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. Do you know it? It is in Xiamen. It is near the sea (海 ). Gulanyu is a small place, but it is very nice and clean. There are no cars, no buses. People only walk. So it is very quiet. Our house is in the middle of Gulanyu. Behind our house there is a big old tree. My grandfather tells me that the tree is very, very old. There are many birds in the tree. We call it a “bird tree”. Our house is near the sea. The sea is big and blue. There are a lot of fish in the sea. After school, I go there and catch (捉 ) fish with my friends. It is very interesting. I like fish and I like catching fish. ( ) 1. Chen Lan is from ____. A. Jiangsu B. Zhejiang C. Hunan D. Xiamen ( ) 2. What is not in this passage (短文 )? A. The cars and buses. B. The fish. C. Her parents D. Her friends. ( ) 3. What is behind our house? A. a river B. a sea C. an old tree D. fish ( ) 4. How is the sea? A. small B. big C. blue D. B and C ( ) 5. Why do they call the tree a “bird tree”? A. Because it is like a bird. B. Because it is very old. C. Because there are many birds in it. D. Because they like it. ( B ) Jim is an American. He is now living (居住 ) in China. He gets up at about half past six and has breakfast at seven o’clock. After breakfast, he sa ys goodbye to his parents and leaves home at half past seven. He usually goes to school on foot. He gets there at five minutes to eight. He has his first class at eight. Morning classes are over at ten past twelve and he has lunch five minutes later, at about a quarter past twelve. After lunch he plays with his friends. Afternoon classes begin at half past one. Usually there are two lessons in the afternoon. They finish at half past three. Usually he plays games or other things at school, and he gets home at about a quarter past five. He has supper at six and then does his homework and then watches TV. He goes to bed at about half past ten. ( ) 1. Where was Jim born? A. In America. B. In England. C. In China. D. In Beijing. ( ) 2. He has breakfast ____. A. at half past six B. at seven o’clock C. at half pa