【1】When does the train arrive? Please tell me.

__________________________________________________________.

【2】What does he do? Do you know?

___________________________________________________________?

【3】Do they want fried chicken ? He asked the boys.

___________________________________________________________.

【4】Do you want to try something new? Tom’s mother asked him.

___________________________________________________________.

The first myth is that fast food is a recent _____. This is not true. More than 2000 years ago, the people of Rome _____ in the street to buy quick meals at small stands. One _____ of their most popular fast food looked a lot like a modern hamburger. All through _____, people have always eaten fast food.

A _____ myth is that all fast food is American. While many modern fast food restaurants are American, some very traditional Chinese food is ______ fast food. This includes mantou, noodles and Chinese dumplings. ______ one of the most popular fast food chains（連鎖店）in the US is a Chinese fast food chain, Panda Express. It ______ more than 1600 restaurants in America.

Finally, many people think that fast food is always ______ for you. This is true of a lot of fast food. However, nearly ______ fast food restaurant has some healthy food on its menu, and some fast food restaurants only ______ healthy food. The problem is not fast food, but the choices we make. We can choose to eat healthy food, even at fast food restaurant.

【1】A. slow B. busy C. bored D. tired

【2】A. Around B. During C. At D. Of

【3】A. so that B. even though C. as if D. in order to

【4】A. them B. you C. us D. it

【5】A. invention B. information C. story D. news

【6】A. put up B. stood up C. lined up D. set up

【7】A. copy B. piece C. bowl D. type

【8】A. country B. restaurant C. history D. culture

【9】A. first B. second C. third D. forth

【10】A. really B. always C. even D. still

【11】A. At last B. In fact C. Later on D. Just now

【12】A. shows B. wins C. sells D. has

【13】A. nice B. bad C. famous D. special

【14】A. every B. all C. some D. either

【15】A. keep B. eat C. take D. make

Concorde flies at twice the speed of _____. This means that it _____ only 3 hours 25 minutes to fly between London and New York, compared with 7-8 hours in other passenger jets. Because _____ the five-hour time difference between the USA and Britain, it is _____ to travel west on Concorde and arrive in New York before you leave London! You can catch the 10:30 a.m. ______ from Heathrow, London and start work in New York an hour ______!

Concorde is much used by business people and film stars. ______ Concorde is built at a cost of 55 million pounds. Twenty have been built so ______. Air France and British Airway ______ the most. ______ they all have seven planes.

Do you usually take planes to go out for a trip or on business? Maybe you just take this kind of plane. If you just take it, you can experience the speed of it. It will be an exciting experience.

【1】A. invented B. produced C. flew D. bought

【2】A. plane B. train C. bus D. car

【3】A. talk B. dream C. meeting D. fight

【4】A. work B. do C. carry D. finish

【5】A. by B. with C. in D. about

【6】A. voice B. sound C. noise D. speech

【7】A. spends B. takes C. costs D. pays

【8】A. for B. at C. in D. of

【9】A. possible B. necessary C. real D. easy

【10】A. doctor B. stranger C. flight D. airline

【11】A. later B. nearly C. early D. fast

【12】A. None B. Each C. Either D. Any

【13】A. far B. long C. easy D. quick

【14】A. build B. make C. sell D. own

【15】A. So B. Or C. And D. But

To get to Orkney you have to fly or go by_____. Ships bring passengers coming from Aberdeen every week. They also bring food, machines and so on. Most Orkney farmers_____cows or sheep. Because of this, grass is the most_____crop on the islands. One of the islands has sheep which_____ sea plants instead of grass—they are small, but very strong and healthy.

Many people in the Orkney Islands are fishermen. Some get a long way out to_____ to catch large fish,_____others catch shellfish like crabs(螃蟹) and lobsters(龍蝦), near the shore. The islanders _____the crab meat and then pack it and send it to the_____. They do not cook the lobsters. They send them alive to restaurants in many of the large______ of Europe. Most of the islands have ______own schools, but of course some of them are very small—with only one group of children from five to ten years old. ______ fact, there are very few young people at all on the quietest islands. Usually they go to the main town of Kirkwall,______ modern lives.

Some people come from the other parts of Britain to find a______ life on the islands. Everyone is very friendly and they all know each other. Things are changing slowly, but the old way of life______ continues. Maybe you’ll like it too.

【1】A. land B. hills C. mountain D. forest

【2】A. train B. bus C. boat D. car

【3】A. feed B. buy C. kill D. like

【4】A. useless B. harmful C. important D. unimportant

【5】A. drink B. eat C. produce D. plant

【6】A. field B. sea C. sky D. space

【7】A. when B. since C. while D. unless

【8】A. cook B. burn C. sell D. buy

【9】A. desert B. ship C. island D. mainland

【10】A. libraries B. lakes C. cities D. banks

【11】A. our B. her C. their D. his

【12】A. In B. On C. From D. Under

【13】A. leaving B. lifting C. living D. littering

【14】A. happy B. busy C. quiet D. noisy

【15】A. also B. still C. never D. nearly

There _____ eight planets going around the sun. The earth is one of them. There are humans, animals, plants and many other kinds of _____ on the earth. There is water and air, too. And compared to the other planets, the earth is not too _____ or too cold. None of seven other planets has a(n) _____ like that of the earth.

