The students were having their chemistry class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What’s water like?” No one spoke for a few minutes. Miss Li asked again, “Why don’t you answer my question? Didn’t I tell you what water is like?” Just then a boy put up his hand and said, “Miss Li, you told us that water has no color and no smell. But, where to find such kind of water? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell.” Most of the children agreed with him.” I’m sorry, children,” said the teacher. “Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. That’s a problem.”

　　( )1. The students were having their _____ class.

　　A. English B. Chinese C. chemistry D. math

　　( )2. Miss Li was telling the children what ______ was like.

　　A. water B. air C. earth D. weather

　　( )3. The water in the river has color and smell because it is getting _______.

　　A. more and more B. less and less

　　C. cleaner and cleaner D. dirtier and dirtier

　　An old couple went into a restaurant and ordered something to eat: One Coca Cola and one portion(份)of French fries.

　　The old man sat down and his wife sat opposite(对面) to him. The man began to pide the Coca Cola into two glasses, half for him and half for his wife. He pided all the French fries into two equal halves. He gave half to his wife and kept half for himself. Then he began to eat and drink. The woman drank her Coca Cola but didn’t eat.

　　A young man standing next to the table wondered why the old man had pided everything in half. He thought maybe they didn’t have any money. He said to the old couple: “I can buy you one more portion. You don’t have to share like that.”

　　The old man explained: “No, no, we have been married for 40 years and we always share everything. Whether we have, we share half and half. Don’t worry, but thank you all the same.”

　　The young man looked at the old woman who still wasn’t eating her French fries. He asked: “Why aren’t you eating?” The wife said: “Today it’s my husband’s turn to use the teeth first.”

　　( )4. The old man and the old woman ordered _________.

　　A. one Coca Cola and one portion of French fries

　　B. one Coca Cola and half portion of French fries

　　C. one and a half portion of French fries

　　D. two Coca Cola and portions of French fries portion of

　　( )5. The old woman ________.

　　A. sat next to the old man

　　B. sat at other table

　　C. wasn’t eating anything while her husband was eating.

　　D. sat without drinking anything

　　( )6. The young man wanted to ________ the old couple.

　　A. give some money to B. share French fries with

　　C. buy one portion of French fries for D. share Coca Cola with

　　( )7.According to the story, the old couple always share everything including________.

　　A. their dinner B. Coca Cola

　　C. half French fries D. the teeth

　　Have you heard of microblogs(微博)? A microblog is a mini-blog. It is much shorter than a blog. You can only write about 140 words on it for one message. It has become a very popular way for people to get news or communicate with other people.

　　There are many ways to write a microblog. You can write it using a computer or your mobile phone. On a microblog, you can write about your feelings, comment(评论)on other people or talk about hot topics with strangers. Besides these things, you can also put your photos or favorite songs on your microblog.

　　On a microblog, you can pay special attention to people you like, and then you become their fan. You can have your own fans, too.

　　Many famous people in China have started microblogs, such as the famous actors, Wen Zhang, Yao Chen and the famous singer, Wang Fei. Yao Chen has the most fans, so people call her “Queen of Microblog”.

　　The most famous and the earliest microblog in the world is “Twitter”, invented by Evan Williams from America. Now, not only stars but also many country leaders communicate with each other on Twitter.

　　8. You can do a lot of things on a microblog except ______.

　　A. making phone calls B. putting your photos

　　C. commenting on other people D. writing about your feelings

　　9. If you pay attention to someone on a microblog, you become his/her ______.

　　A. friend B. fan C. neighbor D. pen pal

　　10. In China, ______ is called “Queen of Microblog”.

　　A. Yao Chen B. Wen Zhang C. Wang Fei D. Evan

　　11. Which of the following about microblogs is TRUE?

　　A. You can write about 200 words for a message.

　　B. Only stars have fans on the microblog.

　　C. Few country leaders use microblogs.

　　D. Twitter is the earliest microblog in the world.

　　参考答案：

　　1—11：C A D ACCD ABAD