XX县XX小学2018年毕业班模拟考试英语试卷（湘
少版）
听力部分（30分）
一、听录音，根据所听到的录音，从方框中选出相对应的字母组合，并写在横线上。每小题读两遍。（5分）
1. 2. 3.4.5.
二、听录音，选出你所听到单词。每小题读两遍。（5分）
（）1、A.keep B.meat C.step
（）2、A.space B.place C.face
（）3、A.bottle B.old C.open
（）4、A.boring B.orange C.bridge
（）5、A.wake B.make C.cake
三、听问句，选答句。每小题读两遍。（10分）
（）1、A. l like reading B. Fairy tales
（）2、A.Let’s go fishing B.l am good at playing table tennis
（）3、A.Five B.It’s red
（）4、A.Yes,l can B.Yes,l do
（）5、A.It’s in the UK B.It’s in the USA
四、听录音，根据录音内容判断句子正（T）误（F）。每小题读两遍。（10分）
（）1、The Earth look square in space.
（）2、Tree Planting Day in China is on 12th March.
（）3、Anne look excited.
（）4、He has short hair and big eyes.
（）5、Look at the girl in red.
笔试部分（70分）
一、选出下列划线部分读音不同的一项。（5分）
（）1、A.sad B.make C.happy （）2、A.cook B.book C.cool
（）3、A.hit B.light C.kite
（）4、A.there B.three C.they
（）5、A.piano B.move C.golden
二、按要求写出下列单词。（10分）
1.big（比较级）
2.difficulty（复数）
3.swimming（原形）
4.little（最高级）
5.I’d like（完全形式）
6.eat（过去式）
7.do（第三人称单数）8.weather forecast（英译汉）
9.he（名词性物主代词）10.long（反义词）
三、用所给词的适当形式填空。(15分）
1.Did you .(take) some (photo) zhaoxing Dong village last week.
2.My friends and l enjoy（play）football.
3.This book is（interesting）in than one.
4.Did you（clean）the room last weekend.
5.The Earth（look）beautiful from space.
6.The children are playing（noise）.
7.The big trees in our school can （make）our school beautiful and keep（we）cool.
8.Katie always (get up) early every day.
9.Tom want (watch) a basketball game on TV tonight.
10.He (fly) to the UK with his mother tomorrow morning.
11.His brother (be) very afraid of snake.
12.He (fly) to the UK with his father tomorrow morning.
13.John (not like) swimming, but likes jogging in the morning.
四、补全对话。(10分）
五、阅读理解。（20分）
（A）
Mr Lin is an 80-year-old man . He is very healthy . He does exercise every day. Early in the morning h e does taichi at the park. Then, he takes a long walk around the park . After that , he goes home to have a r est. For lunch he has rice with vegetables , fish and chicken. In the afternoon, he usually reads newspapers and listens to music. At night , he sometimes watches TV for one or two hours . He always goes to bed be fore 10:00 p.m. He’s happy and healthy.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）。
( ) 1. Mr Lin is 80 years old .
( ) 2. Mr Lin does exercise every day.
( ) 3. Mr Lin usually reads a book in the afternoon.
( ) 4. Mr. Lin always watches TV for one or two hours.
( ) 5. Mr. Lin is happy and healthy .
（B）
Jane is a schoolgirl. She is fifteen. She lives with her parents and her grandfather. Her grandfather is seven ty years old. He has got a backache. He needs to see a doctor. But Jane’s parents are very bus y. Her father is a policeman. Her mother is a teacher. So Jane wants to go to hospital with her grandfather after school. She hopesher grandfather gets better soon.
根据短文内容选择填空
（）1. What’s Jane’s job?
A. A teacher
B. A policewoman
C. A student
（）2. How old is Jane?
A. fourteen
B. fifteen
C. sixteen
（）3. --What’s wrong with her grandfather? --He’s got _____.
A. a toothache
B. a backache
C. an earache
（）4. Her father is a _____ and her mother is a _____ .
