Speak English like an American
Writer: Amy Gillett
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INTRODUCTION (介绍)……………………………9
Lesson 1: Bob’s Day at Work………………………11
Lesson 2: Bob Returns Home with Bad News………17
Lesson 3: Ted’s Day at School……………………23
Lesson 4: Nicole’s Day at School…………………27
Lesson 5: Ted Goes Out for the Evening……………33
REVIEW: Lessons 1-5 ……………………………37 The book was written by _________.
A. Amy Gillett B. Bob Gillett C. Ted If Tom wants to buy this book from Amazon.com, he has to pay ________.
A. $3.99 B. $24.95 C. $28.94 If you want to know about Ted’s Day at school, you should turn to Page ______.
A. 11 B. 17 C. 23 If you want to know about Bob’s day at work, you should read __________.
A. Lesson 1 B. Lesson 2 C. Lesson 3 You can probably read this passage ______.
A. in a textbook B. on the Internet C. in a storybook
What a shiny scooter （踏板车）!Sophie couldn't keep her eyes off it.Her dad noticed.
"Sophie，you have a scooter already，a really nice one!"
"I know，but this one is so shiny and new，" Sophie said.
"It is great，but we have to go，" said her dad.
They left the store.Sophie knew her scooter was nice，and it still worked.She just couldn't stop thinking of that new scooter!
A few weeks later，Sophie and her dad were back in the store.The scooter was just there，with a big sale sign on it!The girl ran right over to it.Her dad looked at the price.
"I know you've been thinking about this scooter a lot，Sophie.The sale price is pretty good，though it's still a lot of money.I can't just buy this for you.But what if I pay for part of it，then lend you the money for the rest，and you promise to pay me back？" her dad asked.
"Really？" Sophie said excitedly. "I promise 1 will pay you back!"
As they were walking towards the cashier desk （收银台），her dad asked Sophie if she knew what it meant to borrow money.
"Yes，it means that I have to give it back to you，" Sophie answered.
Her dad responded，"You' re right，but you can give it back to me a little at a time.Now you get five dollars a week for your allowance （零用钱）.You could pay it back to me once a week until you pay off your part of the scooter.It will take several months.
"Thank you，Dad!I will pay you back with my allowance until I return all the money."
（1）Sophie wanted a new scooter because .
| A． | her old scooter was broken |
| B． | she didn't have one |
| C． | the one in the store was so shiny |
| D． | the one in the store was very cheap |
（2）Sophie's father asked her to return the money until it was paid off.
| A． | once a month |
| B． | with her allowance |
| C． | by borrowing her mother's money |
| D． | by doing housework |
（3）Why did Sophie's father let her pay for part of the scooter？
| A． | Because she had too much allowance. |
| B． | Because he didn't take enough money with him. |
| C． | Because their family was very poor. |
| D． | Because he wanted Sophie to know money doesn't come easily. |
（4）What can we know from the passage？
| A． | Sophie promised to return the money happily. |
| B． | Sophie didn't want her old scooter any more. |
| C． | Sophie's father would buy a third scooter for her. |
| D． | Sophie regretted paying for her part of the scooter. |
The great scientist Yuan Longing passed away on May 22nd，2021. ①All Chinese people were very _______ when hearing the quite bad news.
②hunger，Mr.Yuan，millions of ，helped，out of，people.So people want to do something to remember the great man.Many people think that saving food in the best way to pay back his super achievement.Actually，the whole society has been taking action to fight against food wasting for many years.The following is an example.
③A university student ______ Liu Jichen，has developed an app—Clear Your Plate.After a meal，people can use the app on the phone and take pictures of their empty plates.After the pictures are deal by the app，people will get some points.Then they can change the points into some gifts from the website.Now this app is very popular with young Chinese and has more than 1 million users.④Me Lia said，" It's important to encourage young people to develop the habit of saving food."
Technology is a helpful way to save food but not the only one.⑤Anyway，we must keep the god habit of thrift forever，jut like what scientist.Yuan said and did.⑥If everyone tries to save food， .
（1）请根据文意在①句和③句空白处各填入一个恰当的词，使句意完整。
① ；
③ .
（2）请将②处下划线词汇连成语意完整的句子。
（3）请将④句中下划线部分翻译成汉语。
（4）请从文中找出能替代⑤句中下划线单词的一个动名词。
（5）请根据文意补全⑥句，使句意完整、语法正确符合逻辑。
Blood type is helpful to decide one's character.People might be surprised if you don't know your blood type .（1） Now let's see what the four blood types say.
Type O You are popular，friendly and creative.You might be a good leader.Good jobs for you：sportsman，player...
（2） People seem to be quiet outside but filled with worry inside.You are a good listener and have many friends.Good jobs for you：writer，computer programmer...
