People all over the world are learning English. Some learn at school, others study by _____. A few learn English by listening ____ the radio. Why do all these people want to learn English? It's difficult ____ this question. Many children learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Some people learn English because ______useful for their work. Many students often learn English for their______ education because _____ college some of the books they will use are written _____ English. It is not _____ to learn a foreign language. But there is _____ difficult in the world if you _____ your heart into it.A. himself B. themselves C. ourselves
A. of B. with C. to
A. answer B. to answer C. answered
A. it's B. its C. they're
A. lower B. further C. shorter
A. near B. at C. on
A. in B. with C. on
A. easy B. difficult C. busy
A. something B. anything C. nothing
A.keep B. put C. take
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Lisa has always been overweight．She wanted to lose weight, not just because she wanted to ______more beautiful and be healthier, but also because it would make life easier．For example, it was ______ for Lisa to find ready-made clothes that would fit．She had to ask a tailor(裁缝) ______clothes that were large enough．In school, she needed a special chair which was ______and stronger than the other chairs．If she went for a walk, she got tired very quickly．She was al so unhappy about the way people treated ______sometimes．“People look at me and even make fun of me．That’s unfair! It’s true that I’m overweight, but I don’t think people ______treat me differently because I’m big．I can’t enjoy ______with my friends because I’m afraid of getting fatter．” Her friends and family never made fun of her．They tried to help her ______．They wanted her to be happy and healthy．Sometimes when Lisa was feeling sad, she didn’t want to speak to ______．
But now things ______ quite different．Last month her classmates were preparing for the School ______Week．Someone advised Lisa to play the lead role of the proud Queen(女王) who was tall and fat．Lisa _____and practiced a lot．
Soon after the play, Lisa became the star! She did so ______that everybody remembered the proud Queen．They stood around her and said “______” to her．She even won the School Best Actress Award for her wonderful performance．
Now Lisa doesn’t worry ______being fat any more．She believes in the English saying “Every dog has its day．”
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
For several years , Americans have enjoyed teleshopping-watching TV and buying things by telephone ．Now teleshopping is starting in Europe ．In some countries , people can turn on their and shop for clothes , jewellery , food , toys and things ．
In Germany , last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day ．Then the government allowed more teleshopping ．Other channels can for telebusiness , including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company ．German are hoping these will help them sell more things ．
Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things on TV．They think high quality is the most important thing , and they don’t believe they can be sure about the quality of the things ．
The need of high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be the American companies ．They have to be more careful about of the things they sell ．They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see by themselves .
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A farmer found a wounded eagle (鹰) in his fielD． He was so that he took it home and cleaned its wounds（伤口）．After that he placed it outside in the yard, in the hope that it get well soon.
Strangely enough, the eagle soon got used to the of all the chickens in the yarD． It learned to from side to side like chickens, and eat happily from a trough (食槽)．For many years, the eagle his new life on the farm．
Then one day, one of the farmer’s friends pointed to the playing eagle and asked, “ is that eagle acting like a chicken?” The farmer told him what had , and the friend felt quite .
What a pity!” said the frienD． “It should fly in the sky instead of living here!” He picked up the eagle, and it into the air．The eagle was , and cried loudly．Then it just fell down on the ground.
That night, the friend could hardly sleep as he remembered the chicken-like eagle．The next morning, he headed back to the farm for another ．This time he carried the eagle to the of a nearby mountain.
When he stood at the highest place of the mountain, he looked into its eyes and shouted, “Don’t you understand? You weren’t made to live like a chicken!” As he the eagle up, he made sure it was facing into the bright of the rising sun．Then he tossed (抛) the bird into the sky．This time the eagle opened his wings, and disappeared into the clouds．
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Once there was a rich man named Chulong．
One day, he was walking in his garden when he saw a strange________with beautiful feathers and sweet voice in a tree．Chulong________ went near the tree and caught the bird, which he thought he could________and get lots of money．
“Don’t think about making money through me!” said the bird, “________will buy me, because, in imprisonment (监禁), I lose my beauty and sweet voice.” Chulong’s hope of making money was shattered(使…成为泡影)．He became angry and wanted to________the bird for the meat.
Then the________ bird suggested, “Well, set me free．In return I shall teach you________simple but useful rules, which can do good to you.”
Chulong didn’t believe the bird________ , and he was afraid that the bird would fly away．However, the bird________it would keep its word(守信)．Chulong wanted to take a risk．He set the bird free and it sat on the branch of a tree．It became________again.
Chulong asked, “Now teach me the rules.” “Certainly,” said the birD．
Then the bird taught Chulong the________ : The first rule is Never believe everything others say．The second rule is Never be sad about something you don’t have．The third rule is Never throw away what you have in your hand.
“You silly bird,” shouted Chulong, “These rules are known to everyone．You ________me.”
But the bird said, “Today, you had me in your hand, but you threw me away．You believed all that I said． And you are sad about not having me．Though the rules are simple, you have neverthem．Now have you got the________of the rules? Just sit down and think for a while.” With these words, the bird________and disappeared from his sight．
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A passenger (乘客) told an air hostess (空姐) that he needed a cup of water to take medicine when the plane just took off．She told him that she would bring him the soon．Twenty minutes , when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once．She was kept so busy that she to bring him the water．Therefore, the passenger was held up (延迟) to take his medicine．She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he it．In the following hours on the flight, time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile he needed help or not．But the passenger never her words．When he was going to get off the , the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers’ booklet (意见簿)．She was very ．She knew that he would write down sharp words, which might make her the job． with a smile she handed it to him．Off the plane, she the booklet, and cracked a smile, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me if I needed help for twelve times ．How can I refuse twelve sincere smiles?”
That’s right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that touched (感动) the passenger and of course she wouldn’t lose her job!
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