A. teacher, policewoman
B. policeman, doctor
C. policeman, teacher
（）5. Who needs to see a doctor?
A. Jane
B. Jane’s parents
C. Jane’s grandfather
六、小作文。（10分）
请你简要介绍你最近的一次野炊，描述一下大家都做了哪些有趣的事情。根据下面的问题写一篇作文。（参考词：cook dinner, eat, enjoy）
1.Where did you go ?
2.Who did you go with?
3.How did you get there?
4.Why did you go there?
5.What did you do there?
6. How did you feel?
要求：1、条理清楚，意思连贯，语句通顺。
2、书写清晰、规范，标点正确。
3、至少写五到七句话，60个单词左右。
2018年全国普通高等学校统一考试 英语试题 （本试卷共12页。时间：120分钟总分：150分） 第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 例：How much is the shirt? A. ￡ 19. 15 B. ￡ 9. 18 C. ￡ 9. 15 答案是C。 第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1.What does John find difficult in learning German? A. Pronunciation. B. V ocabulary. C. Grammar. 2.What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Brother and sister. C. Teacher and student. 3.Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a bank. B. At a ticket office. C. On a train. 4.What are the speakers talking about? A. A restaurant. B. A street. C. A dish. 5.What does the woman think of her interview? A. It was tough. B. It was interesting. C. It was successful. 第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间
2011年小学六年级英语学业水平检测 （完卷时间60分钟，满分100分，超量给题10分） 一、 单项选择（每题2分，共10分） ( )1. —A: May I come in? B: ___________. A. Come in, please. B. No come in. C. You ’re welcome. ( )2、What’s the weather like today? ---______________. A. I like clouds. B. It’s windy C. Today is Sunday ( )3、She is talking to her friend ______her phone is ringing. A. And B. but C. with （ ）4、It ’s going to ＿ hot ＿ Sunday A ／ at B be , on C be , in ( )5 、I sing songs, but I do Taijiquan. A. can ’t can ’t B. can can ’t C. can can 二、选词填空.把方框内的词填在横线上（每空2分，共10分） Daming and Simon went to a baseball game in America .They ________ their bicycles .Then they _______ the game . They saw their favourite team . Their team ___ very well and they ___ .Daming and Simon ________ hot dogs and drank colas .It was a great game ! 三、看图选择正确的单词或短语，请将序号填在括号内。（每空2分，共10分） 11、 12、 13、 14、
2018年中考英语模拟试题 一、选择填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 1.The two men refused to pay the bill because they were not pleased with the ______ of the restaurant. A. balance B. experience C. position D. service 2. I think ______ necessary to work with friends and share different ideas. A. this B. that C. it D. them 3. Could you help me move the desks away? They ______ too much room. A. listen up B. pick up C. stand up D. take up 4. When the boy woke up, he found ______ under the bed. A. him lay B. he lying C. himself lying D. he is lying 5. My father takes a walk in the yard at 8:30 p.m. ______ have a good sleep. A. in order that B. in order to C. so that D. such that 6. — How long can this mobile phone last? —If you use it ______ , it may work for you for quite a few years. A. smoothly B. completely C. properly D. widely 7. The ending of this film was so surprising and completely went ______ my imagination. A. across B. over C.through D. beyond 8. Mr Lee ______ for Lian Yungang. He will give a speech there in two days. A. was leaving B. leave C. has left D. had left 9. It is ______ of you to rush into Mom’s bedroom without knocking at the door. A. friendly B. strict C. impolite D. impossible 10. Jim feels very sad because his wallet ______ on the bus. A. steals B. was stolen C. has stolen D. stole 11. — Where is Andy? —He ______ be in the library. He said he would borrow some books in the morning. A. must B. mustn’t C. need D. needn’t 12. — I wonder______ you water this kind of flower? —Three times a