Do you use a calendar to help you organize your life? By listing what your need to do on any special day, you can make sure to keep all for your meeting and not worry whether you’ve forgotten something, Calendars are also useful for reminding (提醒) people what day a certain holiday is on and what days you might have off from work. Besides, they are used for planning fun things like vacations and outings.
A calendar is usually divided into twelve parts, and each one stands for a month with all the days laid out in a grid-like (网格状的) form. A block of space usually is for a day, and there is enough space for you to write down what you need to do that certain day. You probably use all different kinds of calendars. A calendar on your cell phone screen is easy to use, and so is a large paper calendar that hangs on your wall.
1.What is the main idea of the first paragraph？
A.What calendars are used to do. B.Why people worry about time.
C.Who reminds people to have a holiday. D.How people plan vacations and outings.
2.Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A.A calendar is usually divided into two parts.
B.Many kinds of calendars have no grid-like forms.
C.People often write down their special days on the wall.
D.A calendar on the mobile phone is as easy as a paper calendar to use.
It's a cold, grey Sunday afternoon in March. The British are all working in their _______ . They're digging, cutting leaves and planting new seeds (种子). By summer，their gardens will be _______ bright colors.
The British love their gardens. A British newspaper recently asked people for _______ opinions about them. Around 70% of the people felt it was _______ to spend time in the garden, and over 50% of these _______ gardening as the most enjoyable thing they ever did.
Only one in ten houses in Britain do not have a garden. People who live in houses _______ gardens often rent (租用) land from the government.
At first, only very rich people had gardens. Now you can _______ see the gardens around houses with a long history, such as Chatsworth House or Castle Howard. They are well protected as good memories. In the early twentieth century, however, gardening became a _______ . People enjoyed doing it in their spare time and they bought different kinds of seeds and plants for their gardens. _______ roses, sunflowers and tomatoes are often grown in British gardens, they originally (起初) grew wild in other countries.
Every year, there are competitions for the __________ vegetables, but don't expect to win: Britain's biggest carrot is almost six metres long.
1.A.fields B.gardens C.factories D.parks
2.A.full of B.busy with C.good at D.similar to
3.A.its B.his C.her D.their
4.A.boring B.possible C.difficult D.important
5.A.followed B.canceled C.described D.completed
6.A.near B.without C.around D.in
7.A.seldom B.already C.still D.never
8.A.hobby B.task C.course D.dream
9.A.So B.Because C.But D.Although
10.A.smallest B.cheapest C.largest D.richest
Do you know ? Is it the blue one?
A.which bag is hers B.where her bag is C.whether it is her bag D.why her bag is here
My brother the violin very well, but he doesn't have much time to play it recently.
A.will play B.has played C.played D.plays
Tim English so hard that he didn't notice his mom enter the room.
A.studies B.will study C.was studying D.has studied
This is a beautiful country, about two fifths of the land with trees and grass.
A.covers B.covered C.is covered D.will cover
