15、Last year，Shanghai-born Charles K．Kao and two North American scientists got the 2009 Nobel Prize（诺贝尔奖）in Physics together．Their work made the Internet come into a new age．

Kao，77，was born in Shanghai in 1933．He is famous for finding out how to transmit（传输） light signals （信号） over long ways through glass fibers （ 玻璃纤维 ） as thin as a human hair．His work makes the Internet information transmit faster around the world．Kao was vice chancellor（副校长） of the Chinese University of Hong Kong from 1987 to 1996．He doesn't work，and lives in Hong Kong now．

The Chinese people were pleased to learn the good news．"The people of Hong Kong and I send our congratulations to Kao on receiving the prize．．．Kao is also a true gentleman．We are greatly proud to have such an excellent person in Hong Kong．"Zeng Yinquan once said．

Willard Boyle，a Canadian American，and George Smith of the United States got the other half of the prize．

1．Charles K．Kao was born in________

A．Shanghai           B．Hong Kong         C．New York

2．How many scientists got the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics together?

A．One．             B．Two．             C．Three．

3．Zeng Yinquan thinks Kao is________

A．an excellent person in Hong Kong   

B．a good student

C．an honest friend

4．Which of the following is not true?

A．Kao's work makes the Internet information transmit faster around the world．

B．Kao is still working in the Chinese University of Hong Kong now．

C．Willard Boyle and George Smith are both scientists．

5．The Chinese people feel ________at the news that Kao got the Nobel Prize．

A．interested           B．surprised           C．happy

14、"Who needs a shopping mall （购物中心） if you have Taobao?" says Wang Lin，28，a writer in Beijing．

Taobao，China's largest online shopping site （网上购物网站），has become an important part of Wang Lin's life．She spends lots of money on Taobao．

A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping．Most online shoppers are students or young workers．More women shop on line than men．Clothing and home-use products（产品） are the most popular on line．

It was reported that more than 250 billion （ 十亿） yuan was spent on online shopping last year，80% through Taobao．

Taobao means "looking for treasure" in Chinese．People can find almost everything they need on Taobao ，from clothes to books，from candies to DVD players．

You may question the security of online shopping，Wang Lin said，" It's very safe and convenient （使得的）．Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them，the shop owner will not get the money．You can also get your money back if you want to return the products．"  

1．What are the most popular on line?

A．Candies and DVD players．

B．Clothes and books．

C．Clothing and home-use products．

2．Taobao is__________

A．a shopping mall      B．an online shopper     C．an online shopping site

3．Most online shoppers are __________

A．young             B．old                C．babies

4．What does the underlined word" security" mean?

A．质量              B．安全              C．信誉

5．Which is the best title（标题） of the passage?

A．Wang Lin's life

B．Online shopping in China

C．Shopping on line is not safe

12、通读下面的对话，根据上下文补全对话内容。

A：Hi，Sandy，what are you going to do this weekend?

B：I'm going to see a movie．Can you give me some advice? 

A：Sure．    1   ?

B：I like action movies．

A：Have you ever seen the movie Avatar（阿凡达）?

B：    2    ．But I heard it is great．

A：Oh，I saw it yesterday．

B：    3    ?

A：I think it is the best movie I have seen．

B：   4   ?

A：It lasts about two and a half hours．

B：Is the ticket price high?

A：Yes．Watching it in 3D costs 120 yuan．

B：    5   ．

A：You’re welcome．

11、My sister can play _______ violin very well．

A．the               B．a              C．/

10、_______ wide the streets are!

A．What              B．How               C．What a

9、--Which of the caps will you take?

--I'll take  _______ ，one for my father，the other for my brother．

A．neither             B．both                C．all

8、--Who helped you clean the classroom yesterday?

-- _______．I cleaned it all by myself．

A．Somebody          B．Nobody           C．Everybody

7、Do you know the girl ______ is singing in the classroom?

A．who           B．which             C．when