week. A.how long B. how soon C. how often D. how much 13. — Lily, could you tell me at 8:00 last night? —I was watching TV at home. A. What you were doing B. What were you doing C. How you are doing D. How are you doing 14. — I admire Tu Youyou very much. She is really a great scientist. ______? —I admire Mo Yan. You know, I love literature. A. What do you love B. Do you admire anybody C. Why do you admire her D. What about you 15. — Would you like something to drink? My robot can help you. —______ And I also want to know how it works. A. No, thanks. B. I’m sorry to hear that. C. Yes, please. D. Is that true? 二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） Whitney didn’t have many friends. She was shy and quiet. She 16 wanted to be popular, but she did want to have someone to 17 secrets and laugh with. Then it was time for her to go to 18 in another town. And she had to live with someone she didn’t 19 . She had no idea if she could make friends in that 20 environment. But 21 happened during the first class. And it changed Whitney’s life. The teacher asked everyone to share a little about 22 . Whitney told everyone 23 she came from and some simple information. The last 24 for each student was －“What is your goal for this term?”25 of the students said it was to get good grades, pass
〖解密〗2018年高考英语全国III卷真题解析 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A
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笔试部分 一. 判断下列单词划线部分的发音是否相同，用“√”，“×”，表示在括号内。 （）1. five thin （）2. use usually （）3. lake wait （）4. phone bottle （）5. me he （）6. lot note （）7. over old （）8. tree eat （）9. slow down （）10. horse work 三. 选择填空，将答案的标号填入括号内。 （）1. I’ve got a toothache. I’m going to see the _______. A. park B. doctor C. teacher D. hospital （）2. －May I ______ your bike? －Sure. A. ride B. riding C. read D. to ride （）3. －Whose ruler is it? －Maybe it’s ______. A. Peter B. Peters C. Mary’s D. Peters’ （）4. I want to see a film. I’m going to the _____. A. cinema B. school C. museum D. bank （）5. －_____ will you do this Sunday? －I’ll play football. A. What B. When C. Where D. How （）6. －What is she doing? －She _______. A. has a cold B. will dance C. is dancing D. usually goes swimming （）7. Mrs Arthur can _______ piano. A. played the B. played C. plays the D. play the （）8. －_____ does your father do? －He’s an engineer. A. Who B. What C. Which D. How old （）9. My father ______ a new car. He ______ it very much. A. have, like B. has, likes C. has, like D. have, likes （）10. What time will he _______ back tomorrow? A. be B. is C. am D. are 四. 从B栏中选出适合A栏的答语： A B （）1. What will your dad do next week? a. He is a doctor. （）2. What are you doing? b. It is green. （）3. What does he do? c. I surfed the internet. （）4. Did you have a good time? d. I am watching TV. （）5. When did you come home? f. We’re going to visit art museum.（）6. What colour is it? g. Yes, I enjoyed myself very much. （）7. What are you going to do tomorrow? h. OK. My name is Jones White. （）8. Could you leave your name? i. About eleven in the evening. （）9. What’s Mary doing now?j. She’s sleeping in bed, she’s ill.（）10. What did you do last night? k. He’ll go sailing. 五. 下列情景应说哪句话，将其标号填入括号内。 （）1. 当你想知道对方最喜欢什么时，问 A. What do you like best? B. Do you like English? C. I like English very much. （）2. 当你提醒Jack上学不要迟到时，说： A. Don’t read in bed, Jack! B. Don’t watch TV, Jack! C. Don’t be late for school, Jack! （）3. 当你想知道这周日的天气如何时，问： A. It’s Sunday today. B. What does Sunday like? C. What’s the weather like this Sunday? （）4. 当你想知道字典的价钱，问： A. Have you got a dictionary? B. How much is the dictionary?
