One day before my final exam, my dad gave me a gift. It completely my life.
Before the exam I had a difficult time with studies. And I got into a with my friends that day. Then, I was very . Then I noticed the gift. I opened it and saw a DVD inside. Its name was THE SECRET. , I was in no mood（心情）to watch it. I sat down to study, but the in my life --- the fight, the sleepless nights and my poor health --- all came to my mind. I wanted a(n) but I wondered if there was any. Just then, I saw the DVD again. Maybe it would be helpful. I turned on my DVD player. I had no words to describe the feelings I experience I was watching it. I would not forget the moving (感人的)stories I watched that day.
Thanks to my father’s gift THE SECRET. I discovered (发现) myself. Everybody has difficulties in their lives. The important thing is that you should be enough to face them running away from them. Now I have started my studies and my friends. And I’m in good health, too. I often hear people say, “What a perfect life you have!”
A．filled B．wasted C．changed D．cheated
A．fight B．decision C．deal D．risk
A．nervous B．unhappy C．stupid D．crazy
A．However B．And C．So D．Luckily
A．chances B．problems C．mistakes D．fairness
A．situation B．voice C．answer D．tool
A．until B．since C．before D．while
A．brave B．honest C．truthful D．typical
A．according to B．instead of C．as for D．such as
A．checking out B．giving up C．getting on well with D．running out of
Man has a big brain. He can think and s languages. Scientists once thought that man isn’t the same as animals b
man can think and learn. They know now that dogs, monkeys and birds can learn, too.
They are beginning to u that men are different from animals because they can speak. Animals can’t speak. They make much n
when they are afraid, or unhappy. Apes(猿) can learn some things more quickly than man. One or two of them have learned a few words. But they cannot join w
to make sentences. They cannot think l
us because they have no language. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has been a
to build a modern world because he has language. Every child can speak his own language very w
when he is four or five, b
no animals learn to speak.
How do children learn it? Scientists don’t really know w happens inside our body when we speak. They only know that man can speak because he has a brain.
Every year, we celebrate many special days─Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and New Year’s Day. In some countries, there is a special day for playing tricks on others. In North America and parts of Europe, this day is known as April Fool’s Day, and is celebrated on April 1.
Many people believe that the French started April Fool’s Day. Centuries ago, New Year’s Day in Europe was April 1. In 1582, the calendar changed and King Charles IX of France moved it to January 1.
Some people did not like this, and chose to keep April 1 as New Year’s Day. Many called these people ‘April fools’ and played jokes and tricks on them. Over time, April 1 became a day to have fun in France. It then spread to England and Scotland, and later, to North America.
On April Fool’s Day, jokes are common. In the United States, for example, a person may move a friend’s clock ahead one hour, or change the sugar and salt. In Scotland, April Fool’s Day lasts for two days. The second day is called ‘Taily Day’─for one’s ‘tail’. On this day, people might secretly put a sign saying ‘kick me’ on a person’s back or behind. Other countries have their own ‘Fool’s Day’. In Spain and Mexico, people play tricks on each other on December 28. In India, it happens on March 31.
In many countries around the world, April 1 is a day of fun. Jokes bring about a lot of laughter, and many shouts of ‘April Fool’!
It is said that people first celebrated ‘Fool’s Day’ in .
A．the United States B．France C．Scotland D．Spain
A．April 1 B．April 2 C．December 28 D．March 31
A．kick your friends in the behind B．move a friend’s clock ahead one hour C．play jokes and tricks on your friends D．take a holiday from work for two days
A．England. B．India. C．Mexico. D．Japan.
A．盛行 B．流传 C．接受 D．发展
Dolphins are mammals, not fish.Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can’t talk as human beings do, but they talk with sounds.They show their with sounds.
Dolphins travel in a group.We call a group of fish a “school”. They don’t like school children, but they travel to gether.
Dolphins talk to each other in the school. They give out different . They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid.They say “ ”. when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play. They can even make sounds above water.However, they make many more sounds under water. People hear these sounds because the sounds are very, very high. make tapes of the sounds and study them.
Sometimes people catch dolphins for a large aquarium(水族馆)。 People can watch the dolphins in a . Dolphins don’t like to be in an aquarium away from the sea.They are sad and lonely.
Dolphins are very friendly animals. Maybe you have heard some that people are saved by dolphins at sea.Dolphin meat is good, people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck.
A．ideas B．feelings C．interests D．activities
A．study B．play C．hunt D．talk
A．help B．signs C．information D．words
A．Morning B．Good-bye C．Congratulations D．Welcome
A．not any B．a few C．few D．all
A．won’t B．don’t C．mustn’t D．can’t
A．Engineers B．Directors C．Scientists D．Zookeepers
A．show B．programme C．movie D．school
A．researches B．secrets C．accidents D．stories
A．so B．but C．though D．unless
Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don't have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don't pay overtime. Their workers don't get more pay for more work. Some people think it's their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy." If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world. A Japanese worker works __ more hours a year than a French one.
A．513 B．1,646 C．2,159 D．3,805
A．正常的 B．额外的 C．有用的 D．少量的
A．France B．Germany C．the United States D．Great Britain
A．No companies offer vacations to their workers. B．Many people say they have enough time to relax. C．Not all companies pay their workers for more work. D．More than half of workers use all their vacation days.
A．Many workers have to work long hours. B．Many people have vacations long enough. C．Work hours are the same around the world. D．There are a lot of dull people in the world.
In 1608 an Englishman named Thomas Coryate traveled in Italy .He liked the country and
down everything interesting. But he found one thing interesting than the others. In his diary Thomas wrote，“ the Italian eat meat，they use small forks. They do not eat with their hands because，as they say，people do not always have hands.” Before he went back to England，Thomas Coryate bought a few .
At home Thomas had a dinner party to show the forks to his friends. When the steak（牛排）
was brought out，he took out a fork and wanted to the steak as the Italians did in Italy. His friends were when they saw this. He told them what the fork was. They all said that Italians were very strange people because the fork was not easy to use at all. Thomas Coryate tried to prove that his friends were ，so he began to show that it was easy to use the fork. But the first of meat he took with the fork fell to the floor. His friends began to at him and he had to take the fork away.
People in England began to use forks only fifty years later.
A．broke B．wrote C．went D．calmed
A．less B．much C．even D．more
A．Why B．When C．Which D．Where
A．clean B．big C．dirty D．safe
A．knives B．dishes C．forks D．plates
A．use B．eat C．make D．cut
A．worried B．bored C．tired D．surprised
A．honest B．correct C．wrong D．clever
A．piece B．kilo C．pound D．packet
A．scream B．look C．shout D．laugh
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