"Your hair looks great!" "I love your new mobile!" "You really did a good job!" These are some popular English compliments (贊揚) you might hear.
In theUKand many other Western countries,complimenting someone is a useful way to help break the ice and start a nice conversation. It is normal to compliment people for their clothes,hair or taste in general. The most common compliments are on someone's appearance (You look beautiful!) , possessions (財產) (What a fantastic car!) ， performances (That was a really interesting speech！) and skills (You speak French really well.) .
If an English speaker compliments you,there are different ways to reply. You can say "Thank you". You can also return the complimentCYou look great,too!) or play it down (This shirt? It's really quite old.) .
No matter how you reply to the compliments,don't be afraid to compliment someone in English. You'll probably make their day!
( ) 1. In many Western countries, is a useful way to start a nice conversation.
A. complimenting someone B. greeting someone
C. breaking the ice D. speaking politely
( ) 2. "You look beautiful！" is the most common compliment on .
A. someone's performance B. someone's possession
C. someone's appearance D. someone's skill
( ) 3. If an English speaker compliments you,you can reply " "
A. What a fantastic car! B. Thank you.
C. You speak French really well. D. I love your new mobile.
( ) 4. The underlined expression "make their day" means " ”.
A. make them annoyed B. change their life
C. make them afraid D. make them have a nice day
( ) 5. This passage mainly tells us .
A. how to wear personal clothes
B. how to make a speech interesting
C. how to compliment others and reply to compliments
D. the importance of starting a conversation
1. A細節理解題。由題目中的關鍵詞In many Western countries和a nice conversation ,可回原文定位于第二段第一句。根據"In the UK and many other Western countries,complimenting someone is a useful way to help break the ice and start a nice conversation."可知，在西方,家，贊揚某人是開始一段談話的有用的方式。
2. C細節理解題。由題目中的關鍵句"You look beautiful!"，可回原文定位于第二段第三句。根據"The most common compliments are on someone's appearance（ You look beautiful）"可知."你看起來漂亮！"是對外貌的贊揚。
3. B細節理解題。由題目中的關鍵詞If an English speaker compliments you,可回原文定位于第三段。根據第三段前兩句可知，如果有說英語的人贊揚你，你應該說"謝謝您"，A、D項并不適用于一切情況。
4. D詞義猜測題。由題目中的關鍵詞make their day,可回原文定位于最后一段。通讀最后一段可知，make their day的意思是"讓他們擁有快樂的一天"。
5. C主旨大意題。文章主要告訴我們在西方國家如何稱贊別人以及如何回應別人的稱贊。
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Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States and Canada. In the United States,it is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November every year. The Canadians celebrate it on the second Monday in October. It is associated (相關的) with giving thanks to the God. In the beginning,people expressed gratitude for the harvest they got.
The most important part of the celebration is the dinner which includes the customary turkey served with sauce (醬汁) and pumpkins. A lot of business goes on during this holiday. For example,restaurants take advantage of the holiday to sell turkey dinners.
Families and friends usually get together for a large meal or dinner on Thanksgiving Day and have a lot of fun. That's why the Thanksgiving holiday is considered one of the busiest travel periods of the year. Students are given a fourday or fiveday vacation. Thanksgiving is also a paid holiday for most workers.
( ) 1. When do people celebrate Thanksgiving in America?
A. On the second Monday in November.
B. On the fourth Thursday in November.
C. On the fourth Thursday in October.
D. On the second Monday in October.
( ) 2. The underlined word "gratitude" means " " in Chinese.
A. 感激 B. 自豪
C. 夢想 D. 忠誠
( ) 3. The most important part of the Thanksgiving celebration is .
A. the God B. the business
C. the vacation D. the dinner with the turkey
( ) 4. The last paragraph mainly tells us .
A. there are many things to do during the Thanksgiving holiday
B. people are very busy during the Thanksgiving holiday
C. how people celebrate Thanksgiving
D. the dinner is the most important part of the celebration
( ) 5. Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Restaurants will sell turkey dinners during the Thanksgiving holiday.
