When you sit down with your family to eat a meal, do you ever wonder when and where the of using chopsticks (筷子) began?
People say that the first chopsticks were used in China 5,000 years ago. The practice became widespread in Korea, Vietnam and Japan. Today they are a symbol of culture.
Of Asian co untries, Japan highlights the importance of chopsticks a day to celebrate them. August 4 is as Chopsticks Day in Japan.
The different traditions of Asia lead to different kinds of chopsticks. For example the Japanese use sharp chopsticks they eat a lot of fish. Sharp chopsticks are good for picking the fish from the bones.
Chopsticks are made from different kinds of material. Bamboo chopsticks are because the material is easy to break apart and doesn’t burn easily. People also use wood and bone for chopsticks. Some rich people had theirs from valuable metals. Many emperors used silver chopsticks, for it was believed that they would turn if there was poison in the food.
There are also many table manners with chopsticks. For instance, never stick your chopsticks upright in your rice bowl or tap on your bowl with your chopsticks. People believe this is impolite to the host.
A．advantage B．tradition C．instru ction D．time
A．European B．American C．Asian D．Chinese
A．with B．through C．on D．over
A．picked B．made C．used D．set
A．homing B．producing C．cooking D．gardening
A．because B．so C．once D．unless
A．usual B．common C．general D．strong
A．to make B．making C．made D．being made
A．black B．gray C．dark D．red
A．popular B．filled C．compared D．connected
Mr. Young has a big shop in the center of the city. He tells all his employees to be to the buyers and he gets a lot of . One day an old woman went to the shop to a silk blouse. When she came out of the shop with the blouse, she her wallet in it. A girl picked it up and there were nearly five hundred dollars in it. She looked around and saw it. She put it into her quickly. Soon the old woman came back to look for it, of course she . That evening Mr. Young was told about it. He was very and sent the girl away. Then he decided to employ an honest man to take her . Several young men came, but _ of them could satisfy him.
This morning a young man came to his . He asked, "Do you smoke, sir?" "No, sir," answered the young man.
"Do you ?" "No, sir."
Mr. Young asked him the other questions, and the young man's satisfied him. Before he employed him, he asked him the last question, "You have shortcoming, do you?" "No, I don't, sir. " said the young man. "I only like telling lies.”
A．strict B．friendly C．strange D．terrible
A．business B．surprise C．money D．hope
A．buy B．borrow C．look for D．lend
A．threw B．put C．placed D．left
A．found B．knew C．understood D．wanted
A．somebody B．anybody C．nobody D．everybody
A．hand B．pocket C．bottle D．glass
A．won B．lost C．forgot D．failed
A．sad B．angry C．happy D．worried
A．place B．seat C．table D．chair
A．both B．all C．neither D．none
A．house B．car C．office D．pigstye
A．dress B．drink C．eat D．sleep
A．answer B．clothes C．knowledge D．face
A．much B．some C．any D．no
Mr Ball is a teacher. He biology in a middle school in the town. He’s and gets unmarried. So he lives with his mother. Something is wrong with her and he has to talk to her or she can’t hear him. The old woman often felt when he was at school, so he bought a dog for her.
Once his dog had some .One of them was very beautiful and he it very much. The animal was too young to eat itself. Mr Ball had to it during his holiday. A new term began and he had to most time at school. He was afraid his mother would to give it some food in time, he began to train the little dog to bark（吠）when it felt so that his mother could it and gave some food to it. He told his workmates about his experiment in his office and he was sure he would be .
Several months passed and one of his workmates asked him the result.
“I don’t think I’ve .” said Mr Ball. “My experiment has obtained（得出）a surprising result: It doesn’t eat anything I don’t bark”
A．studies B．learns C．teaches D．practises
A．strong B．young C．healthy D．old
A．hands B．arms C．eyes D．ears
A．loudly B．slowly C．carefully D．clearly
A．sad B．lonely C．exciting D．happy
A．babies B．sisters C．brothers D．playmates
A．hated B．believed C．thanked D．liked
A．look for B．look like C．look after D．look at
A．use B．pay C．spend D．take
A．remember B．forget C．hope D．try
A．hungry B．thirsty C．terrible D．sick
A．find B．touch C．listen to D．hear
A．strange B．common C．successful D．wise
A．failed B．explained C．when D．after
It was Molly’s job to hand her father his paper lunch bag each morning before he went to work. One morning, beside his usual lunch bag, Molly ____ him a second paper bag. This one didn’t look so good. It was ____ and was held together with tape胶带.
