For most people, the word "fashion" means "clothes". But people may ask the question, "What clothes are in fashion?" And they use the word "fashionable" in the same way.
"She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable colour. "
But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs ... and in languages.
Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.
Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.
New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.
1.Most people think that "fashion" means __________.
A.subjects B.holidays C.books D.clothes
2.By we can see that fashions change as time goes.
A.finding a job
B.looking at pictures
C.eating in a restaurant
D.wearing a fashionable coat
3.In the 5th paragraph , the writer mentions kinds of ways to send information.
A.three B.four C.five D.six
4."There is money in fashion" means .
A.people like fashion and money
B.fashionable things are expensive
C.one can make money through fashion
D.a fashionable man makes much money
5.The passage is mainly about .
A.the changes of fashions
B.the kinds of colours
C.the money in fashion
D.the differences between houses
In the world today, all of the people need recreation(消遣). We cannot work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life.
Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular form(形式) is to take part in sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and soccer. There are also individual(独立的) sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreation for people who like to be outdoors.（户外）
Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them. Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some forms of indoor recreation, （室内消遣）such as watching TV, singing and dancing.
It doesn’t matter whether we like indoor recreation or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy some forms of recreation.
1.Which is the most popular form of recreation?
A.Sports. B.Watching TV.
C.Sleeping. D.Singing and dancing.
2.People want to take part in sports in order to __________.
A.keep healthy and enjoy life B.make friends
C.find a good job D.make money
3.Outdoor sports include(包括) __________.
A.watching TV
B.singing and dancing
C.listening to the radio
D.skating and mountain climbing
4.Why do many people like watching sports on TV or listening to them on the radio?
A.Because they like sports but don’t like to take part in them.
B.Because they don’t enjoy sports.
C.Because they don’t enjoy life.
D.Because they don’t need recreation.
5.The passage mainly(主要) tells us that__________.
A.basketball is a kind of team sport
B.everyone who enjoys sports should take part in them
C.different people have different ways of relaxing
D.indoor recreation is not as important as outdoor sports
One night there was a heavy snowstorrn（暴风雪）and in the morning Mr. Smith's garden was full of snow. Mr. Smith wanted to take his car out, so he asked a man to clean the road from his garage to his gate, he said to the man, "Don’t throw any snow on that side, because it will damage（破坏）the shrubs in my garden and don’t throw any on the other side, because it will break my fence: and don't throw any into the street or the police will not be pleased. "Then Mr. smith went out.
When he came back, the road was clean and there was no snow on the shrubs, or the fence, or the street. Mr. Smith was pleased until he opened the garage to get his car out. The garage was full of snow from the road, and his car was somewhere under it all.
1.Mr. Smith found his garden full of snow .
A.in the morning B.at night C.before he got up D.After he went to bed
2.He asked man to move away the snow so that .
A.he didn't have to walk on the snow B.his garden would look beautiful
C.he could drive his car out of the garage D.his children could play in the garden
3.The man put the snow in the garage .
A.because Mr. Smith told him to do so B.because he was no afraid of Mr. Smith
C.because he didn't know where to put the snow D.because he was afraid of the police
4.When Mr. Smith came back into his garden he was .
A.very happy B.no happy C.sad D.afraid
5.After you read this, you'd think .
A.the man would get his money
B.Mr. Smith would give the man the money
C.Mr. Smith would clean the snow himself
D.The man had to do the work again to get the money
I think English is very important and_________. Here are my opinions of_______English well.
I think there are many ways_______ learn English. For example, asking the teacher_______help is very helpful. One of my good_______said had trouble_______English. His_______English is very poor. So he reads aloud every morning. Now he can speak English very well. Watching English shows on TV can also be helpful. You can learn many words_______them. Remember "Where there is a_______,there is a way." Believe you can do it__________.
1.A.useful B.use C.used D.useless
2.A.learn B.learns C.learning D.learned
3.A.to B.for C.of D.in
4.A.to B.for C.of D.from
5.A.friend B.a friend C.friends D.friendship
6.A.learn B.learning C.to learn D.learned
7.A.speak B.spoken C.speaking D.spoke
8.A.by B.in C.from D.on
9.A.shall B.can C.will D.would
10.A.badly B.good C.bad D.well
I’ll go to the English Corner this Sunday .
A.if it will be sunny B.if I’m free
C.when have no time D.because I am busy
In the city the old .
A.take good care of B.are taken good care of
C.is taken good care of D.are been taken good care of
