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Lionel Messi, a player from the South America country -- Argentina, is one of the greatest soccer players1./ə ´ laiv/ today. As a young age, he moved to Spain and now plays professionally 2.FC Barcelona. Messi started playing soccer at the age of 5 for a small soccer team 3.is owned by his father. Even as a young boy, he did very well. But when he was 11 years old, he found out he had a 4.(sick) which would prevent him from growing much taller. There was a 5./wei/ to help him grow more, but his parents did not have enough money to pay for his medical needs. So, they looked 6./ə´raund/ for a soccer club that would be able to do this for them. The clubs in Argentina couldn’t help him, but the famous FC Barcelona in Spain 7.(offer) to accept Messi and pay for the bills. The Messi family 8.(happy) took the offer and moved to Spain. In FC Barcelona, Messi was one of 9.best players through his teen years, with his special talent, Messi has 10.(surprise) the world.
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1.听说简 10 分钟就算出了那道数学难题，你觉得难以置信，可以这么说：
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2.你想知道 Tim 的长相，你可以这样问：
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3.你想告诉同桌课余时间你更喜欢看电视，可以这么说：
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4.你想对临行的朋友道一声保重，可以这么说：
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5.你想用“独木不成林”来强调合作的重要性，你可以这样说：
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Mark began to introduce the guest speaker to the listeners, but then stopped for a while. 1.Barbara hid her valuable things when she went on vacation. When she came back, she couldn't remember where she'd put them.
Perhaps you've had such experiences like these. Most people have. 2.Neither do they know a simple but important fact: Memory can be improved. If you just accept that, the following will show you how.
First, relax. 3.If you keep telling yourself that your memory is bad, your mind will come to believe it and you won't remember things. When you forget something, don't follow up with saying like "Oh, my god! I always forget things!" Such words will have a bad result on you and your memory.
But relaxing isn't enough. 4.Like your body, your memory can be made strong through exercise. Look for opportunities to exercise your memory. For example, if you're learning a language, try to actively remember a lot of new words.
If you don't take notice of things actively, you won't remember them. 5.For example, don't just put your keys down! If you want to find them again, make a mind picture of the place where you're putting them.
A.He had forgotten her name.
B.If you are over worried about something, you'll forget it.
C.To improve your memory, you'll need to take an active role.
D.But most of them haven't realized that they have a memory problem.
E.So, you can make pictures of what you see in your mind every day.
We know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.
No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes, she. It’s true that male mosquito doesn’t bite(咬)and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn’ t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You’re different from the others!
If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch(痒) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching begins, and she has flown away.
And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs.
1.“Mosquito” means________in Chinese.
A.苍蝇 B.蜻蜓 C.跳蚤 D.蚊子
2.We know mosquitoes very well because________.
A.they fly here and there B.they bite us
C.there are many kinds of them D.they can fly
3.If the mosquito doesn’t bite you, it will________.
A.get angry with you B.be afraid of you C.make a lot of noise D.choose another one
4.The mosquito bites you________.
A.when you’re asleep B.because you have choose it
C.too quickly to let you know D.but doesn’t like you
5.Which of the following sentences is wrong?
A.The itching begins after the mosquito bites you.
B.You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you.
C.Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs.
D.Not all the mosquitoes like to bite people for blood.
Japan fixes English
You’ve probably seen some pretty “interesting” English translations. For example, it is common to see “Chinglish” on restaurant menus and on signs in public areas in China.
Japan is now working to improve its English signs so that tourists will have an easier time getting around during the 2020 Olympics.
Improving public transportation signs is especially important, as tourists will take trains and buses to get around. The Japan Tourism Agency recently carried out a two-month investigation into the websites of 85 train and bus companies around the country.
The agency found some rather odd translations. For example, one transportation company refers to children as “dwarfs(侏儒)”. Other transportation errors include “Forgotten Center” for “lost and found”, and “release place” for “ticket machine”.
But does Japan have enough time to correct its English? One expert thinks it’s too late. Gregory Hadley, a professor at Niigata University, thinks it can’t be done. He pointed out that many companies simply won’t be able to afford to hire translators and reprint their materials.
In addition, the people who originally translated the materials probably won’t want to lose face by admitting to translating them correctly, he added.
Whether it can fix its signs or not, Japan is preparing for a wave of tourism. About 30 million people visited the country last year and the number will hit 40 million next year, when the 2020 Olympics officially kick off.
1.In Japan, which of the following is the most important to improve before the 2020 Olympics?
A.Restaurant menus. B.Tourist information centers.
C.Public transportation signs. D.Public restroom signs.
2.A “Forgotten Center” probably refers to “________” in Japan.
A.dwarfs B.a lost and found area C.a ticket machine D.a youth hostel
3.What is Gregory Hadley’s opinion about Japan’s English signage situation?
A.There are too many simple transportations in Japan.
B.Improving signs in public areas is important.
C.Changing incorrect signs makes companies lose face.
D.Japan won’t be able to finish correcting its English in all public areas.
4.Compared to last year, the number of people who visit Japan will increase by________next year.
A.10 million. B.20 million. C.30 million. D.40 million.
5.What does the underlined phrase “kick off” mean in Chinese?
A.踢开 B.爆发 C.开始 D.反冲
Smile Train is a charity (慈善团体) that helps the millions of children around the world, who suffer from a facial defect (缺陷). The defect happens when a baby's top lip or mouth doesn't form properly before birth. Eating and drinking is very difficult for these babies. The charity provides free operations, which give these children a new smile, and with it, new hope and a new beginning.
Children with the defect need all the help. Although many sufferers are accepted by their families, sadly, others are not. In some countries, children with this defect are often abandoned at birth because their parents feel ashamed of them or cannot afford the operations. The good news is that the operation is not difficult. It takes less than an hour and costs the family nothing. The charity raises money and finds the right medical volunteers to perform the operations.
A Smile Train doctor from the UK said, “Each child who has the operation is given a second chance at life. After years of staying at home, the children can finally go to school and be happy. Every year I perform hundreds of operations free of cost through Smile Train. Some of the stories I have heard are quite surprising.
One newborn baby girl was found abandoned on a train. Luckily for her, she was found and adopted (收养) by a passenger. This lady then heard about Smile Train and brought the baby to our hospital. I did the operation and gave hope to the family. Experienced doctors like me share our skills with local doctors. In this way make sure that these operations will always be available."
1.Which is NOT TRUE about the operation?
A.It costs nothing. B.The right medical volunteers perform it.
C.The operation is easy. D.It takes many hours.
2.Smile Train is a charity which________.
A.provides food and medical care for poor children
B.raises money for all the doctors working in the UK.
C.offers free medical help to children with the facial defect
D.gives children without parents a new hope and a new beginning
3.The underlined word "abandoned" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to________.
A.given up B.dressed up C.called up D.brought up
4.What did the doctor from the UK think of his volunteer work?
A.Dangerous B.Surprising C.Relaxing D.Valuable
5.It can be inferred from the passage that________.
A.children with the facial defect are becoming more ashamed than before.
B.more doctors are trained to help children with the facial defect.
C.fewer baby boys with the facial defect are operated on than girls.
D.doctors in Smile Train are always well paid for doing the operations
