Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982) was born in Stockholm on August 29th and died on the same day. She was one of the most successful women of her time.
In 1934, while she was still in school, she played in her first film The Count of Mount’s Bridge. Four films followed, and people were surprised at how well young Ingrid Bergman played. Then she played in Casablanca, and this film won three Oscars. In another film called Murder on the Orient Express, she played for only four and a half minutes, but she was given one hundred thousand dollars! She won her third Oscar for this film.
Now, Ingrid Bergman has died, but she will always be remembered. She once said, “I’ve been very lucky. I should thank everyone. I never have to be hungry. I always have good parts to play. Everyone is kind to me. Everyone has helped me. So I’m very happy.”
1.In this passage, Casablanca is the name of a _____.
A. Country B. Woman C. Child D. Film
2.Because she played very well in the film called ____, Ingrid Bergman won her third Oscar.
A. The Count of Mount’s Bridge
B. Murder on the Orient Express
C. Casablanca
D. Four And a Half Minutes
3.Ingrid Bergman said she should thank everyone because ____.
A. She was a woman.
B. She was born in Stockholm
C. Everyone had helped her
D. Everyone gave her a lot of money
People in different countries greet each other in different ways. Here are some.
a. a handshake
b. a bow
c. a kiss on the cheek
d. a hug
e. a pat on the back
The United States | People shake hands when they meet for the first time. Friends and family members often hug or kiss on the cheek when they see each other. |
Korea 韩国 | Men bow and shake hands to greet each other. Women do not usually shake hands. If you address (称呼) someone, you use his or her full name. The family name comes first, then the first name. |
Finland 芬兰 | Finns greet each other with a handshake. Hugs and kisses are only for close friends and family members. |
The Philippines 菲律宾 | The everyday greeting for friends is a handshake for both men and women. Men sometimes pat each other on the back. |
1.In which country do men sometimes pat each other on the back?
A. The Philippines. B. Finland.
C. Korea. D. The United States.
2.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. People shake hands whenever they meet in the United States.
B. In Philippines, friends shake hands as the everyday greeting.
C. Finns greet each other with a bow.
D. In Korea, the first name comes before the family name.
3.Of the five pictures above (a, b, c, d and e), which is the same way to greet each other in the four countries?
A. d B. c C. b D. A
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13 countries had a big meeting in St Petersburg, Russia from November 21 to 24, 2014. The meeting was about the tiger. It is one of the animals in . One hundred years , there were about 100,000 tigers in the world. But today scientists are that the number of the tigers around the world may be 3200.
Why has the number fallen so ? The first reason is that tigers are meat-eating animals. They need a lot of land to find food, but there is less and less land for tigers to . Also they live in the forests and people have many trees there. The third reason is that people them to use their skins for clothes, and their bodies traditional medicine. They think it can make them .
But now people have realized(认识到) this and are doing . At the meeting they to spend more money on protecting them. China is one of the 13 countries where tigers live. There are about 50 wild tigers in China. They are in southwest and northeast China. The Chinese government is working hard to tigers. There is still a long way to go.
1.A. care B. time C. danger D. surprise
2.A. before B. ago C. after D. for
3.A. afraid B. excited C. glad D. shy
4.A. of B. on C. in D. about
5.A. quietly B. quickly C. early D. slowly
6.A. many B. little C. good D. enough
7.A. live on B. take away C. pick up D. look after
8.A. sold out B. looked after C. cut down D. put down
9.A. kill B. feed C. eat D. make
10.A. with B. of C. about D. for
11.A. mad B. proud C. rich D. poor
12.A. something B. everything C. Anything D. nothing
13.A. learned B. needed C. made D. agreed
14.A. mainly B. also C. already D. just
15.A. save B. feed C. study D. find
---You look so beautiful at the party.
--- _________________.
A. No. I don’t think so
B. Of course
C. Thank you very much
D. No. I’m not beautiful.
The doctor told him . Smoking is bad for his health.
A. to smoke B. not to smoke
C. how to smoke D. no smoking
---I didn’t see you at the meeting yesterday.
---I a phone call in the next room.
A. am making B. will make
C. made D. was making
