Today, clothes are made in many different colours. They are also made from many different
like wool, cotton, linen and silk. Most people own lots of clothes. Each day, they choose what to wear.
Clothes
Clothes cover our bodies and protect us from the weather. They can also make us feel good about the way we look. Sometimes, our clothes tell other people about us, such as the work we do or what religion(宗教) we are. People have been wearing clothes for many thousands of years, but the clothes people wore long ago were different from the clothes people wear today.
Fashion
Fashion means the kinds of clothes that are popular at one time. Ancient Romans wore dresses. Some Romans wore togas(宽外袍) to special events. Long ago, women in some countries wore corsets under their dresses. Corsets were pulled in tight and tied at the back, so they weren’t to wear. Women wore corsets to make their waists (腰)look smaller. Fashion . It can be different from place to place. However, most people today wear simple clothes that are easy to put on and care for. Clothes need to be for the climate a person lives in, too.
Uniforms
People have worn uniforms for thousands of years. Uniforms show the work people do, or what school they go to, or what team or group they belong to. Most uniforms today are suitable. Some uniforms help to protect people from danger.
Clothes in the past and the future
You can learn more about the clothes people used to wear by looking at old paintings and old photos. What clothes will people wear in the future? What styles will people wear? Maybe people in the future will look back at the clothes in fashion today and think they look strange!
A.products B.chemicals C.materials D.styles
A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
A.warm B.comfortable C.beautiful D.suitable
A.repeats B.continues C.increases D.changes
A.thick B.right C.traditional D.dry
A.especially B.seldom C.finally D.even
How are American families different from Chinese families?
In some ways American families are very different from Chinese ones, and in other ways, they are American families, for example, enjoy family dinners, support and love each other Just as Chinese families . The differences come from culture, however. Many Chinese students are to learn that American teenagers are allowed to make many decisions on their own, and that parents want their children to home at eighteen.
In most American families, children are encouraged to make their own choices a young age. They start with small choices and gradually ones until they graduate from high schoo1. That is when they face the biggest decision of their lives: to do next. Parents and family will help with the choice, but the children themselve make the final decision.
Americans move back into family homes when they get older. Instead, they prefer to have their own for as long as possible. It is important to remember that these are cultural differences, and that Americans see this as of the culture.
A.too much B. all right C.the same
A.do B.go C.work
A. worried B. surprised C.moved
A. leave B. return C.get
A. of B.for C.at
A.1arger B.worse C.easier
A.which B.how C.What
A.often B.seldom C.once
A.chances B.choices C.lives
A.half B.part C.all
People all over the world are learning English. Some learn at school, others study by _____. A few learn English by listening ____ the radio. Why do all these people want to learn English? It's difficult ____ this question. Many children learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Some people learn English because ______useful for their work. Many students often learn English for their______ education because _____ college some of the books they will use are written _____ English. It is not _____ to learn a foreign language. But there is _____ difficult in the world if you _____ your heart into it.
A. himself B. themselves C. ourselves
A. of B. with C. to
A. answer B. to answer C. answered
A. it's B. its C. they're
A. lower B. further C. shorter
A. near B. at C. on
A. in B. with C. on
A. easy B. difficult C. busy
A. something B. anything C. nothing
A.keep B. put C. take
Every great achievement has been the result of years of dreaming. Even in early times, people could realize the of dreams. If a person has a dream and works hard, he or she will find a way bring it into success.
Children do not have knowledge. However, they are natural dreamers. We should not them. With their rich imagination, they will with fantastic dreams. History is of examples. Many great men were dreamers when they were children. One such dreamer was Thomas Edison. He used to ostracized(排斥) when he was in primary school, but his achievements were greater than in his time.
Teenagers and young people should also be to dream. They had big dreams and their dreams their lives and even the world. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are the good examples. They developed technology and brought great progress to humans besides making money for .
Older people should believe that it is never late to dream. Colonel Saunders KFC at the age of 67. Everyone has a chance to make dreams .
