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Do you know an old city called “Pingyao” in Shanxi? The old city is not far from Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province (省). It’s a town with a long history of more than two thousand years.

The old city is not very large. It is only 2.25 square kilometers in size. And there are no tall buildings here. Most of the buildings have only two floors. And most of them are made of stones (石頭). There are many Chinese-style shops on each side of the street.

Pingyao is a square city. The city has a wall around it. It’s about 6 km long and 12 m high. The wall has six gates. And you mustn’t miss the nice food in Pingyao. Try Pingyao beef and you are sure to fall in love with it.

Pingyao is a place worth (值得) a visit. You can take buses or trains here. It’s less than 2 hours’ bus ride from Taiyuan. It costs you only 20 yuan. If you take a train, it will take you less time, only one and a half hours. And if you want to go to Pingyao from Beijing, the train ride takes only about 6 hours.

The City of Pingyao

你聽說過一頭叫Alice的鯨魚（whale）嗎？它被稱為世界上最孤獨的鯨，原因是這只鯨說話的頻率有52赫茲，而正常鯨的頻率只有15～25赫茲，所以說話的時候沒有人聽見，難過的時候也沒有人理睬。請你根據(jù)下列描述，寫一篇關(guān)于她的小短文。

1. 人們在1989年首次發(fā)現(xiàn)了Alice, 它長39英尺。

2. 人們很驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)Alice用不同于其他鯨魚的頻率(HZ)說話。

3. 沒有鯨魚能聽到Alice說話, 它找不到它的家人和朋友。

4. Alice獨自游過了太平洋 (the Pacific Ocean)。幸運的是，Alice看起來很健康。

5. 但是人們在2004年失去了Alice的消息，我…….

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--Jack is ________ American boy，right?

--Yes．He’s from ________ USA．

A. a；the B. an；a C. a；a D. an；the

Look! The children are swimming in the ________．

A. Zoo B. supermarket C. library D. pool

It’s 10：00 a.m. The students ________ in the classroom．

A. study B. is studying C. studies D. are studying

--Mike，does the chicken taste good?

--Yes，it’s really ________．

A. delicious B. terrible C. healthy D. old

--________ is your brother?

--He is reading a book in the library．

A. What B. Where C. How D. Who

My father is working in South Africa．I ________ him a lot．

A. teach B. help C. forget D. miss

--How many ________ are there in your family，Jim?

--Two，my sister and I ．

A. boys B. girls C. men D. children

The girl doesn’t eat much for breakfast．She ________ eats an egg．

A. still B. just C. too D. also