27、根据各小题A句的意思完成B句,使两句的意思基本相同。每空限填一个单词。

1．A： The lazy boy usually doesn’t go to school on time．

B： The lazy boy is usually ________ ________school．

2．A： I find that it is hard to get along well with all my classmates．

B： I find _________ _________ to get along well with all my classmates．

3．A： This question is difficult enough for me to answer in such a short time．

B： This question is ________ difficult ________ I can’t answer it in such a short time．

4．A： Mike is 17 years old and Kate is 15 years old．

B： Kate is two years ________ _________ Mike．

5．A： Xiaogan has changed a lot in the past few years．

B： Great changes have _________ _________ in Xiaogan in the past few years．

6．A： Mr. Smith came to China six years ago．

B： Mr. Smith _________  ________ in China for six years．

26、Americans are very direct people．When they want something they say “yes” and when they don’t they say “no”． If they want something different from what is given, they ask for it． Here’s an example．I arrive at someone’s house and he gives me wine, I don’t want wine． Maybe I don’t like it or maybe I just don’t want it．I will say “No, thanks．” If everyone around me is drinking something, I would ask for something else, “No, thanks．But I’ll take a bit of tea if you have some．” If I really want wine, I just say, “Yes, thank you．” Unless they happen to know the Chinese customs, westerners will not ask you again and again after you have said you don’t want it．

1． If Americans want something, they would say “________”．

A． Yes, thank you．                           B． No, thanks．

C． No, I’m sorry．                            D． Yes, why not．

2． When Americans do not want what is given, they would say “_______”．

A． No, I don’t．                               B． No, thanks．

C． Yes, thank you．                                 D． No, I’m sorry．

3． In this passage, “westerners” means____．

      A． the people who live in the west of their country   

B． the visitors who go to the Western countries

      C． the people who live in the Western countries

D． the people who know the customs of the West

4． The Chinese people might____if you don’t want something given．

       A． be glad                                        B． say “thank you”

      C． get angry                                     D． ask you again to take it

5． From this passage we know that____．

      A． the Chinese people are direct            B． the Chinese customs are better

      C． the westerners are more polite           D． different countries have different customs

21、

根据以上材料，选择最佳答案。

（   ） 1．“___________” can tell you what to do if you are tired of a subject．

         A． Study Skills for Life

B． Learning How to Learn

         C． Basic Study Guidebook

D． How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children

（   ） 2．Many pictures in the book “Learning How to Learn” can ______________．

         A． make children read slowly        B． make children understand the book easily

         C． make the book boring           D． make children draw beautifully

（   ） 3．According to the ads, the three books are for ____________．

         A． the old            B． parents            C． children            D． men

（   ） 4．If you buy the three books on May 2nd, 2009, you will just pay ________ for them．

         A． $ 93            B． $71               C． $80               D． $79

（   ） 5．The purpose of the three ads is to ______________．

         A． sell these books to the children       B． help children learn English

         C． help children learn about nature       D． use a dictionary to pronounce correctly

20、Have you ever walked into a room and felt relaxed？It could be because the walls were painted blue, a calm and peaceful color．

    Sometimes colors can affect our feelings and moods．Some colors can make us feel calm and peaceful．Blue is one of these．Wearing blue clothes or sleeping in a blue room is good for our mind and body, because this color makes a good feeling. Blue is also the color of sadness, so you may say you’re feeling blue when you are feeling sad. White is another calm color．You should wear white clothes if you are feeling nervous．White is also the color of purity（纯洁）. Many women like to be in white on their wedding day. Green is the color of nature． It can give us more energy when we are feeling tired．

    Some colors can make you feel warm. These colors can give you a happy feeling. People who live in cold climates use warm colors in their homes like orange and yellow instead of white and blue．

    Orange shows joy. It can bring you success and cheer you up when you are feeling sad. Yellow is the color of the sun, so it can remind you of a warm, sunny day. Yellow is also the color of wisdom. Some people prefer this color when they study for exams. For example, they may use yellow school things. Red is one of the strong colors. Wearing red often makes us active.

In short, we can try out different colors if we aren’t feeling our best．

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。

（   ） 1．According to the passage, which color of the following can make you feel relaxed?

         A． Yellow．     B． Orange．      C． Red．         D． White．

（   ） 2．What’s the meaning of the sentence “She is blue today．”?

        A． She is angry．    B． She is sad．  C． She is bored．D． She is excited．

（   ） 3．Some students prefer yellow rulers or erasers when they study for exams because yellow is the color of ___________．

         A． wisdom          B． purity        C． nature         D． peace

（   ） 4．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A． People who live in cold climates had better paint the walls of their houses white．

B． Many women like to be in white on their wedding day because it’s the color of purity．

C． Sometimes colors can affect our feelings and moods．

D． Wearing green can give us more energy when we are feeling tired．

（   ） 5．Is red a strong color or a peaceful color?

     A． Yes, it is．                                   B． No, it isn’t．

C． A peaceful color．                       D． A strong color．

18、根据对话内容，在空白处填入一个适当的句子，使对话完整、正确。

Sally:  Excuse me, where is Judy? I haven’t seen her for a long time．

Beth:  （1） __________________________________． She wants to visit the Great Wall．

Sally:  Really? （2） ________________________________?

Beth:  She went there last Monday．

Sally:  （3） _______________________________________?

Beth:  No, she’s never been there before．

Sally:  （4） _______________________________________? Her friends?

Beth:  No, she went there with her parents．

Sally:  When will she be back?

Beth:  She’ll be back at the end of this month．

Sally:  Thank you．

Beth:  （5） ________________________．