2018 年广州市中考九年级英语科模拟题（一） 笔试部分（共110 分，120 分钟） 一、语法选择（共15 小题; 每小题 1 分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从1~15 各题所给的 A 、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 When Regis and the other villagers moved to a new place in southeastern Zimbabwe, Africa, they were happy to find a lake nearby. Now, they would ___1___ have to walk long distances looking for water. At last they had a source of water what they call __2 ___________ own. But several days later, two young boys saw ___3 ____ they had never seen before--- a huge animal standing at the edge of the lake, eating grass. When the animal saw the boys, __4___ walked into the lake and disappeared beneath the water. Regis looked into the big creature ___5 ___ disappeared into the lake. “ W closer look at the dung （粪便）,I realized that it was from a hippo（河马）,” he said. Twelve hippos were living in the lake. The villagers were ___6 __ . In the country of Zimbabwe, hippos attack people more often than lions do. The hippos would often stay on the village side of the lake all day. This meant that the villagers could not go near the lake 7 the hippos got out. It was a too long wait for the villagers, because they needed the water from the river ___8 . “This is __9__ only source of fresh water in the village said a villager. “There is no way we can avoid this lake. ” So the women 10_ in groups whenever they went to fetch water from the lake. Before collecting water, they made sure 11 ______________ no hippos were nearby. The men began fishing in pairs, ___ 12 ___ one man always looking out for hippos. It ___13___ time, but these days, the hippos and humans live side by side. The villagers say that when the hippos see people coming, they swim slowly to ___14 _____________ side of the lake and mind their own business. The villagers do not go into the part of the lake where the hippos usually stay. They have learned to share the lake they __15___ need to survive. 1. A. no longer B. not longer C. not any longer D. n o long 2. A. them B. their C. they D. t hemselves 3. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing 4. A. they B. he C. it D. s he
初中学业水平考试暨高中招生考试 英语试题 第I卷 I．听力测试。 第一节 根据你所听到的句子，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最恰当的答语，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 1. A. Good morning! B. Good afternoon! C. Good evening! 2. A. It's 8:10. B. It's June 14th. C. It's a fine day. 3. A. Excuse me. B. That's OK. C. Thank you. 4. A. No, I'm not. B. Sorry, I won't. C. Don't mention it. 5. A. See you. B. Please don't. C. That's right. 6. A. Yes, please. B. Sure, I'd love to. C. You're welcome. 第二节 根据你所听到的对话和问题，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 7. A. Windy. B. Snowy. C. Sunny. 8. A. At seven. B. At eight. C. At nine. 9. A. Kate. B. Jeff. C. Tony. 10. A. Noisy. B. Soft. C. Quiet. 11. A. Meat. B. Fruit. C. Vegetables. 12. A. By bus. B. By bike. C. On foot. 第三节（每小题分，共6分） 根据你所听到的长对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 听下面一段材料，回答第13和14小题。 13. Where are the speakers? A. At home. B. In the hotel. C. In a store. 14. What would the man like to do? A. To take photos. B. To buy a gift. C. To talk with friends. 听下面一段材料，回答第15和16小题。 15. What is on show in the library? A. Chinese stamps. B. British movies. C. Science books. 16. When does Betty want to go to the library? A. On Sunday morning. B. On Sunday afternoon. C. On Saturday afternoon. 第四节（每小题分，共6分） 根据你所听到的短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
绝密★启用前 2018年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 英语 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例：How much is the shirt? A. ￡19.15. B. ￡9.18. C. ￡9.15. 答案是C。 1. What will James do tomorrow? A. Watch a TV program. B. Give a talk. C. Write a report. 2. What can we say about the woman? A. She’s generous. B. She’s curious. C. She’s helpful. 3. When does the train leave? A. At 6:30. B. At 8:30. C. At 10:30. 4. How does the woman go to work? A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bike. 5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Doctor and patient. 英语试题第1页（共14页）
