—Can you open a gift ________ after you receive it in England?
—Yes. We don't have to wait.
A.mainly B.immediately C.nearly D.loudly
Many shops in China _________ to shut down as a new law against ivory (象牙) trade came into effect on January 1st, 2018.
A. ordered B. didn't order C. were ordered D. weren't ordered
It is said that the number of forest parks in Guangdong ________ to more than 1,000 so far.
A.will increase B.increased C.has increased D.have increased
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When you hear the word EPCOT, maybe you think of the building in the Disney park 1. (immediate)—even if you have never been there. But what does the word EPCOT actually mean?
Let’s study the history of the park 2. (see) how it got the name. It was Walt Disney himself that came up 3. EPCOT. So what does it stand for? Well, Walt thought it up in 1966, when his plans for a theme park in Florida were very 4. (difference) from what’s there today. Disneyland, in California, had been up and running for more than ten 5.(year). Walt’s idea was to build an Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow(未来的实验原型社区). That’s what EPCOT really 6. (stand) for. And he originally(最初) planned for it to be, not a theme park, but 7. actual community.
After Walt Disney’s 8. (die) in 1966, other people of the Walt Disney Company 9. were not sure how to move forward with the city stuck to his ideas and themes for the park. They also built the park by 10. (take) his forward—thinking advice on creativity and technology. Of course, they kept its name!
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I know that you get the idea from the Internet that you can be rich and successful without any hard work—your ticket to success is through singing, basketball or being a superstar. 1.
The truth is that being successful is hard. You will not love every subject that you study. 2. Not all homework will seem completely related to your life right at this minute. And you won’t necessarily succeed at everything the first time you try.
That is okay. 3. J.K. Rowling—who wrote Harry Potter—her first Harry Potter book was not accepted 12 times before it was finally published. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. He lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career(职业生涯). But he once said,“I have failed over and over again in my life. And that’s why I succeed.”
These people succeeded because they understood the secret of success—you can not let your failures decide you. 4. You have to let them show you what to do differently the next time. So if you get into trouble, that doesn’t mean you are a troublemaker, it means you need to learn to act right. 5.
A. You have to let your failures teach you.
B. So many of you dream of being successful by hard work.
C. You won’t get along well with every teacher that you have.
D. But it is possible that you’re not going to be any of those things.
E. If you get a bad grade, that doesn’t mean you’re stupid, it means you need to work harder.
F. Sometimes the most successful people in the world are the ones who have had the most failures.
Nearly all students feel both nervous and excited when their big day comes. On the big day, there will be the graduation ceremony. Students will wear graduation costumes and hats that day. Parents, relatives, and friends may also be invited to the ceremony.
When students enter the hall of the ceremony, they will see lots of schoolmates. They will see that all of them are wearing the same costumes and hats. This makes them feel that it is a very important day. This kind of feeling is rather hard to describe. It will be better to understand if one personally experiences it.
As soon as the ceremony starts, the schoolmaster will give a speech. After the speech, the students will be called to go on the stage(舞台)to receive their certificates (证书). This should be the most important part of the whole ceremony. During this moment, most students feel nervous, since hundreds of people are watching them.
However, this is also the most wonderful moment for them. This marks a very important moment in their lives, as they have finally finished their school years. Besides that, this moment also shows they are going to move on to a new stage of life.
1.What does the big day mean?
A.The time when students graduate.
B.The time when students come into the hall.
C.The time when the school holds a parents meeting.
2.What is the most important part of the graduation ceremony for students?
A.Receiving certificates. B.Watching the performance.
C.Listening to the schoolmaster's speech.
3.How do most students feel when they go on the stage to receive their certificates?
A.Excited. B.Nervous. C.Proud.
4.Why is the graduation ceremony important to students?
A.It helps students find better jobs.
B.It shows a new stage of life for them.
C.It helps students get to know themselves better.
5.What can we know from the passage?
A.Students wear different costumes to the ceremony.
B.Parents are not allowed to take part in the ceremony.
C.Students are usually nervous and excited about the big day.