Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them learn it at school. O1 study it by t 2 But it is not so easy to learn another language w 3 People must work hard at it.
Why do all these people w 4 to learn English? It is difficult to a 5 that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school or at university b 6 it is one of their s 7 . They study their own language,math and English. Many grownups (成年人) learn English because it is u 8 in their work. They want to read newspapers,books,and some other t 9 in English to get more knowledge. And that is why more and more people in the world are 1 10 English.
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1. Others 2. themselves
3. well 4. want
5. answer 6. because
7. subjects 8. useful
9. things 10. learning
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There are many advantages of becoming a professional musician. The b 1 advantage is being able to do something you love. You will have the chance to travel to many different p 2 and meet a lot of different people. That will o 3 up your eyes.
However,there are also disadvantages of b 4 a professional musician. One of the biggest disadvantages for most musicians is that they don't a 5 have enough money. Most of the time,you will be looking for j 6 . Sometimes you won't be able to find a good job. Another disadvantage is the place you live in. If you want to be a musician,you usually have to move to an a 7 that has a lot of jobs,such as New York City. The c 8 of living in these areas is usually very high. The t 9 disadvantage is that you can't have a stable family life. Different jobs will take a musician to different places,so m 10 musicians are unable to have a regular family.
1. b 2. p 3. o 4. b 5. a
6. j 7. a 8. c 9. t 10. m
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Many people today read stories about UFOs. But w 1 are UFOs? The most popular answer for UFOs is that they c 2 visitors coming from other planets. They seem to fly much f 3 than planes on the earth. Some UFO s 4 think it's right. Some people think few UFOs r 5 the earth and the space visitors were living with us.
Sometimes people make m 6 when they say they see UFOs. They m 7 see a weather balloon of a strange plane,or the light they see in the sky c 8 from the air. However,there are a lot of o 9 we can't find. It may take many years to find a r 10 answer.
1. w 2. c 3. f 4. s 5. r
6. m 7. m 8. c 9. o 10.r
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Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States and Canada. In the United States,it is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November every year. The Canadians celebrate it on the second Monday in October. It is associated (相关的) with giving thanks to the God. In the beginning,people expressed gratitude for the harvest they got.
The most important part of the celebration is the dinner which includes the customary turkey served with sauce (酱汁) and pumpkins. A lot of business goes on during this holiday. For example,restaurants take advantage of the holiday to sell turkey dinners.
Families and friends usually get together for a large meal or dinner on Thanksgiving Day and have a lot of fun. That's why the Thanksgiving holiday is considered one of the busiest travel periods of the year. Students are given a fourday or fiveday vacation. Thanksgiving is also a paid holiday for most workers.
( ) 1. When do people celebrate Thanksgiving in America?
A. On the second Monday in November.
B. On the fourth Thursday in November.
C. On the fourth Thursday in October.
D. On the second Monday in October.
( ) 2. The underlined word "gratitude" means " " in Chinese.
A. 感激 B. 自豪
C. 梦想 D. 忠诚
( ) 3. The most important part of the Thanksgiving celebration is .
A. the God B. the business
C. the vacation D. the dinner with the turkey
( ) 4. The last paragraph mainly tells us .
A. there are many things to do during the Thanksgiving holiday
B. people are very busy during the Thanksgiving holiday
C. how people celebrate Thanksgiving
D. the dinner is the most important part of the celebration
( ) 5. Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Restaurants will sell turkey dinners during the Thanksgiving holiday.
B. People in America and Canada celebrate Thanksgiving on different days.
C. Thanksgiving is related with giving thanks to the God.
D. Most workers can't get pay during the Thanksgiving holiday.
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―、 | Taxi Driver Wanted Full time or part time. Experience and a good knowledge of the city are necessary. English is also a must. Under 45 years old. Call Mr. White at 5132683. |
| Apartment for Sale Two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. Hot water 8： 0048： 00. Beautiful sights out of the windows. E-mail ： sdgt@yahoo.cn. |
( )6. If you want to have a guitar lesson, you may________ .
A. call Susan at 7328059
B. surf the website： www. music, com. au
C. telephone Mr. White at 5132683
D. e-mail sdgt@yahoo.cn
( )7. Who is the owner of the lost dog?
A. Mr. White. B. Larry. C. Susan. D. David.
( )8. If you want the job as a taxi driver, you should________ .
A. master at least three languages
B. know the city very well
C. be an experienced driver
D. both B and C
( )9. Which information about the apartment is not mentioned in the table?
A. It has a beautiful view.
B. It has hot water in the daytime.
C. It has three floors.
D. It has a kitchen.
( )10. How can you contact the owner of the apartment for more information?
A. By sending an e-mail. B. By going to visit it.
C. By making a phone call. D. By sending a fax(传真).
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Some time ago,I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended,as there are a whole lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception (接待) .I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair.
The second shop,though slightly more polite,was just the same,and the third,and the fourth. So I decided to do things differently.
I went into the fifth shop with a good plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, "Would you like to buy a chair?" He looked it over carefully and said, " Yes,not a bad chair. How much do you want for it,sir?" "Twenty pounds," I said. uOK," he said. "I'll give you twenty pounds. " "It's got a slightly broken leg," I said. "Yes,I saw that. It's nothing.”
Everything was going according to the plan and I was getting excited. "What will you do with it?" I asked. " Oh,it will be easy to sell it once the repair is done. ” "I'll buy it," I said. "What do you mean? You've just sold it to me," he said. "Yes,I know,but I've changed my mind. Fm sorry,I'll give you twentyseven pounds for it." "You must be crazy," he said. Then,suddenly the penny dropped. "I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair. " "You're right," I said. "And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, Would you mend this chair for me'?" "I wouldn't have agreed to do it," he said. "We don't do repairs,not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I'll mend this for you. " He was a very nice man,and was greatly amused (感到有趣) by the whole thing.
