England is a country with bad weather. It is often cloudy or misty(多雾的) and it rains now and again. So people don’t get much sunshine in the year.

When the Chinese student arrived at London Airport, a tall English policeman with a long face checked his passport(护照). The policeman was interested in the Chinese name “Sun”. So he said to the Chinese student, “ I see your name is Sun. You are wanted here.”

What a surprise to hear that! Everybody knows if you are wanted by the police, you must have broken the law. So he asked the policeman, “ Is there anything wrong with my passport? Do I have to go back to China right now?”

“Go back?” shouted the policeman. “ Now that(既然) you are here, we’ll never let you go away.”

“What happened? What I have done?” asked the Chinese student in surprise. He thought he was going to be arrested(被捕). Then the policeman began to smile. He said, “ You don’t know what you have done, Mr Sun? You’ve brought sunshine to England. So we don’t want you to go away.”

( ) 56. This story took place ______________.

A. at London Airport B. at a university C. in the street D. at a station

( )57. Why does England want the sun? Because ________________________.

A. England is often cloudy. B. England is often misty.

C. England never rains. D. Both A and B.

( )58. Mr Sun was very ____________ when he heard that he was wanted.

A. angry B. happy C. surprised D. tired

( ) 59. Why did the policeman said that he wouldn’t let Mr Sun go away?

A. Because Mr Sun had broken the law.

B. Because the policeman knew Mr. Sun and was friendly to him.

C. Because there is no Mr Sun in England.

D. Because the policeman liked Mr Sun’s family name and thought Mr Sun would bring sunshine to England.

( ) 60. Which one is right?

A. At last the policeman arrested Mr Sun.

B. At last Mr Sun stayed in England and studied there.

C. At last Mr Sun left England.

(C)

In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece. Since then many countries have successfully held the Olympics, such as England, France, Germany, Canada, the USA, Spain and Australia. After more than a century the Games returned to its hometown in 2004.

When people hold the Olympic Games, they always make an emblem(会徽). The emblem of the Athens Olympic Games that year was a white circle of olive branches(橄榄枝) in the sky.

Athens developed a spirit(精神) of peace. An officer said, “ While in Athens, the world should be at peace. We hope the peace is not just for a short time. We would like the message from Athens Games to help countries come together and solve(解决) their problems.”

4 years later, the Olympic Games was held in China. And China made a seal as the emblem of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The emblem has a Chinese character on a red seal and means “Chinese seal—dancing Beijing”. Below it, there are the words “Beijing 2008”. The character in the emblem is “Jing”. It means “capital” of China, and it is also like a runner or a dancer. The running figure(人形) of the emblem shows the spirit if the Olympics—faster, higher and stronger.

( )61. Which country held the first modern Olympic Games?

A. Greece B. China C. Australia D. France

( ) 62. What do people always make when they hold the Olympic games?

A. A picture. B. An emblem. C. A flag. D. A map.

( ) 63. What message did the Athens Olympic Games want to give?

A. War(战争). B. Luck. C. Danger. D. Peace.

( ) 64. What does the character in the emblem of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games look like?

A. A singer and a dancer. B. A runner and a dancer.

C. An actor and a singer. D. A runner and an actor.

( ) 65. The spirit of the Olympic Games is __________________.

A. history and friendship B. faster, higher and stronger