Do you know what Oscar is? When did it start? Maybe you can find the background of the awards in the following passage.
The awards started in 1929. Their full title is “The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards”. The Academy is a group of people who have worked in the film industry for many years. They decide who will receive the awards. The awards are often referred to as the “Oscar”. This is a nickname given to the awards by a lady called Margaret Herrick. She was once the director of the Academy and she once said that the little gold statue reminded her of her uncle Oscar!
The Oscar is always an exciting event. Each year, at least one unusual thing happens. When the Italian actor and director Roberto Benigni won an Oscar for best foreign film, he danced on stage! When Gwyneth Paltrow, the star of Shakespeare in Love won the Oscar for best actress, she could not make her acceptance speech because she was crying so much with happiness!
In 1987, Roberto Benigni won the award for best director for a film about the last emperor of China. Since then, Chinese film and actors have started to make an impact at the award. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was a huge success and it won the award for best foreign language film in 2001. It also won several technical awards for its amazing “flying” people. We expect to see more awards for Chinese film in the near future.
It’s time for the Oscar again. Once more, the stars will dress up in their finest and go to Kodar Theater. There, they will find out who had won the awards for best actor, best actress and best director. Millions of people watch the awards every year to find out who the winners are. Some people watch it to see the stars crying and laughing as they receive their awards.
1.Who give the awards?
A. In 1927.
B. Oscar.
C. The Academy of Nicknames.
D. A group of people who have worked in the film industry for many years.
2.What did Gwyneth Paltrow win an Oscar for?
A. Best Director. B. Best Foreign Film.
C. Best Actress. D. Best Actor.
3.Which Chinese film won an award for best foreign film?
A. Crouching Dragon, Hidden Tiger.
B. Crouching and Hidden Dragon and Tiger.
C. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
D. Crouching, Dragon, Hiding Tiger.
4. Where are the Oscars held?
A. At the Academy.
B. in a Los Angeles restaurant.
C. At Oscar’s house.
D. At Kodar Theater.
5.Why do some people watch Oscars?
A. To see the restaurant.
B. To see the fashion.
C. To see a film.
D. To see the stars crying and laughing.
Television is good. You’d like to watch it all day and all night. But watching too much TV is a very bad thing. Scientists find that kids who watch too much TV may have more trouble learning to read. They can’t focus on their work.
Kids learn language skills best by reading, talking and playing with others. If they spend too much time watching TV, they’ll have less time for those things. Watching too much TV is bad for people’s health. People don’t move much while watching TV. What’s more, they may eat a lot of food while watching. This can make them fat. We call these people “couch potatoes”.
Fighting on TV is a big problem for kids. Young people are good at following. Scientists have found that those who watch a lot of fighting shows are more likely to fight.
1. Scientists say if kids watch too much TV, they will .
A. learn language skills more easily
B. be healthier
C. find it hard to learn to read
D. eat less food
2.Kids learn language skills best by .
A. reading B. talking
C. playing with others D. all of the above
3. While watching TV, what DON’T people do?
A. Eat a lot of food. B. Have less time for reading.
C. Hardly move. D. Focus on their work.
4.Which of the following is true?
A. An American child will watch 12,000 fighting acts on TV a year.
B. It’s good for kids to learn from fighting acts on TV.
C. Too much TV is good for people’s health.
D. It’s easy for kids who watch a lot of fighting shows to fight.
5. “Couch potatoes” are people who watch too much TV and become .
A. thin B. fit
C. fat D. strong
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There was once a lonely girl who wanted love very much. One day she was walking in the forests, she found two dying birds. She took them home and put them in a small . She was happy to have two “friends”. She them with love and the birds grew strong. One day the girl happened to the door of the cage open. The larger and the of the two flew out of the cage. The girl was that it would fly away. She caught it quickly. She felt glad that she caught the bird before it could fly away. Suddenly she couldn’t a sound from the bird. When she opened her , the bird was already dead. Her killed the bird! Then she noticed bird jumping up and down the cage. She could feel its great need for freedom. It wanted to fly into the clear, blue . So she lifted it from the cage and let it fly away . The bird circled once, twice, and three times. The girl as the bird flew. She didn’t care about losing the bird any more. She wanted it to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the song she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tightly, and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
1.A. while B. after C. before D. until
2.A. box B. basket C. cage D. bag
3.A. looked for B. looked at C. looked after D. looked over
4.A. forget B. leave C. lock D. close
5.A. stronger B. lazier C. weaker D. smaller
6.A. grateful B. proud C. afraid D. happy
7.A. listen B. make C. describe D. hear
8.A. door B. window C. hand D. mouth
9.A. love B. joke C. luck D. wish
10.A. one B. the other C. another D. other
11.A. outside B. inside C. beside D. behind
12.A. sea B. hill C. forest D. sky
13.A. angrily B. happily C. loudly D. highly
14.A. watched B. saw C. guided D. escaped
15.A. worst B. oldest C. newest D. sweetest
You are sure to fail the exam__________you study hard.
A.if B. unless C. since D.that
There ______a number of books in our school library. The number of books________getting larger than last year.
A.is, is B.is, are
C.are, are D.are, is
The play _______ one and a half hours yesterday.
A. lasted B. lasted for
C. is lasting D. lasts
