More attention should be paid __________ English.
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A.to speak |
B.for spoken |
C.of speaking |
D.to speaking |
He once studied in Zhejiang University, ________he went abroad for further study.
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A.after which |
B.where |
C.in which |
D.which |
The day________ he was looking forward________ in the end.
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A.when; to come |
B.which; to come |
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C.when; to came |
D.which; to came |
Dear Cassy,
Thanks for reminding me by e-mail that you want to baby-sit our children. Although you are only 12 years old, my wife and I would be willing to consider your application(申请)if you can meet(满足) a few requirements:
1)Send us three letters from teachers who will prove that you have never failed to follow instructions perfectly in class and never failed to hand in your homework on time.
2)Send us a note from two doctors who will prove that you are in perfect health, have never been sick, and never will be sick.
3)Send us a document from your physical education teacher or team coach that proves that you can do each of the following: Run two miles in less than four minutes, climb an oiled rope to a height of twenty feet in thirty seconds while balancing a glass of water on your nose, and walk in bare feet over hot coals and broken glass without injury.
4)Send us notarized(得到公证的)letters from at least two mental health experts saying that you have never had an envious thought towards other people.
5)Play and defeat five expert chess players while blindfolded(蒙着眼睛)after going without sleep for 48 hours.
6)Wait patiently(耐心地)for two years while we have investigators(调查)certify(确保)that all your documents(文件)are real.
Your loving and trusting friends,
The Smiths
1.The Smiths send their message to Cassy by .
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A.e-mail |
B.a letter |
C.a newspaper |
D.a report |
2.According to the first paragraph, .
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A.the Smiths must have had an advertisement made, saying that they want someone to look after their children |
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B.the Smiths have informed Cassy that they need some children |
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C.the Smiths have promised to provide what Cassy asked for |
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D.the Smiths would be very glad if Cassy can meet their requirements |
3.What is the attitude of the Smiths about hiring the 12-year old girl to look after their baby?
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A.The Smiths try to tell her how to baby-sit children. |
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B.The Smiths don’t think a girl is good for the job. |
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C.The Smiths don’t want to hire her. |
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D.The Smiths are willing to offer her the job. |
4.Which of the requirements mentioned by the Smiths do you think Cassy can meet?
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A.All of them |
B.Half of them |
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C.None of them |
D.Most of them |
People express their personalities in their clothes, their cars, and their homes. Our diets can also show our personalities because we might choose certain food to tell people something about us.
For example, some people mainly enjoy high quality food, such as caviar (鱼子酱) and lobster (龙虾), and they eat only in expensive restaurants – never in cafeterias or bars. They know about the “better things in life”.
Some people choose not to eat meat. Vegetarians often have more in common than just their diet. Their personalities might be similar too. For instance, vegetarians in the United States and Canada may be creative people, and they might not enjoy competitive sports or jobs. They worry about the health of the world, and they are probably strongly against the war.
Some people eat mostly fast food. One study shows that many fast-food eaters have a lot in common, but they are very different from vegetarians. They are competitive and good at business. They are also usually in a hurry. Many fast-food eaters might not agree with this description of their personalities, but it is a common picture of them.
Some people also believe that people of the same astrological sign(星座)have similar food personalities. Aries (born under the sign of Aries, between March 21 and April 20) usually like spicy foods, with a lot of onions and pepper. People with the sign of Taurus (April 21 to May 22) prefer healthful fruits and vegetables, but they often eat too much. Sagittarius (November 22 to December.22) like traditional food from many different countries.
What is your food personality?
1.Why do some people mainly eat high quality food?
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A.They want to show off their wealth. |
B.Food can show off their social position. |
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C.They want to enjoy better things in life. |
D.They are wiser than any other persons. |
2.A vegetarian may be a person________.
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A.who is believed to be a peace – lover |
B.who values the importance of success |
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C.who cares little about the future of the world |
D.who shows his power to make money |
3.From the passage, we can draw a conclusion that_____________.
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A.food is just a mirror of the human history |
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B.we can know a person from what he eats |
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C.people are particular about the food they eat |
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D.what people eat may change their personalities |
Dorothea Shaw is 71 years old and nearly blind, and she chose to live alone far away from people. She lives in Belize — a county the size of Wales with a population only that of Swansea. Her home is at Gales Point, a tiny village which can be reached only by sea or air; after a 10-mile walk into the hills one finally reaches a piece of land and two small houses so hidden in the thick over-grown forest that only a handful of people know Dorothea is there.
She lives happily and totally alone – growing her vegetables, looking after her trees and dogs, cats and chickens. Once a month or so an old friend passes by with her food supplies and letters-usually including a letter from her sister in Scunthorpe and some bits of clothing from friends in Canada. Sometimes a local man will come and cut wood for her and a group of British soldiers will come across her and be greeted with the offer of a cup of coffee.
At night she lies in her tiny sleeping room with the dogs on the floor, the cats on the table near the typewriter and one of the hens settled down in a corner of the bookshelf, and listens for hours to any Spanish, English, German or French broadcasts she can find on her radio. Sometimes she gets lonely but most of the time the animals and the radio are company enough.
But recently the very things that she had tried to get free from so well have begun to catch up with her. The peace of the forest has been destroyed by the noise of earth-moving machines not many miles away. What she once only heard of distantly on the radio is now on her doorstep. Things began to change three years ago. The new main north-south road in Belize was cut through the forest only four or five miles away. “Now more people know I’m here.” She says. “I feel more and more uneasy each day.”
1.Dorothea’s small houses ________.
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A.are entirely surrounded by trees |
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B.have always been her home |
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C.were built for just a few people |
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D.are in a county with the same population as Wales |
2.Dorothea lives in the tiny village because ________.
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A.she doesn’t like living near people |
B.she is too old to move |
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C.machines destroyed her home |
D.there’s nowhere else for her to live |
3. Dorothea doesn’t get lonely since she has _______ with her.
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A.her sister |
B.some animals |
C.friends from Canada |
D.a postman |
4.Dorothea spends a lot of time __________.
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A.growing all the food she needs |
B.cutting down trees |
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C.listening to the radio |
D.studying languages |