30、根据句子意思，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。

1．We don't know why he made no _______（appear）at the office today．

2．The young teacher has a strange way of making his classes interesting and _______（live）3．Many fish died because of the _______（pollute）water in the lake．

4．Children should go to school for _______（educate）．

5．Zoos provide clean and safe places for _______（endanger）animals to live．

29、Dick lived in England．One day in January he said to his wife, “I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there．” “Where are you going to stay there? ” his wife asked．“I don't know yet．” Dick answered．“Please send me your address from there in a telegram（电报）, ” his wife said．“All right, ” Dick answered．He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city．He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram．He put the address of his hotel in it．In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema．He came out at nine o'clock and said, “Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner．” He found a taxi（出租车）and the driver said, “Where do you want to go? ” But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel．“Which hotel are my things in?” he said, “And what am I going to do tonight?” But the driver of the taxi did not know．So Dick got out and went into a post office．There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, “Please send me my address at this post office．”

1．Dick flew to New York because _______．

A．he went there for a holiday                     B．he had work there

C．he went there for sightseeing（观光）         D．his home was there

2．Why did his wife want a telegram from him?

A．Because she didn't know his address yet．

B．Because she wanted to go to New York, too．

C．Because she might send him another telegram．

D．Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York．

3．Where did Dick stay in New York?

A．In the center of the city．            B．In a hotel．

C．In a restaurant．                             D．At his friend's house．

4．Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?

A．The manager（经理）of his hotel．           B．The police office．

C．The taxi driver．                     D．His wife．

5．Which of the following is not true?

A．Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city．

B．Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival．

C．Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram．

D．Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi．

28、In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience（经历）four seasons in one day．In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring．An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard．The weather gets a little cold．In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day．In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer．So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes．When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella（伞）or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them．If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret（后悔）later in the day．

1．Why do people in England often talk about the weather?

A．Because they may have four seasons in one day．

B．Because they often have very good Weather．

C．Because the weather is warm just like in spring．

D．Because the sky is sunny all day．

2．From the story we know that when _______ come, there is a heavy rain．

A．sunshine and snow                               B．black clouds

C．summer and winter                                     D．spring and autumn

3．"People can also have summer in winter．" Means "it is sometimes too _______ in winter．"

A．warm             B．cool                  C．cold              D．rainy

4．In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because _______．

A．their friends ask them to do so                  B．it often rains in England

C．they are going to sell them                      D．they are their favorite things

5．The best title（标题）for this passage is _______．

A．Bad Seasons                                 B．Summer or Winter

C．The Weather in England                      D．Strange English People

26、Welcome to England．There are many famous sights that you must go to have a visit in England．Read the following passages, we are sure you'll know something about them．

Stonehenge（巨石阵）

This stone circle is called Stonehenge．It is the most famous prehistoric monument（史前纪念碑） in Britain and it lies on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire．People think that the stones were put there about 4000 years ago, and were used for studying the movements of the Sun, Moon, and Stars．

Blenheim Palace （白金汉宫）

Blenheim Palace is a very large and beautiful house in central England, near Oxford．It is the home of the 11^th Duke of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill．There are many stately homes（豪华古宅）like this in the English countryside．

Big Ben

Big Ben is a large bell in the tower of the House of Parliament（国会）in London．It rings regularly to tell the time．The clock tower lies on the banks of the fiver Thames and is part of the Palace of Westminster（威斯敏斯特）．

Officially Big Ben is the name of the biggest of the five bells in the clock tower．The tower is also known as St．Stephen's Tower．

The London Eye

The London Eye, next to County Hall, is another of London's most modern landmarks．It is the world's biggest wheel, and carries800 passengers at a time on a thirty-minute ride．From its highest point of 450 feet, it gives views of up to 25 miles．

根据短文回答问题或完成句子．

1．What was Stonehenge used for?

2．Where is Blenheim Palace?

3．_______ is the world's biggest wheel which can carries _______ at a time．

4．____ is a large bell in the tower of the House of Parliament in London．Its tower lies on _____．

5．Which one do you think has the longest history．Stonehenge，Blenheim Palace or Big Ben?

22、Many teenagers(青少年)feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, and in particular(尤其是)their parents, don't know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice(忠告).

It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a circle(圈)of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication(交际)is very important children's growing up, because friends can discuss(讨论)something difficult to say to their family members.

However parents often try to choose their children's friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of "choice(选择)" is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?

Who chooses your friends?

Do you choose your friends or do your friends choose you?

Have you got a good friend your parents don't like?

Your answers are welcome.

1. Many teenagers think their        know them better than their parents do.

A. friends                       B. brothers and sisters   C. family members       D. mothers

2. When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is        .

A. to go to their friends'                               B. to talk with their parents

C. to discuss with their family                          D. to talk with their friends on the phone

3. Which of the following is different in meaning from the sentence "Some parents may ever, stop their children from meeting their good friends."?

A. Some parents may even not allow (允许) their children to meet their good friends.

B. Some parents may even ask their children to stay away from their good friends

C. Some parents may even not let their children meet their good friends.

D. Some parents may want their children to stop to meet their good friends.

4. Which of the following sentences is RIGHT according to the passage?

A. Parents should like everything their children enjoy

B. In all families children can choose everything they like.

C. Parents should try their best to understand their children better.

D. Teenagers can only go to their friends for help.

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

A. Only Parents Can Decide                           B. Teenagers Need Friends

C. Parents and Children                       D.A Strange Question