Do you like doing shopping? Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay at home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you __16__ do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks have become a __17__ for many people to shop without __18__ having to leave their homes, and you never thought it’s so convenient.
Some shoppers are __19__ of department stores and supermarkets— __20__ the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight __21__ of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and __22__ a friendly announcer describe a product __23__ a model shows it. And they can __24__ around the clock, buying something __25__ by making a phone call.
Department stores and even mail-under companies are __26__ to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy __27__ their own TV channels to encourage TV shopping in the future. __28__ can ask questions about products and place __29__, all through their TV sets.
Will shopping by television __30__ take the place of shopping in stores? Some people are still concerned about that. Just only some industry managers think so. __31__ many people find shopping at a __32__ store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to __33__ or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s __34__ specialists say that in the future, home shopping will __35__ together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it. Let’s wait and see it.
A．must B．should C．shall D．can
A．program B．way C．reason D．purpose
A．ever B．never C．still D．once
A．proud B．fond C．tired D．careful
A．fighting B．striking C．treating D．stopping
A．sense B．doubt C．hope D．feeling
A．see B．watch C．let D．notice
A．until B．since C．if D．while
A．shop B．wait C．turn D．deliver
A．suitably B．cheaply C．simply D．hardly
A．nervous B．lucky C．equal D．eager
A．putting up B．making up C．setting up D．looking up
A．Guests B．Assistants C．Managers D．Customers
A．orders B．goods C．books D．answers
A．lastly B．finally C．especially D．fortunately
A．Then B．Yet C．However D．Therefore
A．general B．popular C．real D．true
A．design B．make C．wear D．touch
A．how B．why C．what D．when
A．exist B．practice C．follow D．appear
My grandfather is now 88 years old. He is still very active, and his active life makes his wife-my grandmother-healthy and active. My grandparents' case is not in Japan now. Life expectancy is rising higher and higher and has now 88 years for women and 83 years for men.
I think there are some to living longer. One is being active. My grandfather very well—at least 12 hours a day—but when he was ，he likes outdoor activities. He is so busy that my grandmother has to him. He has had three car accidents since he 65. She is afraid that he will an accident again, so she is always with him， when he travels. They depend on each other. your life with someone is another secret to living a long life.
There are some other of people who have lived a long, healthy life because they shared their life with someone. My mother's teacher, who died one year ago at age 86 ，was always healthy and. She used to walk to my house. She always lived with her elder sister and had to her. She died of cancer three months after her sister died. her sister's death, she got worse day by day.
I think there are many reasons that people live a long time keeping healthy and eating food, but the most important one is having a good. People who share their lives can help each other and talk to each other, sometimes each other. all the elderly people whom I know have good partners. This is true in the case of my grandparents!
A．common B．ordinary C．special D．strange
A．arrived B．reached C．got D．gone
A．reasons B．causes C．secrets D．f actors
A．sleeps B．rests C．lives D．does
A．woken B．waked C．awake D．awoken
A．worry about B．care about C．talk about D．think about
A．became B．went C．turned D．changed
A．make B．take C．set D．have
A．even B．ever C．still D．instead
A．Living B．Spending C．Sharing D．Taking
A．Cases B．situations C．problems D．examples
A．or so B．or rather C．at all D．after all
A．warm-minded B．absent-minded C．clear-minded D．broad-minded
A．take notice of B．take charge of C．take advantage of D．take care of
A．Before B．Unless C．After D．Until
A．that is B．such as C．which is D．for example
A．natural B．favorite C．caloric D．vegetarian
A．friend B．Husband C．wife D．partner
A．argue with B．argue for C．argue against D．argue over
A．At least B．At most C．At first D．At present
I'm simple when it comes to clothes. I never wear skirts or shorts which end above my knees. That is my .
The other day, I went shopping with my mother. At a shop, I saw a fashionable ，too short to cover the knees, specially designed for young girls. It looked like something one of those schoolgirls would wear.
The skirt cost $ 10. I4 my purse, and I had enough money. I walking into school and my friends' jaw dropping. Boys would ask me out, and it would make me Then I showed it to my mother. She got very but said it was my decision. I could buy it—no, I should buy it.
So, I went into the room to try it on. I was so sure that the skirt would me, somehow making me not what I was what I wished to be. I took my jeans off and put the skirt on. I looked in the . There I was—a funny girl in a superman T-shirt and sports shoes. My glasses fogged(变得模糊） up as I started to .
The skirt did not change me anyway. it fit well and might make me look in the eyes of today's world, it was not me. I am not a girl who cool clothes just to fit in.
I took the skirt off and my own jeans. My mom knocked on the. “Emily, are you okay?” she asked.
I my tears away and said，"I'm fine. ” When I looked in the mirror ，I saw a beautiful slim girl with old-fashioned glasses and a ponytail (马尾辫）. I knew for sure it was the me.
A．dream B．purpose C．choice D．life
A．skirt B．shirt C．coat D．hat
A．gentle B．cool C．ugly D．clever
A．lost B．picked C．took D．checked
A．imagined B．kept C．enjoyed D．hated
A．angry B．happy C．sad D．scared
A．disappointed B．surprised C．excited D．interested
A．chatting B．reading C．waiting D．dressing
A．change B．follow C．shock D．satisfy
A．nor B．but C．and D．or
A．curtain B．face C．mirror D．corner
A．cry B．laugh C．shout D．whisper
A．Unless B．When C．Since D．Though
A．silly B．good C．strange D．young
A．makes B．buys C．wears D．washes
A．put on B．put away C．threw away D．got on
A．window B．door C．glass D．counter
A．wiped B．brushed C．put D．hid
A．last B．first C．again D．once
A．different B．great C．false D．real
Jules Verne's most famous book is "Twenty Thousand League under the Sea". (A ‘‘league” is an old word about three miles. ) In those days submarines (潜水艇）had not been but he describes an underwater ship like a modern. The captain of the submarine in this book Captain Nemo (which means “no man") and
he and his men have strange adventures and find many strange things the bottom of the ocean. This book has been made into a film. you have seen it.
