Singapore, July 12－many people enjoy chewing(咀嚼) gum, but in 1992 Singapore decided to make it against the law. The government said that people were not careful about throwing away used gum. Instead, they dropped it on sidewalks and on the streets where it made a big mess. Chewing gum also got stuck in the doors of the underground trains so that the doors didn’t close properly. This meant the trains didn’t run on time. Singapore said that people had to give up chewing gum or pay a lot of money to the government. During the time without chewing gum, the streets and underground trains of Singapore were clean.

Now the government of Singapore is changing the rules a little. Some dentists say that chewing sugarless gum can help take care of people’s teeth. Now the government says that people will be able to buy special kinds of gum at drugstores for health reasons. Other kinds of gum are still not allowed.

根据短文内容, 判断正 (T)误(F)。

1.The text is probably taken from a story book..

2.Chewing gun made Singapore dirty before 1992.

3.During the time without chewing gun ,the streets and underground trains were clean.

4.People can buy special kinds of gun at the dentist’s for health reasons

5.Now in Singapore everyone can chew all kinds of gum freely.

 

A Talking Fish

One afternoon last summer, Mr. Stow went to a fishman to buy fish for his supper, because a friend of his would come to have supper with him that evening.

It was hot, and most of the fish were not so good, but the fishman said, “Sir, all of my fish are good and fresh. Would you like some?” Mr. Stow held one fish up to his nose and smelled it. “Why do you smell that fish? Do you think it bad?” asked the fishman. “No, I didn’t smell it.” “Then what did you do with your face so close to the fish?” asked the fishman. “I didn’t smell the fish, I only talked to it,” said Mr. Stow. “What did the fish say to you?” “He said he didn’t know the latest news of the river , because he was out of the river for more than a week.”

根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)。

1.The story happened last year.

2.Mr. Stow wanted to buy fish for his supper.

3.The weather was not hot that day.

4.Most of the fish were not so good.

5.Mr. Stow didn’t buy the fish that day.

 

阅读填空 根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词．使短文完整、通顺。
Our eyes are very important to us. They are like cameras. We can see beautiful things and colors around us.
【小题1】 our eyes. But if we don't take care of them, they may
hurt.  【小题2】  do we protect our eyes?
On sunny days, the sun shines brightly. So we'd better
   【小题3】  our sunglasses. When we read, we shouldn't stay
too close to our books and the light shouldn't be too bright  【小题4】  too dark. We mustn't read in bed. It’s  【小题5】  for our eyes. We mustn't rub our eyes with dirty hands or play games on computer too long.

根据所给课文意思，从方框中选出恰当的词，并用其正确的形式填空。

　　The television ________ down last Friday while my parents and I were watching our favourite TV play. We ________ a repairman. He couldn't come ________ he was busy ________ television on the other side of town . I was ________ that we couldn't watch TV for quite a few days, because ________ wouldn't work at weekend.

　　On Saturday morning, when we were having breakfast, someone ________ at the door. It was the repairman . He came to fix our television . Half an hour ________ the broken parts were fixed or changed . The machine was ________ . After the repairs were done , we paid him and thanked him for the good ________.“It's my pleasure, ” he said .