—Which of the two poems do you like most?
— shorter one, of course. I think it’s really most interesting one.
A．The; a B．The; the C．A; the D．The; 不填
—Don’t you feel cold, Jack? You wear such a thin coat in a day at —5℃.
— , I’m belling.
A．No problem B．Not in the least C．That’s OK D．Take it easy
假设你是李华，你的美国老师Miss Morgan要求你们明天下午去听一个美国历史的讲座，你因故不能参加。请你根据以下要点，写一封短信向Miss Morgan请假。
内容要点：
* 表示歉意
* 理由：去机场接从法国回来的舅舅
* 询问：是否有录音，以便补听讲座
注意：
1．词数：100左右
2．可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
七彩教育网 Miss Morgan,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误，对标有题号的每一行作出判断；如无错误，在该行右边横线上画上一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正；
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行少一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线写出该加的词。
此行错一个词: 在错的词下面画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Before lunch Allen happened to see a man fished in
1. ___________
a ditch about five metre outside a bar. Allen stopped
2. ___________
curiously. All people passing over the man who was fishing
3. ___________
regarded him like a foolish man. Allen’s heart went out
4. ___________
of him. He said kindly to fish-catcher, “Hello, will
5.___________
you please do me a favor and have a drink with me
6. ___________
in the bar?” The man gladly received his invitation.
7. ___________
After buying the man several cups soft-drinks,
8.___________
Allen asked, “You are fishing there, right? May I
9. ___________
know how much fish you have caught this morning?”
10.___________
“You are the number 8,” said the man humorously.
Most people know that a wedding ring is symbolic of the bond(连结物) of love and commitment（承诺） between two people. But not everyone knows about the history behind this small yet powerful symbol. The history of the wedding ring goes back not just hundreds but thousands of years. No other currently practiced wedding tradition has been around as long.
The Egyptians were the first recorded civilization to use the wedding ring. In Egyptian hieroglyphics（象形文字） a circle represented eternity. Once a woman accepted the ring she became the “property” of the person who gave it to her and she was in a sense “his.” The first wedding ring could have been made of braided grass or hay （which would have been changed often）, ivory, bone, or leather. Eventually, metal was used, but the first wedding bands were crude（未加工的） and rough. However, the sentiment（情感） remained the same-eternal commitment and love.
The Egyptians wore the wedding ring on the left hand because it was believed that a vein（静脉） in the left hand went straight to the heart. This tradition is still commonly practiced today in most parts of the world largely for practical purposes （most people are right handed.）It is worn on the fourth finger of the left hand. But there are some countries and groups which do not follow this tradition. In the Jewish faith, the wedding ring is put on the index finger. Roman Catholics traditionally wore their wedding band on the right hand, and in many countries and regions in Europe some people still follow this tradition.
It is interesting to note that in the long history of the wedding ring that it is only in the last century that men have begun to wear them. However, now both men and women show their love and commitment by exchanging rings on their wedding day.
Once you begin shopping for rings you may be amazed by the choices that await you. There are several different types of metals: traditional gold, white gold, platinum, and titanium. You can have an inscription（刻字） put on the inside of the band（镶边） if you like. Some people are even choosing a tattoo（刺花） band. The styles vary from a simple, yet elegant（优雅的） band to an elaborate（精致的） ring covered with jewels. If you do not buy the wedding and engagement rings as a set you will want to be sure the styles are compatible（一致的）. Choose carefully because this choice will need to stand the test of eternity.
1.What would be the best title for this passage?
A. History of rings B. Interesting facts about rings
C. Different beliefs about rings D. The meaning of the rings.
2.What may the word “eternity” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Elegance B. Marriage C. Wedding D. Foreverness
3.Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The meaning of the rings remained unchanged.
B. One should be careful of choosing a ring in a shop from different kinds.
C. Jewish are so faithful to their beliefs to wear rings on the fourth finger.
D. Now most people in the world still follow Roman Catholics traditionally.
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Men were looked upon by women for thousands years.
B. Only women have the right to make themselves beautiful.
C. women wore rings thousands of years earlier than men.
D. You can have an inscription put on the inside the band.
A young man went to a town and worked there. He did not have a wife and a servant did the work in his house.
The young man liked laughing a lot. He nailed the servant’s shoes to the floor on Monday, and then laughed, because he put his feet in them and fell down. The servant was not angry, but smiled.
Then the young man put brushes in his bed on Tuesday. The servant got into bed and hit the brushes with his feet. He was afraid. The young man laughed loudly again. Again the servant was not angry, but smiled.
Then on Wednesday the young man said to his servant, “You’re a nice, kind man. I am not going to be unkind to you again.”
The servant smiled and said, “And I’m not going to put any more mud from the street in your coffee.”
1.He played a joke on the servant because .
A. he hated him
B. he was not satisfied with the food the servant prepared for him
C. he wanted to get pleasure
D. he liked to show off himself
2.When the young man played a joke on him, the servant was not angry but smiled because _____.
A. he liked the young man’s action B. making the young man laugh is his job
C. he was afraid to be fired D. he thought he shouldn’t be angry with a child
3. What did the servant do in return to the young man?
A. He stole something from the house. B. He gave a smile to the young man.
C. He had a fight with him. D. He put mud into the young man’s coffee.
4.Why did the young man stop playing jokes on the servant? Because ___.
A. the servant showed kind and nice behaviour to him
B. the servant told him the truth
C. he wanted to be a good man
D. his father told him to do so
