Is the art of conversation dying? The other day, my wife 1 two teenage children did something we haven’t 2 for ages. It didn’t require the Internet, a TV screen, batteries… or anything else for that matter. But we all 3 it so much we’re thinking of doing it again sometime.
We had a conversation. The kind of real, live conversation that was 4 when I was growing up, but which seems all too rare these days. Today we have chat rooms, text messages, e-mails but we seem to be losing the 5 of communicating face-to-face. We all know 6 young people are out on a date(约会）these days, they spend most of that time 7 their mobile phones. And teenagers nowadays seem to 8 communicating with their friends by sending text messages rather than actually 9 to them.
If we carry on like this，in the future, we’ll lose the use of our 10 . What do you think? E-mail me, and who knows? Maybe we could even have a real conversation about it!
A．and B．or C．but D．after
A．made B．known C．done D．seen
A．acted B．blamed C．decided D．enjoyed
A．common B．careful C．extra D．enough
A．name B．art C．attention D．aim
A．because B．how C．when D．unless
A．buying B．collccting C．repairing D．answering
A．dislike B．prefer C．admire D．believe
A．writing B．introducing C．speaking D．hurrying
A．eyes B．voiccs C．mouths D．hands
A thousand years ago Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to 1 in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is 2 forest left, though there are still some small areas covered in trees．We call these woods.
Elephants, tigers and many 3 animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the 4 began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and 5 pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed 6 to keep themselves warm in winter, to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough food for them. 7 did most of the wolves and tigers. Monkeys and many other animals soon 8 in the same way.
You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong 9 in the zoos. But there are still about 36 different animals 10 there. One of the most interesting of Hong Kong's animals is the barking deer.
A．work B．study C．live D．enjoy
A．many B．a few C．no D．not
A．other B．others C．the other D．another
A．people B．animals C．plants D．things
A．grew B．made C．got D．kept
A．fire B．hotness C．heat D．stoves（炉子）
A．So B．Such C．As D．Nor
A．lived B．died C．came D．left
A．besides B．except C．and D．or
A．live B．to live C．lived D．Living
Linda loves her dog Davy. They went to New York last Saturday. While Linda was 1 a newspaper at the railway station the dog got out of his box and ran away. The station was 2 and Linda couldn’t see Davy anywhere. When Linda 3 his name, some people looked at her but Davy didn’t 4 . Then she called the police. While she was talking on the5 , Davy met another dog outside the station. While the police were coming, Linda walked around the station and called Davy’s name. She didn’t6 about looking outside the station. Finally, a little boy said to her, “Did you look outside? I7 a big black dog when I came in.” When Linda8 saw Davy, he was jumping and running with another dog. There was a police officer9 them. The police officer said to Linda, “ I think my dog10 your dog.”
A．selling B．buying C．hiding D．waving
A．dirty B．clean C．crowded D．quiet
A．remembered B．shouted C．was shouting D．changed
A．understand B．mind C．come D．move
A．radio B．television C．telephone D．street
A．know B．care C．sorry D．think
A．caught B．fed C．left D．saw
A．quickly B．sadly C．suddenly D．finally
A．between B．next to C．around D．inside
A．found B．loved C．helped D．knew
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Mr. Brown lives in a village. He has got a big family and a strong 1 . His farm is small and he is often 2 in winter. So he goes to the city and finds work there.
Once he stayed there for about two months. When New Year was coming, he 3 home to see his wife and children. On his way home, something was wrong with his eyes. When he was knocking at the door, his dog came out and bit（咬） him. His wife hurried to drive 4 away. The next morning he went to see 5 . The doctor looked over his eyes carefully and gave him some medicine. Before he 6 , he told the doctor about his dog. When he heard this, the doctor began to 7 and said, “Maybe something is wrong with 8 eyes, too, I think.”
When he got home, he told his wife about it. The woman said, “I 9 it’s true. If a thief comes into our house, it won’t see him and he’ll steal something here.”
Mr. Brown thought his wife was10 . He had to make his dog take his medicine instead.
A．child B．dog C．wife D．son
A．free B．busy C．safe D．worried
A．reached B．comes C．goes D．returned
A．her husband B．the dog C．the thief D．their children
A．his dog B．his wife C．a doctor D．his friend
A．got home B．left C．went D．came
A．cry B．write C．laugh D．work
A．your dog’s B．your C．your wife’s D．your children’s
A．am afraid B．am sorry C．don’t think D．agree
A．ill B．wrong C．unhappy D．right
Tomorrow is Saturday. It is Linda, my1 birthday. She will 2 seven years old. She is very happy because she3 to school in autumn. We are all very4 , too. We are going to5 a party for her. My mother will make her a big _6 __. She likes reading ,my father will buy her an interesting 7 _. I will buy a CD _8 her ,9 she likes singing. She is going to 10 her favorite songs for us. We all hope she can be happy forever (永远).
A．father’s B．mother’s C．sister’s D．brother’s
A．be B．is C．are D．/
A．going B．go C．goes D．will go
A．sad B．nice C．happy D．cool
A．give B．have C．make D．use
A．photo B．plan C．cake D．picture
A．science B．storybook C．computer D．bike
A．to B．of C．from D．for
A．because B．but C．and D．or
A．write B．sing C．show D．give
I like ___(1)___．Every Sunday I get up early and go to a river by bike three kilometers away from my home. Last Sunday，my wife __(2)__to go with me. We went by car first and then walked to the river. We began to fish. After two hours I caught ___(3)___．
“Why don' t you let me try?" my wife asked.
“___(4)___.” I said . To my surprise, she __(5)__ six big fish in half an hour.
“I am going home first and I’m going to ___(6)___ them for lunch. You can___(7)___the bus home，”she said.
I stayed by the river and went on fishing but caught ___(8)___ an old shoe. I felt a little ___(9)__ with myself．Who is the fish man in the family? My wife __(10)__I?
A．fish B．fishing C．fished D．for fish
A．wants B．wanted C．hated D．likes
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．All right B．No, I can do it C．Thank you D．Don’t worry
A．took B．caught C．buy D．have
A．cook B．making C．do D．cooker
A．on B．take C．get D．took
A．no B．until C．only D．still
A．angry B．happy C．great D．well
A．and B．with C．or D．but