Type B You can finish big tasks independently ，（3） You are good at reading people and helping others.Good jobs for you：teacher，social worker...
Type AB （4） You may be outgoing and friendly .You are more careful than other.Usually you like to help others.Good jobs for you：cook，reporter...
（5） But we don't have to take it too seriously-just for fun!
| A.Type A B.There are four blood type：O，A，B and AB. C .Blood type is a fun way for us to know thins about ourselves. D.You work hard and often have your own way to achieve your goals. E.This kind of people often have the characters of both A and B people. |
①On a Sunday tight，a poor young artist stood at the gate of the railway station，playing his violin.The music was so great that may people stopped to put some money into his hat.
②After an hour，a man rushed through the crowd to the artist and said， "Yes，it's you.I knew you were honest and would certainly come here. " The artist asked politely，"Are you Jack？" The man nodded. "Did you lose anything？" "Yes.It's a lottery ticket（彩票），"said the man.The artist took out a lottery ticket with Jack's name on it and returned it to the man.
③The next day，the young artist came to the same place and played the violin again.He laid a small board beside his hat.Soon people were attracted（吸引）by the words on it.It said，"Last night，a gentleman with the name of 'Jack' put an important thing into my hat by mistake.Please come to get it soon."
④Later his classmate asked the artist，"You are a student and you need money to pay the tuitionfor further study in the college.Why don't you keep the lottery ticket to yourself ？" The artist said，"Although I don't have much money，I live happily .But if I lose honesty，I won't be happy forever."
（1）The right order of this passage should be .
| A． | ①②③④ |
| B． | ①③②④ |
| C． | ①②④③ |
| D． | ①④③② |
（2）What did they young artist do at the gate of the railway station on a Sunday night？
| A． | He played the violin. |
| B． | He met his classmate. |
| C． | He bought a train ticket. |
| D． | He waited for the train. |
（3）The artist came to the same place the next day to look for .
| A． | his hat |
| B． | a lottery ticket |
| C． | his classmate |
| D． | the owner of a lottery ticket |
（4）The underlined word "tuition" in④paragraph means in Chinese.
| A． | 房费 |
| B． | 药费 |
| C． | 学费 |
| D． | 车费 |
（5）From this article，we can learn that .
| A． | keep the lottery ticket if you find one |
| B． | playing the violin is the only way to make money |
| C． | do not share important things with our classmates |
| D． | we should know the importance of honesty and keep it forever |
Poverty（贫穷）is a big problem in the world，but China has done a good job to deal with it and made the proud achievement.During fighting poverty，we've been moved by many heroes.
| Helping Girls ◆Zhang Guimei ◆Ljiang，Yunnan ◆Many girls couldn't go to school because they were very poor. ◆Mrs.Zhang started a girl school for free and helped over 1，800 girls go to college. |
| Building a Road ◆Mao Xianglin ◆Wushan，Chongqing ◆Villagers lived on the 1，000﹣meter﹣high cliffs（悬崖峭壁）.So it took them three days to walk to the nearest town in the past. ◆Mr.Mao led villagers to build a road with their hands for 7 years.Now they spend just an hour driving to the nearest town.Local people can sell fruit to other places conveniently. |
| Planting Mushrooms（序菇） ◆Chen Zaiming ◆Jingdong Yi，Yunnan ◆This place was famous for its wild mushrooms.But villagers didn't know how to grow them. ◆Mr.Chen taught villagers to plant mushrooms and helped them make over 5 million yuan. |
| Chinese Achievements ◆832 counties（县） and 128 ，000 villages are no longer in poverty. ◆98.99 million villagers have been lifted out of poverty in the past 8 year. ◆China is responsible for reducing 70 percent of poverty since the late 1970s all over the world. |
（1）Who helped girls go to college？
| A． | Zhang Guimei. |
| B． | Mao Xianglin. |
| C． | Chen Zaiming. |
| D． | All above. |
（2）How did people go to the nearest town in Wushan，Chongqing in the past？
| A． | On foot. |
| B． | By bus. |
| C． | By car. |
| D． | By train. |
（3）Which place was well﹣known for wild mushrooms in the text？
| A． | Lijiang. |
| B． | Wushan. |
| C． | Jingdong Yi. |
| D． | Not mentioned. |
（4）How many villagers have been lifted out of poverty in the past 8 years in China？
| A． | 832. |
| B． | 1，800. |
| C． | 12，8000. |
| D． | 98，990，000. |
（5）Which of the following is TRUE？
| A． | Girls didn't want to go to school in Lijiang，Yunnan. |
| B． | I takes people three hours to drive to the nearest town in Wushan now. |
| C． | People used to be good at growing wild mushrooms in Jingdong Yi. |
| D． | China has got the greatest achievement on lifting out of poverty. |
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