Ⅱ Comprehension: Facts or opinions.
A *fact* is something that is true about a subject and can be proven.
An *opinion* is someone's feelings about a particular topic.
Read each sentence below. Then tell whether each of them is a fact or an opinion.
1. Sunday is the best day of the week.
2. George Washington was the first president of the United States.
3. Dogs need water and food to survive.
4. Prison is one of the worst places on the planet.
5. It's wrong for people under the age of 21 to drink alcohol.

1. Opinion
2. Fact
3. Fact
4. Opinion
5. Opinion

() 1.____children had a good time on the____Children’s Day.
A.Millions of; sixty
B.Ten million; sixty
C.Millions of; sixtieth
D.Ten millions; sixtieth

C

第一空，"millions of"表示“数百万的”，后接名词复数；"ten million"表示“一千万”，million前有具体数字时不加s，故排除D。第二空，“第六十个儿童节”应用序数词"sixtieth"，排除A、B。

() 2.There are____months in a year. October is the____month.
A.twelve; ten
B.twelfth; tenth
C.twelve; tenth
D.twelfth; ten

C

第一空表示一年有12个月，用基数词twelve；第二空表示“第十个月”，用序数词tenth。

() 3.My father is____and we just had a party for his____birthday last weekend.
A.fortieth; forty
B.forty; forty
C.forty; fortieth
D.fortieth; fortieth

C

表示年龄用基数词，"forty"表示“四十岁”；表示“第几个生日”用序数词，"fortieth"表示“第四十个”。第一空指年龄，用基数词forty；第二空指第四十个生日，用序数词fortieth。