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B What is language for? Some people seem to think it's for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words—the longer the lists，the better. That's wrong. Language is for the exchange（交流）of ideas and information. It's meaningless knowing all about a language if you can't use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they can't speak correctly or fluently. They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldn't be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. Bernard saw once wrote, "Foreigners often speak English too correctly." But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. They're English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong becomes right. People not only make history, they make language. But a people can only make its own language. It can't make another people's language. So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar, but they shouldn't overdo（做过头）it. They should put communication first. 1.Language is used to ________. A. express oneself B. practice grammar rules B. talk with foreigners only D. learn lists of words 2.Generally, when an American or an Englishman speaks English, he ________. A. never makes mistakes B. often makes mistakes C. can't avoid making mistakes D. always makes mistakes 3."Foreigners often speak English too correctly. "This sentence means that ________. A. foreigners speak correct English B. foreigners speak incorrect English C. foreigners speak English according to the grammar rules D. foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English 4.If too many native speakers break a rule, ________. A. what they use will become right B. they are against the law C. they should say sorry to others D. they will become heroes 5.When we speak a foreign language, we should ________. A. speak in Chinese way B. speak by the rules C. speak to native speakers D. not be afraid of making mistakes
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A The nervous-looking young man had waited for a few moments outside the jeweler's shop before he got enough courage to enter．He was warmly greeted by a young assistant. James felt a rush blood to his face as he explained he would bring in his future wife to choose a birthday present．The assistant listened carefully and told him he'd better buy a necklace. He wasn't used to buying jewelry and was a little worried about overspending. After some discussion as to reasonable price and type（类型）, the assistant showed him dozens of necklaces and helped him to choose. At last James chose one and left the shop promising to return at five o'clock. When, half an hour later, James did return to the shop with his future wife, Laura, the assistant acted as if she had never seen him before. When she was asked to show them some necklaces, she first brought out some inexpensive ones for them to choose and then gave them the one she had prepared. A choice was soon made and they went away, satisfied. James would certainly come back to buy what he wanted when he got married. 1.A good title（题目）for this passage is ________. A. A Clever Assistant B. Buying a Birthday Present C. How to Choose a Necklace D. A Brave Young Man 2. Why did the young man look nervous? A. Because he had never bought jewelry before. B. Because he would get married. C. Because he didn’t have enough money to buy a satisfying present. D. Because he feared he would be laughed at by shop assistants. 3.The word "overspending" in this passage means ________. A. spending too much money B. spending too much time C. spending more time than be planned D. spending too much time and too much money 4.When James told the assistant why he wanted to buy a present, his face________. A. turned pale B. turned black C. turned yellow D. turned red 5.James would come back to buy what he wanted because ________. A. the necklace was good B. Laura liked the necklace C. the assistant knew how to satisfy the people who came to buy things D. the assistant who served James was very beautiful
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As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be
sent, rooms to be cleaned. Parents are Last Christmas, my wife and I On Christmas Eve, it took the
children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly 1.A. faced B. met C. filled D. pleased 2.A. question B. matter C. problem D. business 3.A. joy B. excitement C. presents D. parents 4.A. pulled B. divided C. separated D. torn 5.A. get B. stay C. stand D. wake 6.A. lose B. break C. miss D. leave 7.A. awake B. wake C. asleep D. sleep 8.A. hopefully B. busily C. gladly D. successfully 9.A. answer B. tell C. ask D. search 10.A. sadly B. unluckily C. possibly D. fortunately 11.A. morning B. midnight C. evening D. daybreak 12.A. filling B. sewing C. mending D. preparing 13.A. present B. stocking C. bike D. tree 14.A. 1ittle B. some C. enough D. much 15.A. sorry B. sure C. glad D. eager 16.A. Before B. After C. Until D. Since 17.A. running B. laughing C. shouting D. riding 18.A. walked B. moved C. followed D. jumped 19.A. with B. on C. over D. by 20.A. him B. her C. me D. us
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---How long has your brother been working here? ---_______ he graduated from college in 2007. A. When B. Until C. Long before D. Ever since
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Tom insisted what he said ______ true, but we insisted that he _____ and have a look. A. be, should go B. should be, would go C. was, go D. was, would go
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I’d prefer ______ in the office rather than ______ at home watching TV. A. working, staying B. working, stay C. to work, stay D. work, to stay
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Half an hour has been made full ______ of _____ the problem. A. using; studying B. use; to study C. to use; to study D. use; studying
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Neither of them knows the difference ______ the two and we can’t tell one ______ the other, either. A. between; between B. among; from C. among; between D. between; from
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— Smoking is bad for your health. — Yes, I know. But I simply can’t ____________ . A. give it up B. give it in C. give it out D. give it away
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It was only when I reread his poems (ʫ) recently _____ I began to appreciate their beauty. A. until B. that C. then D. so
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with difficult jobs of hiding presents from
curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real 
.
On Christmas Eve, young children find the 
almost unbearable（难以忍受的）. They are 
between
the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents
quickly and the wish to 
up
late so that they will not 
the
fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed
early, they often lie 
for
a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.
managed
to hide a few large presents in the storeroom. I feared the moment when my son,
Jimmy, would 
me
where that new bike had come from, but 
he did not see it.
when
my wife and I went quietly into their room and began 
stockings. Then I pushed in the 
I
bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not
get 
sleep
that night, for the children were 
to get up early. At about five o'clock the
next morning, we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children's room － they were shouting excitedly! 
I
had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came 
into the room on his new bike, and his
sister, Mary, 
close
behind pushing her new baby carriage. Even the baby arrived, he moved 
the
hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it
burst. That woke 
up
completely. The day had really begun with a bang（巨响）.