Mexican people have a tradition of greeting each other with handshakes and kisses on the cheek(脸颊). But recently, government officials asked people to 1 this. They have also closed schools and museums, and advised people to stay at home.
This is to stop people from 2 an infectious disease, swine flu. The disease has spread over the country. It has killed 159 people and caused 4,000 to become sick 3 .
What is swine flu ?
Swine flu is a disease that cause respiratory illness in pigs. It spreads to people in two ways. People catch the virus after being with infected pigs, or they get it from an infected 4 . The disease spreads in the same way 5 human flu, through coughs and sneezes and then touching the nose or mouth. However , it 6 be spread by eating pork.
People who have caught swine flu will have a fever , a cough, a sore throat and body aches. In most cases, the infection makes people unwell but their lives will not be 7 .
A few governments around the world have advised their citizens not to visit 8 . Some countries have begun checking air travelers for the disease and have set up quarantines for people who might be infected. Russia, China and other countries have banned buying pork from Mexico,
9 the flu cannot be caught by eating the meat.
Health experts advise people to wash their hands frequently , to cover coughs and sneezes and to stay at home if they feel 10 .
A．stop to do B．stop doing C．go to do D．go on doing
A．catching B．caught C．to catch D．catch
A．last month B．in the past C．a month ago D．in the past month
A．pig B．person C．dog D．country
A．like B．as C．for D．in
A．can’t B．can C．must D．will
A．in safety B．in hunger C．in danger D．out of danger
A．Mexico B．America C．China D．Russia
A．but B．though C．while D．because
A．tired B．happy C．hungry D．ill
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Mother’s Day is a holiday for mothers . It is celebrated(庆祝)in the United States , England , India and ______ countries . In a short time , it becomes widely celebrated . Mother’s Day ____ on the second Sunday in May . On that day , many people ______ gifts (礼物) of love to their mothers .
The ____ of a day for mothers was ______ given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadephia(费城). As a result（结果） of her ____ , the celebration of the first ___ Mother’s Day was __ in Philadelphia on May 10, 1908 . Soon the ___ became popular all over the USA and around the world .
In China , people do the same on the day for mothers . And , in some cities , people sometimes ask ___ to be broadcast(广播) on the radio for his or her mother only . __ might cost a little money , ___ , as it is said , “______ is invaluable(无价的) .”
On May 8 , 1899 , just the day before the Mother’s Day that year , a Chinese ___ was killed in a criminal bombing(罪恶轰炸) in Yugoslavia(南斯拉夫) . Her name is Shao Yunhua , a ____ who wrote lots of articles(文章)for Chinese newspapers . All the Chinese will remember her for ever .
A．the other B．any other C．some other D．another
A．lasts B．holds C．makes D．fulls
A．put B．send C．write D．post
A．visit B．work C．trouble D．idea
A．first B．rather C．suddenly D．carefully
A．good news B．hard work C．nice photo D．bad accident
A．American B．English C．Indian D．Canadian
A．holding B．held C．deciding D．decided
A．game B．meeting C．holiday D．city
A．a present B．a song C．some flowers D．some clothes
A．This B．These C．She D．They
A．but B．though C．then D．so
A．Money B．Time C．Love D．Hate
A．boy B．girl C．father D．mother
A．worker B．reporter C．doctor D．teacher
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I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was , for my whole world was dark.
A young boy ran up to me, out of breath. He stood right before me with his head down and said , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
However, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I want.” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not see — he was blind.
Tears (眼泪) came down my face as I him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome,” he smiled, and then ran off to . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain.
Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself always was . I decided to see the beauty in life, and every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.
A．hopeless B．colorful C．simple D．wonderful
A．sadly B．strictly C．angrily D．excitedly
A．dead B．fresh C．alive D．heavy
A．head B．nose C．ear D．neck
A．how B．when C．where D．why
A．buy B．sell C．accept D．break
A．forgave B．thanked C．paid D．hated
A．sleep B．study C．dance D．play
A．cheerful B．useful C．blind D．deaf
A．waste B．enjoy C．lose D．forget
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Long long ago, there was a river. The river was very _______. He had spent long time being alone and refusing to share his water with any fish, plant or animal. His life was full of loneliness and sadness.