A.important B. importance C. most important
A.to B. of C. for
A.many B. a lot C. much
A.make fun B. laugh at C. look down
A.come up B. catch up C. get on
A.full B. filled C. fill
A.being B. be C. been
A.else everyone's B. everyone else's C. everyone else
A.encouraged B. encouraging C. encourage
A.change B. changed C. to change
A.had B. have to C. have
A.them B. themselves C. theirs
A.so B. very C. too
A.set up B. set out C. put up
A.come true B. achieve C. realize
People all over the world are learning English. Some learn at school, others study by _____. A few learn English by listening ____ the radio. Why do all these people want to learn English? It's difficult ____ this question. Many children learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Some people learn English because ______useful for their work. Many students often learn English for their ______ education because _____ college some of the books they will use are written _____ English. It is not _____ to learn a foreign language. But there is _____ difficult in the world if you _____ your heart into it.
A. himself B. themselves C. ourselves
A. of B. with C. to
A. answer B. to answer C. answered
A. it's B. its C. they're
A. lower B. further C. shorter
A. near B. at C. on
A. in B. with C. on
A. easy B. difficult C. busy
A. something B. anything C. nothing
A .keep B. put C. take
Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in the town. I wanted to have a rest before catching the rain. I ____ a newspaper and some chocolate and ____ into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to ____ at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, ____ the newspaper and the chocolate on the table and then went to get a cup of coffee.
When I came back with the coffee, There was someone ____ in the next seat. ____ was a boy, with dark glasses and old clothes, and ____ bright red at the front. He had started to eat my chocolate!
Naturally, I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn’t want to have any ____. I just read the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me in ____.Then he took a ___ piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didn’t say anything to him. When he took a third piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I got it.
The boy gave me a strange look, then ___ up. As he left, he shouted out, “There’s something ____ with that woman!” Everyone looked at me, ____ I didn’t want to quarrel with the boy, so I kept quiet. I did not realize that I had ____ a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to ____. My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper. The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy’s!
A.stole B.bought C.sold D.wrote
A.went B.sat C.seated D.looked
A.sit B.seat C.lie D.laugh
A.pushed B.took C.put D.pulled
A.jumping B.playing C.sitting D.sleeping
A.He B.It C.Who D.What
A.cut B.washed C.covered D.colored
A.coffee B.trouble C.chocolate D.matter
A.carelessness B.anger C.surprise D.happiness
A.first B.second C.very D.last
A.stood B.took C.cried D.looked
A.strange B.wrong C.OK D.funny
A.and B.but C.so D.while
A.spelt B.corrected C.made D.found
A.finish B.leave C.jump D.shop
Why are you always tired, do you know?
First, if we can't well, we will be tired. But we are often too .We can't finish our homework in the day and .we have to do it at night. We go to bed and we get up early in the morning for school or work. Most people need at least eight sleep or more. If we sleep for only five or six hours a night, we will be tired.
Second, when we are ill, we will be tired. But sometimes we don't know we are ill. So if you are always tired, maybe you are not so .You'd better go to see a .
Third, maybe you eat 00d, like hamburgers, meat, chocolate or coffee. If you are ill and tired after eating some food, please don't eat it again. You can eat more when you are well.
At last, if the air around you isn't nice and clean, you will feel tired. So please your windows often or go out fora walk, then you will feel .
A.sleep B.study C.drink D.eat
A.busy B.free C.lazy D.angry
A.because B.if C.so D.although
A.early B.late C.quick D.quiet
A.days B.months C.hours D.minutes
A.ill B.nice C.bad D.healthy
A.movie B.friend C.teacher D.doctor
A.too much B.too many C.much too D.many too
A.tum B.open C.close D.keep
A.better B.best C.good D.Nice
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I had a trip to Aruba on my vacation. We the Holiday Hotel in Aruba at about 1:30 am. We were pretty glad it was our first trip to Aruba. The flight (飞行) was fine and the bus ride from the was great. We stayed at the Holiday Hotel. We saw the rooms one one because we wanted to have a room to he sea (海洋). I would say that the beach was but the weather was awful every day. the Holiday Hotel, it was okay with us. The room was clean, the waiters were friendly and the food was good. I the food of the hotel restaurant. One night we had at the Moomba Restaurant. It is on the third floor. The food there was really good. The Moomba was a good place to . I hoped to go there again.
A.left B.arrived at C.walked D.reached in
A.because B.when C.before D.if
A.hotel B.beach C.airport D.home
A.to B.at C.with D.by
A.see B.visit C.talk about D.look for
A.bad B.beautiful C.crowded D.delicious
A.About B.On C.To D.Of
A.hated B.disliked C.liked D.made
A.breakfast B.lunch C.meals D.supper
A.play B.eat C.walk D.cook
Do you think of the future? Three friends and I make a poster (海报) to show our thoughts(想法) in a class meeting.
