Many people say that books made of paper are out of fashion. Is that true?

What would you choose if you were sitting in front of a TV and there was a book right next to you? The answer will most _______ be the TV! Young people would certainly choose the TV, but you will be _______ to find out that the older ones will at least hesitate(犹豫)about choosing it. Why is this? Is it because the world has changed so much in recent years that our _______ are not the same any more?

Nowadays many people have no interest in _______. This may be a possible explanation.

Another reason might be the change of lifestyle. We are most likely to visit a club or a bar to relax after a long day’s work _______ reading a book in our own homes. All the stress of work make us want a _______ relaxing way. Perhaps, most of us do not have the patience to read any more. It is much _______ to turn on the TV and watch the latest news around the world than to read the 19th century works!

With all the TV programmes, _______ can find an interesting show or a moive to watch.

What’s better than getting into bed with the remote control and _______ whenever you wish? You are the master of all the TV programmes. The only disadvantage is that TV will never ________ you with all the facts as a book does, even though it does get you relaxed in just a moment.

1.A. probably B. properly C. perfectly D. particularly

2.A. happy B. impatient C. surprised D. brave

3.A. diets B. duties C. courses D. habits

4.A. scholarship B. 1iterature C. value D. truth

5.A. instead of B. because of C. prefer to D. would rather

6.A. slow B. traditional C. quick D. single

7.A. harder B. safer C. simpler D. funnier

8.A. someone B. no one C. everyone D. none

9.A. falling asleep B. waking up C. getting up D. going out

10.A. provide B. prevent C. promise D. prepare

Anyone might be able to touch us. When I was in my last college _______ , I was working as an intern( 实习生) at my university’s Museum of Natural History. Almost every weekend, I would have to get a part-time job in a _______ shop near my university. Life was hard for me and I was not happy at that time.

One Saturday while _______ in the gift shop, I saw an old couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair( 轮椅). As I looked _______ at the girl, I realized that she had no arms _______ legs, just a head, neck and upper body. She was wearing a white dress _______ little red flowers.

As the couple took her to me, I turned my head towards the girl and gave her a short look by feeling _______ . Then I took the money from her grandparents and _______ back at the girl again. What a surprise! She was giving me a sweetest and largest _______ I had ever seen. All of a sudden, her disability was ________ . And all I saw was a beautiful girl, whose smile just moved and almost gave me a ________ new feeling of life. She took me away from a poor, ________ college student and brought me into her world: a world of smiles, love and ________ .

That was ten years ago. I’m a successful business person now and ________ I get down and consider the trouble of the world, I think about that little girl and the unforgettable lesson about life that she taught me. She has really ________ me for a lifetime.

1.A. day B. week C. month D. year

2.A. clothes B. coffee C. gift D. fruit

3.A. eating B. buying C. playing D. working

4.A. less B. angrier C. closer D. wetter

5.A. or B. and C. but D. so

6.A. at B. on C. in D. with

7.A. funny B. tired C. happy D. sorry

8.A. got B. went C. looked D. talked

9.A. sound B. prize C. smile D. result

10.A. added B. gone C. found D. seen

11.A. probably B. terribly C. suddenly D. completely

12.A. sad B. proud C. active D. helpful

13.A. warmth B. trouble C. advice D. experience

14.A. whoever B. wherever C. whatever D. whenever

15.A. chosen B. stood C. touched D. sent

Thanksgiving is the national holiday in the USA. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. On this day, Americans give thanks for the good things in their lives. Everything started in 1620, when the Pilgrims(清教徒)left their country, England, on a ship called the Mayflower. Their trip took 65 days and was very difficult. They landed near Plymouth Rock in America and they started to build their homes there.

During the first winter, many people died because they hadn’t got enough food to eat. In the spring of 1621, the Pilgrims became friends with the Native Americans. The Native Americans taught them how to plant crops and how to hunt. In 1621, the harvest(收获)was very good. The Pilgrims were very thankful. So they invited their Native American friends to a feast(盛宴). The feast lasted for three days. The main dishes included corns, pumpkins, fish and turkeys.

Today Thanksgiving is still a day to be thankful for family, friends and good food. Families gather around the table and enjoy a traditional dinner of roast turkey with sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie for dessert. On this day many Americans go to or watch on TV football matches.

1.On Thanksgiving Day, Americans gives thanks for many things except .

A. help from friends B. love from the teachers

C. meals from parents D. meat from wild animals

2.The Pilgrims from England reached America about years ago.

A. 300 B. 400 C. 498 D. 500

3.In 1621, the Pilgrims thanked the Native Americans for .

A. the good harvest and the Native Americans’ help

B. the beautiful autumn

C. the three-day feast

D. The football matches

4.At Americans’ traditional thanksgiving dinner, we can enjoy .

A. Beijing Duck B. KFC Chicken C. donuts D. roast turkey

5.From this passage, we can see that .

A. all Americans are thankful and friendly all the time

B. every great day has its background story

C. Thanksgiving Day gives the whole world happiness

D. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated all over the world

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