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Mr White and his decided to paint the outside of their house. To save money they wanted to do it . On Saturday morning they bought some paint and two brushes. They began that afternoon the back of the house. The next Saturday ____ went to a football match while his wife painted the of the house. On Sunday they found they couldn’t open __ of the front windows. They got them all ___ in the end. But they_____ three of the seven and they were very expensive of repair. Next time ____ they try to save money, they’ll certainly pay ___ to do the work.
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Every year, we celebrate many special days─Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and New Year’s Day. In some countries, there is a special day for playing tricks on others. In North America and parts of Europe, this day is known as April Fool’s Day, and is celebrated on April 1.
Many people believe that the French started April Fool’s Day. Centuries ago, New Year’s Day in Europe was April 1. In 1582, the calendar changed and King Charles IX of France moved it to January 1.
Some people did not like this, and chose to keep April 1 as New Year’s Day. Many called these people ‘April fools’ and played jokes and tricks on them. Over time, April 1 became a day to have fun in France. It then spread to England and Scotland, and later, to North America.
On April Fool’s Day, jokes are common. In the United States, for example, a person may move a friend’s clock ahead one hour, or change the sugar and salt. In Scotland, April Fool’s Day lasts for two days. The second day is called ‘Taily Day’─for one’s ‘tail’. On this day, people might secretly put a sign saying ‘kick me’ on a person’s back or behind. Other countries have their own ‘Fool’s Day’. In Spain and Mexico, people play tricks on each other on December 28. In India, it happens on March 31.
In many countries around the world, April 1 is a day of fun. Jokes bring about a lot of laughter, and many shouts of ‘April Fool’!
It is said that people first celebrated ‘Fool’s Day’ in .
A．the United States B．France C．Scotland D．Spain
A．April 1 B．April 2 C．December 28 D．March 31
A．kick your friends in the behind B．move a friend’s clock ahead one hour C．play jokes and tricks on your friends D．take a holiday from work for two days
A．England. B．India. C．Mexico. D．Japan.
A．盛行 B．流传 C．接受 D．发展
Dolphins are mammals, not fish.Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can’t talk as human beings do, but they talk with sounds.They show their with sounds.
Dolphins travel in a group.We call a group of fish a “school”. They don’t like school children, but they travel to gether.
Dolphins talk to each other in the school. They give out different . They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid.They say “ ”. when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play. They can even make sounds above water.However, they make many more sounds under water. People hear these sounds because the sounds are very, very high. make tapes of the sounds and study them.
Sometimes people catch dolphins for a large aquarium(水族馆)。 People can watch the dolphins in a . Dolphins don’t like to be in an aquarium away from the sea.They are sad and lonely.
Dolphins are very friendly animals. Maybe you have heard some that people are saved by dolphins at sea.Dolphin meat is good, people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck.
A．ideas B．feelings C．interests D．activities
A．study B．play C．hunt D．talk
A．help B．signs C．information D．words
A．Morning B．Good-bye C．Congratulations D．Welcome
A．not any B．a few C．few D．all
A．won’t B．don’t C．mustn’t D．can’t
A．Engineers B．Directors C．Scientists D．Zookeepers
A．show B．programme C．movie D．school
A．researches B．secrets C．accidents D．stories
A．so B．but C．though D．unless
Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don't have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don't pay overtime. Their workers don't get more pay for more work. Some people think it's their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy." If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world. A Japanese worker works __ more hours a year than a French one.
A．513 B．1,646 C．2,159 D．3,805
A．正常的 B．额外的 C．有用的 D．少量的
A．France B．Germany C．the United States D．Great Britain
A．No companies offer vacations to their workers. B．Many people say they have enough time to relax. C．Not all companies pay their workers for more work. D．More than half of workers use all their vacation days.
A．Many workers have to work long hours. B．Many people have vacations long enough. C．Work hours are the same around the world. D．There are a lot of dull people in the world.
In 1608 an Englishman named Thomas Coryate traveled in Italy .He liked the country and
down everything interesting. But he found one thing interesting than the others. In his diary Thomas wrote，“ the Italian eat meat，they use small forks. They do not eat with their hands because，as they say，people do not always have hands.” Before he went back to England，Thomas Coryate bought a few .
At home Thomas had a dinner party to show the forks to his friends. When the steak（牛排）
was brought out，he took out a fork and wanted to the steak as the Italians did in Italy. His friends were when they saw this. He told them what the fork was. They all said that Italians were very strange people because the fork was not easy to use at all. Thomas Coryate tried to prove that his friends were ，so he began to show that it was easy to use the fork. But the first of meat he took with the fork fell to the floor. His friends began to at him and he had to take the fork away.
People in England began to use forks only fifty years later.
A．broke B．wrote C．went D．calmed
A．less B．much C．even D．more
A．Why B．When C．Which D．Where
A．clean B．big C．dirty D．safe
A．knives B．dishes C．forks D．plates
A．use B．eat C．make D．cut
A．worried B．bored C．tired D．surprised
A．honest B．correct C．wrong D．clever
A．piece B．kilo C．pound D．packet
A．scream B．look C．shout D．laugh
A group of frogs were traveling through the forests, but unluckily two of them fell into a hole. The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they could not be saved. The two frogs didn't and tried their best to jump up out of the hole. The other frogs saying that they were sure to die. , one of the two frogs, who heard what the other frogs were saying, . Then he fell down and died.
The other frog, however, to jump as hard as he could, and at last made it out. When he , the other frogs asked, "Didn't you hear us?" The frog, who had a poor , explained, "I thought you were encouraging me all the timey."
The story teaches us a : There is power(力量) of life and death in the tongue. An word to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them.
A．small B．deep C．big D．wide
A．care B．refuse C．insist D．think
A．kept B．finished C．practiced D．stopped
A．Luckily B．Finally C．Suddenly D．Happily
A．went on B．ran away C．jumped out D．gave up
A．happened B．continued C．planned D．wanted
A．got out B．ran away C．got off D．woke up
A．smelling B．eyesight C．hearing D．looking
A．way B．skill C．sentence D．lesson
A．interesting B．exciting C．excellent D．encouraging