8. My father started to play ______ the Stockholm when he was only fifteen.

　 A. in　　　 B. for　　　 C. at　　　 D. of

7. Were there any football players in your school last term? ________ .

A. Yes, there is　　　　 B. Yes, there was　 C. No, there were　　　 D. No, there weren’t

6. One of the students, Sam, _______ yesterday.

　 A. has a accident　　 B. had a accident　 C. had an accident　　 D. has an accident

5. Did you learn any ________ languages at school?

A. other　　　 B. the other　　 C. another　　 D. others

4. He isn’t good at languages ________ science.

A. and　　　　 B. with　　　　 C. but　　　 D. or

3. The twin’s from _______.

　 A. Sweden　 B. Swedenish　 C. Swedish　　 D. Swede

2. One of my best friends ______ in Shanghai a month ago.

　　 A. is　　　 B. are　　 C. was　　 D. were

1. They are going to _______ Japan.

　　 A. visit　 B. visit to　 C. visiting　 D. visiting to

1.B 2.B 3D 4.D 5. B 6.D 7.B 8. A 9. C 10. A 11. D 12.D 13. C 14. D 15. B　 DACDA

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took　 　who　 　invented　 business　 life

10. The sharks have _________ (袭击)a number of people.

Do you know when and where ice cream got its start? It’s an international 　1 　with a long and interesting 2　　 .

The earliest ices were 3　　 　in China many years ago. The people would put orange juice on ice , Later, this idea 4　　　 　to Italy. Later, the Emperor of Rome between 37 and 68 A.D., liked to eat ices 5　　　　 　violin lessons. He ordered runners to run to the mountains, get snow and quickly run back to the palace. The snow was mixed with fruit juices and nuts. Around 1660, coffee shops 6　　　 　ice cream were very 7　　　　 　in Paris. Most of the coffee shops were owned by 8　 　　. The first successful one was opened by a man from Sicily 9　　　 　Francesco Procopio.

Ice cream was brought to America in the early 1700’s. and it quickly became the favourite of American people. Before ice cream was sold in stores, it was 10　　 　at home. It 11　　 　a lot of work to mix cream, eggs, fruit, ice and salt, and then to freeze it. Nancy Johnson, an American woman 12　　　 　was good with machines, 13　　 　the hand-turned ice cream freezer in 1846. Five years later, Jacob Flusell opened the first ice cream 14　　　 　in Baltimore, Maryland. His business quickly spread to other states.

Today in the United States, ice cream is not a food, it is a way of 15　　　 .