Are you still doing the V for victory sign? It’s out. The latest popular hand gesture (手势) is to curl (卷曲) both of your hands and put them together to make a heart shape.

Known as “Hand heart”, many young stars in the US including Justin Bieber, Blake Lively and Taylor Swift have done the gesture in recent photos.

“The heart hand gesture means something between I love you and thank you,” said the country singer Taylor Swift. It’s a sweet, easy message which you can send without saying a word.

Taylor Swift often puts her hands above her head in the heart shape at her concerts. And she as believed to be the first to make the gesture popular. Last month during a charity show, Justin Bieber and his superstar friends did the hand heart and put the photo online. They did it to help three kids whose parents were killed in a car accident. The gesture became more popular after that.

“It used to take longer for nonverbal (不用语言的) culture to move. But now, with smart phones and the Internet, it’s much faster,” said Patti Wood, an American language expert (专家).

In our neigkbor country - South Korea, the hand heart has been popular for a long time. In a different way, people there like making a “bigger heart” by putting their hands above their heads and making a heart shape with their arms. It means “I love you”.

1.What is the meaning of doing the V gesture?

A. We’ve won. B. Good luck. C. Best wishes. D. That is OK.

2.Among the young stars, ________ is the first to make the hand heart gesture popular.

A. Justin Bieber B. Blake Lively C. Taylor Swift D. Patti Wood

3.A charity show is a show that is put on to ________.

A. make a gesture popular B. help people in need

C. express your love or thanks D. show your special gesture

4.From the passage we can learn that ________.

A. the V gesture is not popular now

B. the hand heart gesture only means-I love you

C. it takes longer for nonverbal culture to move now

D. people in South Korea don’t like the gesture

5.The best title of this passage may be ________.

A. The Heart Gesture B. A Strange Gesture

C. Nonverbal culture D. Smart phones

Many people like to travel by plane, but I don’t like it because the airport is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off which is often late. You can’t open the windows. You can’t choose the food. Planes are fast, but it still takes hours to get out of the airport and into the city.

I like travelling by train. I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually good in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way, though it takes a little more time.

I also like cars. You can start your journey whenever you want to, and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.

1.Why do many people like to travel by plane?

A. Because it is fast. B. Because it is safe.

C. Because you can walk around in the plane. D. Because it is cheap.

2.Which is not the good thing about the train?

A. It is safe. B. It takes a little more time.

C. You can open the window. D. You can walk around in the train.

3.If you want to take a lot of things with you, what will you take?

A. A bus. B. A car. C. A train. D. A bike.

4.What is the bad thing about the car?

A. You needn’t go to a railway station.

B. You can start your journey when you want to.

C. There are too many cars on the road.

D. You needn’t go to a bus stop.

5.According to the passage, which sentence is true?

A. He thinks taking a plane takes a lot of time to go to and get out of the airport.

B. He likes to take a train because it takes a little more time.

C. He likes to take a car because he has a car.

D. He likes to take a plane because you can choose the food.

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