American English, like all languages, has plenty of colorful expressions. Today, let's talk about some common expressions about “rain” and “cloud”.
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Most of you have heard the expression “rain cats and dogs”. We use it when it is raining very, very hard. In other words, we use this expression when it is pouring. For example, it is raining cats and dogs, so we have to put off our picnic.
The expression about rain but beyond “rain” itself
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The expression about cloud
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For example, if I'm living under a cloud, it means I'm under the deep sadness. However, if you add a few extra words to the expression, the meaning changes greatly.
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Even for people living under a dark cloud, there is always something hopeful. And that brings us to our last expression—every cloud has a silver lining.
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A.The expression about heavy rain
B.The expression about dark cloud
C.Sometimes, a person is under a cloud. That means he or she meets something bad.
D.We have another useful expression about hard rain—When it rains, it pours! This means that when something bad happens, other bad things happen soon after. We often say this after someone describes a lot of bad things which happen one after another.
E.For example, Jim had cars accident. He wasn't badly hurt but his car was damaged so badly that it couldn't be fixed. He began to talk to the other driver. They found that they shared the love of old cars. So, they became good friends. Just as the saying goes, “Every cloud has a silver lining！”
Nancy looked unhappy because she thought everything was going wrong1. her. So her mom thought of a good way to make her daughter happier than before—make a cake.
When the cookers and ingredients were prepared2. the mom, the mom asked Nancy, “My dear,3. you like a piece of cake？” Nancy replied, “Sure！” “All right，” the mom said, “drink some of this cooking oil.” Nancy was very surprised and said loudly, “What? No way！” “How about a couple of eggs？” asked the mom and Nancy answered, “4. way！” “How about some flour？”“No, Mom! I will be sick！”
The girl's mother explained, “All of these taste bad, but if you put them5.， they will make a delicious cake. Life works the same way. Sunshine comes after the storm, and the sweet cake comes after bitter.”
When I was a child, I was a picky eater. There were many foods that I did not like to eat. But there is one _____ which I have always loved: grilled cheese and tomato soup. It's just two pieces of toasted bread with cheese in the middle, served _____ a bowl of tomato soup. _____ it always tastes great.
This kind of food is called “comfort food”. It_____ simple, easy to make meals that are delicious. Your parents might make this for you when you're not _____ well.
Chicken noodle soup is another kind of_____ food. It is a simple soup of chicken, noodles and a few vegetables. But it is the best food on a cold day, especially _____ you're sick.
Different_____have different comfort foods. In France, French onion _____ is a popular comfort food. It is______ cheese, onion and bread in soup. In Japan, many people eat noodles. And in Poland, a type of dumpling ______ pierogi is a simple and classic dish. I've tried all of these foods by ______. They are quite excellent.
Is there any comfort food in China? I'm not______. But I do know that noodles and dumplings are ______. And I can say that a simple meal of jiaozi or dandan mian is ______ comforting. Do you want to have a try?
1.A.fruit B.dessert C.vegetable D.meal
2.A.in B.on C.with D.from
3.A.So B.For C.But D.Or
4.A.finds B.creates C.produces D.means
5.A.sleeping B.feeling C.living D.thinking
6.A.wonderful B.proper C.comfortable D.delicious
7.A.if B.unless C.because D.after
8.A.roads B.countries C.boys D.areas
9.A.soup B.bread C.milk D.porridge
10.A.supposed to B.made of C.used to D.regarded as
11.A.drunk B.eaten C.called D.talked
12.A.himself B.myself C.yourself D.ourselves
13.A.clever B.happy C.sad D.sure
14.A.enjoyable B.national C.terrible D.simple
15.A.quite B.almost C.only D.even
Experts in nutrition suggest that we should eat at least five different kinds of vegetables and fruit a day. They are very necessary for our health and help our bodies work well. They can help reduce the risk of getting ill. There are a lot of vegetables and fruit to choose from and they taste delicious. 1.
It's easy to buy our food from the local supermarket, so why do we go to the trouble of growing our own? Here are several good reasons：
2. You can pick and eat it at once. When you have tried it, you will agree that vegetables and fruit that are eaten straight from the garden taste better than anything you can buy in a supermarket.
You may want to cut down on your “food miles”—the distance that a product has travelled before it reaches your kitchen. Many food packages are flown halfway across the earth. 3.
Homegrown food is likely to be healthier. Food producers often use fertilizers and pesticides which can end up in your food. If you grow your own, things are different. 4. You might also choose to grow some traditional vegetables and fruit. These often have more important things that keep you healthy.
5. And you can grow your own even if you only have a small backyard. Some food can grow well in pots, including tomatoes, potatoes and carrots. You can recycle plastic bottles and cups to grow something. Just make sure there are holes for drainage and a small plate under them to catch drops of water.
A.Best of all, you can grow your own!
B.That's not so good for you, or for the planet.
C.Food that you grow yourself is always fresh.
D.If you have a large garden, growing your own is easy.
E.You can control what goes on and into the food you eat.
[素材选自Keynote Book 1]
网购的两种支付方式
Do you shop online with websites like Taobao? When you make an order on Taobao, the money you pay doesn't go directly to the seller. Instead, it goes through Alipay,1. keeps your money for a while. Then Alipay gives the money to the seller.
This is called "third party online payment".2. is a transfer station between sellers and buyers to make online shopping safe. Alipay is 3. biggest payment service company in China. It has more than 270 million users.
But WeChat payment is not the same. It doesn't have a transfer station. When paying through WeChat, the buyer's money goes directly to the sellers. That's why so many people 4. excited about receiving and handing out hongbao.
In 5. word, the two forms of payment are trying to make online shopping easily. Which one do you prefer? Show us your answer!
[素材选自One Story A Day Book 6]
在失败中提高自己的能力
My dad decided that he wanted to be a handyman. He said that the man of a family had to be a handyman. In his mind, it's a duty and part of a man's nature to be able to _____ things around the house. My mom loved that idea. She gave him full _____ whenever he wanted to fix something.
Dad's handyman work started _____ our bicycles. We have two bicycles. One is new, and the other is old. Some parts of the _____ bicycle were wrong. Dad decided to take parts from the old bicycle, to make a _____ one for me. He spent the whole morning doing the thing. But at last, neither of the _____ worked.
It was discouraging for Dad. He stopped thinking about _____ handyman work for a while. Not long after, he noticed that a wall in the living room had some dirty marks on it. He decided to _____ the wall. That seemed like an easy job. After _____ tools and paint, he started painting the wall.
Once he began painting, Dad discovered that the brushes left more _____ on the wall no matter how careful he was. Instead of painting the whole room, he did only one wall, _____ brush marks here and there.
Dad's dream doesn't die_____. He is still trying to become a handyman. Recently, he _____ the bulb in the kitchen after removing the glass cap. He was so _____ with his success.
_____ he always fail, we love Dad dearly. And we love the way he tries to be the head of the household even if his handyman skills need a bit of improvement.
1.A.build B.fix C.use D.wash
2.A.agreement B.care C.support D.comfort
3.A.from B.about C.inside D.with
4.A.new B.old C.good D.bad
5.A.broken B.perfect C.terrible D.famous
6.A.cars B.buses C.bikes D.planes
7.A.your B.my C.her D.his
8.A.paint B.repair C.pull D.write
9.A.buy B.buying C.to buy D.bought
10.A.words B.pictures C.ways D.marks
11.A.leaving B.covering C.developing D.introducing
12.A.difficultly B.certainly C.really D.easily
13.A.accepted B.chose C.refused D.changed
14.A.sad B.happy C.upset D.kind
15.A.Because B.When C.Although D.Unless
