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　　There are some stories behind English words．

　　You've spent a lot of time studying how to use English in a proper way．But have you ever wondered why English speakers say some of the things they say?For example, why do they say“an easy task”is“a piece of cake”?Why do the two letters“OK”means“all right”?

　　Many English words and phrases have stories behind them．Sometimes these stories can help us look back into old western history．Let's take a look at a few of the original * common English words and phrases：

　　“OK”was an American who lived in the 19th century．His name was“Old Kinderhook”．In one year he was trying to take the place of the leader of his town．His supporters went around the town shouting“OK\OK\”The supporters thought their future leader was“all right”．The expression caught on, and now if something is“all right”, people like to say“OK|”

　　Boss*

　　Is your boss nice to you?If not, just be glad you weren't living in the old times．Back to that time, bosses could do anything bad to their men and could even beat* them!That explains why the word“boss”comes from an old German word meaning“to beat”．

　　A piece of cake

　　A famous American writer named Ogden Nash lived in the 1930s．Many readers enjoyed his poems and wrote them down in their notebooks．In one of his poems, Nash wrote,“Her picture's in the papers now, and life's a piece of cake．”His readers found these words interesting and quickly wrote them down．They thought that if one picture in a newspaper could make you famous, wouldn't life be easy?

　　For nearly 70 years,“a piece of cake”has meant any task or activity that is easy．

(1)

Some of English words can tell us stories about ________．
[　　]
A．	how people learned English
B．	how English speakers create the words
C．	how people spoke English
D．	how people taught others to speak English

(2)

The word“boss”in old German means“________”．
[　　]
A．	to work
B．	to help
C．	to beat
D．	to kill

(3)

“OK”comes from“________”．
[　　]
A．	Old King
B．	Old Kindman
C．	Old Kinderhook
D．	Old Mcdonald

(4)

In this passage“a piece of cake”means“________”．
[　　]
A．	an easy task or activity
B．	a difficult task or activity
C．	a simple newspaper to read
D．	a famous picture in a newspaper

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　　This was one of my favorite games when I was a little girl．My sisters and I used to play it for hours at a time．

　　We had twenty-six small square pieces of cardboard．

　　On each of these we had printed an English letter．Before we started to play we decided what the game would be about．For example，we chose to play flowers．One of us would then mix up the cards and turn over one of them．If the letter on the card happened to be P we would try to think，as quickly as possible，of a flower which began with P，such as pansy or pink．The one who first gave the name of the flower received that card．This was done with each of the twenty-six cards．At the end the person who had the most cards won the game．

(1)

On each piece of cardboard there was a ________．
[　　]
A．	flower
B．	number
C．	letter
D．	girl

(2)

I used to play with my ________．
[　　]
A．	brother
B．	mother
C．	friends
D．	sisters

(3)

The number of the pieces of cardboard was ________．
[　　]
A．	30
B．	26
C．	6
D．	4

(4)

We chose what the game would be about ________．
[　　]
A．	before we began
B．	the last thing
C．	in the middle of the game
D．	as the cards were turned

(5)

The winner ________．
[　　]
A．	spoke the loudest
B．	touched the card first
C．	thought the most quickly
D．	saw the letter first

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（Shiyan Daily, May3,2000）The shopping Centre will open on May 8. Everybody with today’s Shiyan Daily will get a small present that day. You are welcome. Telephone: 8885619; Address: No. 16 Hong Kong Street.

（Evening Paper, May 19） Ying Hua Middle School needs a foreign teacher. He（She）must have worked in China for more than 2 years and had better come from the USA. The pay is ￥ 20,000 a year. In ten days this piece of advertisement（广告）will be useful.

Telephone: 8866177. Address: No. 6 People Road.

(China Football, February 3) Shanghai Shenhua Team & Beijing Gua’an Team

Time: February 8, Sunday (3:00 p.m.)

Place: Hankou Stadium (体育馆)

Name: China Cup Football Contest

Coaches: Xu Genbao, Jim Zhiyang

Ticket Price: RMB 25 yuan (for adults成人)

　　　　 RMB 15 yuan (for students)

51. If a customer（顾客）goes to the biggest Shopping Centre with Shiyan Daily of May 3,2000, he will get a small present ______.

　 A. every day　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. from Shiyan Daily

　 C. on May 8,2000 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on May 3,2000

52. If an American teacher has worked in China for 3 years and comes to Ying Hua Middle School to ask for the job in June, he will _______.

　 A. get a bad job　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. not get the job

　 C. be a good teacher 　　　　　　　　　 D. be useful

53. When and where will the football match be?

　 A. In Hankou Stadium on Sunday.　　 B. In Hankou Stadium on February 3.

　 C. In Guo’an on February 8.　　　　 D. In Shenhua Stadium at 3:00 on February 8.

54. If three adults（成人）and six students want to watch the match, the tickets will cost RMB ______ yuan.

　 A. 165　　　　 B. 135　　　　　 C. 195　　　　　 D. 225

55. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

　 A. The Shopping Centre is in No. 16 Hong Kong Street.

　 B. The telephone number of Ying Hua Middle School is 8866177.

　 C. Xu Genbao is a coach.

D. The match is between Beijing Team and Guo’an Team.

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－Whose names are these, ________ or yours?

－________．I don’t know all of the students in Class 5, so I have ________ on this piece of paper．

[　　]

A．their; Theirs; them

B．their; Theirs; they

C．theirs; Theirs; them

D．theirs; They; them

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　 Most of the big museums in China have calligraphy collections. See our Museums Tours.

　 For travelers who are interested in the history and culture of Chinese calligraphy, Museum of Chinese Characters in Anyang City, Henan Province is a good choice. The Stele Forest Museum in Xi’an City houses many works of famous ancient calligraphers as well as precious stone sculptures (雕塑).

38. Where can we find this piece of writing?

　 A. In a story book.　　　　　　　　 B. In a textbook.

C. In a cookbook. D. In a travel magazine.

39. What can we see in the Stele Forest Museum in Xi’an City?

　 A. Statue of ancient calligraphers.　　 B. Precious stone sculptures.

　 C. City houses D. Famous workers.

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