Europeans are being dug out from heavy snow after a week of very cold weather. The snowstorm is the harshest to hit Europe. Airports were shut down. And schools have been closed for a week.
Until Wednesday, at least 400 people across Europe had died because of the cold temperature. Several countries have said a state of emergency. In Ukraine, temperatures dropped as low as -33℉.
Although the situation is bad, at least one country is hoping the weather will last a little longer. In the Netherlands, the government is preparing for the country’s “11 Cities Tour”. The 125-mile ice-skating marathon will be held along a network which joins 11 towns and cities together in Friesland Province.
The ice along the way must be inches thick for the event. Up to 2 million people are thought to cheer on the race’s 16,000 competitors.
On Wednesday, Dutch soldiers joined in the preparations. They cleaned snow along the way. This will be the 16^th time that the event has taken place since the first race in 1909. Dutch General Hans said his soldiers were happy to lend a hand. “We want to do our bit for this national party.” he said.
【小題1】What is “11 Cities Tour”?

A．It’s a 125-mile ice skating marathon.

B．It’s a 11-mile ice skating marathon.

C．It’s a 16000-mile ice skating marathon.

D．It’s a 33-mile ice skating marathon.

【小題2】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Thousands of people across Europe died because of the weather.

B．The ice should be less than 6 inches thick for the event.

C．No country is glad to see the cold weather.

D．The first “11 Cities Tour” began in 1909.

【小題3】Who helped clean snow along the way?

A．French soldiers	B．Dutch soldiers
C．Ukrainian soldiers	D．American soldiers

【小題4】The underlined word “harshest” means _______ in the passage.

A．safest

B．most enjoyable

C．most serious

D．happiest

【小題5】The passage is mainly about______.

A．the hard situation Europe faces

B．the European cold weather

C．preparations for a national party

D．the coldest season in Europe

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Bai Fei :  Would you like to go to the Seven-star Park tomorrow?

Wu Dong: Yes, I’d love to. But I’m afraid I ___1_____. I’ll go to see my grandparents. What about the day after tomorrow?

Bai Fei:  Sorry, I can’t. I’m going to my aunt’s ____2_______party.

Wu Dong: What about Sunday ?

Bai Fei:  OK. Let’s bring some fruit, ______3__________ ,cakes and water with us. We can have a picnic there.

Wu Dong: Good idea! _____4_______ long are we going to stay there?

Bai Fei:  I think we’ll stay there ____5________ day.

Wu Dong: Great!

 

 

    Europeans are being dug out from heavy snow after a week of very cold weather. The snowstorm is the harshest to hit Europe. Airports were shut down. And schools have been closed for a week.

    Until Wednesday, at least 400 people across Europe had died because of the cold temperature. Several countries have said a state of emergency. In Ukraine, temperatures dropped as low as -33℉.

    Although the situation is bad, at least one country is hoping the weather will last a little longer. In the Netherlands, the government is preparing for the country’s “11 Cities Tour”. The 125-mile ice-skating marathon will be held along a network which joins 11 towns and cities together in Friesland Province.

    The ice along the way must be inches thick for the event. Up to 2 million people are thought to cheer on the race’s 16,000 competitors.

    On Wednesday, Dutch soldiers joined in the preparations. They cleaned snow along the way. This will be the 16^th time that the event has taken place since the first race in 1909. Dutch General Hans said his soldiers were happy to lend a hand. “We want to do our bit for this national party.” he said.

1.What is “11 Cities Tour”?

A. It’s a 125-mile ice skating marathon.

B. It’s a 11-mile ice skating marathon.

C. It’s a 16000-mile ice skating marathon.

D. It’s a 33-mile ice skating marathon.

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Thousands of people across Europe died because of the weather.

B. The ice should be less than 6 inches thick for the event.

C. No country is glad to see the cold weather.

D. The first “11 Cities Tour” began in 1909.

3.Who helped clean snow along the way?

A. French soldiers                      B. Dutch soldiers 

C. Ukrainian soldiers               D. American soldiers

4.The underlined word “harshest” means _______ in the passage.

A. safest       B. most enjoyable       C. most serious         D. happiest

5.The passage is mainly about______.

A. the hard situation Europe faces

B. the European cold weather

C. preparations for a national party

D. the coldest season in Europe

 

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1．The customer _________ the magazine and put it down again．

2．“Now class，_________ your papers，” the teacher said to us．

3．The boy _________ his money．So he called his parents to send him some more．

4．_________ anytime you're in town．

5．Never _________ till tomorrow what you can do today．

6．The elevators in this building are always _________．Please get them repaired．

7．China has _________ close relationships with many other countries．

8．Please _________ in a hurry．The party is going to start．

9．The movie star didn't ________ until the performances were over．That made us disappointed．

10．This math problem is rather difficult．Do you know how _________?