Habiba keeps a record of new words and expressions in English. He usually writes them in a notebook. Then, one day, she asks her teacher about them. “Mrs Thomas, these expressions are new to me

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Habiba keeps a record of new words and expressions in English. He usually writes them in a notebook. Then, one day, she asks her teacher about them. “Mrs Thomas, these expressions are new to me — She is blue today. What’s the matter? You are yellow. A little white lie. After looking at the notebook, Mrs Thomas says, “In everyday English, Habiba, blue sometimes means sad. Yellow means afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants successfully and a white lie is not a bad lie.” “I don’t understand. Please give me an example.” “For example, I offer you some cake. The truth is, you don’t like my cake. You don’t say that. Instead, you say, ‘No, thanks. I’m not hungry.’ That’s a white lie.” “I see. Thanks for the explanation.”

1.I don’t have a green thumb. All my plants _______.

A. are green B. have died

C. are yellow D. are growing well

2.“You are yellow to fight” means _______.

A. you are able to fight B. you are happy to fight

C. you are in a hurry D. you dare not fight

3.If you say “It’s a white lie.” it means that someone _______.

A. is telling a lie B. is unfriendly

C. is telling the truth D. doesn’t want to tell the truth in a polite way

4.“The weather is bad, and _______.”

A. I’m blue today B. I’m yellow today

C. I’m green D. I’m white today

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—All right，I ________from a conference by then.I will be waiting for you.

A. will have come back B. will come back

C. have come back D. will be coming back

1.______(抽象的) paintings don’t appeal to me much.

2.My mother is called Anna, and by_______(巧合) my wife’s mother is also called Anna.

3.Pisces(双鱼座) is the most_______(灵活的) of all the star signs.

4.You must practise for a _______(最小值) of 30 minutes every day.

5.It’s a pity that he doesn’t have enough money to_______(赞助) the project.

6.The new law is aimed at_______(加强) protective measures for workers.

7.It is_______(非法的) to drive when you are drunk.

8.Many natural_______(现象) remain to be explored.

9.On_______(平均) we would be spending￥300 every day.

10.We wanted each student to realize their full_______(潜力).

I always prided myself on being a wise shopper and having a good nose for bargains. So when I came across a sporting goods store with a sign “Going Out of Business Sale”, I marched into the crowded store. Up and down the aisles (通道), I wandered, humming to myself and enjoying the energy and excitement of a sale.

All of a sudden, there, at the back of the store sat a canoe(轻舟) exactly like my husband’s dream Supremo Numero-Uno, whose picture had been stuck on the bathroom mirror for years. My heart beat wildly. I pushed my way through the crowds, and nearly fell into the canoe looking for the price tag. There it was, with the manufacturer’s suggested price at $6,750 plus tax crossed out and a handwritten TO CLEAR $750 AS IS. Must be a mistake. $6000 off? Salesman. I had to talk to a salesman. I spotted a young fellow with a “Hi. I’m Mathew”. “Mathew. Tell me about this El Supremo canoe. What’s wrong with it? Why is it only $750?”

“Oh. There’s nothing wrong with it. It’s brand new. We’re closing the store. It’s on clearance like everything else. I’ll go check.” A few minutes later he came back and said, “I’m sorry ma’am. Someone made a mistake on the sale tag. It should be $4,750 for the whole package.”

I felt tears well up in my eyes. “Oh well”, I said sadly. “Of course, it was too good to be true. This is exactly like my husband’s dreamboat. I guess I started to dream myself when I saw that price tag. He’s going to be 62 years old Friday. Had to retire early for his health. It’s been hard on just the pension but the stubborn old fool has been saving $10 every week for years to buy one just like this. I promise I won’t buy anything, but it’s just an old man’s silly dream, you know. Always said he wanted to fish in a canoe after he retired,” my voice lowered and I turned and walked away.

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I was already at the mall door when Mathew caught up with me. “Do you have $750 plus $25 for delivery, ma’am?” ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

“Ma’am. There’s something you should know. This store was my Grandpa’s and the canoe had been ordered by him.

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It used to be a matter of fact when Peter Pan – a character from James Matthew Barrie’s 1911 book – said: “All children, except one, grow up.”

But this “fact” doesn’t seem to apply to today’s world anymore.

According to the NPD Group, a US market research company, sales of toys to adults in the UK increased by more than 20 percent in 2016, three times the pace of the children’s toy market itself. These toys ranged from puzzles and Lego building sets to vehicle models and action figures. And more than half of the sales came from millennials – people born between the 1980s and 2000s.

“Adults of the 21st century are channeling (疏导) their inner child, one toy at a time,” commented website Koreaboo. This is also why these adults are sometimes referred to as “kidults”.

According to Frederique Tutt, an analyst at NPD, the motivation of these grown-ups is to escape the stress of today’s fast-paced world. They are driven toward the more immediate pleasures brought by toys than those brought by, say, getting a promotion, which is far less easy to achieve.

“It reminds me of the playful side of life,” Rob Willner, a 25-year-old PhD student in the UK, told The Telegraph when talking about his love for Lego, which he said brings him both comfort and entertainment.

