Rewrite the sentences according to the requirements.
1.I don’t think he’s got the highest score in the final exam, ____________? (Tag question.)
2.The newest research showed that people who attended the music concert twice a week lived longer than the normal people. (Emphasize the underline part.)
3.The meteorologist used a really exciting way to present the weather forecast last night. (Change it into an exclamatory sentence.)
4.Does Linda notice her roommates practise singing in the classroom every Friday afternoon? (Change it into passive voice.)
5.Mark asked his daughter, “Will you send your application form to the college tomorrow?”
(Change it into indirect speech.)
6.Some parents found it unnecessary to take part in some useless competitions to waste their children’s spare time. (Change it into a complex sentence.)
Complete Sentence B to make it the same as Sentence A in meaning.
1.A: The volunteers took care of the injured who once joined in World War II.
B: The volunteers _______ _______ _______ ______the injured who once joined in World War II.
2.A: Generally a baby can use a knife and fork when he is about three years old.
B: ______ ______ ______ ______, a baby can use a knife and fork when he is about three years old.
3.A: The White House, one of the most beautiful buildings, is situated in the east of America.
B: The White House, one of the most beautiful buildings, ______ ______ in the east of America.
4.A: The only thing we should do is to believe our government even though we don’t know how to deal with the Trade war.
B: The only thing we should do is to believe our government even though we don’t know ____ ____ ____ _____ the Trade war.
I have a neighbor we call “Happy”. I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a mean word to anyone or about anyone.
Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben’s beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.
Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an “all-day food fest”. We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didn’t know what was about to take place.
By 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, peppers, and cucumbers. By 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By five o’clock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the vegetables of the day, already packaged and frozen. What a delightful gift!
Well, the point wasn’t so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another’s company. None of it would have happened if it had been for Happy and Ben’s garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!
1.We can infer that Happy and her husband Ben_______.
A. don’t like spending time with others
B. sometimes quarrel with each other
C. live on the food they grow in their garden
D. are a generous and warm-hearted couple
2.According to paragraph 2, people wish they also had a garden so that_______.
A. they didn’t have to spend so much money on food
B. they could grow vegetables and sell at the market
C. they could invite their neighbors and hold parties in it
D. they could spend happy times together with their family in it
3.For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to their garden?
A. To ask them to attend a birthday party
B. To help them get to know each other.
C. To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden.
D. To ask them to share some interesting stories.
4.What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?
A. It was too long B. It was wonderful.
C. It was not as good as he thought. D. It was too terrible.
This March is a busy month in Shanghai. There’s a lot to do. Here are the interesting activities.
Live Music—Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous drum player. He’s coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie’s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well in the early hours, so don’t expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie’s third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly.
PLACE：The Jazz Club DATES：15~23 March
PRICE：￥80, ￥120 TIME：10:00p.m. till late!
TEL：6466-8736
PLACE：The Jazz Club DATES：15~23 March
PRICE：￥80, ￥120 TIME：10:00p.m. till late!
TEL：6466-8736
Scottish dancing
Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Instructors will explain the dances. The live band, Gordon Stroppie and The Weefrees and also excellent.
PLACE：Jack Stein’s DATES：every Monday
PRICE：￥60, ￥including one drink TIME：7:00~10:00p.m.
TEL：6402-1877
PLACE：Jack Stein’s DATES：every Monday
PRICE：￥60, ￥including one drink TIME：7:00~10:00p.m.
TEL：6402-1877
Exhibitions—Shanghai Museum
There are 120,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history under one roof, It’s always interesting to visit, but doubly at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs Exhibition. There are lots of mummies and more gold than you’ve ever seen before. Let us know if you see a mummy move!
PLACE：Shanghai Museum
PRICE：￥30,(￥15 for students)
TEL：6888-6888 DATES：daily
TIME：Monday ~ Friday 9:00a.m. ~ 5:00p.m. , Weekends 9:00a.m. ~ 9:00p.m.
