Mark Twain was a famous American writer. He wrote many stories and many of them were _________ stories. These stories are still read by many people all over the world. _________writing, he also liked hunting and fishing very much, so one year he went to _________ for a holiday and spent three very pleasant weeks in the _________ there.
When he had to go back home, he drove to the station with his _________. There he asked a porter to put it into the train. Then he got into the smoking car and _________ in one of the comfortable seats there. The car was _________ when he got in, but a few minutes later, _________ man got in and sat down on the seat opposite his. Mark Twain looked at the man and thought that this man looked quite _________. However, it would be __________ to say nothing in that situation, __________ he said good morning to the man, and they began to talk.
First they talked about the __________ and then they talked about Maine. The stranger said, “We have some beautiful woods in Maine. It would be a __________ to come to Maine without spending some time there. I suppose you have been in our woods, haven’t you?” “Yes, I have.” answered Mark Twain. “I’ve just __________ three weeks there and I had a very good time, too. And let me tell you something. __________ fishing isn’t allowed in Maine at this season, I’ve got two hundred pounds of beautiful fish with my baggage in this train. I like to eat fish, so I packed it in ice to __________ it home with me. May I ask who you are, sir?”
The stranger looked at Mark Twain for several __________ and then answered, “I’m a __________. My job is to catch people who hunt and fish during the wrong seasons. And who are you?”
Mark Twain was surprised and __________ when he heard this. He thought quickly and then answered, “Well, I’ll tell you, sir. I’m the man who tells the biggest __________ in America.”
1.A.frightening B.funny C.terrible D.moving
2.A.Except B.Except for C.Besides D.But for
3.A.America B.Miami C.New Jersy D.Maine
4.A.forest B.woods C.village D.country
5.A.backpack B.suitcase C.baggage D.diploma
6.A.took down B.took off C.sat down D.sat up
7.A.crowded B.full C.noisy D.empty
8.A.the other B.another C.other D.others
9.A.satisfied B.unpleasant C.surprised D.embarrassed
10.A.enthusiastic B.friendly C.relaxed D.impolite
11.A.so B.while C.but D.since
12.A.climate B.breakfast C.weather D.journey
13.A.pleasure B.pity C.fun D.shame
14.A.lived B.spent C.taken D.journeyed
15.A.Because B.Unless C.Until D.Although
16.A.take B.carry C.bring D.fetch
17.A.minutes B.hours C.days D.seconds
18.A.shop assistant B.headmaster C.interviewer D.police officer
19.A.disappointed B.exhausted C.frightened D.shocked
20.A.stories B.jokes C.intelligence D.lies
Even if you wake up every day with a perfect smile on your face, it can easily be ruined by the difficult people you meet at your workplace. You can’t avoid them because they are already part of your daily life. They make your day stressful which gives you a terrible feeling to leave the work immediately. 1. I will share a few effective strategies which will help you to deal with these difficult people.
Don’t take it personally.
Difficult people see others’ opinion as conflicting (冲突) to their belief. Their behaviour is already a habit to them so if you take it personally, they may even plan to make your life more terrible. Remember the problem is not only with you.2.
Listen to what they say.
Sometimes what difficult people want is someone’s attention and love. There are also difficult people who don’t even speak but will just throw you with sullen ( 愠怒的) looks to make you feel uneasy. 3. The thought of you standing there and waiting for a response will make them feel uncomfortable and they will just decide to speak up. If they do, listen carefully and analyze it.
Don’t get discouraged.
I have already told you that it would be really difficult for you to change their behaviour but never give up. It should be you affecting them and not them affecting you.4. They would not interfere (干扰) with you again. If they realize that, you can already enjoy your stay in the office or in the school.
5.
Instead of dealing with their pessimistic attitude every day, try to look at what advantages these people have. That way, they will start to like and appreciate you. Also, they won’t give you cold stares any more.
A.See what’s good in these people.
B.Choose topics that you both like.
C.Difficult people are sometimes suffering from low self-esteem (自尊).
