What day is __61___ day of the week? We Chinese may say Monday, because Monday is the first working day in the week. But__62___people have different ideas. They say__ 63___ is the first day of the week. Also, they work only five days a week and have a long __64___: Saturday and Sunday. People are different __65___ many other ways, too. We Chinese put our last names first and our first name last .British and American people put them in the other way. Chinese people speak Chinese, but British and American people speak English. Chinese eat a lot of__ 66___ . British and American people have a lot of bread and potatoes. Most Chinese ride bicycles, but most British and American people drive __67___. People write __68___ in different ways, too. We Chinese write “November 10, 2005” as “05 / 11 / 10”, in big -to - small order. But British put it as “___6 9__”, in small - to - big order, and the Americans even write it as “10/ 11 / 05”. What a difference!
Do you know any other __70___ between us Chinese speaking people and English speaking people.
A.one B.first C.the first D.a first
A.speaking English B.English speaking C.English spoken D.spoken English
A.Sunday B.Saturday C.Monday D.Tuesday
A.holiday B.time C.weekday D.weekend
A.to B.by C.in D.from
A.bread B.crops C.rice D.corn
A.buses B.cars C.taxis D.bikes
A.dates B.days C.months D.years
A.05 / 10 / 11 B.10 / 11 / 05 C.05 / 11 / 10 D.11 / 10 / 05
A.different B.more different C.differences D.difference
Mr. Smith lived in a village far away __ 16_ a town . One day he felt very ill and every one 17 he would die . They sent for a doctor . The doctor 18 and looked at the man closely . The doctor asked for a pen and ___19 paper to write down the name of the medicine(药). But there was no pen _20 _ paper because all the villagers never went to school before. The doctor had to use a piece of charcoal to write down the name of the medicine on the door of the house. “Get this medicine for him .” he said , “and he will ___ 21 _ get better .” Mr Smith’s family and friends didn't know _ _22__ to do . They could not read the __ 23_ writing . Then Mr. Smith’s son had an idea . He shut ___24 the door of the house , put it on his back and ran to the nearest town . He bought the medicine , he soon got rid of his __ 25 . He would not let anyone wash the magic words from the door .
A.in B.from C.to D.at
A.thinks B.saw C.thought D.sure
A.arrived B.got to C.arrived at D.reached
A.a B.any C.the D.some
A.or B.nor C.and D.but
A.quick B.quickly C.soon D.fast
A.what B.how C.whether D.why
A.beautiful B.bad C.good D.strange
A.on B.by C.off D.up
A.ill B.illness C.sick D.sad
“Learning a language is easy. Even a child can do it!”
Most adults who are36 a second language would not agree with this. For them, learning is a very difficult task. They need much time to study and practice, and even sometimes they don’t get good results. But learning a language is __37 _for children.
Language teachers often offer __38__ to language learners:“ Read as __39 _as you can”“ Practice __40___the language every day”
But what does a _41__language learner do? Language learning research shows that successful language learners are similar__42___ some ways.
Successful language learners are learners with purpose. They will try any way to communicate. They are __43__in language learning because they know __44__why they learn a language . They try every chance __45__more, speak more, read more and write more.
Are you successful in language learning? If it is less successful, you should do well to try the above ways.
A.learn B.learned C.learning D.to learning
A.easily B.easy C.more easy D.easilier
A.advices B.advice C.suggest D.suggestion
A.many B.much C.more D.most
A.saying B.telling C.speaking D.speak
A.succeed B.success C.successfully D.successful
A.on B.to C.in D.by
A.energy B.energetic C.lazy D.careful
A.clear B.clearly C.nothing D.hard
A.listening B.to listen C.listen D.listened
Alice was a beautiful girl. She liked nothing except dressing __1__ and dancing when she was at school. Of course she wasn’t good at her __2__. But the boys were ready to help her with her lessons __3__ they liked to dance with her. And after she finished middle school, she __4__ found work in a big shop. The __5__ had a son and he wanted the girl to marry him. Alice __6__ though the young man wasn’t clever enough. And she __7__ all kinds of clothes and shoes. She lived in the beautiful house with a big garden and she __8__ did anything at home. She didn’t love her __9__ but she lived a city life.
Once Mrs. Evans called Alice. The woman said she bought a few __10__ pictures and asked her to appreciate(欣赏)them. She __11__ nothing about the art but she was afraid to be laughed at and got there in time. She saw several women there. They were __12__the pictures when she went in. She thought for a long time and said, “Look! They’re all __13__. Why didn’t you buy the new ones?”
The women looked at each other but they tried not to __14__. And when they were appreciating a picture “Tramp(游浪汉)”, she said, “I don’t think the artist could draw! Such a__15__ man had no money to have a portrait taken(请人画像)!”
A.him B.himself C.her D.herself
A.classes B.English C.maths D.language
A.when B.while C.because D.after
A.hardly B.easily C.no longer D.happily
A.bookseller B.shopkeeper C.gatekeeper D.policeman
A.agreed B.hated C.preferred D.failed
A.sold B.was sold C.gave D.was given
A.always B.sometimes C.never D.often
A.husband B.son C.brother D.uncle
A.cheap B.expensive C.terrible D.strange
A.liked B.interested C.watched D.knew
A.looking up B.looking for C.talking about D.hearing from
A.old B.clean C.dirty D.thin
A.stop B.smile C.laugh D.lie
A.busy B.clever C.rich D.poor
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Time is very important in our life. However, I had never realized it until I received a beautiful gold watch from my father one day when I was 19 years old. This watch always 1 me the importance of time in my life.
It was a cold rainy day. My father asked me to go to the 2 to pick up my uncle and take him home. I should have arrived there before 4:30p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon and the match was so __3 that I forgot the time. When the match was nearly over, I suddenly remembered my uncle and hurried to the airport .It was too late. He had left the airport and take a taxi to our house.
I was very worried that my father would complain 4 the thing. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I do not 5 uncle and my father .I said hello to them in a very low voice .My father didn’t say 6 .Instead, he asked me to sit 7 him. “Peter, did you have a good time today?” I felt so sorry and answered in a 8 voice. “Yes, Dad, but I ’m really sorry .This will 9 happen again. I promise.”My father handed me a box with a beautiful gold watch inside .It was a gift my uncle bought for him. He gave it to me and said, “I hope you have learned something important today, and this watch will help you remember the importance of time.”
The watch has been with me for twelve years .I wear it not because of its price, but because of 10 I learned. It tells me to respect(重视)and never be late to do what I have promised to .
A.says B.talks C.tells D.gives
A.hotel B.station C.bus stop D.airport
A.exciting B.boring C.surprising D.strange
A.to B.at C.about D.with
A.look up B.look at C.look for D.look after
A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything
A.behind B.in front C.next to D.down
A.higher B.lower C.bigger D.smaller
A.always B.usually C.often D.never
A.what B.that C.which D.who
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Dodtors tell us that we should have a 1 from work for a week or two weeks
every year. If it is possible, they say, we should 2 our homes and go to another 3 of the country. We should go away for 4 . Then, after the holidays, we will be 5 and get ready for 6 again.
But some people do not want to leave their homes and 7in other places. They think their 8 are best of all. And some people can have a rest in 9 way. They can go to visit their friends. They can have a 10 holiday together.
A.rest B.meeting C.time D.talk
A.stay B.leave C.go D.come
A.cities B.towns C.villages D.parts
A.work B.study C.holidays D.cooking
A.better B.healthy C.bad D.best
A.work B.spots C.study D.play
A.go B.come C.stay D.reach
A.work B.homes C.room D.housedraws
A.one B.other C.another D.others
A.better B.best C.well D.good