Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
You’ve just finished with middle school and you may start wondering, “What is high school like? Is high school a lot 32 middle school? Is it going to be hard to start out in a new place?"
Most high schools in America hold a freshman class 33 school actually starts. When you talk to people in the freshman class, you 34 that a lot of them are feeling just like you are, excited, maybe 35 afraid. Talking about a question of common interest with your classmates could start a new 36 .
The work in high school builds on what you 37 in middle school, and gives you more knowledge of many subjects. So you 38 feel that it’s a bit more challenging. But these challenges can make you feel 39 . And there are many resources (资源）to use if you feel that the work is too much.
At the beginning of high school, you’ll get to know it has more activities than middle school, such as clubs, music groups, and sports teams. These activities may 40 before or after school, or during your free time. 41 this, time management is an important skill in your 42 year.
Middle school teaches you the 43 of study and social skills while high school gives you the chance to learn 44 to be more independent (独立的).It’s all right if you’re nervous 45 . Just be patient and keep 46 . Once you’ve got used to your new independence, you can go farther than you ever imagined.A. the same as B. different from C. helpful to
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A. found B. will find C. have found
A. too B. so C. a little
A. hobby B. friendship C. topic
A. are learning B. will learn C. have learned
A. have to B. should C. may
A. more bored B. less bored C. less excited
A. take part B. take up C. take place
A. Because of B. Thanks to C. Instead of
A. first B. second C. third
A. aims B. pleasure C. ways
A. what B. how C. whether
A. at first B. at last C. at that moment
A. doing B. studying C. trying
One Saturday afternoon, Kate went to buy something for her sister and herself.
As Kate was coming out of a____, a young lady walked towards her. She said she was Miss Green --- a good friend of Kate’s sister. Kate believe her. Then she called a taxi to send Kate home. She told the driver where she should go. Kate was _____ that it was not in the direction of her home.
“ Why?” Kate asked. The lady smiled.
When they came to a quiet road, a big rough man appeared on the road. He stopped the taxi driver, knocked him down, and threw him out of the taxi . At the same time, Miss Green took out of a knife and pointed it at Kate. She asked Kate to keep______. The man then started the taxi.
“ Oh, my God! I’m being kidnapped(绑架),” Kate said to herself.
She tried to escape , but not succeeded. Suddenly an idea came to her. She took out a lipstick(口红) from her pocket, wrote ‘_____’ on the window, and covered the word with her back.
A few minutes later, a police car ____and the policemen saw the sign. When the kidnappers saw the policemen, they stopped the taxi, jumped into the grass, and ran away.
The policemen then picked Kate up and sent her home. When her parents knew what had happened, they were greatly surprised. But they were also happy because their daughter had finally come back safely.
A．school B．taxi C．shop D．friend’s
A．sure B．excited C．surprised D．pleased
A．healthy B．alive C．relaxed D．quiet
A．THANKS B．SORRY C．SOS D．OK
A．stopped B．left C．passed D．turned
The common Chinese greeting of “Ni chi le ma?” may soon be replaced by a new greeting: “Have you cleaned your plate?”
Over the Spring Festival holiday there was a big effort to get to curb their habit of ordering too much food in restaurants because a lot of that food ended up being wasted. Holiday eaters were urged to “clean their plates “and ______ to take leftover food home in “doggy bags.”
The impetus behind the campaign was the surprising government statisticthat over 200 billion Yuan is spent every year food that ends up in the garbage bin. And in the middle of all this waste, statistics show that 128 people are living below the poor line and going hungry.
The “clean your plate” campaign is part of a worldwide effort to stop delicious food from being wasted. The United Nations discover $1 trillion(yes, that’s a very big number) worth of food is wasted each year. of that is lost during food production and transportation, ___ an important percentage is attributed to waste by people. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has started a campaign called “Think. Eat. Save.” people aware of the problem.
Chinese actress Fan Bingbing is an ambassadorfor UNEP and she encouraged people to upload of their “clean plates “to show their support for the program. Thousands of people replied and showed that they had a clear conscience to their full stomachs.
