—On July 5th.

A.when will the fashion show be heldB.when the fashion show will be held

C.where the fashion show will be heldD.where will the fashion show be held

The young man said that he had an uncle with him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled，and that nobody and nothing was able to make his uncle smile or laugh.

"You bring your uncle to my talk this evening，"said Mark Twain. " I'm sure I can make him laugh.

That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He told several funny stories and made everyone in the room laugh. But the man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories，but the old man still kept quiet. Mark Twain continued to tell his funny stories. Finally he stopped. He was tired and quite disappointed.

Some days later，Mark Twain told another friend what had happened. "Oh，"said his friend. "I know that man. He's been deaf for years."

【1】The writer wrote the passage mainly to__________.

A.tell readers Mark Twain liked playing jokes

B.tell readers a joke played on Mark Twain

C.tell readers Mark Twain was a great writer

D.tell readers how to tell a funny story

【2】One day Mark Twain met __________at lunch.

A.a friendB.his brotherC.his teacherD.a young girl

【3】Why did Mark Twain ask the young man to bring his uncle to his talk?

A.Because he thought he could make him laugh.

B.Because he wanted to get to know the old man.

C.Because the old man could tell stories.

D.Because he wanted to learn from the old man.

【4】Mark Twain stopped finally because he was__________.

A.disappointedB.sorryC.illD.sleepy

【5】Mark Twain couldn't make the old man laugh because__________.

A.his jokes were not funny

B.the old man wasn't interested in the jokes

C.the old man could tell more funny jokes

D.the old man was deaf

【6】Where is the story probably from？

A.In the science magazine.B.In the biography.

C.In the fashion newspaper.D.In the medical book.

【1】You can trust Billy. He is honest and never tells a l___________________.

【2】He is very p___________________with his customers and always answers their questions again and again in smile.

【3】You should wear warm clothes to p___________________yourself against the cold when it snows.

【4】I really e___________________ my English class because it is full of fun and knowledge.

【5】He passed q___________________ out of the room without shoes on his feet because his little son was sleeping.

【6】Please turned d___________________ the radio. Your sister is doing her homework.

The food is not very expensive. 【1】So, it is good to get something tasty to eat and still have some money left for a movie later.

Nowadays, many fast food restaurants open till late nights. 【2】Most teenagers go there also because other boys and girls are there. It is fun to be there, as seen in fast food TV advertisements. It is cool.

【3】You can just order fries or you can also mix and match with plenty of choices, such as coke with French fries, sundae with apple pies, salad with burgers. And managers there will not stare at you for reading there for hours if you just order French fries and a cup of coke.

A fast food restaurant is a good place for some activities for teenagers.【4】You can try telling them some fast food is unhealthy, but I doubt if youngsters will listen.

【5】Some of them go to a fast restaurant every week. The food there is cheap, delicious, and served fast.

A.Many teenagers do not have much money.

B.Fast food is still popular with many of them.

C.At fast food restaurants, you choose what you want.

D.They can have group discussions of school projects, small talk and even birthday celebrations.

E. So, these places are comfortable and safe to hang out during late nights.

Notonly was the majority of the furniture /stalls /toilet rooms hand-made from wood, the festival was powered by solar energy. Guests were invited to throw rubbish in specially marked dustbins which, after the festival, were sorted so all of the waste could be recycled. Fresh water was made available freely to everyone so that guests were not encouraged to buy drinks in plastic bottles which would have created a lot of waste.I found the experience extremely fun but also really interesting.

Having never been to amusic festival before, I was unsure of what to expect. However, I was happy to find myself sitting in a field eating a healthy, home-made fruit cake while drinking organic (有機(jī)的) fruit juice. There were many stalls, art installations( 設(shè) 施 ), and different areas, meaning there was something there for everyone, from small children to the elderly!

This seems like such a great idea, making something very fun and interesting, that doesn’t cause great damage to the environment. I have discovered that there are more events similar to this across the globe, which is great! I can’t imagine how much waste has been produced from such public events as festivals before we realized just how bad they were for the environment!

【1】What does the underlined word “boasted” in the first paragraph refers to ?

A.擁有B.吹噓

C.支持D.擁護(hù)

【2】What is special about the music festival?

A.It has a special band.B.It has a unique program list.

C.It is held every weekend.D.It is environmentally friendly.

【3】At the music festival, what were the guests encouraged to do?

A.Make furniture from wood.B.Bring plastic-bottled drinks.

C.Recycle rubbish by themselves.D.Drink free fresh water.

【4】What do you learn about the author from Paragraph3?

A.He fully enjoyed the festival.B.He expected much from the festival.

C.He found the event very funny.D.He liked listening to music at home.

【5】What is the aim of this passage?

A.To raise money for environment protection.B.To highlight that being green can be fun.

C.To introduce the author’s favourite musicians.D.To encourage people to go to music festivals.

A. recommend B. based C. action D. while E. whole

Mark Twain's writing was【1】on his own childhood and his personal experience. What makes this story great is that Tom Sawyer represents everything that is great about childhood. It is a story filled with【2】，adventure，ingenious（巧妙的）ideas，love，and schoolyard politics. The whole story is seemingly a complication of what Twain did or wishes he did during his childhood.

