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Music plays a important role in my life and listen to music is my favorite activity. Usually I preferred to express my feeling through music, and I like pop music best. I don’t like rock music because of I think it’s too noisily. When I am tired after studying or when I am nervous before exams, music helps me feel relaxing and fresh. I am not good at singing or I can play the piano and the violin. In addition, I am fond of listening to foreign song in order to learn more about the cultures of different countries as well learning about the world better. Music makes your life more colorful.
1. the improvement of life standards，there are a growing number of people travelling each year, 2. is a good way to enjoy life. Some people would like 3. (take) a package tour, while others would rather 4. (travel) on their own. I prefer to 5. latter, because I feel that it’s much 6. (convenient) and cheaper than taking a package tour as I did before.
First of all, travelling on my own, I can arrange my time and route more freely. For example, when I get to someplace I like, I 7. choose to stay longer and don’t have to think about others. Secondly, to save time, the schedule is relatively（相对地）tight joining package tours, and tourists can only stay very short time in each tourist attraction. 8. is difficult to enjoy every landscape carefully. 9., in order to earn money, some travel agencies（旅行社）force tourists to consume. In the meantime, travelling on my own is much cheaper and get more fun. Finally, the trip is designed to relax. However, many people say that package tours are not to make them really relax, 10. even more tired.
On the whole, I prefer to travel on my own, which is more convenient.
F-A-M-I-L-Y
I bumped into a stranger as he passed by, “Oh, excuse me, please.” was my reply. He said, “Please ______ me too; I wasn’t even watching you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. We went on our way and we said ______. But at home a ______ story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old?
Later that day, I was cooking the evening meal, and my daughter stood beside me very ______. When I turned, I nearly knocked her down. “Move out of the ______ ,” I said with a ______. She walked away, her little heart was broken. I didn’t realize how harshly I’d spoken.
____ I lay awake in bed, God’s still small voice came to me and said, “While ______ with a stranger, common politeness you use, ______ the children you love, you seem to abuse. Look on the ______ door, you’ll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She picked them herself: pink, yellow and ______. She stood quietly not to spoil the ______, and you never saw the tears in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt very small, and now my tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt by her ___ . “Wake up, little girl, wake up,” I said. “Are these the flowers you ______ for me?” She smiled, “ I found them out by the tree. I picked them because they’re ______ like you. I knew you’d like them, especially the blue.” I said, “Daughter, I’m sorry for the way I acted today; I ____ have yelled at you that way.” She said, “Oh, mom, that’s okay. I love you ______ .” I said, “Daughter, I love you too, and I do like the flowers, especially the blue.”
Are you aware that: If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily _____us in a few days. But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family—an ____ investment indeed.
So what’s behind the story? You know what is the full word of family?
FAMILY=(F)ather (A)nd (M)other, (I) (L)ove (Y)ou!
Fill life with love and bravery ______ we shall live a life uncommon.
1.A. pass B. excuse C. help D. ask
2.A. hello B. sorry C. good-bye D. again
3.A. similar B. love C. family D. different
4.A. still B. noisily C. surprised D. quiet
5.A. table B. house C. corner D. way
6.A. smile B. frown C. sigh D. anger
7.A. Where B. With C. While D. During
8.A. doing B. treating C. dealing D. saying
9.A. but B. so C. and D. then
10.A. bedroom B. kitchen C. garage D. basement
11.A. red B. purple C. blue D. white
12.A. flowers B. meal C. kitchen D. surprise
13.A. table B. room C. bed D. flowers
14.A. bought B. planted C. picked D. painted
15.A. delicious B. pretty C. honest D. horrible
16.A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t
17.A. anyway B. already C. somehow D. someday
18.A. fire B. employ C. blame D. replace
19.A. clever B. wise C. bad D. unwise
20.A. or B. but C. and D. then
Every student has tests when they are at school. But have you ever been so worried about the tests that you can’t fall asleep at night? Have you ever felt sick or had a headache during a test?
1.. This worry in your mind can make your body feel bad. You may feel angry, frustrated, scared, or afraid ---- which can give you a stomachache or a headache.
2.. Good or normal stress might happen when you are called to answer a question in class or when you have to give a speech. This kind of stress can help you to get things better done.3..
But bad stress can happen if the stressful feelings keep going over a long time. You may not feel well if your parents are fighting, if a family member is ill, if you are having problems at school, or if you are going through anything else that makes you upset every day. 4. .
5. . That means making good decision about how to spend your time. If you are only dealing with school stuff and have no time to play, you can get stressed. Make sure you keep your SELF in mind: Sleep, Exercise, Leisure and Food. If you take care of yourself and get enough sleep and food, and if you exercise and leave time for fun stuff, you will probably be less stressed out!
