For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”. But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective “fashionable” in the same way: “She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable colour.”

But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs…and in languages. Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.

Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspaper, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.

New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.

1.From this passage we know that “fashion” means ______.

A. clothes

B. many things

C. most of the popular things

D. everything

2.Which of the following things is fashionable today?

A. Surfing on the Internet.

B. Having a family dinner on New Year’s Day.

C. Learning to sing songs on the radio.

D. Doing morning exercises at school.

3.Today fashions change very quickly because _______.

A. people read newspaper every day

B. radios send information from one country to another

C. new things that people like are often shown on TV

D. people quickly learn what is happening in the world

4.There is money in fashion” means ______

A. clothes are expensive

B. money comes from fashion

C. people will buy new things

D. fashions make big money

5.The best title for the passage is ______.

A. Fashions

B. Fashion mean clothes

C. Fashion means money

D.A fashionable colour

A little boy wanted to meet God,  so he started his trip with some cakes and orange juice. On his way he saw an old woman     in the park. The boy sat down next to her. The old lady looked      ,  so he offered her a cake. She    it thankfully and smiled at him. Her smile was    pretty that the boy wanted to see it again,  so he gave her a bottle of orange juice. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was very happy! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling,  but they never say a word. As it grew dark,  the boy got up to leave.    he left,  he gave her a kiss. She gave him her    smile ever.

When the boy     home,  his mother saw the look of joy    his face. She asked him,    made you so happy? He replied,  I had lunch with God. She’s got the most beautiful smile I’ ve ever seen! The old woman also returned to her home       . Her son asked,  Mother,  why are you so happy? She answered,  I ate cakes in the park with God.

You know,  he’s much younger than I expected .

1.A. sits      B. sitting     C. to sit      D. sat

2.A. hungry    B. angry      C. thirsty     D. tired

3.A. received    B. gave      C. accepted     D. refused

4.A. very     B. too       C. so      D. quite

5.A. Before     B. After      C. Since      D. Until

6.A. big     B. bigger     C. the biggest    D. biggest

7.A. got to     B. got      C. reaches     D. arrived in

8.A. in      B. with      C. at       D. on

9.A. Which     B. Where      C. What      D. Why

10.A. happily    B. happy     C. happiness    D. happier

The little girl loves music that she can        .

A. sing along

B. sing along with

C. along with

D. to sing along with

---How do you like the pictures which      on show?

---I like       very much.

A. is; them      B. are; them

C. is it         D. are ;it

Peter likes music      is really loud and energetic.

A. that       B. who

C. whom       D./

The girl      I just talked with is Tom’s sister.

A. whom    B. which

C. she      D. it

Joe said she         sending e-mails         letters.

A. preferred; to writing

B. preferred; to write

C. prefers; writing

D. prefers; to writing

----What is Tim doing?

----He      computer games, I’m not sure.

A. might be playing

B. might play

C. could play

D. couldn’t play

---Whose dictionary it is?

----It      be Gina’s. Her name is on it.

A. can       B. might

C. must      D. could

He is serious about    soccer because he wants to be a soccer player

A. play          B. plays

C. to play        D. playing