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Americans like to have different kinds of parties，such as birthday parties，surprise parties，tea parties and housewarming parties. Pajama（睡衣）parties are one of the most popular kinds of parties in the US. At a pajama party，a group of friends spend the night at a person's house. It is a great way for children or teenagers to get together and have a good time. [9]
To hold a pajama party，the host will usually plan some fun activities such as watching movies and playing board games and video games at home. He or she should also prepare some delicious sweets，fruits and fun food like pizza. Guests at a pajama party should bring their own pajamas，toothbrushes，pillows（枕头）and blankets（毛毯）.
If a pajama party is mainly for fun，a prom is no doubt [10] a very important thing in most American schools. A prom is a formal（正式的）dance party that is held at a high school. The party is usually held near the end of the senior year，the last year of high school，so it is often called graduation（毕业）dance. Students should wear formal clothes at the prom.
( ) 1. How many kinds of parties are mentioned in the passage?
A. Five
B. Six.
C. Seven.
( ) 2. Where is a pajama party held?
A. At a person's house.
B. At a person's office.
C. At a person's high school.
( ) 3. From the passage, we know that the underlined word "prom" means "__________".
A. 开学典礼
B. 毕业舞会
C. 成人礼
( ) 4. What's the best title for the passage?
A. History in the US
B. Parties in the US
C. Sports in the US
Today, when we think of Western tea culture, we often think of the English and beautiful tea cups.
People believe that an English lady, Anna Maria, the wife of the seventh Duke of Bedford, started drinking tea and having a bit of food in the mid-afternoon in 1841, to spend her long time between lunch (eaten at about 1 o'clock) and dinner (eaten at around 7 o'clock). To solve this problem, Anna found the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o'clock. This meal had cakes and sandwiches, and tea was served to wash down the food. To make this afternoon meal important, beautiful cups and plates, and silver teapots, knives, forks and spoons were used. Soon, afternoon tea parties became popular on public occasions.
Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in modern Britain.
( ) 1. invented the afternoon tea in England.
A. Anna Maria
B. Duke of Bedford
C. Anna Maria's friend
D. Duke of Bedford's friend
( ) 2. Anna had some food in the mid-afternoon to_________.
A. invite her good friends to share the food
B. spend her long time between lunch and dinner
C. show off her beautiful things
D. show the afternoon tea was important
( ) 3. The time of afternoon tea is_________.
A. at noon
B. at about 1 o'clock
C. at around 7 o'clock
D. between four and five o'clock
( ) 4. Which is NOT right according to the afternoon tea in England?
A. It is very important to have afternoon tea in England.
B. This meal in the afternoon had cakes and sandwiches.
C. The afternoon tea parties aren't popular in modern Britain.
D. There are beautiful cups and plates, and silver teapots, knives, forks and spoons in the afternoon tea in England.
( ) 5. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. "Afternoon Tea" culture starts in England.
B. The English like afternoon tea.
C. Afternoon tea is popular in England.
D. There are many beautiful things in the afternoon tea.
My name is Liu Xin. I would like to tell you what my friends and I are doing now. This Wednesday is Teachers'Day. We are getting ready for [11] it.
Li Lei is writing a letter to his favourite teacher, Mr Liu. Mr Liu is our math teacher, and he is very tall. Betty is practicing playing the piano. This Tuesday she will play the piano in Sunny Theater, and she invites her Chinese teacher Miss Zhao to [12] watch her performance. Linda buys twenty flowers, because her English teacher Mrs Black likes flowers very much. These flowers cost her twenty-four yuan . Now she is using them to decorate the classroom. What about me? I am writing some words on a card. I will give it to Mrs Wang. She is my piano teacher. She is very nice and I think she is a good piano teacher.
( ) 1. Who is Li Lei's favourite teacher?
A. Mrs Wang.
B. Mr Liu.
C. Mrs Black.
D. Miss Zhao
( ) 2. When will Betty play the piano in Sunny Theater?
A. This Wednesday.
B. This Tuesday.
C. This Saturday.
D. This Sunday.
( ) 3. How much is one flower?
A. 20 yuan .
B. 3 yuan .
C. 1.2 yuan .
D. 24 yuan .
( ) 4. What will Liu Xin give to his teacher?
A. A letter.
B. Some flowers.
C. A movie ticket.
D. A card.
( ) 5. Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Mr Liu is very short.
B. Mrs Wang can play the piano.
C. Mrs Black doesn't like flowers.
D. Miss Zhao can't speak Chinese.
Bognor Regis is a small beautiful town in the UK. From March 12 to 17 of each year，lots of clowns（小丑）get together（聚集）in the town to celebrate the International（国际的）Clown Festival. The first one was in 1987.
During the festival，people can see all kinds of clowns. They are together（一起）for the clown shows. They have big feet，red noses and look really funny. They sing and dance in a strange way to make people happy. [13] Children like this interesting festival best. Now women can take part in the clown shows and they're very popular. But in the past， [14] only men could be clowns.
( ) 1. How many days does the International Clown Festival last?
A. 1 day.
B. 3 days.
C. 4 days.
D. 6 days.
( ) 2. The first International Clown Festival was in_________.
A. 1978
B. 1987
C. 1879
D. 1798
( ) 3.__________like the festival best.
A. Old people
B. Women
C. Men
D. Children
( ) 4. What can we learn about the festival?
A. It's a festival only for kids.
B. Clowns wear blue noses.
C. It has a history more than thirty years.
D. Clowns have to dance to make people happy.
( ) 5. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Wonderful Clown Shows
B. Bognor Regis'Clown Festival
C. A beautiful town, Bognor Regis
D. The first International Clown Festival
American students can join many kinds of clubs in their school, about forty to fifty kinds. There are academic clubs, art clubs, sports clubs and so on. [15]
In the academic club, the students can learn about science, math, computer, writing and so on. In the art club, the students can learn to draw. If you like sports, you can join the sports club. It has a basketball team, a football team, a tennis team and so on.
When the new term begins every year, students can join the clubs, and they need to pay 4 to 5 dollars every year. If the clubs need money, they often sell something. For example, the art club can sell their paintings.
American students all think the students clubs
are very important for their development.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. How many kinds of clubs can American students join?
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2. What kinds of club can you find in the article（文章）？
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3. What club can I join if I want to learn about science, math and computer?
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4. How much do American students need to pay to join the clubs every year?
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5. Do the American students think the student's clubs are important for their development?
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