A hot dog is one of the most popular American foods. It was named after frankfurter, a German food.

　　You may hear “hot dog” 1 in other ways. People sometimes say “hot dog” to express 2 . For example(例如), a friend may ask 3 you would like to go to the cinema. You might say, “Great! I would love to go.” Or, you could say, “ 4 I would love to go.”

　　People 5 use the expression to describe(描写) someone who is a “showoff”, who tries to show everyone else how 6 he is. You often hear such 7 called a “hot dog”. He may be a baseball player for example, who 8 the ball with one hand, making a(n) 9 catch seem more difficult. You know he is a hot dog because when he makes such a catch, he bows(鞠躬) to the crowd, hoping to win their 10 .

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动脑筋想一想：下面的几组字母和单词是按什么规律排列的？

　　(1)B　C　P　Eve　meet　repeat

　　(2)F　L　M　N　pen　desk　bell

　　(3)no　cola　phone

　　(4)clock　Bob

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阅读理解

　　New York, London, Paris and other big cities are wonderful places to live in. There are many nice things to see and to do. You can go to different kinds of museums, plays and films. You can also go shopping to buy things from all over the world.

　　But there are serious problems in big cities, too. The cost of living is high, and there are too many people in some places. Every year many people move to the cities because there are more chances to find jobs, to study at good schools and to receive good medical care. But sometimes these people can not find jobs or good places to live in. Also, too many people in a small space make it hard to keep the cities safe and clean.

　　Some people enjoy staying in big cities, others do not. Before people move to a big city, they should think about the problems of staying there.

　　注释　　1．museum[PU((:)>L!+P]n．博物馆　　2．cost[E&KC]n．成本；费用

　　3．receive[T!>K!:H]v．收到，接到，接收　　4．medical care n．医疗保健制度

阅读上述短文，并完成下列练习

一、根据短文内容，把住在大城市的优点和大城市有可能遇到的问题写在相应处。

advantage(优点)：________________________________________

problems(问题)：________________________________________

二、把下列英语解释前的序号填在相应的单词或短语前的括号内。

1．all over the world　　A．work

2．different　　　　　　B．important and worrying things

3．serious　　　　　　C．to take or go from one place to another

4．job　　　　　　　　D．everywhere in the world

5．move　　　　　　　E．not the same

三、根据短文内容，判断正误(T or F)。

1．In big cities, it's easy for people to buy things.

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2．You'll spend more money when you live in a big city.

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3．People move to the big cities only because there are more chances to find jobs.

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4．All the people like living in big cities.

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5．If you want to move to a big city, you should be ready to face a lot of problems.

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