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?

21、Jack正在给Mr. Smith打电话。请根据下面的通话内容，设计一个课程表（Class Schedule），并将有关内容填好。（注意用英语）

Jack：Could you tell me about our lessons next term, sir?

Mr. Smith：Sure．In the coming term, you'll have five lessons every day except Friday in weekdays．From Monday to Friday, you have five lessons of Maths -- on Monday, Lesson 1;Tuesday, Lesson 2; Wednesday, Lesson 3 ; Thursday and Friday, Lesson 4．

Jack：Oh, I see．What about the others?

Mr. Smith：You don't have Science on Tuesday but you do have it in Lesson 2 on other days．

Jack：Does the Geography teacher come on Monday and Tuesday?

Mr. Smith：No, she doesn’t．She comes for Lesson 3 on Thursday and Friday．Er… you have English in Lesson 1 from Tuesday to Friday．

Jack：When does the History teacher come?

Mr. Smith：He doesn't come on Thursday or Friday．He comes for Lesson 4 on other days．

Jack：How many PE lessons do we have?

Mr. Smith：You play sport for two lessons on Wednesday and Thursday, in Lesson 5．

Jack：How about our Music teacher?

Mr. Smith：She comes for Lesson 3 on Monday and Tuesday．And the Language teacher gives two lessons on Monday and Tuesday．

20、When you exercise too hard, you may feel something．Take note of these feelings because it's time to stop your exercise and get medical attention．

You may breathe a little more heavily than usual during a great exercise, but you should not feel that during a light after- dinner walk．Certain feelings When you exercise lightly could sometimes suggest something serious, says Martha Gulati, MD, at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago．If you're healthy and in good shape but experience any of the warning signs in the form below during an exercise, stop what you're doing and see your doctor at once．

1．The situation that you breathe heavily during a powerful exercise is _______ that you feel during a leisure walk．

A．just like             B．less than            C．not the same as       D．worse than

2．When we are doing sports, we should _______ certain feelings so that we can keep healthy．

A．go on                                    B．pay no attention to

C．not care                                        D．pay more attention to

3．Where is Martha Gulati, MD from?

A．America．          B．Russia．           C．The UK．          D．Australia．

4．If you have low blood sugar, you should _______ during the exercise．

A．have stomachache                          B．have serious headache

C．be unable to keep balance                     D．have chest pain

5．What can we know from the passage?

A．When we feel fainting, it could mean heartburn．

B．When we have serious headache, it could mean stoke．

C．When we have difficulty breathing, it could mean low blood sugar．

D．We can't do exercise after supper．