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
The faster way to travel in a city is by subway. In many big cities, there1 usually more than one subway lines. How to travel by 2 ? Here is something to know 3 you travel by subway. First, you should choose the right line. If you don't, you will have to get off and take 4 one. Second, you need some coins (硬币) to buy your 5 . In6 of the ticket machines, only coins are used. You can change (换)7 at the ticket office. If you have a prepaid (预付款) card, you can just go ahead. After you buy the ticket, you should 8 the train behind a yellow line. You 9 stand too close to the yellow line. It's 10
A．have B．has C．are D．is
A．subway B．bus C．train D．bike
A．after B．before C．until D．as soon as
A．the next B．other C．the other D．another
A．food B．book C．ticket D．map
A．most B．all C．each D．few
A．money . B．coins C．subway D．ticket
A．look for B．get off C．get on D．wait for
A．must B．mustn't C．have to D．don't have to
A．dangerous B．safe C．fun D．OK
It was Christmas Eve. It was very cold. A 1 girl was selling flowers on the street. Her parents were ill, 2 she had to get money 3 food. She felt cold and hungry. She 4 in front of a beautiful house. The girl knocked at the door and a man came out. She asked him if he 5 some flowers. The man said he didn’t want any. She left the house and felt tired. She sat down at the foot of 6 tall wall. She looked at the flowers. The flowers smelled very nice. She suddenly had a strange feeling. She felt she was becoming light, and slowly she began to fly into the sky. She flew higher and higher and at last she found 7 above the clouds. A group of people were coming to meet her. At the head of them was her granny. Granny welcomed her and asked her 8 she didn’t stay at home. The girl told her that she 9 to sell flowers to get money because her parents were badly ill. Granny told her not to worry and gave her 10 of beautiful clothes and delicious food. The girl laughed happily.
A．happy B．sad C．poor D．rich
A．that B．so C．because D．as
A．for B．to C．in D．on
A．stop B．stops C．stopped D．was stopping
A．need B．needs C．needed D．want
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．her B．she C．her’s D．herself
A．so B．because C．when D．why
A．has B．have C．had D．having
A．lot B．lots C．a lots D．any lot
Mr. White looks out of the window. There is a little boy on the other side of the street. The boy 1 a piece of bread out of a bag and begins to eat it. There is a very thin dog 2 the street, too. The boy says to it, “Come on. I’m going to give you 3 bread.” The dog is very hungry and goes to him. But the boy 4 give it any bread. He kicks(踢) 5 god. It runs away, and the boy laughs.
Then Mr. White comes out of 6 home and says to the boy, “I’m going to give you a shilling(先令).” The boy is 7 and says, “Good.”
“Come here!” Mr. White says. The boy goes to him, 8 Mr. White doesn’t give him a shilling. He hits him 9 his stick(手杖).
The boy 10 and says, “Why do you hit me? I don’t ask you for any money.”
Mr. White says, “you know the god doesn’t ask you for any bread, but you kick it.”
A．take B．takes C．taking D．is going to take
A．to B．by C．for D．in
A．a B．the C．some D．any
A．does B．do C．don’t D．doesn’t
A．the B．a C．an D．/
A．his B．he C．his D．her
A．sad B．angry C．sorry D．happy
A．and B．or C．so D．but
A．by B．with C．from D．to
A．crys B．cries C．will cry D．is crying
Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But 1you use the phone, you can’t see the person you are talking with. That 2 change in the future.
Now some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or a vision phone(视频电话). Two people 3 are talking can see each other with it.
Picture phones can be useful when you have 4 to show the person you are calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a 5and ask to see a book. Then you’ll be able to 6the book over your picture phone. Also you may be able to do shopping through your picture phone. If you see something 7the newspaper that you want to buy, you can 8the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing you’re 9in over the phone. You’ll be able to shop all over the town and never even leave your room.
The picture phone is really a 10phone. More and more people will use it.A. if B. when C. before
A. can’t B. must C. may
A. whom B. who C. which
A. something B. nothing C. everything
A. shop B. school C. library
A. read B. see C. watch
A. in B. about C. on
A. visit B. go C. call
A. interested B. bored C. interesting
A. useless B. helpless C. helpful
Everyone has his dream. ＿1＿do I .In ten years, I think I will be a reporter. I’ll live in Shanghai, because I want to Shanghai and ＿2＿in love with it last year. I think it’s a really beautiful city. ＿3＿ a reporter, I think I’ll meet lots of interesting ＿4＿.I think I’ll live in 5apartment with my best friends, because I don’t like living 6. I will have pets. I can’t have 7pets now because my mother hates them and our apartment is too small. So in ten years, I’ll have many different pets. I might even keep a pet parrot. I’ll probably go skating and swimming 8. During the week, I’ll look smart, and probably will 9a suit. On weekends, I’ll dress more casually. That’s my dream. I’ll work 10to make it come true.A. Neither B. So C. Nor
A. were B. fell C. fall
A. As B. For C. Like
A. men B. women C. people
A. an B. a C. the
A. aloneB. together C. lonely
A. some B. no C. any
A. all day B. every day C. everyday
A. dress B. wear C. put on
A. hardly B. freely C. hard