Last summer, my friend and I hired(租) a car and headed for Toronto. We didn’t book(预定) a hotel room 1. it was at the beginning of September and we thought it would be easy for us 2. (find) a hotel.
We had driven for six hours when the weather 3. (change) and it looked as if a thunderstorm （雷暴）was coming. We got lost and both were 4.（tire）when I saw an old lady parking her car. I stopped and asked 5. she knew a hotel nearby. She said there was a hotel down the road, 6. it might have been closed. The lovely old lady looked at me and said, “Why don’t you girls just stay the night at 7. house? I’ll cook for you.”
We ended up going to a little island in Lake Muskoka, 8. her family lived. We slept in the 9.(comfort) beds they built for their kids, and they cooked for us. We stayed at their house for three nights in all and also met their friends. Those days were the 10. (good) part of our three-week trip! We were glad that we got lost and met the old lady.
When I began planning to move to Auckland to study, my mother was worried about a lack of jobs and cultural differences. Ignoring these______, I got there in July 2010. ________I arrived, I realized the importance of getting a job __________my living costs. Deciding to do this _________, I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job, but found _________response（回应）.
One afternoon, I walked into a building to ask ________there were any job opportunities（机会）. The people there advised me not to continue my job search in that _______. As I was about to__________, a man who had been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside _________. Nearly ten minutes later, he _________. He asked me about my plans and encouraged me to stay _________. Then he offered to take me to Royal Oak to __________ a job.
I was a little surprised, but had a ________feeling about him. Along the way, I realized that I had ________résumés（简历）. Seeing this, the man ________at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen _______copies. He also gave me some _______on dressing and speaking. I handed out my résumés and went home feeling very _______. The following day, I received a ________from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job.
It seems that the world always _______to you when you need it. And this time, it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.
1.A. doubts B. concerns C. instructions D. reasons
2.A. Even if B. Every time C. Now that D. Soon after
3.A. of B. at C. for D. with
4.A. on my own B. on my way C. by any chance D. by the day
5.A. any B. much C. some D. little
6.A. why B. wherever C. whether D. whenever
7.A. direction B. attitude C. language D. way
8.A. answer B. work C. leave D. refuse
9.A. for ever B. at any time C. as usual D. for a while
10.A. returned B. forgot C. passed D. regretted
11.A. silent B. busy C. positive D. comfortable
12.A. pick out B. search for C. take on D. give up
13.A. boring B. good C. risky D. general
14.A. made use of B. taken care of C. run out of D. become tired of
15.A. stopped B. knocked C. looked D. appeared
16.A. right B. more C. former D. different
17.A. pressures B. agreements C. impressions D. suggestions
18.A. lonely B. funny C. disappointed D. satisfied
19.A. call B. tip C. present D. report
20.A. turns off B. goes over C. gives back D. looks up
The eyes are the windows of the soul(心灵). Having a pair of bright, clear eyes is very important, so we should protect our eyes throughout our lives.
1. Don’t read while lying down or walking. Relax after every hour of reading.
Keep a distance from the TV set when you watch TV and give your eyes a rest every 30 minutes.
Don’t stare at(盯着看)the sun or try to read in the darkness. 2.This can damage your eyes easily.
Get your eyes checked often. Not many people have this habit, but it is necessary. If you feel that there is something wrong with your eyes, get them checked quickly. 3.
4.You can close your eyes for a few seconds or look into the distance for one or two minutes. A small break will relax your eyes and help to stop you from getting eye problems.
Be careful when you choose your glasses. 5. Make sure your glasses are right for you. If you don’t feel right, get your glasses changed.
A. Develop good reading habits.
B. Rest your eyes whenever you can.
C. Make sure you get enough sleep every night.
D. Glasses that aren’t suitable for you could bring you trouble.
E. Even if you’re wearing sunglasses, never look directly at the sun.
F. Eye problem can be found and treated early with regular checks.
G. Drink green tea every day as a way to protect your eyes against eye problems.
Reading is very important to help you learn English . To learn as much as you can from reading , you need to read different kinds of English . This book provides not only different kinds of English but also a good way to check your reading ability .
