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385-399MAPS(COLOUR)517-528

ACTRESSES

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DEVELOPMENTS

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RIVERS114-115

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476COUNTTRIES529-615

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513-516SPORTS884-978

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C.Onpages616-619.D.Onpages493-496.

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yoursearch?

A.POSTALINFORMATIONonpage1033.

B.ACTORSANDACTRESSESonpages385-399.

C.ENVIRONMENTonpages80-101.

D.NATIONALPARKSonpages747-749.

38.Onewholikessurfingcanfindtheinformationabouthowtosurfonpages.

A.142-144B.841-873C.884-978D.517-528

39.IfyouareinterestedinThomasEdison,youmaysearch.

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BART,FAMOUS

C.POPULATION

D.EDUCATION

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Isitdifficultforyoutogetupinthemorning?Hiroyuki'sbedwillsolveyourproblem!

Hereishowitworks.

Thebedisconnectedtoanalarmclock.First,thealarmclockrings.Youhaveafew

minutestowakeup.Next,ataperecorderinthebedplayssoftmusic.Thetaperecorderin

Hiroyuki\bedplaysarecordingofhisgirlfriend.Shewhispersinasweetvoice,“Wakeup,

darling,please.ffAfewminuteslater,Hiroyukihearsarecordingofhisboss.Hisbossshouts,

uWakeupatonce,oryouHlbelate!”

Ifyoudon'tgetupafterthesecondrecording,amechanical“foot”inthebedwillkickyou

inthehead.Thebedwaitsafewmoreminutes.What!You'restillinbed!Slowlythetopofthe

bedriseshigherandhigher.Thefootofthebedgoeslowerandlower.Finallyyouslideoffthe

bedandontothefloor.Ybuareoutofbedandawake!

Hiroyuki'sbedisnotinstores.Thereisonlyonebed-thebedHiroyukimadeforacontest.

MaybesomedayacompanywillmakeHiroyuki\bedandsellitinstores.Maybepeoplewill

buymillionsofbeds.ThenHiroyukiwillberich.IfthebedmakesHiroyukirich,hewonTneed

togotowork,andhewon'tneedtogetupearly!

41.Thebedisusefultothepeople.

A.whocan'tsleepwellB.whocan'tgetupearly

C.whogotobedearlyD.whogotobedlate

42.Thebedisnotconnectedto.

A.analarmclockB.ataperecorder

C.aTVD.amechanicalFoot

43.WhatwillfinallyhappentoHiroyukiifhedoesn'tgetup?

A.Hewillslideontothefloor.

B.Ataperecorderwillplayarecordingofhisboss.

C.Amechanicalfootwillkickhiminthehead.

D.Thebedwillrisehigherandhigher.

44.Whichistrueofthefollowingsentences?

A.Hiroyuki'scompanyhasmademanysuchbeds.

B.Hiroyuki'sbedistheonlyonemadeforacontest.

C.Hiroyukihasmadealotofmoney.

D.Hiroyukineedn'tgetupearlynow.

45.Theword“whisper“inthesecondparagraphmeans“"

A.speakloudlyB.speaksadlyC.speakangrilyD.speakquietly

c

Q:WhydidyoudecidetoleaveNewZealand?

YG:Well,mymother'sEnglish,soitwasn'tsuchabigdecision.WhenIwasaboutsix,we

cameovertovisitmygrandmother.WhenIleftschool,Ifeltitwasagoodtimetohaveachange.

Myparentsdidn'ttrytostopmecoming.MybrotherhadgonetoworkinJapan.Ialsohada

schoolfriendwhowaslivinginEnglandatthetime,andofcourse,Icouldcomeoverhereand

staywithmygrandmother.

Q:Howcomeyoubecameahairdresser?

YG:Well,Ihadalwayscutmymum'shair,andshehadalwayscutmine,andmydad's,and

mybrother's.WhenIcameoverhere,Ididn'treallyplanit.OnedayIansweredanadina

newspaperforajobwhichofferedtraining.Themoneywasterribletostartwith,butIworked

hard.Ilovepeople.Ifindthemreallyinteresting.AndI'mgoodattalking!WhenIfirststarted

workasahairdresser,IgotajobinHaywardsHeath.IfImadeamessofpeople'shair（把人6J

的頭發(fā)弄亂），Ididn'twanttomeettheminthesupermarket!Inthefuture,IthinkIwanttogo

andstudy.MyfatherthinksIshouldgotouniversityandgetwhathecalls'arealjob\butatthe

momentIreallylikedoingwhatI'mdoing.IlikethepeopleIworkwithandIlovelivinghere.