D.If this happens, ask them and wait for a minute until he or she speaks.
E.What’s worse is that they can even make your enjoyable day unhealthy.
F.There must be many people who feel annoyed with their unpleasant behaviour.
G.Once they feel that you are different and they can’t beat you, they’ll learn to become distant.
In Africa, Christmas Day begins with groups of carolers (欢唱颂歌的人) walking to and from through the village, along the roadway, by the houses of the missionaries (传教士), singing the lovely carols known to the world around. Often people may be awakened by a group of carolers beginning to gather at the house of worship(敬神活动). They return home to make final preparations as to the clothes one must wear and also as to their offering for the Christmas service.
The most important part of their Christmas worship service is the love offering. This is the gift in honor of Jesus. At about 8 or 9 o’clock everyone goes to the celebration of the birthday of Jesus. Everyone who attends the service goes forward to lay down their gift upon the raised platform near the Communion table. No one will attend the service without giving a gift.
Christmas in South Africa is a summer holiday. There is no snow, but it has many flowers, many beautiful varieties of wild flowers being in their full pride.
In Ghana, most churches show the coming of Christmas by decorating the church and homes beginning with the first week in Advent, four weeks before Christmas. This season happens to be the time of cocoa harvest, so it is a time of wealth. Everyone returns home from wherever they might be such as farms or mines.
In Africa, it is the traditional dinner of turkey, roast beef, mince pies, or suckling pig, yellow rice with raisins, vegetables, and plum pudding, crackers. In the afternoon, families go out into the country and usually there are games or bathing in the warm sunshine, and then home in the cool of the evening. Boxing Day is also a proclaimed (正式宣布的) public holiday usually spent in the open air. It falls on December 26 and is a day of real relaxation.
1.The purpose of this text is to ________.
A.persuade us to have a holiday in Africa
B.describe some important holidays in Africa
C.tell us how people celebrate Christmas in Africa
D.introduce to us when Christmas came into being
2.What is the most important part of Christmas worship service?
A.One must sing a carol on the platform.
B.One must appear in fantastic clothes.
C.Food is shared among carolers.
D.Everyone carries a gift to the scene.
3.If you visit South Africa on Christmas Day, you’ll find _____________.
A.the church and homes are being decorated
B.there are flowers all over the country
C.everyone returns home to harvest cocoa
D.it is snowing heavily everywhere
4.The correct time order of the following festivals should be __________.
A.Christmas→ Boxing Day→Advent
B.Boxing Day→ Christmas→Advent
C.Christmas→ Advent→Boxing Day
D.Advent→Christmas→Boxing Day
The day was September 5, 2015, when for the first time I left my country Bangladesh for China to get Master of Environmental Engineering at Chongqing University, thanks to the Chinese Government Scholarship (CSC). I always wanted to know and learn new language, culture and tradition.
At the beginning, because of the language prevention, going to canteen or restaurant or visiting places or buying things were a challenge. Later, when I began learning Chinese, considered one of the most difficult languages in the world, life became much smoother. In addition, I took part in after-school activities organized by the university or by Chinese friends. In the past four years I have visited many places in China such as Yichang, Beijing, Kunming and Sichuan province. I enjoy Chongqing's delicious hotpot, tofu, traditional Chinese tea. China covers a large region and has many ethnicities (少数民族), so there's a variety of Chinese food. China is a country with a time-honored civilization and a land of ceremony. Whenever guests visit, it is necessary to serve tea to them. Before serving tea, you may ask them for their preferences as to what kind of tea they prefer and serve them the tea in the right teacups.
China is one of the few countries in the world which depend on coal as the main energy source. At present, coal accounts for about 70 percent of the energy structure in China, which produces serious environmental pollution and ecological (生态的) damage. After years of efforts, China has made achievements. Related technologies have been used in large companies in China.
I'm lucky to here working as a doctoral researcher at the department of environmental science and engineering. I should have the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills that I need to build a bright future planet. By gathering scientific knowledge in this field, I have plans to create new opportunities for policymakers of my country Bangladesh. I value the chance to serve my beloved homeland!
