People ___1_____ under different star signs have different ways of ____2____ sorry.
Aries: Arians think they are lovely and gentle and it is __3______ for them to do the wrong things and they will never hurt ___4_____. So they will only say a ___15_____ sorry for t heir mistakes.
Gemini: Geminis think they will never make a mistake and they are right forever. So they will never really apologize (道歉) for __6______. But when they know it, they would rather (宁愿) do ___7_____.
Leo: Leos are a group of pleasant people. When they are trying to apologize, they will buy flowers, put up sorry posters and so on. It is ___8_____.
Virgo: Virgos will first formally set aside (留出) a time and date. Then they will get ready to ___9_____ their mistakes. At last, they will ___10_____ a formal article and read it out. Sometimes their true apologies ___11_____ good articles.
Scorpio: Scorpios are formal and think that making ___12____ apology is more formal. So instead of just saying sorry, they will send a formal mail or send a card.
Sagittarius: Sagittarians don’t believe in apologizing. For them, it is ___13_____ to make a mistake and saying sorry is just ___14_____. Interestingly, even if others make mistakes, they are very cool and will not ___15_____ the apologies from others.
( ) 1 .A. bore B. was born C. born D. were born
( ) 2 .A. says B. saying C. said D. say
( ) 3 .A. necessary B. important C. impossible D. unable
( ) 4. A. the other B. other C. others D. another
( ) 5. A. hard B. simple C. good D. possible
( ) 6 .A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
( ) 7 .A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
( ) 8 .A. great B. fun C. exciting D. amazing
( ) 9 .A. say about B. talk about C. tell D. speak
( ) 10 .A .make B. do C. write D. send
( ) 11. A. like B. sound like C. likes D. sound
( ) 12 .A. a B. an C. the D. /
( ) 13 .A. right B. natural C. true D. easy
( ) 14 .A. useless B. unnecessary C. wrong D. shame
( ) 15 .A. wait for B. stand for C. care for D. search for
Today is the last Saturday before Christmas. Almost everyone in the USA 31 shopping for presents. 32 is falling and people are walking fast. They are trying 33 warm as they move from shop to shop. Inside the shops the children are 34 at the toys and talking to a man called Father Christmas. He is asking them what they want for Christmas.
In the USA it is warm and beautiful in summer, the trees and fields are green then. But now it is winter and 35 is white. The white snow is as almost 36 as Father Christmas.
At 37 there are different colours. Thousands of lights decorate(装饰)the houses and buildings of every town. These bright red, green, blue, orange and yellow lights help to make Christmas a beautiful 38 of year.
Christmas Day always begins 39 breakfast. The children wake up very early and can’t wait to open the 40 from their parents. Then they wake their parents up calling "Merry Christmas! "
A．go B．goes C．went D．going
A．Snow B．Rain C．Leaf D．Kite
A．kept B．keeping C．keeps D．to keep
A．seeing B．looked C．looking D．saw
A．everything B．nothing C．anything D．some things
A．interested B．thin C．welcome D．strong
A．evening B．night C．morning D．afternoon
A．time’s B．times’ C．times D．time
Cars are very popular in America. When the kids are fourteen years old. They dream of having their own ____1___. Many students work after school to ___2___ a car. In most places ____3___ people learn to drive in high school. They have to take a ___4____ test to get a license. Learning to drive and getting a driver’s ___5___ may be one of the most exciting things in their lives. For many, that piece of paper is an important symbol(象征)that they are now grown-ups.
Americans seem to love their cars almost more than anything else. People almost never go to see a doctor when they are ____6_____. But they will take ____7____ cars to a “hospital” at the smallest sign of a problem. At weekends, people ___8___ most of the time in washing and waxing(打蜡) their cars. For some families it is not enough to have ___9___ car. They often have two or even three. Husbands need a car to go to work. Housewives need a car to go shopping or to take the children to school or ___10____ activities.
（ ）1. A. cars B. computers C. bikes D. houses
（ ）2. A. borrow B. buy C. lend D. sell
（ ）3. A. old B. tall C. strong D. young
（ ）4. A. language B. listening C. driving D. body
（ ）5. A. address B. book C.name D.license
（ ）6. A. sick B. healthy C. pleased D. angry
（ ）7. A. his B. her C. your D. their
（ ）8. A. cost B. take C. spend D. pay
（ ）9. A. no B. one C. some D. several
（ ）10.A . other B. another C. others D. else
Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.
When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s 46 to know the right and wrong things to do. For example, in China it’s OK to 47 a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn’t 48 or lively, you may think there’s something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are quiet places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there might even 49 to the owner of the restaurant.
