If you like shopping and you are crazy about fashion, London is a good place for you. In London you can buy not only the most expensive clothes, but also beautiful clothes which are inexpensive.
Many of the world's most famous fashion designers have their own shops in London. And every year in February and September, there is an important fashion event. It is called London Fashion Week and people all over the world come here and enjoy England's wonderful new clothes. Usually the clothes are sold at a high price. The clothes are always in style. In the 1960s, a fashion designer Mary Quant invented the miniskirt. It made her famous all around the world. Later, in the 1970s, came "punk" fashion.
Outside London there are some shopping centres as well. In the shopping streets of most towns have a Market Day. On that day, some of the streets are filled with stalls selling food, flowers, dressess, hat and bags, and many other different things. The clothes there are always at a low price. Nearly everybody can afford them.
1.When did "punk" fashion become popular?
A. In the 1950s. B. In the 1960s.
C. In the 1970s. D. In the 1980s.
2.On a Market Day, we_______ in the streets.
A. can buy flowers, hats and bags from stalls B. cannot buy food from the stalls
C. can buy some clothes at a high price D. can't find the stalls which sell flowers
3.What does the underlined word "afford" mean in Chinese?
A. 购买 B. 收购 C. 负担得起 D. 支付不起
4.After reading the passage. we can know _______.
A. who organized the last London Fashion Week B. who invented the miniskirt
C. why "punk" fashion was in style D. when Mary Quant was born
5.What's the best title for the passage?
A. Stalls selling clothes B. Clothes in fashion
C. London Fashion Week D. Shopping in London
Welcome to Franklin Hotel! We will make your stay here as enjoyable as possible. We hope we will give you the best service.
Room Service: You can use the service 24 hours a day.
Dining Room: You can have three meals a day in the dining room. Breakfast is from 8:00 to 9:30. Also the room waiter may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7:00. If you need, please fill in a card and hang it outside your room before 6:00. Lunch is from 12:00 to 14:00. Dinner is from 18:30 to 20:30.
★ Telephone: There is a telephone in your room. Dial "0" before you make a call. We will tell you to wait for a moment if the lines are busy.
★ Shop: The hotel shop is open from 9:00 to 17:30.
Coffee House: You can drink coffee here at the following times: 12:00 to 14:00, 20:00 to 23:30.
★ Another Service: there is a cinema in the hotel. A film begins at 19:00 0n Sundays and Wednesdays.
1.When can you use the room service?
A. Only the daytime. B. Only at night.
C. Anytime during a day. D. Only sometime.
2.If you want to have a meal in your room, what should you do?
A. Phone the service desk. B. Go to the hotel shop to buy some food.
C. Go to the hotel dining room. D. Put a message outside the room.
3.What should you do if the telephone lines are busy?
A. We should ask the service centre for help. B. We should cut off the phone.
C. We should wait a moment. D. We should use the pay phone.
4.If you want to have a two-hour business talk in the coffee house, you may go there at _______ .
A. 12:00 B. 1:00 C. 10:00 D. 11:30
5.The instructions tell us that you can _______.
A. go shopping at anytime in the hotel B. get at least six services
C. see a film when you want to D. go to the coffee house twice a week
Each of us makes mistakes from time to time. In fact, we can ____ a lot from our mistakes.
Donnie was a _____ student and never answered questions in class. He was ____ to make mistakes. He never finished his homework _____ he didn't want to make any mistakes. Nothing changed ______Marry Anne, a teacher, came to our ____.
One morning , Marry Anne asked Donnie to _____ some questions. After a while Donnie was in tears because he made a mistake. _____ Marry Anne got a box full of erasers from the desk.
“Look, Donnie,” she said standing _____ him. “I’ve got something to show you.” She ____the erasers, one at a time, and put them on the desk.
“See these erasers, Donnie?” she continued. “Do you know _______the erasers become smaller and smaller? That’s because we make mistakes. But we erase the mistakes and try ____. That’s what you must learn.”
“Here,” she said, “I’ll _______one eraser on your desk, so you will remember that ____may make mistakes.” Donnie looked at Marry Anne and smiled.
Donnie _____ a lot from then on. He knew that everyone had the permission to make mistakes as long as you learned them and tried again.
1.A. take B. make C. get D. bring
2.A. good B. shy C. clever D. small
3.A. glad B. excited C. surprised D. afraid
4.A. because B. so C. if D. but
5.A. after B. while C. until D. when
6.A. row B. class C. team D. classroom
7.A. answer B. ask C. give D. have
8.A. Suddenly B. Quickly C. Luckily D. Carefully
9.A. on B. with C. beside D. to
10.A. put out B. took away C. took out D. took off
11.A. when B. how C. what D. why
12.A. more B. again C. another D. one
13.A. forget B. carry C. leave D. give
14.A. nobody B. somebody C. no one D. everybody
15.A. changed B. got C. learned D. Thought
--- The beef in this restaurant tastes nice.
--- You can’t find better beef in any other restaurant.
A. Why? B. I can’t agree. C. Are you sure? D. Exactly.
A couple of years ________ since the earthquake took place in Wenchuan.
A. passed B. has past
C. have passed D. has passed
The shop _____________ since two years ago.
A. is open B. has been opened C. has been open D. has open
