There are so many expressions in American English that sound good but are not.
“Face the music” is a good example. When someone says they have to face the music, it does not mean they are going to a musical show or concert. To face the music means to accept the bad results of an action.
Imagine a friend asks you to take care of her beautiful red sports car. She gives you the keys and says, “Thanks so much for watching my car while I’m away. But please do not drive it. It is a very fast car and you are not on the insurance (保险).”
But you do not listen. You want to show it to some friends and pretend (假装) the car is yours. So, you drive it around town one night. As bad luck would have it you lose control of the car and drive it into a stop sign. The damage is serious. When your friend returns you must tell her what you have done and “face the music”.
The “music” here is the result of your actions. It could be losing her friendship or paying for repairs to her sports car or both. Whatever the music is, you must face it.
There are other American expressions that mean the same as “face the music”.
To “take your medicine” means to accept the results from something bad you have done. And if someone says, “You made your bed. Now lie in it.” He means you created a bad situation and now you will experience the results, or as we say in American spoken English, you must deal with it!
“Pay the piper” also means the same as “face the music”. But, that expression has its own very interesting beginning. We will talk about that in the next Words and Their Stories.
1.What’s the main idea of this text?
A.To invite a friend to go to a musical performance.
B.To tell people how to deal with a bad situation.
C.To give people a lesson on an action.
D.To introduce some expressions.
2.Which action belongs to “take your medicine”?
A.You broke the traffic rules and caused an accident.
B.You worked hard but failed in the exam.
C.You caught a cold and took some medicine.
D.You moved to a new city and lost touch with your old friends.
3.What may the next programme talk about?
A.Other words and their stories.
B.The beginning of “pay the piper”.
C.The wider use of “face the music”.
D.An example of “take your medicine”.
假如你是Ms Wang，你的学生李华给你写了封信，诉说他无法融入班集体及交友的苦恼，请你根据以下要点给他回一封建议信。
1. 积极参加班级活动；2. 了解同学们的兴趣爱好； 3. 乐于助人
注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；3. 信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Li Hua,
I’m sorry you are having trouble in making friends. However, the situation is easy to change if you take my advice. Here are some tips to help you.
Yours, Ms Wang
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（︿），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Today we had a chemistry test. I found the test difficulty, but I tried hardly to do it. Suddenly, my best friend Mary asking me to let her to copy my answers. After think for some time, I let her copy my answers. But after the test, all of us were called to the teacher’s office. The teacher was angry because we had same answers in the tests. We were warned not to cheat again so she would need to see our parents. I was very upset. I was just helping a friend. Why does she punish me?
根据句意写出所缺单词的正确形式或者用所给单词的适当形式填空（每空不得超过3个单词）
1.The general ________ (命令) his soldiers to attack the city immediately at that time.
2.________ (事实上) all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other.
3.After ________ (毕业) from college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip.
4.The book is ________ (涉及) with the situation in Iran.
5.She ________ (遭受) from loneliness, but she had to learn to like it there.
6.He said that light ________ (travel) much faster than sound.
7.We made radios much smaller, cheaper and more ________ (可靠的).
8.It’s no pleasure ________ (look) through these any longer because nature is one thing that really must be experienced.
9.My sister insisted that she ________ (organize) the trip properly.
10.It was the first time in a year and a half that I ________ (see) the night face to face.
My father is a strong fisherman. He loved the sea and would stay out until he caught enough to ________ the family.
When we met ________ weather, he would drive me to school with his old truck. And after we ________, he would bend over and give me a ________ on the face and then tell me to be a good boy. I always felt very ________ in front of so many other ________. I was already a twelve-year–old young man, but my father still kissed me goodbye!
Then on a rainy day I ________ to tell him my feeling. When we stopped at the school gate, the ________ big smile appeared on my father’s face. I ________ what would happen next. I ________ put my hand up and for the first time said “No” to him. The smile on his face immediately changed into a ________ look. He looked at me for a long time and ________ began to appear in his eyes. I was shocked. I had never ________ him cry! Then he said, “You’re right. You are a big boy… a man. I won’t kiss you ________.”
Not long after that, my father went to sea on a bad day. ________ of the fishermen stayed at home, but not Dad, because he had a big family to feed. But after that day, he ________ came back. Later his boat was ________ with his nets half in and half out. He must have ________ a strong wind and was trying to save the nets.
How I wished I had not ________ my father’s kiss! And from this I have learned that we should take every chance with our family and friends as the last one in our lives. We can have ________ regrets by doing so.
1.A.enjoy B.keep C.feed D.save
2.A.fine B.hot C.cool D.bad
3.A.arrived B.separated C.appeared D.drove
4.A.welcome B.smile C.touch D.kiss
5.A.excited B.embarrassed C.amazed D.funny
6.A.passengers B.workers C.schoolmates D.friends
7.A.agreed B.determined C.advised D.happened
8.A.strange B.usual C.beautiful D.kind
9.A.doubled B.wondered C.knew D.remembered
10.A.clearly B.quickly C.quietly D.carefully
11.A.disappointed B.worried C.surprised D.surprising
12.A.anger B.tears C.understanding D.happiness
13.A.wanted B.liked C.seen D.minded
14.A.forever B.immediately C.sometimes D.any longer
15.A.Most B.All C.Majority D.Every
16.A.later B.finally C.never D.seldom
17.A.bought B.found C.caught D.returned
18.A.missed B.caught C.met D.hoped
19.A.refused B.forgotten C.hated D.accepted
20.A.little B.few C.small D.good
To see the world is one thing. To have someone to share it with is another. Indeed the travel becomes more interesting when you have a travel partner. A travel partner can be a close friend, a family member, a pal you’ve met online, or a business
You can have someone to talk to
Traveling alone is fun，but wouldn’t you feel lonely? Having a travel partner can remove the feeling of loneliness. This is especially true if you can get a travel companion who is very familiar with the place you, re traveling to. You don’ t have to ask any information from the locals, and you can increase the time you spend in the country.
One of the major headaches in traveling is the costs involved. You can’t simply ignore the rising price of hotels or plane tickets. You should also think about your daily needs, such as your food. Of course, you can’t simply go back without bringing any souvenirs (纪念品)to your friends and family. All these can ruin your budg- et(预算).However, when you have a travel friend, you can have someone to share the expenses with.
You can meet a good friend
Having a travel mate is a good way of meeting a new friend or even a lifelong partner. You can never count the number of couples who actually found their way into each other’s heart while traveling together in another country.
You can have someone to watch out for you
When you’re in a foreign land, you’ll never be really safe. You don’t know the rules as well as the culture of the people. A travel mate will be perfect to remind you of your duties in the country and to watch your back just in case you get lost. So why don’t you find a travel companion now?
Let’s find out how ...
1.What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A.To introduce a travel company.
B.To encourage us to have a travel partner.
C.To explain how to be a perfect travel partner.
D.To tell an interesting experience with a travel partner.
2.What’s the best title for the 3rd paragraph?
A.You can have someone to share the expenses with.
B.You can know the local culture well.
C.You can enjoy food with your partner.
D.You can save money by bargaining together.
3.Which of the following statements agrees with the author’s opinion?
A.Traveling alone is not fun.
B.Buying souvenirs isn’t necessary.
C.Many people fall in love when traveling.
D.It’s better to choose a stranger as a travel partner.
4.The following paragraph will probably talk about .
A.how to get along with a travel partner
B.how travel can benefit people
C.what we can learn from travel
D.how to find a travel partner