One day, a little girl came to the river. She was going to move to _____ country and decided to put ______ favourite little fish into the river. This little fish, named Scamp, was a happy fish._______ he fell into the river, he felt the river’s loneliness. Scamp tried to ________to the river and wanted to make the river ________. But the river told Scamp to go away. Scamp didn’t ________. He kept asking and _________ in the river, and ______ he started jumping in and out of the water. ______ time went by, the river became happy and they became good ________ . But one day, this little fish was caught by a little boy.
The river spent that night thinking about how much_______ it was to have a friend, and how much he had missed by not _______ him. Before, he was so _________. From then on, the river became friendly to others and made friends ________ the plants and fish in the river.
A．kind B．unfriendly C．outgoing D．strange
A．other B．another C．else D．the other
A．his B．her C．my D．your
A．Until B．If C．Because D．When
A．talk B．laugh C．cry D．catch
A．brave B．weak C．happy D．sad
A．grow up B．give up C．get up D．come up
A．standing B．swimming C．praising D．fighting
A．finally B．slowly C．hardly D．luckily
A．While B．Since C．Whenever D．As
A．classmates B．brothers C．parents D．friends
A．fun B．time C．money D．stress
A．having B．attacking C．reporting D．eating
A．tired B．untidy C．stupid D．valuable
A．for B．about C．with D．over
It was the last day of the examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building , a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin soon. This was their exam---then on to graduation and jobs. On their faces was . With four years’ hard study in the college, they felt and able to take it. The coming exam, they knew, would be an one, as the professor(教授) had said they could bring books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not from each other during the exam.
they walked into the classroom. The professor gave the papers. And the students found there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed, the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. The professor looked at the faces before him, and then asked: “How many all five questions?” ,No hand was . “How many answered four?” Still no hand. “Three? Two?” Still no one. “One, then?” But the class silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I ”, he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are still many things you don’t know.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all this course, but remember----even though you are now college graduates, your education has just . ”
A．first B．next C．final D．main
A．pleasure B．confidence C．surprise D．interest
A．glad B．ready C．sorry D．nervous
A．interesting B．important C．easy D．unusual
A．both B．either C．neither D．all
A．listen B．look C．talk D．copy
A．Normally B．Peacefully C．Quickly D．Carefully
A．up B．away C．down D．out
A．worried B．scared C．moved D．tired
A．regarded B．considered C．completed D．replied
A．put up B．lift C．risen D．set up
A．refused B．reported C．remained D．reminded
A．learned B．enjoyed C．hated D．expected
A．pass B．fail C．take D．start
A．achieved B．finished C．started D．succeeded
Mr. and Mrs. Hill were invited to a Christmas party at a hotel one year. They ____ their car outside and went in. Mr. Hill had never got drunk(醉) before, so he was ____ not to drink too much, though his friends asked him ____ more all along.
During the party, Mrs. Hill found that she had _4__ to bring her bag, she asked her husband to go out to the car and get it for her. He ____ so, but on his way back to the hotel gate, he heard a car horn(喇叭) blowing near his own car. He thought ____ might be in need of help and he went over to the car with the noise. He found a bear sitting in the driving-seat and blowing the horn.
When Mr. Hill ____ the party, he told people about the bear but of course they did not believe him and thought he was drunk. When he took them out of the hotel to show that his story was ____, he found that the car with the ____ in it had gone. There were so many ____ about Mr. Hill’s bear during the next week that he at last put an advertisement(广告) in the newspaper,“If anyone saw a bear blowing the horn in a car outside the Century Hotel ____ the evening of Christmas Day, please tell…”
Two days later Mrs. Richards called him and said that she and her husband had left their pet(宠物) bear in their car outside the Century Hotel for a few minutes that evening, and that ____ he had blown the born.
Mrs. Richards did not ____ to think there was anything ____ about that.“Our bear likes blowing car horns,”she said,“and we don’t ____ when we are not driving the car.”
A．pulled B．stayed C．parked D．hid
A．polite B．careful C．glad D．afraid
A．to drink B．drink C．drank D．drinking
A．learned B．known C．remembered D．forgotten
A．said B．went C．did D．thought
A．one B．someone C．his wife D．the bear
A．was sent to B．was seated at C．got red of D．got back to
A．interesting B．correct C．true D．exciting
A．horn B．bear C．bad D．driving-seat
A．laughs B．shouts C．smiles D．calls
A．for B．at C．in D．on
A．quickly B．completely C．maybe D．almost
A．mean B．have C．know D．seem
A．useful B．strange C．common D．bad
A．agree B．like C．mind D．worry