Most elephants are grey. Only a few are . It’s difficult to see a white elephant. When people find a white , they feel excited.
Long ago, a white elephant was to the king. Only the king could have a white elephant. And the white elephant must be a very good one. People wanted to take a look at the animal. On its way to the king, the white elephant attracted （吸引） many people. They ran into the street and shouted, “A white elephant is coming!”
All the people liked the cute elephant. Some gave it to drink. Others sang songs to the elephant. A boy put a red hat on the elephant’s head.
Then the elephant came before the king. At last the king saw the white elephant. The king it a name himself. The elephant ate from gold dishes and it began a new life.A．grey B．white C．red
A．elephant B．king C．street
A．swept B．painted C．taken
A．dishes B．water C．food
A．asked B．gave C．built
These days it is found that school students hardly have any sports. Is it because they have no interests in sports? It may not be true. They often say they have 1 more important things to do.
What are these important things? Exams! They have to 2 themselves ready for all kinds of exams and tests in school. So many of them almost become bookworms ( 书虫 ). In the past, they could do 3 they liked in summer holidays, but now they have to 4 all their time preparing for the exams. So 5 have kept them away from going in for sports.
Because of the pressure from 6 their parents and teachers, they 7 to work harder and spend most of their time on books. As for the students themselves, they don't want to 8 the exams. So it is necessary to give up their school sports and give all their spare time to their studies.
It's true that a good education cannot go 9 physical training and that if a quick mind hardly goes along with a strong body, you can 10 do anything well, and then how can you make great success in life?
A．another B．other C．much D．any
A．make B．have C．get D．let
A．some thing B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．give B．spend C．take D．cost
A．teachers B．parents C．studies D．holidays
A．either B．both C．neither D．none of
A．try B．hope C．have D．enjoy
A．miss B．lose C．leave D．fail
A．without B．with C．out D．in
A．always B．ever C．never D．still
Building a house is an operation which costs quite a lot of money．Suppose you plan to
1 a house，your first step is to find a suitable piece of 2 ，You will probably try to find a sunny place，in a 3 situation，near stores and bus stops，not too far from your friends and the place where you work．
Next you will find an 4 builder．And together with the builder you will make a
5 ，The builder will draw it．The builder will also 6 the cost of your house．He will estimate(估计)the cost of the wood，the glass，and everything else that he must use in building the house．Later on，when he starts to build，this estimate must 7 ，because the prices may 8 ，and many other thing may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house．
9 the builder gives you his estimate，you may wish to change your plan．You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much，or that you can 10 a little more and add something to your original plan．
A．buy B．decorate C．build D．find
A．floor B．place C．land D．playground
A．mysterious B．surprised C．pleased D．pleasant
A．excited B．experienced C．interesting D．extra
A．map B．plan C．decision D．discussion
A．find out B．carry on C．work out D．work on
A．be corrected B．be copied C．be read D．be written
A．swap B．change C．exist D．influence
A．When B．While C．Until D．Since
A．cost B．spend C．take D．pay for
Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents，They 1 that their parents don’t understand them，They often think their parents are too strict with them.
Parents often find it difficult to win their children’s trust(信任)and they seem to forget how they themselves 2 when they were young.
For example，young people like to do things without much thinking. It’s one of their ways to 3 that they grow up and they can deal with any difficult things. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things 4 and don’t like their plans to be changed.
Young people often make their parents 5 by clothes they want，the music they enjoy and something else. But they don’t mean to cause(引起)any trouble. They just want to be 6 and they want to make a new culture(文化) of their own.
Sometimes you even don’t want your parents to say“ 7 ”to what you do. You want to stay at home and do what you like.
If you plan to control（控制） your 8 ，you’d better win your parents over and try to get them to 9 you. If your parents see that you have high sense of responsibility(责任),they will 10 give you the right(权利) to do what you want to do.
A．remember B．hope C．say D．know
A．thought B．wanted C．needed D．felt
A．show B．find C．see D．learn
A．first B．ahead C．late D．carelessly
A．happy B．sad C．angry D．helpful
A．polite B．helpful C．thoughtful D．different
A．Yes B．No C．Sorry D．Congratulations
A．work B．life C．study D．health
A．help B．love C．understand D．know
A．certainly B．just C．still D．already
Korean culture is really 1 right now. The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian countries 2 China. Young people are going crazy about Korean TV dramas, Korean pop songs, taekwondo（跆拳道）and the Korean language.
The Korean Wave started a few years ago with the TV series “Winter Sonata”. This love story is 3 popular. People, especially girls, like the beautiful story and handsome actors like Bae Yong Jun (裴勇俊).
In the music world, Korean girls are making themselves heard in China. You can often find big Korean names like Baby Vox, S. E. S and Finkle at the 4 of the Chinese music charts (排行榜).
The Korean Wave has also made young people 5 to try the clothes and hairstyles of pop stars, too. Not only 6 . Now some girls in China 7 plastic surgery（整容）to change the way they look. People say some beautiful Korean stars have had plastic surgery. These stars don’t make plastic surgery look shameful（丢面子的）.
Are 8 the faces of beautiful Korean girls not 9 ? 10 for yourself when you next visit South Korea.
A．exciting B．excited C．interested D．boring
A．includes B．included C．including D．is including
A．never B．not C．still D．no
A．middle B．top C．popular D．better
A．want B．to want C．wants D．wanted
A．this B．these C．those D．that
A．is having B．are having C．have D．has
A．none B．neither C．both D．all
A．true B．truly C．real D．really
A．Find out B．Find C．Look D．Look for
Concorde’s Birthday
CONCORDE, the world’s fastest passenger plane, will soon be over 33 years old. It first __1__ on 2 March 1969 in France. Concorde was developed by both France and Britain. From 1956 these two countries had a _2__ of a supersonic passenger plane. In 1962 they started to __3__ together on the project. The plane __4_ over 1.5 billion pounds to develop. It is the most tested plane in the history. It was given over 5000 hours of testing. Concorde flies at twice the speed of _5__. This means that it _6_ only 3 hours 25 minutes to fly between London and New York, compare with 7—8 hours in other passenger jets. Because of the five-hour time difference between the USA and Britain, it is _7__ to travel west on Concorde and arrive in New York before you leave London! You can catch the 10:30a.m. _8__ from London, Heathrow and start work in New York an hour _9_! Concorde is much used by business people and film stars. Each Concorde is built at a cost of 55 million pounds. Twenty have been built so far. Air France and British Airway _10_ the most. They each have seven planes.
A．invented B．produced C．flew D．took off
A．talk B．dream C．meeting D．fight
A．work B．do C．carry D．finish
A．paid B．wanted C．needed D．cost
A．voice B．sound C．noise D．shout
A．spends B．takes C．covers D．travels
A．possible B．impossible C．real D．unreal
A．plane B．passenger C．flight D．airline
A．later B．late C．earlier D．early
A．build B．make C．sell D．own
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