The sun and its planets are_____the solar system, and our solar system is a small part of a much larger group of stars and planets, called the Galaxy or the Milky Way. There are billions of_____ in the Galaxy, and our sun is only one of them.

Scientists have also_____many other galaxies in the universe. Their light has to travel for many years to reach us. So how______ is the universe? It is impossible to imagine______.

Scientists have sent spaceships to the planet Mars to take______photos. They have______ sent spaceships to travel outside the solar system. However, no spaceship has travelled far enough to reach other stars in _____ Galaxy.

When we see stars twinkling(閃耀) in the sky at night, we may think a lot:with so many stars in the universe, is there life out there in space? If there is life on other planets, what life will be like there? What transports do they use to travel______? Why don’t they visit us? We do not know the answers...

【1】A. Workers B. Doctors C. Scientists D. Managers

【2】A. yet B. already C. still D. just

【3】A. is B. are C. was D. were

【4】A. plant B. life C. animal D. nature

【5】A. cool B. warm C. hot D. wet

【6】A. lesson B. house C. expression D. environment

【7】A. caused B. carried C. explained D. called

【8】A. lights B. rivers C. stars D. gods

【9】A. discovered B. invented C. produced D. prevented

【10】A. large B. far C. wide D. long

【11】A. introduce B. overcome C. appear D. imagine

【12】A. fetch B. take C. carry D. bring

【13】A. pretty B. just C. even D. also

【14】A. her B. our C. its D. his

【15】A. travel B. serve C. throw D. beat

The Spring Festival was _____ in the UK from 1980. Every new year, people also get together and have lots of _____. They sing songs, dance to music, share photos _____ friends or watch movies in the cinema. Additionally, the Spring Festival has become ______ a key time for Chinese living in the US. They join in a large evening ______ to welcome the traditional new year. The Chinese New Year will be ______ welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Thousands of people come to Sydney’s Chinatown. They enjoy______ fireworks(鞭炮) and lion dances. The family dinner on New Year’s Eve is an important tradition for Chinese ______they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They usually hold it at ______because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.

【1】A. impolite B. important C. useless D. necessary

【2】A. greeting B. avoiding C. receiving D. refusing

【3】A. hang up B. hang back C. hang out D. hang in

【4】A. green B. golden C. red D. brown

【5】A. watch B. leave C. remember D. visit

【6】A. other B. others C. another D. the others

【7】A. congratulated B. happened C. graduated D. celebrated

【8】A. activities B. subjects C. habits D. suggestions

【9】A. of B. for C. with D. to

【10】A. a B. an C. the D. （不填）

【11】A. snow B. party C. book D. sky

【12】A. honored B. expected C. built D. welcomed

【13】A. enjoy B. request C. own D. interview

【14】A. if B. unless C. whether D. although

【15】A. home B. outdoors C. restaurant D. factory

I got a rescue call from a woman in Mutton town. She had found a young owl(貓頭鷹) on the ground. When I _____, I saw a 2 to 3-week-old owl. It had already been placed in a carrier for safety.

I examined the chick(雛鳥) and it seemed _____. If I could find its nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck. My next work was to build a nest and _____ it in a tree.

The homeowner was very _____. He gave me an old basket. I put some branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable. I placed the chick in the nest, and it became _____ soon.

Now all that was needed were the parents, _____ they had flown away. I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks. It could make the parents notice_____ chick; they ______ encourage the chick to start calling too. I gave the owner as much information as possible. Then I headed home to see what ______ the night might bring.

A nervous night to be sure, but sometimes the spirits of nature ______ us all! The next morning I got the good news from the owner. She ______ to say that the parents had found their kid. I drove over and saw the chick in the nest ______ healthy and active. And it was having lunch with its parents. They had done their ______ and would probably continue to do so.

【1】A. people B. birds C. fish D. animals

【2】A. However B. Besides C. Anyway D. Therefore

【3】A. resulted B. arrived C. failed D. succeeded

【4】A. happy B. sick C. fine D. busy

【5】A. fix B. cut C. give D. throw

【6】A. thankful B. careful C. useful D. helpful

【7】A. careless B. quiet C. noisy D. weak

【8】A. but B. or C. and D. so

【9】A. your B. their C. his D. her

【10】A. need B. must C. might D. should

【11】A. advice B. idea C. story D. news

【12】A. smile on B. care for C. laugh at D. listen to

【13】A. asked B. ordered C. called D. told

【14】A. smelling B. looking C. sounding D. feeling

【15】A. work B. homework C. plan D. duty

One day, his father died from a terrible illness,so he had to return home to deal with something. After that, an important _____ was going to begin. He found the coach at once, asking to_____ the match. He was not good at skills, so the coach would not _____ him to take part in the match. But now, as he relented(心軟), he agreed to let Jerry play for only three minutes. When the time was up, he would be changed by _____.

