The apartments in the city center are always expensive. I can’t _____ one with all my money.
A.take B.afford C.supply D.support
—Shall I get you something to drink?
—Thanks, but don’t _____. I have to leave now.
A.make B.annoy C.disturb D.bother
My family used to live in _____ city of Shanghai but now have moved to _____ countryside.
A.a; a B.the; the C.a; the D.the; 不填
A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband.For many months she had liked a beautiful_______, and knowing her husband could_______it, she told him that was all she wanted.On the morning of the_______, her husband told her how_______he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her.He_______her a beautiful gift package (纸盒). She opened it and_______a Bible._______, she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible？” She was so_______that she left him.
Many years passed and the lady was very_______in business.She owned two large companies.She________her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to________him. But before she could, she________a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (财产) to her.She needed to go back and________things.
When she arrived at his house, sadness________her heart. She saw the still new________, just as she had left it years before. With________, she opened it and began to turn the pages.A ring________from the Bible to the floor and a________could be seen.She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days.And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LUV U ALWAYS”.
________your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged the way it is！Always appreciate little things；they usually lead you to bigger things！The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the________.
1.A.watch B.ring C.coat D.box
2.A.afford B.like C.design D.guess
3.A.holiday B.performance C.birthday D.meeting
4.A.proud B.kind C.sorry D.brave
5.A.lent B.asked C.gave D.moved
6.A.carried B.found C.missed D.held
7.A.Politely B.Lightly C.Patiently D.Angrily
8.A.calm B.upset C.grateful D.careless
9.A.failing B.lonely C.successful D.poor
10.A.wondered B.hoped C.realized D.explained
11.A.visit B.understand C.catch D.help
12.A.passed B.wrote C.sent D.received
13.A.take care of B.pay for C.look for D.give away
14.A.covered B.broke C.left D.filled
15.A.car B.Bible C.letter D.table
16.A.smiles B.laughter C.tears D.interests
17.A.hid B.dropped C.disappeared D.made
18.A.book B.pen C.flower D.card
19.A.If B.But C.Although D.So
20.A.hand B.eye C.face D.heart
Taking a Child Fishing
There is nothing quite like seeing the smile on a young person’s face when they catch their fish. Here are some simple steps that can be taken to help children and parents enjoy these early fishing experiences.
1.
It’s easier to teach young children to fish if your attention is towards them and not towards your own fishing. If you are also trying to fish, this can make that difficult for both of you. 2. When they need your help, you can hand down your tool and they can keep fishing.
Keep trips short.
Children have short attention periods. 3. Take this into consideration when planning a trip. When it stops being fun for them, it’s time to call it a day.
Bring plenty of snacks and drinks.
Even though most of these trips will be short, they will get hungry and thirsty. Bringing plenty of snacks and drinks gives them a little break from fishing. 4. You can use this time while they are eating or playing to do some fishing yourself.
Other than fishing.
Just because they are on a fishing trip doesn’t mean that they have to finish all the time. Let them do things besides fishing as long as it isn’t interfering (打扰) with the people fishing around you. 5.
A stop on the way home for ice cream or other treats can also be a fun part of the trip. Remember it’s all about them having fun and hopefully wanting to go fishing with you again.
A.Let them help make choices.
B.Make the fishing trip about them.
C.Children love to feel like they are helping out.
D.This can be more exciting to them than the actual fishing.
E.The same is true if you bring a few small toys for them to play with.
F.One way to solve this problem is for you to use the tool the child can use.
G.An hour or possibly two will be about all of the fishing they can handle in a day.
If you think English means endless new words, difficult grammars and sometimes strange pronunciations, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?
According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information.It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.
The study also found the effect is greater when the younger people learn a second language. A team led by Dr. Andrea Mecheli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English.They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.
Scans showed that grey matter density in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.
“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language, ”said the scientists. It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.
Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills.“Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible (灵活的), ”he said, “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”
The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of 2 and 34. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested.The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world, ” explained the scientists.
1.The main subject talked about in this passage is ________.
A.science on learning a second language B.man’s ability of learning a second language
C.language study can help improve brain power D.language learning and maths study
2.In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “exercise” in order to ________.
A.say language is also a kind of physical labor
B.prove that one needs more practice when he (she) is learning a language
C.show the importance of using the language when you learn it
D.make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well
3.The word “bilinguals” (Paragraph 3) probably means ________.
A.researchers on language learning B.second language learners
C.persons who can speak two languages D.active language learners
