When tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the 18th century, people had different ideas about their use.Some said that tea and coffee were harmful to humans and they could cause （引起）people to die.
In Sweden（瑞典）, King Gustaf Ⅲ decided to find out whether or not this was true.It happened that there were two brothers in prison at that time.They were twins and were almost alike in every way.They had both been sentenced to death (判处死刑).The King decided to let them live if one of the men agreed to drink several cups of tea each day and the other several cups of coffee.
Both brothers lived many years without problems of any kind.At last,the brother who had drunk tea every day died at the age of 83,the other died a few years later.
Because of the experiment(实验), tea and coffee got accepted (接受) and became popular as drink in Sweden, and it is one of the many countries of the world where much tea and coffee is drunk today.
1.Tea and coffee were first introducd to Europe in_______.
A. the eighteenth century B. the eighteen century
C. eighteenth centuries D. eighteen centuries
2.What does the word harmful mean in Chinese?---It means________.
A. 有趣的 B.苦涩无味的 C.有害的 D. 可口的
3.The brother who had drunk tea every day lived______.
A. until he was over 83
B. until he was 83
C. until the other had been dead for several years
D. until he had drunk tea for a few years
4.Today the Swedish drink_________.
A. much more coffee than tea B. much tea and coffee
C. little tea and coffee D. much tea but little coffee
In many classrooms, it's not 16 to find students spinning (��ת) their pens 17 they listen to their teachers.
Pen-spinning is also popular 18 Japanese students. It is a form of entertainment. Recently, a pen-spinning competition was held in Tokyo, Japan. Ryuki Omura, a 16-year-old high school student, became the first pen-spinning 19 .
276 people took part in the competition. The came from different age groups. Some were students 20 some were office workers. First, they 21 the videos of their pen-spinning skills to the organizer's website. Then some of them came to the last round in Tokyo. 22 of them had 30 seconds to show their skills in front of 400 people, 23 reporters and fans. Omura took a pen from his little finger to the rest fingers, then to his palm(����) and the back of his hand. His wonderful show made him 24 the champion.
Omura said he began learning pen-spinning only about 14 months ago. He did 25 in the competition. If you like to spin your pen, you can practice it in your spare time. But when you are in the class, please don't do that.
1.A. difficult B. easy C. common
2.A. before B. when C. after
3.A. for B. between C. among
4.A. chairman B. captain C. champion
5.A. or B. and C. with
6.A. were sent B. sent C. was sent
7.A. each B. Both C. Every
8.A.includes B. included C. including
9.A. become B. became C. becomes
10.A. quite good B. quite well C. quite better
The meat is ___ expensive and eating ___ meat is bad for your health.
A. too much; much too B. too much; too much
C. much too; too much D. much too; much too
Please call Tom ____0811-65784
A. with B. to C. for D. at
—_________ you _________ the terrible news about Libya?
—Yes, I _________ it this morning. The people there will suffer from the war.
A. Do, watch; have done B. Did, watch; did
C. Have, watched; did D. Had, watched; will do
Lucy doesn’t mind _______ the dishes after dinner.
A. wash B. to wash C.washing D.washed
