It’s funny how readily we “take the advice of...

It’s funny how readily we “take the advice of complete strangers” when shopping online. More than 80 percent of Americans say they read online reviews at least some of the time. But on sites such as Amazon and Yelp, businesses have learnt to “making the most of the rating system to the seller’s or the platform’s advantage”, eventually “making the star-rating scale useless”. Even in the case of confirmed reviews, it can be hard to know what the stars mean.

Amazon has stepped up the effort to provide transparency said Louise Matsakis in Wired.com. Its “Vine voices” program sends free products for testing to an invite-only community of “trusted reviewers”. Amazon has also started ranking its Top 10,000 Contributors on a daily leaderboard not “just by the number of reviews a person has but also by how many customers found their feedback to be helpful”. The current No.1 reviewer, a 45-year-old from North Dakota who has posted nearly 2,500 comments since 2002, has owned a bakery in Oregon, worked for a small newspaper, and had a 10-year stretch in the Navy as a nuclear welding inspector. Now he spends his time testing everything from fryers to popcorn makers, though he exceeded its weight limit by 70 pounds.

But sellers are still finding ways to deceive prospective buyers, said a reviewer. He said, “I identified more than 150 private Facebook groups where sellers openly exchange free products for five-star reviews. I joined four of them and was annoyed with a flurry of private messages from sellers. One offered to pay me $10 for a splendid review of what was already ‘one of the highest-ranked iPhone chargers’, with 3,971 five-star reviews and a trusted ‘Amazon choice’ label. When it arrived, the charger broke within minutes. I reached out to Amazon and those thousands of five-star reviews for the charger disappeared.”

The product now has 11 reviews and holds a rating of 2.5 stars. But before all those five-star reviews disappeared, how many shoppers spotted this $ 13.99 charger pack on Amazon’s first-page results and fell for the trick?

1.What action has Amazon taken to make the star-rating scale useful?

A.Provide effectively checked comments for consumers.

B.Give priority to the advantage of customers.

C.Decide on contributors’ rank by the quantity of reviews.

D.Get reliable reviewers to test products before their release.

2.What does the underlined word “deceive” in the third paragraph most probably mean?

A.Persuade. B.Instruct.

C.Interest. D.Cheat.

3.What do we know about the charger seller in the last two paragraphs?

A.He convinced buyers to obtain free products.

B.He attempted to obtain excellent reviews by purchase.

C.He was in hot water and deleted all untrusted reviews.

D.He tricked buyers and disappeared from Amazon.

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.The Efforts of Amazon

B.The Application of Rating System

C.Not Every Star Shines So Bright

D.Don’t Fall for the Trick of Sellers

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Nowadays, how we can take good care of _______old is becoming _______hot and serious topic.

A. the; a　　　 B. a; the

C. a; a　　　　 D. the; the

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English is full of funny expressions that don’t always make sense. What do they mean? How do we use them? And where did they come from? Idioms are phrases and sentences that do not mean exactly what they say. Even if you know the meaning of each word you see or hear, you may not understand the idiom because you don’t understand the culture behind it. Here are some English idioms based on animals.

When children jump around and act silly, for example, their parents may tell them to stop “monkeying around”. To “monkey around” means to do things that are not useful or serious, or to simply waste time.

But spending time playing with their family pets wouldn’t count as “monkeying around”. Many American families have a pet dog, which keeps the children company and makes them happy. Bu for some reason, which American language experts do not know, Americans use “dog” in a phrase that means to feel unwell. If you are “as sick as a dog”, you’re really, really sick and will have to stay home and rest or even go and see a doctor.

Apart from dogs, cats are also beloved in U.S. households. Sometimes you may hear them mentioned in Americans’ conversations, “I told you to keep that secret, but you have just ‘let the cat out of the bag’!” You probably guessed it — that idiom means to reveal a secret or tell facts that were previously unknown.

Dogs and cats don’t always get along, but they appear side by side in a commonly used idiom. When it rains heavily, people might say it’s “raining cats and dogs” outside.

Bad weather often ruins people’s plans for outdoor activities. But on a lovely day, they can go on an outing or have a picnic in the park. If a swarm of tiny bugs decide they love your picnic food and start to hover (盘旋) around you and your friends, then it would be really annoying, wouldn’t it? That experience perfectly explains why people often tell someone who keeps bothering them to “stop bugging me”.

Idioms are very common in both spoken and written English, so learning them is very important. If you need to understand English, or if you want to speak or write natural-sounding English, you have to learn idioms.

1.According to Paragraph 1, idioms are_____.

A.phrases and sentences based on animals

B.expressions with rich cultural background

C.funny expressions that always make sense

D.the total sum of the meanings of the words

2.“Monkeying around” can be used to describe children_____.

A.jumping around and wasting time

B.doing something useful and serious

C.playing with monkeys with their parents

D.spending time playing with their family pets

3.What can be learned from the text?

A.Dogs and cats are friends by nature.

B.Bugs can be used to show your annoyance.

C.Americans believe cats can give away secrets.

D.Americans know the origin of the idiom “as sick as a dog”.

4.How does the text mainly develop?

A.By sharing experiences. B.By making comparisons.

C.By providing examples. D.By quoting experts' words.

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.How long do you think ______ will take to complete the sports center？

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How long do you think ______ will take to complete the sports center？

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----- How on earth did these problems _______?