WhatmorecouldIaskfor?

46.YGwenttoEnglandtomakealiving.

A.whenshewasaboutsixB.whensheleftschool

C.beforeherbrotherwenttoJapanD.afterherparentsleftNewZealand

47.YGwenttoEnglandto.

A.beahairdresserB.gotoauniversity

C.seeherfatherD.haveachange

48.YGlovesherjobbecause.

A.shelovespeopleandshe'sgoodattalking

B.sheusedtocutherbrother'shair

C.ahairdresserusuallygetsahigherpay

D.hermotherusedtocutherhair

49.Wecaninfer（推斷）fromthepassagethatYG.

A.doesn'tliketomeetpeopleinthesupermarket

B.studiesatauniversitynow

C.ispleasedwithherself

D.isnotrichorhappy

50.We'velearnedthat.

A.YGandherparentsliveinEngland

B.YG'sparentsarebothEnglish

C.YG'sgrandmalivesinEngland

D.YGwantstoaskformoremoney

D

OneeveninglastJuly,myoldcarbrokedownonahighway.Itwasanhourbeforesunset,

andIwas25milesfromhome.Icouldn'treachanyonetopickmeup,soIdecidedtotakeabus.

Afterawhile,abuspulledupandIaskedthedriverhowfarshewasgoing.uFourmore

lights,shesaid.Shedroppedmeoffattheendofherroute（線路）andtoldmewhichbusto

lookfor.Afterwaiting30minutes,Ibegantothinkaboutaveryexpensivetaxiridehome.Then

abuspulledupandthedooropened.

“Ijustcan5tleaveyouhere,“shesaid."I'llgiveyouaridehome.v

“You，11drivemehomeinthebus?”Iasked,confused（迷惑不解）.

“No,I'lltakeyouinmycar,“shesaid.

“It'salongway,“Ianswered.

“Comeon,sir,"shesaid."Ihavenothingelsetodo.”

Ontheway,shetoldmeastory.Afewdaysearlier,herbrotherhadrunoutofgas.Agood

Chinesemanhadpickedhimup,takenhimtoagasstationandthenbacktohiscar.'Tmjust

passingthefavoralong,“shesaid.

WhenIofferedhermoneyasathank-you,shewouldn'taccept（接受）it.“Thatwouldn't

makeitafavor,“shesaid."Justdosomethingniceforsomebody.Passitalong.”

51.Inthefirstparagraph,“pick…up"bestmeans.

A.takeholdofandliftB.choosecarefully

C.givesomeonearide.D.hearorlearn

52.Thewritergothome.

A.bytaxiB.bybusC.inhiscarD.inhercar

53.Thebusdrivertoldthemanastoryto.

A.makethetripeasyB.lethimknowwhy

C.passthetimeD.makehimhappy

54.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.

A.weshoulddosomethinghelpfultootherpeople

B.weshouldpicksomebodyupwhenhiscarisbroken

C.weshouldn'tacceptmoneyasathank-you

D.weshouldn'tgivesomebodyarideinabus

55.Thebesttitlefbrthisstoryis.

A.ThankYou-MadamB.FourMoreLights

C.PassTheFavorAlongD.ALongRideHome

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Ifyouturnontheradio,youmayhear“MostofNorthandSouthChinawillhaveacold

wetdaytomorrow."Orifyoureadanewspaper,youmayreadthingslike“IntheNortheastof

Sichuan,itwillbefine."OrifyouwatchTV,youmayseeandhear“Beijingwillberainy.The

temperaturewillbe2to9."Todaywecanknowtheweatherbeforehand.WecanListentoor

watchorreadtheweatherreport.

Inthepast.Somepeoplewatchedtheircattopredict（預(yù)測(cè)）theweather.Theythought

whenacatwasheditsface,itwasgoingtorain.Whenacatputitspaws（JR子）infrontofit,

theythoughtbadweatherwascorning.Whentheysawacateatinggrass,theywouldsay"Oh,

there?sgoingtobeaheavyrain!^^Whenacatwasrestless（不安）,theythoughtabigwindwas

coming.

