B. To have another date arrangement.

C. Not to make speed dating boring.

D. To get the chance to talk to more people.

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog. For any tourist visiting Egypt, there are two things that everyone must see. The first is the 137-meter-high Great Pyramid of Giza (吉萨大金字塔), the largest of all the pyramids in Egypt. The second is the Great Sphinx of Giza (吉萨大狮身人面像), a sculpture with the body of lion and the head of a man, which stands 20 meters tall and 73 meters long.

The origin of the Great Sphinx of Giza goes back 5,000 years. Although many sphinx sculptures have been found over the years, researchers believe that the Great Sphinx which guards the pyramids in Giza was actually the first one to be made (around 2600-2500 B.C.). The head of the Sphinx represents the king of Egypt at that time. About 2,000 years later, around 570 B.C., sand had covered all but the head of the Great Sphinx. The people living in the area had forgotten the history of the statue, so they imagined that the head represented the sun god and began to worship it. For hundreds of years, the Sphinx attracted people both as a religious monument and as a work of art. But eventually, the desert sand once again covered the Sphinx, leaving only the head visible. It was not until the 1800s that archaeologists (考古学家) began clearing the sand from the statue and began researching the long history of the Sphinx. At last, in the 1920s, all of the sand was finally cleared away and restoration work, which continues to this day, was begun.

The name \to Greek legend, the Sphinx was an evil creature with the body of a lion and the head of a woman. She sat beside a road and asked all people who passed her a riddle (谜语): \morning goes on four feet, at noon on two, and on three in the evening?\question. The riddle was finally solved by the Greek king. The Sphinx then threw herself from her high rock and died. 6.

What does the first paragraph want to tell us? A. There are many places of interest in Egypt. B. There are two main tourist attractions in Egypt.

C. The Great Pyramid of Giza is what you want to see.

D. the Great Sphinx of Giza is more interesting to see.

7.

What's the purpose for building the Great Sphinx? A. To let people in Egypt worship the sun god. B. To represent the king of Egypt at that time.

C. To remind people of the glory of ancient Egypt.

D. To safeguard the pyramids in Giza in Egypt.

8. Why did the archaeologists have to begin the restoration work?

A. The Great Sphinx had been destroyed by desert sand.

B. They wanted to research on an ancient Greek legend.

C. They wanted to research on the history of the Sphinx.

D. It was as a religious monument and as a work of art.

9.

According to the legend, how did the Sphinx die? A. The king killed her. B. She died of old age.

C. She killed herself.

D. She was killed incidentally.

10. What is this passage mainly about?

A. How the Great Sphinx is being restored.

B. The history of the Great Sphinx.

C. The history of the Egyptian tourism.

D. The great monuments of Egypt.

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the same passage or dialog. When looking for love, people may go to some extreme lengths. They might go on blind dates set up by family and friends. They might write personal ads to place in newspapers. Or they might use a computer to help them in their search for a soul mate by joining an online dating service. Some people have even tried to find their perfect match through game shows on television. Many of these TV dating shows, including The Bachelor and Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire, have proved to have millions of viewers watching each week to find out which of the contestants will find true love. Of all these game shows, perhaps the one with the most

unexpected ending was Mr. Right, which was shown in England in 2002. On the show, a bachelor, thirty-five-year-old Lance Gerrard-Wright, dated 15 women to find the one who was his ideal partner. For seven weeks on the show, Gerrard-Wright, took turns going on dates with each of the women, taking them to expensive restaurants and exotic locations. He even met the women's families and introduced them to his own. Then at the end of each show, he would choose between one and three of the contestants,

with whom he had felt the least compatible, and say goodbye to them.

At one point during the series, one contestant volunteered to leave because she said she didn't find him attractive. After two dates she said she had had enough, and she couldn't see it working, \wasn't my cup of tea.\date with burst into tears when he called her by another

contestant's name. \believe you did that. I really liked you,\show, the woman he eventually chose decided she didn't want to marry him after all. \choose someone,\knew he had fallen in love with the show's host!

After leaving the show, Gerrard-Wright and the show's host Jonsson tied the knot in Sweden. Has Jonsson finally found Mr. Right? Only time will tell. But none of the guests at the wedding could deny the happiness in the couple's eyes as the bride and groom left the wedding ceremony. 11. What is this passage mainly about?

A. How a famous couple met and got married.

B. The best way to meet a husband or wife.

C. Why the show Mr. Right was a big hit.

D. How to act on a date with a stranger.

12. \

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A. People resort to traditionally considered unusual ways to

look for love.

B. Love has become less traditional than before.

C. It is not difficult to find love through extreme ways.

D. Modern way of dating makes it easier but more extreme.

13. What happened after seven weeks of doing the show?

A. All of the women won prizes.

B. Lance asked one of the women to marry him.

C. One of the women on the show started to cry.

D. Jonsson asked Lance to marry her.

14. Which of the following is true during the series?

A. Lance went on dates with one woman each time.

B. The candidates traveled abroad with Lance.

C. Lance and Jonsson started dating each other.

D. The women met Lance's family.

15. What does the author want to tell us through the passage?

A. TV dating shows are a good way to find true love.

B. TV dating shows are the most efficient among other media.

C. More women are getting more interested in TV dating

shows.

D. It's hard to find true love through contesting with other

contestants.

Questions 16 to 20 are based on the same passage or dialog. Can you imagine life without French fries? Potatoes are very popular today. They are the fourth most important crop in the world, after wheat, rice, and corn. But in the past, potatoes were not always popular. People in Europe started to eat them only 200 years ago!

In the 1500s, the Spanish went to South America to look for gold. There, they found people eating potatoes for 7000 years! The Spanish brought the potato back to Europe with them. But people in Europe did not like this strange vegetable. Some people thought that if you ate potatoes, your skin would look like the skin of a potato. Other people could not believe that you ate the

underground part of the plant, so they ate the leaves instead. This made them sick because there is poison in the leaves. Others grew potatoes for their flowers. At one time in France, potato flowers were one of the most expensive flowers.

Around 1780, the people of Ireland started to eat potatoes. They found that potatoes had many advantages. The potato grew on poor land, and it grew well in their cold and rainy climate. It gave more food than any other plant, and it needed little work. All they had to do was to plant the potatoes, and then they could do other work on the farm. On a small piece of land, a farmer could grow enough potatoes to feed his family. A person could eat eight to ten pounds of potatoes a day, with some milk or cheese, and be very healthy. Soon, potatoes became the main food in Ireland. In 1845, a disease killed all the potatoes in Ireland. Two million people died of hunger. Many Irish who did not die came to the United States at this time.

In other parts of Europe, people did not want to change their old food habits. Some preferred to die of hunger rather than eat potatoes. Today, many countries have their own potato dishes.