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TomarrivedatthebusstationquiteearlyforParisbus.ThebusforPariswouldnotleaveuntilfivetotwelve.Hesawalotofpeoplewaitinginthestation.Somewerestandinginline,otherswerewalkingaround.Therewasagroupofschoolgirls.Theirteacherwastryingtokeeptheminline.Tomlookedaroundbuttherewasnoplaceforhimtosit.

Hewalkedintothestationcafe.Helookedupattheclockthere.Itwasonlytwentytotwelve.Hefoundaseatandsatdownbeforealargemirroronthewall.Justthen,Mike,oneofTom’sworkmatecameinandsatwithTom.

“Whattimeisyourbus?

”askedMike.“There’splentyoftimeyet,”answeredTom.

“Well,I’llgetyousomemoreteathen,”saidMike.

Theytalkedwhiledrinking.ThenTomlookedattheclockagain.“Oh!

It’sgoingbackward,”hecried.“Afewminutesagoitwastwentytotwelve,andnowit’shalfpasteleven.”

“You’relookingattheclockinthemirror.”saidMike.Tomwassosad.Thenextbuswasnottoleaveforanotherhour.SincethenTomhasneverlikedmirrors.

1.Tomwentintothestationcafebecause__________.

A.Mikeaskedhimtohaveacupoftea

B.itwasquiteearlyandhecouldfindaseatthere

C.hedidn’tliketostaywiththeschoolgirls

D.hewantedtohaveadrinkwithhisworkmatethere

2.WhattimewasitinfactwhenTomlookedattheclockinthemirror?

A.Halfpasttwelve.B.Twentytotwelve.

C.Halfpasteleven.D.Halfpastone.

3.Fromthestoryweknowthatwhenwelookataclockinamirror,wewillfind_______.

A.thetimeisrightB.it’sgoingslower

C.it’sgoingbackwardD.it’sgoingfaster

4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.TomarrivedinPairsontime.B.Thenextbuswouldleaveinhalfanhour.

C.AfterthatTomdidn’tlikeclocksanylonger.

D.Tomlookedattheclockinthemirroronlyonce.

5.Whichofthefollowingisthetitleofthestory?

A.TheMirroroftheStationB.NotACarefulMan

C.MissingABusD.TheClockInTheMirror

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TibetisamongthemostpopularplacesforChinesetourists.ThenumberoftravelerstoTibethasgrownby10%everyyearforafewyears.SinceJuly1,2006,whenthefirsttrainran1956kilometersfromXiningtoLhasa,moreandmorepeoplehavebeengoingtoTibet.

Thetrainstopsatseveralfamousplacesalongtheway,suchasQinghaiLake,KunlunMountain,andthePotalaPalace.Passengerscanalsoenjoymanyactivitiesduringthejourney,likeTibetandancingandKaraoke.

Onthetrain,passengerscanhavetea,eggsandnoodlesforbreakfast,andfriedchickenandgreenvegetablesforlunchanddinner.UnlikemostChinesetrainswhichhaveopen-holetoilets,thisonehasspecialtoiletswhichcancollectthewaste.Thereisalsoaspecialrubbishsysteminthetrainthatkeepstheenvironmentclean.Allthewindowsonthetraincanprotectpeoplefromthebrightsunlight.TVandelectricalsocketsforcomputersandmobilephonescanbefoundonthetrain.

Becausethereisn’tmuchoxygenthere,trainswillhaveoxygenmasksforthosewhoneedthem.Itmakespassengersfeelmorecomfortablewhentheyhaveenoughoxygenonthefamous“roofoftheworld”.Therearealsodoctorsonthetraintomakesurethatallofthetravelersaresafe.

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTamongtheplacesofinterest?

A.QinghaiLake.B.Karaoke.C.KunlunMountain.D.ThepotalaPalace.

2.UnlikemostChinesetrains,thetrainprovideseverythingspecialexcept_______.

A.foodB.systemC.windowsD.system

3.Theunderlinedword“them”inthelastparagraphrefersto___________.

A.oxygenmasksB.doctorsC.oxygenD.passengers

4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat___________.

A.flyingtoTibetisimpossibleB.traintoLhasaistoocleantotake

C.traintriptoTibetispopularwithtravelers

D.takingtraintoLhasacausesalotoftrouble

5.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Tibet–RoofoftheWorldB.MagicTraintoMagicTibet

C.BeautifulViewsinTibetD.AComfortableTriptoTibet

Passage35

Socialcustomsdifferfromcountrytocountry.Doesamanwalkontheleftortherightofawomaninyourcountry?

Ordoesn’titmatter?

Whatabouttablemanners?

Shouldyouusebothhandswhenyouareeating?

Shouldyouleaveoneinyourlap,oronthetable?

TheAmericansandtheBritishnotonlyspeakthesamelanguagebutalsosharealargenumberofsocialcustoms.Forexample,inbothAmericaandEnglandpeopleshakehandswhentheymeeteachotherforthefirsttime.Also,mostEnglishmenwillopenadoorforawomanoroffertheirseattoawoman,andsowillmostAmericans.PromptnessisimportantbothinEnglandandinAmerica.Thatis,ifadinnerinvitationisfor7o’clock,thedinnerguesteitherarrivesclosetothattimeorcallsuptoexplainhisdelay.

