We didn't reach an agreement yesterday because neither side would give way to_______.

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

He told us a（n）______story. All of us laughed a lot.

A.amusing B.boring C.amazing D.frightening

Wood is very useful. It________many kinds of things.

A.is used to make B.is used to making C.used to make D.used to making

Those Italian boys can't speak Chinese________we can.

A.so fluently as B.more fluently as C.much fluently than D.as fluent as

The kind of washing machine looks_______and sells_______in this shop.

A.well, well B.nice, good C.nice, well D.good, nice

He is such a forgetful boy that he________his umbrella in the taxi yesterday.

A.leave B.forgot C.left D.forget

— Have you finished your homework yet?

— No, I'll finish it in_______ten minutes.

A.another B.more C.other D.else

Rewrite the sentences as required.

1.Pro. Li has given us some wonderful advice. （改为感叹句）

______ ______ advice he was gave us!

2.Eddie is so short that he can't reach the top of the shelf. （保持句意不变）

Eddie is not______ ______to reach the top of the shelf.

3.After she graduated from school, she went to America for further studies. （ 保持句意不变）

After______ ______,she went to America for further studies.

4.You should practise speaking English as often as possible. （保持句意不变）

You should practise speaking English as often as______ ______.

5.More than 90 percent of the income comes from taxes. （ 划线提问）

______ ______of the income comes from taxes?

The Tiger Mother, Amy Chua and her book named Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother are famous all over the world, especially in America and China.

Amy Chua is a Chinese American, born in the USA to middle-class Chinese parents who moved to the US from China. She was born in the year of the tiger, so she called herself Tiger Mother. Amy Chua is very famous because of her parenting styles （养育方式） . She has two daughters, Sophia and Louisa. She is very strict with them.

From the moment her daughters were born, she had set targets for them. She decided that the two girls would play instruments, Sophia the piano and Louisa the violin, and what is more, they would be the best at it. At the same time, they had to be the first in study.

The two girls always get an A in each lesson. Sophia could read books and began to play the piano when she was 3 years old. Once, Louisa got the second place in a maths test when she was in Grade 5. After that, Amy Chua made Louisa do 20 pieces of paper and there were 100 maths problems on each paper. A week later, Louisa got the first place and she is the first all the time from then on.

1.Why does Amy Chua have the name Tiger Mother?

A.Because she wrote the book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.

B.Because she was born in the year of the tiger.

C.Because she likes tigers very much.

D.Because she is a tiger's mother.

2.What is Amy Chua famous for?

A.Her name B.Her book C.Her parenting styles. D.Her job

3.The underlined word “target”means______.

A.目标 B.模版 C.规则 D.竞赛

4.Sophia could read books and began to play the piano when she was______.

A.two years old B.three years old C.four years old D.five years old

5.How many exercises did Louisa do after she got the second place in a math test?

A.20 maths problems B.80 maths problems C.100 maths problems D.2,000 maths problems

6.What can we learn about Amy Chua?

A.She learnt parenting skills from her mother. B.She was born in China.

C.She doesn't love her children. D.She is a strict mother.

Every day cars kill or hurt many people on roads. Sometimes the drivers drive too fast or do not drive carefully enough. Some of them_______the traffic rules and cause accidents.

According to some researches, it is usually the pedestrians （行人） who cause the accidents.A lot of road users are very careless. They walk or run across the roads_______the cars. They walk in the roads but not on the walkways. They get into or out of cars in the middle of the road. Some do not take the trouble to_______the green lights and simply cross the roads against the red lights.

Many people think accidents often happen on busy roads in large cities, but this is not always true. For example, Tokyo is one of the busiest cities; however, there are_______accidents to pedestrians. The reason is that the police there are very strict and the pedestrians are very careful.Pedestrians never cross against a red light and they_______ follow traffic rules.

Do you know alcohol （酒精） is another main cause of traffic accidents? It delays people's response. Those who have drunk alcohol are_______ in making decisions. They need a few more seconds to react （反应） . Alcohol drinking is especially dangerous for motor car drivers. It's not only drivers who may have accidents after drinking, drunken pedestrians may put their lives in danger as well.

1.A.make B.break C.follow D.remember

2.A.at the end of B.in the centre of C.on top of D.in front of

3.A.turn on B.worry about C.wait for D.point out

4.A.few B.many C.enough D.some

5.A.even B.never C.almost D.always

6.A.slow B.active C.interested D.excited