April 27 is a special day in .It's called Take Our Daughters to Work Day. It was brought to Britain in 1994 from America. On that day thousands of girls take a day school and go with one of their parents to their work place. By doing this, it can girls more about the society where they live.
Now the girls can have a closer look at their parents are doing. This may help them in the future to choose a . Marry experienced a day ofwork at her mother's office. This helped her her mother's work better. She said that this made her feel more confident about her future. Schools and many companies the activity, too. Some schools make the day a necessary part of school life.
Experts think that girls with more self-confidence are more likely to be than girls with low confidence． parents can set good examples to their children both at work and at home, then they will do better than others. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.
A．China B．France C．Britain D．Japan
A．off B．away C．at D．of
A．talk B．keep C．teach D．make
A．which B．what C．that D．whom
A．place B．school C．friend D．job
A．thank B．understand C．praise D．remember
A．stop B．refuse C．choose D．support
A．just B．never C．even D．ever
A．successful B．polite C．friendly D．honest
A．Because B．If C．While D．Though
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There is a saying in England which goes; ‘the rain in Spain(西班牙. falls mainly on the plain’. I can tell you now that it is a . The rain in Spain seems to fall mostly on me. I am spending a year in Galicia and, although it is certainly a beautiful part of the world, I think it rains more than in England.
There are no plains here. It is a coastal area, and clouds and storms directly get pushed in from over the ocean with force. As I write, there is a heavy rain outside. I have three umbrellas. Two big ones and a little one which I keep on me , just in case. Believe me what I tell you is all true.
The problem is that very often, umbrellas offer no help at all. The wind is so strong that even the best umbrella in the world becomes useless. , I often arrive at work with a dry head and shoulders (protected by my umbrella., but with wet feet and legs. The rain falls hard and fast, and there is no escaping it.
When people from England think of Spain, they imagine beaches and sunshine. Those things are a world away from my experiences here in Galicia. But I’m not . It is because of all this rain that the countryside here is so green and beautiful. In the town a very nice white wine is made. And there are beautiful beaches here in Galicia, although there probably is on them at the moment.
And most important of all is the people. They are very friendly here. Most people I have spoken to are helpful. So I think that’s worth having a bit of for. Anyway, I love my life here in Galicia.
A．story B．warning C．lie D．tradition
A．at all times B．in the future C．for the time being D．in time
A．In addition B．After all C．In all D．As a result
A．studying B．complaining C．dreaming D．questioning
A．somebody B．anybody C．everybody D．nobody
A．money B．wine C．rain D．work
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In recent years, studying Chinese in China has become popular with foreigners. Some Chinese classroom manners are______ from western classroom manners. It might be a good idea to know something about these ______ you take a Chinese class.
Being respectful (尊重的)
Students in China respect their teachers very much. When ______ your teacher, you should always use your teacher’s surname (姓), followed by "laoshi" to call him or her. So______ your teacher’s surname is Shu, you should call her "Shu laoshi".
Being on time
Being on time is ______ for Chinese students. Being at your desk before the bell rings is ______ you need to do in a Chinese classroom.
Listening, not talking
In China, teachers talk and students listen. Students ______ to ask questions, but most Chinese students are too ______ to open their mouth in class. So sometimes the teacher needs to ask somebody to answer questions.
When studying Chinese in China, you will soon learn that it’s ______ hard work. You need to write the Chinese characters (汉字) and ______ your reading, speaking and listening. If you try your best, you will make it!
