1. 我妈妈问我是否和同学们相处得好。
My mother asked me __________ I _________ _________ well with my classmates?
2. 他在解决这个问题上起了积极的作用。
He _________ __________ ___________ ___________ in solving the problem.
3. 她坚持要求照顾这个孩子。
She insisted that she ________ after the child.
4. 一旦他下定决心，就不会让步。
Once he _________ ___________ his mind, he will not give in.
1. Your friend is really angry with you and won't listen to you on the phone. Only a face-to-face talk with her could make her c____________ down.
2. The driver i_____________ the traffic light and as a result he ran into another car.
3. My son g____________ from college last year and now he is working in an international company.
4. As the Tree-planting Day is drawing near, our school has decided to o____________ an activity of voluntary tree-planting.
5. My grandfather was f__________ of hunting when he was a young man and he would spend a whole day hunting in the mountain.
6. Keep going s____________ and turn at the first stoplight.
7. It’s going to be some time before I ____________ (恢复) from my knee injury.
8. She shows a very positive ______________(态度)to her work.
9. I wanted to ____________ (说服) her to join us but she refused politely.
10.My sister gets angry every time I ___________(不同意) with her.
Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive(欺骗)? When someone tells you something that is true，but leaves out important information that should be included, he can give you a false picture．
For example，someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery(彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”
This guy's a winner，right? Maybe，maybe not．We then discover that he bought $ 200 worth of tickets，and only one was a winner．He’s really a big loser!
He didn’t say anything that was false，but he left out important information on purpose．That’s called a half-truth．Half truths are not technically lies，but they are just as dishonest．
Some politicians often use this trick．Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term，her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs．Then she seeks an other term．One of her opponents(对手)says，“During Governor Smith’s term，the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true．However，an honest statement would have been，“During Governor Smith's term，the state had a net gain of two million jobs．’’
Advertisers will sometimes use half—truths．It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth．An advertisement might say，“Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache．”It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company．
This kind of deception happens too often．It’s a sad fact of life：Lies are lies，and sometimes the truth can 1ie as well．
1.How much did the lottery winner lose?
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A．one hundred dollars． |
B．Two hundred dollars． |
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C．Three hundred dollars． |
D．Four hundred dollars． |
2.We may infer that the author believes people should ________.
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A．buy lottery tickets if possible |
B．make use of half—truths |
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C．be careful about what they are told |
D．not trust the Yucky Company |
3. How many examples does the writer give to show how the truth is used to deceive?
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A．One． |
B．Two． |
C．Three． |
D．Four． |
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
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A．Using half truths is against the law． |
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B．Technically，half truths are in fact lies． |
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C．Yucky Pills is a very good medicine for toothache． |
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D．Governor Smith did a good job during her last term． |
5.Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?
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A．He’s really a big loser! |
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B．Sometimes the truth can lie as well． |
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C．Advertisers will sometimes use half truths． |
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D．It’s against the law to make false statements． |
You can not see any object unless light from that object gets into your eyes. Some of the things you see give off light of their own. The sun, the stars, a lighted lamp are examples that can be seen by their own light. Such things are luminous. Most of the things you see are not giving off light of their own. They are simply reflecting light that falls on them from the sun or some other luminous bodies. The moon, for example, does not give off any light of its own. It is non-luminous. You see it because sunlight falls on it and some of it reflects in our direction. So moon light is only second hand sunlight.
When you look at a book, it sends to your eyes some of the light which falls on it, and you see the book. If light could be kept out from where you are so that there would be no light for the book to reflect, then you could not see the book even with your eyes wide open.
Light travels so fast that the time in which it travels from the book you are reading to your eyes is so short as if there were no time at all. Light reaches us from the moon, which is about 380 000 kilometers away, in only a little more than a second.
1.You can see the book because_______.
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A．your eyes are close to it |
B．it reflects some of the sunlight |
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C．it has light of its own |
D．your eyesight can get to it |
2.The underlined word “luminous” means_______.