On the court, Jerry turned very agilely（敏捷地）with his practiced skills. He broke through the opposition line _____. The coach was very _____with him. Three minutes later, the coach made Jerry _____ staying on the court. Jerry continued his excellent ______, leading the team ______ the match.

The coach hugged him ______ and said, “Kid, you have never been so fast, so strong and so skilled. What happened on earth（究竟）？”

Jerry said, “My father is blind, ______ he has never watched my match. Now, he’s ______ to the heaven and finally can watch my match. As soon as I think of my father watching me, I am full of energy, and I feel confident, too.”

The coach understood: ______ can drive everything. Do you agree with him?

【1】A. a B. an C. the D. (不填)

【2】A. for B. with C. after D. against

【3】A. meeting B. activity C. ceremony D. match

【4】A. encourage B. attend C. leave D. end

【5】A. order B. tell C. teach D. allow

【6】A. the other B. the others C. others D. other

【7】A. sadly B. happily C. gradually D. bravely

【8】A. patient B. satisfied C. strict D. angry

【9】A. finish B. imagine C. keep D. enjoy

【10】A. mind B. performance C. body D. brain

【11】A. succeed B. fail C. win D. lose

【12】A. excitedly B. directly C. sadly D. gently

【13】A. but B. so C. and D. or

【14】A. gone B. been C. returned D. come

【15】A. Teamwork B. Love C. Friendship D. Business

One day, my dad and I got two _____ to see our town’s professional football game. It happened that he had to do some business in another city. He _____ me to wait for him at home.

To make sure we could set off the moment he got home, I got _____ prepared. When a half hour had passed from the time he said he would be home, I _____ that he was a little late. But then, nearly a whole hour passed. I was getting _____. We were going to miss the beginning.

Another half _____ passed, I got really angry. How inconsiderate(不顧別人的) of my father! Now we were going to _____ the whole game! When another half hour passed, my anger turned to fear. What if something _____ had happened to my dad, like he had a heart attack or had been in an accident, or something? I began to really worry. I had called his cellphone over ten times, but there ______ no answer.

______, the phone rang, and my dad said breathlessly(上氣不接下氣地), “Son, I’m so sorry about the game, but...there was a terrible______...on the way home, and I stopped to help... and ended up going to the hospital. I ______ my cellphone in the car, so I couldn’t call you until now.”

On hearing my father’s words, I cried. I was so relieved(放心的) to hear ______ my father and to learn that he was safe. Right there and then, I ______ the importance of a curfew: Get home on time! It’s about knowing that someone you love is safe.

【1】A. so B. or C. and D. but

【2】A. tickets B. stamps C. books D. seats

【3】A. said B. talked C. told D. spoke

【4】A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something

【5】A. thanked B. forgot C. imagined D. understood

【6】A. happy B. worried C. angry D. bored

【7】A. day B. year C. month D. hour

【8】A. miss B. guess C. remember D. watch

【9】A. exciting B. terrible C. nervous D. strange

【10】A. is B. are C. was D. were

【11】A. Finally B. Suddenly C. Certainly D. Luckily

【12】A. action B. accident C. argument D. activity

【13】A. put B. sent C. lost D. left

【14】A. of B. with C. from D. on

【15】A. realized B. saw C. recognized D. won

The woman looked down, shook her head and said, “Not so _____. My husband just lost his job. I don’t know how I can _____ the holidays.”

Then she gave the shop owner the food stamps(食品券) for poor families.

My _____ hurt. I wanted to _____ but didn’t know how. Should I offer to pay for her food, or ask for her husband’s resume(簡歷)？

_____ I walked towards my car, I met the woman again. I remembered something in my wallet. It wasn’t any money or an offer of a job, but _____ it would help.

“Excuse me,” I said. “I heard what you said to the shop owner. It sounds like you’re going through a really _____ time right now. I’m so sorry. I’d like to give you something.”

I handed her the small card _____ my wallet.

When the woman read the two ______on the card, she began to cry. Through her tears, she said, “You have no idea ______ this means to me.”

To tell the truth, her reply was a little ______. Having never done anything like this before, I didn’t know what could happen. All I could say was, “Would it be OK to give you a hug?”

After that, I walked into my car and began to______ too.

The words on the card：

“You Matter.”

A few weeks earlier, a friend gave me a similar______ as encouragement for my work. When I read it, I really______warm. So I ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started sharing them.

【1】A. learned B. greeted C. expressed D. invited

【2】A. bad B. busy C. funny D. good

【3】A. get through B. get up C. get off D. get into

【4】A. hand B. head C. heart D. leg

【5】A. help B. laugh C. act D. ask

【6】A. After B. Although C. As D. Once

【7】A. again B. instead C. maybe D. often

【8】A. dull B. hard C. pleasant D. special

【9】A. from B. to C. with D. for

【10】A. expressions B. letters C. sentences D. words

【11】A. how far B. how soon C. how much D. how often

【12】A. boring B. exciting C. relaxing D. surprising

【13】A. chat B. cry C. drive D. shake

【14】A. card B. resume C. stamp D. wallet

【15】A. discovered B. reflected C. looked D. felt