22. How many days did they stay in Thailand?
A. Five days. B. Seven days. C. Nine days. D. Ten days.
23. How did they go to Chiang Rai?
A. Take the train. B. Take the plane. C. Ride the bike. D. Take the bus.
24. The people in the village _______.
A. are friendly to others B. have many computers C. are very busy D. hope to live in the cities 25. What is the best title(标题) for the whole diary?
A. My First Travel B. The Outside World C. Traveling in Thailand D. A Country on the Train
D
The Farmer, His Horse, and His son
Once there was an old farmer, he had a horse. The horse was almost as old as himself. One day he wanted to sell the horse before it died. The father and his son walked, because the farmer didn’t want the horse to be too tired. They met two men on the road, they said, \It's a long way to market(市场).” The farmer know that it was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked.
Then they met two old women, \
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how tired your son is?\
Next, three old men stopped them, one said, \It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today,\and they rode on together.
Some time later, a young woman passed them, \aren't you walking?\she asked, \got down again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time. 26. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ____.
A. before it died. B. before it become too tired C. before the market was over D. before the day was dark 27. The two men on the road ____.
A. asked how far it was to the market B. said they thought the horse looked very tired C. said the farmer should ride the horse.
D. told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk 28. The two old women thought ____.
A. the farmer was too tired B. the horse was too tired C. the son was too tired D. it was a long way to the market 29. The farmer got up behind his son and they rode the horse together because ____.
A. the farmer wanted to ride the horse himself
B. the three old men said it was too hot for the farmer to walk C. the son asked his father to ride the horse together
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D. his son could not ride the horse by himself 30. From the passage, we know that ________.
A. the horse died B. the farmer sold the horse
C. the day was cold D. you cannot please all the people all the time
E
You're going to a foreigner's party. You must be excited about it. Wait a minute! Do you know what kind of gift you can send to your foreign friend? Here are some tips.
● In some western countries, some gifts like kites, chopsticks, or an erhu may be people's favorites.
● Use beautiful paper to wrap the gifts. Remember not to use white, black or brown paper.
● For Japanese, gifts like tea or pens are nice. They don't like big gifts. ● For Frenchmen, gifts like candy, perfume(香水), wine or books are perfect.
● British people and Americans like flowers, wine and chocolate, and you can relax and take it easy at their parties.
● In Arab countries, it's not polite to send a gift to someone when you meet him or her for the first time. Isn't that interesting? You can give a gift when you meet a second time.
31. In some western countries, may be people's favorite gift(s).
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A. B.
C. D.
32. What does the underlined word \
A. 装饰 B. 衬托 C. 捆绑 D. 包裹
33. According to the passage, tea is a good gift for .
A. Japanese B. Frenchmen C. Americans D. British people
34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. In some western countries, an erhu is not a good gift. B. It's not a good idea to send flowers to an American girl. C. People from different countries have different favorite gills. D. In Arab countries, we should send a gift to everyone we meet.
35. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Some tips about the kind of gift we can send to our foreign friends. B. Some ideas about how to make friends with people from other countries. C. Some kinds of parties to celebrate one's birthday. D. Some popular gifts for American people.
三、五选五（共5小题；共10分） A: Do you hear of the Los Angeles Lakers?
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