DISNEY's theme park, its first on the Chinese mainland, Shanghai Disneyland, has already been completed, and will open its doors on June 16, 2016. "Six is a lucky number to Chinese people," the Walt Disney Company said. Shanghai Disneyland will host an opening celebration to welcome its first guests. At the opening, it will hold more Chinese-style activities instead of Western-style ones, because the host wants to show China's local traditional culture. "We have prepared a three-day celebration and are hiring more than 8,000 actors," Philippe Gas, Shanghai Disneyland's general manager, told Shanghai Television yesterday. So why has Disneyland been so popular? Well, it's described as "the Happiest Place on Earth" and "a place for the young and young at heart". Disney's storytelling in rides like roller coasters is a big reason for their parks' success. "We tell a story in everything we do," Pressler said. However, Disney's parks haven't always been popular everywhere. When Disneyland Paris opened in 1992, some French people felt that American culture was invading France. But still, the park stayed open and today it is a popular place for European visitors. Shanghai Disneyland will _ at the opening. A) tell stories to the guests B) mainly show Western culture C) have more activities of Chinese-style D) invite guests to have a roller-coaster ride
C
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Jilin is a good place. It is in the north-east of China. On the north of it is Heilongjiang, the south is Liaoning, the west is Inner Mongolia and the east is North Korea . It has a long and snowy winter. Usually the winter here starts from October and lasts for six months. Every year people come here for the Ice Lantern Festival and the winter sports. Changbai Shan is the first mountain in the north-east of China. There is a lot of snow on the main mountain-"Baitou Shan" all the year, so it is named "Changbai Shan". It has great forests on it. There are tigers, deer, black bears and many other animals in the forests and there are a lot of hot springs and more than l,500 kinds of plants. On the very top of the mountain is Tianchi. If you come to the lake, you might see the monster in it.There is also a great waterfall where the Songhua River comes from. Another place in Jilin is Xianghai in Tongyu County . There are more than 100 pieces of wetlands here. And they are of different sizes. There are 170 kinds of birds, some fish that we can't often see and over 250 different herbal plants and trees here. The writer doesn't tell us _ in the passage. A) the neighbors of Jilin B) the temperature in winter in Jilin C) the famous mountain in Jilin D) where there are herbal plants in Jilin
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B
Ques: Tom is five years old . He has no brothers or sisters . He is a lovely boy . He doesn't go to school because he is too young . He likes to play with other children in the small park every day . The park is near his building . In the park there are interesting things to see and play with . Tom's parents love him very much . They often buy him nice things . This time , his mother buys some new clothes for him . The clothes are expensive and nice . Tom is very happy to wear them . "Mum , can I go out and play with my friends ? I want them to see my new clothes ," asks Tom . "All right , but please keep your clothes clean ," says Mum. "I am going to do some cooking . We will have supper after your father comes back ." At about six , his father comes back from work . And Tom goes home for supper. "Why do you have much earth on your clothes ?" asks his mother . "Because I have some falls , " answers Tom . "You should not make the nice clothes dirty " Mother says . " I'm sorry , Mum " says Tom , "But I have no time to take off my clothes when I fall ." How do you know Tom's parents love him very much ? A) They let him play with other small children . B) They let watch TV all day C) They often buys some nice things for him . D) Tom doesn't go to school .
Ans: C
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There are some stories behind English words. You've spent a lot of time studying how to use English in a proper way. But have you ever wondered why English speakers say some of the things they say? For example, why do they say "an easy task" is "a piece of cake"? Why do the two letters "OK" means "all right"? Many English words and phrases have stories behind them. Sometimes these stories can help us look back into old western history. Let's take a look at a few of the original * common English words and phrases: OK "OK" was an American who lived in the 19th century. His name was "Old Kinderhook". In one year he was trying to take the place of the leader of his town. His supporters went around the town shouting " OK \ OK " The supporters thought their future leader was " all right". The expression caught on, and now if something is "all right" , people like to say "OK|" Boss* Is your boss nice to you? If not, just be glad you weren't living in the old times. Back to that time, bosses could do anything bad to their men and could even beat* them! That explains why the word "boss" comes from an old German word meaning "to beat". A piece of cake A famous American writer named Ogden Nash lived in the 1930s. Many readers enjoyed his poems and wrote them down in their notebooks. In one of his poems, Nash wrote, " Her picture's in the papers now, and life's a piece of cake. " His readers found these words interesting and quickly wrote them down. They thought that if one picture in a newspaper could make you famous, wouldn't life be easy? For nearly 70 years, "a piece of cake" has meant any task or activity that is easy. The word "boss" in old German means " _ ". A) to work B) to help C) to beat D) to kill
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C
Question: Boys and girls, here I will tell you something about my first trip to the USA. When I get to Kennedy Airport, I begin my visit to the USA. First, I go to Roy Senior high School. I'm happy on the first night in America because I live with a kind family, the Edwards. It's a big family. They are very friendly to me. They help me do many things. When I want to write to my friends, they buy _ for me; when I lose my camera, they help me buy a new one. After some days, I go to another school in New Haven. I live in the Palumbos' house. There are three people in the family. I'm surprised that the parents are from two countries. It is a nice trip and I'm happy to be with the two families. They will be my friends for ever . Where does the writer live for the first night? A) In Roy Senior High School. B) In the Edwards' house. C) In another school in New Haven. D) In the Palumbos' house.
Answer:
B