1.The best title of the passage should be ________.
A.the Chinese government helps less developed countries a lot
B.Chinese, the most difficult language in the world
C.from Bangladesh to Chongqing, learning from China
D.Sichuan as well as Chongqing is home to delicious food
2.We can know from the second paragraph that ________.
A.buying things is a challenge in China
B.the writer probably wrote this article in 2019
C.serving tea is necessary as tea is a healthy drink
D.the writer joined in after-school activities to meet new friends
3.About the author (作者), we can know that ________.
A.she majored in Chinese as a new language in Chongqing University
B.she considered Chinese as one of the most difficult languages in the world
C.she would work as a doctor to help the patients after she returned to her country
D.she loved her country, Bangladesh
4.In the writer’s eyes, ________.
A.China, like many countries, uses coal as the main energy source
B.China is a country with much beautiful scenery and tasty food
C.environmental pollution will be a serious problem in China
D.China acts as the top country in the field of environmental science and engineering
I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she’d said again, “it’s for Elizabeth.”
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.
They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface”.
As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.
My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace— it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside —a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times.
Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
1.The passage shows that ______.
A.mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter
B.mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done
C.mother cared much about her daughter in words
D.mother wrote to her daughter in careful words
2.The word “gulf” in the passage means ______.
A.deep understanding between the old and the young
B.different ideas between the mother and the daughter
C.free talks between mother and daughter
D.part of the sea going far in land
3.What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking forgiveness?
A.She had never received the letter.
B.For years, she often talked about the letter.
C.She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.
D.She read the letter again and again till she died.
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
A.My letter to Mother B.Mother and Children
C.My mother’s Desk D.Talks between Mother and Me
Shakespeare’s Globe Exhibition & Tour is a unique international resource to explore Shakespeare’s work. Open all year round, it gives you an opportunity to learn more about the most famous playwright, Shakespeare, and helps you seek to further the experience and international understanding of him.
Group Visits to the Exhibition & Tour
Opening Hours
Theatre Tours: Monday - Sunday 9:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Exhibition: Monday - Sunday 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Groups of 15 people or more are required to pre-book their visit, and each group will have its own guide for free. To make a reservation, please fill in a Group Request Form and return it to us via email.
Exhibition and Tour Prices
Adult: $15.00
Senior (60+): $13.50
Student (with valid ID): $11.50
Child (5-15): $ 8.00
Complimentary: Every 16th person free
Getting here
Shakespeare’s Globe 21 New Globe Walk, London SEl9DT, UK
Visitors are advised to arrive by public transport or by taxi. There is a car park on Thames Exchange on the north side of Southwark Bridge (open 24 hours, seven days a week). Cabs may be found all year round on Southwark Bridge. It may also be possible to pick one up from outside the entrance hall on New Globe Walk.
Where to eat
Swan at Shakespeare’s Globe serves modern British seasonal food for dinner, afternoon tea or drinks in our beautiful bar and restaurant set over two floors, available for pre- and post-theatre dining.
Swan Restaurant
Monday- Friday: 12 noon - 2:30 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.- 10:30 p.m.
Saturday: 12 noon- 3:30 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.
Sunday: 12 noon- 9: 00 p.m.
1.When can you pay a visit to the exhibition?
A.Friday at 12:00 p.m. B.Monday at 8: 00 a.m.
C.Saturday at 5: 30 p.m. D.Sunday at 7: 00 p.m.
2.If a group of 20 children visit the Exhibition & Tour, what is required for them to do?
A.They need to hire a guide themselves.
B.They must be accompanied by an adult.
C.They have to pay $160 for tickets in total.
D.They need to email for a reservation in advance.
3.What can we know about Swan Restaurant?
A.Afternoon tea is not served on Sunday.
B.It serves traditional seasonal food for diners.
C.It is closed from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on workdays.
D.It serves three meals, drinks and afternoon tea.
