When Webster was young，he was a teacher. But he quickly became tired of the books he used in class. They were all about the English people and places. Since he wanted books that would be interesting to the American children，he wrote three books with many American examples.
Webster worked hard to change the spelling of American English. He wanted words to be spelled in the same way they were pronounced，for example，he thought the word “laugh” should be spelled “laf”. And he tried many ways to ask people to help him do this.
One day he walked into a print shop and gave the boy there a piece of paper. “Young man，”he said，“when you print any book in the future，please don't spell the words like the English people do. For example，when you see these words：theatre，centre, colour，and labour，please always print them as theater，center，color and labor.” The boy studied it and answered，“I agree with you，but I must ask my boss first.”
With the money he made from his books，Webster could start his great work，which took him more than twenty years to finish the first American English dictionary. And today，Webster's dictionary is thought to be the most important American English dictionary in the whole world.
A．he was born in America
B．there were many mistakes in them
C．American children were not interested in them
A．meaning B．pronunciation C．use
A．Only one B．Two C．At least four
A．He was for it.
B．He was against it.
C．He had no idea about it.
Here's one very simple but lifechanging advice that I first heard from Brian Tracy. Cut down on the TV at night by just one hour. Instead, use that hour to read books that could improve your life.
If you're a salesman, google for the best and most useful books on improving your sales.
This applies(适用) to all fields, not just the work-related(与工作相关的) ones. Maybe you want to improve your health, become a more energetic person. Or maybe you want to improve your study, your relations or perhaps do some personal development.
One hour a day is not much. But if you read for one hour a day on weekdays, that's about 260 hours a year. That's a large number of books and a lot of useful advice.
If you follow the ideas, who knows what great things and feelings could come into your life. Also, all that information and advice will start to open up your mind. You will start to see more chances in your life.
Now, you might think something like this:
1. I really don't have the money...
Answer: Visit your public library or search the database(数据库). Or look for books that are used in places like amazon.com.
2. I really don't have the time...
Answer: Buy audiobooks and listen to them in the car while driving to and from work. Or copy them to your MP3-player and listen while riding your bike /bus to work or school. Recently selling audiobooks through MP3-downloads has become popular...
Shut off the TV a little earlier and start reading.
| A．Watching TV. | B．Listening to MP3. |
| C．Surfing the internet. | D．Reading helpful books. |
| A．read work-related books | B．become more energetic |
| C．improve your study | D．improve your relations |
| A．It will open up your mind. |
| B．You will have about 260 hours a year to read. |
| C．You will read lots of books and get much useful advice. |
| D．It will probably bring great things and feelings into your life. |
| A．To buy some books from amazon.com. |
| B．To download MP3 free. |
| C．To visit the public library. |
| D．To borrow audiobooks and listen to them. |
| A．They are more useful. |
| B．Listening to audiobooks is easier than reading books. |
| C．It’s dangerous to listen to audiobooks while driving or riding. |
| D．Audiobooks are a good solution to the problem of having no time to read. |
My friend Matt and I arrived at the Activity Centre on Friday evening. The accommodation wasn't wonderful，but we had everything we needed(beds，blankets，food)，and we were pleased to be out of the city and in the fresh air.
On Saturday morning we met the other ten members of our group. Cameron had come along with two friends，Kevin and Simon，while sisters Carole and Lynn had come with Amanda. There were some other members I didn't know. We had come from different places and none of us knew the area.
We knew we were going to spend the weekend outdoors，but none of us was sure exactly how. Half of us spent the morning caving while the others went rock-climbing and then we changed at lunchtime. Matt and I went to the caves(岩洞) first. Climbing out was harder than going in，but after a good deal of pushing， we were out at last. Though we were covered with mud，we were pleased and excited by what we'd done.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
| A．rock-climbing |
| B．sleeping |
| C．meeting friends |
| D．caving |
| A．6 | B．8 | C．l0 | D．12 |
| A．some of the group had been there before |
| B．the group had done rock-climbing many times |
| C．some of the group already knew each other |
| D．group all came from the same city |
| A．interesting | B．relaxing |
| C．frightening | D．unpleasant |
| A．the writer's friends at the Activity Centre |
| B．the writer's experience at the Activity Centre |
| C．outdoor sports at the Activity Centre |
| D．how to go rock-climbing and caving |
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| A．by air | B．by train | C．by bus | D．by sea |
A. visit Sentosa Island B. B. travel around by boat
C. go to Chinatown D. have a party in the KTV
| A．On the fast day. | B．On the second day. |
| C．On the third day. | D．On the last day. |
| A．August 16 | B．August 17 |
| C．August 18 | D．August 19 |
For most people, the word "fashion" means "clothes". But people may ask the question, "What are in fashion?" And they use the adjective "fashionable" in the same way: "She was wearing a coat." "His shirt was really a fashionable color."
But of course there are fashions many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are fashions in school subjects, jobs…and in languages. Fashions as time goes. you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1850.
Today fashions change very quickly. We hear about things more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and televisions send information from one country another in a few hours. New fashions mean that people will new things, so you see there is money in fashion.
| A．color | B．clothes | C．food | D．money |
| A．nice | B．beautiful | C．expensive | D．fashionable |
| A．at | B．by | C．in | D．with |
| A．even | B．just | C．only | D．already |
| A．change | B．changes | C．are changed | D．changed |
| A．Where | B．When | C．If | D．As |
| A．on | B．for | C．with | D．from |
| A．very | B．much | C．too | D．quite |
| A．in | B．by | C．to | D．with |
| A．buy | B．sell | C．get | D．use |
阅读下面一篇语言材料，按要求回答提出的问题，将答案写在答题卡上。
In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece. From then on, many countries had successfully held the Olympics, such as England, France, Germany, Canada, the U. S. A. , Spain and Australia. After more than a hundred years, the Games returned to its hometown in the year of 2004. When a country hosted the Olympic Games, they always made an emblem (会徽). The emblem of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games was a white circle of olive branches (橄榄枝) in the sky.
In 2008, Beijing hosted the Olympics. Its emblem is “Jing”. It means the capital of China and it is also like a runner or dancer. The running figure (人形) of the emblem shows the spirit (精神) of the Olympics: Faster, higher and stronger.
根据短文内容，回答问题。把短文中划线部分译成汉语。
_____________________________What do people make when they hold the Olympic Games?
_____________________________How many years passed when Athens held the Olympic Games once again?
_____________________________Does the character (图案) of“Jing”mean the capital of China?
_____________________________
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