“Hi! How are you?” The woman smiled as she took the seat next to me on the airplane, She had to lower herself slowly, trying hard to push her fat body into the seat, filling all available space.
I didn’t reply and moved a little towards the window. She repeated her greeting in a friendly voice.
“Hi!” I replied.
“My name is Laura. I'm from Britain. How about you?” she talked excitedly. “Malaysia.” I said coldly.
Laura started a conversation with me, taking no notice of my unfriendly reactions. Her voice was warm and caring. She was thoughtful. When we were served drinks and meals she made sure that I had room to move in my seat. “I don't want to make you uncomfortable with my elephant size!” she said with great sincerity(真诚).
To my surprise, the face that I had disliked hours before slowly showed a nice smile -- lively and calm at the same time. I couldn’t help but let down my guard.
Laura was interesting. During our conversation, Laura managed to make every person on the plane who served us walk away laughing at her jokes.
I asked Laura, “Have you ever thought about losing some weight? You aren't worried about the diseases that come with being overweight?” “Not at all, because I eat healthily and walk regularly,” she said. “This may not be scientific, but I believe in my heart that the people who get diseases are the ones who worry all the time. I’m this size because I was born to be big! There is more to life than worrying about weight all day long.”
She drank her wine. “Besides, God gives me so much happiness that I need a bigger body to hold all of it! If I lose weight, I'll lose my happiness.”
Surprised by her unusual reasoning, I smiled. 1 suddenly realized that Laura was the most beautiful woman I had ever met in my life.
1.Why did the writer move towards the window at the very beginning?
A. The writer was not very happy that day.
B. The writer had hoped to enjoy the trip alone.
C. The writer didn't like Laura's size.
D. The writer was not good at making friends.
2.What made the writer feel comfortable later?
A. Laura's warm and caring voice.
B. Laura's kindness and sincerity.
C. Laura's lively and calm look.
D. Laura’s interesting conversation.
3.Laura thought that ___________.
A. being yourself is important to keep healthy
B. losing weight can help people feel relaxed
C. worrying all the time can help to lose weight
D. being overweight will lead to diseases at last
4.What can you learn from this story?
A. No news is good news.
B. The early bird catches the worm.
C. Don't judge a book by its cover.
D. One tree can't make a forest.
Some English words have more than one meaning. These are called multi-meaning words.
Multi-meaning words have the same pronunciation with different meanings. For example, let’s look at the word “ball”. You could have a “ball” which means you would have a good time. You could toss a “ball” which means you throw an object. You could be on the “ball” which means you know what is happening. You could go to a “ball” which means a dance.
__________Take the word “can”. You “can” ride a bike which means you are able to ride a bike. You have a “can” of soup which means the soup is in a round-shaped holder. You can do the “can-can” which is a dance from the 1920s. And you might get “canned” if you do a poor job at work, which means you might lose your job.
How about “fly”? You can “fly” an airplane or you can hit a “fly” that is on your food in your house. Or, you can “fly by the seat of your pants” which means you don’t make a plan before taking an action. And, you know that “fly” of a zipper（拉链）is the top part of the zipper.
There are hundreds of words that are multi-meaning words. The word “set” has more meaning than any other word in the English language. When you have time. Why don’t you try to think of all the ways the word “set” is used?
If you look at the title of this book Can a Fly, Fly? …you know that the answer is “Yes” because you have seen an insect named a “fly” go up in the air and move around through the air … which is what “fly” means. Can a Fly? Of course, it can!
1.If Tom is often late for work and fails to finish his tasks, he will ________.
A. do the can-can B. get canned
C. be on the ball D. go to a ball
2.According to the passage, the word “_______” has the most meanings in the English language.
A. ball B. can C. set D. fly
3.Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in Paragraph 3?
A. Let’s try another word. B. Let’s make a word list.
C. Here’s a survey report. D. Here’s the guessing game.
4.The writer writes the passage in order to _________.
A. tell a story about learning English words
B. introduce a book on learning English words
C. share an experience in learning English words
D. present different pronunciations of the same word
How we can show our
"THANKS!"
Pulaski Road School
Teacher Appreciation(感谢) Day May 5th!!
Posted By: Pulaski PTA
Spring will be over, which means the end of the school year is not too far behind. This is the perfect time to stop and share our thanks with the teachers at Pulaski.
