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1.The Millers work in Shenzhen. They have two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a sitting room and a kitchen. 2.Jane is moving to her new house. She will have workers make some furniture. So she needs to buy some good wooden materials in the store. 3.Sarah needs a round dining table. But she has no time to go to the stores to buy one. Besides she thinks it is very tiring to go to the shops. 4.There is often a terrible smell which is bad for our health in a newly painted house. Mr Li wants to buy some plants to help solve this problem. 5.Sophia is a lovely girl. Now she wants to make her room beautiful and cute. She would like to buy some lovely toys or cartoon characters. | Dongshen Market In our market you can buy all kinds of furniture materials. And also the price here is lower than that in any other market. House for Sale A new house with 2 bedrooms, 100 square meters is for sale in Shenzhen. This house is quite suitable for a family of three. Dongdong Flower Shop Do you like flowers? Do you want to give flowers to friends? We have all kinds of flowers and plants here, and we can tell you the meanings of these flowers and plants. Xinagyun Gift Shop Many cute things are on sale in our shop, including toy animals and different kinds of cartoon characters. You can buy them for your friends or yourself. Shopping Online Now more and more people buy clothes, shoes, furniture and many other things online. It can save people much time. How to Paint Your Room The book homelike gives you advice on how to wonderfully paint your room. It just costs 5yuan. Great House for Sale A house with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen and a sitting room is for sale in Shenzhen city center. Call 13613712100 for more information. |
Today there are 6.4 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050 there may be 12.5 billion . There are a lot of people to feed. We need more and more food.
One way to produce more food is growing stronger plants. For thousands of years, farmers have made plants better. Every season, they pick the best plants for the next season. It works very slowly. Since 1983, scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic（遗传的） material. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified(改变的) foods, or GM foods
By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants. They make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help in our diseases; a kind of rice is being prepared , for example , which stops people becoming blind.
Rich countries produce GM foods because they are easy to grow and bring in more money. Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food.
GM plants are not natural. No one knows how good or bad they are,. Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050. There are strong feelings against them, because they are unnatural. They may feed people , then hurt them or their children later. But both rich and poor countries are interested in their use, and they are not going to go away. In 2050, we may think differently about them.
1.GM foods are made by ______.
A. farmers B. workers C. scientists D. plants
2.What are the good things about GM foods ?
A. They make plants strong against diseases.
B. They are unnatural.
C. They can help in human diseases.
D. Both A and C.
3.GM foods ______.
A. are a quick way to produce food
B. grow in the wild
C. are safe
D. are grown only in rich countries
4.Why do some people not like GM foods?
A. They are not useful. B. They are not helpful.
C. They are not natural. D. They are not cheap.
5.From the passage we know that ______.
A. GM foods will disappear one day in the future
B. GM foods will not disappear in the future
C. People will not be interested in GM foods
D. People will have to stop using GM foods
You work in a big company and find English very important for your job. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English. Here are some advertisements. You may find the information you need.
School | Global English Center | Modern Language School | The 21st Century English training Center | The International House of English |
Courses | Listening, speaking, reading, writing | Special course in English for business, travel, banking, hotel management | a. Reading b. A six-week TOEFL preparation class | A special spoken English class |
Fee | 3-month, 700yuan; 6-month, 1,200yuan 1-year, 2,000yuan | 3-month 1,050yuan; 6-month 1,850yuan | a. Three-month and a half , 800yuan; b. 6-week, 800yuan | a. 3/6-month, 60yuan per week; b. 4-month, 60yuan per week |
Time | Mon.-Fri. morning or evening classes, 3 hours a day | 2:00-5:00p.m., on Sat. & Sun. Entrance exams: June 1 and Dec. 1 | a. Morning or afternoon b. winter and summer holidays | a. 9:00-12:00a.m. 2:00-5:00p.m; b. evening |
Teachers | Experienced college English teachers | From Canada and USA |
| Best and experienced foreign teachers |
Advantages | Close to city centre and bus stops | Language lab and computers supplied | Only 15-minute walk from city centre | Free sightseeing and social activities ;Very close to the Central Park |
Tel | 67605272 | 67353019 | 67801642 | 67432308 |
1.You work from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. You should choose _______.
A. Global English Center and the International House
B. Global English Center and Modern Language School
C. Modern Language School and the 21st Century
D. The 21st Century and the International House
2.Modern Language School is different from the other three schools in that _____.
A. its teaching quality is better
B. it is nearest to the city center
C. its courses are more advanced
D. it requires an entrance examination
3.If you take the evening program at the International House, you will pay about ______a month.
A. 60yuan B. 240yuan C. 720yuan D. 360yuan
4.You will probably prefer to go to the International House because it _____.
A. costs less than the other schools
B. offers free sightseeing and social activities
C. has foreign English teachers
D. has a special course in spoken English
5.Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Only the 21st Century English training Center has TOEFL classes .
B. Global English Center supplies computers.
C. If you go to Modern Language School, you can call at 67353019.
D. All the schools have 3-month classes.
China is the home of tea, has more than 4,000 years of history. People in China drink tea daily. the three major drinks ––tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is by the largest number of people in the world. Tea from China, along silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export .
Tea mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, because of the good and rich soil there. Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all kinds of tea.
Over the past centuries, Chinese people have their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, and tea drinking and so on. Tea as well as coffee a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels.
1.A. who B. which C. where D. when
2.A. In B. For C. Of D. By
3.A. eaten B. played C . bought D. drunk
4.A. between B. with C. except D. besides
5.A. at that time B. from now on C. since then D. since now
6.A. produces B. grows C. makes D. lives
7.A. climate B. weather C. water D. river
8.A. famous B. important C. interesting D. delicious
9.A. liked B. got C. become D. developed
10.A. are B. be C. were D. is
Students can’t be made ______ all day.
A. study B. studying C. to study D. studied
I asked her ______.
A. how long she had the bike B. how long did she have the bike
C. how long she bought the bike D. how long did she buy the bike
