If' you travel in Europe, you'd better choose Italy as a good place to visit,because Italy is a very famous country with a long history, and there are many interesting cities in this country. There are three million people each year that visit Pisa. It's known for the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The tower looks as if it might fall at any time. In fact, some visitors stop at the tower just long enough to take a picture, then they hurry away. The tower has 294 steps. Visitors who can climb to the top and come down will feel like heroes.
Engineers say that the visitors are safe, though the tower does lean. This tower has been leaning for about eight hundred years. And it leans a tiny bit more every year. "If this keeps on. the tower will fall at last. But many engineers are trying their best to keep the tower standing as long as possible.
Judge the following statements True(T) or False(F).
1.Italy is famous for a long history and many interesting cities.
2.Standing near the tower is dangerous.
3.People visit Pisa because a tower has fallen down.
4.The tower will fall if it keeps on leading .
5.The tower was built more than 800 years ago.
Choose the sentences from the box to complete the dialogue.( There are two extra sentences)
1.May I ask you who’s calling?
2.Don’t forget to lock the door when you leave the classroom.
3.Do you mind my smoking here?
4.What about going out for a picnic this weekend?
5.What a lovely day!
Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
When I was 14, I began an after-school job to work for a newspaper. Though the work was very hard, I was _____ it .
It was a challenge because people______ a stranger knocking on their doors. Once a man closed his door in front of my face heavily and shouted,“I don't want any______.”I made myself knock again and was able to tell him how great the paper was. I ended up_____ him a subscription(订单).I was soon among the top subscription sellers and, like other______salesmen, taught newcomers.
Around this time I started playing the guitar. Soon I was playing in a band. When I turned 18, I tried to become a professional(专业的)___.I never lost sight of this dream. I’m sure it came from ________ I learned from knocking on strangers' doors.
That experience _______me in many ways. Early in my music career(事业) I got into trouble with a former manager. He made me back off but I_______ .
Having all those doors closed in my face as a kid gave me the strength(力量)to stand up to this man. _______ this time there was one difference: I was the one saying no. And I won.
1.A. tired of B. afraid of C. thankful for D. afraid of
2.A. disliked B. kept C. saw D. loved
3.A. book B. letter C. picture D. paper
4.A. sending B. selling C. buying D. giving
5.A. successful B. useful C. careful D. crowded
6.A. seller B. musician C. teacher D. writer
7.A. that B. this C. what D. where
8.A. helped B. harmed C. made D. hurt
9.A. agreed B. promised C. accepted D. refused
10.A. For B. But C. Or D. And
We should do what we can _____ the homeless people.
A. help B. helping C. to help D. helped
—Look! That teacher is explaining something to her students again and again!
—_______teacher she is!
A. How patient B. What patient C. How a patient D. What a patient
The ___ show on Zhejiang TV, Running Man, makes lots of people____.
A. interesting, relaxing B. interesting,relaxed C. insterested,relaxed D. interested, relaxing