Prom(毕业舞会) is the last and biggest dance of t...

Prom(毕业舞会) is the last and biggest dance of the school year in the US, usually only for junior or senior students. This one big night costs teens and parents a lot of money.

Girls buy dresses while boys rent tuxedos(燕尾服). Girls usually get their hair, makeup and nails done for this special dance, and boys may rent a car to drive to the event and buy their date flowers. All of this adds up to a lot of money—an average of over $900 in 2015.

And that’s not where it stops. It’s becoming more common for teens to ask their dates(舞伴) to go with them to the dance in a special and public way. Lately, people are calling it a promposal(高中舞会)，or a prom proposal(求婚), because teens are putting almost as much hard work into it as a wedding proposal.

It is said that the average promposal costs about one third of the total cost of prom. Prom is a great chance to dress up, dance and have fun with friends. But there can also be a lot of added pressure for teens to look good and impress their friends, which may take away some of the fun.

1.What is prom in the US?

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2.How much did students spend preparing for prom in 2015?

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3.Why is asking a date to prom called a promposal nowadays?

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4.Do students spend a lot on promposals?

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5.Where did the pressure for teens come from?

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It is well-known that the “prom”, a formal dance held at the end of high school or college, is an important date in every student’s life. What is less well-known is that the word “prom” comes from the verb “to promenade”, which means to walk around, beautifully dressed, in order to attract attention. The idea is that you should see and be seen by others.

The prom is not just an American tradition, though most people believe that it started in America. In Canada the event is called a “formal”. In Britain and Australia the old fashioned word “dance” is more and more frequently being referred to as a “prom”. Most countries have some form of celebration when students finish high school: after all, it means the end of life as a child, and the beginning of life as an adult.

The prom is expensive to organize and the tickets can cost students a lot of money. The tradition is that students themselves have to raise the money to pay for it. Selling the students newspapers is one way to raise money; so is taking a part-time job at the weekend.

Although the prom should be the experience of a lifetime, it also worries many students. There is the problem of what to wear, who to take as your partner, who will be voted “prom queen”, etc. And it is not only students who feel worried. What many parents find difficult is the realization that their children’s school days are almost over. However, for most people at the prom, once the music starts playing, everyone relaxes and stops worrying.

1.In which country is the prom called a “formal”?

A. America.         B. Canada.        C. Britain.      D. Australia.

2.Why is the prom important in the students’ lives?

A. It’s the sign of becoming an adult.

B. It’s an old tradition in many countries.

C. There are many problems to work out.

D. The students can raise money by themselves.

3.What is the passage mainly about?

A. The history of the prom.

B. The traditions of the prom.

C. The development of the prom.

D. The general information of the prom.

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It was the junior high prom(毕业舞会) night, I sat in the car waiting for my son to come out. Seeing him ___ a tuxedo(燕尾服) for the first time, my feelings were mixed. ___ I realized it, he had become a teenager. The moment he got into the car, he couldn’t wait to share the prom with me. A smile ___ across my face.

“This is the ___ night I have ever had,’’ he said. He began telling the story just like ___ a bag of beans. “I was talking with Jane when we saw a girl standing off into a dark corner alone, crying. Jane asked me to go dancing with the girl, but I said that Jane was ___ because I didn’t even know who the girl was. Jane wouldn’t stop and said that I had a(n) ___ to do something special by dancing with the girl. I knew __she was crying. Everybody could see that she was a little overweight and __ invited her to dance. I wanted to, but I was afraid that I’d be laughed at. What if she turned me ___. It took me a lot of ___ to go over and ask if she wanted to dance. She said yes and we walked out to the dance floor. I felt my face turned red, but it was ____ and I didn’t think others noticed. I thought everyone was looking at us, ____ no one laughed and we danced the whole dance. What happened next was unexpected. After I danced with the girl, a lot of guys started dancing with girls __ hadn’t danced yet. It was only three minutes, but I was happy that I did something ___ tonight. I learned something, too.”

I could see tears in his eyes. I gave my son a hug and told him, “I’m so proud of you.”

Choose the best choice from A, B or C according to the passage you read.

