Concorde’s Birthday
CONCORDE, the world’s fastest passenger plane, will soon be over 33 years old. It first __1__ on 2 March 1969 in France. Concorde was developed by both France and Britain. From 1956 these two countries had a _2__ of a supersonic passenger plane. In 1962 they started to __3__ together on the project. The plane __4_ over 1.5 billion pounds to develop. It is the most tested plane in the history. It was given over 5000 hours of testing. Concorde flies at twice the speed of _5__. This means that it _6_ only 3 hours 25 minutes to fly between London and New York, compare with 7—8 hours in other passenger jets. Because of the five-hour time difference between the USA and Britain, it is _7__ to travel west on Concorde and arrive in New York before you leave London! You can catch the 10:30a.m. _8__ from London, Heathrow and start work in New York an hour _9_! Concorde is much used by business people and film stars. Each Concorde is built at a cost of 55 million pounds. Twenty have been built so far. Air France and British Airway _10_ the most. They each have seven planes.
A．invented B．produced C．flew D．took off
A．talk B．dream C．meeting D．fight
A．work B．do C．carry D．finish
A．paid B．wanted C．needed D．cost
A．voice B．sound C．noise D．shout
A．spends B．takes C．covers D．travels
A．possible B．impossible C．real D．unreal
A．plane B．passenger C．flight D．airline
A．later B．late C．earlier D．early
A．build B．make C．sell D．own
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How can we keep healthy? One important thing is to exercise .The Smith family try to exercise every day. Qiang Smith not exercise in the morning because he must be at his job at seven o’clock. But he runs every evening. He walks a lot, 。 He walks to school every day and after school he basketball with his friends. Qiang goes to a yoga class a week. But it isn’t this way. Last year Mr. and Mrs. Smith drove everywhere. They thought they should use(使用) the all the time. Now the Smiths don’t use their car, and they all better now. And they think they shouldn’t be .They don’t have to exercise every day, but they should to keep in good health.
A．sometimes B．often C．never D．hardly ever
A．may B．can C．maybe D．can be
A．either B．also C．too D．well
A．plays B．watches C．surf D．looks
A．one times B．three time C．three times D．two time
A．always B．usually C．hardly D．sometimes
A．skateboard B．bike C．car D．ship
A．have B．make C．feel D．study
A．lazy B．healthy C．active D．well
A．want B．keep C．stay D．try
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Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”, but a recent with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she work, and so she was often not at home.
His mother looked after him as as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems. He was not in studying and he often got in to trouble. His mother was very but she didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.
One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his , this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly I needed, ”he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was me and would always take pride in everything good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me. ”
Now Martin has changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s helped him to feel good about himself.
A．conversation B．report C．survey D．speech
A．So B．But C．Therefore D．However
A．very B．many C．much D．too
A．could B．had to C．should D．would
A．soon B．quickly C．well D．good
A．pleased B．tired C．bored D．interested
A．worried B．kind C．careful D．serious
A．made B．took C．got D．thought
A．argue B．say C．speak D．talk
A．surprised B．surprising C．surprise D．surprises
A．which B．what C．that D．how
A．seeing B．noticing C．helping D．watching
A．since B．before C．after D．when
A．always B．hardly C．really D．just
A．advice B．love C．idea D．decision
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This is a photo of Mr. King’s family. Mr. and Mrs. King two sons and a daughter. They are in England. Mrs. King is Chinese teacher. Mr. King is a bus driver. daughter is eleven and is a student. Her name is Kathy. She is in Class Four No. 1 Middle School. There are thirty students in her class. Tom and David her brothers. They are nine years old. They are. They are , too. They go to school at 7: 30. They have in the morning and two in the afternoon. Tom and David like and they play it every day. They love their sister very much.
A．there are B．there is C．has got D．have got
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．They B．Them C．Their D．Our
A．he B．his C．she D．her
A．in B．for C．on D．with
A．be B．am C．is D．are
A．younger B．older C．bigger D．smaller
A．friends B．brothers C．students D．boys
A．breakfast B．four classes C．some bread D．a break
A．school B．teachers C．Chinese D．football
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I did nothing at school. My headmaster thought I was useless and when I was 14 he said,"You're never going to be but a failure （失败者）."
After five years of poor jobs,I fell in with a very nice girl. But her mother said to me,"You in everything, You can't give any happiness to my daughter!" The words made me feel sad. I decided to do something about my life,because I wanted to show her that what people said about me was .
So I tried hard with my writing and went to college. My first book came out while I was at college After college, I during the day in a high school and went to evening classes at college, Later, I gave up that job to write ull time. At the same time,I got a part-time job at Leeds University as a . I began to feel of myself here was once a poor boy who'd left school early, now teaching at the university.My writing career（生涯） when I discovered my own style.
Now I'm rich and ,be on TV,and meet lots of film stars. But what does that mean? I just wish all the people who have put me down say："I believe in you. You'll succeed. "
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．work B．love C．help D．study
A．failed B．won C．beat D．succeeded
A．difficult B．easy C．bad D．useful
A．terrble B．excellent C．wrong D．right
A．stayed B．laughed C．lived D．taught
A．boss B．scientist C．teacher D．student
A．proud B．sad C．tired D．happy
A．set off B．went off C．broke off D．took off
A．cool B．famous C．clever D．Helpful
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I had a trip to Aruba on my vacation. We the Holiday Hotel in Aruba at about 1:30 am. We were pretty glad it was our first trip to Aruba. The flight (飞行) was fine and the bus ride from the was great. We stayed at the Holiday Hotel. We saw the rooms one one because we wanted to have a room to he sea (海洋). I would say that the beach was but the weather was awful every day. the Holiday Hotel, it was okay with us. The room was clean, the waiters were friendly and the food was good. I the food of the hotel restaurant. One night we had at the Moomba Restaurant. It is on the third floor. The food there was really good. The Moomba was a good place to . I hoped to go there again.
A．left B．arrived at C．walked D．reached in
A．because B．when C．before D．if
A．hotel B．beach C．airport D．home
A．to B．at C．with D．by
A．see B．visit C．talk about D．look for
A．bad B．beautiful C．crowded D．delicious
A．About B．On C．To D．Of
A．hated B．disliked C．liked D．made
A．breakfast B．lunch C．meals D．supper
A．play B．eat C．walk D．cook