D. Doing homework

70. The best title for this passage is " ."

A. Hope Chinese School B. How to Keep the School Clean

C. The Rules of HCS D. How to Get on with Teachers

It is Sunday afternoon. Helen goes shopping with her mother. Her mother wants to buy some food for supper. Helen wants to buy a new dress and some school things. They come to a shop.

There are many people in the shop. Helen finds a nice white dress.

"How much is the dress?" Helen asks the girl in the shop.

"It's eighty yuan."

"That's too dear. Can I find a cheap one?"

"What about the green one? It looks nice. And it's only thirty yuan."

"OK, thanks a lot. I'll take it."

"You're welcome."

After that, Helen buys some school things, too. Her mother buys a lot of food, like bread, cake, meat and fish.

71. Helen goes shopping with her mother on .

A. Saturday afternoon B. Saturday morning

C. Sunday morning D. Sunday afternoon

72. Helen wants to buy a new dress and some .

A. food B. drinks C. toys D. school things

73. Helen's mother wants to buy some food to .

A. make supper B. store(储存) in the fridge

C. give to others D. eat next day

74. The white dress is .

A. ￥30 B. ￥110 C. ￥80 D. ￥100

75. The green dress is .

A. nice and dear B. nice and cheap

C. not nice but cheap D. not nice or cheap

In the old days in Europe, people believed that trees were embodiment(化身) of powerful beings. In the sixteen century, German families began to bring green trees into their homes during the Christmas seasons. By the seventeenth century(世纪), they cut the tops of evergreens and hung upside down in a living-room corner. And then they decorated them with fruits, candies, cookies and candles.

The first Christmas trees in America were set up by German immigrants(移民) in the 1820s. Now at Christmas time decorated trees stand in about two-thirds of American homes. The modern American tree is usually covered with colored balls and strings of colored lights.

76. The passage is mainly about .