Despite this, some social scientists see the trend as disturbing. To Frank Furendi, a professor at the University of Kent in the UK, the fact that so many adults are pursuing “the thrills (刺激) of youth” is the evidence that “adulthood has got nothing attractive about it anymore”, he told The New York Times.u “That’s actually quite sad.”

But scientists are probably just worrying too much. According to Canadian comic book artist Todd McFarlane, collecting toys could simply be a way for people to express their individuality (个性).

“It’s just pop culture stuff. It’s stuff that says, ‘I like a little of this and I like a little of that’,” he told ABC News. “[It’s] no big deal.”

So now that over 100 years have passed since Peter Pan, perhaps it’s time to introduce a new “fact”, as stated in the tagline (品牌宣传词) of the UK fashion brand KIDULT: “Growing old is mandatory (强制性的), but growing up is optional.”

1.The author mentions Peter Pan in the text mainly to ______.

A. show the influence of the character on millennials

B. explore the similarities Peter Pan and millennials share

C. lead up to the trend of millennials’ love for toys

D. analyze what has made many millennials refuse to grow up

2.Why do many adults feel like collecting toys, according to Frederique Tutt?

A. They find it brings them both comfort and inspiration.

B. They consider it a way to relieve stress.

C. They want to make up for the pleasures they missed during childhood.

D. They usually don’t get along well in their lives and need an emotional outlet.

3.What can we conclude from the article about kidults?

A. They are well-known for their pursuit of independence and freedom.

B. Social scientists feel worried about them because they take nothing seriously.

C. In Todd McFarlane’s eyes, their interest in toys is a way to express their identity.

D. They refuse to make efforts to become promoted at work as they don’t want to grow up.

1.She happened to have a few coins on her.

________ ________ ________ she had some change with her.

2.There are some differences between the dialect and the mandarin.

The dialect ________ ________ ________ the mandarin.

3.She prefers to read books rather than surf the Internet.

She prefers ________ ________ ________ ________ the Internet.

4.The doctor persuaded his father to quit smoking.

His father was persuaded by the doctor ________ ________ ________.

5.Wang Wei's determined look made Wang Kun give up to her.

________ ________ Wang Wei's determined look ________ made Wang Kun give up to her.

English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings can speak it. More than half of the world’s books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary — perhaps as many as two million words.

However, let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.

We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (探讨它的矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.

And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two geese — so one moose, two meese?

How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?

English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects (反映) the creativity of human beings. That’s why, when stars are out, they are visible (能看见的); but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it.

1.Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning?

A. Quite a lot and quite a few. B. Overlook and oversee.

C. A wise man and a wise guy. D. Hot as hell and cold as hell.

2.The underlined words “wind up” in the last paragraph probably means “_____”.

A. blow B. roll up

C. get hurt D. finish

3.Through the many paradoxes in the English language, the writer wants to show that human beings are ____.

A. clever B. crazy

C. lazy D. dull

Your teacher's words will be ________you in all your life，so you should remember them forever.

A. honoured for B. of vital importance to

C. vital important to D. at the mercy of

Last year I introduced my new policy on absences to my classes: None would be ______ except for illness or personal emergency. Even though this was against the ______ rules, my students didn’t ______. When those who missed classes received warning notices from me, they knew I was_______. Most students seemed to realize that it ______ their own studies, and followed the rule. ______, it was also a rule that they should follow throughout their lives.

I told my class that ______ students want to do well in school, they have to go to classes ______. Like other teachers, I feel ______ when I carefully prepare for a class but only a few students come, I want my students to get the ______ that I care about their learning and ______ them to care about my professional (职业的) effort.

To my ______, students performance in my classes improved in the end. Such a result is surely worth______. There are also other advantages having a ______ classroom. For example, discussions are ____, homework is generally ______ on time, and very few students miss tests. Of course, I was a little _____ than usual, especially at first I ______ or mailed notes to several students about their cuts (缺课), some more than once.

There is no ______ that this kind of policy is easier in a small school. But it can work almost any place where a teacher cares enough to make it work. The ______ thing is caring.

1.A. accepted B. found C. invited D. allowed

2.A. club B. company C. school D. family

3.A. help B. care C. know D. forget

4.A. brave B. serious C. excited D. nervous

5.A. made use of B. got along with C. did good to D. kept away with

6.A. In fact B. In time C. At first D. At most

7.A. after B. if C. though D. until

8.A. hardly B. suddenly C. completely D. regularly

9.A. impatient B. impolite C. unhappy D. unlucky

10.A. praise B. chance C. message D. suggestion

11.A. agree B. choose C. promise D. expect

12.A. anger B. surprise C. regret D. shame

13.A. giving up B. thinking over C. showing off D. breaking down

14.A. full B. big C. bright D. clean

15.A. easier B. clearer C. livelier D. shorter

16.A. given B. marked C. finished D. corrected

17.A. busier B. kinder C. richer D. cleverer

18.A. stopped B. called C. returned D. followed

19.A. doubt B. time C. need D. risk

20.A. boring B. strange C. interesting D. important

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