The main (主要的) of the poster is black. We hope it can make people . We draw a green at the bottom (底部) of the poster. We want to show that the Earth is so beautiful. If we don’t protect (保护) now, maybe we’ll have to find another planet (星球) to live on in the future.
The future is not all about things. We write the words “politics” (政治) and “technology” (科技) the poster. During our speech(演讲), we say in the future all the countries will work together. And our technology will develop (发展) very fast and make the world better.
We also talk a new planet to live on. We name it “nearth”. It the words “new” and “earth”. We think maybe in the future humans and aliens (外星人) will live together and even have babies. We name these babies “hulien”--“human” and “alien”.
Do you like the future we think about? How will the future in your eyes?
A.paper B.colour C.size D.kind
A.to think B.thinking C.thinks D.think
A.place B.Earth C.ground D.future
A.them B.us C.it D.you
A.bad B.nice C.great D.good
A.at B.in C.on D.to
A.about B.for C.with D.from
A.from B.be from C.comes from D.come from
A.too B.also C.very D.again
A.like B.be like C.look like D.look
Most of us have probably 1 of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and many other famous Disney characters. Perhaps we have even seen them in movies. But have you ever_2_to Disneyland? _3_fact, there are now four__4__Disneyland amusement parks around the world. Two are in the United States, one is in Japan, and__5_is in France.
Disneyland is an amusement park, but we can __6_call it a theme park. It has all the normal__7__that you can find at an amusement park, but it also has a theme. The theme, of course, is Disney movies and Disney characters. For example, you can find a roller coaster in most amusement parks, but in Disneyland, the 8 of the roller coaster is Disney characters. This means that you can find Disney characters all over the roller coaster. You can also __9__Disney movies, eat in Disney restaurants, and buy Disney gifts. And you can see Disney characters __10__around Disneyland all the time.
A. hear B. hears C. heard
A. been B. gone . C. go
A. in B. on C. at
A. different B. difference C. differences
A. other B. the other C. the others
A. too B. either C. also
A. attracts B. attraction C. attractions
A. theme B. themed C. themes
A. watch B. saw C. look
A. walk B. walks C. walking
In the US Mother’s Day is a holiday on the second Sunday in May. It is a day when children give their 41 cards , presents and flowers.
One of the best ways to celebrate Mother’s Day is to give your mother the day off. Let her have a good rest while other members of the family do the 42 .
Many families begin Mother’s Day with 43 in bed. Usually dad and the children will let mum 44 late as they go into the kitchen(厨房) and get ready 45 her favorite meal. A Mother’s Day breakfast can make anything your mum likes.
After the food is cooked, keep everything nicely on a plate. Don’t forget to put the bottle 46 only one flower. It’s spring here, the children can pick the nicest 47 from the garden outside. When everything is ready, carefully carry the plate and mum’s favorite books and newspapers up to her bedroom. Cards and small presents from the children can be put on the plate 48 it is given to mum in bed.
Many families take mum out to her favorite restaurant for a meal. It is a good day to let your mum 49 and let her see what a wonderful 50 she has.
A.mothers B.parents C.teachers D.friends
A.homework B.washing C.work D.shopping
A.breakfast B.lunch C.supper D.dinner
A.eat B.sleep C.wash D.cook
A.to B.for C.with D.by
A.have B.has C.with D.of
A.plate B.flower C.bottle D.food
A.after B.when C.if D.before
A.sleep B.eat C.cook D.rest
A.family B.job C.restaurant D.flower
Everyone likes to receive gifts. In many countries people give gifts for special occasions. For example, in the United States people give 63 for birthdays, weddings, and when someone graduates from high school or college. In Japan many people give gifts at special times in the summer and 64 . And in some countries people give a person a gift when they visit the person’s home. But how do you choose the 65 gift?
It's not always easy to find a great gift for everyone, especially when you are buying a gift for someone from another 66 . In many Western countries watches and 67 are nice gifts. However, Chinese people do not like clocks as gifts. The Chinese words that mean to give a clock are similar to the words for to die. So many Chinese people think that a clock as a gift is bad 68 .
Many people around the world think that flowers are always a safe gift. But even flowers can be 69 ! In Russia a gift of an odd number of flowers (1,3,5, etc. ) is okay. But a gift of an even number of flowers (2,4,6, etc. ) is not okay. It's only for funerals! People in China do not like gifts of white flowers, because white is the color for funerals. And don't 70 red roses to a stranger from Germany. They may think you love them! Red roses mean love in several cultures!