61.Wecanlistentotheweatherreporttoday.

62.Peopleinthepastdidn'thaveawaytopredicttheweather.

63.Peoplethoughtwhenacatwasheditsface,therewasgoingtobeabigwind.

64.Peoplethoughtwhenacatategrass,therewasgoingtobeaheavyrain.

65.Onlytheradioandnewspapercanofferustheweatherreporttoday.

F

Ifsomeoneasksme:"Doyoulikemusic?”FmsureIwillanswerhimorher:"Ofcourse,I

do,“becauseIthinkmusicisanimportantpartofourlives.

Differentpeoplehavedifferentideasaboutmusic.Forme,Ilikerockmusicbecauseit'sso

exciting.Andmyfavoriterockhand,the“FoxyLadies”（酷妹）isoneofthemostfamousrock

bandsintheworld.Ialsolikepopmusic.MyclassmateLiLanlovesdancemusic,becauseshe

enjoysdancing.Mybestfriend,Jane,likesjazzmusic（爵士樂(lè)）.Shethinksjazzisreallycool.

“Ilikedancemusicandrockverymuch,^^saysmybrother,"'becausetheyareamazing.”

Butmymotherthinksrockisboring.likesomerelaxing（輕松的）music,“shesays,

Thal'swhyshelikescountrymusic,Ithink.

66.Thewriterlikesmusicbecausehethinks.

A.it'sanexcitingpartofourlives

B.it'sanamazingpartofourlives

C.it'sanimportantpartofourlives

67.Whatkindofmusicdoesthewriterlike?

A.Rockandpopmusic.B.Rockanddancemusic.C.Jazzandcountrymusic.

68.Wholikesdancing?

A.Thewriter.B.LiLan.C.Jane.

69.Thewriter'smotherthinksthatcountrymusicis.

A.amazingB.boringC.zelaxing

70.Howmanypeople'sideasaboutmusicaretalkedaboutinthispassage（短文）？

A.4B.5C.6

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Mostpeople,whentheyareaskedFrankensteinwas,willreply,4tAmonster（怪物）Thisis

n6treallytrue.Themonster,bothMaryShelley'sbookandinthefilm,hasname!Itisknownas

“themonster^^or"Frankensteinmonster".Frankensteinwasnameofthedoctorwhocreatedit.

InMaryShelly'sbook,themonsterwaskindandquitepolitewhenhewasfirstcreaed.

Hewantedfriendsandlove.Soon,howeverpeoplebegantotreathimbadlybecausehis

appearance（外貌）wassofrightening.Themonstetthenchangedintotheterriblecreature（生物）

thatweknowfromthefilm.

MaryShelleywroteFrankensteinin1818attheageoftwenty-one,Shewrotethenotto

teachtwolessons-thatpeopleshouldn'ttreatotherpeoplebadlybecausetheyaredifferent,and

thatsometimeswemaycreatesomethingthatcandestroy（摧毀）us.

44.Themeaningoftheword“created"is.

A.foundB.madeC.keptD.caught

45.Whenthemonsterwasfirstcreated,hewas,.

A.beautifulB.politeC.kindD.BandC

46.MaryShelleywroteFrankensteinto.

A.makemoney

B.showthataWomancouldwrite

C.domorethanjustentertain（使娛樂(lè)）readers

D.frightenreaders

H

Itcostsmillionsofdollarstotrainandsendastronauts（宇航員）intospace.Veryfew

countriescanaffordthis.

AmericanbusinessmanDennisTitopaid20,000,000USdollarstotheRussianSpace

Agency（俄羅斯宇航局）tointospace.HevisitedtheInternational（國(guó)際的）SpaceStation.His

trip,makinghimthefirsteverspacetourist,tookeightdays.Hespentmostofhistimetaking

photos,lookingattheearthandlisteningtomusiconhisonce-in-a-lifetimetrip.

Afterlandingsafelybackontheearth,MrTitothoughtthetripwasworththemoney.

Theonlydifficultyhehadwaswalkingbutthisisnormal（正常的）foranyonewho'sbeenin

zerogravity（地心引力）.

MrTiroreceivedtrainingbeforeheleft.Healsohelpedtocookfoodfortheotherswhile

inspace.Theytoldhimwhattodoandwherehewasallowedtogo.

