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John |
My hobby is surfing. I started it when I was 5. I ’m twelve years old. I like surfing because when I surf I feel like I can beat the ocean. I surf every Monday and Wednesday. |
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Lucy |
I started collecting stamps last year. I like it because it’s fun to see the good stamps that I can get. I collected a lot of them before, but this school year I stopped collecting because of the study. |
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Molly |
My hobby is dancing. My mom says I have a natural talent. I dance nearly every day . The only bad part is that I get bad results because I spent much time dancing. So I must study hard. |
1.John has been surfing for __________years.
A．5 B．11 C．6 D．7
2.What does Molly’s mother mean?
A．Molly likes dancing very much. B．Molly could dance since she was born.
C．Molly does well in dancing. D．Molly will be a dancer.
3.The reason why Lucy give up her hobby is that ________.
A．It’s fun to see the stamps. B．She has collected stamps for a year.
C．She has to study hard. D．She has collected many.
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important, friend, mean, them, stand, itself, child, remember, age, weather, pleasant, feel |
Have you heard of small talk? It 1.________ that the conversation is about some little things, which are not 2.________. You can make small talk when 3._________ in line in the supermarket or while waiting for the bus. Though the topics in small talk aren’t important, small talk 4.________ is very important. It makes people 5._________relaxed; It breaks the silence; It shows 6.________ and good manners; And it makes time pass 7.________.
In small talk, it’s important 8.________ to smile and keep the conversation relaxed. It’s also good to show a sense of humor. You could talk about the 9._________ , an interesting story on TV, a sports event, a play or a movie, and you could ask parents about their 10._________.
The elephant is the biggest four-legged animal in the world. It’s also, perhaps, the gentlest , 1 not always.
Elephants are like us in some ways. They 2 for a long time—fifty or sixty years. They can 3 things very well. They never forget great sadness or happiness. A female elephant 4 , her daughters and her granddaughters are sad for many months. They stay with the dead 5 . Then they carry a bit of it away with them. They never forget a 6 friend.
Elephants are like us, but they’re also 7 .They live in families; families or females. There will be a few young males-a few “baby boy”. But they will soon be 8 away by their mothers or sisters. An elephant family 9 only its daughters, mothers and grandmothers and its great grandmothers.
The females stay together for fifty, sixty or a hundred years.The older animals 10 the young ones. The mothers teach their daughters and set a good example.And 11 happens to male elephant? Well, the young males stay with their mothers for a time. Then they must 12 the family. The females just send them away. A bull elephant does not often have a friend ,He lives 13 ,away from the family, and away from other bulls.
Sometimes the females call a bull. He can 14 _them then, and they stay for a time. But soon his “wives” and “sisters” send him away again. The females have a very 15
family life. What do the bulls think about it? We don’t know.
1. A．and B．but C．so D．yet
2. A．play B．work C．live D．sleep
3. A．remember B．practice C．talk D．change
4. A．is hurt B．is caught C．loses D．dies
5. A．head B．legs C．body D．feet
6. A．terrible B．dad C．young D．dear
7. A．different B．same C．special D．popular
8. A．thrown B．sent C．kicked D．posted
9. A．hopes B．keeps C．Allows D．frightens
10. A．look at B．carry out C．look after D．take away
11. A．how B．who C．which D．what
12. A．leave B．stay C．hear D．walk
13. A．sadly B．hard C．alone D．noisily
14. A．visit B．beat C．hide D．receive
15. A．dangerous B．happy C．beautiful D．clever
-- Would you mind my using your dictionary?
--__________.
A．Of course B．No, here you are C．No, thanks D．Yes, thanks
It’s getting dark, please _______the light.
A．turn off B．turn on C．turn up D．turn down
Mary isn’t here. She has _______the shop.
A．been to B．went to C．gone to D．been in
