–I’ve taken someone else’s green sweater by mistake.
–It ________ Harry’s. He always wears green.
A. could be B. will be C. mustn’t be D. has to be
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He is so humorous that he had us ________ all through the meal.
A. to laugh B. laugh C. laughing D. laughed
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It is the fact ______ Jane doesn’t know Jolin is a popular singer _______ surprises us all.
A. which; which B. that; that C. which; that D. that; which]
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These wild flowers are so special that I would do _______ I can to save them.
A. whichever B. that C. which D. whatever
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Listen! Some person ________ calling for you at the gate.
A. are B. is C. was D. will be
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Our English teacher is ________. He always kept us ________ in class.
A. amusing, amusing B. amusing, amused C. amused, amused D. amused, amusing
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–Is that the small town you often refer to?
–Right, just the one________ you know I used to work for years.
A. that B. which C. where D. what
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When his mother came home, he pretended ________ sound.
A. sleeping B. to sleep C. to have slept D. to be sleeping
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–What would you rather do, take a walk or swim?
–I ________ taking a walk ________ swimming.
A. would rather, than B. would like, than C. prefer to, than D. prefer, to
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All the employees except the manager ________ to work online at home.
A. are encouraged B. encourages C. is encouraged D. encourage
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---People should stop using private cars and start using public transport.
---________. The roads are too crowded as it is.
A. Go ahead B. All right C. Exactly D. Fine
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It is our ________ to enjoy mooncakes on Mid-Autumn night.
A. habit B. custom C. hobby D. rule
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－My teacher punished me this morning.
－Why? You’ve done nothing wrong, _________ I can see.
A. as long as B. as well as C. as far as D. as soon as
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These problems are different from each other, so they should be dealt with ________.
A. totally B. simply C. separately D. extremely
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The hunter ________ his gun against the tree and ________ down for a rest.
A. laid, lay B. lay, laid C. laid, lied D. lied, lay
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The island is about 1,000 feet ________ the coast.
A. on B. to C. from D. off
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Madam Curie won two Nobel Prizes for her scientific ________.
A. observation B. achievement C. determination D. consideration
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Americans eat ________ vegetables per person today as they did in 1970.
A. more than twice B. as twice as many
C. twice as many as D. more than twice as many
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Father never lets us ________ when talking to us.
A. cut in B. cut down C. cut off D. cut up
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Though she has achieved great success, she has never felt ________ with it.
A. proud B. content C. learned D. disappointed
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Where did all the tigers go? That’s what Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wants to know. India’s Sariska Project Tiger Reserve, once home to 26 tigers, is now home to none. Singh has ordered a police investigation into the 39 ，and created a new taskforce to save the 40 animals.
Tigers are an endangered species(物种). Half of the world’s tiger 41 live in India. For years, tigers have been disappearing from India’s national parks, but Sariska may be the last straw. And the government has to react.
On Thursday, Singh held the first meeting of 42 officials, wildlife experts, and related leaders, aiming to count the nation’s remaining tigers, and to come up with a plan to keep them safe.
It is not hard to guess why the tigers are disappearing. Poachers (偷猎者) can 43 the big cats for $50,000 each. Tiger skin and bones are popular in Chinese 44 . A single tiger tooth can fetch $120. Recently, a group of poachers admitted killing ten tigers in Sariska and were 45 .
“Indian tiger poaching is probably the biggest conservation problem in modern times.” said Belinda Wright, the head of the Wildlife Protection Society of India.
However, poaching isn’t the only 46 . Many poachers use advanced technologies, like night glasses and long–range binoculars. Forest security officers are paid so 47 that few of them bother to track down the poachers. Even if a security guard were to find a poacher, many carry only a stick to make him obey the law.
Tiger fans hope that Singh’s plans mean end for the poachers and 48 for the endangered species.
1.A. project B. disappearance C. reserve D. home
2. A. dangerous B. huge C. rare D. fierce
3.A. population B. percentage C. generation D. group
4. A. business B. trade C. army D. forest
5.A. raise B. hunt C. sell D. shoot
6. A. food B. tradition C. culture D. medicine
7.A. found B. arrested C. prohibited D. controlled
8. A. problem B. worry C. crime D. factor
9.A. commonly B. poorly C. slightly D. highly
10.A. success B. lamp C. hope D. achievement
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Computer programmer David Jones makes 35,000 pounds a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a credit card (信用卡). Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18.
The 16-year-old boy works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David’s firm puts two new games on the home market each month.
But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. In spite of his salary, made by inventing new programs within a quite short period of time, the bonus payments and profit-sharing (奖金和分红), he cannot drive a car, get some money from a bank to buy a house, or get credit cards.
He lives with his parents in their house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver. His firm has to pay ￡150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive.
David got his job with the firm a year after leaving school with six 0-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,” he said.
“I suppose 35,000 pounds sounds a lot but actually that’s not good enough. I hope it will come to more than that this year.” He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 20 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.
“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school,” he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I know what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.”
David added, “I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement (退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”
1.Why is David different from other young people of his age?
A. He earns a very high salary. B. He has not a job.
C. He does not go out much. D. He lives at home with his parents.
2.David’s greatest problem is ____________.
A. making the banks treat him as a grown-up B. inventing computer games
C. spending his salary D. learning to drive
3.He was hired by the firm because ____________.
A. he had worked in a computer shop B. he had written some computer programs
C. he worked very hard D. he had learned to use computers at school
4.He left school after taking six 0-levels because ____________.
A. he did not enjoy school
B. he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help him
C. he was afraid of getting too old to start computing
D. he wanted to earn a lot of money
5.Why does David think he might retire early?
A. One has to be young to write computer programs.
B. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire.
