—Take your time—it’s just ________ short distance from here to ________ theatre.

A. /； the B. the； a

C. a； the D. /； a

—Why? It’s _________ than the pictures I have ever seen.

A. far more beautiful B. much less beautiful

C. no more beautiful D. any less beautiful

A. bored； asleep B. boring； asleep

C. boring； sleepy D. bored； sleeping

—Don’t worry. It must be _________ in your room.

A. somewhere B. anywhere

C. everywhere D. nowhere

A. don’t see B. didn’t saw

C. see D. saw

The Great Wall of China is called the "Ten thousand Ii Great Wall" in Chinese. In fact， it' s more than 6，000 kilometers long. It winds its way from west to east， across deserts， over mountains， through valleys till at last it reaches the sea. It is one of the wonders of the world.

The Great Wall has a history of over twenty centuries. The first part of it was built during the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Warring States Period， more walls were put up to defend the borders of the different kingdoms. It was during the Qin Dynasty that the kingdom of Qin united the different parts into one empire. To keep the enemy out of his empire， Emperor Qin Shihuang had all the walls joined up. Thus， the Great Wall came into being.

The Great Wall is wide enough at the top for five horses or ten men to walk side by side. Along the wall are watchtowers， where soldiers used to keep watch. Fires were lit on the towers as a warning when the enemy came.

It was very difficult to build such a wall in the ancient days without any modern machines. All the work was done by hand. Thousands of men died and were buried under the wall they built. The Great Wall was made not only of stone and earth， but of the flesh and blood of millions of men.

Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest not only to the Chinese but to people from all over the world. Many of them have come to know the famous Chinese saying: "He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man."

回答下面5個問題， 每題答案不超過7個詞。

【1】How long is the Great Wall of China?

【2】When was the Great Wall joined up?

【3】When the enemy invaded，what did the soldiers do on the watchtowers?

【4】How was the Great Wall built?

【5】How do you understand “He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man”?

— It’s dangerous to do that.

A. above B. through C. to D. Over

A. until B. when C. because D. before

A. an; a B. a; a C. an; an D. a; an

Mayme Clayton collected books， magazines and letters written by African Americans. Her son， Avery Clayton， thought her collection was important. Unlike most books， these were rare and hard to find. They were written by writers who helped shape African American culture.

One book in the collection was written by Phillis Wheatley. Wheatley was a slave who wrote poetry. She was the first African American to publish a book. Wheatley herself signed (簽名) the book in the Claytons’ collection. No one else owns a copy signed by Phillis Wheatley.

By the time she passed away at age 83， Mrs. Clayton had more than 30，000 books by or about black people. Her collection also includes papers about slaves， photographs， movies， sheet music， and personal letters by black leaders and artists. It is one of the biggest personal collections of African American history and culture in the United States.

Avery Clayton’s dream was to create a museum for his mother’s treasures. Scholars say that Mrs. Clayton’s collection is very important. Without her work， part of African American heritage (遺產(chǎn)) would have been lost. “We didn’t know these things existed，” says Sara Hadron of California’s Huntington Library.

The collections new home is likely to be in Culver City， California. Part of Avery Clayton’s dream is to share the cultural riches his mother collected with others. He especially wants children to have a chance to see the collection. “ At preent African American culture is being explained by pop culture，” he says， “ It’s important to offer a more complete picture.”