Henry was an office 1. (work) in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.
He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw 2. advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food, Fresh air, Horse riding, Walking, Fishing, cheap and interesting.” “This 3. (sound) a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from 4. (sit) by the seaside and swimming.”
He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first day of July, he left 5.West Hill Farm.
But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong 6.West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?” “Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh. What?”
“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”
“What’s wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the 7. (two) day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“How 8. (luck) you are!”
“You don’t understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different meat every day,” Ed said 9. (loud), “and what are you complaining!”
“Let me finish,” Henry said. “on the fourth day the farmer 10. (dead), and I didn’t dare (敢) stay for dinner!”
1.根据一个古老的中国传说，是神农偶然发现了茶。
_________ __________ an old Chinese legend, Shen Nong discovered tea by accident.
2.他想自己做决定。
He wants to make his ________ ___________.
3.昨天当林涛到达学校时，他意识到他把书包忘在家里了。
When Lin Tao got to school yesterday, he realized he _________ _________ his schoolbag at home.
4.过去我们学校周围有许多树。
There _________ __________ be many trees around our school.
5.多亏你的帮助，我最后成功了。
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Different countries have different ideas about how to be polite. In Britain, table manners are important. But how do you show good table manners in Britain? Here is some advice:
How to sit: You should sit up straight in your chair. When you eat, don’t pick up the bowl. This is called very bad manners.
Noises at the table: It is never a good idea to make a noise at the table.
Using your fingers: 62Usually we don’t pick food up with our fingers when we are eating main dishes. But there are some foods such as pizza, sandwiches, chips and fruit we can eat with fingers.
Passing things: If someone asks you to pass something like the salt, only get it if you are the closest person to it. Never lean (倾斜, 倾倒) across someone else’s food. It’s more polite not to use it yourself first --- pass it directly to the person who asked, and then use it later. It’s best to taste your food before you put salt in it.
Your mouth: 63 It is not polite to talk with your mouth full of food, nor to eat with your mouth open.
How much to eat: It is polite to eat up the food that you have been offered, so a clear plate is a good plate. It shows that you enjoy the food. If you can’t finish everything and you can leave a little, that is okay. You could say something like “That was very nice, thank you.”
（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题。
How should you sit when you eat in Britain?
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What shows that you like the food?
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（二）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
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（三）请给短文拟一个适当的题目。
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The meanings of colors play an important 1. in our world. What a color pass to a person of the west, may be very 2. to someone in the east. While a bride(新娘) may wear white to her wedding (婚礼) in Europe or America, a bride 3.China may choose to wear a traditional red dress.
Here are some 4.and what they represent (代表，象征) to various people of the world.
RED
In China red is a 5.of luck and is used for many celebrations such as wedding and at the beginning of the New Year. In the United States red represents love and is used during Christmas and so on. Red is also represents 6.and power in the west.
BLUE
People around the world think 7.and the sky with the color blue. For this reason, blue is widely 8.with peace and calm. But to the Cherokees (切罗基族人), blue meant trouble or failure. In the United States we have come to connect the color blue with sadness.
GREEN
In Paris, all garage collectors are clothed in green, drive green trucks and the bins are also green. In many parts of the world, 9.has become a symbol of kindness and the earth.
YELLOW
Yellow is a color that symbolizes the sun. In the United States, school buses and taxis are often yellow 10.they can catch the eyes. But to the Egyptians, yellow was a color of mourning (哀悼).
1.It is p________ to say “please” when you ask for something.
2.Last week we visited the Palace Museum and we enjoyed o______________ a lot.
3.Jack is an h________ boy, and he never tells lies.
4.Our English teacher always e___________ us to speak English in class.
5.I don’t know the answer, so you can ask someone e________.
6.After you argue with your parents, you must c_______ with them and explain why you did that.
7.My uncle isn’t at home in China. He has gone a_________ on business.
8.The food tastes a________. I don’t want to eat it.
Have you had a headache during a test? Have you ever been so worried about something that you have a headache or even can’t sleep at night? If so, then you know what stress is.1.This worry in your mind can make your body feel bad. You may feel angry, sad, scared, or afraid --- all of which can give you a stomachache or a headache.
However, there are different kinds of stress. 2. Good stress might happen when you are called to answer questions in class or when you have to give a speech. 3. For example, you may do a better job on your test if the stress pushes you to prepare better before the test.
On the other hand, bad stress can happen if the stress lasts too long. You may not feel well if your parents are fighting, if a family member is sick, if you are having problems at school, or if anything else makes you unhappy every day. That kind of stress isn’t going to help you. And it can actually make you sick.
The best way to fight the stress is to have a balanced life.4. If you get enough sleep and eat properly, and if you exercise and leave time for fun, you’ll probably feel less stressed.
A.No one can work well under the stress.
B.Some kinds of stress are good and others are bad.
C.This kind of stress can help you to get things better done.
D.Stress is what you feel when you are worried about something.
E.Make sure you keep yourself in mind: sleep, exercise and food.
