Zhao Tao, a student from No.2 Middle School, has just come back from Shanghai. This morning, he told us something about his pleasant trip .When he talked about the Shanghai World Expo （上海世博会）, he was so excited and so proud that he kept telling about it for several hours. The Shanghai World Expo held by China has been on for more than one month .It started on May 1st,and will end on October 31st,2010. Its main idea is “Better City, Better Life.” About 242 countries and organizations are attending（参加） this expo. Many new products can be seen here, such as we can see the snow in the South Korea Corporate Pavilion（展馆） every day during this hot summer though it seldom snows in Shanghai. And we can see, hear, touch and smell the 4-D films at the Oil Pavilion. How wonderful all these new products are!

China Pavilion is in the center of the expo garden. It is very beautiful. It represents the development of China from ancient time to now . It’s a pride of our China!

Thousands of people from all over the world are coming to the expo every day. And many volunteers are working for them. All the tourists are very pleased and they say that the Shanghai World Expo is the greatest one in the world so far.

However, Zhao said，“The expo garden is now so crowded . If you want to visit it, you’d better go there during the summer vacation.”

1. The main idea of the Shanghai World Expo is  “                     ”

    A．Better City, Better Life.                     B．How to Protect the Environment.

    C．No War in the World.                      D．No Earthquake.

2. In which pavilion can we see the snow during this hot summer?

    A．China Pavilion.                          B．the Oil Pavilion.

C．the South Korea Corporate Pavilion.         D．I don’t know.

3. So far, how long has the Shanghai World Expo been on ?

A．For 20 days.                            B．For a month.

C．For four weeks.                         D．For about 50 days.

4. How many countries and organizations are attending the Shanghai World Expo?

A．150.                       B．Less than 180.     C．242.                D．220

5. Which of the following is NOT talked about in this passage?

    A．Zhao Tao is a middle school student.         B．China’s new products are excellent.

C．The volunteers are working very hard.        D．The expo garden is now very crowded .