A Christina from Spain
On the last day of the year, the 31^st of December, people wait till 12 pm. Everybody must have 12 grapes(葡萄) to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a group. But we can’t ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look at each other and start to laugh. This tradition started in Spain long ago. One year, when there were a lot of grapes, the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve.
B Cordon from Britain
On New Year’s Day in Britain, people have parties. At 12 o’clock, the music stops, and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben, the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends. We say “Happy New Year” to each other. It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the new year. So I go and visit as many friends as I can. They all give me a drink.
C Angela from Brazil
In all cities in Brazil, we have a big party on New Year’s Eve, especially in Rio de Janeiro. People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks(焰火)。We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year.
【小題1】Picture___________ is about paragraph 1.

【小題2】Who have parties on New Year’s Day?
A. People in Spain.  B. People in Britain.
C. People in Brazil.  D. Both B and C.
【小題3】From the 2nd paragraph, we can infer (推斷)that___________.

A．People listen to the radio at home.

B．Cordon can’t drink much.

C．Cordon is a tall man with dark hair.

D．there are no people near Big Ben.

【小題4】 On New Year’s Day, Brazilians usually wear white clothes because_________.

A．that reminds them of their happy life

B．they hope that can bring them good luck

C．they think that they look beautiful in white

D．that’s what they have to do during the New Year

【小題5】This article mainly tells us ________________.

A．what people in Britain do on New Year’s Day

B．when and where people have New Year parties

C．why people in different countries like the New Year

D．what people around the world do on New Year’s Day

________(起初)he finished his work. Then he went out.

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A．At last

B．At first

C．At times

________(起初)he finished his work. Then he went out.

[　　]

A．At last

B．At first

C．At times

閱讀理解

　　Two women on a train were arguing. At last one of them called the conductor. She said, “If this window is open, I will catch cold. And I'll probably die.”

　　The other woman said, “But if this window is shut, I will die. I will feel difficulty in breathing.”

　　The conductor didn't know what to do. A man had been listening all the time. He said he had an idea.

　　“First open the window. That will kill one,” he said, “Next shut it. That will kill the other, then we can have peace.”

1．How did a man help the conductor?

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A．He told the conductor to open the window.

B．He told the conductor to shut the window.

C．He told the conductor to drive out the two arguing women.

D．He told the conductor to first open the window and then shut it so that the two arguing women would die.

2．What did the man really mean?

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A．He really meant to kill the two women.

B．He was really making fun of the two women.

C．He was really making a fool of the conductor.

D．He wanted to show that he. was cleverer than the conductor.

3．This story happened ________.

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4．Which one is not right?

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A．One woman wanted to open the window.

B．One woman wanted to shut the window.

C．Either open the window or shut the window, and one of the two women would die.

D．The conductor didn't know how to stop the argument.

5．This story tells us that ________.

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A．We should open the windows on a train

B．We should shut the windows on a train.

C．We should help the conductor on a train

D．We should be polite and peaceful on a train