B. People in America and Canada celebrate Thanksgiving on different days.
C. Thanksgiving is related with giving thanks to the God.
D. Most workers can't get pay during the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Students ofEnglandlike to listen to songs in English. Do you want to know who the most popular singer is that helps people to learn English? It is Bob Marley.
His songs help fourteen percent of students learn English. The research was made by Kaplan International Colleges and you can read the whole research.
Bob Marley is followed by singers such as Michael Jackson,Madonna,Rihanna,Beyonce,Lady-Gaga,Justin Bieber and Eminem.
The Jamaican singer has many famous songs,such as No Woman No Cry,Stir It Up and One Love*
Bob Marley's daughter said that she was excited because of the research. She was happy that her father had helped so many people.
Kaplan's research also discovered that watching television,films and playing video games can help English learning.
The film that helped the most people learn English was Harry Potter. Friends was the most popular television program for helping people to understand the language.
Kaplan International Colleges has over 40 schools worldwide. You can study inEngland,theUS,Canada,Ireland,AustraliaorNew Zealand.
( ) 1. Which of the following is NOT true according to the research?
A. Bob Marley's daughter was excited because of the research.
B. The research was made by Bob Marley.
C. The research discovered watching television can help to learn English.
D. Bob Marley's songs help 14% of students to learn English.
( ) 2. Bob Marley's daughter was very happy because .
A. her father was followed by other signers
B. the research was very successful -
C. her father helped many people to learn English
D. her father has many famous songs
( ) 3. The following things can help to learn English EXCEPT according to the passage.
A. seeing films
B. watching TV
C. playing video games
D. reading Harry Potter
( ) 4. We can learn from the passage.
A. all students inEnglandlike to listen to songs in English
B. Stir It Upwas Michael Jackson's famous song
C. Kaplan International Colleges has just 40 schools all over the world
D. Friends was a television program that helped people understand the language
( ) 5. The passage is mainly talking about that .
A. Bob Marley helps people learn English
B. Bob Marley has many famous songs
C. Kaplan International Colleges is great
D. Kaplan International Colleges made a research
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It has more than 900 million users worldwide. If it were a country,it would have a larger population in the world than a lot of countries. This is Facebook,a popular website from theUS.
Mark Zuckerberg was born on May 14,1984. As a little kid,he loved creating little fun computer programs,especially communication tools and games. He set up the network in February of 2004. He was then a secondyear student at Harvard University. One day,he had an idea of building a website for Harvard students to get to know each other. He set up the Facebook website. Harvard students could share their photos and personal information there. Soon,the website became very famous. Zuckerberg decided to leave Harvard to run Facebook full time. It was the biggest advantage in his life and later brought him great success. Now the service is popular around the world.
Greetings such as "Have you checked your Facebook page today?" became a part of young people's everyday language in theUS. People can exchange messages and get the latest information about their friends on Facebook. Zuckerberg's dream is to connect people through the Internet. "Facebook is to make the world more open and connected," he said.
What's the young man's secret to success? Zuckerberg believes it's important to have an open mind and be ready to try new things. "The riskiest thing is to take no risks," he once said in an open letter. Sometimes the simplest ideas go furthest. We hope Zuckerburg can go much further,maybe even further than Bill Gates.
( ) 1. People can do all the things on Facebook EXCEPT .
A. exchanging messages B. seeing their friends' photos
C. sharing personal information D. setting up an online shop
( ) 2. Which is NOT a right word to describe Zuckerburg according to the passage?
A. Creative. B. Patient. C. Openminded. D. Successful.
( ) 3. This passage is most likely from the section of in a magazine.
A. Sport B. Advertisement C. People D. News
( ) 4. Which is the right order of the following statements?
① Zuckerburg left Harvard University.
② Zuckerburg built Facebook.
③ Zuckerburg ran Facebook full time.
④ Zuckerburg became a secondyear student at Harvard University.
A. ④②①③ B. ④②③①
C. ②③④① D. ②④①③
( ) 5. What's the best title for the article?