小学六年级英语练习题及参考答案一．把下列英语句子规范地写在四线格中。 Where is the post office? Next to the hospital. It’s in front of the school. ____ 二．选择填空，将序号写在题前的序号里。 （）1. Mr Brown likes _______ food very much. A. Japan B. Japan”s C. Japanese D. Japanese”s （）2. －－Can your sister swim? －－Not very well, she ______ a beginner. A. is just B. can C. does D. just （）3. My grandfather is a Beijing Opera _______. A. fan B. fun C. fine D. fin （）4. －－How many friends _______ you got? －－Four. A. do B. will C. are D. have （）5. －－______ jacket is this? －－Maybe it”s Tom”s. A. Who B. What C. Whose D. Where （）6. －－______ did you get to the park? －－By taxi. A. What B. How C. Which D. Who （）7. I will tell you ______ about this story tomorrow. A. more B. much C. many D. a lot of （）8. －－This flower ________ like a butterfly. －－Yes. It”s very nice. A. see B. looks C. look D. look at （）9. －－Ben is my _______ son. －－Oh, he is your cousin. A. father sister”s B. father”s sister C. father sister D. father”s sister”s （）10. Oh, _______ a day! It”s dark outside. A. how B. what is C. what D. when 三．选择词的适当形式填空，注意书写的规范。 1. Helen is a new student in _______（we, our）class. 2. My father will take _______（me, I）to the park tomorrow. 3. －－Can your father _______（speaks, speak）English?
2018年春九年级模拟考试英语试卷 第一部分听力测试 Ⅰ.听力测试（共三节，20小题，满分25分） 第一节：听描述,选图画。听下面2段描述和3段对话。听完以后，从A、B、C三幅图画中选出正确的一幅。每段描述读一遍。（共5小题，每题1分，计5分） 1. A B C 2. A B C 3. A B C 4. A B C 5 A B C 第二节听对话答题。 下面你将听到4段对话,每段对话后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项 完成各小题。每段对话读两遍。 请听第一段对话,回答第6-7小题。 6. How did the speakers talk? A. Face to face B. On the Internet C On the telephone 7. What did the man want to do? A. To buy a book B. To book a table C. To invite some groups. 请听第二段对话,回答第8-9小题。 8. When does Li Ming have to get up A.At6:00 B. At 6: 3 C.At6:45. 9. What is Li Ming? A. A teacher. B. A student C A worker 请听第三段对话,回答第10-12小题。 10. what's the matter with the camera? A. it's lost B. it's in pieces. C It doesn’t work 11. How much money does Tony need to buy a new camera? A.S200. B.S400. C.S800. 12. How long should Tony work at the job to get enough money? A. For 2 months B. For 4 months C For 8 months 请听第四段对话,回答第13-15小题。 13. How does the woman feel when she heard Li Taos plan to Britain? A. Surprised B. Excited C. Sad 14. Who will visit Mr Black A. Li Tao B. Li Taos mother C. Susan 15. What is Li Tao going to do in Britain? A. Have an Important meeting. B Take part in a summer camp C. Visit some interesting places 第三节:短文理解。 你将听到一篇短文,短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容,在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选 出最佳选项完成各小题。短文读两遍 16. Where is the left- behind kid(留守儿童)from? A. A big and rich city. B A foreign country C A mountain village
2018吉林省中考英语模拟试题一 Ⅵ根据句意和首字母填空。 1 Look at the s on the wall. It says "No parking!" So you mustn't smoke here. 2 The new car might b to Tom. I heard his father bought it for him yesterday. 3 I am going to buy my mother a gift b her birthday is two weeks from now. 4 His family is even r now because his father makes more money than before. 5 Can you give me some a on how to learn English well ? It's difficult for me to study it. as 2 Mr Cooper didn't finish the book until last Sunday. 3 When they met again, they were too excited a word. 4 Which subject is in your school? 