England is the largest country in Britain. Its capital is London, which is on the Thames. The port of London is one of the greatest ports in the world. Ships from all countries go up and down the Thames. They bring food to the people of Britain. Then they take British machines and other things back to the ports from which they come.
There are many scenic spots in the West of England. The lakes here are the most beautiful in England. There are trees, flowers and green grass round them.
The water is almost always very still,and you can see the green hills ,the brown mountains and everything else round the lake upside-down in the water. There are boats on all the larger lakes, which take people from one side to the other. There are always a lot of boats on the lakes in summer.
Travelers from many countries of the world go to the west of England in summer. There are boat races on the largest lakes, and people from many places in Great Britain and Europe come to see them. Young people travel from one place to another on their bicycles, or walk from one lake to another.
1. The port of London .
A. only takes business within the country
B. is greater than the others in the world
C. is the busiest in the world
D. plays an important part in transportation
2. The upside-down scenes can be seen in the lakes because .
A. the water is very still B. you have a good sight
C. there is a good light D. you stand near them
3. Young Londoners go to see .
A. beautiful lakes on foot B. boat races by bicycle
C. the port of London in their cars D. the still water in the lake by air
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It seemed like an everyday moment, but now I realize that when he introduced himself to me, it was the beginning of a life-changing experience.
I met him at a summer 1.
, and although I met hundreds of people every day, I became his 2.
. We talked, like everyone else, about our 3.
and hobbies. We were not 4.
at all, but we really had a lot in common. By the end of the camp, we were 5.
stories and laughs, and promised to 6.
.
When I returned home, I 7.
that I had lost the paper with his e-mail address on it. I looked through all my stuff (东西), but without 8.
. One day, I thought to look him up on the online network that was set up for the campers. 9.
I was online, an instant message suddenly appeared on the 10.
. It was the boy who I had just tried to 11.
a moment before.
A series of very meaningful conversations 12.
then. I don’t know 13.
, but for some reason we started to 14.
our deepest feelings in 15.
, and learned from each other’s pain and experiences. It was a very new 16.
for me,and it was extremely beneficial to my heart and my soul. 17.
I had found someone who was willing to 18.
me without prejudice (偏见).
I have only known him for three months, but the 19.
in me is great.I love, I live, and I believe in my life. I 20.
cry every night because of the happiness inside me. I dearly hope that he has also benefited from our exchanges even though we are hundreds of miles apart and can only communicate by messaging.
21.A.class B.party C.camp D.pub
22.A.classmate B.friend C.partner D.colleague
23.A.schools B.homes C.interests D.teachers
24.A.familiar B.strange C.different D.similar
25.A.sparing B.telling C.sharing D.showing
26.A.have a party B.keep in touch C.get along D.have fun
27.A.knew B.announced C.regretted D.realized
28.A.reason B.1uck C.doubt D.pity
29.A.Before B.Although C.When D.Since
30.A.screen B.desk C.board D.computer
31.A.1ook up B.find out C.call on D.hear from
32.A.heard B.started C.appeared D.existed
33.A.why B.where C.what D.which
34.A.create B.express C.hide D.refuse
35.A.writing B.working C.displaying D.listing
36.A.treatment B.solution C.experience D.way
37.A.Rapidly B.Finally C.Shortly D.Hardly
38.A.thank B.help C.understand D.support
39.A.1ove B.hope C.respect D.anger
40.A.always B.no longer C.sometimes D.often
Some teenagers think that parents ____ a full understanding of their children.
A. lack in B. lacking of C. lack of D. lack
—I have some trouble with my life.
—______. Everything will be fine.
A. That’s fine B. All right C. Take it easy D. Just in case
If you had come here earlier, the work_______ yesterday.
A. would have been done B. would be done
C. were to do D. were done
— Why was Fred forced to leave school?
— Because he was _____ of cheating in the English exam.
A. blamed B. accused C. charged D. caught