C. He thinks computer games might not always sell so well.
D. He thinks his firm might go bad.
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Scholars and researchers have tried to discover what personality characteristics go along with success in intercultural experiences. Their findings have often been unclear or incomplete. But three characteristics stand out in their reports: patience, a sense of humor, and the awareness of being unclear.
Patience, of course, is the ability to keep calm even when things do not go as one wants them to, or hopes they will, or has even been sure they will. Impatience sometimes brings improvements in relations with other people, but usually it does not.
A person with a sense of humor is less likely to take things too seriously and more ready to see the humor in his own reactions than a humorless person. The value of a sense of humor really needs to be paid more attention to.
The awareness of being unclear is a more difficult concept than patience or a sense of humor. Foreigners often find themselves in situations that are unclear to the newcomers. That is, they do not know what is happening in the situation. Perhaps they do not understand the local language well enough, or they do not know how some system or organization works, or they can’t be sure of different people’s roles in what is going on. “It’s like I just got here from the moon,” a Chinese graduate student who newly arrived in the United States said, “things are just so different here.”
1.The passage mainly tells us________.
A. that it’s not easy to travel abroad
B. that humor is very important in communication
C. of some characteristics in dealing with foreigners
D. of three main ways useful for communicating with foreigners
2.According to the passage, what characteristic should be most focused on?
A. Patience. B. The awareness of being unclear.
C. The sense of humor. D. Understanding each other.
3.“The awareness of being unclear” refers to________.
A. knowing the meaning of an exact situation
B. not stating clearly what happens
C. realizing the possible misunderstanding in a situation
D. being aware of the unclear situation
4.According to the writer, the Chinese students is________.
A. a hard-working student B. recently back from the moon
C. interested in the study of moon D. not used to the culture in America
5.Which of the following can best sum up the passage?
A. It is necessary to learn the language before you go to the country.
B. Americans are used to the culture of other countries.
C. One needs many characteristics to live in a foreign country.
D. To live in a foreign land one should get fully prepared.[
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If you have decided to take some English courses in the UK, there are some exams that you have to take to determine which classes you should be taking. The first exam that you have to take is the Key English Test, which determines how well you can handle speaking English on a day-to-day basis along with written English skills.
The KET has three parts. They are the basic reading and writing test, the listening exam and the speaking exam. Once you have passed this, you can take the PET exam, which stands for the Preliminary English Test. This test is just for people who already have both basic oral and written skills.
If you can read such items as newspapers, signs, magazines and books, you may be ready to take the next step. Try practicing your writing skills as well and when you think you have good enough writing skills, take this test. There are three sections to this test, the reading, writing and spoken English comprehension skills.
Once you have successfully passed the PET test, you can then move on to the more advanced classes and tests, like the FCE, which is the First Certificate Exam. This exam is harder and more advanced than the other tests. If your job depends on English speaking or writing, then this test is a must to pass. You will need to have passed the last two tests in order to take this one. You will also need to have more of a background when it comes to the English language. By passing the FCE, you have showed that your English speaking ability is of high level.
信息要点:
| ________1.________to be taken | Details |
| The KET (the Key English Test) | This test contains ________2.________, the listening exam and the speaking exam. |
| The PET (the Preliminary English Test) | This test contains ________3.________ parts: the reading, writing and spoken English comprehension skills. |
| ________4.________ (the First Certificate Exam) | This exam is ________5.________ of all the tests. |
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根据短文内容，在空格中填入一个合适的单词，单词的首字母已给出。
Some humor can be cruel but some people seem to enjoy seeing other people’s bad luck at times. Perhaps it makes us feel more c________1.________ with our life because we feel there is someone else w________2.________ off than ourselves. However, Chaplin made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed. The character in The Little Tramp was a social f________3. , but he won the love of audience for his determination to o________4.________ difficulties and being kind to others. In his film The Gold Rush, Chaplin successfully made a sad situation e________5.________ by eating a boiled shoe.
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根据短文内容，选择合适的单词填到空格中，并使用该词的恰当形式。每个单词只能用一次。
| arrive agriculture custom feast independent sad |
It is obvious that festivals are times of happiness, fun and excitement, not of 1..
There are festivals to celebrate almost every kind of happy event. Some are for 2.
reasons, such as the beginning of the planting season or at harvest time. Others are in memory of one-time events, such as the 3. of a country or the 4. of a famous person, like Columbus Day in the USA. No matter what the reason, however, festivals are always times for great 5. with lots to eat, special and often new clothing to wear and generally lots of fun.
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1.他表达了一个愿望，他会下个月来参观中国。(express; 同位语从句)
2.我们认为学习英语和电脑在现代非常重要。(it作形式宾语)
3.春天树木不仅复苏，而且长得很快。(not only…but also…; come to life)
4. 当地政府应该阻止毒气泄漏。(prevent…from…)
5.我想先得到一些工作经验，而不是直接上大学。(rather than)
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我国文化遗产是人类文明的重要组成部分，获
联合国文化遗产保护大奖第一名的广裕祠是其代表
之一。你的美国朋友Patti写信给你想了解其情况。
【写作内容】
请根据以下信息以英语书信形式给Patti写封回信。
字数为100~120个词。信的开头和结尾已给出。
1．广裕祠位于广东省从化市。
2．据说建于1426~1435年间。占地约900平方米。
3．始建后历代均有维修，有七处文字记载。
4．广东第一次发现有确切建筑年代的古建筑。
5．当地村民与政府珍爱文化遗产，精心保护与修复。
6．2003年获联合国文化遗产保护大奖第一名。
Dear Patti,
As you know, cultural relics are a very important part of human civilizations. So I feel proud to introduce Guangyu Temple to you.
Yours truly,
Li Ping
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