We are so lucky to have such a talented team of teachers guiding our children each day. This is what makes our school what it is and our children who they are.
Now, more than ever, we would like to show them just how much we as parents appreciate all that they do for our children, and for us.
As usual, the Parent-Teacher Association of our school will offer an appreciation lunch for
teachers.
When: Tuesday, May 5th
Where: Pulaski Library
Can you help?
Donate (捐) a dish of either hot or cold food. (Please bring on the morning of 5/5 by10:30)
Donate some drinks.
Donate some money to help defer (延缓)the cost.
Volunteer to help set up (9:00), serve (11:15),or clean up (13:30).
Any questions please email Michele Dawson on atmicdaws@aol.com.
1.On May 5th, teachers will go to Pulaski Library ________.
A. to have lunch together B. to watch a movie
C. to have a school meeting D. to read some new books
2.To show thanks to the teachers at Pulaski, the parents can _______.
A. bring food or drinks at 11:15, May 5th B. give some flowers to the teachers
C. donate some money to buy some books D. do some cleaning after lunch at 13:30
3.From what point of view (角度) is the passage told?
A. A teacher at Pulaski. B. The students of Pulaski.
C. Pulaski PTA. D. Students’ Union.
请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项,并将其填到答题卷的相应位置。
As time goes by,I’m going to graduate,but I will never forget my teacher who taught me how to get on well with others.
One day,my teacher let us play a game in our class.The teacher____us to bring a bag with a few potatoes.____potato would be given a name of a person that each student hated. So the number of the potatoes that were put into his/her bag would____the number of people the student hated.
The students were so____to treat the people they hated like potatoes. As a result,some students had two potatoes; some had three and others even had up to____potatoes.The teacher then told us to____the bag wherever we went for a____As the days went by,we started to complain the____smell coming from the rotten(腐烂的)potatoes.And the students with five potatoes also had to carry their____bags.
After a week,the teacher asked,“____did you feel？”.We started complaining about the____We went through when we carried the heavy and smelly potatoes everywhere we went.
Then the teacher said,“This is the same situation you have when you carry your hate for somebody inside your____The smell of hate will____your heart and you will carry it with you____you go.If you can’t____the bad smell of the rotten potatoes for just one week,can you imagine what it would be like to have the smell of hate in your heart in your lifetime?”
1.A. liked B. told C. made D. introduced
2.A. Little B. Few C. Each D. Some
3.A. try on B. put on C. turn out D. depend on
4.A. happy B. sad C. relaxed D. nervous
5.A. four B. five C. fifty D. ten
6.A. bring B. carry C. fetch D. throw
7.A. month B. day C. week D. year
8.A. unpleasant B. pleasant C. relaxing D. wonderful
9.A. heavier B. colder C. smaller D. lighter
10.A. What B. Why C. How D. When
11.A. diseases B. troubles C. joys D. happiness
12.A. heart B. body C. hand D. foot
13.A. protect B. clean C. pollute D. warm
14.A. whatever B. however C. whoever D. wherever
15.A. mind B. enjoy C. help D. Stand
假如你是Tina，你的笔友Gary想要去月球旅行，向你询问应该如何准备行囊，请你根据下列表格提示给他提几点建议，并以信件的形式给他回复。可适当发挥，不少于60词(开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)。
提示：
原因 | 建议 |
月球晚上温度低 | 多带点厚衣服 |
月球上没有食物和水 | 带足够的食物和水 |
…… | …… |
Dear Gary,
I hear that you are going to travel to the Moon. I’m happy for you about that.
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Yours,
Tina
Hello! I’m Wang Xin. I’m 1. Chinese boy, but now I’m in America. And I am a student in my new middle school now. The subjects in America 2.(be) different from those in China. We have some new subjects, such 3. Geography and Computer Science. I don’t think they’re boring. I like them a lot. My favourite subject is Computer Science. I learn how to use the Internet. I can use the Internet to write 4.(email) to my parents and friends. It’s really great.
I also like doing sports. I play sports every weekday in America. If the weather is fine, I 5.(play) basketball with my friends in the playground. I’m also good at 6.(swim).
I also make lots of new friends here.7. I first come here, I don’t know anything. With the help of my friends, I know many things. One of my friends Tom 8.(have) a birthday party tomorrow. I want to make some dumplings for 9. (he). He never goes to China. And the dumpling is the 10.(tradition) food in China. I think he can be happy to get the present.
