Each time when you make a__________ (决定), you should think carefully.
Parents shouldn't push their kids so hard, they should u__________ their children.
In summer, it's much h__________ in Xi'an than that in Xichang.
A: Jenny, tomorrow is your mother's sixtieth birthday.
B: I know that.1.
A: First of all, a birthday present. What about buying her a beautiful dress?
B: That's a good idea2. And a big birthday cake with sixty candles, too.
A: That's right. Shall we have a special dinner?
B: How about a Chinese dinner?
A:3.
B: We can have it at home. I've learned to cook a few dishes from a Chinese friend. I'm sure Mom would like them.
A: All right.4.
B: Yes. Why don’t we go together, Dad？
A: OK. When?
B: This afternoon.
A.Fine .Where should we have it?
B.How shall we celebrate it?
C.Are you going to do some shopping as well?
D.I believe it will make her look younger.
A: Where are you going, Tina?
B: I'm going to the hospital to see Nancy Smith.
A: I saw her yesterday.1.
B: By the way, must I take a No. 3 bus to get there?
A: No, you needn't. A No. 11 bus will also take you to the hospital.
B:2.
A: Yes. I caught a No. 3 bus yesterday, and I had to wait for half an hour at the bus stop.
B: Thank you, Jim.3.
A: But No. 11 buses leave from the center of town.4.
B: Well, I prefer to walk rather than wait.
A.No. 11 buses run much more often, don't they?|
B.You'll have to walk two miles to catch one.
C.She was a little better.
D.I'll get a No. 11 bus.
China is called the Kingdom of fans. Fans are everywhere in our daily life. But how much do you know about them?
It is said that fans were first used to cool the air during the Shang Dynasty. At that time, they were made of feathers, bamboo or silk. Some of them were round, while others were square.
Folding paper fans first became popular during the Song Dynasty. There were usually beautiful pictures on the fans. Some were mountains and rivers, others were flowers and animals. Many people, including Su Dongpo, a poet of the Song Dynasty, and Tang Bohu, a scholar of the Song Dynasty, even painted and wrote poems on fans. This made the fans into art works. Many rich and important people liked holding fans.
Today, fans are popular gifts. During the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, folding fans were given to leaders and officials from other countries, as well as audience members. While they were having their fans to get cool air, they were also experiencing Chinese culture.
1.The fans were made of different materials except__________ during the Shang Dynasty.
A.paper B.bamboo C.silk D.feathers
2.When did folding fans first become popular?
A.The Shang dynasty. B.The Song Dynasty. C.Today. D.In 2008.
3.What couldn't people see on fans in the Song Dynasty?
A.Mountains B.Animals C.Flowers D.Audience
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Fans were first used to cool the air during the Song dynasty.
B.Tang Bohu never wrote or painted on fans.
C.Some fans were round, while others were square during the Shang Dynasty.
D.Folding fans were only given to leaders and officials from China.
5.What's the best title of this passage?
A.The Development of Fans B.The Shapes of Fans
C.When Fans Became Popular D.How Fans Became Art Works
