practice /develop /remember /prepare /until /worry about |
Are you stressed out each time you have a test? You don’t have to be if you1.smart study skills. Remember to take notes in class and review them on your own or with friends after class. Then 2.what you learned by doing exercises. Try to study and3.information bit by bit instead of waiting until the last minute to study everything at once .If you4. well for a test, then there’s nothing to5..
A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do, with only ＄10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with ＄60. The man came to know that he could make money in this way, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(运货车队). Five years later, the man was one of the biggest retailers(零售商)in the US.
One day, one of his friends asked him for his e–mail. He said, “I haven’t got one.” His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail？”The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d been an office boy at Microsoft!”
1.What did the man do for the test？
A.He sent e-mails. B.He did the cleaning.
C.He did an interview. D.He filled in forms.
2.The man_____after he left Microsoft.
A.went to look for another job
B.asked for food from door to door
C.thought of an idea to make money
D.bought a computer an got an e-mail
3.What does the story want to tell us?
A.Computers are very important in our daily life.
B.Every can make lots of money with 10 dollars.
C.The HR manager didn’t find the ability of the man.
D.Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard.
4.Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the US?
A.Because he had no e-mail.
B.Because he was smart and worked very hard.
C.Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.
D.Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living.
5..What is the best title of this passage?
A. A rich man B. A food retailer
C. Have an e-mail or not D. An office boy
This March, the H7N9 virus hit Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang and so on. It seemed that most people who were infected with H7N9 had the common flu, Some people suffered from a fever or a cough..
Don’t be afraid ----- it’s not easy to be infected with the virus. Here are some suggestions to help you protect yourself when it comes.
Wash your hands. You need to wash your hands with soap and hot water before you eat, after you use the toilet, and after you touch animals, because your hands may carry viruses.
Cover your nose and mouth.. When someone sneezes or coughs, flu viruses can travel as far as one meter through the air, so you’d better stand a proper distance while talking to someone who has a cold. And always cover your mouth and nose with a piece of paper when you sneeze or cough, and then clean your hands.
Wear a mask. Some doctors say that masks can stop the flu as much as 80%, but if you don’t wash your hands often, it’s no use wearing a mask. And it’s necessary to wear the mask in the groups of people.
Do sports often. Exercises will help make your body strong enough to resist the virus.
1.When did the H7N9 virus hit Shanghai？
A.In March,2013 B. In May, 2013
C.In March,2014. D. In May, 2014
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Some people who were inflected with the H7N9 virus had a toothache.
B. You should cover your mouth and nose with a piece of paper when you sneeze or cough.
C.Some doctors say that masks can stop the flu as much as 100%.
D.Some people who wash their hands can inflected with the H7N9 virus.
3.How many ways to stop the virus are mentioned in the passage?
A.Three B. Four C. Five D. six.
4. What does the underline word mean?
A.抵抗 B.传播 C. 感染 D. 停留
5. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.It tells us how to wash hands.
B.It tells us why we should use masks.
C.It gives us some advice on how to protect ourselves when the H7N9 virus comes.
D.It gives us some advice on how to keep healthy every day.
Birthdays are celebrated all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from country to country: candles, cakes, and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:
Denmark A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in the house is having a birthday. Parents are placed around the child’s bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up. |
India Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthday children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolates to everyone in the class. Their best friends help them to do this. |
Japan The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others. These are the third and seventh birthdays for girls and the fifth for boys. | Holland The birthday child receives especially large present. The family also put flowers on the birthday child’s chair to make it beautiful. |
1.When someone is having a birthday in Denmark, you an see_______outside the window.
A. flowers B. presents
C. a flag D. a chair
2.In________flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child.
A. Japan B. Denmark
C. IndiA. D. Holland
3.In________, only birthday children wear colored clothes to school.
A. India B. Holland
C. Denmark D. Japan
4.In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are_________.
A. 15 B. 7 C.5 D. 3
5.The passage is mainly about___________.
A.similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries.
B.different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries.
C.children’s birthdays in western countries.
D.The importance of children’s birthdays.
Happiness is for everyone . You don’t need to about those who has beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because who have big houses may often feel and those who have cars may want to walk on roads in their free time. In fact, happiness is around you if you your heart into it. When you are in at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always good care of your life and your health. All these are your . If you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have else that money can’t buy. When you with difficulties , say loudly that you are happy, because you have more to challenge yourself. So you can’t always say you are poor and you have luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转的) . When it close, it also open. Take every chance you get, and you can be a nappy and lucky person
1.A. know B. learn C.bother D.care
2.A. or B. and C.so D.but
3.A. we B. you C.they D.those
4.A. dishonest B.lonely C.excited D.alone
5.A. city B.busy C.country D.wide
6.A. never B.always C.ever D.hardly
7.A. keep B.bring C.pack D.put
8.A. trouble B.mistake C.pleasure D.business
9.A. making B.practicing C.taking D.looking
10.A. secret B.friendship C.happiness D.luck
11.A. something B.nothing C.anything D.everything
12.A. escape B.meet C.dislike D.provide
13.A. ideas B.time C.chances D.change
14.A. good B.terrible C.strange D.bad
15.A. door B.toy C.window D.fan
-Do you know _________________ ?
--Sorry , I don’t know .
A.what did Tom do with the milk
B.where are they going
C.what happened to Lucy
D.why didn’t Kate come here
