Life in Britain

Homes and families

Many British people live in Houses, not apartments. Most houses have gardens.

Daily life

Most office workers start work at about nine in the morning, and finish at about five or six in the afternoon. Most people don’t go home for lunch, and they just have a quick meal.

School life

Children start school at about nine am, and finish at about three thirty pm. Most children have lunch at school. All children go to school when they are four or five years old, and leave when they are sixteen or seventeen.

Shops

Most shops open at about nine am and close at about six pm. Usually, they don’t close for lunch.

1.Many British people live in _______ .

A. apartments    B. parks

C. houses   D. gardens

2.Most offices start work at about ______ in the morning.

A. ten   B. nine   C. eight   D. seven

3. Most office workers and school children don’t have lunch _____ .

A. in the garden   B. in the shop

C. at home   D. at school

4.The children in Britain usually study at school for_____ .

A. sixteen or seventeen years B. twelve or thirteen years

C. four or five years        D. four years

5.Can you buy things in the shops at lunch time?

A．No. They close for lunch.

B. Yes. But there is no people in the shop.

C. No. Shops open at 1pm.

D. Yes. They don’t close for lunch.

Nowadays lots of people stop drinking cola because it is bad for our bones, especially for women’s bones.

More and more people     to drink energy drinks（功能饮料）. Energy drinks look cool. Their makers say they give you energy and       you better at sports. So, many students drink them before exams to help them stay      .

But wait! To keep you awake, most energy drinks have      caffeine（咖啡因）. They are like a strong cup of coffee or tea. If you drink a lot of them, your      will beat faster. You will feel nervous. You could     have sleeping problems and find it hard to live without them. Tom Brown is a     US junior high school student. He drinks energy drinks every day. He started to do this a year ago before his piano lessons. But now, Tom says, “I drink them     I feel weak or before a test. I can’t help drinking them.”

In fact, the energy you get from the drinks helps for      a short time. You may feel good for an hour or so, but then you’ll feel even     than before.

1.A. refuse  B. forget     C. start   D. used

2.A. let   B. feel     C. bring   D. make

3.A. alone   B. awake     C. tired   D. nervous

4.A. few   B. little     C. kinds of      D. lots of

5.A. heart   B. head     C. eyes   D. legs

6.A. too   B. as well     C. either   D. also

7.A. 15 years old B. 15-year old     C. 15-years-old     D. 15-year-old

8.A. however     B. whenever     C. whatever      D. whoever

9.A. ever   B. only      C. yet       D. even

10.A. better  B. best      C. worse       D. worst

--I think Where Are We Going, Dad? is the hottest show this year.--  People of all ages like it.

A. How come?          B. Without doubt it is.

C. It’s hard to say. D. I can’t believe it.

I ___to do well in the exam, but I still failed it .

A. made an effort   B. made a effort

C. try an effort   D. try an effort

We should ___the children ____the Internet because it’s not good for their study.

A. keep; away from  B. let,  away from

C. keep from  D. let ; from

-----Do you like making friends with others ?

-----Of course . I’m afraid of       .

A. alone        B. be alone

C. being alone    D. to be alone

I like my school because I take      in it.

A. pride    B. proud     C. part     D. interest

There isn't ＿＿＿in today's newspaper.

A. anything interesting    B. something interesting

C. nothing interesting     D. interesting anything

The number of books in the bookshop is about 10,000 and a number

of them       about science.

A. is    B. was    C. are    D. were

I think it’s difficult to go _____the forest alone.

A. across     B. through     C. though      D. cross