We often learn English by___________aloud．

A．read      B．to read       C．reading       D．to be read

he war(战争)  is over,_______the  American soldiers in Iraq(在伊拉克的士兵)are still having a lot of trouble there．

A．or        B．and      C．but        D．so

Do you often carry maps when you travel to foreign countries? Maps can show you the right directions．But   1   if you have left the maps somewhere or you haven，t got them? I’m afraid that you’ll have to  2  directions．

    Traveling in Japan，you are often puzzled because most streets there don，t have names．The Japanese use landmarks(界标)in their directions  3  street names．So when you ask“Excuse me．Could you tell me  4  the nearest post office?，，they often say,“Go straight along the road．Take the second turning on the left and  5   a supermarket．The post office is across from the hospital”．

    In the countryside of the American Midwest，usually there are not many landmarks．There are no mountains，So the land is very flat．In many places there are no towns or buildings within miles．Instead of landmarks，people will tell you directions and   6  .In Kansas or Iowa，for example，people will say to you，“Go east three miles．Turn north and then walk another mile．You can’t  7  it．”

    People in Los Angeles，California，have no idea of distance of the map：they measure(测量)distance  8  means of time，not miles．“How far away is the nearest post office?”you ask．“Oh，”they answer,“It’s  9  from here．”You say,“Yes，but how many miles away is it?”They have no idea．

    People in Greece(希腊)sometimes do not try to give directions because visitors seldom(很少)understand the Greek language．Instead of giving you the direction，a Greek  10  body language to help you understand directions or he will simply say,“Follow me.”Then he’ll lead you through the streets of the City to the post office．

(  )1．A．what to do    B．how to do  C．what happens D．what

(  12．A．ask          B．ask for    C．find        D．show

(  )3．A．because of    B．instead of  C．as          D．instead

(  )4．A．how to get to   B．how can I get to C．which the way to D．how far is it from

(  )5．A．go through    B．past       C．go past     D.go to

(  )6．A．names       B．places    C．the time     D．distances

(  )7．A．miss         B．10se     C．see         D．find

(  )8．A．on           B．as      C．through      D．by

(  )9．A．ten minutes，walk B．ten．minute walk  C．ten minute’s  D．walking ten minutes

(  )l0．A．often use    B．often used    C．will often use D．used to use

     Every four years, the world turns its attention to the soccer World Cup. The most successful teams in the tournament have traditionally come from South America and Europe. However, over the years, there have been a number of surprising results.

      In a famous match in 1950, the USA came up against England, one of the favorites to win the tournament. Many of the American players were amateurs from college teams. Surprisingly, the USA won 1-0. Other World Cup surprises were North Korea's win over Italy in 1966, and Cameroon's win over Argentina in 1990.

      The 2002 FIFA World Cup stands out as probably the most surprising World Cup of all time. In the opening match, Senegal surprised everyone by beating France, the World Cup winner in 1998. Japan then beat Russia, the USA beat Portugal, and South Korea beat Italy, Spain, Poland, and Portugal. South Korea made it all the way to the final four, before finally losing to Germany.

      In the final game, which was watched by one billion people around the world, Brazil won 2-0 over Germany. Brazil set a World Cup record by becoming the first team to win seven games in a row. Also, Brazil's most talented player, Ronaldo, scored eight goals in one tournament--more than any other player since 1970.

(   ) 1. What is the best title for this passage?

     A. How the World Cup Is Played   

 B. The Greatest World Cup Players of All Time

     C. The History of Soccer     

   D. Surprises in the World Cup

(   ) 2. According to the reading, which team has NOT had a surprising win in a World Cup   match?

    A. Cameroon.   B. North Korea.    C. Italy.     D. the United States.

(   ) 3. Which team probably surprised  people the most in the 2002 World Cup?

    A. Germany.     B. Japan.       C. Russia.    D. South Korea.

(   ) 4. What is NOT true about the Brazilian team in the 2002 World Cup?

      A. They won seven matches. 

B. They were watched by all the people around the world.

      C. They beat Germany by two goals. 

D. They won more matches than any other team.

(   ) 5. What record did Ronaldo set in the tournament?

A. He was the first player to score eight goals.

B. He played more games in a World Cup than any other player.

    C. He scored the most goals in a World Cup.

D. He was the oldest player to score in a World Cup.

     AROUND BINZHOU is a special news programme in English oh BTV- 1. It's about the city and lasts for 8 minutes. You can watch the programme at 22:27 p.m. every Sunday and watch it again at 7:30 a.m. and 15:35 p.m. on Monday.

      Tel: 85195197    Add: 310004, 139 Huanghe 5 Road, Binzhou

   BINZHOU WEEKLY is to help foreigners understand more about the city. It's a news edition in English in Binzhou. It usually appears on the 48th edition of the city's most popular newspaper CITY EXPRESS every Thursday.

    Tel: 85051699   Add: 310041, 218 Bohai 6 Road, Binzhou

   IN TOUCH is an English language magazine. Turn the pages and inside you'll find passages on history, art, music, sports, travel and food of Shandong. At the end of every month you can get the magazine in hotels, restaurants and cafes all around Shandong without paying.

  Tel: 87630035 87633103  Add: 310007, 5 Huanghe 4 Road, Binzhou

(   ) 1. AROUND BINZHOU can be watched___________a week.

   A. once          B. twice             C. three times      D. four times

(   ) 2. If you want to know about the history of Shandong, you can find it in__________.

