On the second Sunday in May is Mother's Day. American children of all ages give their mothers something special. On the day children, young and old, try to show their love to mothers. However, do you know that Mother's Day celebration is no recent thing?
England was the first country to set a day to mothers. In the United States, Mother's Day became an official holiday in 1910. An American girl, Anna, asked their governor to set a festival for mothers that they love. And they set the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later all the other states celebrated it.
On Mother's Day morning, some American children serve their mothers breakfast in bed. Other children will give their mothers presents which they made themselves or bought in stores. Adults give their mothers red carnations(康乃馨), the official Mother's Day flower. If their mothers left the world, they may bring white carnations to their grave sites (墓地)．This is the busiest day of the year for American restaurants. On this special day, family members do not want Mom to cook dinner!
根据短文内容，选出最佳选项。
1.Was England the first country to set a day to mothers?
A.No, it wasn’t. B.Yes, it was. C.I don’t know. D.No, it was America.
2.When is Mother’s Day in America?
A.On the second Sunday in May. B.On the second Sunday in March.
C.On the third Sunday in June. D.On the fourth Sunday in July.
3.In America, who asked the government to set a festival for their loved mothers?
A.Amy. B.Alice C.Anna. D.Alice.
4.What is the official Mother's Day flower according to the passage?
A.Chrysanthemum B.The peach blossom
C.White carnations. D.Red carnations.
5.Which of the following is FALSE according to the passage?
A.On Mother’s Day people try to show their love to mothers.
B.Some mothers can have breakfast in bed severed by the children.
C.Mother’s Day is the busiest day of the year for Chinese restaurants.
D.American children of all ages give their mothers something special.
When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely. For example, “Where are the restrooms?” or “Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?” are correct English, but the first one sounds less polite. We also need to learn how to be polite by being less direct when we ask for help.
In English, as in Chinese, we change the way we speak when we talk with different people. The expressions you use might depend on whom you are speaking to or how well you know them. If you say to your teacher, “When is the school trip.’’, this might sound impolite. But if you say, “Excuse me, Mr. West. Do you know when the school trip is?’’, this will sound much more polite. However, it is all right to ask direct questions with your classmates.
It is important to learn how to use proper language. This will also help you become better at English, or any other language you wish to speak.
根据短文内容判断下列句子意思与原文是否相符，相符的写T，不相符的写F。
1.It’s important to be polite in a foreign country.
2.We needn’t learn how to be polite when we ask for help.
3.It’s polite to change the way we speak when we talk with different people.
4.“Excuse me, Mr….Do you know …?” sounds more impolite than “Do you know …?”.
5.Using proper language will help us become better at the language we wish to speak.
_________ is a much-loved and active sport, and more than 100 million people play in over 200 countries. In China, sometimes you can see people playing basketball in parks, _________ and even in factories.
Basketball was _________ by a Canadian doctor named James Naismith, who was born in 1861. When _________ was at college, his teacher asked the class to think of a game that can be played in the winter. Dr. Naismith created a game to be played inside on a hard floor. Dr. Naismith divided the men in his class _________ two teams and taught them to play his new game. The purpose of the game _________ for players to get a ball into the “basket”. _________ on the same team must work together to help each other get the ball in the other team’s basket. At the same time, they need to stop the competing team from _________ the ball into their own basket.
It is believed that on December 21, 1891, the first basketball game in history was played. Then in 1936 in Berlin, it _______ an event at the Olympics. Today, the popularity of basketball has risen around the world, with many young people dreaming of becoming famous players. Basketball has not only become a popular sport to play, it has also become __________ more popular sport to watch.
1.A.Football B.Basketball C.Volleyball D.Table tennis
2.A.schools B.school C.farm D.zoo
3.A.invent B.invents C.inventing D.invented
4.A.He B.he C.she D.Jack
5.A.for B.at C.into D.by
6.A.is B.am C.are D.be
7.A.Boys B.Girls C.Player D.Players
8.A.geting B.getting C.gets D.get
9.A.become B.has become C.became D.becoming
10.A.the B.an C.a D./
根据对话内容，从方框的选项中选出5个最佳选项补全对话。其中有一项为多余选项。
A. it might be in the music hall.
B. What’s wrong?
C. Do you have anything valuable in it?
D. I had my schoolbag with me at the picnic.
E. The school bag is very heavy.
F. I think somebody must have picked it up
Linda: Mom, I’m really worried.
Mom: Why? 1.
Linda: I can’t find my schoolbag.
Mom: Well, where did you last put it?
Linda: I can’t remember! But I think 2.
Mom:3.
Linda: No, just my books, my pink hair band and some tennis balls.
Mom: So it can’t be stolen.
Linda: Oh, wait! I went to a picnic after the concert. I remember 4.
Mom: So could it still be at the park?
Linda: Yes. I left early, before the rest of my friends.5. I’ll call them now to check if anybody has it.
I can _________ off my brain when I feel too tired to think much.
A.shut B.take C.put D.leave
This book is very boring. I often want to _________ whenever trying to read.
A.sleeps B.sleeping C.be sleepy D.slept
