Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词) (共8分)
1.The snakes from Thailand don’t have many ________ in the United States. (enemy)
2.Our class teacher is a pretty woman and she always makes ________ attractive. (she)
3.The hotel on the ________ floor has a nice view of the Huangpu River. (eleven)
4.As we all know, computers are ________ used in business, science and technology. (wide)
5.The recent survey shows that many accidents come from ________ driving. (careful)
6.The weather was ________ last month and many people fell ill with colds. (change)
7.If you want to ________ in the future, you must put your heart into your work. (success)
8.Because of the heavy traffic jam, I missed the ________ of the exciting film. (begin)
Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次) (共8分)
A. because B. products C. describe D. several E. disturb |
Language is always changing and developing. This isn’t a bad thing. If English hasn’t changed for a long time, we won’t have words to 1. telephones, washing machines, computers or some other new things.
Language changes for 2. reasons. First, it changes because the needs of its speaker change. New technologies, new 3. , and new experiences need new words to express them clearly. Another reason for change is that different people have different language experiences. People use different sets of words and expressions _ 4. they have different ages, jobs, education levels and so on.
A. shorter B. another C. alive D. communicate with E. the other |
How does language develop then? On the one hand, many of the language changes begin with young people. When young people_5. others of their own age, their language grows in grammar, words and expressions. Some have a short lifetime but others have a long life. On 6.__ hand, we get new words in many different ways. We borrow them from other languages, we create them by making words 7. or putting words together and we make them out of proper names.
Languages that don’t change over time are considered dead languages. The fact that English changes so much shows that it is 8. and well.
---A: Sorry, I didn’t return your book on time.
---B: _______.
A. I agree with you. B. It doesn’t matter.
C. You’re welcome. D. That’s a good idea.
---A: Sophia, your handwriting is really beautiful. I love it.
---B: _______.
A. I practise it every day. B. No, I don’t think so.
C. Thank you very much. D. Well, it’s not good enough.
---I called you at 4:00 yesterday afternoon, but nobody answered.
---Sorry, I ______ with my friends at that time.
A. had swum B. swam
C. would swim D. was swimming
The WHO has given some advice on to prevent us being infected(感染)with H7N9.
A. how B. what C. where D. when