Theimportantthingtorememberaboutsocialcustomsisnottodoanythingthatmightmakeotherpeoplefeeluncomfortable–especiallyiftheyareyourguests.Thereisanoldstoryaboutamanwhogaveaformaldinnerparty.Whenthefoodwasserved,oneoftheguestsstartedtoeathispeaswithaknife.Theotherguestswereamusedorshocked,butthehostcalmlypickeduphisknifeandbeganeatinginthesameway.Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguestfeelfoolishoruncomfortable.

1.Ifonehasacceptedadinnerinvitation,whatshouldhedoifheistobelateforthedinner?

A.Heshouldfindanexcuse.B.Heshouldaskforexcuse.

C.Heshouldsay“Sorry”.D.Heshouldtelephonetoexplainhisbeinglate.

2.“Itwouldhavebeenbadmannerstomakehisguestfeelfoolishoruncomfortable”“Badmanners”means_________.

A.uglyB.dishonestC.impoliteD.shameful

3.Accordingtothetext,thebesthost_____________.

A.triedhisbesttomakehisguestsfeelcomfortable

B.makeshisguestsfeelexcited

C.triedtoavoidbeingnaughtytohisguestsD.triedtoavoidbeingfoolish

4.Theauthorofthisarticlemayagreewithwhichofthefollowing?

A.Theguestwhoatehispeaswithaknife.

B.Theotherguestswhowereamusedorshocked.

C.Thehostwhopickeduphisknifeandbeganeatinginthesameway.

D.Noneoftheabove.

5.Thispassagemainlytellsussomethingabout___________.

A.socialcustomsandbehaviorB.thesamecustomsofAmericaandEngland

C.goodmannersD.sociallife

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MartinLutherKingwasablackminister,whobecameagreatleaderofthecivilrightsmovementinthe1950sand1960s.

KingwasbornonJanuary15,1929inAtlanta,Georgia.Whenhewasyoung,hewasstronglyinfluencedbyThoreauandIndianleaderMahatmaGandhi’sideaofnon-violentresistance.HavingreceivedaPh.D（DoctorofPhilosophy）fromBostonUniversity,hebecameapoliticalandreligiousleaderofthenon-violentcivilrelightsmovementin1955.OnAugust28,1963,heledover250,000AmericansonamarchinWashingtonD.C.tofightfortheCivilRightsLawtoguaranteeequalityforallpeople,anddeliveredhisbestknownspeech“IHaveaDream”beforetheLincolnMemorial.The“dream”isadreamofbrotherlyloveandequalityfortheBlackandWhite.Thus,hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforpeacein1964,buthewasmurderedfouryearslater.

Thoughhedied,hewasgreatlyrespectedandlovedbytheAmericans,boththewhiteandtheblack.ByvoteofCongressin1968,thethirdMondayofeveryJanuaryisnowafederalholidayinLutherKing’shonor.Helivesinpeople’sheartsforever.

1.MartinLutherKingwasmurderedwhenhewas_______yearsold.

A.64B.50C.39D.28

2.MartinLutherKingwasa_________.

A.politicalleaderB.blackministerC.religiousleaderD.alloftheabove

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.MartinLutherKingwaskilledin1964.

B.MartinLutherKing’sDayhasbeenafederalholidayformorethan40years.

C.MartinLutherKingurgedhispeopletogetequalityandfreedomthroughviolence.

D.OnlyblackAmericanslovedMartinLutherKing.

4.Theunderlinedword“delivered”inthesecondparagraphcouldbereplacedby_______.

A.gaveB.threwC.announcedD.published

5.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.MartinLutherKing.B.HowtoAwardtheNobelPrize.

C.CivilRightsMovement.D.CivilRightsLaw.

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Mygrandparentscanbegoodfun.Theyareretired,sotheydon’tworkanymore.Mygrandfatheris68andmygrandmotheris67,buttheyarenottoooldtobeactive.Theyexercisebyplayinggolfandtheygooutformealsandtothetheater.Sometimestheytakemeout,too.Wehaveagoodtime.Theyalsogoongreatholidays.Lastyear,theywenttoChinaandwalkedalongtheGreatWall!

Sometimes,mygrandparentsliketocriticizeme.Theythinkthatchildrentodayhaveaneasylife.Lifewasverydifferentwhentheywereyoungandtherearemanythingsaboutmylifethattheydonotunderstand.Theytellme,overandover,howtheyhadtostartworkat16.TheyknowthatIwillgoontouniversityandwon’tbegettingajobuntilIam22!

TheyalsothinkthatIhavetoomanypossessions,suchasmobilephones,computersandPSPs.Whentheywereyoung,theydidnothaveanythinglikethat.Whattheydonotrealizeisthattheycannotcomparechildrenatpresenttime.Theyhadthesamekindsofthingsastherestofpeopleoftheirage–sodoI.ItwouldbeverystrangeifIonlyhadthepossessionsthattheyhadwhentheyweremyage.

1.Grandparentsdon’tworkanymorebecause___________.

A.theyaretiredB.theywanttoplaygolf

C.theyareretiredD.theywanttoenjoytheirlife

2.Mygrandparentssometimescriticizeme.Onereasonisthat