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　　The word“okay”is known and used by millions of people all over the world. Still, language experts have different ideas of where it came from.

　　Some say it came from the Indian people. When Europeans first came to America they heard hundreds of different Indian languages. Many were well developed. One tribe (部落) especially had a well-developed language. People in this tribe were farmers and fishermen. When there were problems, the leader of the tribe listened to different opinions and said“okeh”,meaning“It is so.”

　　The Indian languages have given many words to English . Twenty-four of the American states—almost half—have Indian names—Oklahoma and the Dakotas, to name a few. And the names of many rivets, mountains, cities and towns are Indian.

　　However, there are many who don't agree that“okay” came from the Indians. Some say the president Andrew Jackson first used the word “Okay”.Others say the word came from John Jacob, a businessman of the late 1700s who became one of the world's richest men. Still others say a poor railroad clerk made up this word. His name was Obadiah Kelly and he signed O. K on each package(包裹) people gave him to ship by train.

　　So it goes, each story sounds reasonable and official. But perhaps the most believable explanation is that the word“okay”was invented by a political organization in the 1800s.

　　Martin Van Buren was running for president (竞选). A group of people set up an organization to support him. They called their political organization the“Okay Club”. The letters“O”and“K”were taken from the name of Van Buren's hometown, the place where he was born, old Kinderhook, New York.

　　There is one thing about“okay”that the experts do agree on: that the word is pure American and rather use“agree, approve, confirm”and so on.

1．Oklahoma and the Dakotas are ________.

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A．Indian states

B．rivets, mountains and cities in America with Indian names

C．American states with Indian names

D．Indian rivers, mountains and cities.

2．We can conclude from the selection that to run for the president the candidate(候选人)should have ________.

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A．a political organization to help him

B．an“okay club”to help him

C．a club in his hometown to help him

D．a club with the name of his hometown to help him

3．Some say the word“okay”came from the Indian people because ________.

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A．when Europeans first came to America they heard hundreds of different Indian languages

B．when Europeans first came to America many Indian languages were already well developed

C．many English words came from Indian language, and people in one Indian tribe said“okeh”when they wanted to say“It is so.”

D．there were many farmers and fishermen in the Indian tribes

4．Which of the following statements is true?

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A．Language experts do not have the same ideas of where the word “okay”came from.

B．Language experts do not have any idea of where the word came from.

C．Most language experts agree that the word“okay”came from the Indian people.

D．Marry language experts agree that the word“okay”came from the speeches of some American presidents.

5．The word“okay”is ________.

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A．an expression used in spoken English

B．not used any more

C．not used in China

D．usually used in documents(文件)

It was only in the eighteenth century that people  Europe began to think mountains were beautiful .___36___ that time, mountains were ___37__ by the people living on the plains,__38___ by the city people, to whom they were wild and ___39___ places in which one was easily ___40___ or killed by terrible animals.
Slowly ,however , many of the people who were living ___41__ in the towns began to grow tired of ___42___. They began to feel interested in looking for things that could not be explained , for sights and sounds which produce a feeling of fear and excitement .___43___in the __44___century, people began to turn away from the man-made __45___ to the untouched country, and particulary ___46___a place where it was dangerous and wild. High mountains began to be __47__ for a holiday.
Then , mountain-climbing began to grow popular as a sport.  To some people ,there is something greatly __48__about getting to the _49___ of a hight mountain .  Struggling against nature is finer than a battle __50____ other human beings. And then, when you are at the mountain top after a long and difficult__51__, what a _52____ reward it is to be able to look _53___on everything within__54___! At such time, you feel happier and prouder than you can ever feel down__55____.

We can go to the seven o’clock performance or the eight-  suits you best.

    A．whatever  B．whenever   C．however  D．whichever

Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.

AVOID BIG EVENTS  Big sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room. A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival (19 Oct.) cost £169.15 at Booking.com. A week later, the same room cost £118.15.

If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid—or you’re looking for a big event to pass your time—check out sites such as Whatsonwhen.com, which allow you to search for events in the UK by city, date and category.

STAYAWAY FROM THE STATION If traveling to your destination by train, you may want to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.

Don’t be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. Booking two months in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodge’s Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was £95.95. A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was £75.75. And at Farringdon, a double room cost just £62.95.

LOOK AFTER YOURSELF Really central hotels in cities such as London, Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fortune, especially at weekends and during big events. As an alternative consider checking into a self-catering flat with its own kitchen. Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings. A great example is the historic O’Neill Flat on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, available for £420 for five days in late September, with room for four adults.

GET ON A BIKE London’s ‘Boris bikes’ have attracted the most attention, but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on public transport or car parking costs.

Among the smaller cities with their own programmes are Newcastle (casual members pay around £1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or £5 per day).  (358 words)

1. The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may __________.

A. help travelers pass time                                    

B. attract lots of travelers to the UK

C. allow travelers to make flexible plans   

D. cause travelers to pay more for accommodation

2.“Farringdon” in Paragraph 5 is most probably __________.

A. a hotel away from the train station                     

B. the tube line to Covent Garden

C. an ideal holiday destination                              

D. the name of a travel agency

3.The passage shows that the O’Neill Flat __________.

A. lies on the ground floor                               

B. is located in central London

C. provides cooking facilities for tourists      

D. costs over £100 on average per day in late September

4.Cardiff’s program allows a free bike for a maximum period of __________.

A. half an hour       B. one hour         C. one hour and a half        D. two hours

5.The main purpose of the passage is __________.

A. to tell visitors how to book in advance      

B. to supply visitors with hotel information

C. to show visitors the importance of self-help   

D. to offer visitors some money-saving tips

If you are in a town in a western country, you'll often see people walking with their dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful animal in the world. But the reason why one keeps a dog has changed Once upon a time, a man met a dog and wanted it to help him in the fight against other animals, and he found that the dog listened to him and did what he told him to. Later people used dogs for the hunting other animals, and the dogs didn't eat what they got until their master agreed. So dogs were used for driving sheep and guarding chicks. But now the people in the towns and cities do not need dogs to fight other animals. Of course they keep them to frighten thieves, but the most important reason is that people feel lonely in the city. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with. For a young wife, a dog is her child when she doesn’t have her own. For old people, a dog is also a child when their real children have grown up and left. Now people do not have to use a dog, but they keep it as a friend, just like a member of the family.

_______are more useful than a dog in the world.

   A. No other animals  B. Some animals  C. Many animals  D. A few animals

In the past people kept dogs because dogs _________.

   A. could fight against other animals    B. met the people

   C. did not eat other animals           D. helped and listened to people

Now people keep dogs in the cities because dogs_____.

   A. fight other animals              B. are lonely

   C. are like their friends             D. are afraid of the thieves

A dog can be _____.

   A. a child's friend only             B. a young woman's son

   C. old people's real child            D. everybody's friend

So a dog will __ in a family.

   A. always be used                 B. not be useful 

C. still fight                      D. always be a good friend