Many great projects in the world were completed by Chinese. Now let’s take a look at some of them.
Beipanjiang Bridge What is the world’s highest bridge? It’s China’s Beipanjiang Bridge. Standing over the Beipan River, it is 565 meters tall. It’s 1,341.4 meters long and 720 meters wide. It connects Yunnan province with Guizhou province. | Shandan Junmachang Station Shandan Junmachang Station is the world’s highest high-speed railway station. It was built in Gansu province. It stands at a sea level of 3, 108 meters. The average temperature is around -4°C. |
Daocheng Yading Airport It lies in Sichuan province. It is the world’s highest airport. There are 1,145 small lakes around it, which are the result of the movement of ancient glaciers (冰川). | Zhegu Wind Farm It stands in the hills of the Himalayas in Tibet. That made it the world’s highest wind farm. The farm has set an example for high-altitude (海拔) wind power scientific research. |
A.To Tibet. | B.To Gansu. | C.To Sichuan. |
A.Because of the high altitude. |
B.Because of the cold weather there. |
C.Because of the movement of ancient glaciers. |
A.A geography magazine. | B.A health book. | C.A movie ticket. |
Paula: | Hey, Steve! Over here! Don’t you remember me? |
Steve: | Oh, wow! You’re Paula, aren’t you? |
Paula: | That’s right. We were in the same science class during Grade Six. How time flies! Three years has passed. |
Steve: | Yes, now I remember. You used to be very short and thin. But now you’re much taller. |
Paula: | Yes. I’m more interested in sports now. Doing exercise makes me tall and healthy. |
Steve: | I see. 4. 你过去真的很害羞很安静,不是吗? I remember you were always silent in class. |
Paula: | Yeah. I wasn’t very outgoing. I was never brave enough to ask the teachers any questions! |
Steve: | What about now? |
Paula: | Oh, now I have changed a lot. I become more outgoing now. |
Steve: | What made you change so much? |
Paula: | I remember when I was in Grade Eight, there was an English speech contest in our school. I wanted to take part in it, but I was afraid of it. |
Steve: | And then did you make it? |
Paula: | Yes. Our English teacher, Mrs. Wu, encouraged me to take part in it. She guided me a lot, and I practiced a lot every day. Finally, I won the first prize in the speech contest. |
Steve: | Wow, great! You must have felt very proud and happy. |
Paula: | Yeah! 5. And since then, I have changed more outgoing. |
A.classmates | B.brother and sister | C.teacher and student |
A.It is easy. | B.It is interesting. | C.It is difficult. |
A.have a party | B.watch a movie | C.have a picnic |
A.Buy some stamps. | B.Buy some book. | C.Get some money. |
A.By bus. | B.On foot. | C.By bike. |
A.About 5 minutes. | B.About 10 minutes. | C.About 15 minutes. |
A.Don’t Cry | B.November Rain | C.Sweet Child o’ Mine |
A.Great. | B.Strange. | C.Beautiful. |
A.it has great lyrics | B.she can sing along with it | C.she can dance to it |
A.It was bad. | B.It was scary. | C.It was exciting. |
A.Shouting | B.Singing | C.Laughing |
A.He is ill. | B.He got up late. | C.He is going to fail a test. |
A.at home | B.in the school | C.at the bus stop |
A.Christmas | B.Halloween | C.Thanksgiving |
A.To send and receive gifts. | B.To give our thanks to others. | C.To spread love and joy to others. |
A.Folk music. | B.Rock music. | C.Soft music. |
A.gold. | B.steel. | C.silver. |