1.The head office of the bank is in Beijing, but it has _____________ all over the country. (分支，分行）
2.Reaching the top of the tower, he was out of ___________.（到了塔顶他就上气不接下气了。）
3.They held a party in ______________ of his promotion.（庆祝）
4.Good _________________ skills include learning body language.（交流）
5.The program reminds me of many things from my own _____________ (童年）
Chengdu, capital city of southwestern China's Sichuan province, 1.（name）one of the top 10 ancient capitals in China at a conference 2.(hold) on Oct. 25th. 2016. Along with Chengdu, nine other cities, including Beijing, Xi'an, Nanjing and Luoyang, 3. (be) also on the list.
As one of the cradles (摇篮) of Chinese civilization, Chengdu has a history of more than 4,500 years. It is one of the 4.(old) cities in China, even in the world, having been the capital of five major states. 5. addition, Chengdu has done a good job preserving 6. (it) history. The location, name and center of the city have never been changed, which reflects 7. (clear) the city's vitality (活力）and cultural identity.
"Chengdu has its unique spirit, related to inclusiveness and independence," said the president of an 8.(associate) of ancient Chinese capital studies. "Chengdu is 9. open and influential city in Chinese history. So there is no doubt 10.it is an important and famous capital."
About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college. I was working as an intern（实习生）at my University's Museum of Natural History. One day while working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an old couple come in with a little girl______a wheelchair.
As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was ______ on her chair. I then ______ she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and ______ body. She was wearing a little white dress with red dots. As the couple ______ her up to me I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink (眨眼). As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the cutest, largest smile I have ever seen.
All of a sudden her ______ was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just ______ me and almost instantly gave me a completely new ______ of what life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world: a world of ______, love and ______.
That was ten years ago. I'm a successful business person now and ______ I get down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable (非凡的）lesson about life that she ______ me.
1.A. in B. on C. up D. over
2.A. lain B. remained C. set D. thrown
3.A. struck B. hit C. realized D. understood
4.A. top B. upper C. bottom D. lower
5.A. dragged B. headed C. wheeled D. approached
6.A. strength B. advantage C. disability D. happiness
7.A. affected B. infected C. melted D. frightened
8.A. command B. sense C. understand D. control
9.A. smiles B. laughter C. tears D. sweat
10.A. sorrow B. excitement C. warmth D. indifference
11.A. whenever B. whatever C. however D. whichever
12.A. offered B. taught C. gained D. drew
It was a rainy morning and the children, mainly boys with various learning difficulties, refused to settle for the start of the lesson. As an inexperienced teacher, I tried every means to get them to be______, but in vain. My panic was rising and I could feel my heart beating wildly. This was the______of my job as a music teacher, I thought -- teaching was not for me. Then I had an idea. Hoping that no one would notice that I was______inside, I threw my voice as far as it would reach: "Put your heads on the desks and close your______ ! We are going on a journey."
____ , the children fell silent. "Now what should I do?" I thought to myself. Reaching over to my collection of CDs, I blindly ______ , put it in the machine and played it.
Obediently (顺从地), my class lay their heads on their desk, closed their eyes and ______. When the music started, the room as filled with the most beautiful tones and musical colors I could have ever imagined. All the children were ______ . When the music finished, I asked them all to raise their ______slowly so that we could share our musical journey.
At this point, when all the children were willing to share their experiences, I began to learn how to ______ . The music allow me to learn that teaching is about sharing and respect, tears and smiles, the knowing and the _____ and most of all, an understanding of each other. This was the power that ______in the classroom could have.
1.A. glad B. safe C. kind D. quiet
2.A. end B. aim C. rule D. plan
3.A. guessing B. shaking C. responding D. laughing
4.A. eyes B. mouths C. books D. doors
5.A. Punctually B. Importantly C. Amazingly D. Obviously
6.A. passed one on B. gave one back C. turned one in D. took one out
7.A. slept B. nodded C. waited D. continued
8.A. talking B. singing C. dancing D. listening
9.A. legs B. heads C. arms D. shoulders
10.A. teach B. imagine C. play D. understand
11.A. unprepared B. unspoken C. unknown D. unforgotten
12.A. games B. music C. tears D. knowledge
For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans. 1.Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today. Strauss' invention continues to be popular not only among Americans but also among people around the world.
Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829. 2. He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847. Before becoming an American citizen and moving to the West in 1853, Strauss worked in his brother's dry goods business. This gave him a chance to produce his famous invention. After the gold rush of 1849, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunes.
Strauss did not want to be a person who searched an area for minerals. Instead, he knew he could make a good living by selling supplies to the miners. At first, he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth. 3. When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily broken or they usually tore their pockets during mining, he decided to use a special fabric to make pants for the miners. These pants proved so popular
that he quickly ran out of materials to make more.
In 1873, Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor named Jacob Davis who had invented a process of connecting pockets with copper rivets (铆钉). This made the pants last a long time. Because Davis did not have the money to patent his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent.4..
By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion. 5.The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss' company is now one of the largest clothing companies in the world.
A. As a young boy, he moved with his family to the United States.
B. Nobody knew what kind of material was suitable.
C. He did and Levi jeans have been made with metal rivets ever since.
D. However, he did not get much business for those products.
E. He also made a great contribution to America's clothing industry.
F. Since they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of American consumer culture.
G. As the business grew, Strauss got much money from it.
Blue is the most attractive eye colour according to a new research.
Blue eyes like those belonging to sexy star Angelina Jolie are the most appealing colour according to a pool of 3,000 18－24yearolds by Fresh Look One Day Colour. Angelina, her partner Brad Pitt and his exwife Jennifer Aniston all have blue eyes and all been named in a top twenty of the world's most desirable eyes.
The survey found that young folk with blue eyes is generally seen as being more flirtatious，sexy and kind.
And when asked if they would change the colour of their eyes if they could, only one in ten blueeyed people wanted to, significantly less than people with other colour eyes.
One in three people who didn't have blue eyes wanted a change.
One quarter of respondents have considered wearing coloured contact lenses to change their eye colour temporarily—and blue is the most wanted colour.
Green was the second most popular colour for those wanting a new look, with respondents saying greeneyed people were usually mysterious and creative.
People with brown or hazel eyes were perceived to be more trustworthy than people with other eye colours.
People with grey eyes were generally thought to be more intelligent than other people，and they were also described as usually being shy.
Blue was the most common eye colour among respondents, with 41 percent of those who answered the survey having baby blue peepers and 39 percent having brown or hazel eyes.
The survey also found that 18 percent of people don't know what colour eyes their partner has.
1.According to the new research, when considering changing their eye colour, the number of the people who will choose ________ ranks the second.
A. brown B. green C. grey D. hazel
2.According to the study result, if you were a manager and you wanted to find a most reliable person, you'd better hire one who has ________ eyes.
A. green B. blue C. brown D. grey
3.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Who have the most charming eyes in the world?
B. Blue—the most attractive eye colour
C. A survey result on eye colours
D. Different eye colours in the world
