Homesick is a compound(复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each 46 means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning 47 they are used together? The definition(定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.
Now think for a minute 48 SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to the word SEA, would the definition 49 SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite 50 . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are 51 ,the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, 52 you want to be is at sea.
Have you ever 53 a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. People are heartsick when they are 54 deep inside as if their hearts are broken.
And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and 55 . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know some thing like this in your English study.
A．word B．phrase C．sentence D．passage
A．how B．why C．when D．where
A．for B．from C．about D．like
A．get B．fit C．read D．have
A．right B．wrong C．same D．different
A．homesick B．heartsick C．seasick D．earsick
A．thought over B．thought out C．heard from D．heard of
A．hurt B．hit C．loved D．moved
A．hobby B．height C．heaven D．handbag
Ryan and Kelly used to be forgetful. For example, Kelly would to cook dinner, or Ryan would go to work on Sunday thinking it was Monday. One summer they were to _ a long trip. What do you think happened? Well, they got to the with only ten minutes left. So time was . In that situation anyone would get on the plane right away. not Ryan and Kelly. They just had to buy some flight insurance (保险)first. After all, who_ what will happen on a plane flight? They quickly put some coins into a machine and their insurance policy(保险单) came out. “Who would get the if we die?” asked Kelly. “My mother, of course,” her husband replied. “We’ll mail the policy to her. Now quick, give me a stamp, will you?” he said. “The plane’s going to take in another minute.” Ryan put the stamp on the , dropped it in the mailbox, and suddenly began to cry. What happened, do you think? He had _ _ their plane tickets to his mother!A. remember B. forget C. try
A. take B. go C. talk
A. house B. bus station C. airport
A. enough B. long C. short
A. And B. But C. So
A. knows B. believes C. thinks
A. flight B. ticket C. money
A. away B. off C. out
A. machine B. envelope C. plane
A. mailed B. taken C. put
Many people like music music can bring us happiness. For me, I like pop music best because it has great lyrics and I can sing with it. Every day on my way to school or back home, I’d like to put on my earphone to enjoy the music as as I can. It has my habit. When I was a little child, my father liked to buy some tapes for me the presents for Children’ Day or other festival. to the music in my old recorder was a big interest for me at that . And as far as I could remember, I spent most of my spare time in listening to music when I stayed at home. My songs are My Heart will Go on, Hero, You raise me up and so on. How about you? What songs do you like best? Would you mind me?A. but B. because C. however
A. along B. alone C. away
A. / B. to C. go
A. many B. more C. much
A. become B. became C. been become
A. like B. as C. to
A. Listened B. Listen C. Listening
A. time B. times C. a time
A. like B. prefer C. favorite
A. tell B. telling C. to tell
A mobile phone is very useful. And many students have great playing with it. But it does to our health a lot.
If you have a mobile phone, it is necessary to know about the of using it and learn how to enjoy your phone safely. Sending messages can be a wonderful way to keep in touch with your friends. But you receive some cheating messages. , you may get a message saying that you have won a big prize (奖品). Don’t believe it.
Some students like listening to the music on the phone walking. It’s very because there are so many cars and buses on the road. Remember not to talk on the mobile phone too often or too long. Your parents will be angry if you too much money. Last, your mobile phone when you sleep. The of rubbish messages may wake you up. What’s more, the radiation of the cellphone is harmful to your brain.
A．trouble B．fun C．difficulty D．sadness
A．harm B．harmful C．good D．well
A．happiness B．unhappiness C．advantages D．disadvantages
A．always B．never C．already D．probably
A．Such as B．For instance C．Instead of D．In fact
A．while B．until C．before D．after
A．safe B．dangerous C．careful D．exciting
A．cost B．take C．spend D．have
A．turn up B．turn down C．turn off D．turn on
A．sounds B．noise C．voice D．pronunciation
完形填空：从各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。（共15小题；计15分）
The United States is full of automobiles (机动车). There are still many families without cars. But some Families have two or more cars. However,cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a part of life.
Cars are used for . They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to parts of the city, they have to drive in order to their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to shop for necessities.
Sometimes, small children must be driven to . In some cities, school buses are used only when children more than a mile from the school. When the children are too to walk that far, their parents take driving them to school. One11drives on Mondays, taking her children and the neighbors' children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesdays and so on. This is forming a car pool (拼车). Working people also form car pools, with three or four people taking turns driving to the place they work. More car pools should be formed in order to put cars on the road and to use less oil. is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something should be done about the use of cars.
A．even B．much C．little D．such
A．great B．necessary C．proper D．possible
A．families B．business C．education D．Farms
A．get to B．look for C．find out D．use up
A．same B．different C．every D．each
A．catch B．create C．cover D．carry
A．cities B．schools C．parks D．gardens
A．move B．study C．live D．Work
A．small B．big C．young D．old
A．money B．time C．pride D．turns
A．parent B．child C．way D．car
A．call B．calling C．to call D．called
A．where B．that C．which D．when
A．more B．fewer C．many D．less
A．Driving B．Running C．Parking D．Forming
完形填空(本题共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分)
There once was a boy who loved eating sweets. He asked for sweets from his father. His father was a man and they lived in a very old house. He could not always sweets for his son. But the little boy did not this, and demanded sweets all the time.
The boy’s father thought hard about to stop the child asking for so many sweets. There was a very holy(神圣的) man living nearby at that time. The boy’s father had a(n) .He decided to take the boy to the great man who might persuade(说服) the child to stop asking for sweets all the time. The boy and his father went along to the man. The father said to him, “Oh, great saint, could you ask my son to stop asking for sweets which I cannot afford?” The great man was in , because he liked sweets himself. How could he ask the boy to give up asking for sweets? The holy man told the father to his son back after one month.
During that month, the holy man gave up eating sweets, and when the boy and his father after a month, the holy man said to the boy “My dear child, will you stop asking for sweets which your father cannot afford to give you?” , the boy stopped asking for sweets.
The boy’s asked the saint, “Why didn’t you ask my son to give up asking for sweets we came to you a month ago?” The holy man replied, “How could I ask a boy to give up sweets when I loved sweets myself. In the last month I gave up eating sweets.”
A person’s is much more powerful than just his words.
A．always B．never C．hardly D．seldom
A．rich B．honest C．kind D．poor
A．make B．accept C．afford D．find
A．ignore B．understand C．remember D．change
A．what B．where C．why D．how
A．excuse B．surprise C．idea D．proverb
A．can B．was able to C．be able to D．could
A．young B．strong C．great D．ugly
A．difficulty B．peace C．danger D．tears
A．call B．turn C．get D．bring
A．returned B．asked C．left D．disappeared
A．Up to no B．Sooner or later C．In other words D．From then on
A．sister B．brother C．father D．mother
A．when B．because C．until D．though
A．success B．history C．future D．action
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