Her father kissed Molly and started off to work with the ____ bags.
On his lunch break, while he was eating, he looked ____ the second old bag: two small dolls, three small stones and some coins. The busy father smiled, finished eating and ____ away the bags, dolls and stones.
That __6__ when they were having supper, Molly asked, “ Where’s my bag, Daddy？”
“What bag？”“The one I gave ____ this morning.”“I left it at the office. ____？”
“I forget to put this note in it，” she said. “Those are the ____I really love. I thought you might like to ____with them. You didn’t lose the bag, did you, Daddy？
“Oh, no，” he said, lying. “I ____ forgot to bring it home. I’ll bring it tomorrow.”
When Molly put her arms around her father’s neck, he opened the ____ that read: “I love you, Daddy.”Molly had given him her treasures, ____ he had thrown them into the trash can. So when he went back to the ____， he went straight to the trash can and ____ all of Molly’s things. He put the treasures inside the bag and carried it home.
A．handed B．asked C．helped D．bought
A．nice B．old C．empty D．expensive
A．two B．three C．four D．five
A．for B．after C．into D．around
A．gave B．put C．ran D．threw
A．morning B．noon C．evening D．midnight
A．you B．him C．her D．them
A．Who B．When C．Where D．Why
A．foods B．places C．people D．collections
A．study B．play C．deal D．fight
A．even B．just C．still D．hardly
A．card B．letter C．note D．book
A．so B．or C．but D．and
A．shop B．office C．bedroom D．school
A．turned up B．used up C．gave up D．picked up
Sophia Wu,25,is a young Chinese woman who lives with her family in Chile. On February 27,2010, she a night that she would never forget.
“I was asleep and was woken up a strong shaking（震动）at around 3:30 in the morning. My whole was shaking and I couldn't stand still（静止）. I wanted to run down the stairs to go outside but suddenly the light in the room went out. I couldn't at all.
That night an 8.8-magnitude earthquake happened in Chile. Buildings and bridges fell into pieces. Electricity and water seruices were . The Chilean Red Cross reported that about 500,000 homes were and more than 800 people died.
The earthquake has been the fith since 1900. More than 90 aftershocks（余震）followed the earthquake.
say that there are about 500,000 earthquakes in the world each year. Of these, only 100,000 are felt, and 100 of them cause clamage.
Earthquakes happen the movement of huge rocks that make up the earth. So far, scientists haven't found a way to predict（预测） earthquakes. But you can learn to keep yourself during an earthquake.A.enjoyed B.experienced C.missed
A.by B.for C.at
A.bed B.room C.floor
A.bed B.room C.floor
A.cut off B.turned off C.used up
A.burned B.destroyed C.built
A.smallest B.worst C.strongest
A.Scientists B.Workers C.Drivers
A.in stead of B.because of C.in order to
A.protect B. help C. hide
Choose the best answer according to the passage. （10points）
Maybe you are more interested in sports than in history. You probably think you will never be a top student. In ____, anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. If you can use your time well, you may improve your study ____ much work. Here’s how:
Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week time, you should make a ____ of things that you have to do. First write down the time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide on a good time for studying. Of course, studying shouldn’t take all your time. Don’t forget to leave yourself enough ____ for hobbies.
Find a good place to study. Look around the house ___ a good study place. Keep this space, which may be a desk __ just a corner (角落) of your room. No games, radio, or television! When you sit down to work, think only about the subject!
Make good use of your time in class. Listen_____ to what the teacher says. Careful listening in class means less work later. You also need to take notes in class, because it can ___ it easier for you to learn well.
There are only a few ways mentioned here to ___ you with your studying. I believe you will find ____ other ways besides these.A. fact B. addition C. all
A. with B. without C. as
A. plan B. noise C. list
A. time B. space C. room
A. at B. after C. for
A. and B. but C. or
A. care B. careful C. carefully
A. make B. to make C. making
A. give B. help C. make
A. any B. every C. some
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