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Do you know an old city called “Pingyao” in Shanxi? The old city is not far from Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province (省). It’s a town with a long history of more than two thousand years.

The old city is not very large. It is only 2.25 square kilometers in size. And there are no tall buildings here. Most of the buildings have only two floors. And most of them are made of stones (石头). There are many Chinese-style shops on each side of the street.

Pingyao is a square city. The city has a wall around it. It’s about 6 km long and 12 m high. The wall has six gates. And you mustn’t miss the nice food in Pingyao. Try Pingyao beef and you are sure to fall in love with it.

Pingyao is a place worth (值得) a visit. You can take buses or trains here. It’s less than 2 hours’ bus ride from Taiyuan. It costs you only 20 yuan. If you take a train, it will take you less time, only one and a half hours. And if you want to go to Pingyao from Beijing, the train ride takes only about 6 hours.

The City of Pingyao

你听说过一头叫Alice的鲸鱼（whale）吗？它被称为世界上最孤独的鲸，原因是这只鲸说话的频率有52赫兹，而正常鲸的频率只有15～25赫兹，所以说话的时候没有人听见，难过的时候也没有人理睬。请你根据下列描述，写一篇关于她的小短文。

1. 人们在1989年首次发现了Alice, 它长39英尺。

2. 人们很惊奇地发现Alice用不同于其他鲸鱼的频率(HZ)说话。

3. 没有鲸鱼能听到Alice说话, 它找不到它的家人和朋友。

4. Alice独自游过了太平洋 (the Pacific Ocean)。幸运的是，Alice看起来很健康。

5. 但是人们在2004年失去了Alice的消息，我…….

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--Jack is ________ American boy，right?

--Yes．He’s from ________ USA．

A. a；the B. an；a C. a；a D. an；the

Look! The children are swimming in the ________．

A. Zoo B. supermarket C. library D. pool

It’s 10：00 a.m. The students ________ in the classroom．

A. study B. is studying C. studies D. are studying

--Mike，does the chicken taste good?

--Yes，it’s really ________．

A. delicious B. terrible C. healthy D. old

--________ is your brother?

--He is reading a book in the library．

A. What B. Where C. How D. Who

My father is working in South Africa．I ________ him a lot．

A. teach B. help C. forget D. miss

--How many ________ are there in your family，Jim?

--Two，my sister and I ．

A. boys B. girls C. men D. children

The girl doesn’t eat much for breakfast．She ________ eats an egg．

A. still B. just C. too D. also