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Tom didn't live too far away from school. So he went there and came back on foot every day. On his way to school he passed a wet playground when it rained. One day the boy came home very wet. His mother became very angry and said, "Don't play in the water on your way home or to school."

The next day he came home very wet again. His mother became even angrier. "I will tell your The next day the young boy was dry when he came home from school. "You were a good boy today," his mother said, "You didn't play in the water," "No," he answered sadly, "There were so many big boys in the water when I got there this afternoon that there wasn't any room for me at all."

1. There was a ______ on his way to school.

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A. park B. lake C. playground D. river

2.Tom's mother got angry because ________.

A.Tom was all wet B.Tom was dry

C.Tom didn't go to school D.it rained A.ͬÒâ B.³Í·£ C.Á¯Ãõ D.·ÅÆú

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Choose the best answers according to the table above.

1.If you want to eat Chinese food, you will go to the restaurant in ________.

A.the Fairview Hotel

B.the First Hotel

C.the Orchard Hotel

D.the Osaka Hotel

2.The cheapest price for a single bed is ________ in ______ in Boswell.

A.$12, the First Hotel B.$15, the Osaka Hotel

C.$12, the Fairview Hotel D.$25, the Orchard Hotel

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3.The number of the rooms in the hotel with the best special attractions is _______.

A.120 B.470 C.450 D.180

4.If a Japanese traveler likes to eat in a French restaurant, _________ is the right place for him to go to.

A.233 Edward Road B.12364 Venning Road

C.222 Edward Road D.129 North Road

5.Which hotel faces the Orchard Hotel?

A.The First Hotel B.The Osaka Hotel

C.The Fairview Hotel D.No Hotel

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Ron is ten years old. He loves to watch TV. But for one full year he did not watch TV at all. What was the reason? Ron¡¯s parents said they would give him $ 600 if he didn¡¯t watch TV for a year.

Ron¡¯s parents thought he watched too much TV. One day his mother saw a news- paper story about a boy who didn¡¯t watch TV for a year. She showed the story to Ron. Ron liked the idea. He turned off the TV right away, and said, ¡°It doesn¡¯t bother me not to watch TV. I just want the money.¡±

At first, Ron¡¯s parents were very happy. Ron read books and newspapers, played outside, played computer games, and played cards with his mother. But after some time, he got bored(Ñá·³). Every morning, he asked his parents, ¡°What are we doing tonight?¡± Sometimes his mother and father wished he would watch TV just for one evening. Ron always said, ¡°No, it would cost me money!¡±

Finally the year was over. Then Ron stared watching his favourite TV shows all day long again. Ron got the money from his parents. What does he plan to do with the $ 600? ¡°I want to buy myself a TV set!¡± he said.

1. Ron didn¡¯t watch TV for one year because ________.

A. he wanted the money B. watching TV too much is bad

C. he wanted to study harder D. he wanted to learn from the boy

2. ¡°It doesn¡¯t bother me not to watch TV¡± means ¡°It¡¯s _______ to watch TV¡±.

A. waste time B. important for me

C. not use D. not important for me

3. Ron thought _________ for him to read and play all the time.

A. it was great fun B. it was no fun

C. it was enjoyable D. it was good

4. Ron¡¯s last words would _______ his parents.

A. please B. frighten C. surprise D. excite

5. The best title for the story is _______.

A. A Funny Story B. A Year without TV

C. A Good Boy D. Buying a TV Set

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J.K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the bestsellers in the world. J.K. Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31st, 1965. She has one sister who is two years younger than her. Both girls loved listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them. They especially loved stories about magical worlds. Rowling wrote her first story, called Rabbit, at the age of six.

After she graduated from the university, Rowling worked as a translator(·­ÒëÕß)

in London. During this time, on a long train trip in the summer of 1990, the idea came to her of a

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boy who has magic but doesn¡¯t know it. In 1992 Rowling began to teach English. She lived with her baby daughter, Jessica, and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers. It appeared in June 1997. To her surprise, the book was greatly successful. The film came out in November 2001. Now Harry Potter series(ϵÁÐ) is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books were sold in 200 countries.

Why has the series been so successful? There are a few things. Many other magical stories take place in faraway lands or in past or future times. But Harry lives in modern(ÏÖ´úµÄ) England. He¡¯s also a very normal(ƽ³£µÄ) boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when other children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him.

J.K. Rowling is very happy with the success, and she is now busy finishing the whole series of seven books. She¡¯s writing full time and she¡¯s really enjoying life. She says she will go on living a normal life with her daughter and writing children¡¯s books.

1. From the passage, we know ___________.ª¤

A. J.K. Rowling met a boy named Harry on a long train trip

B. J.K. Rowling loved listening to stories when she was very young

C. J.K. Rowling is two years younger than her sister

D. Harry Potter is J.K. Rowling¡¯s first storyª¤

2. The first ª¤Harry Potterª¤ book came out in __________.ª¤

A. July 1965

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