3.After the cut of the taxation, there was a matter involving tea in American colonies, known as “Boston Tea Party”, which eventually sparked off the American War of Independence.

Once there was a man who could run very fast indeed.He was very proud of this and was always ready to show people how fast he could run.

One day thief broke into his house, took of his things and ran off as fast as he could.The man ran after him shouting, “hey, stop! Don’t you know you can not get away from me?” But the thief only ran faster.The man got so angry that he ran at his top speed.He was soon several miles away from his house.

He was still rushing along when he ran into a friend.“Why are you in such a hurry?” asked his friend.“I am trying to catch a thief.”said the man, who was very much out of breath.“But where is the thief?” asked the friend.“Miles behind!” said the runner, smiling with pride.“He thought he could run faster than I can, but you see, he is quite wrong.”

Answer the following questions according to passage 2.

(1)What does the word “this”(line1) in the first paragraph refer to?

(2)What happened to the man one day? What did he do then?

(3)Why did he become so angry?

(4)What did he do next?

(5)Do you think the main finally got the thief? Explain your answer.

Obama, President of America, was involved in the discussion of the topic of________

Where did the movies begin? It is often said that they are an American invention. It is not entirely true. The motion picture has been the most international arts. Before the dawn of the twentieth century, inventors in France, England and the United States were among the dozens of men who were trying to develop ways of using photographs to create the effect of motion. Soon after 1889, when the famous inventor Thomas Edison first showed motion pictures through a device called the kinetoscope(活动电影放映机), other devices for the same purpose appeared all over the world. Edison had solved certain problems, making it possible for other inventors move ahead with their own devices. One other important contribution by Edison was the introduction of 35 mm as the international standard film width.

That the movies are an American invention is not entirely true. This means that______.

A．it is entirely wrong

B．to some degree, it is true

C．it is not true at all

D．it is perfectly right

A man and his wife had a small restaurant near a station.The restaurant often stayed open until after midnight, because people came to drink and have meals while they were waiting for trains.

At two o'clock one morning, a farmer was still sitting at a table there.He was asleep.The wife of the owner of the restaurant was very sleepy and wanted to go to bed.She looked at the farmer several times and waited for him to wake and go, but each time she looked at the farmer, he was still there sleeping.Then at last she went to her husband and said to him, "You have wakened him six times now, but, why haven't you sent him away? It's very late."

"Oh, no, I don't want to send him away," answered her husband."You see, whenever I wake him up, he asks for his bill, and when I give him the bill, he pays it and then goes to sleep again."

1.Who was the owner of the small restaurant?

AThe farmer

B.The wife

C.The husband

D.Both the men and the wife.

2.Why did people come to drink in the restaurant after midnight?

A.Because they liked the restaurant.

B.Because it was near the station and people could eat there while waiting for trains.

C.Because it was cheap to eat there.

D.Because you could sleep there after meal.

3.Why was the farmer asleep at a table?

A.Because he had missed the train.

B.Because he was too tired.

C.Because he was drunk.

D.The story does not tell us.

4.The wife wanted to send the farmer away because_____.

A.she was sleepy and wanted to go to bed

B.she didn't like him

C.she wanted to clean the table

D.she wanted the farmer to pay more

5.The husband didn't want to send the farmer away because each time he woke him up, he could get _____ money from him.

A.much

B.more

C.less

D.little

A man and his wife had a small restaurant near a station.The restaurant often stayed open until after midnight, because people came to drink and have meals while they were waiting for trains.

At two o'clock one morning, a farmer was still sitting at a table there.He was asleep.The wife of the owner of the restaurant was very sleepy and wanted to go to bed.She looked at the farmer several times and waited for him to wake and go, but each time she looked at the farmer, he was still there sleeping.Then at last she went to her husband and said to him, "You have wakened him six times now, but, why haven't you sent him away? It's very late."

"Oh, no, I don't want to send him away," answered her husband."You see, whenever I wake him up, he asks for his bill, and when I give him the bill, he pays it and then goes to sleep again."

1.Who was the owner of the small restaurant?

AThe farmer

B.The wife

C.The husband

D.Both the men and the wife.

2.Why did people come to drink in the restaurant after midnight?

A.Because they liked the restaurant.

B.Because it was near the station and people could eat there while waiting for trains.

C.Because it was cheap to eat there.

D.Because you could sleep there after meal.

3.Why was the farmer asleep at a table?

A.Because he had missed the train.

B.Because he was too tired.

C.Because he was drunk.

D.The story does not tell us.

4.The wife wanted to send the farmer away because_____.

A.she was sleepy and wanted to go to bed

B.she didn't like him

C.she wanted to clean the table

D.she wanted the farmer to pay more

5.The husband didn't want to send the farmer away because each time he woke him up, he could get _____ money from him.

A.much

B.more

C.less

D.little

Of the two reports, the first was by far the best, partly because the person who delivered it had such a dynamic style.