Most women and girls like shopping. They like to buy clothes best because they want to be more beautiful. Where can you buy clothes? Of course in clothing stores. Can you buy the right clothes for yourself? Here are some tips for you.First, ask yourself a question: What style of clothes do I want? Then you can know your style（款式）of clothes.Then, choose the color. You can find some clothes in all colors. Some people like red and others like green. Shy people may like cool colors (blue, green). Active（活跃的）people may like warm（暖的） colors (yellow, orange, red).Next, find the right size. If you are short, you can choose Size S.Finally, ask the shop assistant to give you a good price.
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71. Most women and girls like to buy _____ best.

A. tickets 　　　　　　　　　　 B. shoes 　　　　　　　　　 C. food 　　　　　　　 D. clothes

72. The underlined word “tips” means ______ in Chinese.

A. 场所 　　　　　 B. 地点 　　　　　 C. 建议 　　　 D. 选择

73. If you are a shy girl, you may like ______.

A. blue 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. red 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. orange 　　　　　 D. yellow

74. Put the sentences in the right order（排序）.

① choosing the color of the clothes

② choosing the style of the clothes

③ getting a good price

④ finding the right size

A. ①②④③ 　　　　　　　 B. ④③①②　 　　　　　　　　　 C. ②①④③ 　　　　　　　　　　 D. ④③②①
75. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Most girls like to buy clothes because they have much money.
B. The tips can help you buy right clothes for yourself.
C. Active people may like red.
D. You can ask the shop assistant for a good price.

　 Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset（不安的）if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean they don’t like you.

　 Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m. and end at about 11. Ask your hosts（主人）what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift.

　 Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks（小吃）. If you want to be extra polite, say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember－it’s not polite to ask how much things cost.

　 In many families, the husband sits at one of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests.

　 You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert（甜点心）, followed by coffee. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it.

　 Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “thank you” letter. British and American people like to say “thank you, thank, thank you” all the time!

（　）1. If your English friend doesn’t invite you to dinner at home, it means he or she ______.

　 A. doesn’t like you　　　　　　　　　 B. likes you

C. can’t afford to do so　　　　　 D. is too busy

（　）2. It’s impolite ______.

　 A. to ask about the price of a certain thing

　 B. to say “thank you” to hosts

　 C. take nothing with you when you are invited to dinner

　 D. to eat up everything on your plate

（　）3. The meal ends with _______ usually.

　 A. soup　　　　　　　 　　　 B. coffee

　 C. meat or fish　　　　　　　　　 D. dessert

（　）4. When you are invited to a dinner party, you’d better _______.

　 A. ask what time you should arrive

　 B. take your wife with you

　 C. drink as more as possible

　 D. eat more snacks as you can

（　）5. Which of the following is true?

　 A. The hosts like the people who sit closer to them.

　 B. The hosts like the people who ask them time, price, age, etc.

　 C. The husband and the wife usually sit together.

　 D. You can call your host the next day or write a letter of thanks after that.

Have you ever heard anyone say“It’s raining cats and dogs”? It means“It’s raining hard!”
　　But sometimes cats and dogs do drop from the sky! Here’s how it happens.
　　Not so long ago, a country far away had many large rats. The people there said,“We need cats!”So cats were sent to them by airplane. But the country had many mountains. It was hard for an airplane to land. So the cats came down by parachute(降落伞). Did the cats like the ride? They didn’t say they didn’t! And today they are still catching rats!
　　In another country far away, there is snow the year around. People sometimes got lost in it.
　　“We need big dogs!”the people said.“The dogs could find people lost in the snow. The dogs could help bring them home. Where can we get big dogs?”
　　A man across the sea had big dogs to sell.“I will send dogs to you.”He said.“I have some very big ones. They can find people lost in the snow.”
　　He sent the dogs by airplane.
　　But the airplane didn’t land in the snow. The dogs came down by parachute—you guessed it!
　　Did the dogs like the ride? They didn’t say they didn’t! And today they are well and happy. They find anyone who gets lost in the snow. Then they help him get home. Good dogs!
　　Remember it, so you can say,“Yes, it does rain cats and dogs sometimes. They came down by parachute!”
　　1．The underlined word“it”in Paragraph 2 refers to_________.
　　A. the weather
　　B. the saying“It’s raining cats and dogs.”
　　C. the saying“It’s raining hard.”
　　D. the fact that real cats and dogs drop from the sky
　　2．Cats and dogs drop from the sky because_________.
　　A. there are many mountains in the country
　　B. it snows the year around in the country
　　C. it was hard for a plane to land in the two countries
　　D. coming down by parachute could save money
　　3．The underlined sentence“They didn’t say they didn’t!”in Paragraph 3 means“_________”.
　　A. Poor animals       B. Good animals
　　C. Have a nice trip       D. Thank you
　　4．Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
　　A. Cats and dogs can help people quite a lot.
　　B.“It rains cats and dogs.”usually means a heavy rain.
　　C. When the people saw cats drop from the plane, they were pleased.
　　D. The man across the sea didn’t want his dogs dropped by air.
　　5．The main purpose of the passage is to_________.
　　A. tell the readers a famous British saying
　　B. tell the readers of a new meaning about an old saying
　　C. show cats and dogs are our good friends
　　D. show parachutes is an important invention

①A new Long March（长征）

Twenty-one people from Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland began a new Long March on October 15. They will walk about 8，000 kilometers from Ruining，Jiangxi to Wuxi，Shanxi. They hope to get 20 million yuan to build 101 schools and help poor children go back to school. They hope to finish the march by August 16, 2012.

②The football team

The Chinese under-17 football team is No. 1 in Asia. They won the Asian U-17 Championship（亚洲U-17锦标赛）in Japan on Saturday. They beat the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea（朝鲜）by 1:0. After 85 minutes，Wang Weilong got the only goal. They took the cup for the first time in 12 years.

③Liu leaves China

Chinese actor Liu Ye left for the US on Monday to make a film called Meteor（《流星》）. He is going to act with the Hollywood film star Mery Streep. His former classmate Zhang Ziyi sent Liu a message to encourage him. Liu was worried about his English，and worked hard on it before he left. People know him from films like last year’s “Mei Ren Cao”。
（　 ）66. From the news，we know that the twenty-one people began a new Long March

　　 to ______.

A. travel around China 　

B．visit some schools

　　　　 C．teach poor children

　　　　 D．get some money and help poor children go back to school

（　 ）67.The second piece of news tells us ______.

　　　　 A．Korea held this contest

　　　　 B．the Chinese football team is No. 1 in South-East Asia

　　　　 C．the Chinese under-17 football team won the world championship

　　　　 D．the Chinese under-17 football team won the championship for the first time

　　　　　　 in 12years

（　 ）68. Which of the paragraphs is about film stars？ ______

　　　　 A．The 1st　　　 B．The 2nd 　　 　　 C．The 3rd 　　D．The 3rd and the 1st