For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”. But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective “fashionable” in the same way: 

“She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable color.”

    But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs…and in languages.

Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.

    Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspaper, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours. New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.

1. From this passage we know that “fashion” means ______.

A. clothes                          B. many things

C. most of the popular things           D. everything

2.Today fashions change very quickly because _______.

A. people read newspaper every day

B. radios send information from one country to another

C. new things that people like are often shown on TV

D. people quickly learn what is happening in the world

3.“There is money in fashion” means ______.

A. clothes are expensive                B. money comes from fashion

C. people like new things           D. fashions make big money

4. The best title for the passage is ______.

A. Fashions                         B. Fashion mean clothes

C. Fashion means money              D.A fashionable

Vanilla is my best friend. She is a lovely girl with two big, beautiful eyes. But she always hides them       a pair of black glasses.

One day, however, I       ended our friendship. I remember that day clearly. We were       in the classroom. The teacher was giving us our re­sults of a Chinese exam. I had done badly. I felt so       that I wouldn't talk to anyone. At lunch-time, I even stayed in the classroom alone. Sudden­ly, I heard a      . It was Vanilla. "You look very unhappy," she said. "What's wrong?" I looked at her for a while, but said       . I knew Vanilla had got a good mark (分数) in the exam. I thought she was       me. I sat silently, but Vanilla didn't go away, she       asking me questions_: “Is it be­cause of the exam? Do you want me to tell you the right      ?" I looked away from her. When I looked up again, Vanilla had gone. And so had my exam paper! I didn't know        to do. I looked for my paper every where, but couldn't find it.

In the afternoon, Vanilla came up to my desk and       me my exam paper back. I looked at it and got a big      . Vanilla had written the right answers next to every one of my mistakes. How       she was! My face turned red. I wanted to hug her, but I only held her hands and said," Thank you. "That afternoon,       Vanilla and I were on the way home, I felt quite happy and thanked her again. We are        best friends.

1.A. behind           B. below             C. among                 D. near

2.A. slowly           B. quickly                C. nearly               D. happily

3.A. singing          B. sitting                  C. dancing              D. playing

4.A. happy           B. sad          C. funny           D. excited

5.A. voice                         B. sound       C. noise                D. cry

6.A. everything       B. something         C. anything            D. nothing

7.A. knocking at    B. shouting at   C. laughing at          D. pointing at

8.A. forgot          B. kept                      C. practiced            D. remembered

9.A. answers        B. exams                       C. results               D. notes

10.A. that                      B. who         C. which        D. what

11.A. gave                      B. turned                  C. carried                D. moved

12.A. pain                       B. interest                  C. surprise                 D. fun

13.A. kind            B. brave                C. healthy              D. careless

14.A. whether               B. when                 C. after         D. unless

15.A. still                       B. yet                  C. also                 D. ever

Complete the dialogue with proper words or sentences.

A: Hi, Cathy! You look excited. 1._______？

B: I'm going to spend my summer vacation in Hong Kong. I'll visit Disneyland. My dream to meet Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck will come true.

A: 2._{__________________} _________ ？

B: No, with my parents. We'll fly there as soon as the final examinations finish.

A: That's great!  If you go to Hong Kong, 3.______. Hong Kong is

a shopping paradise (购物天堂).The things there are more fashionable.

B: Of course I won't But maybe my mother will be more interested in it I prefer eating to shopping.

A4._____________ ？

B: Seafood is my favorite. I also like different kinds of desserts.

A: If so, Hong Kong will be suitable for you. There are many kinds of delicious food you can enjoy. 5.____________.

B: Thanks. See you!

--- You look unhappy. What's wrong with you?  ---I scored _______points in my class.

    A. the fewest       B. the least          C. the most       D. fewer

—You look very sad. What’s wrong?

—Don’t worry. There is _______.