ThemoneyMrTitogavetheRussianspaidfor20%oftheirannualbudget（年度預(yù)算）.

47.HowmuchmoneydidDennisTitopaytotheRussianSpaceAgencytogointospace?

A.TwomillionUSdollars.

B.TwentymillionUSdollars-

C.TwohundredmillionUSdollars.

D.TwobillionUSdollars.

48.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.DennisTitodidn'tthinkthetripwasworththemoney.

B.DennisTitowasnotallowedtotakephotosonthespacestation.

C.DennisTitospenteighthoursonthespacestation.

D.DennisTitoreceivedtrainingbeforeheflewintospace.

49.WhydidtheRussianswantDennisTitotogointospace?

A.TheywantedtoworkwithanAmerican

B.Theywantedhimtotakephotosearth.

C.Theywantedhismoney:

D.Theywantedhimtocookforthenautswhilemspace.

I

Whenyouwanttocallastoreoranofficethatyoudon'tcalloften,youlooktelephone

bookforthenumber.Youdial（撥）thenumber,andthenyouforgetit!Youus,short-term（短

期）memorytorememberthenumber.Yourshort-termmemorylastabout30seconds（秒）.

However,youdon'tneedtolookinthetelephonebookforyourbestfriend'snumberbecause

youalreadyknowit.Thisinformationnsinyoulong-termmemory.Yourlong-termmemoryhas

everythingthatyourememberthroughtheyears.

Whydoyouforgetthingssometimethereareason（原因）？Yes,thereareseveral.An

importantreasonforforgettingsomethingisthatyoudidnotlearnitwellinthebeginning.For

example,youmeetsomenewpeople,andsoonyouforgettheirnames.Youhearthenamesbut

youdonotlearnthem,soyouforgetthem.

Youcanhelpyourselfrememberbetter.Moveinformationfromyourshort-termmemory

toyourlong-termmemory.Youcandothisifyoupractisethenweinformation.

50.Accordingtothepassage,youforgetthetelephonenumberthatyoudon'tcalloften

because.

A.thetelephonenumberistoolong

B.thetelephonenumberisverystrange

C.youuseyourshort-termmemorytorememberit

D.youlookitupinthetelephoneboo

51.Whichiseasiertoforget?

A.Somethingthatyouunderstand.

B.Yourbestfriend'sname.

C.Thenewinformationthatyouhavepracticedalot.

D.Somethingthatyoudidn'tlearnwellinthebeginning.

52.Accordingtothepassage,aperson'sshort-termmemorylastsabout.

A.halfasecondB.halfaminuteC.halfahourD.halfaday

53.Thewritermainlywansttotellussomeideason.

A.howtokeepsomethinginmindlong

B.howtolearnEnglishwell

C.howtomakeatelephonecall

D.howtorememberaperson'sname

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Thedaywaslikeanytherdayinhislife.Tomwaliedpasttheshoponthestreetcorner.

Hestoppedtolookatthefrontrowofshoes,andhefelthappytoseethatthepairofshoeshe

wantedverymuchwasstillthere,Lookingdownathisoldshoes,hefeltsorryforhomself.He

reallywantedtohavethemforhiebirthday.

Hesadlywalkedawayandthoughthowtotellhismotheraboutit.Heknewverywell

shehadlittlemoney.Hedecidednottogohomeatonce,ashelookedsadandhismmother

wouldnoticeit.Sohewenttotheparkandsatonthegrass.Therehesawaboymovinga

wheelchairwithhishands.Tomliikedathimandwassurprisedtoseethattheboyhadnofeet,

Heliikedathisownfeet."It'smuchbettertobewithoutshoesthanwithoutfeef.lhethought.

Therewasnoreasonforhimtofeelsosorryandsad.Hewentawayanfsmiled.thinkinghewas

happier.

