题目内容
We should try our best to avoid _______ the same mistakes.
A. make B. to make C. making D. made
—I have worked hard at English, but it seems that I haven’t made any progress.
—Keep on _____ at it, and you will be successful.
A. work B. working
C. to work D. works
When someone invites you to his home, a small and proper gift is necessary. A book, some flowers, candies or chocolate can show your________in Japan. While you visit a business friend in Australia, a T-shirt, a tie, a pin (胸针), a baseball cap, or a pair of gloves may be________.
The most common______of showing appreciation in Greece is probably an evening’s entertainment. If you are________to a Greek home, some flowers or some cakes for the hostess are proper gifts. If you give a gift, ________personal things such as ties, shirts and earrings. Your gift may offend (冒犯) them.
In Germany, flowers are often taken to a hostess of a dinner______at her home. But you can’t choose red roses________they mean a romantic interest. And double or 13 roses mean bad_______. When you visit a German home, gifts that reflect your home country’s culture are popular, and you can bring some________gifts for them.
In Italy, when someone invite you to his home for dinner, it might be________to bring flowers or a box of chocolate________the hostess. But yellow roses mean “jealousy”. And Italians_______send chrysanthemums (菊花) to others, since they suggest death.
In China, people usually are invited because the host and hostess have something good happened.________want to share the good news with their relatives and good friends. Friends and their relatives are more likely to________some money to the hostess, which is called Song Li in Chinese. The amount of money just________the relationship between the friends and the hosts.
1.A. friendship B. happiness C. relatives D. gentleness
2.A. free B. proper C. surprised D. expensive
3.A. step B. path C. idea D. way
4.A. caught B. bought C. invited D. provided
5.A. avoid B. remember C. warn D. risk
6.A. show B. party C. festival D. reception
7.A. though B. unless C. because D. until
8.A. temper B. wish C. dream D. luck
9.A. special B. attractive C. funny D. comfortable
10.A. soft B. easy C. nice D. beautiful
11.A. with B. for C. along D. in
12.A. often B. always C. seldom D. never
13.A. They B. It C. We D. He
14.A. give B. send C. donate D. promise
15.A. focuses on B. depends on C. gives out D. gives away
阅读下面短文,并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题后面的词数要求)。
It’s a common thing for many people to shop online. But it’s hard to believe that a parrot can manage to shop online.
In London a pet parrot called Buddy made it. The parrot succeeded in shopping online on a voice-controlled smart speaker by imitating(模仿) its owner. The order led to survey because nobody could consider the parrot could be the buyer. After they heard the dialogue with the speaker, they found out that the parrot was the buyer.
“I couldn’t believe it when I realized that Buddy had made an order,” the owner said. A video showed the parrot shouted “Alex” and something else, and the machine replied, “ What do you want to order?” Then the parrot told the machine what it wanted to order.
The owner said, “I laughed out loudly when I knew that the buyer was Buddy.”
1.How does the parrot succeeded in shopping online? (不超过5个单词)
___________________________________________________
2.How did the owner feel at first? (不超过5个单词)
3.What’s the story about? (不超过10个单词)
Chris Hughes is a 24-year-old man from the United Kingdom. He often wears the same clothes for many days because he doesn’t know______ to use a washing machine.
This is not a joke. Hughes is far from the only young person who doesn’t have basic ______skills. According to a recent study by YouGov, today’s young people in the UK are_____ capable (有能力的) than the old when it comes to basic life skills.
For example, about 35 % don’t know how to sew (缝) on a button and 11% don’t understand how to_______a light bulb.
This problem is______ by young people in the United States as well. According to Forbes, many youngsters in the US are______ the skill of cooking, as they are much more likely to____ take-out food .
Technology may be the main______for this. Born and raised in a digital age (数字化时代), young people are more familiar with using phones and computers.
______, this does not mean that younger generations are unable to carry out basic everyday tasks.The study results show that although only few know how to pay their water and electricity bills after leaving home, 72 % could help______ a WiFi network in a new house.
The Mirror noted that as their lives have changed, the major life skills that they are good at have changed as well.
1.A. how B. what C. when D. where
2.A. study B. reading C. life D. sports
3.A. very B. more C. less D. little
4.A. change B. buy C. wash D. find
5.A. solved B. made C. shared D. caused
6.A. enjoying B. losing C. catching D. learning
7.A. cook B. drop C. order D. sell
8.A. trouble B. difficulty C. result D. reason
9.A. Therefore B. However C. So D. Then
10.A. set up B. cut off C. clean up D. set off
--- I’m sorry. I lost the book you lent last week.
--- ______. I’ll go and buy another one.
A. It doesn’t matter B. Don’t say that
C. You’d better not D. You are kidding
It’s useful information that every teacher needs it.
A. such a B. so a C. so D. such
I ___________ frustrated when I wasn’t sure of the correct answer.
A. may be B. used to C. used to be D. use to be
Can you tell me to the post office?
A. where get B. where to get
C. how get D. how to get