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Millions of people all over the world use the word OK. In fact, some people say the word is used more often than any other word in the world. OK means all right or acceptable. It expresses agreement or approval.
Some people say it came from the Native American Indian tribe known as the Choctaw(乔克托语). The Choctaw word “okeh” means the same as the American word okay. Experts say early explorers in the American West spoke the Choctaw language in the nineteenth century.
But many people doubt this. Language expert Allen Walker Read wrote about the word “OK” in reports published in the 1960s. He said the word began being used in the 1830s. Some foreign-born people wrote “ all correct” as “o-l-l-k-o-r-r-e-c-t”, and used the letters OK. Other people say a railroad worker named Obadiah Kelly invented the word long ago. They said he put the first letters of his name---O and K---on each object people gave him to send on the train.
The organization supported Martin Van Buren for president in 1840. They called their group the OK club. The letters were taken from the name of the town where Martin was born---Old Kinderhook, New York.
Then there is the expression A-OK. It is a space-age expression. It was used in 1961 during the flight of astronaut Alan Shepard. He was the first American to be launched into space. His flight ended when his spacecraft landed in the ocean, as planned. Shepard reported, “Everything is A-OK.” One story says it was first used during the early days of the telephone to tell an operator that a message had been received.
There are also funny ways to say okay. These expressions were first used in the 1930s. Today, a character on the American television series “The Simpsons” says it another way. He says okely-doke.
A. Some people say okey-dokey or okey-doke.
B. Still others say a political organization invented the word.
C. Therefore, it has become popular in that area from then on.
D. But many experts don’t agree on what the expression means.
E. Still, language experts do not agree about where the word came from.
F. It was a short way of writing a different spelling of the word “all correct”.
G. However, some experts say the expression did not begin with the space age.
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1.We are waiting at the train station in ______(期待) of his coming.
2.She felt so proud as the groups ______(为...鼓掌) his choice.
3.It never o______ to her that the young man is dishonest.
4.The government should take e______ measures to stop water from being polluted.
5.I can’t expect a great many ______(申请人) for this occupation.
6.As we all know, Song Qingling was a truly _____（不同寻常的） woman.
7.There is ______(无处) for those who lost their homes in the earthquake to live now.
8.I’d like to talk with your sale manager about something ______(带来 麻烦的) .
9.He always succeeded in ______（获得）what he wanted.
10.This job is open to all, r______ of previous experience.
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一．根据首字母或中文完成句子：
1.At the museum, visitors are requested not to touch the e_______________.
2.The government yesterday ____(宣布) to the media that they would create some new jobs.
3.The IT i___________ is playing an important role in the development of economy.
4.Though caught in a snowstorm, the pilot g _________ the plane to a safe landing.
5.Three fourths of the earth’s s ________ is covered with water, our earth is an ocean planet.
6.I feel really happy to be e _________ in this famous university to teach advanced English.
7.He was too ____________ (没经验) for the job. He worked here no more than three days .
8.Many young soldiers helped to r ___________ people from the fire of the hotel. One of them was killed and some were injured.
9.Some students in our class are worried about their p _______ and want many people to like them.
10.He suddenly experienced a f ____ of shame when his name was mentioned at the meeting.
11.My computer c ______ suddenly last night and all of my documents I was working on got lost.
12.The child was t __________ at the piano his parents sent to him on his birthday.
13.This machine is used to ___________ (监测) a patient’s pulse.
14.The decision was c ________ by all the members.
15.He seems to be honest and trusted, but in r ________ he often tells lies.
16.He has an e __________ talent for music.
17.I think that we have many o __________ of meeting interesting people on the train when traveling.
18.Matter has three states . For example, water is ___________(液体).
19.A number of parents have v _______ concern about their children’s safety.
20.She d ________ a talk on philosophy during her visit to her mother school.
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The question this week comes from our listener Herve Acard, who asks about the American word “OK”, which means “all right” or “acceptable”. It expresses agreement or approval. The word is used more often than any other word in the world.
Language expert Allen Walker Read said the word began as a short way of writing a different spelling of the words “all correct”. Old stories say some foreign-born people would write “all correct” as o-l-l k-o-r-r-e-c-t and spoke it as “OK”. Some people say it came from the Native American Indian tribe known as the Choctaws. The Choctaw word “okeh” means the same as the American word “OK”. Experts say early explorers in the Western America spoke the Choctaw language in the nineteenth century. The language spread across the country.
According to some people, “OK” was a way to shorten Greek words that mean everything is fine. It is also said that a railroad worker named Obadiah Kelly invented the word. He is said to have put the first letters of his names — O and K — on each object people gave him to place on the train.
Another explanation is that “OK” was invented by a political organization that supported Martin Van Buren for president in the 1800s. They called their organization the OK Club. The letters O and K were taken from the name of the town where Martin Van Buren was born — Old Kinderhook, New York.
Not everyone agrees with these explanations, but experts do agree that the word is purely American and has spread to almost every country on Earth. Yet in the United States, it is used mostly in speech. Serious writers prefer using words, such as “agree”, “approve” or “confirm” instead.
1.Where does the passage probably come from?
A. A newspaper. B. A textbook.
C. A radio program. D. A language magazine.
2.Of the following origins, which one has the same meaning as the American word “OK”?
A. The OK Club
B. The Choctaw word “okeh”
C. The word invented by Martin Van Buren
D. The short form of “all correct”
3.According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?
A. People disagree about the origin of “OK”.
B. “OK” is often used in formal writing in the USA.
C. The word “OK” is widely used all over the world.
D. Native American language once influenced American English.
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根据中文意思和首字母提示写出句中所缺单词的正确形式。
【小题1】Mr. Smith has c__________________ half of his savings to the Red Cross..
【小题2】In this sense, children and ___________(成年人)have equal rights.
【小题3】The enemy a_______________ our airport all night.
【小题4】A ____________(导游)will show you round the Palace.
【小题5】There is a r____________ between diet and cancer.
【小题6】The evening __________________(演出) begins at 8 o'clock.
【小题7】Football is the most popular sport t_______________ the world.?
【小题8】He escaped from the train crash without i______________.
【小题9】I don’t like him, for he is always c__________________ about everything.
【小题10】Can you give some examples to ________________(支持) your argument?