If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed, and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can't read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write but they still have to remember things. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory has been exercised.
So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practice remembering things in a way as other people do.
1.Someone can't have a good memory if __________.
A. he can't read or write
B. he doesn't use his memory
C. his parents haven't a good memory
D. he doesn't use his arms or legs for some time
2.If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, _________.
A. you can't use them any more
B. they will become stronger
C. they become weak but they slowly become strong again
D. they become weak and won't become strong until you use them again
3. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Your memory works in different way as your arms or legs.
B. Your memory becomes weak if you do not give it enough chance for practice.
C. Don't learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.
D. A good memory comes from one’s parents.
4. Few people know that it is ________ if a friend has a poor memory.
A. his own fault
B. his parents' fault
C. his teachers' fault
D. nobody's fault
5.In the passage, the writer wants to tell us to practice _________.
A. using our arms or legs very often
B. reading and writing as much as we can
C. remembering things to improve our memory
D. having enough sleep and rest and being relaxed
One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying "You don't say!" I was puzzled, and I thought, "Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about." So I said to him, "Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?"
"Certainly! Everyone at home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!" "Yes, it is one of the mysteries in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it." As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, "You don't say! "
I couldn't help asking, "Why do you ask me not to talk about it?"
"Well, I didn't ask you to do so," he answered, greatly surprised.
"Didn’t you say 'You don't say!'?" I asked again.
Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, "'You don't say!' means 'Really'. Perhaps you know little about English idioms（习语）. "
Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.
1.The writer was puzzled（疑惑） because ____________.
A. the foreigner has some trouble in understanding him.
B. the writer himself didn’t understand the meaning of “You don’t say!”
C. the foreigner was not polite.
D. the writer thought there was something wrong with the foreigner.
2. What made the foreigner laugh? ___________.
A. The English idioms
B. The writer’s talking about the Great Wall
C. The writer’s question
D. The writer’s country
3.The story probably happened in ________.
A. China B. America
C. England D. Australia
4.The writer was puzzled _______ in the passage.
A. once B. twice
C. three times D．four times
5.The English idiom “You don’t say!” means “_____”.
A. Really B. OK
C. Thank you D. I don’t like it
Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."
"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more." The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"
"Burnt yesterday evening."
1.Mr. Brown told his son that _____.
A. he would be away from home for four days
B. he would be back in seven days
C. he would be back in a month
D. he liked a cup of tea
2.Mr. Brown wrote the words down on ________.
A. the wall
B. the door
C. a piece of paper
D. his son's pocket
3.A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.
A. the second day B. the third day
C. the fourth day D. the fifth day
4.The man was very surprised because _________.
A. he thought the child's father was dead
B. the child didn't ask him to sit down
C. the child gave him a cup of tea
D. he couldn't find that piece of paper
5.What was burn? ,
A. The piece of paper B. The newspaper
C. His pocket D. The wood
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When I had something difficult to do, I used to ask my mother for help. But she always said, “Do it yourself, dear.” I was not _ at all. I thought she was the ___ mother in the world! For example, one day, I decided to __ some friends to my home. My bedroom was not in order. Books were everywhere. And I didn’t make the bed. I asked my __ to help me clean it, __ she still said, “Do it yourself, girl.”
Because of my “lazy mother”, I have to __ my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents ___ . I even have to go to the doctor by myself. It is really hard for me to do everything well, but I have learned ___ .
As time goes by, I understand my mother. She makes me clever and hard-working. Just as my mum always says: “A lady can’t be lazy or she’ll be crazy. Work can make you sunny!” ___ a great mother!
A ___ mother is worth(等值于) one hundred teachers! Don’t you think so?
1.A. old B. glad C. think D. angry
2.A. tallest B. most foolish C. laziest D. funniest
3.A. leave B. invite C. visit D. take
4.A. mother B. father C. brother D. friends
5.A. or B. when C. and D. but
6.A. dress B. lead C. knock D. wash
7.A. do housework B. go swimming C. go camping D. do homework
8.A. on show B. by mistake C. a lot D. a little
9.A. which B. how C. who D. what
10.A. young B. good C. happy D. working-hard
—Don’t be afraid of ______ English in class.
—I won’t. I’ve decided _______ an English club to practice my spoken English.
A. to speak; to join
B. to speak; joining
C. speaking; to join
D. speaking; joining
More trees and flowers should ______ every day to make our school more beautiful.
A. is planted B. was planted
C. be planted D. were planted