56Tompassedtheshop

A,onfootB,bybikeC,inawheelchairD,bybus

57,Tomstoppedinfrontoftheshopbecausehewantedto

A,buythesnoesB,liookattheshoesheliked

C,buyapresentforhisfriendDgetsomethingforhisbirthdayparty

58,ThatpairofshoesTomlikedwas

AtoocheapB,toolargeforhimC,notsoldyetD.notthere

59,WhydidTomgotothepark?Because

A,manyniceshoesweresoldthereB,heeamtedtoplaythereforawhile

C,hewantedtoseehisdisabledfriendD,hedidn'twanttomakehismotherworried

60,WecanlearnfromthedtorythatTOM

AlikednewshoesverymuchB,lovedhismotherverymuch

C,didn'twanttostayathomeDmhadnofeet

K

TghereisasayingthattheBritishlikeanicecupofteainthemorningandanicecup

ofteaatnight.Andathalfpastseven,theirideaofheavenisanicecupoftea.Theylikea

nicecupofteawiththeirdinnerandanicecupofteatime.andbeforetheygotobed,thereisalot

tobesaidaboutanicecupoftea!

SometimeitseemsthatnooneliketeaasmuchastheBritishdo.Butinfact,teaisliked

incountriesaroundtheworld.InChinaandJapanteawasfirstusedasamedicine;manyyearslater,

peopletheredrankteaasabeverage（飲料）

Peopleintheworldliketodrinkdifferentkindsoftea..green,blackorredassomepeople

callit.Servedindifferentways.Buttheyallknowthatdrinkingteaisgoodforone'shealth.

61,Themainideaofthefirstparagrph（自然段）is

A,howmanycupsofteatheBritishdrinkeachday

B,thattheBritishliketalkingabouttea

C,thattheBritishcan^livewithoutdrinkingtea

D,thatteaisveryimportantinthelifeoftheBritish

62,Thephrase^theirideaofheaven”means

A,thehappiestthingforthemB,theiijthoughts

C,theirGodD,theworstthingforthem

63Thesentence^thereisalottobesaidaboutanicecupoftea”means

A.theyenjoydrinkionganicecupofteaB.thereisalotoftea

C,theytalkmuchaboutanicecupofteaD,thereisatalkwhiledrinkingtea

64,,Fromthepassageweknowteawasusedasamedicinemanyyearsago

A,theworldB,BritishC,manycountriesD,ChinaandJapan

65,Thispassagemainlytellsus

A,peopleindifferentcountrieslikedrinkingdifferenttea

B,somethinginterestingabouttea

C,howmanykindsofteathereareintheworld

D,drinkingteaisgoodforourhealth

L

Youngpeoplecanhaveproblemswiththeirminds.Somestudentsb3ecomeworried

becausetheyhavetostudyveryhard.Othershavetroublegittingonwellwithpeoplelike

theirparentsandclassmates.

LiuWei,aJunior2studentfromHefei,couldnotunderstandhisteacherandwas

doingbadlyinhislessons.Hebecamesoworriedaboutitthathestartedtocuthisfingerwith

aknife..Anotherstudent,14-year-oldYanFangfromGuangzhou,wasafraidofexams.

Shegotveryworriedinone,andwhenshelookedattheesxampaper.Shecouldn'tthinkof

anythintgtowrite.

ArecentreportfromJiefangDailysaysabout18%ofShanghaiteenagershave

mental（心理的，精神的）problems.Theirtroublesinclude（包括）bringworriedand

veryunhappy.Andhaingproblemsinlearningandgettingonwithpeople.Many

studentswhohaveproblemswon'tgoforadvice（勸告）orhelp.Somethinktheywilllook

stupid（愚蠢）iftheygotoseeadoctor.Othersdon'twanttotalkabouttheirsecret.

LiangYuezhu,anexpertonteenagersfromBeijingAndingHospitalohasthe

followingadviceforteenagers:

*Talktoyourparentsorteachersoften

*Takepartingroupactivitiesandplayspoils

*Gotoseeadoctorifyoufeelunhappyorunwell

66,Thestudentswhooftenbecomeworriedorhavetroublegottingonwitholhertsmay

have_____

A,mentalproblemsB,aheadacheC,kniveswiththemD,noparents

67,LiuWeicuthisfingerwithaknifebecause

A,hewasafraidofhisteacherB,hewanrtedtofrightenhisparents

C,heeassoworriedabouthisstudiesD,hisfingerwasbadlyhurt

68YiangFang'sproblemshappenedwhenever

A,shestudiedveryhardB,shehadexams

C,shetalkedwithherparentsC,shethoughtofsomething

69.Studentswhohaveprblemswon'taskothersforholpbecauce

A,theywon'tletothersthinktheyarestupid

B,theydon'tthinkdoctorscanhelpthem

C,theydon'twanttotelltheirsecrettoothers

D,bothAandC

7892,Nanjing210005

JiangsuProvinve,China

21stMay,2004

DearLinda,

Isawyournameinanewspaper.Youaskedforpenfriendsin

China.