5 I live on floor. The air is quite fresh there. Ⅷ选择填空 ( )1 Ted, take some to school, it's so hot and you may feel thirsty. Abread Bbananas C oranges D juice ( )2 ----Which would you like, tea, milk or coffee? --- is OK. I really don't mind. A Both B Either C Any D None ( )3 ----I like the party so much, but I go home, It's too late. ---- What a pity! A mustn't B have to C may D can't ( )4 It’s a little impolite him to turn my invitation.Afor downB of toC for toDof down ( )5 The boy showed English when he began to learn it, so he liked to it. A interested, say B interest in, say C interest in, speak D interested in, speak ( )6 ---- I hope you don't mind my pointing out your mistakes. ----- . A .Of course B. Not at all. C .You're welcome. D. Yes, I don't. ( )7 Carmen likes musicians different kinds of music. Awhich play B who plays C which plays D who play ( )8 Although he loves junk food, he tries to only once a month. A / , eat it B but, eat them C / , eat them D but, eat it ( )9 ----Oh, Mrs. King, your dress looks nice. Is it new? -----No, I it since two years ago. A had B bought C have had D have bought ( )10 ---Can you cook eggs with tomatoes? ---Yes, of course. can do it, it is easy. A Anyone B Someone C No one D Everyone else ( )11 Now children, turn to page and look at the picture in Lesson Two. A twentieth, one B twenty, one C twentieth, first D twenty, first ( )12 ---Do you still remember me somewhere in Shanghai? ---- Yes, of course. Two years ago. A to see B seeing C see D saw ( )13 Could you tell me ? A where I can put my bike B where I could put my bike C where could I put my bike D where can I put my bike. ( )14 ---- What makes you ? --- Someone jumps the queue when others are waiting in a line. A annoy B annoyed C annoying D to annoy ( )15 A stamp is made paper. Do you know what paper is made ? A of. of B from. from C of, from D from. of 三、交际运用 Ⅸ根据对话内容，填上所缺的句子。 A: Hi, David. Did you have a good time on your day off? B: Yes, I did. I went to Blue Water Aquarium. A: ? B: With my parents. We saw a lot of animals there. A: ? B: Of course there were sharks. And we also enjoyed some animal shows. A: Oh, you were really lucky. I hope to go there some day.
2018 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语Ⅲ卷 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40 分） 第一节（共15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分30 分） A Welcome to Holker Hall & Garden Visitor Information How to Get to Holker By car: Follow brown signs on A590 from. J36, M6. Approximate travel times: Windermere--20 minutes, Kendal--25 minutes, Lancaster-- 45 minutes, Manchester-- l hour 30minutes By rail: the nearest station is Cark-in-Cartmel with trains to Carnforth. Lancaster and Preston for connections to major cities & airports. Opening times Sunday-Friday（closed on Saturday） 11:00 am-4;00pm, 30 March-2nd November. Admission Charges Hall & Gardens Gardens Adults: ￡12.00 ￡8.00 Gropes: ￡9.00 Special Events Producers Market 13th April Join us to taste a variety of fresh local food and drinks. Meet the producers and get some excellent recipe ideas. Holker Garden Festival 30th May The event celebrates its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening, making it one of the most popular events in the gardening. National Garden Day 28th August Holker once again opens its gardens in aid of the disadvantaged. For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide. Winter Market 8th November This is an event for all the family! Wander among a variety of shops selling gifts while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment. 21. How long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker from Manchester? A. 20 minutes. B. 25 minutes. C.45 minutes. D. 90 minutes. 22. How much should a member of a tour group pay a visit to Hall & Gardens? A. ￡12.00. B. 9￡.00. C. ￡8.00 D. ￡5.50 23. Which event will you go to if you want to see a live music show? A. Producers Market. B. Holker Garden Festival C. National Garden Day. D. Winter Market B Cities, usually have a good reason for being where they are, like a nearby port or river. People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to communications and trade. New York City, for example, is near a large harbour at the mouth of the Hudson River. Over 300 years its population grew gradually from 800 people to 8 million. But not all cities develop slowly over a long period of time. Boom towns grow from nothing almost overnight. In 1896, Dawson, Canada, was unmapped