Paying the bill 50 also different from country to country. In China, one person usually pays 51 everybody. In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients(宴请宾客), but 52 friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called “Going Dutch（均摊费用）”.Also, when westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the 53 .This is called “leaving a tip(小费)”. Leaving a tip is thought to be polite. In the US, it’s 54 to leave tips of 10％,15％,or 20％ of the bill, which is decided by how good the service is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!
The way people eat food is different in the world, but you can 55 the same kind of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are popular all over the world.A. popular B. difficult C. important
A. cause B. keep C. make
A. noisy B. noise C. lucky
A. shout B. explain C. complain
A. are B. is C. be
A. on B. for C. in
A. until B. when C. unless
A. gatekeeper B. seller C. waiter
A. terrible B. common C. serious
A. invent B. find C. prefer
Thank you for joining CCTV’s Around The World show. Today, we’re 51 Australia. It’s a beautiful sunny day! There 52 many people here on vacation. Some are taking photos. Others are 53 on the beach. Look at this group of people playing beach volleyball. They look 54 ! I am 55 they can play in this heat. This is a very interesting place. The people are really relaxed! A. on B. in C. at
A. are B. is C. were
A. lieing B. lie C. lying
A. cool B. cold C. ugly
A. surprise B. surprising C. surprised
In the past, large numbers of American people liked to use tomorrow’s money. However, since the economic depression(经济萧条), many have learnt to live 16 . Here is a true story about an American girl, Anna. After graduation, she began to live in Los Angeles on her own. She 17 a job in a publishing house(出版社) and earned 18 $30,000 a year. Her parents thought Anna’s life would be 19 , but Anna was able to live on her money and still 20 $5000 in the first year. How could she do so in 21 expensive city?
Cheap living always starts with keeping the 22 cost small. For people, that 23 housing. So Anna chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 24 . When she ate 25 , she went to cheap restaurants. 26 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then took the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. Today young people often 27 a lot of money on entertainment. But Anna loved going to museums and parks as the 28 for these places were free. Did Anna feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She even 29 to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, 30 to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something hard. It’s a kind of game,” said Anna.
A．happily B．luckily C．hopefully D．cheaply
A．found B．gets C．looked for D．makes
A．more than B．less than C．more D．less
A．dangerous B．hard C．easy D．comfortable
A．made B．gave C．took D．saved
A．so an B．such an C．so D．such
A．expensive B．much C．big D．heavy
A．does B．becomes C．helps D．means
A．food B．clothes C．studying D．traveling
A．away B．out C．up D．inside
A．Soon B．Finally C．Once D．Again
A．pay B．spend C．cost D．take
A．tickets B．seats C．exhibition D．tea
A．tried B．had C．needed D．managed
A．another B．the other C．other D．other
In Australia, different people have different ways to enjoy themselves. They also have their own ideas about 61 to pass time.
62 children, about 80%, work hard in school because they have to take lots of exams. After school, they don’t want to stay at home reading books any more. 63 , they put aside their school bags and go out to play.
Some old people 64 early in the morning. Then they go to park to 65 . It helps them know what is happening around the world. In the evening, they would prefer to stay at home 66 rather than do anything else.
Young people enjoy having 67 trip on weekends. They go to mountains to have a picnic or go to the 68 to camp. They usually start on Friday and spend one or two days outside. Then on 69 evening, they start their way back home. 70 seems to be in a hurry, although a busy week is waiti
ng for them again.
A．what B．how C．when D．why
A．Some B．Most C．All D．No
A．However B．Though C．Instead D．Or
A．get up B．come up C．stay up D．set up
A．read newspapers B．do sports C．enjoy themselves D．have breakfast
A．climbing hills B．watching TV C．go shopping D．going hiking
A．boring B．busy C．tiring D．relaxing
A．forest B．floor C．flat D．factory
A．Friday B．Sunday C．Tuesday D．Wednesday
A．Anybody B．Somebody C．Everybody D．Nobody
Please help!
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for coming to this concert. I hope you have enjoyed the music.
The purpose of this concert is to (1) money for children in Africa. Every day (2) children in Africa die because they have diseases or have not enough (3) . There are two main reasons. First, there are no jobs for the children’s parents, so they have no money to buy food or (4) . Second, the governments in many African countries do not have the money to take care of poor people.
Most African countries are poor. The land is not good for (5) food and the weather is also bad for farming. The organization we are trying to help, the Feed Africa Fund, _(6) a lot of money every year on food for poor people in Africa. The money comes (7) people like you kind, generous people who do not want to see children die form hunger. Just one dollar can buy enough rice or corn to (8) a family of four for three days.
How much do you spend on food every day? Ten dollars? Twenty dollars? I am sure you can spend a little (9) on your own food so that you have a few dollars for The Feed Africa Fund.
