Many people don’t think that the number 13 is a lucky number. Many hotels do not have a 13th floor. The floors go from 12 to 14, and there is no number13. Some people will never sit at a table with 12 other people. They will tell someone to go or ask another person to sit with them.
No one really knows why people do not like the number 13. Perhaps one reason is that when people began to count, they used ten fingers and two hands. This made 12. They could not count more.
Some Christians (基督徒) say that 13 is not lucky because there were 13 people at a meal the day before Jesus (耶稣) was killed (被杀). In a story about the old Greek (希腊的) gods, 12 gods were asked to a meal but one more came. This made 13. It is why the god Balder, who was at the meal, was killed.
1.Some people will never sit at a table with twelve other people, or _________________.
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A． they will never come for dinner together |
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B．they will ask one of them to leave |
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C．all of them will leave |
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D．they will wait for two other people to come |
2.The story is about _____________________.
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A．the death of Jesus |
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B．the person who killed Balder |
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C．why 13 is not a lucky number |
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D．the way people count with their fingers |
People live in different houses. You may know a wooden house or a paper house. But do you know a(n) 1 house?
In 2008, the first ice house in North America opens its 2 to welcome some visitors. The floors, windows and walls are all made of ice. It has ten bedrooms 3 twenty people can stay there each night. Visitors to the house 4 in ice beds, sit on ice chairs and eat from ice plates. Well, the toilets are not made of ice, of course.
It’s usually below zero so it is very 5 inside the house. However, do the visitors just sit there to 6 warm? No, visitors have to 7 special clothes. These can make 8 feel warm until morning.
Workers 9 about four weeks designing the ice house. Visitors can only stay in this ice house in winter. It isn’t 10 in hot summer. Because this house is so special, it is becoming popular with young people.
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1.Look! Our teacher _____( have) a new teddy bear.
2.“Mike,_______( not stay ) out too late.” His mother says.
3.Mum, could you tell me what _____________ (wear) at the party?
4. (be) there any interesting sports news in today’s newspaper?
5.Stephen with his parents often_____________ ( watch ) TV news at seven in the evening.
6.The park is far from here. What about ________________ (ride) bikes?
7.Why ________ you ___________ (not share ) the umbrella with him ?
8.It’s nine o’clock. Tom and I _____________ (chat) on the Internet.
1.The (首都) of the USA is Washington DC.
2.The little girl often ___________ (哭) when her mother leaves.
3.There are twenty students in his class. He always comes the (二十).
4.The young like to wear trainers, because they are very (舒适).
5. (最后), we all get to the top of the hill.
6.Tom’s shoes are the same as those (cook) in the food shop.
7.There are some (shelf) over there. On them are some books.
8.Girls like to wear (colour) dresses.
9.That’s too expensive. Do you have a (cheap) pair?
10.Simon is (lie) on his bed. He’s listening to the pop music.
--- Why not join us in the game, Kitty?
--- _________, but I have to do my homework first.
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A．Let's go |
B．I'd like to |
C．Yes, please |
D．It's a pleasure |
He is ________ to buy _________ for his parents.
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A．rich enough; enough present |
B．enough rich; enough presents |
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C．rich enough; enough presents |
D．enough rich; presents enough |
