A. without B. against C. through D. by

Claude Monet’s paintings were quite different from the art styles that were popular in the 1870s France. Traditional artists always did their artwork in a studio and their paintings were realistic- they looked exactly like the real world. Claude Monet was part of a group of painters who were called Impressionists（印象派畫家）. Their paintings were light and a bit fuzzy - they gave an impression of what the real world looked like. Sometimes Impressionists worked outside, which was a very unusual thought in their time. Impressionists received its name from an early painting by Claude Monet titled Impression, Sunrise.

Knowing that trains were interesting subjects and represented modern progress, Claude Monet created a series of Impressionist paintings of trains from January to March of 1877. He worked on his paintings right on the train platform （站臺）at the Gare Saint-Lazare, the train station on Saint Lazare Street. Although there were many train stations in Paris, this was the first train station built in Paris so it had historical significance（意義）.

Monet’s friend, Impressionist painter Pierre Auguste Renoir, told the following story to his sons about Claude Monet and painting the trains. Monet needed permission （允許）to spend time on the train platform and paint what he saw in his impressionistic style. One day, Monet put on his very best suit along with a fine hat, a good shirt and a silk tie. He appeared to be a wealthy gentleman while he really was a poor painter.

The station master was impressed and gave Monet permission to paint on the train platform. The station master even kept trains from leaving on time so Monet could finish a scene even though passengers complained.

Was it worthy? Monet's train scenes turned his career into a success and for the station master, made his train station famous until even now.

A. enough tall B. tall enough C. thin enough

A．most famous

B．the most famous

C．more famous

—Mm, it tastes_______.

A. good B. better C. well

A. understand B. understood

C. to understand D. understanding

---__________. The woman who sat here will be back soon.

A. We’d better not. B. No, thank you.

C. Yes, please. D. I’m afraid you can’t.

In Beijing, a new law is set to fight against smoking. A new anti-smoking regulation（管理條例）took effect on June 1st in Beijing. It is regarded as “China’s toughest（強硬的）ever” tobacco control regulation. Smoking isn’t allowed in all indoor public places, including on public transportation.

People who break the rules will be fined up to 200 yuan.

Smoking in school is specifically mentioned in this regulation. Teachers cannot smoke in front of students in primary and middle schools. Schools should also help students quit smoking and tell them about the bad effects. It can cause many diseases, such as cancer, lung and heart problems.

To get everybody involved（參與）in the movement, Beijing has set up a report hotline(12320) and Wechat account(Smoke-free Beijing). People can send photos to report smokers. The public is also invited to vote（投票）on anti-smoking gestures on Wechat. Until now, an image（形象）of a girl covering her nose with her right hand has got more than one million votes, making it the most popular gesture.

China is not the only country fighting smoking. In March 2004, Ireland became the first country to introduce a ban（禁令）on smoking in workplaces and public areas. Many countries, including English and the US, then followed.

【1】A new regulation which fights against smoking took effect________ in Beijing.

A.on June 1B.in March

C.only in schoolD.only on public transportation

【2】The underlined word “quit” in paragraph 3 probably means ________.

A.give outB.give up

C.lose themselves inD.be found of

【3】From the passage, we know ________.

A.people who break the rules will be fined up to 200 yuan

B.teachers can smoke in front of students only in middle schools

C.Ireland became the first no smoking country in 2014

D.Beijing has set up a report hotline 12369 to get everybody involved the movement

【4】On Wechat, which anti-smoking gesture is the most popular?

A.B.C.D.

【5】What’s the best title for the passage?

A.Anti-smoking Gestures.B.The Harm of Smoking.

C.Smoke Less.D.Saying No to Smoking.

It takes a little skill to do this experiment, but the result is truly SURPRISING.

【1】Which is the most suitable word for 28 ?

A.TopicB.ResultC.ProblemD.Reason

【2】What’s the proper meaning of the underlined word "seals"？

A.密封B.潤滑C.點燃D.腐蝕

【3】What can we infer（推斷）from the passage?

A.It's easy to push a skewer into and out of a balloon.

B.You'd better blow as much air as possible into a balloon.

C.There's no need for you to use the oil while doing the experiment.

D.It's hard for the air to get out of the hole as molecules and oil stick together.

【1】Isabelle is at Chicago. She wants to go to Roosevelt. She should change lines at________.

A.Grand.B.Monroe.C.Reno.D.Clark.

【2】Alex is going to Youth Centre from Baseball Field. How many stops does he have to take?

A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.

【3】To get to the Medical Centre from Fullerton, you should take underground lines in this order:

________.

A.Blue Line — Green Line — Red LineB.Blue Line — Red Line — Green Line

C.Red Line — Blue Line — Green LineD.Red Line — Green Line — Blue Line