1.A. on B. in C. with

2.A. After B. Before C. Because

3.A. set B. stopped C. spread

4.A. best B. worst C. longest

5.A. filling B. picking C. emptying

6.A. crazy B. nice C. lucky

7.A. right B. chance C. ability

8.A. why B. when C. how

9.A. every body B. somebody C. nobody

10.A. down B. off C. over

11.A. patience B. courage C. energy

12.A. dark B. bright C. cold

13.A. so B. or C. but

14.A. which B. who C. whose

15.A. strange B. interesting C. special

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Zishi Middle School is one of _____ schools in Haian and it has become _____ .

A. the biggest, much famous           B. biggest, more famous

C. the biggest, even more famous      D. bigger, much famous

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It is reported that nearly 　　　　　　　　 foreign kids joined a British boarding school last year, and a third of them came from China.

A. nine thousand　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. nine thousands

C. nine thousand of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. nine thousands of

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Jane Scott is fourteen and the year before last she began to study in a middle school. She likes dancing and singing and spends a lot of time on them. But she hates math and does not work hard at it. She thinks it difficult to learn. She falls behind her classmates and once failed the math exam. She decides to drop it. Her father is angry with her when he knows about it.

It was Sunday. Mr Scott gave a call to his sister, who teaches math in another school. He hoped she would come and tell his daughter how to learn math. The woman came quickly and said. “You’re a clever girl, Jane. I’m sure you’ll soon do well in math if you work hard at it.”

“I’m afraid I can’t, Aunt,” said Jane, “Girls can’t be good at math.”

“I don’t think so,” said the woman. “I was good at it when was a girl. You must do more exercises and practice a math problem again and again until you master it. Remember: Practice makes perfect. Well, it’s a math problem. Think about it and practice it again, and you’ll work it out.”

“OK,” said the girl, “Let me try.”

About an hour later, Jane took the exercise book to her aunt and said, “I’ve done the problem ten times.”

“Well done!” her aunt said happily, “What result did you get?”

“Ten answers.”

1.Jane has difficulty in learning ______.

2.Jane Why does Jane fall behind classmates in math?

3. Mr Scott wanted her sister to help with her because______.

4.The woman told her _______.

5.Which of the following is true?

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The number of students in our school _________ by over 20 percent in the last three years .

A. is fallen　　　　 B.has fallen

C. are fallen　　　　 D. have fallen

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The number of students in our school _________ by over 20 percent in the last three years .

A.is fallen　　　　　 　　　　 B.has fallen

C.are fallen　　　 　　　　 　 D.have fallen

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The library ________ we built last year is the biggest one in Guangzhou.

A. what　　　　 B. who　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　 D. where

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It's that time of the year--graduation. The end of school year is nearly in sight, and it's an especially big deal if you're finishing high school or college.

One amazing 16-year-old Florida girl, Grace Bush, graduated from both high school and college this week! She actually got her college diploma before her high school diploma. How did she manage to do that?

"Hard work and great attention, " she told a local TV news station, "have made me succeed in doing high school and college at the same time." She started taking college courses when she was just 13. She would often get up at 5: 30 a m. and go to bed after 11: 00 p. m.

Doing both at the same time is a huge achievement, and it has also helped her family save money. She's one of the 9 children, all home-schooled until the age of 13. Her father is a math professor while her mother is a part-time history teacher in a high school. Grace Bush has earned her college degree in law, with a nearly perfect GPA of 3.8 and she hopes to become a lawyer one day, although her parents expect her to teach at university. By the way. she also played basketball in her college team in her spare time.

1.In what way is Grace amazing?

A. She is a 16-year-old Florida girl

B. She finished high school this week.

C. She worked very hard at her lessons every day.

D. She graduated from both high school and college at 16.

2.Which picture might Graces diploma look like?

3.What is the key to grace's success?

A. Taking college courses at 13.

B. Working hard at her courses.

C. Growing up in a professor’s family.

D. Having a dream of becoming a teacher.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph?

A. The Bushes have 13 children altogether.

B. Graces mother is a full-time history teacher.

C. Grace wants to teach at university in the future.

D. Grace received her education at home before 13.

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