(A)A fire-engine will arrive quickly．The firemen know what to do．They have long ladders to reach high windows．

(B)If you want to be a fireman，you must he strong and healthy．A fireman has to be able to carry heavy things．He has to be able to climb ladders and to work in high places．So he also has to be brave．

(C)They try their best to rescue the people who can’t get out．If some people are hurt，they are taken to hospital in ambulances(救护车)．

(D)When a fire begins，we must tell the fireman．Do you know how to do this?

(E)After all the people have been rescued，the firemen put out the fire．Sometimes this is very difficult because some people keep things in passages and on stairs．Then the firemen can’t get past to fight the fire．

(F)Go to the nearest telephone and dial the number 119．When someone speaks，tell him about the fire．Speak slowly and clearly．

Beijing-Shanghai Railway was completed in l968．The line runs 1,462 km between China’s two main cities and passes through five provinces and the city of Tiajin．

Since opening，it has been one of the busiest routes in our country．The Beijing-Shanghai route is now served by lo trains a day，five of which are non-stop．The journey time is just under l2 hours．Now trains are allowed to travel at 250 kph (kilometers per hour)and the journey time is only10 hours．

With the sixth railway speedup，China has joined the ranks(行列)of countries with high-speed rail services．Trains are able to run at speeds of 200 kph on some 6,003 km of track(轨道)，and on some sections，the highest speed can increase to250 kph．The 6,003 km of track serves both high-speed passenger trains and low-speed cargo(货物)trains．

Railway operators have to deal with the problem of the speed gap(差距)between the two kinds of trains to make sure they both run safely．

1．The Beijing-Shanghai Railway line runs 1,462 kilometers，doesn’t it?

A．Yes，it does．                                        B．No，it doesn't．

C．It’s very far．                                         D．We don’t know．

2．How many times have the trains been speeded up so far?

A．Five．           B．Six．            C．Seven．                 D．Eight．

3．When the Beijing-Shanghai train runs at 250 kph，the passengers spend         on the train．

A．ten hours             B．twelve hours        C．one day                  D．two days．

4．Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A．Only one train is served on the 6,003 km of track．

B．Beijing-Shanghai Railway passes through six provinces．

C．All of the trains run without any stops on Beijing-Shanghai Railway．

    D．Since opening，Beijing-Shanghai Railway has been one of the busiest routes in China．

5．The passage above is probably from            ．

A．a story-book                                            B．a dictionary

C．a newspaper                                            D．an advertisement

Canada Geese are large blue and white birds．When autumn comes，they have to fly south where the weather is warmer．The winters are so cold in Canada that the birds will die if they stay there．

Last spring，Bill Lishman found sixteen young Canada Geese on his farm．They had lost their parents．Bill thought，“These young birds won’t know what to do in the autumn．” He had a small plane and he decided to teach the birds to follow him．All through the summer，he went on short trips in his plane and the young geese flew after him．

When the cold weather arrived in the autumn，Bill flew to Virginia in the United States，600 miles south of his home in Canada．The geese followed him all the way．Bill left the geese in Virginia and he returned home．

This spring．Bill was waiting for the birds to come back．They didn't arrive，so Bill flew to Virginia to get them．He looked for them for two weeks but he couldn’t find them．When he arrived back home，he found the geese waiting for him．They had found their way home without him!

1．What will happen to the geese if they stay in Canada in winter?

2．Where did Bill find sixteen young geese last spring?

3．Is it 600 kilometers from Bill’s home to Virginia?

4．How long did it take Bill to look for the geese in Virginia?

5．The geese found their way home by themselves，didn't they?

Have you seen the videos on TV? Do you wear large T-shirts and baggy jeans? Or have you heard some one rap(说唱)? Hip-Hop is very hot now．

Hip-Hop music was started in the middle of the 1970s by African Americans in New York．The music break-dancing(霹雳舞)and graffiti(涂鸦)make up Western Hip-Hop culture．Most of the Hip-Hop songs are about love，jobs or even games．

Usually in rap，singers speak words very quickly to a certain beat．Most of the words are fun．Singers play off words to make fun of themselves or others．Hip-Hop music has few rules．Singers just do what they think and rap it out in a clever or creative way．The freedom makes a lot of teenagers fall in love with the music．Many of them like wearing large T-shirts and baggy jeans．Famous rap and Hip-Hop stars include Eminem in the U．S．and Jay Chou from China．

Today Hip-Hop is more and more popular across most of the world．

1．African Americans started Hip-Hop music in the middle of the l970s in New York．

2．There are three main kinds of music in Western Hip-Hop culture．

3．Hip-Hop music is very popular，but it has a lot of rules to follow．

4．From the passage we know Jay Chou is a famous rap and Hip-Hop star．

5．Many teenagers don’t like wearing large T-shirts or baggy jeans．

从Ⅱ栏中选出Ⅰ栏中每句话的正确答语。

                         Ⅰ                                                                Ⅱ

1．Merry Christmas!                                            A．Spring．

2．Hello! May I speak to Linda，please?                B．It doesn’t work．

3．Which season do you like best?                        C．The same to you．

4．What’s wrong with your bike，Lucy?                  D．Sorry．I'll do it at once．

5．Would you mind turning down the music?            E．Just a moment，please．