PLACE：Shanghai Museum
PRICE：￥30,(￥15 for students)
TEL：6888-6888 DATES：daily
TIME：Monday ~ Friday 9:00a.m. ~ 5:00p.m. , Weekends 9:00a.m. ~ 9:00p.m.
Dining—Sushi chef in town
Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it’s become an art form. The most famous Sushi“artist”is Yuki Kamura. She’s also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She’ll be at Sushi Scene all of this month.
PLACE：Sushi Scene in the DATES：all month
PRICE：￥200 TIME：lunchtime
TEL：6690-3211
PLACE：Sushi Scene in the DATES：all month
PRICE：￥200 TIME：lunchtime
TEL：6690-3211
For a full list of events, please see our website.
1.Suppose you are going to attend an activity at 8:00p.m.on Saturday, which one can you choose?
A. Live Music—Late Night Jazz
B. Scottish dancing
C. Exhibitions—Shanghai Museum
D. Dining—Sushi chef in town
2.Which of the following is True according to the advertisements?
A. The performance given by the American jazz band won’t last long.
B. Scottish dancing is so interesting and easy that it will never tire you out.
C. Kamura made Sushi popular in Shanghai.
D. It is more interesting to visit Shanghai Museum with the exhibits from Egypt.
3.From the text we may guess that Kamura is .
A. a cook B. a waitress C. an instructor D. an artist
The yearly Academy Awards ceremony was once a private affair. Now, because of television, it is very much a public affair. Hundreds of people gather in Hollywood to see the Oscars presented to outstanding actors, and others involved in the motion picture industry. Millions more watch on television.
It all began on May 16, 1929, when 270 men and women sat down to dinner at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. There was no secret about the winners. The names of the winners had been known for months．Janet Gaynor, for example, had won as Best Actress．Douglas Fairbanks presented her with the famous gold statue. The little statue was not then called Oscar. Like a new actor, Oscar was unknown. About six years later, it somehow got that renowned name. A number of explanations have been offered for its origin, but nobody knows the true story for certain.
Nowadays the results of the Oscar voting are kept secret. Only two people know the winners before the names are announced at the ceremony. The counting of votes is not done by one group of people but by different groups. Nobody except two members of an accounting company sees the final results.
The information is not kept in open files. Winners' names are placed in closed envelopes．The accountants each carry a complete set of envelopes to the ceremony．One set is simply a spare to be used in case something happens to the other one．
1.As used in Paragraph 2, “renowned” means________.
A. strange B. wonderful C. much-disliked D. famous
2.May 16, 1929 marks ________.
A. Douglas Fairbanks' first winning of an Academy Award
B. The first time Oscar got its name
C. The first time the Awards were kept secret
D. Janet Gaynor's recognition as Best Actress
3.Two sets of envelopes are prepared for the ceremony ________.
A. one for New York, one for Hollywood B. in order to be perfectly safe
C. one for the ceremony, one for the newspapers D. just because that is the custom
Many books have been written about “the art of giving”. And we also know that it’s hard to give people a gift,
______a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and _______.
As is often the case, some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts ______ some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too _______. For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very__________.
Gift giving is different in different _______. Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone________, because many people have enough things and don’t want ________ gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember________. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to ________ too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.
To make things ________, some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however,____________ money can make people uncomfortable. “When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they’re being lazy,” says John Wilson. “In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that ______. When someone gives me money, I feel they don’t think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift________ has some thought behind it.”
Different people have very different thoughts _______this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?
1.A. usually B. especially C. commonly D. generally
2.A. dislikes B. unlike C. disadvantages D. disagreements
3.A. whether B. when C. if D. while
4.A. same B. similar C. small D. big
5.A. lonely B. happy C. angry D. good
6.A. cities B. towns C. counties D. countries
7.A. else B. other C. else’s D. another
8.A. many too B. much too C. too many D. too much
9.A. a child B. a person C. a guide D. a teacher
10.A. spend B. take C. cost D. have
11.A. more difficult B. easily C. easier D. more easily
12.A. using B. giving C. receiving D. lending
13.A. counts B. invents C. finds D. knows
14.A. who B. what C. it D. that
15.A. in B. on C. before D. after