   A. IN TOUCH B. AROUND BINZHOU C. CITY EXPRESS D. BINZHOU WEEKLY

(   ) 3. If a foreign friend wants to know more about BINZHOU WEEKLY, he can Call

   A, 87633103      B. 85051699         C. 85195197       D. 87630035

Tony: These days, the word "clone" has appeared very often in the newspapers. Do you  know its meaning?

Lana: I read a report. It said that Dr.-Ian Wilmut successfully cloned a lamb named Doily from a grown-up sheep .So people call him the "father" of Dolly.

Tony: In fact, the word "clone" means to produce the "same" animal by taking cells from a grown-up one. I think, if we know how to do cloning, we need only to keep a small number of sheep, cows or horses.

Lana: What's more, these days some people even want to clone humans. They have asked:  Can we clone ourselves?

Tony: It seems interesting. But do you think it possible to do that?

Lana: No, impossible! First, I think we cannot clone a dead person, because the cells in his body are dead already.

Tony：Then can we clone a living person?

Lana：Again no! You might clone yourself one after another, but it is only a copy, not a real you．It is only something，not a“human”．

Tony：Well，you mean that it is not a real human．

Lana：True enough! l think Dr．Wilmut would most like to make better animals，and it has nothing to do with human cloning．

(   ) 1．Lana says Dr. lan Wilmut is the“father”of Dolly．Here，she means________．

    A．Dr. lan Wilmut gave Dolly a new life

    B．Dr. lan Wilmut was the first man to clone a sheep in his lab

    C．Dr. lan Wilmut takes care of Dolly like a father

    D．Dr. lan Wilmut has a daughter whose name is Dolly

(   ) l ．According to the text，which of the following is TRUE?

A．Scientists have successfully cloned humans．

B．Dr．Wilmut likes to do human cloning

C．Cloned animals are better than grown-up ones．

D．Lana thinks humans shouldn’t be cloned．

“Would you like to play another(1)g_____________?”asked the baby—sitter．

    “No，”said Jacob．"1 want Morn and Dad to come (2)b________．”

    “I know,”said the baby—sitter．“(3)b _______ for  now ,I am going to play circus(马戏团)．”She held out her arms and began to walk across an imaginary tightrope(想象中的钢丝绳)．“1 want Morn and Dad to come back，”said Jacob．But he(4)b_________to walk across the imaginary tightrope．too．At last they reached the(5)o___________side．

 “Hooray for us!”said the baby—sitter．

“Hooray for us!”said Jacob．The audience cheered while they took a bow．

Jacob heard the keys in the lock．He ran to the door and gave his parents a big hug(拥抱)．

    “It's good to see you，(6)t___________，”said his mother, smiling．

    “Good．bye，Jacob，”said the baby—sitter．“I had (7) f________．”

    A little while later, Jacob sat(8)q_________，watching his father cook dinner．“What’s  (9)w___________，Jacob?”his father asked．

    “l want the baby．sitter to come back，” said Jacob．“But you and Mom(1 0)m________ stay at home，too．”

Was it you or your brother?

  Once there were two brothers who were twins．They looked very alike．They both had the same dark brown hair, blue eyes，and beautiful teeth．They were both 170cm tall and both weight 75kg．

  They not only looked alike but also sounded alike on the telephone．Not even their family could tell the difference．They dressed alike，listened to the same music，and read the same books．They even laughed at the same jokes．

  When they were twenty—three，they got married and a year later both had sons．They years went by and as they began to grow old，they both wore glasses and eventually(最后)they both became bald．

  Then one day, one of the brothers got sick and died．A few days later a man stopped the other twin in the street．

    “Excuse me for asking，”he said， “ But was it you or your brother who died? ”

1．It was not easy to tell the two men from each other because      ．

  A．they were brothers      B．they were hand some(英俊)

  C．they were the same age   D．they were twins

2.The twin brothers      ．

    A. looked very much alike    B. had different colored hair

    C. looked like film stars    D. wore different clothes

 3．“They both became bald”means    ．

   A. they became young      B．they had sons

   C．they had little hair   D．they died

4．The only difference between the twins was    ．

   A. one was shorter than the other    B．one got sick and died

 C. one got married and had a son     D．one was bald and the other wasn't

5．The man stopped the other twin in the street because    ．

  A．he wanted to talk with him

  B．he didn’t know which of them died

  C．he wanted to make friends with him

  D．he was surprised to see him in the street

  Life in the twenty-first century will be very different from life today．Between then and now many changes will take place，but what will the changes be?

  The population is growing fast．There will be a large number of people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now．

    Computers will be much smaller and more useful，and there will be at least one in every home．And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then．

  People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports，watching TV and traveling．Traveling will be much easier and cheaper．And many more people will go to other countries for holidays．

  There will be changes in our food，too．Maybe no one will eat meat every day．Instead they eat more fruits and vegetables．People will be much healthier.

  Work in the future will be different，too．Dangerous and hard work can be done by robots．Because of this，many people will not have enough work to do．This will be a problem．

1．There will be    in the future．

  A. small population    B．few changes

  C. more people         D．few people

2．In the future more people will    ．

  A．go to other countries for holidays  B．study at school

  C．will go earlier                     D．work for many hours

3．People will prefer    to    in the future．

  A．fruits and vegetables；meat    B．meat；fruits and vegetables

  C．fruits and meat；vegetables    D．meat and vegetables；fruits

4．The robots will do    in the future．

  A．all t11e work     B．the dangerous work

  C. only housework    D．the easy work for people

5．Which of the following sentences is TRUE about the computer?

  A．It will be much bigger, so few people will use it．

  B．It will be much smaller and more useful for people．

  C．It will be smaller and not many people will use it．

  D．It will be bigger and a lot of people will use it