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3.Once you are cured of the disease,you can live a n life as usual.
3. normal
BRITISH newspapers are among the oldest and most famous in the world. 1recently big changes have seen these traditional publications try to 2 the modern world. After 216 years,The Times has halved its size to become much 3,In fact,the paper has 4 its size in half from a broadsheet to tabloid (小报) .
In Britain the newspaper market is 5 between the larger broadsheets and the smaller tabloids. These terms 6 the size of the papers' pages but there is also a clear 7 in con?tent. Broadsheets such as The Times, The Guardian and Daily Telegraph are 8 papers. They 9 a broad range of political, economic and international issues. Their stories are also reasonably long and use quite formal language.
Tabloids have far more stories about 10 serious issues such as celebrities' love lives.
Their stories are shorter and use more simple language. Tabloids often have bigger11 Britain's 12 newspaper,The Sun, is a tabloid and has a naked girl on page three every day.
By 13 to the size of a tabloid,The Times is following in the footsteps of a less 14 broadsheet paper The Independent.15 changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase 16. Although both papers have switched to the smaller size,the content of the papers has 17 the same. They are 18 still serious papers.
The two papers claim that people 19 the smaller size easier to handle when they travel to work on the bus or the train in the morning. 20 says its new size is "compact"，not tab?loid.
( ) 1.A. Because B. So C. And D. But
( ) 2.A. match B. suit C. fit D. change
( ) 3.A. longer B. smaller C. thicker D. wider
( ) 4.A. cut B. shortened C. enlarged D. narrowed
( ) 5.A. divided B. separated C. arranged D. marked
( ) 6.A. turn into B. refer to C. think about D. connect with
( ) 7.A. meaning B. mark C. difference D. sign
( ) 8.A. old B. interesting C. modern D. serious
( ) 9.A. have B. name C. cover D. choose
( ) 10.A. more B. less C. even D. quite
( ) 11.A. headlines B. pictures C. title D. edition
( ) 12.A. best-selling B. good-looking C. slow-moving D. ugly-looking
( ) 13.A. going B. getting C. changing D. coming
( ) 14.A. important B. welcoming C. helpful D. famous
( ) 15.A. It B. This C.That D. They
( ) 16.A. slowly B. greatly C. little D. usually
( ) 17.A. become B. found C. left D. remained
( ) 18.A. / B. ail C. both D. even
( ) 19.A. find B. hope C. expect D. agree
( ) 20.A.The Independent B.The Times
C.The Guardian D.Daily Telegraph
5.The box was so dirty that we on the label, (pick)
盒子太脏，我们看不清标签上的说明。
When I lived in Spain，some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Be?fore they left,they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation. I suggested that they should stay at " bed and breakfast" houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice but they came back with some funny stories.
"We didn't stay at 'bed and breakfast' houses," they said. "Because we found that most families were away on holiday.”
I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English and they thought "vacancies" meant "holidays"，because the Spanish word for "holi?days" is " vacaciones". So they did not go to the house where the sign outside said " Vacan?cies"，which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to the house where the sign said "No Vacancies"，because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels！
We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Span?ish,the word "diversion" means "fun". In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word "diversion" on a road sign,they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole.
English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris when someone offered me some more coffee, I said "Thank you" in French. I meant that I would like some more. However, to my surprise, the coffee pot was taken away!Later I found out that "Thank you" in French means "No,thank you.”
( ) 1. My Spanish friends wanted advice about .
A.learning English
B.finding places to stay in England
C.driving their car on English roads
D.going to England by car
( ) 2. Why didn't the author's friends follow his advice to stay in "bed and breakfast" hou?ses?
A.Because most house owners were away on holiday.
B.Because it was more expensive than expected.
C.Because they confused the two expressions " vacancies" and "vacaciones".
D.Because they confused the two expressions "Vacancies" and "No Vacancies".
( ) 3. If you see a road sign that says "Diversion" in England, you will .
A.fall into a hole
B.have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself
C.find that the road is blocked by crowds of people
D.have to take a different road
( ) 4. I was surprised when the coffee pot was taken away because I .
A.hadn't finished drinking my coffee
B.was expecting another cup of coffee
C.meant that I didn't want any more
D.was never misunderstood
2. Rarely I go to see him because I am very busy.
5.You are supposed to ，for it often leads to mistakes, (rid)
你们一定要克服粗心，因为粗心常常引起错误。
8.Sally (注视) Claire with interest.
5.Some students (迷恋于) computer games.
2. He (停下来听) to her talking.