----- Because they ignored the advice of the expert．

A．come across                                    B．come down

C．come on                                        D．come about

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The story of how I got my new job，and came to be on such good terms with my boss is a funny one. It happened like this. I was cycling along a street on my way to the __________ A yellow car passed me and suddenly _________ right in front of me，as there was another car coming in the other direction. I had to brake hard and I hit another　　 ______ We both fell，but fortunately ___________of us was hurt. I was extremely angry! I saw that a little further up the road the traffic lights had turned red. I cycled as fast as I could and saw that the driver in the yellow car was _________at the red light. 1 was still so angry that I went up to tell him what I________ him. I cycled in front of him, got off my bicycle and laid it down on the road in front of his car _________ he couldn't drive off. Then I told him what a bad driver I thought he was. I told him that he had knocked two people off their bicycles and had nearly __________ a bad accident. I told him that he was a __________to other people on the road. I went on shouting at him ___________ everyone was looking at him. His face became red. When the light turned green, I said to him," "Don't be so stupid __________ Drive carefully so that everyone can enjoy a long time. "Then I　　 ______ my bicycle and rode on.

Fortunately, I was on time for the interview. It was an important job, and I wanted the job very much. I walked ___the room where three people were waiting to interview me. There was a woman who was the boss of the office in which I wanted to work. There was a man with whom I would have to work together and finally the manager of the company -the _________of the yellow car! We looked at each other for a moment in great surprise and total _______What should I do now? I decided to look on the whole matter as a great joke!

I laughed and said," Yes, we' ve already met, haven't we? I remember that the last time we met I did_________of the talking, so perhaps I should let you do the talking this time. "

For a moment I saw him thinking. Then he realized that I was not going to say __________ about his bad driving. The interview went very well. I told the company about my work experience and answered their questions as well as I could. Two days later I received a letter____________ me the job. I was pleased that the manger had decided not to be angry with me for having been so _________Now I ________ about it and say to everyone that I dare tell my manager exactly what I think of him.

1.A. company B. ceremony C. interview D. anniversary

2.A. cut in B. cut off C. cut down D. cut through

3.A. car B. cyclist C. driver D. tree

4.A. both B. either C. neither D. one

5.A. driving B. waiting C. apologizing D. denying

6.A. talked about B. insisted on C. ran after D. thought of

7.A. so that B. even though C. in case D. on account

8.A. met B. missed C. caused D. killed

9.A. manager　　　　 · B. expert C. partner D. danger

10.A. because B. while C. but D. if

11.A. in the future B. all your life C. in the car D. in front of me

12.A. made up B. came up C. gave up D. picked up

13.A. around B. into C. across D. away

14.A. owner B. buyer C. passenger D. driver

15.A. anger B. forgiveness C. silence D. appreciation

16.A. most B. least C. best D. worst

17.A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything

18.A. offering B. helping C. forcing D. donating

19.A. considerate B. patient C. rude D. forgetful

20.A. make promises B. learn lessons C. tell truths D. make jokes

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We completed one third of the project, and the loan _______ in place, we had to delay the rest till the next month.

A. not arranged B. was not arranged

C. not arranging D. had not been arranged

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The story of how I got my job was a funny one.

One day, I was _______ along a street to an interview when a yellow car suddenly _______ in. _______another car coming in the other _______, I had to brake hard and _______ another cyclist. We both fell, but _______ neither of us was hurt. I became _______ and cycled as fast as possible to the driver of the yellow car to tell him how I considered him. I told him what a bad _______I thought he was and that he was a(n) _______ to other people on the road. His face turned ________. I warned him not to drive ________ in the future so that everyone else could enjoy a long life.

I was in time for the ________. Having walked into the room, to my ________, I found one of the three interviewers ________ to be the driver of the yellow car. We looked at each other for a while, ________silent. Then I decided to look ________ the whole matter as a great joke! I ________ and told him that I talked much the last time we met and that this time it was turn for him to talk a great deal. Lost in thought for a while, he ________ that I was not going to say anything about his bad driving. The interview went________. Two days later, I received a letter offering me the job. I was pleased that the manager － the driver of the yellow car, didn’t ________ my rudeness to him. Through the experience, I find something that seems impossible at first turns out to be good.

1.A. cycling　　 B. walking　　 C. running　　 D. driving

2.A. stopped　　 B. cut　　 C. passed　　 D. waited

3.A. As　　 B. For　　 C. With　　 D. By

4.A. condition　　 B. position　　 C. location　　 D. direction

5.A. knocked　　 B. bumped　　 C. beat　　 D. rushed

6.A. happily　　 B. unfortunately　　 C. luckily　　 D. disappointedly

7.A. sorry　　 B. excited　　 C. nervous　　 D. angry

8.A. driver　　 B. worker　　 C. cyclist　　 D. boss

9.A. pity　　 B. idiot　　 C. risk　　 D. fool

10.A. black　　 B. white　　 C. pale　　 D. red

11.A. carelessly　　 B. carefully　　 C. slowly　　 D. patiently

12.A. job　　 B. interview　　 C. meeting　　 D. appointment

13.A. excitement　　 B. joy　　 C. anger　　 D. astonishment

14.A. happened　　 B. wanted　　 C. seemed　　 D. planned

15.A. making　　 B. keeping　　 C. breaking　　 D. stopping

16.A. up　　 B. at　　 C. on　　 D. into

17.A. laughed　　 B. excused　　 C. nodded　　 D. calmed

18.A. hoped　　 B. found　　 C. heard　　 D. wished

19.A. fast　　 B. terribly　　 C. well　　 D. slowly

20.A. realize　　 B. want　　 C. know　　 D. mind

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Did Jack take the doctor’s advice that he ________ in bed for a couple of days?

A. lies        B. lay       C. lie       D. laid

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