( )51. San Francisco has many museums for you visit and________.

　　A. learn something new B. play computer games

　　C. watch the movies D. click on Information

　　( )52. Some museums in San Francisco are open every day, but some are only open ________.

　　A. on weekdays B. on weekends

　　C. on certain days D. on holidays

　　( )53. Many museums have________ with information about the things you can see in them.

　　A. ticket prices B. their websites

　　C. open hours D. free days

　　B

　　News Review

　　Head- on Train Crash On May 18, two trains had a head-on crash(相撞)near New York City. Over 250 people were on the trains then. About 60people were hurt, but no deaths were reported.

　　Travel Time Tourists came together to the Taishan Mountain, on May1. Over 180,000tourists

　　visited the place of great interest from April 29 to May 1, during the three-day holiday.

　　Brave Volunteer Liao Zhi , a dance teacher from Chengdu who lost her 1-year-old daughter and her legs in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, arrived in Ya’an 13 hours after the earthquake. The dancer said she had had a terrible time herself and knew what people needed most, so she decided to come and offer help.

　　Tomato Competition A tomato competition was held in Huainan, Anhui Province, on April

　　16. The best tomatoes were chosen according to their shape, color and taste. The competition hoped to encourage the farmers to grow better tomatoes.

　　( )

　　54. About ________ people were hurt in the head-on crash.

　　A. 18 B. 29

　　C. 60 D

　　. 250

　　( )55. A lot of people visited the Taishan Mountain________.

　　A. 13 hours after the earthquake B. on May 18

　　C. during the May Day holiday D. on April 16

　　( )56. Liao Zhi, the dance teacher from________, came to Ya’an to offer help.

　　A. Huainan B. Chengdu C. Taishan D. New York

　　( )57. The tomato competition in Anhui Province was held to________.

　　A. help the people in Ya’an B. save the people on the trains

　　C. forget the terrible time D. help grow better tomatoes

　　C

　　Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike.

　　More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However, things are different in Malawi( 馬拉維 ).Bikes are the most popular in this African country.

　　Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people, especially tourists. These years, taking a “ bicycle taxi” to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among tourists from all over the world.

　　If you go to Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers to sit on . You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low cost.

　　Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. “I really like the bike taxi,” she says. “It’s easy and cheap.” Alice usually pays just $1 for going shopping in town.

　　28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi two years ago. The young man enjoys this job.“I used to make boats for a living, but that’s a hard job. Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I don’t mind carrying heavy people,” he says.

　　( )58. In Malawi ________ are the most popular way for people to get somewhere.

　　A. cars B. bikes C. trains D. buses

　　( )59. The passage tells us that Alice enjoys the bike taxi because it’s________.

　　A. on the side of the road B. popular and heavy

　　C. all over the country D. cheap and easy

　　( )60. From the passage we can learn Panjira Khombe thinks that________.

　　A. going shopping is easy B. making boats is difficult

　　C. riding a bike taxi is cheap D. carrying heavy people is interesting

　　( )61. The best title of the passage may be “________ ” .

　　A. Bike Riders B. A Special Country C. Bike Taxis D. A Cheap Journey

　　D

　　Kindergartens( 幼兒園 ) may teach you very important things you need to know. Dancy, a 5-year-old boy, saved his father’s life with the skills he learned.