A．helpful B．typical C．different D．the same
A．before B．after C．since D．where
A．helping B．remembering C．visiting D．speaking to
A．if B．who C．until D．though
A．nice B．important C．relaxed D．pleasant
A．when B．that C．what D．how
A．are refused B．are allowed C．are prevented D．are offered
A．shy B．proud C．full D．safe
A．hardly B．gradually C．really D．possibly
A．describe B．point C．trouble D．practice
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. Life today is easier than it was years ago, but it has brought some new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution（污染）. We can see it, smell it, drink it and even it. Man has polluted the . The more people, the more pollution.Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so people. When the land was used up (用光), the river was not clean in a place,man went to place. Now man is slowly polluting the whole world pollution is still the most serious, it’s bad for things in the world.Many countries don’t le t people burn for air in houses and factories in the city. Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of pollution. It’s caused by heavy traffic. People say it’s to ride bikes. When you are , there is no pollution. But even in developed countries, most people don’t go to work by bike. It’s not bikes are expen sive or people are tired if they ride to work. It’s because the number of cars on the roads becomes larger. So more people their bikes and go to work by cars, then things are getting . We should have special roads only for bikes and make it difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the city that they will go back to use their bikes.
A．hundred B．hundredsof C．hundredof D．hundreds
A．listen B．listento C．hearof D．hear
A．moon B．star C．earth D．sun
A．lot B．little C．many D．much
A．others B．theothers C．theother D．another
A．Air B．Food C．Water D．Noise
A．life B．live C．living D．lives
A．somethingbad B．badsomething C．somethinggood D．goodsomething
A．water B．air C．noise D．white
A．least B．best C．most D．worst
A．driving B．biked C．riding D．ridden
A．why B．because C．what D．how
A．puton B．lookat C．putaway D．lookup
A．betterandbetter B．moreandmore C．worseandworse D．biggerandbigger
A．quite B．such C．very D．so
In the USA, children start school when they are five years old. In some states(州) they must stay in school they are sixteen. But most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they secondary(中等的) schools. There are two kinds of schools in the USA: public schools and private(私立的) schools. children go to public schools. Their parents don’t have to their education because the school get from the government（政府）.
If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents like private schools though they are much more expensive.
Today about half of the high school students in universities after they finish secondary schools. A student at a state university doesn’t have to pay very much his parents live in that state. Many students while they are studying at universities. In this way they get into working habits(习惯) and live by their own hands.
A．and B．so C．until D．since
A．leave B．enter C．reach D．pass
A．Several B．Most C．A few D．Few
A．look up B．pay for C．ask for D．think over
A．books B．teachers C．food D．money
A．still B．never C．surely D．already
A．play B．change C．study D．meet
A．before B．because C．because of D．though
A．smoke B．drink C．fight D．work
A．good B．bad C．happy D．wrong
There once was a master who went to India. In those times, we didn't have airplanes or many kinds of transportation that we do now. So the master went to India . And when he got there, he saw a lot of fruit. In India they have plenty of fruit to sell, but much of it is because they can't grow much the water situation. So he saw one basket, a big basket of some very red, long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop, not expensive at all.
So he and asked, "How much per kilo?" And the shopkeeper said, "Two rupees."(印度货币) Two rupees in India is ; it's like dirt (尘土). So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it: Oh, my God! His __ watered, his mouth watered and burned, his eyes were burning, his head was burning and his face became . As he coughed terribly , he up and down, saying, "Ah! Ah! Ah!"
But he still continued to eat the fruit! Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, "You're crazy, man. Those are chilies（辣椒）! You can't eat so many; they're not good for you! People use them a condiment（作料）, but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can't just eat them by the handful like that; they're not !" So the silly master said, "No, I can't stop! I paid money for them, now I'll eat them. It's my !"
And you think that master was silly, right? Similarly, we sometimes do a lot of things like that. we still continue just because we've money, time, effort and love into it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn't stop because he didn't want to waste the money he'd paid.
So you've lost something, let it go and move on. That's better than continuing to .
A．by air B．on foot C．by taxi D．by car
A．delicious B．cheap C．expensive D．fresh
A．because of B．with the help of C．in need of D．as a result
A．got up B．went up C．turned up D．looked up
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．eyes B．ears C．mouth D．nose
A．sad B．ugly C．red D．cold
A．searched B．climbed C．jogged D．jumped
A．as B．for C．to D．with
A．medicine B．vegetables C．fruit D．food
A．instead B．and C．but D．also
A．money B．food C．fruit D．drink
A．joined B．spent C．paid D．put
A．as if B．ever since C．even if D．so that
A．fight B．fail C．try D．lose