There are four parts in the book :
Part 1 Is Messages : In this part somebody wants to send information in writing to somebody else .
There is a test on timetables an a test on text messages .
Part 2 is People : In this part all the tests are about people . For example , there is an informal letter between friends . There is formal (正式的) English in biography (传记) . There is a job application as a model to help with your writing, as well as testing your reading .
Part 3 is Places : In this part , too . many different kinds of English are shown , some informal and some formal . There is the informal English of a holiday postcard . There is also the formal English in a letter of complaint .
Part 4 is Things : You will find some descriptive writing in this part . There are descriptions of clothes and of a computer .
You can do these tests in any order you like , or you can do all the tests with a formal or informal text .
I enjoyed writing this book and I hope you enjoy using it .
1.Which of the following is most probably written in informal English ?
A. A letter of complaint . B. A computer handbook .
C. A letter to a friend . D. A story of a president .
2.The passage is most probably written for .
A. test designers B. students
C. test-takers D. teachers
3.What is the best title of the book ?
A. Test Your Reading B. Help with Your Writing
C. Learn Different Kinds of English D. Practice English in Different Ways
When building houses, people used to think about not only the climate of the areas but also the building materials and the fashions for their houses. However, since electricity became more and more expensive, people began to pay much more attention to the energy they could get for their houses and the new ways they could find to protect their houses from both cold and heat.
Now, houses of an old yet new type have been widely built. In some parts of the world, people share their houses with their livestock（家畜）.During cold weather, they gather their cows, goats, or other animals and keep them on the first floor of their houses. The reasons are that the animals can be protected from the cold and that they can help to heat the houses as well. The body heat given off by the animals rises to the second floor of the houses, where people live. By sharing their houses with their livestock, people gain a source of heat.
People who live in or near cities do not usually keep livestock. However, home builders use the fact that heat rises. This natural law can be used in building houses in these areas. Instead of keeping livestock on the first floor, builders fill it with large rocks. As they are open to the sun’s rays during cold weather, these rocks take in heat. They also give off the heat, and, of course, the warm air rises into the living areas of the houses. So these houses are energy-saving.
House-building becomes a great challenge（挑战）to building designers and energy engineers. They try to meet this challenge by learning from old traditions and by using modern technology. And someday in the future, people will be able to live in more energy-saving houses.
1.What did people begin to consider as electricity was no longer cheap?
A. The climate of their areas. B. The energy for their houses.
C. The fashions for their houses. D. The building materials for their houses.
2.People in some areas gain a source of heat by _________.
A. keeping their livestock downstairs
B. protecting their livestock from the cold
C. sharing their houses only with their cows
D. living on the second floor with their livestock
3.The underlined words “natural law” in the third paragraph refer to the fact that ________.
A. heat raises the temperature in the houses
B. heat goes in the upward direction
C. heat goes up if temperature is raised
D. heat increases the temperature of rocks
4.From the passage, we can conclude that __________.
A. people will no longer consider building materials in the future
B. energy-saving buildings will become more popular in the future
C. almost all people will move into the houses heated by large rocks
D. energy engineers will devote themselves only to modern technology
Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources（来源）, as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows that windmills（风车）began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.
For many centuries, people used windmills to grind（磨碎）wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground. When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s, when electricity was available
to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were rarely used.
During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.
1.From the text we know that windmills_________________.
A. were invented by European armies
B. have a history of more than 3000 years
C. used to supply power to radio in remote areas
D. have rarely been used since electricity was discovered
2.What was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century?
A. Sailing a boat. B. Producing electricity.
C. Grinding wheat into flour. D. Pumping water from underground.
3.One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that________.
A. wind power is cleaner
B. it is one of the oldest power sources
C. it was cheaper to create energy from wind
D. the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs
4.What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?
A. The advantage of wind power.
B. The design of wind power plants.
C. The worldwide movement to save energy.
D. The global movement towards producing power from wind.
