They go out       their way to make me      at home .

I can’t wait        the present box .

Many boys and girls are made _____ what they’re not _____.

Richard found work in a big office after he had finished college. He liked to use his (1)____and was good (2)_____ his work. So he was often paid more than his workmates and he worked (3)______. But something was wrong with the young man one month. He couldn't fall (4)____ at night. So he was always (5)____ in the daytime and often made mistakes. He had to go to a hospital. The (6)______ looked him over and (7)_____ him to buy some highly effective sleeping pills(高效安眠药). He took them (8)_______ the went to bed. Soon after that he went to (9)_____.   Richard (10)_______ in the morning, he had a look at the (11)_____ on the wall. It was a quarter to seven. He got up and went to work after (12)____ . As soon as he went in the office, he said to the head of the office, "Good morning, Mr. Clarke! I've(13)_______  had a good sleep like last night's. And I'm feeling (14)_______better now!"   "Skunk(混蛋)!"the head (15)_____ loudly.”We've looked for you for two days! I wanted you to do something important, but it's too late now!"

What is color? Why do some of the things around us look red, some green, others blue?

Colors are really made by deflected (反射) light. We see color because most of the things reflect light. In the same way, if something is green, it reflects most of the green light. If something reflects all light, it is white. If it doesn’t reflect any light, it is black.

Some of the light is reflected and some is taken in (吸引) and turned into (变成) heat (热能).The darker the color is, the less light is reflected, the more light is taken in. So dark-colored clothes are warmer in the sun than light-colored clothes.

1.When something reflects light, we can _____.

2.Something looks white because it reflects _____.

3.the dark-colored clothes are warm because ____ is taken in.

4.In summer ______ make people feel cool.

5.What’s the best title(标题)of this passage( 短文 )?

One day Mrs. Wilson went shopping with Tracy and Ben. They went to the supermarket in the new shopping center.” Why do you buy things here?” Tracy wanted to know. “Because they are cheaper here than at the corner store near our home,” Mrs. Wilson said.” Help me check the prices, please.” The Wilsons were not rich and Mrs. Wilson was always careful with her money. She looked carefully after the prices of things. She bought lots of things in the supermarket. When they got home, the children said,“ We don’t think you saved money by going to the supermarket.” “Of course I did,” Mrs. Wilson said. “ Everything was cheaper there.” “We know,” the children said,“ but we came home by taxi because we had too much to carry. The taxi fare was more than the money that you save! ” Mrs. Wilson added everything up. Her children were right.

1.The things at the corner store were ______than those in the supermarket.

2.Mrs. Wilson ______ in the end.

3.From the passage we know the children were _________.

4.Mrs. Wilson will _____________.

5.The best title for the passage is ____________.

In western countries, especially in America, some social customs have lasted still today. For example, ladies first, that is to say, women in those countries are respected(尊重) in many ways. In the U.S. and Europe, you will see men usually open doors for women and women generally walk ahead of men into a room or a restaurant unless the man have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or to give other services. On the street, men almost walk or across the street on the side of the ladies which is closer to traffic, but if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk between them.

1.In this passage “customs” especially refer to _______.

2.When you introduce a group of people in English, you will probably begin with  _______.

3.In which country people may think it strange that men should open doors for women?

4.Which of the following statements is not true?

5.Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of this passage?

单词拼写

1.We often put food and vegetables in the fridge to keep it           （新鲜） .

2.People from Colombia are pretty          (宽松的) about time .

3.Don’t lie to me! Please tell me the t         .（真相）

4.The restaurant s          （招待）many people every day.

5.I love Italy, e           （特别）when I read one article about The leaning Tower of Pisa.

6.You are ______ (应该) to shake hands when you meet a Chinese friend.

7.A knife is used for _______(切) things.

8.Everything was ______( familiar ) with me because I was in Japan for the first time?

9.________ ( 花 ) time with family and friends is very important.

10.The cake t_________（尝起来） delicious. Would you pass me one more?

短文填空

Restaurant owners have to know how    1    （make）food. They also have to

know how to make money. Here are some things they  2   (learn)from scientific studies . The color red makes people hungry . Red also makes customers   3   (eat) faster. Many fast food restaurant, therefore , have red furniture or walls. Soft colors like pink and light blue make people   4 (relax),so they spend more time   5   (eat) their meals. Soft lighting makes people look good , but it makes food look bad.. Loud music may be nice at first, but it soon makes people want  6    (leave). Hard seats also make customers want to eat quickly and  7    (leave) . Many restaurants, especially fast food restaurants,  8   (use) this knowledge to make customers eat faster. Because customers    9    (stay) very long, small restaurants can   10     (serve) many people every day .

The clock struck（敲）eight，but I was still on the bed．I could hear it was blowing strongly．“It must be windy outside，” I thought． I came to the small town a week ago． I sold some clothes to a ten and friends．So I tried to meet the manager and ask him to pay for them．I was out of luck（运气不好）．He went to London and I had to wait for him here．There was no theatre here but a cinema．The films were all too old．I preferred staying in the small hotel to sitting in the cold cinema． Half an hour later，I felt hungry．I had to get up．It was white everywhere and some children were skiing down the hill．On my way to the small restaurant，I saw a boy fall on to a rock （岩石）．I ran to him quickly and carried him to a hospital．Soon his parents came here．Now I knew the boy was just the manager's son．He thanked me very much and gave me the money after we had a dinner．

1.What was the weather like ？

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2.What did the writer come to the town for？

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3.Why did the writer prefer staying in the hotel？

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4.When did the writer get up？

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5.Why did the manager thank the writer？

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