After half an hour, other students began to ______ in the schoolyard.

A. take off B. show up C. come out of D. get out of

Jack passed the exam though he didn’t study hard. When he showed us his report, we all looked at him ______.

A. in belief B. in fact C. in disbelief D. in all

Please pick me at the ______. My plane will arrive at 12 o’clock.

A. hotel B. airport C. museum D. theater

The Olympic Games of 2016 ______ in Brazil.

A. took after B. took off C. took place D. took away

The teachers hope all of us can hand _______ our homework _______ time every day.

A. up; in B. out; on C. on; in D. in; on

Every student in our class was out except ______, because we had something else to do then.

A. Gina and I B. I and Gina C. me and Gina D. Gina and me

China is larger than ______ country in Europe.

A. any other B. any C. all D. the other

Sam had a dog. Its name was Tod. It was very helpful, but it ate too much. So he didn't like it, he wanted to _____it. He _____ Tod and put it in a small boat. He rowed the boat to the _______of a big river. Just as he ______the poor animal into the river, the boat began to go down. ______the man and Tod _______ into the river. 

Tod was able to swim,  _____Sam couldn't. The dog bit the rope (绳子) and broke (破坏) it. It tried its best to swim ______Sam to save him. The man was saved, so he was very thankful to the dog and he didn't want to kill the dog _____. From then on, he gave the dog as_____food as it wanted.

1.A. sell B. buy C. beat D. kill

2.A. tied B. pulled C. pushed D. closed

3.A. front B. foot C. side D. middle

4.A. threw B. carried C. sent D. brought

5.A. neither B. nor C. each D. both

6.A. fell B. swam C. lost D. jumped

7.A. because B. though C. but D. when

8.A. with B. towards C. over D. into

9.A. no more B. any more C. no longer D. not more

10.A. little B. few C. many D. much

“Cool”is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meaning．

“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It’s cool．”You may think，“He’s so cool，”when you see your favorite footballer．We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of“cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student’s paper was just the one sentence，“It’s so cool．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt．

But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool．

1.We know that the word“cool” has had ______.

A. only one meaning B. no meanings

C. many different meanings D. the same meaning

2.In the passage，the word“express”means“______”.

A. see B. show C. know D. feel

3.If you are ______ something，you may say，“It’s cool．”

A. interested in B. angry with C. afraid of D. unhappy with

4.The writer takes an example to show he is ______ the way the word is used．

A. pleased with B. strange to C. worried about D. careful with

5.In the last paragraph，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”______．

A. can be used instead of many words B. usually means something interesting

C. can make your life colorful D. may not（可能不）be as cool as it seems

Americans are very direct people. When they want something they say “yes” and when they don’t they say “no”. If they want something different from what is given, they ask for it. Here’s an example. I arrive at someone’s house and he gives me wine, I don’t want wine. Maybe I don’t like it or maybe I just don’t want it. I will say “No, thanks.” If everyone around me is drinking something, I would ask for something else, “No, thanks. But I’ll take a bit of tea if you have some.” If I really want wine, I just say, “Yes, thank you.” Unless they happen to know the Chinese customs, westerners will not ask you again and again after you have said you don’t want it.

1.If Americans want something, they would say “_______”.

A. Yes, thank you., B. No, thanks., C. No, I’m sorry., D. Yes, why not ?

2.When Americans do not want what is given, they would say “_______”.

A. No, I don’t., B. No, thanks., C. Yes, thank you., D. No, I’m sorry.

3.In this passage, “westerners” means_______ .

A. the people who live in the west of their country

B. the visitors who go to the Western countries

C. the people who live in the Western countries

D. the people who know the customs of the West

4.The Chinese people might if you don’t want something given.

A. be glad, B. say “thank you”

C. get angry, D. ask you again to take it

5.From this passage we know that__.

A. the Chinese people are direct, B. the Chinese customs are better

C. the westerners are more polite, D. different countries have different customs