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You've spent a lot of time studying how to use English in a proper way. But have you ever wondered
why English speakers say some of the things they say? For example, why do they say "an easy task" is "a
piece of cake"? Why do the two letters "OK" means "all right"?
Many English words and phrases have stories behind them. Sometimes these stories can help us look
back into old western history. Let's take a look at a few of the original * common English words and phrases:
OK
"OK" was an American who lived in the 19th century. His name was "Old Kinderhook". In one year he was
trying to take the place of the leader of his town. His supporters went around the town shouting" OK \ OK \"
The supporters thought their future leader was" all right". The expression caught on, and now if something is
"all right", people like to say"OK"
Boss
Is your boss nice to you? If not, just be glad you weren't living in the old times. Back to that time, bosses
could do anything bad to their men and could even beat* them! That explains why the word "boss" comes from
an old German word meaning"to beat".
A piece of cake
A famous American writer named Ogden Nash lived in the 1930s. Many readers enjoyed his poems and
wrote them down in their notebooks. In one of his poems, Nash wrote," Her picture's in the papers now, and
life's a piece of cake." His readers found these words interesting and quickly wrote them down. They thought
that if one picture in a newspaper could make you famous, wouldn't life be easy?
For nearly 70 years, "a piece of cake" has meant any task or activity that is easy.
B. how English speakers create the words
C. how people spoke English
D. how people taught others to speak English
B. to help
C. to beat
D. to kill
B. Old Kindman
C. Old Kinderhook
D. Old Mcdonald
B. a difficult task or activity
C. a simple newspaper to read
D. a famous picture in a newspaper
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| 根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 选项中有两项为多余选项。 | |
| A: This was a really wonderful dinner, Ann. B: 1_____ Would you like some more coffee, Joe? A: No, thanks. 2_____ B: A photograph. A: That's a nice picture. 3_____ B: Well, that's Laura, my daughter. And that's her husband, Jack. 4_____ A: The little girl must be your granddaughter. B: Yes. That's Rose. 5_____ A: What a lovely family! | |
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情景交际
根据对话情景选择恰当的选项，其中有两项是多余的。
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A．She’s six years old. |
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B．She’s a doctor. |
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C．I’m glad you enjoyed it. |
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D．Who are they? |
E. How old is she?
F. What’s that?
G. He’s an engineer.
A: This was a really wonderful dinner, Ann.
B: 1 Would you like some more coffee, Joe?
A: No, thanks. 2
B: A photo.
A: That’s a nice picture. 3
B: Well, that’s Laura, my daughter, and that’s her husband, Jack. 4
A: The little girl must be your granddaughter.
B: Yes, that’s Rose. 5
A: What a lovely family!
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Open today’s newspaper. What do you see? Ads(广告)！A lot of different Ads ! Look through a 1 . More ads! Turn 2 the TV. Still more ads! Everywhere you look, someone has something to sell.
Here are some ways ads get us to buy.
Some ads use famous people. 3 are paid to sell a product(产品). Think about it. Do they really know about medicine? Do they know about soft drink? These people may be famous. But they may not know about what they are 4 .
Some ads make you think you are getting the words of an expert. They say, “ Doctor said.” A man in a white coat comes on TV. “ I use Bright and White,” he says. This man looks like a doctor. But he is an(a) 5 .
Does soap have anything to do with a pretty child? Not much. But ads may show their product with something nice, such as the sun, the 6 and so on. Such an ad is about feelings rather than 7 .
Some ads make promises. But can they 8 them? No!
Some ads use our 9 of being too late. “Buy now!” they say, “Selling ends soon.” Check to see if this is true. Don’t hurry. Take time to think.
All ads hope we will buy something, do something, or 10 in a certain way. Know what ads are doing. Ask questions to yourself. Don’t let their words and pictures fool you.
| 1 A. magazine | B. book | C. picture | D. window |
| 2 A. on | B. off | C. down | D. up |
| 3 A. Doctors | B. Stars | C. Teachers | D. Workers |
| 4 A. making | B. selling | C. doing | D. thinking |
| 5 A. nurse | B. doctor | C. actor | D. expert |
| 6 A . tigers | B. rocks | C. flowers | D. people |
| 7 A. money | B. personality | C. appearance | D. facts |
| 8 A. believe | B. break | C. keep | D. record |
| 9 A. hope | B. fear | C. joy | D. sadness |
| 10 A. think | B. act | C. enjoy | D. speak |