In all his books Jules Verne used his scientific knowledge as well as his imagination in describing future inventions. he was wrong, of course, but the accuracy (准确）of his descriptions is very clever.
He was a very good. His characters often surprising and sometimes impossible things but they always seemed real people. Sometimes they are very likeable and amusing. Two of these were Mr Fogg, the hero of “Around the World Eighty Days”，and his servant. In this book Mr Fogg made a bet that he would travel around the world in eighty days. This may seem easy to you. Nowadays we go around the world in than eighty hours but in those days there were no planes or even cars. Mr Fogg and his servant traveled in many different ，even on an elephant at one time! If you want to know whether Mr Fogg won his bet or not, you read the book. It has been written in English which you can easily read. The book， has been made into a film.
A．meaning B．including C．referring D．speaking
A．made B．discovered C．produced D．invented
A．ship B．boat C．plane D．submarine
A．is made B．is called C．is cried D．is shouted
A．few B．any C．many D．little
A．in B．near C．at D．under
A．Perhaps B．So C．Then D．Since
A．Always B．Seldom C．Some times D．Sometimes
A．still B．always C．never D．often
A．story-teller B．sailor C．captain D．pilot
A．wanted B．made C．did D．had
A．are B．to be C．that D．as if
A．characters B．women C．men D．children
A．in B．for C．on D．during
A．in the way B．all the way C．by the way D．on the way
A．much B．little C．many D．less
A．roads B．paths C．ways D．countries
A．should B．would C．could D．might
A．simple B．good C．correct D．difficult
A．too B．either C．however D．then
Nicknamed the Golden Music Boy, Hu Yanbin was born and grew up in Shanghai. At the age of 15，he made a that he would make his own album before he was 18. Fortunately, the boy's dream came true. His first album Adept with Both Pen and Sword in 2002 and he became the first mainland artist to a solo album in the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan at the same time. The album him to become a popular star.
His success is not only because of his excellent singing ，but also because of his talent in song . Before his album was made, Hu Yanbin's
company tried to invite someone else to write several songs him. None of them were as good as they'd hoped. Hu Yanbin came into the office with a guitar on his back and played several songs.
，everyone in the office really liked these tunes and they decided to them in his first album.
Some people would this rising star with Jay Chou from Taiwan, but Hu says his musical is quite different from Jay Chou, s， he likes Jay Chou's music.
With many music awards already in his ，Hu Yanbin seems to be up with many of the superstars in the country. Though some people don't like him and say things about him, he says that it doesn't him. All he plans to do is focusing on his music and bringing out more and better songs for his fans.
A．hope B．point C．promise D．wish
A．clever B．talented C．determined D．fearless
A．came up B．came over C．came about D．came out
A．realize B．dismiss C．release D．gain
A．even B．all C．still D．yet
A．wanted B．expected C．let D．helped
A．skills B．ideas C．means D．methods
A．playing B．making C．writing D．feeling
A．concert B．record C．music D．performance
A．to B．about C．with D．for
A．But B．And C．Thus D．Then
A．To his surprise B．In a word C．To be honest D．In reality
A．take B．include C．contain D．seize
A．praise B．provide C．compare D．cheer
A．ability B．taste C．form D．style
A．as though B．even though C．in case D．now that
A．pockets B．mind C．sight D．heart
A．keeping B．coming C．catching D．doing
A．nice B．strange C．some D．bad
A．bother B．mind C．care D．ruin
A doctor was once teaching a class of medical students at a famous hospital in Edinburgh. A man, who was as brought in, and the doctor turned to of the students and asked，“ What's with this man?”
“I don't know, sir，” the student answered. “ I examine him and ？”
"There is no to examine him，” said the doc-tor. “You know without asking questions. He has his right knee. Didn't you notice the way he ？ He hurt it by burning it in the fire. You see his burnt away at the . This is Monday morning. Yesterday was ，but on Saturday the roads were and muddy. The man's trousers are muddy all over. The man fell down on night. " The doctor then to the man and said："You
your wages on Saturday and went to a restaurant and too much. You got wet and muddy on the way to . You tried to your clothes over the fire when you. got home. Because you had drunk too much, you on the fire and burnt your knee. Is that right?” “Quite right，” said the man.
A．injured B．ill C．drunk D．wet
A．each B．one C．some D．all
A．illness B．trouble C．matter D．wrong
A．Must B．Need C．Shall D．Will
A．tell B．discover C．find D．find out
A．man B．instrument C．time D．need
A．should B．might C．can't D．needn't
A．wounded B．hurt C．broken D．hit
A．drank B．talked C．walked D．looked
A．trousers B．dress C．right leg D．left leg
A．front B．foot C．knee D．end
A．good B．fine C．rainy D．cold
A．crowded B．wide C．dry D．wet
A．Saturday B．Sunday C．Monday D．that
A．walked B．pointed C．turned D．referred
A．accepted B．got C．asked for D．paid
A．ate B．drank C．slept D．walked
A．the restaurant B．our hospital C．your office D．your house
A．examine B．wash C．dry D．take off
A．fell B．leaned C．slept D．sat