What________you________while it________ ________?

【题目】

【1】The above material is probably from__________.

A. a website for buying booksB. a book review

C. a poster in a book shopD. an advertisement in a newspaper

【2】If you buy a new hardcover book from Amazon, _________ .

A. you will pay $12.00B. you will save $1.73

C. you will pay $7.74D. you’ll pay $8.88

【3】If you want to buy a used paperback book, you'll pay at least_________.

A. $2.59B. $6.98

C. $7.74D. $8.88

【4】In this material, “in stock” probably means_________.

A. available for saleB. sold out

C. only one leftD. not arrived.

【5】Which is not true according to the material?

A. People in China can buy this book from Amazon.

B. This book is written by Sam McBratney.

C. You can share the information of this book

D. You can buy this audible book from Amazon.

【题目】

In China, children like to make promises by hooking pinkies with each other. They say, “A pinkie promise must be ___ for 100 years.” Then they may press their thumbs together to complete the promise. Sometimes, __ will hook pinkies and promise to be together forever.

There are many theories(推测) on the origin of the pinkie promise. Some say it comes from a nursery rhyme. __ say it was introduced from the West – born out of a love story where a man and a woman hooked fingers.

One theory is that it may have ___ to do with the role of fingers in Chinese culture. The Chinese character for “finger” also means “aim(旨)” (referring to people’s thoughts). So hooking fingers can be seen as the exchanging of ___.

Therefore, the fingers play a(n) ____ role in making an oath(盟约): They can not only be used to complete a promise, but also be cut for making a blood oath. When someone swears to heaven, he uses his ____ to point to the sky.

____, hooking fingers means making a serious promise. In some movies, a person who breaks a promise may have his little finger cut ____! Of course, this kind of thing is not very likely to happen in real life.But we can still see____important “pinkie promises” can be.So next time, when you hook pinkies with someone, you’d better be careful with your promise!

【1】A. recordedB. keptC. remainedD. noticed

【2】A. enemiesB. cousinsC. strangersD. couples

【3】A. The otherB. AnotherC. OthersD. Other

【4】A. somethingB. anythingC. nothingD. everything

【5】A. promisesB. giftsC. rolesD. thoughts

【6】A. ancientB. importantC. pleasantD. modern

【7】A. headB. handC. shoulderD. finger

【8】A. GenerallyB. SuddenlyC. SimplyD. Luckily

【9】A. overB. intoC. offD. in

【10】A. whatB. howC. whenD. whether

—Sure. They___________ lots of tourists from home and abroad every year.

A. promise B. advise C. attract D. tell

A. good B. well C. best D. better

A. That’s right B. No, I don’t look beautiful

C. That’s all right D. Thank you.

A. well; goodB. well; well C. good; well

A. story B. illness C. matter D. nature

Though no one knows the exact reasons, it seems likely that people in ancient times travelled on the left of the road. Roman coins show pictures of horsemen passing on each other's right. And right-hand people generally got on a horse from the animal's left. Obviously, it's safer to do this at the left side of the road, and it makes sense(行得通)for the horse to be ridden on the left.

A change happened in the late 1700s. When Napoleon(拿破仑)conquered(攻占)nations, he forced them to travel on the right side of the road, which spread left-hand driving throughout Europe. However, Britain still stuck with the right-hand driving rule and countries which were part of the British Empire were made to follow. This is why India, Australia and the former British colonies(前英国殖民地)in Africa continue to drive on the left. One exception(例外)is Egypt, as that country was defeated(打败)by Napoleon before becoming part of the British Empire.

Some countries changed sides until modern times. Sweden only moved to driving on the right in 1967 and Iceland changed the following year. Ghana changed sides in 1974. On September 7, 2009, Samoa became the third country ever to change from left-to-right-hand driving for the reason that it made it easier to import(进口) cheap cars from right-hand driving Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

So if you want to travel to another country or go on business, make sure you know whether it is left-or right-hand driving to avoid unnecessary troubles.

【1】Which picture shows the correct driving in Britain?

A. B. C. D.

【2】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Sweden changed to drive on the right in 1974.

B. People drive on the left side of the road in Egypt.

C. People have known the exact reasons for driving on the left.

D. Napoleon helped with the spread of left-hand driving.

【3】What is the writer's purpose for writing this passage?

A. To explain the advantages of the two ways of driving.

B. To introduce the development of the two ways of driving.

C. To complain about the change of the two ways of driving.

D. To compare the differences of the two ways of driving.

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