Mrs. Smith was looking at the show window of a shop selling shirts. She wanted to buy a
1 for Mr. Smith, her husband. There were so many beautiful shirts that she couldn’t decide
2 At last, she chose one and bought it home.
While Mr. Smith was reading a newspaper, she showed him the shirt. She wanted to know whether it would fit her husband or not. Her husband 3 the shirt. But it didn’t fit him 4 It was both too long and too big. Then Mrs. Smith washed it in order to make it become smaller. But the shir 5 didn’t fit him. Now it was too small for him. She asked Tom, his son, to 6 and he did so. The shirt didn’t fit him, Then the woman began to wash the shirt once more to make it 7 . But this time the shirt became too short after she washed it again.
Now the little girl, her daughter was 8 when her mother dressed her in the shirt. Why? Because it was too large, she didn’t like it at all. None of them knew 9 Mrs. Smith felt so upset.
A．shirt B．shoes C．clothes D．short
A．she chose which one B．to choose which one C．that which one she chose D．which one to choose
A．tried on B．tried out C．wore D．put on
A．not at all B．at all C．any longer D．any more
A．usually B．still C．ever D．always
A．put on it B．put it on C．have on it D．have it on
A．also B．too C．as well as D．either
A．smaller B．bigger C．the smallest D．the biggest
A．happy B．nervous C．worried D．unhappy
A．how to do with B．what to do C．when to do D．how to do
Big schoolbags have been a serious problem for students for a long time. Maybe your schoolbag is too to carry, and it troubles you a lot you want to find a book out to read. Now an e-textbook will you.
It is said that e-textbooks are going to be in Chinese middle schools. An e-textbook, in fact, is a small for students. It is much than a usual schoolbag and easy to carry. Though it is as small as a book, it can all the materials (材料) for study. The students can read the text page by page on the , take notes with the pointer (屏写笔). Or even “” their homework to their teachers by sending emails. All they have to do is to press a button.
Some people say e-textbooks are good, but some say they may be for the students' eyes. What do you think of it?A. lightB. heavyC. useful
A. tillB. afterC. when
A. troubleB. prevent C. help
A. usedB. keptC. invented
A. computerB. radioC. pen
A. heavierB. lighterC. cheaper
A. holdB. buildC. discover
A. blackboard B. deskC. screen
A. find outB. hand inC. get back
A. helpfulB. famousC. bad
BenLambertthoughtabouttoGreeceorSpain,butdecidedonCanada.Ialways take
vacationsinEurope,”hesaid.“ThistimeIwanttodoIheardthatCanadaisbeautiful，and I know
therearemanypeopletherespeakFrench.”
Ben is going to Canada’s Great Lakes. He is leaving the first week in June and staying until September. He plans to have a very vacation. I’m taking walks, going fishing, and going bike riding. I’m planning to spend time in the beautiful countryside. I love nature. I hope I can forget ! At night, I’m renting videos and sleeping a lot… A great vacation! I can’t wait.A. go B. goingC. to go
A. something different B. different something C. anything different
A. who B. which C. whom
A. relax B. relaxed C. relaxing
A. my all problems B. all my problems C. my whole problems
Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell. This may sound like someone would say today. But in fact, unknown person who lived in Rome in AD(公元) 53 wrote it.
We all love inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?
You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ from your friend on the screen, the from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer breaks and you lose all your homework. Now you have to up all night to get it done. How happy do you feel?
Inventions have speeded up our lives much that people often feel stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far from noisy cities, who have no telephones, cars, even electricity(电) often to be happy? Perhaps they live simpler lives.
One family in the UK “went back in time” to see life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, their daughter and grandsons Tom, 10 and Jim, 7, spent 8 weeks in a 1940s house. They had no machine, fridge, computer or mobile phones.
The grandmother, Linda said, “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” The boys said they fought less. Probably because there was to fight for, such as their computer. And they noticed that their grandmother had changed from fashionable to one who liked cooking things.
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．notice B．message C．news D．information
A．comes B．appears C．goes D．leaves
A．noise B．voice C．sound D．hearing
A．up B．into C．down D．out
A．wake B．stay C．give D．get
A．very B．too C．so D．such
A．away B．up C．down D．over
A．look B．seem C．watch D．find
A．because B．since C．and D．or
A．whose B．which C．what D．how
A．with B．between C．together D．along
A．shopping B．sleeping C．writing D．washing
A．more B．less C．fewer D．worse
A．liking B．being C．seeing D．running
One afternoon, Tommy was on his way home from school. When he was passing by his neighbor, Mr. Adamson's house, he found thick coming from the window of the house. He was . He thought the house must be on fire and it might be burnt down. He didn't know whether Mr. Adamson was in the house, he knew he must put out the fire at once. So he ran to his own house, rushed into the bathroom and a big barrel（桶） with water. He was in such a hurry that he forgot to the water before he ran back to Mr. Adamson's house. When he reached the window where the smoke was still coming out, he threw the water the house by the window without looking for where the smoke was. The smoke stopped immediately. But at the same time, there was an angry cry from inside the house. was Mr. Adamson. He was standing by the window with so big a pipe （烟斗） in his hand looking at Tommy . Tommy then understood that it must be the pipe. He stood there, and could not a word.
Tommy was very sorry for it. He helped Mr. Adamson clean the floor. However, worst was yet to come. When he went home later, he found his own was flooded （淹没）.
A．water B．smoke C．wind D．fire
A．afraid B．sad C．excited D．happy
A．since B．or C．but D．because
A．filled B．covered C．lived D．left
A．turn up B．turn down C．turn on D．turn off
A．out B．away C．into D．up
A．This B．It C．One D．Who
A．angrily B．quickly C．lazily D．happily
A．tell B．write C．say D．talk
A．school B．window C．car D．house
I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be but a failure.”
After five years of jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best thing that could have happened to me. I I wanted to do something positive with my life because I wanted to prove to her that what people said about me was . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my and went to college. My first novel _ while I was at college.
After college I taught during the __ in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a degree in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of that job to write full time I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself —here was a working--class boy who’d school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. what does it mean? I just wish all the people that have put me down had : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”
A．bright B．useless C．simple D．hopeful
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．low B．poor C．good D．useful
A．agreed B．decided C．planned D．told
A．wrong B．right C．stupid D．faulty
A．see B．know C．understand D．face
A．experiment B．practice C．writing D．composition
A．came on B．came in C．came out D．came back
A．day B．night C．month D．year
A．giving in B．giving back C．giving out D．giving up
A．while B．if C．when D．or
A．left B．attended C．changed D．graduated
A．tired B．calm C．nervous . D．famous
A．And B．But C．However D．Well
A．praised B．said C．answered D．advised