A. would than
B. would rather
C. instead
D. instead of

1. Peter _____ his friend's plane. 
    A. had to fly in 
    B. was asked to have a trip in 
    C. was asked to fly 
    D. asked George to fly
2. Peter went up with George in the plane because _____ . 
    A. he liked traveling very much 
    B. George was good at flying his plane 
    C. he had never traveled in a small plane 
    D. peter could do all kinds of flying tricks
3. They were in the plane for _____ minutes. 
    A. forty-five 
    B. sixty 
    C. thirty 
    D. some
4. How many times did Peter travel in his friend's small plane? 
    A. Once. 
    B. Twice. 
    C. Three times.
    D. Several times.
5. From the passage we know that _____ .
    A. Peter thanked George for the nice trip
    B. Peter thought it was wonderful to have such a trip
    C. Peter felt surprised that his friend could fly so well
    D. Peter was worried about his safety while George doing tricks in the sky

     Last year , we had an English teacher from the United States. We called him Mr. Black. He often
told us,"English is very useful in the world. "He taught us very well. He was strict with us all. In class he
always gave us more time to speak English. At first I could hardly understand a word and I could not talk
in English at all. But soon I found English was not so hard and I could talk to my classmates in English. So
I began to like it very much.
     Now Mr. Black taught in another school. This year we have a new teacher, Mrs Green. She also
teaches us very carefully. She often asks us to recite(背诵) the texts and play games. With the help of
the two foreign teachers, we all have made progress.
     Now I am enjoying studying this subject. I am sure I will learn a lot this year.

1. Which of the following is TRUE? 
    A. This year our English teacher is still Mr. Black. 
    B. Mr. Black told us that English was the most important language in the world. 
    C. In Mr. Black’s class，students do not have much time to speak English. 
    D. Mrs Green often plays games with us.
2. Mr. Black was a good teacher because _____ .
    A. I could hardly understand what he said in class
    B. he was strict with us and taught us well
    C. he was from America but could speak much Chinese 
    D. we often play games with him after class
3. Why did the students make progress? 
    A. Because they studied harder than before. 
    B. Because the teachers are both from America. 
    C. Because they are enjoying the subject and interested in it.  
    D. Because English is more and more useful in the world.
4. According to the passage , we understand that _____ . 
    A. interest is the best teacher 
    B. a foreign teacher is better than a Chinese teacher. 
    C. reciting texts is the only way to learn English 
    D. English is so easy that everyone can learn it well
5. Which of the following is referred in the passage? 
    A. Mr. Black always spent much time talking in English in class. 
    B. Both of the two foreign teachers are from the same country. 
    C. All the students like foreign teachers because they are strict with them selves. 
    D. It's hard to get on well with a foreign teacher.

     Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的). A group of
Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided
that miscommunications were always possible, even over something as simple as "yes" and "no".
     On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren't paying any
attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked,"Do you have cold drinks?"The
woman there didn't say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later
learned that the woman had answered her: she had raised her eyebrows(眉毛), which in Micronesia
means"yes".
     Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant
that was known for its cabbage. She asked the waiter,"Do you have cabbage today?" He nodded his
head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means"no".
     Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked
his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He
thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same
thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in
different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to
understand whether they mean "yes" or "no".