beginning for the countries following centuries of wars and love-hate partnership.
But their relationship has been ups and downs over the past century. Just last year, there were fierce disagreements over the Iraq war-which British Prime Minister Tony Blair supported despite French President Jacques Chirac speaking out against it. This discomfort is expressed in Blair and Chirac's body language at international meetings. While the French leader often greets German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with a hug, Blair just receives a handshake. However, some political experts say the war in Iraq could in fact have helped ties. The history of divisions may well be because of the very different ways in which the two sides see the world. But this doesn't stop 12 million Britons taking holidays in France each year. However, only 3 million French come in the opposite direction. Surveys show that most French people feel closer to the Germans than they do to the British. And the research carried out in Britain has found that only a third of the population believes the French can be trusted. Perhaps this bad feeling comes because the British dislike France's close relationship with Germany, or because the French are not happy with Britain's close links with the US.
Whatever the answer is, as both sides celebrate 100 years of \friendship\they are at least able to make jokes about each other. Here's one: What's the best thing about Britain's relationship with France? The English Channel.
(1)、For centuries, the relationship between Britain and France is______. A：friendly B：impolite C：brotherly
D：a mixture of love and hate 答案：D
(2)、The war in Iraq does ______ to the relationship between France and Britain. A：good B：harm
C：neither good nor harm D：both good and harm 答案：D
(3)、The British are not so friendly to ______ and the French are not so friendly to ______. A：Germany; America B：America; Germany C：Germany; Germany D：America; America 答案：A
(4)、_____ are more interested in having holidays in _________. A：American people … Britain B：British people … Germany C：French people … Britain D：British people … France 答案：D
(5)、What does the last sentence mean? _______ A：As long as the English Channel exists, no further disagreement will form between France and Britain. B：The English Channel can prevent anything unfriendly happening in both France and Britain.
C：France and Britain are near neighbors, and this will help balance the relationship between them
D：The English Channel is the largest enemy between France and Britain. 答案：C 三、词汇与语法
1、This kind of material expands ____ the temperature increasing.
A：to B：for C：with D：at 答案： C
2、Put it down, Richard. You mustn't read ______letter. A：anyone's else's B：anyone's else C：anyone else's D：anyone else 答案： C
3、The scientists are ____ a series of experiments to learn more about how the body adapts to weightlessness. A：defining B：having
C：carrying D：doing 答案： D
4、Jane likes singing. We often hear her _______after class. A：sing B：to sing C：sings D：sang 答案： A
5、I'll give you a ring if Mike ________ tomorrow. A：comes B：will come C：came D：is coming 答案： A 四、完型填空
Mumu is a Chinese boy. But now he___1__in the UK. He lives and ___2__ with Mr and Mrs Green in London. They are very nice to him. But they like different food.
For breakfast, Mr and Mrs Green would like milk, eggs and some vegetables, sometimes they have fruits. Mumu would like
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