Sneaker is a kind of shoe worn by many people all over the world. Some say that the word “sneaker” is another word for tennis shoe, ______no one really knows where the word came from. ______ say it came from the old English verb “sneak”, which ______ to move silently and quickly. The only thing we are ______ is that when you put on a pair of sneakers, you ______ light-hearted, light-footed and ready to play.
Sneakers of some kind are used by ______ who play tennis, basketball, and other sports. New design has been made ______ for people who run slowly. But perhaps sneakers are______used by children in the United States. In fact American children of ______ ages would much rather play in sneakers than anything else, except perhaps ______ at all.
New York City once held a poetry contest (诗歌比赛) for children. The subject was only “sneaker”. Thousands of children sent in their ______ and praised the sneakers they love. One prize winner called ______ poem “The Sneaker and the World Peace”. “When everyone is wearing sneakers,” she said, “it will be impossible to ______.”
American school children can be seen every day ______ sneakers of all colours. They put them on in the morning and take them off ______. Sneakers are ______ washed. In fact the older and dirtier they are, the ______ loveable they are. When their sneakers wear out (穿破), children hate to throw them off. How do you explain the closeness between ______? Perhaps another young ______ in the New York Poetry Contest said it best. “A shoe is just a shoe,” he said. “But a sneaker is a ______.”
1.A. however B. but C. or D. and
2.A. All B. Some C. People D. The others
3.A. appears B. remains C. means D. wants
4.A. excited about B. sure of C. surprised at D. pleased with
5.A. think B. feel C. consider D. suggest
6.A. men B. women C. those D. these
7.A. lovely B. specially C. lively D. cheaply
8.A. only B. greatly C. hardly D. finally
9.A. all B. some C. little D. old
10.A. some shoes B. no shoes C. no children D. some sneakers
11.A. photos B. compositions C. poems D. drawings
12.A. her B. his C. its D. their
13.A. explain B. guide C. hate D. love
14.A. dressing B. wearing C. putting on D. having
15.A. the next day B. at noon C. at bedtime D. in the evening
16.A. forever B. always C. seldom D. sometimes
17.A. much B. many C. most D. more
18.A. sneakers and other shoes B. boys and girls C. children and sneakers D. winners and sneakers
19.A. girl B. man C. woman D. winner
20.A. sneaker B. friend C. poem D. shoe
go up feel like Absolutely accustomed to possessed take risks result in take it easy on the other hand make sense
1.What annoyed his father was that he did _______________no work.
2.You have no right to _____________with other people’s lives.
3.If you want to make the kite _________,pull the string hard ,then release it slowly.
4.If left untreated ,the condition will eventually ________blindness.
5.Do you ____________sharing your experience with the rest of your group?
6.She was a person _______________having eight hours sleep a night ,so she is full of energy during the daytime.
7.Why did she do a thing like that ?It doesn’t seem to _____________.
8.You have been working hard all afternoon ,Steve,sit down and _________for a few minutes.
9.He decided to give away everything he _______________to help the poor.
10.The parents wanted to go for a ride ,and ______________,the children wanted to stay at home and play with their friends.
_______form the top of the tower, the south foot of the mountain is a sea of trees
A. seen B. seeing
C. having seen D. to seen
Linda is careless sometimes ,but _________,she is a hard -working student.
A. to tell you the truth B. believe it or not
C. that is to say D. on te whole
To make a living ,they are willing to _______many of the disadvantages of city life such as crime .heavy traffic ,and pollution.
A. put up B. put off
C. put up with D. put away
.I can’t quite remember __________he started to work as a teacher.
A. that it was when B. when it was that
C. when was it that D. that was it when
