They out hitting two stones together could make a spark（火花）. The spark could set dry leaves on fire. They could start this kind of fire again if it went out. Then people also learned to make a fire by rubbing（摩擦） two stick together. They made a hole on a large stick and put a stick into the hole. And then they turned the stick again and again. a few minutes they started a fire.
About two hundred years ago. People began to matches （火柴）. One early match looked the match we used today. The match gave people a way to start a fire. Today people are finding new ways to start fires. One of the new ways to start a fire is to use an electronic fire starter（电子打火器）. Now you can matches and electronic fire starters at shops. Of course an electronic fire starter is more expensive than . it is useful.
After people learned to make fires, their lives became
A．can cook B．can eat C．can’t cook D．can’t eat
A．quiet B．full C．hot D．warm
A．ask B．keep C．let D．make
A．no way B．no idea C．a way D．an idea
A．took B．found C．looked D．heard
A．larger B．large C．smaller D．smallest
A．After B．Before C．When D．For
A．invented B．do C．make D．used
A．up B．different C．the same D．like
A．quick and easy B．slow and difficult C．new and interesting D．important and clever
A．always B．already C．even D．still
A．sell B．buy C．see D．find
A．a match B．a box of match C．a box of matches D．a box matches
A．so B．and C．but D．because
A．harder and harder B．easier and easier C．longer and longer D．happier and happier
Today is Saturday. Ann _____ to school. Her parents Mr King and Mrs King ___ to work. They want to go to the Haishan Park. The park is near their house, so they ____ to the park. It’s 9 o’clock now. There are ___ people in the park. Some people chat(聊天).Some people ____ .Some people sing. There are a lot of good places to ___ fun in the park. Ann plays on the merry-go-round(旋转木马) ____ other boys and girls. Mr King ____ in the sports club. Mrs King dances in the music club. They ____ it’s very ____ .
A．don’t go B．doesn’t go C．not go D．goes
A．don’t go B．doesn’t C．not go D．go
A．takes a walk B．take a walk C．takes the walk D．take the walk
A．no B．many C．a lots of D．lot of
A．play the guitar B．play guitar C．plays the guitar D．plays guitar
A．having B．have C．has D．enjoy
A．having B．and C．with D．or
A．plays tennis B．play the tennis C．plays the tennis D．play tennis
A．think B．thinks C．thinking D．Look
A．relax B．relaxing C．relaxed D．Boring
Foreign visitors are often puzzled in Japan because most streets there don’t have names. In Japan, people use landmarks instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is just across the bus stop.”
In the Midwest of America, usually there are not many landmarks. So people will tell you directions(方向) and distance. In Kansas(堪萨斯州), for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map. They measure(测量) distance by telling time. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.
People in Greece(希腊) sometimes do not even try to give directions because few visitors understand the Greek language. Instead of giving you the direction, a Greek will often say, “Follow me.” Then he’ll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office.
Sometimes a person doesn’t know the answer to your question. A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico(墨西哥), no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan think “I don’t know” is not polite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
One thing will help you everywhere. You might not understand a person’s words, but maybe you can understand his body language. He or she will usually turn and then point in the correct direction. Go on in that direction, and you may find the post office!
What do you think of the word “landmarks” mean?
A．Names of streets or roads in a place. B．Hotels, markets and bus stops in a city. C．Buildings or places which are easily seen. D．Building or places with great importance.
A．Four. B．Five. C．Seven. D．Eight.
A．The Japanese often use landmarks when they give directions. B．People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance. C．People in Yucatan think “I don’t know” is not polite. D．People in Greece often give wrong directions.
A．There are not many landmarks in the Midwest of America. B．We needn’t carry a map when we travel around the world. C．People give directions in the same way in different parts of the world. D．There are different ways to give directions in different parts of the world.
Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often some books from the library. He to the radio every morning and reads after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His admire him very much.
Mike, Mr Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he’s too to understand him and chooses ones to answer. Of course, the boy is not happy with it.
One day Mike read about the electric lights(电灯) and was it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly(自豪地), “Fathers always know than sons!”
The boy thought for a while and said, “ .”
“Oh? Why?”
Mike didn’t answer and asked instead, “Who the electric lights?”
“ ,” answered Mr Clarke.
“Why didn’t his father invent them, then?”
Looking at his son, Mr Clarke didn’t know to answer!
A．finds B．borrows C．sells D．buys
A．listens B．hears C．says D．reads
A．letters B．stories C．messages D．newspapers
A．parents B．students C．classmates D．teachers
A．never B．even C．only D．also
A．able B．clever C．old D．young
A．easy B．difficult C．different D．happy
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．afraid of B．angry with C．interested in D．worried about
A．a few B．few C．little D．a little
A．less B．least C．more D．most
A．I think so B．I don’t know C．I agree D．I don’t think so
A．invited B．invented C．bought D．borrowed
A．Thomas Brown B．Thomas Edison C．Allan Smith D．Ron Jenkins
A．when B．which C．what D．how
Take a look at our library! Our library is open to everyone and the library card is free.
A．26 B．36 C．42 D．50
A．Magazines. B．Language cassettes. C．Video films. D．CDs.
A．1 yuan. B．2 yuan. C．3 yuan. D．Nothing.
A．One day. B．One week. C．Two weeks. D．Three weeks.
A．The library card will cost you one yuan. B．You can borrow as many CDs as you like at a time. C．You can keep five books at a time for three weeks. D．There aren't any rooms for you to enjoy music videos in the library.
One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of wheat to town. Suddenly the bag off his cart(马车) onto the road. He did not know he could do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift . He only hoped that someone would soon pass by and give him a hand.
Just at this moment, a man riding a came up to him. But the farmer feltwhen he saw who he was. It was the great man who lived nearby. He thought the great man help him, and hoped another farmer would come up. But his surprise, the man got off his horse right away and said: “ I think you need help.” Then he took one end of the bag and the farmer took . They lifted it together and put it on the cart.
“ Sir,” asked the farmer, “ how much should I for you?
“Don’t mention it.” the great man answered. “When you see else in trouble, do the same for him.”
A．got B．put C．fell D．run
A．what B．how C．where D．when
A．one B．alone C．only D．lonely
A．car B．bike C．bus D．horse
A．disappointed B．excited C．relaxed D．interested
A．would B．wouldn’t C．must D．mustn’t
A．to B．in C．at D．for
A．another B．other C．others D．the other
A．take B．cost C．pay D．spend
A．everyone B．anyone C．nobody D．everybody