Ladies and gentlemen, we will now take a (10) . Please be generous. Thank you.
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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
Do you know who invented tea? It is said that the emperor Shen Nong discovered tea when he was boiling drinking water 21 an open fire. Some leaves from a nearby tree fell into the water and the leaves were in the water for 22 . The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a 23 smell. Later he decided 24 the hot water with the leaves. It was quite delicious. And 25 , one of the worl’s favorite drinks was invented.
26 is the home of tea. And tea has more than 4,000 years history. 27 the three drinks—tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by 28 people in the world. Tea 29 China began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export (出口商品) 30 .
Tea leaves 31 mainly in the south of the Yangtze River, 32 the warm climate (气候)there. Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all 33 kinds of tea.
Over the past centuries, Chinese people 34 their tea culture(文化), including tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making and so on. We know tea is 35 a popular topic(主题) in dances, songs, poems and novels.
A．in B．by C．over D．to
A．sometimes B．some time C．some times D．some days
A．pleasant B．pleased C．bad D．terrible
A．not to taste B．to taste C．tasting D．taste
A．by the way B．on the way C．on its way D．in this way
A．Japan B．China C．America D．England
A．In B．For C．Of D．By
A．the number of B．a number of C．a large number of D．the largest number of
A．to B．from C．in D．off
A．At that time B．from now on C．since then D．since now
A．produce B．are produced C．make D．are made
A．becauuse of B．because C．as D．for
A．interesting B．important C．famous D．expensive
A．had developed B．have developed C．developed D．are developing
A．too B．as well C．either D．also
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Building a house is an operation which costs quite a lot of money．Suppose you plan to
46 a house，your first step is to find a suitable piece of 47 ，You will probably try to find a sunny place，in a 48 situation，near stores and bus stops，not too far from your friends and the place where you work．
Next you will find an 49 builder．And together with the builder you will make a
50 ，The builder will draw it．The builder will also 51 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 52 ，because the prices may
53 ，and many other thing may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house．
54 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 55 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
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__41__ New Year’s Day, many people eat special food for good luck. In Spain and some Latin—American counties , people __42__ twelve grapes（葡萄）at midnight on New Year’s Eve—one grape __43__ good luck in __44__ month of the new year. Chinese people eat __45__ .Some have coins（硬币）inside. Everyone __46__ to find the coin for luck and money in the new year. Of course they don’t eat the __47__ . Japanese __48__ eat noodles on New Year’s Eve and their birthdays . __49__ may bring them good luck and __50__ life.
A．On B．In C．For D．During
A．are eating B．eats C．eat D．is eating
A．with B．for C．to D．is
A．every B．some C．any D．each
A．hamburgers B．hot dogs C．pizza D．dumplings
A．try B．tries C．is trying D．trys
A．food B．dumplings C．coin D．grapes
A．man B．woman C．children D．people
A．It B．What C．That’s D．This
A．large B．hurry C．short D．long
The Sea Life Centre is a Really Exciting Place
Good morning, everyone. 36 to the new Sea Life Centre at Plymouth.
The Sea Life Centre is a really exciting place. There are so many things to 37
here and everything is enjoyable. It costs $3.76 for adults , $2 for children and 38 for over sixties and school groups. It’s 39 from 9:00am to 4:30pm every day except 25th and 26th of December.
Special 40 include hourly feeding times for all the different animals and fish, and shows in the sea life theatre. 41 is always there to answer questions about what you’ve seen. 42 you are in a group of six or more people, we 43 give you a special guided tour of the centre. But you 44. to arrange(安排 ) this at the information desk when you 45 .
The latest attraction(吸引人的事) is a big 46 tunnel(隧道 )you can walk through. All around you, you will see fish swimming--- sometimes even over your head. You certainly have the 47 view(景色 ) of the undersea world. Children 48 it and it’s really amazing for adults, too.
When you get 49 , there is a relaxed family dining room serving food.
That’s all. For 50. information, phone 091743-564219. Have a good time! Thank you.
A．Go B．Come C．Walk D．Welcome
A．see B．do C．play D．take
A．little B．few C．less D．fewer
A．popular B．busy C．crowded D．open
A．changes B．programs C．attractions D．performances(表演 )
A．someone B．anyone C．everyone D．no one
A．when B．if C．because D．until
A．can B．must C．should D．have to
A．decide B．like C．hope D．need
A．return B．arrive C．leave D．travel
A．metal ( 金属) B．wood C．glass D．stone( 石头)
A．clearest B．funniest C．most relaxing D．most frightening
A．want B．visit C．love D．find
A．tired B．bored C．thirsty D．hungry
A．some B．more C．much D．most
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