【MacaoisonlyfortymilesfromHongKong.Itiseasytoreach.Youcangettherebysea.Itisaninterestingplacewithalonghistory.MacaoispartofChinaandmostpeoplelivingthereareChinese.ThefirstEuropeanstoMacaoco】
MacaoisonlyfortymilesfromHongKong.Itiseasytoreach.Youcangettherebysea.Itisaninterestingplacewithalonghistory.MacaoispartofChinaandmostpeoplelivingthereareChinese.
ThefirstEuropeanstoMacaocomefromPortugal.MorethanfourhundredyearsagothePortuguesewenttheretodobusinesswithChineseandsomesettleddown.Theybuiltstrongfortstoguardthecityandtheharbor.Theyalsobuiltchurches,schoolsandhospitals.Slowlythecitygrew.PeoplefrommanycountriescametoliveandworkinMacao.
Today,manypeoplevisitMacao.Someonlygotheretowatchdog-racingormotor-racingortogamblewiththeirmoney.ButMacaoisaquietandbeautifulplace.Itispleasantjusttowalkaroundandlookattheoldbuildingswhicharenowinruins.ThechurchofSt.Paulhasonlythefrontwallwithmanystepsleadinguptothesea.
Whenyoufeelhotandtired,therearesmallcoolgardenstorestin.Whenyouarehungry,therearegoodrestaurantswithmanykindsoffood.Nearbyaresomeislands,whicharealsonicetovisitandeasytogetto.ThereiscertainlyalottoseeanddoinMacao.
1.Macaotodayisaplace________.
A.manypeoplegotovisit B.withnoislandsnearby
C.youcanonlygotofromHongKong D.onlyChinesepeoplelivein
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“settledown”meaninthepassage?
A.togoback B.tovisit
C.tolive D.tosetuphospitalsandschools
3.Whenyoulookattheoldbuildingsandforts,youfeel________.
A.theyarenowinruins B.theyarestillquitenew
C.youarebackinolddays D.theyarenotoldenough
4.WhenthecityofMacaogrew,peoplefrommanycountriesclimeto________.
A.gamblewiththeirmoney B.workandlivethere
C.seedog-racingormotor-racing D.buildforts
5.Youcangoto________ifyoufeelhotandtiredduringyourvisit.
A.thechurchofSt.Paul B.thenearislands