( ) 11. We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer .
A. was rather impolite
B. was warmly received
C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair
D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
( ) 12. The expression "the penny dropped" in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper
A. changed his mind
B. accepted the offer
C. saw the writer's purpose
D. decided to help the writer
( ) 13. How much did the writer pay for repairing his chair?
A. £5. B. £7.
C. £20. D. £27.
( ) 14. From the text,we can learn that the writer was .
A. honest B. careful
C. smart D. funny
( ) 15. The best title of the passage is " ".
A. Changing Your Way of Thinking
B. Impolite Shopkeepers
C. Mending a Chair
D. Buying a New Chair
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It was a Friday. A poor young man stood at a gate of the railway station. He played his violin and many people put money into the hat in front of him.
The next day,the young man came to the gate again,and put his hat on the ground. But different from what he always did in the past days,he took out a large piece of paper with some words in it and laid it on the ground. It said, "Last night,a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come soon,Mr. Sang."
After about an hour,a middleaged man ran to the young man in a hurry and said, "It's you ！ You do come here. I know that you're an honest man and will certainly come here." The young man asked, uAre you Mr. George Sang? Did you lose anything?" "A lottery (奖券) ticket, ” answered the middleaged man. The young man took out a lottery ticket and gave it to the man.
The prize of the lottery ticket was $500,000. On that Friday,when the middleaged man knew he won,he was very happy. He took out 50 dollars and put it in the hat. However,the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
Later,someone asked the young man, "You play the violin at the railway station every day to make money. Why didn't you just take the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself?" The young man said, " Although I don't have much money,I live happily. But if I lose honesty,I won't be happy forever."
( ) 11. The poor young man was playing at a gate of the railway station.
A. his guitar B. his piano
C. his violin D. his flute
( ) 12. Many people put into the poor young man's hat.
A. money B. paper
C. nothing D. tickets
( ) 13. The middleaged man put into the poor man's hat.
A. $50
B. his lottery ticket
C. both $50 and his lottery ticket
D. his ID card
( ) 14. What did the young man put on the ground on the next day?
A. His old hat. B. A large piece of paper.
C. A lottery ticket. D. His violin.
( ) 15. Which of the following is true?
A. The young man was honest.
B. The young man was not honest.
C. The young man didn't give the lottery ticket back to the middleaged man.
D. The young man didn't live happily.
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Two men named Jack and John were walking along a road one hot summer morning. They were very thirsty and wanted very much to have a glass of cold beer,but they had nc money.
"I can get some beer for us without money," said Jack.
"Come with me. " They went to a pub about one kilometer away. It was lunch time,aru a lot of people were in the pub. The owner was selling drinks at one end of the long bar,a" a waiter was selling drinks at the other end.
"My friend and I can't agree," Jack went up to the owner and said. "I say there are two glasses in a liter (升) and he says there are four. " "You are right," said the owner. "Ther are only two glasses in a liter. " "Thank you," said Jack,and went over to where John was standing at the other end of the bar.
He asked for two glasses of beer and told the waiter that the owner was going to pay for it. Then he called out loudly, "You did say two glasses,didn't you,owner?" "Yes,that't right. Two glasses," the owner called back. So they drank the beer with great enjoyment am then walked out of the pub.
( ) 1. Why did they want very much to have cold beer?
A. They were happy. B. They were thirsty.
C. They were tired. D. They were hungry.
( ) 2. They wanted to get the beer without paying money because .
A. they were friends of the owner
B. they had no money
C. there were many people in the pub
D. they wanted to keep the money
( ) 3. There were a lot of people in the pub because .
A. it was lunch time
B. it was very hot
C. the beer was very good there
D. it was a good pub
( ) 4. said that there were two glasses in a liter.
A. Only Jack B. Only John
C. Only the owner D. Jack and the owner
) 5. Jack was than John.
A. more clever B. more foolish
C. taller D. richer
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Today was not a good day. Everything went wrong. First, I slept late and Mom shouted at me to wake up. When I went to the kitchen for breakfast, there was no cereal (谷物加工食品).I decided to have some toast instead ， but I burned it. I had to eat it anyway because there was no more bread. There was no juice, either. I just had a glass of water.
When I was almost at the bus stop ， I realized that I had forgotten my wallet ， so I had to go back home and get it. Of course, I missed the bus and had to wait for the next one.
I was late for school and the teacher told me to stay in the classroom at lunchtime to catch up on(弥库卜)the schoolwork I had missed.
After lunch, it was the time to give the teacher our homework. I reached into my bag to get it but it wasn't there. I had left it at home. I was in trouble again.
When I got home, I went straight to my room to do my homework. Mom cooked fish for dinner. She knows I don't like fish, but she thinks it is good for her son. It was a horrible day. I hope tomorrow will be better.
( )1. What happened to the writer on this bad day?
A. The writer argued with his parents.
B. The writer heard some terrible news.
C. Many small things went wrong.
D. Part of the writer's house was on fire.
( )2. When did the writer's bad day begin?
A. In the morning. B. At school.
C. At lunchtime. D. In the afternoon.
( )3. What did the writer do after he went home?
A. He did some homework.
B. He made a telephone call.
C. He made fun with his friend.
D. He was tired, so he went to bed.
( )4. When you "burn" something, you________ .
A. cook it too long B. eat it too fast
C. give it away D. make it very well
( )5. According to the passage, we can know________ .
A. the writer fell off from his bike
B. the writer went to school
C. the writer got up early in the morning
D. the writer left his homework at home
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