C

It is time to go home now. I am on a bus on a rainy day, and a woman with a dog gets on the bus. It is a big dog and its feet are not clean.

I don’t want the dog to sit next to me. But the woman says to the conductor(售票员), “oh, I pay for my dog. Can he sit here like the other people?”

The conductor looks at the dog and says, “yes, madam. But like other people, he must put his feet under the chair.”

( )8. I am going home      .

A. by bike        B. by bus     C. by car         D. by jeep

( )9. The meaning(意思) of the conductor’s words is        .

A. the dog’s feet are like the other people

B. the dog must like a man

C. the dog must not sit on the chair

D. the dog can sit here

( )10. I don’t want the dog to sit next to me, because        .

A. the dog is not too big             B. the dog is not clean

C. the dog has no ticket             D. the dog isn’t mine

D

We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the year of the dog. And this year is the year of the rabbit.

Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives(亲戚). They say “good luck” and some other greetings to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.

( )11. We can find every Chinese year is given ___________ name.

A. an animal      B. a plant(植物)       C. a family     D. a full

( )12. On New Year’s Day, people say “___________” to each other when they meet

A. Merry Christmas                 B. Good luck

C. Happy New Year                 D. Both B and C

( )13. The best title for this passage (本文的最佳题目)is ____________

A. Good luck                   B. The Spring festival

C. Big Dinner                   D. The New Year’s Eve

七、根据短文内容，选择最佳选项填入短文空白处。(共8分，每题2分)

A. They usually have to give a lot of money.

B. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old.

C. American students like studying Chinese very much.

D. And they have homework for every class.

E. There are two terms in a school year.

American school begin in September after a long summer holiday. ___1___The first term(学期) is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. ___2___ Most children are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish middle school. Middle school students study only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day. ___3___ After class they do many interesting things. After middle school , many students go to college (上大学). They can go to a small one or a large one. ___4___ So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.