Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.
Karl’s Blog
Saturday 12th April
Well, today was another disaster! I was really, really late for work—again!
First, I slept late （as usual!） so I didn’t have time for b1.. Why is it difficult to get up in the morning during the week? I put on my suit and r2. to the bus stop. There was a lot of rain last night and the road was wet. Well, I ran very fast and I fell over – it’s OK, I wasn’t hurt – but my suit got wet! So then I ran home to c3..
Later, I went back to the bus stop and the bus came – but it was full of people and there was no space for me. Then I had a fantastic idea – get a taxi! It took me all the way to my office – FANTASTIC! Then the driver asked me for 10 pounds, but I didn’t have any money. Why didn’t I take any money with me? I haven’t done that b4.! No problem, I said to the driver, I’ve got a cash card. So the taxi driver took me to the cash machine at the bank near my office. Well, I put the card in the machine but it didn’t come out. It was terrible! F5., I went into the bank and they opened the machine and gave me my card （and some money）.
Of course, w6. I got to the office, my boss was there. I was TWO HOURS late for work – she was really angry with me!
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.
Some Americans are poor at speaking foreign languages. It’s a fact. In any city around the world, you can find American tourists asking for the restaurant menu in English. At best, they will try to say a couple of phrases they ______ from a phrase book, but they will stop making an effort the moment they discover the waiter knows a little English.
I read a survey once that found that only 20 percent of Americans could speak a language other than English in their own homes. So ______ is this? I think laziness is possibly the key factor（因素）. There is a general feeling among Americans that “Everyone speaks English nowadays, so it’s not worth learning other languages.” In multinational companies（跨国公司）, English is often the official language of communication within the company. ______, Americans who live abroad can always find other American people to talk to or to watch American TV with – all reasons for never bothering to learn the local language.
The situation in American schools doesn’t help. In 1997, about 75 percent of American public middle schools offered foreign languages. Today, that number has ______ to 58 percent. And even the few students who study foreign languages at school don’t spend as many ______ of classes as students in other countries. I think it is also a ______ that American children don’t study English grammar any more, which makes it more difficult for them to learn the grammar of another language.
1.A.have borrowed B.have learned C.have chosen D.have collected
2.A.when B.which C.what D.why
3.A.Also B.So C.Yet D.However
4.A.gone up B.gone down C.gone quickly D.gone slowly
5.A.types B.hours C.books D.interests
6.A.wonder B.habit C.problem D.mistake
Choose the best answer
Teachers’Day
People in many countries celebrate World Teachers’ Day on 5 th October, but in Argentina（阿根廷） it is on 11 th September—the anniversary（周年纪念日） of the death of former president, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento in 1888. Sarmiento believed passionately in the importance of education: he wrote “Schools are the very basis of civilization.” Children traditionally write poems for their teachers and give them an apple, make a cake or buy flowers. In Vietnam（越南）, Educators’ Day is in November. Everyone has a day off school, and many students visit their former teachers in their homes to give them presents, or give news about themselves. And at some schools in India, senior students become teachers, and teachers become students for the day!
World Book Day
In many countries, Book Day is on 23 rd April every year. It originated（起源于） in Catalonia（加泰罗尼亚） in 1923 when booksellers decided to honour the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes who died on that day in 1616. In 1995, World Book Day became an international event, celebrating books and reading. People exchange presents – usually a book and a rose. There are also events such as writing competitions, and in Madrid（马德里） there is a public reading of Cervantes’s greatest work – Don QuijoteSSS – which lasts 48 hours! In the UK and Ireland, all schoolchildren receive a one-pound book token（购书券）, and many children now dress up as their favourite character from fiction!
Respect for theAged Day
Grandparents’ Day is popular in many countries, but in Japan—a country where nearly 30 percent of the population are over 60 – people treat older people with special respect. The third Monday of September is ‘Respect for the Aged Day’ （Keiro-no-hi） which became a national holiday in 1966. Everyone has a day off school or work and people organize celebrations for the older people of the village or community where they live, Young people dress up in traditional clothes. They sing and dance and they either prepare a special meal for the older people, or eat out as a family. Nowadays, people also visit relatives and the older people in their families, for a three-day weekend.
1.In Vietnam, people celebrate Educators’Day in ________.
A.August B.September C.October D.November
2.Miguel de Cervantes died on ________, 1616.
A.October 5th B.September 11th C.April 23rd D.September 3rd
3.Children dress up one of their favourite fiction characters on ________.
A.World Book Day B.Teachers’Day
C.Children’s Day D.Respect for theAged Day
4.Nearly ________ of the population is over 60 in Japan.
A.20% B.25% C.30% D.35%
5.Which of the following activities that Japanese young people don’t do on Respect for the Aged Day?
A.Preparing a special meal B.Going shopping in big shopping malls
C.Wearing traditional clothes D.Celebrations like singing and dancing
6.The best title for this passage could be _______.
A.Interesting traditions on Teachers’Day B.World Book Day is important
C.Japanese respect the older people D.Special days around the world
Complete the following sentence as required.
1.The 15-year-old boy always argues with his parents.（改为现在进行时）
The 15-year-old boy ________ ________ with his parents now.
2.He Chaoqiong（何超琼）, one of He Honshen’s（何鸿燊） seventeen children, takes charge of the marvelous family business. （保持句意不变）
He Chaoqiong（何超琼）, one of He Honshen’s（何鸿燊） seventeen children, is________ ________ the marvelous family business.
3.In our daily life, few students dial 110 to call the police. （改为反义疑问句）
In our daily life, few students dial 110 to call the police, ________ ________?
4.Megan practices playing basketball twice a week. （对划线部分提问）
________ ________ does Megan practice playing basketball?
5.with, some calculations, does, Tom, accurately, his computer （连词成句）
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– The Art Festival is coming. We’re going to watch the play Twelfth Night.
– ____________________.
A.That's all right B.Never mind.
C.You're welcome D.Enjoy your time
– Excuse me, where is the Moonlight Hotel?
– ．I’m a stranger myself．
A.Sorry, I don’t know B.No, I don’t think so
C.It doesn’t matter D.Thank you all the same.