Xi Jinping, the new Chinese president, is urging people to be less wasteful and he told Party members to cut back on extra vagant holiday dinners and to be when spending the people’s money.
For some, though, Xi Jinping’s and Fan Bingbing’s advice don’t go far enough. Yuan Longping, a farming , caused a movement by saying that wasting food should be treated a crime.
If not a crime, food is certainly a sin and it goes against what Xi Jinping calls, “the Chinese tradition of being hard-working and saving.”Having a “clean plate” is just a traditional and responsible thing to do. Have you cleaned your plate?
A．people B．person C．man D．woman
A．are asked B．asked C．were asked D．ask
A．in B．on C．at D．for
A．millions B．millions of C．million of D．million
A．who B．which C．that D．what
A．Most B．More C．Many D．Much
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．make B．making C．made D．to make
A．information B．message C．pictures D．news
A．go along with B．go out with C．go on with D．go across with
A．too B．also C．either D．as well
A．careful B．carefully C．more careful D．more carefully
A．artist B．pianist C．violinist D．scientist
A．as B．like C．for D．by
A．resting B．saving C．wasting D．leaving
Stone is all around us. Stone is usually very hard, it can also be soft. Stones have many uses.
In some , artists carve (雕刻) beautiful things out of soft stones, because they can be shaped easily. In ancient times, people carved persons or animals out of soft stones, which could be carried along with. While in some European countries, statues (雕塑) are carved hard stones and they do not change easily. In summer, the hot sun on these statues and in winter the snow falls on them, but they remain beautiful.
Stone is strong and long-lasting. So, it is enough for buildings. A house built of stone does not catch fire as easily as made of wood. Some stones are coloured, so they make the look wonderful. People can also get a fire with stones. Besides, some kinds of stones can be used to jewellery (珠宝). We’ve found stones are really amazing.
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A．countries B．cities C．factories D．parks
A．young B．old C．small D．big
A．into B．of C．for D．from
A．shines B．drops C．puts D．fits
A．even B．still C．never D．often
A．good B．big C．long D．old
A．this B．none C．one D．it
A．stones B．buildings C．fire D．wood
A．find B．sell C．buy D．make
Teenagers are always stressed out now. They are often too busy to think about their diets and exercise. The truth is that healthy___, along with regular exercise is the only way to keep fit.
During your teenager years, _____ is important to give your body the energy that needs. 50% of your calories(卡路里)should come from rice,______, vegetables and fruit. You also need to ___ a lot of water, six to eight glasses a day, _____ water will improve your skin and give you ______ hair.
Exercise can help to make you look good, feel good and be healthy. Scientists suggest that ____ should spend at least 30 minutes exercising every day.
When you exercise, your body produces ____. It makes you __ and energetic. It can even help you _____ better at night and let you pay more attention when you study in the day.
A．cooking B．thinking C．drinking D．eating
A．she B．it C．he D．you
A．exercise B．bread C．air D．time
A．eat B．drink C．taste D．feel
A．Some B．Little C．Enough D．Any
A．healthy B．bad C．dry D．ugly
A．teenagers B．workers C．doctors D．adults
A．nothing B．anything C．everything D．something
A．relaxed B．tired C．worried D．surprised
A．play B．sleep C．drive D．work
___ of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no modern medicine,__.
Life today has brought new_____. One of the biggest is pollution of our drinking water. __ pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It’s bad to all living things in the world. Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt_____ a city. This kind of quilt is called smog.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away, and they mustn’t blow dirty____ into the air.
We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and not throw it on the ground. We can go to work ___ or with our friends in ____ car. If there are fewer people driving, there will be ___ pollution.
Rules are not ___ .Every person must help to fight pollution.
A．Hundred B．One hundred C．Hundreds D．Two hundreds
A．also B．as well C．too D．either
A．problems B．questions C．styles D．inventions
A．Noise B．Dirty paper C．Litters D．Water
A．around B．on C．through D．over
A．noise B．smoke C．water D．wind
A．by foot B．on bus C．by bus D．by the bus
A．same B．the same C．a same D．different
A．fewer B．less C．a few D．more
A．much B．many C．good D．enough
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