轻松寒假，快乐复习30天 第20天

Our English teacher _____________  to Martin when I entered the classroom this morning.
A. is talking
B. was talking
C. talked

My little sister_________ in the hall at that time yesterday.

—I called you several times this afternoon. Why didn’t you answer the phone?
--I’m sorry. I ________ an important meeting then.

—I think the magic from Liu Qian was the best program last night.
—Oh, it’s a pity. I _______ cards with my family and missed it.

She          to an English program while her parents          TV.

-- Has your friend completed his design?-- Not yet. He ________ on it last night.

----Has Jack finished painting the picture yet?
---- I’ve no idea. But he______ it the whole afternoon.

—Did you notice a boy in blue come in?
—No , I didn't because I ______ a movie.

— Have you seen Lin Feng these days?
—I saw him yesterday evening. He _______ basketball with other boys.

At this time yesterday afternoon, I____ my bike in the street.
A. rode
B. is riding
C. was riding

Be yourself
We wish that we could be better at sports or more attractive. We wish we had nicer clothes or more money. Everyone likes to feel that lie or she is special.____ ____ , many of us grow up believing that we’re not special at all. We believe we are not good enough just as we are.
Most parents want us to be the best we can be. Very often, they________us to others. By doing this, they try to encourage us to do better. They mean well, but the message we often get is that we’re not good enough. We begin to believe that the only way we can be special is by being better than someone else, but we are often_______.There will always be someone out there who is better than we are at something. Plenty of people around may not be as smart as we are, but they are better at sports. Or they may not be as good-looking, but they have more money. It is ______ for us to be better than everyone else all the time.
We all want the things that we believe will make us better people. But very often we don’t realize that we already have_______us the very things that we want. These things make us different from others. When we are growing up, ______sometimes forget to tell us that we are special, that we are good enough. Maybe no one told them when they were growing up. Anyway, it’s up to us to remind them from time to time that each of us, in our own way, is special. What we are is enough.

A．Again B．Next C．Besides D．However

A．describe B．compare C．introduce D．prefer

A．lonely B．forgetful C．disappointed D．nervous

A．helpful B．impossible C．necessary D．unfair

A．inside B．among C．around D．for

A．friends B．scientists C．parents D．doctors

Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called “mall rats（老鼠）”. Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores.
People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.
The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4. 2 million square feet（英尺）. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week.
The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts（广场）that have food from all over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. Others go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact.
Here “mall” means “                ”.

The largest mall in the United States                  .

The writer                  .

—Has David finished his project yet?
—I guess not. He        on it at lunchtime. Do you want me to confirm it?