A. money B. gifts C food
A. person B. place C. winter
A. right B. wrong C. shiny
A. country B. city C. village
A. flowers B. books C. clocks
A. luck B. lucky C. unlucky
A. a safe gift B. a problem C. a good tdea
A. receive B. accept C. give
When are you an adult (成年人)?
When do you think you are an adult ? Maybe different __31_ have different ideas.
Now let’s see what some American teenagers(青少年)say .
Sam: In 32 idea ,you are an adult at the 33 of 18. That’s when you can vote(投票)。You can help to 34 who rules(统治)the whole country .That’s also a grown-up does! My grandfather couldn’ t vote 35 he was 21.They changed(改变) it to 18 in 1971.
Jenny:I don’t 36 it’s hard to say . I can drive a car at 16, can’t I ?When you have a driver’s licence , you can 37 it to people to tell them your age for all kinds of things . 38 sixteen must be the age when you change from a 39 person to an adult.Because you can tell others you are not a 40 any more .
Suzie : Well , I think there is 41 wrong with American laws for when young people can 42 things . I can vote at 18 and drive at 16. So you would think 18 is a grown-up, 43 16 isn’t .But then I can’t drink wine(酒)until I’m 21 ! If I’m 44 an adult at 18, how can people stop me from 45 a cup of beer in a bar ?
A.teenagers B.adults C.drivers D.grandfather
A.his B.my C.her D.your
A.age B.end C.front D.number
A.make B.keep C.choose(选择) D.teach
A.after B.until C.when D.if
A.hope B.want C.like D.think
A.show B.send C.ask D.pass
A.But B.And C.So D.Or
A.old B.young C.little D.tall
A.baby B.group-up C.boy D.kid
A.anything B.everything C.something D.nothing
A.do B.buy C.like D.borrow
A.already B.still C.also D.yet
A.selling B.making C.drinking D.giving
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More than three thousand languages are spoken in the world today . Many of these languages are spoken _36 small groups of people . On the 37 ,hand , over two hundred languages are spoken by one million or more people . Chinese is the language spoken by the ___38 ___number of people in the world . But English is most 39 spoken in the world .
English is spoken by more than four hundred million people 40 their first language . It is 41 by most people in the U.S.A. , Great Britain , Canada , Australia and New Zealand . And it is 42 used very widely in many other countries of the world . Look at the back of your watch . You may see the English words “Made 43 China” , or “Japan” , even “Germany” .
English is the first language in 44 of these . Why are English words 45 on it ? That is because in the modern world English is widely used for business between different countries .
A.as B.by C.for D.with
A.other B.others C.another D.the second
A.biggest B.bigger C.largest D.larger
A.wide B.wider C.widest D.widely
A.of B.in C.by D.as
A.spoke B.spoken C.speak D.speaking
A.either B.as well C.also D.too
A.at B.of C.with D.in
A.no one B.none C.nothing D.no
A.written B.wrote C.write D.writing
Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
The English language is different from any 36 language. Yet English words do not 37 the same. It is always 38 . People need new words 39 new inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use or older words are used 40 a new way.
English can 41 by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico, the word “coffee” came from Turkey, and “tea” from 42 and so on. Now new space and science words 43 from other countries, too. New words are also made by adding two words 44 . The words “strawberry”, “postman” and “blackboard” are made up of two parts.
Sometimes, new words are 45 forms of old words. The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the 46 of the long word. The word “plane” was made by cutting off the 47 part of “airplane”. 48 “smog” was made by using only the first two letters of “smoke” and cutting off the front part of “fog”. And products can become new words. Our “sandwich” was named after 49 named Sandwich, and “jelly(果冻)” was a name made up by the company that 50 made this product.
A.other B.others C.another D.else
A.leave B.change C.stay D.use
A.keeping B.changing C.kept D.changed
A.for B.of C.with D.about
A.by B.on C.in D.at
A.change B.changed C.turns D.turned
A.India B.America C.Germany D.China
A.are borrowing B.are being borrowed C.borrow D.borrows
A.alone B.out C.together D.outside
A.longer B.middle C.never D.short
A.beginning B.end C.middle D.front
A.back B.middle C.front D.end
A.While B.During C.When D.as
A.a man B.a kind of food C.a company D.a place
A.first B.last C.again D.once