1.You can easily fake up an excuse to______ (避免) going out with him.
2.Don’t leave the tap_______(流动) while brushing your teeth
3.He was patient enough to spend a long time________( 解释) the things to us.
4.It is very __________(有意义的) for us to join the Tree-planting Club.
5.These events are _________(类似的) to those in the Olympics.
6.They had a ________ (discuss) about our plan of the tour next week last week.
7.The victims of the disaster area need more __________( medicine) support.
8. I wasn’t ___________ (期望) you to help me.
9. __________ (take) a walk after supper is good for our health.
10.The doctor says lifestyle changes should be part of the __________( treat).
Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year that a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay overtimes. Their workers don’t get more money for more work. Some people think it’s their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy.” If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.
1.A Japanese worker works ________ more hours a year than a French one.
A. 513 B. 1,646
C. 2,519 D. 3,805
2.The underlined word “extra” in Paragraph 3 means “___________”.
A. 正常的 B. 额外的
C. 有用的 D. 少量的
3.People on _________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.
A.France B. Germany
C. The United States D.Great Britain
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. No companies offer vacation to their workers.
B. Many people say they have enough time to relax.
C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work.
D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days.
We each have a memory(记忆力). That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things in a short time, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.
1.Some people can easily learn many things in a short time because______.
A. they always sleep very well B. they often eat good food
C. they read a lot of books D. they have very good memories
2.Everybody learns his mother language _________..
A. at the age of six B. when he is a small child
C. after he goes to school D. when he can read and write
3.Before a child can speak, he must _____________..
A. read and write B. make sentences
C. hear and remember the sounds D. think hard
4.Why can a Chinese learn English easily if he is in England?
A. Because he must speak English every day.
B. Because he will have a good memory in England, not in China.
C. Because his father is an Englishman.
D. Because his English teacher is better in England.
Wearing the wrong type of glasses will do harm to your eyes. Incorrect glasses may not be good for the children under 10. You may see better with glasses that are specially made for you.
Watching too much television may be bad for your eyes. This is not true for everyone. People with easily affected eyes may find they get red and achy (痛) from watching TV for long. Carrots will help you see in the dark. Carrots are rich in beta-carotene (β胡萝卜素). The body can change beta-carotene into vitamin A, and too little beta-carotene can cause night blindness. However, a lot of research shows that night blindness is more likely to be connected with some other vision problems.
1.Night blindness can be caused by _____.
A. wearing incorrect glasses B. watching TV for long
C. too little beta-carotene D. too much vitamin A
2.Watching TV for a long time may cause _______.
A. night blindness B. easily affected eyes
C. no eye trouble for some people D. vision problems for everyone
3.The purpose of this passage is to tell people _______ .
A. to have more carrots B. how to protect their eyes
C. of the importance of their eyes D. something more about their eyes
4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Eating too many carrots can cause night blindness.
B. Watching too much TV may do harm to everyone.
C. Wearing wrong glasses may do harm to children's eyes.
D. The human body is unable to change beta-carotene into vitamin
1.The people in needn’t go to work on Fridays.
A. Canada B. Scotland
C. Japan D. Egypt
2.If it is 8:00 a.m. in western Canada, the time is _______ in eastern Canada.
A. 11:00a.m B. 2:00 p.m.
C. 12:30 p.m. D. 4:00 a.m.
3.While Canadian children are waking up, children in Scotland are ________.
A. having lessons B. sleeping
C. watching TV D. playing games
Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger Victor. They each other very much, and always took care of one another. Every day they worked from morning night, getting as much grain(谷物) as possible from their fields.
One late autumn evening, after their work in the was done, Simon said to his wife, "Victor got married last month. He has many bills(账单) to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn(谷仓). “Oh, that's a good idea,” said his wife. “But please don't tell him,” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there, he will take it.”
So, late that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor's barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he found __ strange. “I took a bag of rice to Victor's house last night, __ I still have the same number of bags in my barn. __ did that happen?”
Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother's barn that night. But the next morning, he found the number of bags in his barn again! “This is very strange,” he thought. That night he __ again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder(肩膀); and walked down the road to his younger brother's house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another coming down the road. He was carrying something on his , too. “Younger Brother!” Simon cried, “What are you doing?” “I was _you, Older Brother,” said Victor, “Your family is than mine. I thought you needed more rice.” The two brothers quickly_ that they had been taking rice to each other. They what had happened. “It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. And they lived happily ever after.
1.A. disliked B. hated C. loved D. enjoyed
2.A. until B. at C. through D. with
3.A. shops B. fields C. hospitals D. factories
4.A. never B. sometimes C. usually D. ever
5.A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
6.A. so B. and C. but D. or
7.A. How B. What C. Why D. Where
8.A. small B. different C. big D. same
9.A. planned B. failed C. hoped D. tried
10.A. brother B. person C. sisterD. wife
11.A. back B. shoulder C. head D. hand
12.A. proud of B. polite to C. angry with D. worried about
13.A. smaller B. richer C. larger D. happier
14.A. remember B. know C. believe D. hope
15.A. laughed aboutB. dreamed about C. pointed at D. shouted at
