As you are soon on your way to Eastern Europe, here are a few tips on what you should pack. In general, pack lightly, with only the most basic clothes. People dress casually(隨便地) in Eastern Europe, so you don’t need to bring along your smartest clothing.
Batteries: If your camera, flash, or other appliances run on batteries, bring enough supply along. Certain types of batteries don’t exist in Eastern Europe, and those that do often don’t last very long.
Cash: We have found it good to have supply of small-unit U.S. bills($1and $5) to use in hard–currency stores, to buy international train tickets, etc. The hard–currency stores never seem to have the right change.
Electric Current Adapter(轉(zhuǎn)換器): If you bring any appliances, remember that the electricity in Eastern Europe uses 220 volts A.C., not the standard 110 volts of North America. A 110 volts appliance will soon burn out when attached to an unchanged 220-volt plug.
Language Tools: One of Europe’s biggest challenges is communicating with the local people since their languages are so different from our own. To help overcome difficulties, you might buy phrasebooks before you go — you won’t find them once you are in Eastern Europe.
Money Belt: A money belt is especially helpful when you have many documents to carry around ( as you always do in Eastern Europe). The best one we find is made by Eagle Greek Travel Gear, 143 Cedros Ave. (P. O. box 651), Solona Beach, CA 92075 (tel. 619/755 – 9399, or toll free 800/874 – 9925) outside California.
Traveler’s Checks: These are necessary. Bring your traveler’s checks in small to medium unit ($10, $20, or $50) to change a little bit at a time, so as not to be left with a lot of local money. To be on the safe side, be sure to copy down the check numbers in two places, just in case something happens to the checks.
【小題1】How many tips are mentioned in the passage?

A．6

B．7

C．8

D．9

【小題2】Which of the following things may be the biggest challenge in Eastern Europe?

A．Appliances.

B．Money.

C．Language.

D．Clothes.

【小題3】Which of the following statements is NOT a fact according to the passage?
A. No shop in Eastern Europe accepts hard currency.
B. Travelers may need to carry many documents in Eastern Europe.
C. The electricity in Eastern Europe uses 220 volts A.C.
D. Eastern European languages can be a problem to foreign travelers.
【小題4】What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this passage?

A．To tell you it’s not easy to stay in Eastern Europe.

B．To give you some advice on what you should pack when you’re in Eastern Europe.

C．To tell you something about the life in Eastern Europe.

D．To show you the life in Eastern Europe is different from that in your country.

【小題5】What do the underlined words “change” and “check” probably mean according to the given dictionary entries(詞條)?
change
1. [V] to become different 改變；變化
2. [V] to exchange money into the money of another country 兌換
3. [U] the money that you get back when you have paid for sth giving more money than the amount it costs 找給的零錢；找頭
check
1. [V] to examine sth to see if it is correct, safe or acceptable 檢查；審查
2. [C] an act of making sure that sth is safe, correct or in good condition by examining it 檢查；查看
3. [C] a printed form that you can write on and sign as a way of paying for sth instead of using money 支票

A．1; 3

B．3; 3

C．2; 3

D．2; 2

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Hello, boys and girls. I have some important things to tell you.

What’s the d  1. today? Yes, it is 8 November. And tomorrow is a big day for u   2.. It’s our first Open Day. And all your parents will come to school. We must get r   3.  for it.

First of all, there is a p  4.    meeting in the school h   5. . It begins at 8:30 in the morning. So please tell your parents not to be l   6.  . And after that, your parents can come to the classrooms. They can w  7.  two of our lessons. You don’t want your parents to see a dirty and messy classroom, do you? So we must keep our classroom c   8.  . And I h   9.  all of you can be active in class. And I want you to be polite, too.

L   10.   work hard together to make tomorrow a happy day!

 

Michael Jackson’s sudden death really astonished(震驚) his fans, but soon they are glad to find another younger “King of Pop” has appeared.

 Wang Yiming, who is known as Xiao Bao, has already been popular across the world with his wonderful dance moves. He once appeared on U.S. television show “Ellen” and performed successfully at the World Expo 2010.     About seven years ago, Xiao Bao was born prematurely（早產(chǎn)）, which made his mother really worried. He was so weak. What could he do? Doctors suggested that moving his body to music would help make him strong, but soon his parents were surprised by how quickly Xiao Bao fell in love with music!

“When he was young, we just started playing music to him and he started moving around like this. But we didn’t think that he had such a strong feeling for music. When he was just several months old, we would let him listen to music and he would stop crying and calm down at once,” the proud mother once said.

So far, Xiao Bao has learned the moonwalk and other Jackson’s moves well. His fans are crazy about his wonderful shows. He has drawn more people’s attention. He is fast becoming internationally popular.

There are lots of problems waiting for him, but Xiao Bao will never give up. He is serious about his dancing career(事業(yè)). Where there is a will, there is a way. We are sure that Xiao Bao’s dream will come true one day.

1.Xiao Bao has been famous for ___________.

A. his young age      B. his dance moves

C. his television shows          D. his strong body

2.Why did doctors advise Xiao Bao to dance?

A. Because they knew Xiao Bao’s feeling for music.

B. Because Xiao Bao’s parents wanted them to do so.

C. Because Xiao Bao likes Michael’s dancing a lot. 

D. Because they thought dancing would be good for his health.

3.How did Xiao Bao’s parents feel when they first saw his reaction(反應(yīng)) to music?

A. Surprised.        B. Happy.              C. Proud.                         D. Worried.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. People have paid little attention to Xiao Bao.

B. Xiao Bao’s fans are not satisfied with his moves.

C. Xiao Bao works seriously and never gives up dancing.

D. His parents worry about their son’s crazy love for music.

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. A Boy’s Dancing Career.              B. A Younger “King of Pop”.

C. Michael Jackson’s Moves.             D. Wang Yiming’s Hobby.

 

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— The U.S.A has ____ population of 297 million.

A. of…a             B. of… /,          C. in…a        D. in … some

 

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----- the U.S.A.has _______population of 297 million.

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