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This week, I asked my classmates about their vacations. Here are some of their answers.
Tina to New York City. The was sunny and the people friendly to her. She went there by and the bus trip was relaxing. The food was delicious. She had a vacation.
Sally went to her uncle. Because the weather was windy and , she had to stay at house. She watched TV the TV shows were boring. She went shopping with her cousin but the shop assistants(店员) were . She had a terrible vacation.
Tom stayed at home. At first he did his homework. It was a little difficult. Then he computer games. They were interesting. He thought his vacation was OK.
A. go B. goes C. went
A. place B. weather C. museum
A. were B. was C. is
A. bike B. bus C. train
A. bad B. terrible C. great
A. visit B. visited C. look
A. rain B. rainy C. sun
A. but B. and C. or
A. friend B. friendly C. unfriendly
A. play B. played C. listened
The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how 1you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to anyone who would 2not to take the test. ”
Many students jumped up to 3the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the 4students and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last 5 . ” Two more students decided to go. Seven students remained. The teacher then handed out the6 . There were only three sentences typed on the paper: Congratulations! You have just 7an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.
I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test 8any teacher could and should give. Students who are not 9in what they have learned are B students at best(充其量). The same is 10in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have 11both successes and failures.
They have learned life’s lessons, either from normal education 12from events in their lives, and have become 13 people.
Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you 14that you have some limits (限制). However, there is 15you can’t do or learn or be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest said, “It’s not the mountain we conquer(克服) but ourselves. ”A. luckily B. terribly C. hard
A. dislike B. help C. prefer
A. thank B. praise C. fight
A. following B. relaxing C. remaining
A. chance B. trouble C. test
A. results B. presents C. papers
A. given B. sent C. received
A. where B. that C. what
A. confident B. necessary C. mysterious
A. unusual B. impossible C. true
A. broken off B. dreamed of C. learned from
A. and B. or C. but
A. ruder B. cuter C. better
A. decide B. forget C. realize
A. something B. anything C. nothing
Music and Behavior
Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear 1 at any of those places? Today most stores and restaurants play music. You might 2 hear music in an office or on a farm.
Scientists believe that music changes the 3 people behave. According to some scientists, the sound of western classical music makes people 4 richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend 5 money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays 6 music, people spend less money. With 7 music, people spend even less.
Scientists also 8 that loud , fast music makes people eat faster. In fact, people 9 their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their 10 hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave more quickly. In this way, restaurants 11 make more money.
Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say 12 music helps students to be more active. It is true that people earn better when they are 13 . And listening to music can help you relax.
The 14 time you hear music somewhere, be 15 . It might change the way you do things.
A．music B．stores C．songs D．sound
A．already B．even C．hardly D．never
A．way B．time C．idea D．place
A．become B．get C．feel D．look
A．much B．more C．little D．less
A．pop B．modern C．light D．country
A．no B．much C．any D．some
A．expect B．hope C．realize D．believe
A．cook B．order C．eat D．make
A．free B．busy C．happy D．sad
A．can B．should C．can’t D．needn’t
A．how B．why C．what D．that
A．excited B．interested C．confident D．relaxed
A．first B．second C．next D．last
A．quiet B．quick C．happy D．careful
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 him4 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
I like __1__．Every Sunday I get up early and go to a river by bike three kilometers away from my home. This morning，my wife(妻子) _2__to go with me. We go by car first and then walk to the __3__. We began to fish. In two hours I catch(抓，捉) nothing．
“Why don' t you let me try?" my wife asks. “All right.” I 4_. She 5__ six big fish in half an hour.
“I __6__go home first and I will cook them for lunch. You can__7__the bus home，”she says.
I stay by the river __8_ catch only an old shoe. I 9_ a little angry with myself. 10_ is the fish man in the family? My wife or I?
A．fish B．fishing C．fished D．for fish
A．wants B．to want C．like D．likes
A．bike B．car C．river D．home
A．speak B．says C．tell D．answer
A．catch B．catches C．to catch D．catching
A．can’t B．can C．will D．may
A．gets B．takes C．get D．take
A．but B．and C．or D．also
A．feel B．was C．be D．were
A．What B．Where C．Who D．Why
Dear Molly,
I know how you feel. People always tell us, “Don’t do this!” or “You can’t do that!” But think about it, Molly. There 1 a lot of things you can do. You can play basketball 2 weekends. You can watch TV after you 3a book. Parents and schools are sometimes strict, 4 remember, they make rules to help us. We have 5 them.
Good luck!
Dr. Know
A．is B．has C．are D．have
A．in B．on C．at D．with
A．look B．watch C．see D．read
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A．follows B．following C．follow D．to follow