Amy: Excuse me, Jill. Jill: Yes, what can I do for you? Amy: Did you see two persons pass from here? I want to take photos with them. Jill: Can you describe what they look like? Amy: Yes, they are one boy and one girl. The girl is very beautiful. quite thin and has long hair. And that boy is also very tall. He is about 1.98 meters tall. He has big eyes and short black hair. Jill: You mean Sun Yang, the famous swimming player? And he wears a pair of sunglasses? Amy: Quite right. He stays in Shaoxing these days for swimming. Did you see them? Jill: Yes, they passed here 10 minutes ago. If you go quickly, You can _ them. Amy: I will do that. Goodbye. Thanks a lot. Jill: Goodbye. The boy and the girl _ A) went to the park 10 minutes ago.. B) went to the cinema 10 minutes ago. C) passed here 10 minutes ago. D) passed here 20 minutes ago.
C
Making sense of how the US shows humor Living in a new country gives me many surprises. The first surprise was the way that the US people speak One day I saw someone was having a public speech in a square. I thought it would be a serious speech. But I soon found it became a kind of entertainment show. The speaker told the audience to protect the environment with humorous words. Later he said some people's behavior didn't go with their words. He took the example of Taylor Swift's song We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.[ He said that since Swift doesn't want to be with the boy any more, she doesn't need to speak it aloud, she doesn't need to sing unless she still keeps in touch with that guy. It sounds like she is a _ . Then he sang the song in a funny way. The audience laughed out loudly. I felt a little angry because Swift is my favourite star. I couldn't understand why they laughed at Swift. As time goes on, I find many US people make fun of others. But they don't mean to hurt them. They do that to show closeness and humour. And people who are laughed at seldom get angry. Now I understand the speaker at the square. Now I've got used to the way the US people speak. It's easy to find culture shock when you're in a new place. But everyone should learn to understand different cultures and customs. What does the article mainly talk about? A) Differences between the Chinese and the US people. B) In what way the US people speak in public. C) How to get used to life in the US. D) A Chinese girl's culture shock experience in the US.
D
Q: Beethoven was born in a small city near the Rhine in Germany. His father always drank and his mother was a maid . They lived a poor life. Beethoven was a talented child in music. People at that time thought he was as clever as Mozart. His father wanted to make money from his talent, so he told him to practice and play all the time. If he didn't do that, his father would be angry with him and beat him. Beethoven was very short and ugly. He couldn't hear well from the age of 22 and later he heard nothing, but all these unhappy things didn't make him dislike music. He began to write sonatas at 12, and later he became a great musician. His life was so short that he didn't leave many works. But people think he was one of the best musicians in the world. ,A, B, C, D,. What did people think of Beethoven at that time ? A) He wasn't a rich boy. B) He did as well as Mozart in music. C) He didn't love his parents. D) He would be a great singer.
A: B
Question: In the middle of a dark forest, there lives an owl . All the animals know that he is the wisest among all of them. So they often go to him and tell him their troubles. Then the owl always teaches them what they should do. One day, a little bird goes up to the owl. She is crying. "what's wrong with you?" asks the owl. "I'm not happy at all. I don't want to be a bird," the bird says. "Why don't you want to be a bird?" asks the owl. "I am so small, weak and useless," she cries. "I want to be big and strong like the lion. He is very important, but I am not" Then the owl whispers something in her ear. At once the bird dries her _ and goes away. One week later, the bird came back. "Oh, thank you very much. You are a very wise owl," she says to the owl. "I am very happy now. Every day, I sit on top of the tallest tree and watch for lions and tigers. When they come near, I shout at the top of my voice. Then my friend all run and hide. They are very thankful to me. I am useful and important now" The wise owl smiles and says, "No one in this world is useless." The animals in the forest visit the owl because _ A) they are all afraid of him B) the owl can help them when they don't feel well C) the owl can tell them what they should do when they have some problems. D) they are wiser than the owl.
Answer: C
*Question*
Peter is an American boy from New York. He is tall and he has a good look. He has a big nose and big blue eyes. His hair is brown. He is in a red T-shirt, white pants and blue shoes. He is very cool. He likes basketball , too. He knows NBA stars. He says ,"Yao Ming is cool!"We are good friends. Peter is in a red _ and blue _ . A) pants; shoes B) T-shirt; shoes C) shoes; shirt D) cap; jacket
**Answer**
B
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Mr.Jenkins liked all kinds of delicious foods.As an important officer,he was often asked to dinner.The shopkeepers tried their best to fawn on him.They knew it was good for their business.Now the officer got fatter and fatter.He could hardly go upstairs at home and had to sleep downstairs. He often felt tired if he walked or did some housework. He was worried about it and had to go to see a doctor."Stop eating much fat and sugar,Mr Jenkins,"said the doctor .Or it will be worse for your health! It was difficult for the officer to do it. He wouldn't do as the doctor said. Of course. He found something was wrong with his heart a few months later. Now he thought the doctor was right.And he had to be in hospital."You must lose weight ,sir," said the doctor."unless you want to die soon!""Could you tell me a way to lose weight,please?""You must do an exercise first.""Which exercise?""To move your head from side to side when you're invited to dinner!" Which of the following is true according to the passage? A) The doctor told Mr.Jenkins to do some exercise. B) The doctor told Mr.Jenkins to move his head. C) The doctor told Mr.Jenkins not to go to dinner. D) The doctor thought Mr.Jenkins would die.
**Answer**
C