A. Mark Zuckerburg's dream B. Popular Facebook
C. Mark Zuckerburg's story D. Secret to success
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When Christopher Columbus landed on the land which was not namedCosta Ricain 1502,he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the placeCosta Rica,which means "rich coast" in Spanish.
Though little gold was found at that time,Costa Ricatoday is indeed rich in coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product inCosta Ricaand most of it is exported to other countries likeAmericaandGermany. Bananas are the country's second most important export.
Costa Ricans also grow many other crops,such as fruit? corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.
Education is very important to Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen. Boys and girls go to separate (單獨的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year is the harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.
( ) 1. What's the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. How Columbus foundCosta Rica.
B. HowCosta Ricagot its name.
C. What the Costa Ricans wore.
D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke.
( ) 2. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses .
A. pink and red B. gray and black
C. blue and green D. yellow and orange
( ) 3. InCosta Rica,boys and girls between seven and fourteen .
A. must go to school B. study at the same school
C. do not have to go to school at all D. can choose to stop schooling at any time
( ) 4. From December to February,schoolchildren inCosta Rica
A. have lessons every day B. have their examinations
C. help their parents pick coffee beans D. help their parents decorate their houses
( ) 5. This passage is mainly about .
A. Christopher Columbus B. Costa Rica
C. some products fromCosta Rica D. the education ofCosta Rica
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After seating myself in my room and turning on my computer,I noticed a note―it was stuck to my monitor. It read, "Don't 1 your computer. You stayed up until midnight doing your homework last night. ―Mom."I 2 the note into the wastebasket. "Why do they 3 ?" I thought. "They're never here anyway."
Right after middle school started,I almost lost contact with my parents. Because of all their business 4 ,they asked the neighbors to look after me. Of course,the neighbors didn't do such a (n) 5 job,as they had kids of their own to worry about. The only way of 6 between my parents and me was through the notes.
After eight hours away from home,I usually came home to find the house 7 empty. It made me sad. I came home from school to be welcomed by 8 ,I had no one to talk to and was watched over by my neighbors. That was when I started 9 more clubs and staying outside after school more often,10 I didn't have to feel so lonely. Luckily,at school,my friends were there 11 me. They were all there to give me a 12 or talk with me when I wanted to talk. I felt great when I was at school. Yet,something was still 13 -my parents.
Now I realize that nobody can 14 my parents. I hope that they will be there at home,waiting for me to come back from school. There are too many things my parents don't know about me. I hope that they will actually have a(n) 15 to understand me. I want them to understand that they're my parents and I'm their kid and I need them.
( ) 1. A. go through B. depend on C. put up D. turn on
( ) 2. A. showed B. threw C. led D. pulled
( ) 3. A. check B. know C. care D. speak
( ) 4. A. designs B. dreams C. trips D. partners
( ) 5. A. free B. easy C. careless D. good
( ) 6. A. communication R. behaviour C. change D. love
( ) 7. A. suddenly B. almost C. completely D. necessarily
( ) 8. A. everybody B. anybody C. somebody D. nobody
( ) 9. A. creating B. joining C. finding D. serving
( ) 10. A. though B. if C. or D. so
( ) 11. A. in B. after C. for D. without
( ) 12. A. hand B. wish C. advice D. reason
( ) 13. A. disappointed B. missing C. hateful D. possible
( ) 14. A. look forward to B. think highly of
C. take the place of D. look down upon
( ) 15. A. excuse B. chance C. task D. place
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When you are on vacation in a country far away from home,it is really hard to find a good place to
This Jaco Beach Hotel is located (位于) as close to the beach as you can get. Jaco can offer excellent views and within walking distance (距離) to everything. Prices start at $ 55 per night for two people during the main season. They have a large selection of rooms up to $ 150,including suites at $ 150. One of their apartments can provide room for six people. Pools for adults and children,Jacuzzis and more.
( ) 1. There are rooms in the Jaco Beach Hotel.
A. 50 B. 55 C. 100 D. 150
( ) 2. The word "prime" in the picture means " ".
