You have probably heard of tomato throwing and the polar bear swim,but have you ever heard of the sport of cheese rolling?
Cheese rolling is an event that takes place every spring at Cooper's Hill,Gloucestershire(a county in England,west of London). People say that cheese rolling is one of Great Britain's oldest customs. Some say the custom started even before the Romans lived in that country 2000 years ago.Most say cheese rolling has been going on for at least a couple of centuries as a celebration of the onset (beginning)of summer.
Each year, thousands of spectators come to Cooper's Hill to watch people chase ( run after) a three kilogram round of Double Gloucester Cheese down the hillside. There are separate races for men and women, and uphill races for boys and girls too. The winners get to keep the rounds of cheese they have tried so hard to catch. However, no one ever catches the cheese because it runs fast down the slope(斜坡)at nearly 110 kilometers per hour !
It is funny to imagine people chasing a little wheel of cheese as it rolls down a hill, but maybe it is not so funny to see it because Cooper's Hill is very Steep(陡峭的).Every year, several of the cheese chasers tumble down the hill. Often, people have their bones broken, but this has not stopped the event from taking place.
Would you chase cheese down a hill?
1.What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?
A.The place where the event is held.
B.The time when the event is held.
C.The history the event already has.
D.The reason why the event is held.
2.What does the word "spectators" mean in Paragraph 3?
A.People who report the event.
B.People who work for the event.
C.People who take part in the event.
D.People. who are watching the event.
3.Cheese rolling players are grouped according to .
A.Sex and Height. B.Age and weight.
C.Sex and age. D.Height and Weight.
4.What does the writer think of the cheese rolling event?
A.It's funny. B.It's tiring.
C.It's dangerous. D.It's crowded.
A website called Vouchercloud has compiled a list of the world's smartest countries and regions, which is based on three factors - the number of Nobel Prize winners, the average IQ of the population and the school test of pupils.They think the three factors represent the intelligence(智力) of a nation's past, present and future generations.Vouchercloud has done the legwork for you and diligently researched and ranked the top 25 countries in the world by intelligence.
Here is the list of top 10.
1.Which country has the highest IQ?
A.China B.South Korea C.Russia D.The UK
2.How many countries in Asia are in the top 10 list?
A.two B.three C.four D.five
3.Among the three factors,Asia needs to improve__________most.
A.The number of Nobel Prize winners B.The average IQ of the population
C.The school test of pupils D.The number of the students
When I was a kid, I used to lie, cheat and steal.It is a_________ memory to hold on to as a parent. There’s not very much my _________ can do that I have not already done. There came a time when I began to find things in my daughter’s pockets—crayons_________ money. I chanced upon a packet of biscuits in the drawer of her study desk.
I stayed_________. It’s all right, all kids steal. It is normal for a very young child to take something which _________his or her interest.
There was no doubt that a moment of _______went through my mind. Though I made decisions to_________ the family script, I had to shout at my child ._________, I walked into the park nearby to breathe out a silent scream.
When I was 12, I pasted an article in my diary, titled, “The_______gift you can give your child: self-esteem”. I know I wanted it badly at that time.
With three children, I get several____________to trip and fall. One evening, at my parents’ home, when our kids were being kids, I ____________shouted at them to calm down. The children were frightened. My father was watching. He will be ____________ of me, I thought. I’m showing him how well I have learnt to be a strict parent.
Mum called me the next day. “Your father was saying, ‘Tell Natasha not to be so strict, these____________ are not easy to heal. Why repeat our mistakes?’”
I believed my father was the original____________ parent. And here he was telling me not to be like him. He spoke______________Mum, yet something inside me healed. My father was giving me permission to be the change.
1.A.useful B.useless C.hopeful D.hopeless
2.A.parents B.sons C.daughters D.teachers
3.A.nor B.so C.as D.or
4.A.healthy B.calm C.happy D.sad
5.A.attracts B.avoids C.reduces D.improves
6.A.fear B.anger C.excitement D.happiness
7.A.rebuilt B.rewrite C.reuse D.restart
8.A.Otherwise B.Moreover C.Therefore D.Instead
9.A.worst B.worse C.greatest D.greater
10.A.changes B.challenges C.chances D.choices
11.A.finally B.suddenly C.carefully D.successfully
12.A.proud B.afraid C.tired D.fond
13.A.hurts B.feelings C.memories D.thoughts
14.A.lion B.cat C.tiger D.sheep
15.A.to B.through C.with D.on
—I’m leaving for Canada on a study trip next week.
—___________________.
A.Enjoy your time B.That’s all right
C.You’re welcome D.It’s a pleasure
—Could you tell me ________ ? —By working harder.
A.how to do with my English B.what I could do with my English
C.how I can improve my English D.what’s wrong with my English
—How many students walk to school in your class? —________! They ride to school.
A.Nobody B.None C.Somebody D.Anybody
