There is a piece of good news for the children in the countryside. We may still remember the girl    36  big eyes. Her big eyes are  37   us her dream: I want to   38       ! In China, there are still    39     girls and boys like her.They want to go to school, but their     40   are too poor. If the family has two or three children, it is harder   41   all the children to go to school. So the parents often ask    42  to stay at home,and boys to go to school.

Now they needn’t worry about the money for their children’s education. From2006,children can go to school for free(免費(fèi)) in China. They don’t have to  43    money for the books and other things. Some of them can even get money from the the government to make their life    44 .

   Soon , all the poor children can go to school for free. All families are very happy with the news. It is    45    great!

1.A.with       B.on            C.of                    D.has

2.A.saying     B.telling           C. speaking             D.talking

3. A.go to school    B.go to bed        C.go to work            D.go to hosital

4.A.a lot          B.few          C.a lot of              D.much

5. A.schools       B.cities            C.families          D.country

6.A.for             B.of           C.with              D.to

7. A.teachers      B.boys         C. son              D.girls

8. A.spend          B. pay              C. take            D.use

9. A.better        B.worse        C.longer                D.well

10. A.not           B.never             C.really           D.real

There is good news for the children in the countryside. We may still remember the girl   36  big eyes. Her big eyes are   37   us her dream: I wish to   38  ! In China，there are still   39    girls and boys like her. They want to go to school, but their   40   are too poor. If the family has two or three children, it is harder to   41   the money for all the children. So the parents often ask   42   to stay at home, and boys to go to school.

       Now they needn’t   43   the money. From 2006 on, children can go to school for free(免費(fèi)的) in some poor places. They don’t have to pay for books and other things. Some of them can even get money from the government to make their life   44  . Soon, all the children in the countryside can go to school for free. All families are very happy with the news. It is   45   great.

(    )31.A.with                   B.on                    C.to               D.at

(    )32.A.calling         B.telling        C.speaking             D.shouting

(    )33.A.go to work  B.go to bed   C.go to school       D.go home

(    )34.A.a lot                   B.lot of       C.a lot of           D.much

(    )35.A.schools              B.cities         C.houses        D.families

(    )36.A.pay                    B.take       C.buy                  D.bring

(    )37.A.teachers             B.girls                 C.boys                  D.children

(    )38.A.loot up        B.turn on             C.worry about       D.turn off

(    )39.A.better          B.shorter             C.longer         D.colder

(    )40.A.not                    B.never         C.no                     D.really

There is usually a good rail service （服務(wù)) between main towns in Britain. If you are under 24 or over 65 0r if you are traveling with a family, you can buy cheaper tickets on the train. In towns and cities there are usually buses. On Sundays there are fewer bus services and some smaller places may not have a Sunday bus service. In London there is also an underground. But the underground is not easy to use, so you should learn more about it before you use it.

　 Hotels are very expensive in Britain. A cheaper way is a "bed and breakfast" in someone’s home. Tourist offices or information centres can help you to find these. There are also youth hotels in many places. Students may receive a discount.

　 Restaurants are often expensive and you cannot be sure the food will be delicious. But Chinese and Indian restaurants usually serve pretty good meals at lower prices. Fast food shops are cheap, but the food is not always very good.

　 Not all banks exchange foreign money, but you can usually find at least one bank in each town that does so.

　 If you become ill or have an accident while in Britain and your country has an agreement with Britain for medical care, you can get free medical treatment.

　 You can only buy stamps in post offices, but nearly every village or part of a town has a post office. Often it is inside a small shop.

44. You may see the article in 　　 .

　 A. a guidebook　　 B. a geography book　 C. a food advertisement　 D. a medical book

45. How many kinds of traffic are talked about in the passage?

　 A. One.　　　　　　　 B. Two.　　　　　　　　　 C. Three.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Four.

46. Which of the following is NOT true?

　 A. There’s only one bank in each town in Britain.

　 B. A 30-year-old man cannot pay less money for trains in Britain.

　 C. There are different restaurants from different countries in Britain.

　 D. Students may pay less money than other people when they stay in a youth hotel.

There are 365 days in a year. We sleep 8 hours a day, so we have 122 days for sleeping. Then our work time has 243 days left. But there are 52 weekends in a year. Each weekend is two days. We lose another 104 days a year for work. It takes us about one hour to have breakfast and supper. This comes to 15 days over a year. But we can't work all that time. We need a holiday. Let's say we have three weeks' holiday. We don't work all day. Four free hours each evening takes up 61 days. We have to remember that we get 2 days' holiday at Easter, 3 at Christmas and 1 at the New Year. There are also 4 Bank holidays. Take those 10 days away and we have 32 days for work. But then we have one and a half hours' lunch every day, and half an hour's coffee break. That comes to 30 days a year. This means that we have only a few days left for work every year!

注釋: 1.243 days left：剩下243天 　2. Easter：n.復(fù)活節(jié)　 3.one and a half：一個(gè)半

4. half an hour：半小時(shí)

（ ）41. How many days do we sleep in a year? __________ days.

　 A. 365　　　　 B. 122　　　　　 C. 8　　　 D. 52

（ ）42. We spend 15 days on __________.

A. rest　 B. coffee break　 C. lunch　　　 D. breakfast and supper

（ ）43. Which of the following is true? __________

A. Each weekend is one day. B. We have 61 days for free time.

C. We get 3 days' holiday at Easter. D. Coffee break takes us one hour.

（ ）44. According to the passage, we know that we don't have ____ time to work every year.

　 　A. much too　　　　 B. so many　　　　　 C. too much　　　　 D. too many

( )45. The writer means __________.

A. we should know the numbers　 B. time is important and we'd better not waste it

C. we need more holidays　　　 D. a few days for work is enough

In the UK, there are two different types of school. One is free for every child in the country;   41   kind makes you pay for your education.

The free schools are known as “state schools” and the schools that   42   are known as “public schools”.

The UK has many famous public schools, such as Eton (伊頓公學(xué)), Harrow (哈羅中學(xué)) and Winchester (溫徹斯特中學(xué)). Children from around the world come to the UK to study at these schools. Prince William studied at Eton.

  43   most kids go to state schools. Only about one in 10 goes to a public school. Fees (學(xué)費(fèi)) at public schools can be very   44  . It can cost around 200,000 yuan for one year.

There are differences between state and public schools. Public schools generally attract better   45  , because they offer higher salaries（薪水）.

Because public schools have   46   money to spend than state schools, they also have nicer facilities (設(shè)施). Some have football fields, gyms and swimming pools for their students to use.

Facilities in state schools are not usually as good. They often have to   47   with other nearby schools.

Despite (盡管) these differences, kids learn the same things, whichever type of school they go to.   48   schools must follow the National Curriculum, which is set by the government. It   49   teachers what they must teach their students.

This means that whether you are rich or poor, you will still receive a basic level of  50  .

1. A. other                B. others              C. another           D. the other 

2. A. cost                 B. pay                C. spend             D. take

3. A. And                     B. But                C. Although           D. Besides

4. A. high         B. low                C. expensive            D. cheap

5. A. students       B. teachers             C. professors            D. visitors

6. A. less        B. little                C. much            D. more

7. A. share        B. talk       C. play              D. help

8. A. Every        B. Some               C. Most             D. All

9. A. says         B. asks                C. tells                   D. allows

10. A. living       B. work      C. education           D. study