The first chocolate was eaten by people in South America hundreds of years ago. In those days, the people did not really eat chocolate. They used the cocoa bean(可可豆)to make a chocolate drink and they enjoyed it very much. Many years later, the cocoa bean was brought to other countries and people came to love the taste of chocolate.
In 1824, John Cadbury opened a small shop in Britain. One of the things he sold was chocolate drink. In 1831, he opened a factory to make chocolate drink. He wanted to encourage people to drink chocolate instead of other drinks. A few years later, a man called Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate instead of only drinking it. But at that time chocolate was very expensive and only the rich people could buy it. Later, more and more chocolate bars were produced and sold, it became cheaper.
However, at first only plain chocolate (a kind of chocolate without milk and with very little sugar)was produced. Milk chocolate came later and this was made by adding milk to the chocolate. The first milk chocolate bar was made in Cadbury’s factory in 1897. Their most famous chocolate, Cadbury’s Milk Bar, was made in 1905. It has been the most popular chocolate in Britain and around the world for over 100 years. The Cadbury factory is still in Britain and the chocolate produced there is eaten all over the world. Every year, thousands of visitors visit the factory in order to see how chocolate is made.
1.Hundreds of years ago, people first began to drink chocolate in .
A. South America B. South Africa C. Britain D. Australia
2.John Cadbury opened a factory to make chocolate drink in .
A.1824 B.1831 C.1897 D.1905
3.People had the chance to eat chocolate instead of drinking it for the first time .
A. when chocolate was cheaper
B. when more and more chocolate was produced
C. when John Cadbury started to make chocolate drink
D. when Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate.
4.At first, not many people bought chocolate .
A. because it was very expensive
B. because people didn’t like the taste
C. because they wanted to have other drinks
D. because there was no chocolate sold in the shops
5.Cadbury’s Milk Bar .
A. was first made in 1897
B. is a kind of plain chocolate
C. is famous neither in Britain nor in America
D. is popular not only in Britain but also around the world
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Smiles and tears are part of life. But do you find enough time for smiling? I’m not asking if you experience lots of good times. Of course, we should smile during the happy times. But do you also smile during the difficult times.
Erma Bombeck is famous for her funny books. But she wrote one about a more serious subject –cancer in children. The book is titled, I WANT TO GROW HAIR,IWANT TO GROW UP. Erma talks with many children who have cancer and learns important lessons from them. She learns, for example, that cancer survivors know how they should smile at life, though they are receiving chemotherapy.
She tells about the experience of 15-year-old Jessica. Jessica’s leg was cut off at the knee because of cancer. She was learning to wear a prosthesis(假肢). Jessica told about playing soccer. She hit the ball hard with her foot. The ball flew off in one direction while her man-made leg flew another way. Then the brave girl lay on the floor, laughing happily.
As the saying goes, “There’s a time to cry and a time to laugh.” Do you find plenty of time to laugh.
You can smile if you find reasons to smile during the difficult times. Only survivors know how to smile. If you can smile even when you’re in trouble, you will make it. Remember to smile and the whole world will smile with you.
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Thanksgiving Day was near. The Grade 7 teacher asked her students to 16 a picture of something for which they were thankful.
People celebrated the 17 with turkey and other traditional goods of the season. So, 18 of her students’ pictures were about them.
However, Jack made a ___19____ kind of picture. Jack was not the same as other boys. He always looked sad. When asked to draw a picture of something for which he was 20 , he drew a hand. Other students were all very 21 in the picture. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers feed 22 . Another suggested a police officer, because the police 23 and care for people. Still 24 guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the 25 went on until the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself.
When the children had gone on to other subjects, she stopped at Jack’s desk and asked him 26 it was. The little boy looked up and said in a 27 voice, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She remembered the times she had taken his hand and 28 with him here or there, as she had with the other students. She often said, “ 29 my hand, Jack. We’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to use your pencil.” Jack was most thankful for his ___30____ hand.
1.A. print B. find C. draw D. take
2.A. festival B. week C. night D. Sunday
3. A. little B. none C. few D. most
4.A. nice B. different C. same D. best
5.A. thankful B. pleased C. sorry D. afraid
6. A. sad B. interested C. careful D. angry
7.A. chickens B. dogs C. cats D. turkeys
8. A. hurt B. protect C. harm D. smile
9.A. another B. other C. others D. the other
10. A. tile B. speech C. discussion D. talk
11.A. what B. where C. which D. whose
12.A. high B. low C. hard D. beautiful
13.A. walked B. said C. sang D. taught
14.A. Touch B. Look C. Take D. Push
15.A. mother’s B. classmate’s C. teacher’s D. friend’s
I think running is an easy way to keep healthy.
----_______, but Bill doesn’t think so.
A. No problem B. I hope not C. I agree D. I’m afraid not.
I had to buy of these books because I didn’t know which one was the best.
A. both B. none C. neither D. all