Once a king was walking around a pool with his ministers(大臣). Suddenly, he came up with an idea. He asked, “How many baskets of ________are there in the pool?” The ministers couldn’t give a(n) __________. The king was angry, “You _________answer my question in three days!”
Three days passed, but the ministers had _________answer. Just then, a child said that he knew it. The king told the ministers to lead (带领) the child to the _________. To his surprise, the child refused(拒绝) and said with a smile, “It’s __________. No need to go to the pool.” This made the king pleased(高兴). “All right. Let us know what it is.” The child said, “If you know the _________of the basket, the answer is known. __________it is as big as the pool, there is one basket of water; half as big, ________basket(s)…” “stop! That’s it. You’ve got the answer.” The king said happily.
Sometimes to get out of the difficulty, one must change one’s way of __________.
A．fish B．flowers C．water D．grass
A．basket B．pool C．question D．answer
A．can B．must C．may D．need
A．no B．an C．every D．another
A．palace B．pool C．room D．garden
A．easy B．important C．hard D．dangerous
A．colour B．age C．size D．weight
A．Because B．If C．But D．Or
A．half B．one C．two D．three
A．listening B．teaching C．talking D．thinking
“Er, er, er…… I’m sorry I forget my words.” Tom rushed out of the hall with his face red. People afraid of speaking in public are suffering from “Stage Fright”. Stage fright makes a person . In that it can make one's mind go blank(空白) and forget one ought to say, or to act. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even TV show hosts suffered from stage fright at one time or .
Diana Nichols is an expert in helping people free from stage fright at a medical center in New York City. She helps actors learn to themselves. Miss Nichols says some people have always been to perform before the audience. Others, she says, develop stage fright after a terrible experience.
She offers them advice to control the fear. One way is to smile going onto the stage. Taking two deep breaths helps. Deep helps you get control of your body.
Miss Nichols asks her patients to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be . It's to make a mistake. She tells them they should not be too nervous while they are performing. It is important that they should continue to perform while she is helping them. After each performance, they discuss what happened and find out what helped and what did not.As they perform more and more, they will fear . Miss Nichols says the aim is only to reduce stage fright, not to smooth it away . This is a little stage fright makes a person more careful, and improves the performance.
A．joyful B．unhappy C．nervous D．hopeless
A．case B．mood C．sense D．condition
A．when B．what C．how D．whether
A．others B．other C．another D．the other
A．cure B．control C．hold D．protect
A．satisfied B．happy C．afraid D．surprised
A．since B．until C．during D．before
A．too B．as well C．also D．either
A．breathing B．to breathe C．to have breathed D．breathes
A．perfect B．fine C．good D．pleasant
A．incorrect B．important C．unnecessary D．all right
A．people B．advice C．words D．measures
A．less and less B．fewer and fewer C．more and more D．smaller and smaller
A．practically B．easily C．completely D．really
A．why B．that C．since D．because
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The day after Thanksgiving has become America’s wildest shopping day. Closed all day on , shops all across the country open early on Friday. Some open at 12:01 Friday morning, while others open at 4 a.m. Some lazy ones , like Target this year ,don’t open their doors on Friday 6 a.m. From Friday to the day before Christmas, this is the season when businesses make 25% of their whole year’s revenue (收入). This season puts many businesses “in the black”—that is, into profitability（盈利）—for the year.
Reporters from local TV stations people who camp out in front of shops before the doors open on Friday. These people patiently wait in line to get products that are discounted 50 percent or more. “Oh, we have fun”, said one camper.” We bring games to play, we watch TV and we meet interesting people .And, most of all, we save big dollars! ” Each store has plenty of goods reduce from 10% to 50%.
Not all Americans like this crazy shopping. Reverend William Graham wants to the name of Black Friday. “We want to call it Remember Jesus（耶稣） Friday. People should start the season the right attitude(态度).Christmastime has become a Season of Shopping. We want to make it a Season of .And we don’t mean giving IPods, DVDs, flat screen TVs ,and so on .We mean giving your back, your mind, and your hands. Help an old lady her house. Teach a kid how to read. Pick up the rubbish in your neighborhood. Give blood to the . Celebrate Christmas by remembering Jesus and forgetting Father Christmas.”
A．Monday B．Thursday C．Friday D．Saturday
A．at B．since C．until D．from
A．as much as B．as many as C．as far as D．not the same as
A．stop B．find C．interview D．tell
A．dangerous B．careful C．beautiful D．important
A．give B．change C．make D．call
A．at B．with C．on D．for
A．Taking B．Selling C．Giving D．Thanking
A．put up B．give up C．get up D．clean up
A．Oxfam B．UNICEF C．Red Cross D．ORBIS
You’re welcome, ladies and gentlemen. Everything in our restaurant is cheap and delicious.Let’s have a look. For breakfast, you can eat porridge, eggs and noodles. For lunch and dinner, you can have rice, dumplings, different kinds of meat and vegetables. There are also some drinks for you. Come and have a meal, please. It’s a good place to enjoy yourself.
breakfast: porridge($1.00), egg($1.00), noodles($2.50－$5.00).
lunch and dinner: rice ($1.00), dumplings ($5.00), cabbage ($6.00), carrots ($8.00), potatoes($8.00), chicken ($12.00), fish ($15.00), mutton ($18.00);green tea ($2.00), iced tea ($3.00), orange juice ($4.00).
business hours: Mon.－Fri. 6:30 a.m.－9.30 p.m. ; sat.－sun. 7:00 a.m.－10.00 p.m..
What can you eat for breakfast in the restaurant _________.
A．dumplings. B．beef noodles. C．ice cream. D．french fries.
A．at 6:40 on Saturday morning B．at 9:45 every evening C．at 11:30 every morning D．at 11:30 on Sunday night
A．$ 8 B．$9 C．$10 D．$11
A．iced tea B．orange juice C．green tea D．an egg
A．a reporter. B．an artist. C．a waiter. D．an actor.
People in different _______ like to eat different food. _______ kind of food do people would like ________? For example _______, fried potatoes chips are very _______ . Sometimes people _______ them at home, but they usually go to a fast food restaurant _______ them. They can _______ them in the restaurant _______ bring them away at home. Sometimes, they ________ like to eat them in the park.
A．cities B．countries C．towns D．homes
A．where B．when C．what D．who
A．eat B．to eat C．eating D．eats
A．in a UK B．in an UK C．in the UK D．in UK
A．popular B．large C．small D．cheap
A．cooking B．cooks C．are cooking D．cook
A．buy B．buys C．buying D．to buy
A．has B．have C．to have D．having
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．too B．also C．either D．and
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