A. However, there are two different kinds of stress.
B. Can you tell a kind of stress from another one?
C. The best way to keep stress away is to have a balanced life.
D. That kind of stress isn’t going to help you, and it can actually make you sick.
E. Since bad stress is harmful for us, you’d better try to change it into good stress.
F. If so, then you know what stress is. Stress is what you feel when you are worried or
uncomfortable about something.
G. For example, you may do a better job on your test if the stress pushes you to prepare well before the test.
If you say, “The cat’s out of the bag” instead of “The secret is given away,” you’re using an idiom. The meaning of an idiom is different from the actual meaning of the words used. “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is a proverb. Proverbs are old but familiar sayings that usually give advice. Both idioms and proverbs are part of our daily expressions. Many are very old and have interesting histories. See how many of these expressions you know.
“Bury the hatchet.”
Native Americans used to bury weapons to show that fighting had ended and enemies were now at peace. Today, the idiom means to make up with a friend after an argument of fight.
“A close shave.”
In the past, student barbers learned to shave on customers. If they shaved too close, their customers might be cut or even hardly escape serious injury. Today, we use the idiom if a person narrowly escapes disaster.
“Raining cats and dogs.”
In Norse mythology the dog is associated with wind and the cat with storms. This expression means it’s raining very heavily.
To “shed crocodile tears.”
Crocodiles have a reflex that causes their eyes to tear when they open their mouths. That makes it look as though they are crying while swallowing their food. In fact, neither crocodiles nor people who shed “crocodile” tears feel sorry for their actions.
“Saved by the bell.”
In 17th-century England, a guard at Windsor Castle was accused of falling asleep at his post. He claimed he was wrongly accused and could prove it; he had heard the church bell chime (鸣响) thirteen times at midnight. Townspeople supported his claim and he was saved. Today we think of the bell that ends a round in boxing, often saving the boxer from injury, or the bell at the end of a class period, saving you from more work. Now this idiom means rescue from a situation at the last possible moment.
1.The best title of this passage will probably be ___________.
A. Everyday Expressions B. Not Idioms But Proverbs
C. Idioms and proverbs are old D. Idioms or proverbs
2.The purpose of this article is to ________.
A. compare some useful and interesting idioms and proverbs
B. tell us some idioms and proverbs which can be used today
C. explain the meaning of some interesting everyday expressions
D. show the importance of using proverbs and idioms in your writing
3.It can be inferred from the article that _________.
A. idioms and proverbs are a must in our life
B. proverbs are more common than idioms
C. idioms are more interesting than proverbs
D. it is difficult to guess the meaning of idioms
4.Which of these statements is an example of “a close shave”?
A. My brother bought a new computer yesterday.
B. My friend will come to my city to see me.
C. A car nearly hit me on my way to school.
D. No one in my school has ever been to Canada.
Sun Tours: Short breaks in New York
DAY 1: TIMES SQUARE AND THE LINCOLN CENTER
Welcome to New York—the Big Apple! Here in New York the wonders of the Big Apple exceed (超出) all expectations—the fantastic skyline, wonderful restaurants, theaters, museums, shops and attractions. On your first day you will visit the famous Lincoln and Rockefeller Centers, and drive down Fifth Avenue. You will drive through Times Square, the “Crossroads of the World”. You will then travel to Central Park, a miracle in the center of Manhattan. Lunch is on your own, but this evening you will have dinner at the famous Jekyll and Hyde club, where the waiters are all dressed as vampires（吸血鬼）, and at some point in the evening Frankenstein （科学怪人）comes to life.
DAY 2: EXPLORING THE CITY
The entire day is yours for sightseeing and shopping. Explore the attractive city of New York with its skyscrapers, bridges, historic landmarks and Broadway theaters.
DAY 3: DOWNTOWN AND SOUTH STREET SEAPORT
Today you will visit Greenwich Village, Wall Street and the World Trade Center. You will visit South Street Seaport, a 19th-century seaport with narrow streets, hundreds of shops, an international food stand and street entertainment. This afternoon you will visit Chinatown, and finally the Empire State Building Observatory, which towers 1,250 feet above New York City. You will use the high-speed elevators to go to the top, unlike King Kong who climbed up the outside of the building. This evening, you will have dinner at the well-known Tavern-on-the-Green restaurant overlooking Central Park.
ARRIVING IN NEW YORK
A Sun Tours representative will meet you at JFK airport and take you to your hotel, which is in the center of the city. When you check in, you will receive further information about this evening’s “Getting-to know-each-other” party at the Manhattan Restaurant.
1.If you want to join in this tour, which of the following will you contact?
A. Sun Tours B. Hyde Club
C. Greenwich Village D. JFK Airport
2.How many places will you visit on the third day?
A. Five B. Six
C. Seven D. Eight
3.What can we know from the last paragraph?
A. You will go to the hotel in the center of the city by yourself.
B. When you arrive at the airport, you will be told about the tour plan.
C. You have known all about the Manhattan Restaurant before your arrival.
D. When you check in, you will know more about the evening party.
