April 27 is a special day in Britain．It's called Take Our Daughters to Work Day．It was 1 to Britain in 1994 from America．On that day thousands of girls take a day 2 school and go with one of their parents to their work places．By doing this, it can 3 girls more about the society where they live．
Now the girls can have a close look at 4 their parents are doing．This may help them to be calmer when they have to choose a 5 ．Mary experienced a day of work at her mother's office．This helped her 6 her mother's work better．She said that this made her feel more confident about her future．
Schools and many companies 7 the activity, too．Some schools 8 make the day a necessary part of school life．
Experts think that girls with more self-confidence are more likely to be 9 than common girls． 10 parents can set good examples both at work and at home for them, they will do better than others．Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction．
World Book Day falls on April 23 every year．It was set up by UNESCO(联合国教科文组织)in 1955 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of 1 ．
Many countries celebrate World Book Day．On that day in the UK, millions of students can buy 2 of special price, much lower than usual in any bookstore．It has been done every year 3 1998．World Book Day is also celebrated in China．Premier Wen Jiabao does lots of reading 4 he's very busy．On World Book Day 2009, he 5 people to do more reading．He suggested that young people should spend more time reading．“Books can't change the world, but people can change the world by changing 6 through reading,” he said．
Reading can benefit(有益于)people 7 ．Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent．Reading helps us to follow the 8 developments of science and technology．Reading 9 us with information about other culture and places of the world．When we read, we may find many things 10 are unfamiliar to us．We would have to use our brain 11 about them or do more reading to find out the answers．The more we read, the more we know．The more we know, the 12 we become．Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language 13 English．We all know that we 14 learn everything at school, for example, the ways English people are speaking and writing today．
“Reading makes a full man．” Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help to know more about the outside world and perfect us． 15 , it is necessary for us to form the habit of reading every day．
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A．
listening
B．
speaking
C．
reading
D．
writing
(2)
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A．
clothes
B．
dictionaries
C．
computers
D．
books
(3)
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since
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in
C．
from
D．
by
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because
B．
though
C．
through
D．
when
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allowed
B．
ordered
C．
called on
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introduced
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ourselves
B．
yourselves
C．
themselves
D．
itself
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in many ways
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by the way
C．
in any way
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in the way
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earlier
B．
later
C．
latest
D．
last
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shares
B．
gets
C．
opens
D．
provides
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those
B．
that
C．
where
D．
how
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think
B．
to think
C．
talk
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to talk
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outstanding
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prettier
C．
smarter
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outgoing
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like
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at
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about
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towards
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can
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can't
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might
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have to
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So
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However
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Now that
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Therefore
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The Beijing Olympic Games are getting closer and closer．Are you looking forward to the excitement ahead?To cheer on 1 like Yao Ming and Liu Xiang?
On April 45, more than 7 million tickets went on sale．2 you can use the Internet, go to www．tickets．Beijing 2008．en, or to the Bank of China to 3 a ticket．But there's no hurry．Any time before June 30, you can book a ticket to the opening and closing ceremonies．You can also order tickets 4 28 sports events, including basketball, football and volleyball．
Whether you book tickets early or on the last day, you have an equal(平等的)chance of 5 one．If too many people want to see the same event, a computer will 6 who the lucky ones are．You may 7 that you don't have enough money for a ticket．But the fact is tickets to the games are cheap．What's more, students can get even 8 tickets for 100 yuan or less．
Tickets for your parents aren't expensive, 9 More than half are 100 yuan or less．The most expensive tickets cost 5, 000 yuan．They are for the opening ceremony．It will 10 on August 8, 2008．
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singers
B．
players
C．
workers
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If
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Before
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After
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take
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sell
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book
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at
B．
to
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of
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A．
get
B．
getting
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got
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decide
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change
C．
celebrate
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wish
B．
hope
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worry
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dearer
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cheaper
C．
better
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either
B．
too
C．
also
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A．
hold
B．
to hold
C．
be held
完形填空。
April 27 is a special day in Britain．It’s called Take Our Daughters to Work Day．It was 1 to Britain in 1994 from America．On that day thousands of girls have a day 2 and go with one of their parents to their work places．By doing this, it can 3 girls more about the society(社会)where they live．
Now the girls can have a close look at 4 their parents are doing．This may help them to be calmer when they have to choose a 5 in the future．Mary experienced a day of work at her mother’s 6 ．This helped her 7 her mother’s work better．She said that this made her feel more confident about her future．
Schools and many companies support(支持)the activity, too．Some schools 8 make the day a necessary part of school life．
Experts(专家)think that girls with more self-confidence(自信)will be more 9 than common girls． 10 parents can set good examples both at work and at home for them, they will do better than others．Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction．
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A．
fetched
B．
carried
C．
brought
D．
gone
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A．
off
B．
at
C．
away
D．
of
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talk
B．
keep
C．
teach
D．
make
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which
B．
what
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that
D．
whom
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place
B．
school
C．
friend
D．
job
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house
B．
office
C．
theater
D．
park
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thank
B．
understand
C．
praise(表扬)
D．
remember
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just
B．
never
C．
even
D．
ever
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successful
B．
polite
C．
friendly
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knowledgeable
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Because
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If
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While
D．
Though
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Many years ago, people didn't know how to (1) their teeth. They used charcoal (木炭), lemon juice, ash (the stuff left over from fire) or tobacco and honey (2) together to clean their teeth! It was only about 100 years ago (3) someone(4) toothpaste to clean teeth. Most people don't know that snails (蜗牛) have teeth. But they (5) . In fact, they have around 25,600!
Rats chew to wear out their front teeth. If they lose a top tooth, the bottom tooth will grow up in its place. And it won't (6) ! It will grow right into their brain. John Massis (7) Belgium (比利时) was famous for his strong teeth. On April 4, 1974, John Massis went to New York to (8) his teeth. He bit down on a long thick rope. The rope was tied to two trains. They weighted 80 tons. He (9) the trains away for several metres with his teeth. People have used fake teeth for many years. (10) ndline, they used other people's teeth, animals' teeth, and wooden teeth! The (11) president (总统) of the United States, George Washington, had bad teeth. (12) he used fake ones made from animal teeth. But they hurt when he (13) ndline. And they went bad after a short time. Queen Elizabeth I of England used to have a serious tooth (14) .(15) her time, fake teeth were hard to find in England. She was always in pain. Her fake teeth were made out of porcelain (瓷), which is often used to make plates. They were difficult to eat with.
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A. look after B. use C. brush D. make
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A. put B. gave C. mixed D. made
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A. how B. when C. where D. that
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A. created B. invented C. found D. discovered
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A. have B. do C. did D. know
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A. finish B. give up C. stop D. grow over
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A. in B. from C. about D. with
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A. look after B. put up C. show off D. pull out
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A. pushed B. pulled C. drove D. made
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A. At the beginning B. First C. Finally D. At first
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