题目内容
I know a little bit about Italy as my wife and I ________ there several years ago.
A. are going B. had been C. went D. have been
C
Do you know what really troubles me? For some reason, words with silent letters have always bothered me. For example, consider these words: know, design, island, school, wrist, naughty, and salmon. All of these words have at least one letter that is not typically pronounced, and these words are just a very small part of words with silent letters in them.
Some words are even worse, consider this word: colonel. Not only are some letters not pronounced, but letters that are not even there are pronounced.
Even foreign languages, especially French, are guilty of this needless complexity and confusion. I know there must be some main historical reasons why the words are spelled and pronounced the way they are, but that does not mean bad traditions must continue to survive. Especially if they are no longer logical.[来源:Z_xx_k.Com]
Unfortunately, there is very little that anyone can do for it, because there’s no group of people who can change or have the right to change the English language for everyone. However, the only thing we can do is make changes in the way we talk and write in hopes that it catches on. For example, I pronounce the letter “l” in salmon on purpose to make people annoyed and to sound more different or complicated. I even pronounce colonel the correct or French way.
I can only hope these two minor changes to the English language make sense to you, and you will help to keep up these minor changes forever in your everyday life.
【小题1】We can learn from the passage ________.
A.colonel is pronounced |
B.salmon is pronounced |
C.all the words with silent letters come from French |
D.linguists will solve the problem of dumb letters |
A.French language. | B.Historical reasons. |
C.Some linguists | D.Bad traditions. |
A.becomes popular | B.gets across |
C.follows the fashion | D.doesn’t fall behind |
A.Troubles in everyday life | B.Traps in English words |
C.Words with silent letters | D.Necessary changes of languages |
根据对话情景和内容,从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两个为多余选项。
Li Hua, who is planning to travel with his parents, is now calling Hyatt Travel Agency in Xi' an. (A: Assistant B: Li Hua)
A: Hello, this is Hyatt Travel Agency. May I help you?
L: Yes. This is Li Hua. I'll have a short holiday, and I'm thinking about traveling abroad with my parents. 6
A: Of course. May I ask how long your holiday will be?
L: About a week.
A: OK. 7
L: I'd love to go to Europe.
A: 8 We have a special offer for European tours.
L: Great! 9
A: Sure. For family tours, we have five European cities on the list, and we’ll see the Big Ben in London, the Eiffel Tower in Paris and other places of interest.
L: 10 I’ll talk about this with my parents and call you back. Thank you.
A: You are welcome.
A. What would you like to know? B. You are very lucky. C. What do you have in mind? D. Can you give me some advice? E. That’s just what I am thinking of. F. Can I have some extra information? G. I hope you’ll have a good journey there. |