Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper wordsThe BBC recently reported a great rise in British English in the US. Words like “cheers , meaning “thank you , and “mate , meaning “friend 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words

The BBC recently reported a great rise in British English in the US. Words like “cheers”, meaning “thank you”, and “mate”, meaning “friend”, are becoming popular. No one knows h1. this has happened, although the success of British films like Harry Potter may have something to do with it.

British English and American English are a little different. The two are the same in grammar but different in the way they pronounce and spell some words. Americans pronounce words like car, better and sweater with an /er/ at the e2.. The British way of spelling “color” is “colour” and they write “favorite” a 3. “favourite”.

English is the most spoken language in the world because of the British Empire. Its colonies（殖民地） o4. covered 25% of the planet. In some parts of the US, people really like the British accent（口音）. The British actor Hugh Grant, with his British accent was very s5. in Hollywood. His accent is very popular, and Americans often think British accents s6. very elegant（优雅的）. Maybe this has something to do with the Queen.

Don’t w7. about the difference between British and American English. When you have exams, it is fine to use the English that you learned from your textbooks. The differences are not so important.

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Kate had to make a decision(决定) because there were different parties on the same day. One was the birthday party of her friend. The other was a party to celebrate her grandparents’ 50thwedding anniversary（结婚纪念）. Her grandmother told her, “I will not be unhappy if you go to your friend’s party. You will probably have more fun there.”

But Kate decided that her family was more important. She could talk to her friends every day, but she did not see her relatives very often. In fact, she had never met some of them. For example, she had only seen photos of her mother’s brother Jack and his wife Alice. She even had not seen pictures of their children, her cousins Sam and Sally.

Kate had a wonderful time at the party. She and Sally got on well together. Sally was fifteen, two years older than Kate, but they had a lot in common（共同）. Sally told Kate that one of their ancestors（祖先）, their great-great-uncle, was a swimming champion（冠军）who had won an Olympic medal（奖牌）. At the end of the party they gave e-mail addresses to each other, so they could still chat（聊天）afterwards.

1.How many parties were there on the same day?

_____________________________________________________.

2.Had Kate met her cousins before?

_____________________________________________________.

3.Who was Kate’s aunt?

____________________________________________________.

4.Why did Kate and Sally get on well?

_____________________________________________________.

5.Kate and Sally’s great uncle won an Olympic medal, didn’t he?

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6.If you are Kate, which party will you go? Why?

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“You have saved my horse,” Queen Olivia told the young boy standing before her. “Now you shall have a prize.” Peter nervously ran his fingers through his brown hair. The frightened horse had run past him as he worked in the field that morning. He would have helped it whether it belonged to the queen or not. But he had to admit that getting a prize was nice. Two of the queen’s pages ( 侍从 ) appeared. One carried a small pillow with a mirror sitting on top. Red jewels shining on the top of the mirror’s silver frame ( 镜框 ) . The other page carried a wooden cage with a clucking （咯咯叫）chicken inside it.

“Only one prize can be yours,” The queen said. “Choose wisely.” “That’s easy,” Peter said. “I’ll take the chicken.” Some of the people in the court laughed. It was clear that they thought he had made a foolish choice.

“And why did you choose the chicken?” the queen asked. “Well, I don't know much about jewels and things,” Peter answered. “But I do know about chickens. The chicken will provide eggs family for a long while.”

Queen Olivia smiled. “Then you did make a wise choice,” she said. “That mirror may look beautiful. But the jewels you see are only colored glass, and the frame is painted silver. The chicken is much more valuable.” Peter took the chicken. Then he said. “Thank you.”

“You are a smart child,” the queen said. “I could use a smart boy to help take care of my horses. Would you like a job?” Peter smiled. “Thank you!” he said. A job for the queen paid well. Now his family would eat well for the rest of their lives——all because he had chosen a chicken!

1.Queen Olivia praised Peter for_______.

A.his obeying to her order

B.his taking care of her horse

C.his saving her horse

D.his hard work in the field

2.Peter didn’t choose Jewels as his prize because_______.

A.he thought the jewels were too small

B.his family needed eggs for a long while

C.he wanted something more valuable

D.he knew nothing about jewels

3.Which of the following is true EXCEPT_______according to the story?

A.Peter knew about chicken quite well

B.The Queen wanted to give Peter both of the prizes

C.People in the court thought Peter was foolish to choose the chicken

D.The jewels were not worth much because they were only colored glass

4.The Queen offered Peter the job because_______.

A.she thought he was smart enough to do it well

B.she believed he was the only one to save her horses

C.she wanted Peter’s family to have a better life

D.she felt satisfied that he didn’t like the jewels

5.What can we learn from the story?

A.We should only save the Queen’s horse.

B.Chicken was more valuable than jewels.

C.A wise choice would make one’s life different.

D.A chicken is always the best choice.

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We can do it by ourselves, so we ________ any help.

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1.He does morning exercises at 6:00 every day. （改为否定句）

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3.Alice would like to be a doctor in the future.（保持句子意思不变）

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4.He usually finishes work at six o’clock in the evening. （就画线部分提问）

________ ________ he usually finish work?

5.have been to, with, a lot of places, in Shanghai, Kitty and Alice, their cousin. （连词成句）

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What did Amy use to be like?

A.Outgoing. B.Quiet. C.Friendly.

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