People all over the world celebrate the new year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn’t begin on the 1 date very year.
In many countries, the new year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December, New Year’s Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square. 2 they’re waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone 3 down from 10: 10, 9, 8… As soon as it’s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very 4 , “Happy New Year!”
New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a 5 .
On New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions for the new year. They 6 a list of things, such as “I will help out more with housework. I will work 7 at school than others.” or “I won’t spend so much time playing video games.” When they have made 8 list, they read it to their family or friends and promise to 9 their resolutions.
So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate, 10 people in countries all over the world, it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new.
A．familiar B．same C．important D．normal
A．If B．Even though C．While D．Before
A．comes B．turn C．looks D．counts
A．loudly B．quietly C．sadly D．safely
A．walk B．secret C．job D．treatment
A．put on B．write down C．take away D．look after
A．quickly B．hard C．harder D．hardly
A．its B．his C．her D．their
A．follow B．make C．do D．give
A．by B．for C．with D．from
When you write a letter or make a telephone call, your words carry message（信息）. People talk with words. Do you think you can talk 1 words? A smile 2 your face shows you are happy and friendly. Tears（眼泪） in your eyes tell __3 that you are sad. When you put up your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something 4 ask questions. You shake（摇头）your head, and people know you are saying “no”. You nod and people know you are saying 5 .
Other things can also give some information. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus 6 . A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on doors tell you 7 to go. Do you find that there are a lot of signs 8 you and that you get messages from them all the time? People can talk to each other 9 many other ways. An artist can use his pictures to tell about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Writers write books to 10 you about all wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books, magazines, TVs and radios and films all help us to talk with other people. They all help us to know what is happening in the world.
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A．in B．on C．at D．over
A．others B．the others C．other D．the other
A．when B．or C．but D．if
A．no B．hello C．yes D．nothing
A．to get B．to choose C．to have D．to take
A．which B．where C．how D．what
A．beside B．next to C．between D．around
A．with B．by C．without D．in
A．say B．talk C．tell D．speak
To be a good teacher, you need some of the abilities of a good actor. You must be able to__1___ the attention and interest of your audience. You must be a clear speaker with a good voice which is fully under your _2___. And you must be able to act what you are teaching in order to make its meaning clear.
Watch a good teacher, __3___ you will see that he stands the whole time he is teaching, he walks about using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations and his face to express feelings. When you listen to him, you will hear the loudness and the musical note of his voice __4__changing according to what he is talking about.
The __5__ that a good teacher has some of the talents of a good actor does not mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage for there are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. The actor has to __6___ the same words which he has learnt by heart every time he plays a certain role. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem __7__ on the stage.
The good teacher works in a quite different way. His audience take an active part in his play. They ask questions when they do not understand something. So the teacher has to suit his act to the __8___ of his audience which is his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must ___9___ it as he goes along.
I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were __10___ to take part in stage-play because their brains (大脑) could not keep strictly to what another had written.
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A．help B．control C．mind D．thoughts
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．never B．seldom C．sometimes D．always
A．matter B．idea C．fact D．secret
A．remind B．remember C．reply D．repeat
A．correct B．true C．natural D．real
A．questions B．needs C．problems D．complaints
A．invent B．discover C．improve D．increase
A．unwelcome B．unable C．uncomfortable D．unsuitable
Uncle Sam and Aunt Kate came to visit us from America last weekend. This was 36 first time to come to Hong Kong. Yesterday my family showed them around Hong Kong.
We got up early in the morning and had breakfast at home. First, we went to the tram(有轨电车) station and 37a tram. This was Uncle Sam and Aunt Kate’s first 38 on a tram. They thought that it was 39 and they liked the “Ding! Ding!” sound. We 40 the tram at Central. Then we took a boat to Tsim Sha Tsui. On the way, Uncle Sam took a video of many buildings. The wind blew softly on our faces. We 41a lot.
After having a rest, we went to a restaurant for 42 . It was famous for nice food. We 43a lot of food. I liked pork pies best 44 I ate three. Aunt Kate liked rice dumplings most. After lunch, we went to the Avenue of Stars. Uncle Sam and Aunt Kate were very 45 when they saw the signatures(签名) and handprints(手印) of some famous stars. But it was a little fun to me. In all, we had a good time that day.
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A．drive B．ride C．aim D．report
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A．turned off B．got off C．waited for D．looked for
A．flew B．hurried C．relaxed D．worried
A．snacks B．desserts C．supper D．lunch
A．brought B．ordered C．made D．showed
A．as B．or C．and D．but
A．nervous B．strange C．silent D．excited
My friend, David Smith, had pet birds. One day he called me and told me he would be 25 for a week. He asked me to feed the birds for him.
Unfortunately, I did not 26 to feed the birds until the night before David was going to 27 . I ran to his house quickly and soon found the key he gave me, 28 I couldn't open the door! I kept thinking of 29 David would say when he came back.
Then I found that one bedroom window was 30 . I put a big stone (石头) 31 the window, though it was very heavy. I made lots of noise, but in the end, I climbed up.
I had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly found that 32 was shining a flashlight (手电筒) up at 33 . I looked down and 34a policeman and an old lady, one of David's neighbors. "What are you doing up there?" asked the policeman. Feeling like a fool, I answered: "I was just going to feed Mr Smith's birds."
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A．leave B．finish C．arrive D．return
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A．what B．how C．when D．which
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A．anyone B．everyone C．someone D．no one
A．us B．me C．them D．him
A．visited B．caught C．saw D．heard
Life in 30 years will be 31because many changes will take place, but what will the changes be?
The population is growing fast. There will be 32 people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be 33smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important 34 in school.
People will work fewer hours than they are doing now, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and 35. And more people will go to other countries 36holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for 37 new towns and houses. Then there will be less 38for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe people won’t eat it every day, they will eat more vegetables and fruit instead. Maybe people will be healthier.
Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will 39by robots. Because of this, many people will not have 40to do. This will be a problem.A. same B. differenceC. different
A. little and little B. less and lessC. more and more
A. muchB. manyC. more
A. subjectB. subjectsC. way
A. easilyB. more easilyC. easier
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A. buildB. buildingC. to build
A. roomsB. roomC. spaces
A. doneB. doC. be done
A. works enough B. enough works C. enough work