A. part B. main C. necessary D. whole
( ) 3. If Mr. White and his wife want to have a suite during the main season,they will pay .
A. $55 B. $110 C. $150 D. $65
( ) 4. Which of following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The Jaco Beach Hotel is inCosta Rica.
B. There are two pools in the Jaco Beach Hotel.
C. The Jaco Beach Hotel is very close to the beach.
D. The meeting room can hold a hundred people.
( ) 5. The passage may be .
A. an email B. a story C. an advertisement D. a letter
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This holiday morning I didn't have to attend school. Usually,on holidays,Mother 1 me to sleep longer.2 ,on this special morning,I felt like getting up early.
I stood by my window overlooking the park,having nothing better to do. But as it turned out,I was soon to learn about something 3 in life.
As I watched several people go by,get into their cars and drive off,I 4 an old man on a bicycle with a bucket (水桶) and pieces of old cloth in a basket and bottles on its backcarriage (后座) .He 5 from one car to another,washing and cleaning them. Judging from the water on the ground,it seemed that he had already 6 washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars.
Several thoughts 7 my mind as I watched him work. He wasn't welldressed. The bicycle he rode was not the kind modern 8 would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed 9 with life. There he was working hard at his small business,10 passersby (過路人) and stopping to have a free talk now and then 11 elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.
There was a noticeable sense of 12 he seemed to be doing his work with. It was a 13 to learn,I thought. One doesn't have to beg for a 14 at any age if one is in good health and willing to work hard. For a while I felt 15 of myself. This old man must have got up very early and been busy working so hard and actively.
( ) 1. A. forces B. allows C. causes D. prevents
( ) 2. A. Or B. So C. However D. Also
( ) 3. A. interesting B. surprising C. terrible D. useful
( ) 4. A. noticed B. knew C. called D. helped
( ) 5. A. searched B. left C. moved D. passed
( ) 6. A. stopped B. started C. planed D. finished
( ) 7. A. crossed B. went C. disturbed D. came
( ) 8. A. repairmen B. businessmen C. drivers D. cyclists
( ) 9. A. busy B. satisfied C. careful D. bored
( ) 10. A. saying hello to B. looking at C. laughing at D. pointing at
( ) 11. A. about B. for C. with D. like
( ) 12. A. worry B. respect C. pity D. pride
( ) 13. A. lesson B. subject C. skill D. fact
( ) 14. A. business B. living C. success D. right
( ) 15. A. tired B. doubtful C. fearful D. ashamed
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Susan is an American girl. She makes friends with a Chinese girl,Vera,on the Internet. They are good friends. They don't talk to each other on the phone because it is very expensive. They use email,MSN and Internet Phone to keep in touch (保持聯系) with each other. They have a lot of habits in common. But they also have some different habits. Susan likes to eat fast food and potato chips. She doesn't like to exercise or eat vegetables. She is becoming fatter. This makes her very unhappy. Vera likes to eat vegetables and exercise. She seldom"艮少) eats fast food. She looks slim (瘦) .She doesn't have to worry about her weight (體重) .After Susan gets Vera's photo,Susan wants Vera to help her. She wants to look just like Vera.
( ) 6. What is RIGHT about Susan and Vera?A. They are sisters.
B. They are Net pals.
C. They are each other's fans.
D. They are classmates.
( ) 7. Why don't they talk to each other on the phone?
A. Because they have no time.
B. Because they are lazy.
C. Because it's expensive.
D. Because they don't want to talk with each other.
( ) 8. What is MSN?
A. The name of a computer.
B. The name of fast food.
C. The way to communicate(溝通) .
D. The name of an exercise.
( ) 9. What makes Susan unhappy?
A. She is getting fatter.
B. Vera is more beautiful than her.
C. She spends too much time on the Internet.
D. She can't exercise.
( ) 10. Why does Susan ask Vera for help?
A. Because Vera is smarter than Susan.
B. Because Susan wants to lose some weight (減肥) .
C. Because Susan wants to wear like a Chinese girl.
D. Because Vera likes to eat fast food.
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