Iamfifteenyearsold,andIliveinthecityofNanjing.Iamin

mythirdyearatNumber1MiddleSchool.Youcanseefrommy

photographthatIhaveabigsmileandlongblackhair.

Myfatherisafactoryworker.Mymotherisacook.Sheworks

inahospital.Iamveryinterestedincollectingstamps,watching

films,listeningtomusicandreading.Ienoydancingandhelpingmy

uncleonthefarm,too.Iamalsoveryinterestedinyourcountry.

Pleasewritesoon.

Yours

LiuZhong

81.LiuZhongcomesfrom.

A.BeijingB.ShanghaiC.NanjingD.Xi'an

82.LiuZhongwritestheletter.

A.toaskaboutLinderB.tomakepenfriendswithLinder

C.toaskaboutLindefscountryC.toreadanewspaper

83.WhatisLiuZhong?

A.AstudentB.AworkerC.AcookD.Apenfriend

84.WhichofthefollowingisLiuZhongNOTinterestedin?

A.CollectingstampsB.Listeningtomusic

C.ReadingD.Helpinghisfatherinhisfactory

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TheideaforthebookHarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStonecametoJoanne

KathleenRowlingin1990.Ittookhersevenyearstofinishwritingit.Duringthose

sevenyearsshehadanumberofjobs.OneofthemwasteachingEnglishin

Portugal.

Rowlingsentthebooktofourpublishers（出版商）beforeoneofthemboughtit.

Shewasveryhappytosellherbookbecauseitwasherdreamtobecomeawriter.

Beforeshesoldherbook,Rowlingwaslivinginasmallhousewithherdaughter

andwasverypoor.Shecouldnotaffordtokeepwarminthewinter.

HarryPotterbecameverysuccessfulwithchildrenandgrown-upsinEngland

andthenaroundtheworld.Itwasputintomorethanthirty-fivelanguages.Afterher

secondandthirdbookswerepublished,thethreeHarryPotterbooksfilledthetop

threeplacesonmanynewspapers1listsofbestsellers.Withoutquestion,Rowling's

lifechangedgreatlyandbecameoneofthemostsuccessfulwomenwritersinthe

world.

85.RowlinggottheideatowriteHarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStone

about.

A.15yearsagoB.20yearsagoC.35yearsagoD.7yearsago

86.Beforeshesoldherfirstbook,Rowlinglived.

A.ahappylifeB.apoorlifeC.aloneD.acoldlife

87.TheHarryPotterbookwasputintoover35languages.

A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.A.BandC

88.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.RowlingspentsevenyearswritingthebookHarryPotterandthe

PhilosophersStone.

B.AllthethreeHarryPotterbookswerepopularintheworld.

C.RowlingwasonceanEnglishteacher.

D.Rowlingthoughtofawriterandthenbegantowritethebook.

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Everybodylovesoranges.Theyaresweetandjuicy.Theyareinsections,

soitiseasytoeatthem.Someorangesdonothaveanyseeds.Somehavea

thickskinandsomehaveathinskin.

Theorangetreeisbeautiful.Ithasalotisshinygreenleaves.Thesmallwhite

flowerssmellverysweet.Anorangetreehasflowersandfruitatthesametime.

Therewereorangetresstwentymillionyearsago.Theorangeswereverysmall,not

liketheonestoday.TheorangetreeprobablycamefromChina.Manydifferent

kindsofwildorangesgrowtheretoday.TheChinesestartedtoplantorangetrees

around2400BC.Chinesearthaslovelyoldpicturesoforangesandorangetrees.

FarmersinotherpartsofAsiaandtheMiddleEastlearnedtoplantorangesfrom

theChinese.ThentheytaughtEuropeans.TheSpanishplantedorangetreesinthe

NewWould(NorthandSouthAmerica).TheytookthemtoFloridafirst.Orangesare

averyimportantcropinFloridatoday.

"Orange“isbothafruitandacolor.Thecoloroforangeissobeautifulthatin

Englishweusethenameofthefruitforthecolor.

89.Orangesarelikedbypeoplebeca