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A．visible |
B．all colors |
C．giving off light |
D．sunlight |
3.________ have light of their own.
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A．The sun and the moon |
B．The stars and the earth |
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C．The sun and the stars |
D．The moon and the earth |
4.Which of the following is true?
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A．All the things you can see give off light. |
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B．Light from the book is much shorter than that from the moon. |
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C．The moment you open your eyes the light from the book travels to your eyes. |
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D．Light travels so fast that there is no time for you to read. |
New Year’s Eve is a time to celebrate and enter the new year with a smile on your face. This year, there’re plenty of local activities for all ages and interests, so the smiles will come easily.
BLUE CONCERT
Blues band the Coyotes is playing at the Dance Barn，at 8 Barn View in Sudden Valley, The show will start at 9 p. m. and benefit the charity Bikers Fighting Cancer. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Call 224-2308 for more information.
NEW YEAR’S LAUGHS
Ring in the New Year and laugh out the old one at the Upfront Theatre Comic improvisers will hit on all the highlights of the year with The Last Laugh of 2008. The 9 p. m. show will cost $15 and is open to all ages. The 11 P. m. show is open to 21 and older and costs $18, which includes a champagne (香槟酒) toast. Call 733-8855 for more information.
MAZE
For a fun activity earlier in the evening，walk the labyrinth (迷宫) at the Leopold Crystal Bellroom. Wander through the maze, based on the French Chartres Cathedral, for free from 4 to 9 p. m. Call 752-0048 for more information.
COUNTRY DANCING
At the Bellingham Eagles Hall, live local music will help get the dance started at 8 p. m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and free for kids 12 and younger. For more information, call 676-1554.
1.In what way do these activities have in common?
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A．They’re all held in the same day. |
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B．They’re all held by the same organization. |
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C．They’re all organized for children. |
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D．They’re all about the dancing and music. |
2.Which of the following activities may be free for Tom aged 16?
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A．COUNTRY DANCING. |
B．NEW YEAR'S LAUGHS. |
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C．MAZE. |
D．BLUE CONCERT. |
3.If you want to know something about the Coyotes at 8 Barn view, you'd better call .
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A．676-1554 |
B．733-8855 |
C．752-0048 |
D．224-2308 |
4. It can be inferred from the text that .
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A．$10 is enough to book a ticket to Blue Concert |
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B．you can read the text on a telephone book |
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C．all these activities are international ones |
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D．New Year’s Laughs will hold shows three times |
136 Crestview Circle
Dover, Connecticut
January 16, 1995
Gander’s Furniture Store
Stamford, Connecticut, 09876
Dear Sir,
I am writing about your January bill, which I am returning with this letter. I am not going to pay this bill. Last month I bought a table and four chairs for $65.50. They were sent to me on December 18. That night one leg of the table broke while my wife was putting our dinner on it. It fell on one of the chair, and that broke, too. Our $ 2.50 steak(牛排) landed on the floor, and the dog ate it.
I spoke to the salesmen who had sold me the table and the chairs. He told me to write you a letter. I wrote you on December 20, saying that I was not going to pay for the furniture. On December 21 some men came and took it back to the store.
Please do something about your records. I do not want to receive another bill for the furniture which I returned.
Yours truly
Alberts Robbins
1.From the letter we can know that Mr. Robbins had actually paid _____ for the table and the four chairs.
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A．$ 65.50 |
B．$ 68.00 |
C．$ 2.50 |
D．no money |
2. Why do you think Mr. Robbins write the letter to the furniture store?
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A．He had paid for the furniture but was asked to pay again. |
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B．He didn’t want to receive a second bill for the furniture he had returned. |
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C．The furniture he bought was badly made and he wanted to return it. |
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D．He wanted the manager to scold the salesmen for the bad furniture. |
3.Try to guess how Mr. Robins felt when he was writing the letter.
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A．He was angry. |
B．He was sad. |
C．He was anxious. |
D．He was friendly. |
