancing his project and his school work, which are both important to him,
Secondly, a good friend should not be selfish. When my friend is struggling with his work, I should spare every effort to help him out.
Lastly, a good friend need to show his best self, not the face that he shows to the world.
| A．Except for his happiness |
| B．I should make choices for him |
| C．Though it takes up more of my spare time |
| D．I should respect and support what he chooses |
7 . Old Brown lives in a city. He has three
It rained and it was wet everywhere. The old man
About half an hour later, a beautiful girl in red sat down on
“I am not talking to you,” the girl shouted back. “I’m chewing bubblegum.(口香糖)”
1.| A．friends | B．parents | C．children | D．uncles |
| A．alone | B．patiently | C．quietly | D．carefully |
| A．flower | B．swim | C．book | D．walk |
| A．could | B．had to | C．would | D．should |
| A．and | B．but | C．yet | D．however |
| A．store | B．zoo | C．school | D．lake |
| A．tired | B．ill | C．free | D．hungry |
| A．other | B．another | C．the same | D．the other |
| A．answer | B．hear | C．understand | D．see |
| A．to | B．of | C．from | D．for |
8 . Unlike a single advertisement, an ad campaign is a planned programme of advertisements using various kinds of ads to reach a certain audience. When you start a successful ad campaign, you must have a clear aim and an audience in mind. It is important to figure out exactly what you want to tell the audience and what you are trying to get them to do. In an ad campaign you may need to employ different kinds of media, including posters, newspapers, magazines, radio and television.
There are three major questions you must first consider:
The people you want to reach are your target audience. In order to determine your audience, you will need to do a little research and analysis in advance. You will need to explore what the audience already thinks. It is very important to know your audience so you can create the right message for the right people.
After you have decided who you audience is, it is time to decide what you want the audience to know or think about. It is important to always try to appeal to the audience in order to get them to react in a certain way. You can gather this information from your research.
There are lots of different ways to get your message across when you are putting together an ad campaign. You must decide what approach you want to use. This decision should depend mainly on your target audience and which kinds of ads reach that group best.
A. How do you reach your audience?
B. How do you build an ad campaign?
C. What do you want your ad campaign to say?
D. Who is the audience for your ad campaign?
9 . Soong Mayling was one of the most well-known Chinese women of the twentieth century.
Mayling was born in Hainan in 1898, the youngest daughter of Charlie Soong. At the age of 8, she was sent to the United States to go to school, where she did well. She graduated from Wellesley College in Massachusetts in 1917 with a degree in English Literature. Because of her education Mayling spoke excellent English.
After graduation Mayling returned to China and she met Chiang Kaishek (蒋介石) in 1920. She married him in 1927 after his divorce. During the war against Japan, Mayling acted as her husband’s interpreter and translator. She worked hard to promote the Chinese cause during the war, especially in the United States. In 1943 she became the first Chinese national and only the second woman to speak before the US Congress (国会) .
After the defeat (溃败) of her husband’s government in 1949, Mayling moved to Taiwan. She lived there until her husband’s death in 1975. She then emigrated to the USA and lived on her family’s estate (别墅) in Lattington, Long Island, near New York. She spent much of time painting.
Mayling died peacefully at her apartment in New York on October 23, 2003 at the age of 105.
1. Mayling was born in ________.| A．1920 | B．1927 | C．1917 | D．1898 |
| A．went back to China | B．studied English Literature |
| C．lived in Massachusetts | D．spoke little English |
| A．was her husband’s interpreter and translator |
| B．toured the United States |
| C．spent her time in Long Island |
| D．lived in Taiwan |
| A．was the oldest Soong sister |
| B．loved money |
| C．died in the USA |
| D．married Dr Sun Yatsen (孙中山) |
10 . Interesting festivals in the world
Throwing tomatoes — Spain(西班牙) Spain takes “tomatoes fights” to a whole new level. But the tomatoes are being thrown, not eaten. The festival takes place during the last Wednesday in August. Trucks(卡车) carry tomatoes into the square. People rush to the tomatoes and throw them into the crowd. |
Rolling cheese — England This festival is celebrated on the last Monday in May— It takes place on Cooper’s Hill. A large wheel of cheese is rolled down Cooper’s Hill. The festival is actually a race where people run down the hill after the rolling cheese. The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese. |
Burning man — The United States The Burning Man Festival lasts a week, it is from the Monday before labor Day to Labor Day (which falls on the first Monday in September in America). The festival takes place in the Black Rock Desert. The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture of a man. |
Pouring water — Thailand The Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year in Thailand. Rather than a single day. Thailand celebrates the New Year from April 13th to April 15th. Thai people run after each other pouring water. Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land. |
| A．Spain. | B．England. |
| C．The United States. | D．Thailand. |
| A．Throwing tomatoes. | B．Rolling cheese. |
| C．Burning man. | D．Pouring water. |
| A．The tomatoes are thrown into crowd to eat. |
| B．Not all the festivals above fall on the single day. |
| C．Burning a large real man is the best part of the festival. |
| D．Songkran is the only reason for attracting lots of tourists. |
| A．a tour guide | B．a science report |
| C．a story book | D．a fashion magazine |