The book is a little difficult to read at first. Perhaps，it will take you a little【3】to get used to the 19th century dialect in the book. But on the whole，the book is an enjoyable read for people of all ages. I highly【4】this book for anyone looking forward to feeling young again

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Your tour begins in Milan, Italy, and moves on to the Italian Lake District and the attractive places of interest in Stresa, your home for two nights. Collette Vacations has carefully chosen the Costa Victoria as your home for your 7-night journey along the waterways of the Mediterranean. The cruise ship is filled with the warmth and culture of Italy and is richly designed with entertainment areas and very good living conditions. It will take you to the places of your dreams.

You'll spend 4 days touring Greek cities you' ve always heard about. In Katakolon, you will have the only unguided tour to nearby Olympia on the whole journey. Then with a local guide you will visit the Greek islands of Santorini, which is often related to the story of the lost city of Atlantis, and Mykonos, a wonderful island with beautiful beaches.

Your journey ends in Verona, home of the love story Romeo and Juliet, with a fun-filled Goodbye dinner---a perfect ending to a pleasant journey.

12 Days. 25 Meals: 10 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches, 9 Dinners

Please Note:

【1】How is the journey planned?

A.It starts and ends in Italy.B.It starts and ends in Greece.

C.It starts in Italy and ends in Greece.D.It starts in Greece and ends in Italy.

【2】What can be inferred from the travel plan?

A.The prices include entertainment service.

B.The prices include three meals a day.

C.The price is the highest in summer.

D.Tourists may think of a love story while visiting Santorini.

【3】Bob plans to take the 12-day trip with his parents in winter, how much do they need to pay?

A.$ 5,997B.$ 6,927C.$ 6,297D.$ 6,597

【4】What does the underlined part "the Costa Victoria "most probably refer to?

A.A famous hotelB.A beautiful resortC.A comfortable shipD.A long-distance bus

【5】Where will tourists travel on their own?

A.StresaB.OlympiaC.MykonosD.Verona

After they crawled out of their cars, the woman said, “So you're a man, that's ______. And I'm a woman. Wow! Just look at our cars. There's nothing left, but ______we are unhurt. This must be a sign from God that we should meet and become friends and ____together in peace the rest of our days.”

Pleased, the man replied, “I agree with you completely and this must be a sign from God!” The woman pointed to the bottle on the ground and continued , “And look at this—here's another______. My car is ______destroyed but this bottle of wine from my back seat didn't break. Surely God wants us to drink this wine and _____our good fortune.”

So she handed the bottle to the man. The man nodded his head in _____, opened it and took a few big swallows from the bottle, then handed it back to the woman. To his surprise, she didn’t drink the wine. She took the bottle, immediately ___the cap back on, and handed it back to the man.

The man took the bottle and asked in puzzlement, “Aren’t you having any?” The woman replied “ I think I will just _____the police...”

【1】A.troubleB.caseC.eventD.accident

【2】A.surprisingB.annoyingC.interestingD.frightening

【3】A.fortunatelyB.unnecessarilyC.unusuallyD.actually

【4】A.supportB.connectC.existD.live

【5】A.guidanceB.messageC.markD.suggestion

【6】A.exactlyB.certainlyC.completelyD.hardly

【7】A.celebrateB.congratulateC.continueD.prove

【8】A.peaceB.harmonyC.practiceD.agreement

【9】A.tookB.putC.fixedD.got

【10】A.wait forB.call onC.send forD.run into

It is ____known that the examination system we are now using may be good way of testing a student’s memory, ____it can tell you very little about a student’s ability. It does no good ____students and teachers.

As soon as a child begins school, he enters __world of examinations that will decide his future. So he has to bury himself in mountains of books and papers preparing for the tests.

In fact, a good examination system ___train a student to think for ____. But it now does nothing of the sort. So students _________to remember what is taught. It does not enable them______ more and more knowledge. The students who come _______in the examination may often not be the best in their future career. The achievements ___they make are not so excellent as we expected.

Besides, examination often drives teachers to “teach to the test”. They are forced to train students what to do with the coming examination from time to time, which makes lessons_____. There must be some ______and better way to test a student’s ability than memory test. That’s what we should do at once.

【1】A.remainB.remainsC.remainedD.to remain

【2】A.hundredsB.hundred ofC.hundredD.hundreds of

【3】A.anythingB.everythingC.nothingD.something

【4】A.wellB.betterC.bestD.good

【5】A.andB.ifC.otherwiseD.but

【6】A.toB.atC.onD.with

【7】A.aB.anC.theD./

【8】A.mustB.shouldC.canD.would

【9】A.himB.themC.themselvesD.himself

【10】A.encouragedB.are encouragedC.have encouragedD.to encourage

【11】A.gainB.gainingC.to gainD.gains

【12】A.firstlyB.at firstC.oneD.first

【13】A.whoB.whenC.whichD.what

【14】A.boringB.boredC.boreD.bores

【15】A.simplyB.simpleC.simplestD.simpler

【1】My job doesn't__________ making coffee for the boss�。�including）

【2】The kids should be taught how to use their pocket money__________.（proper）

【3】In science，mistakes always precede the__________.（true）

【4】The teacher likes Mary because she always does her homework__________.（careful）

【5】There have been about ten accidents in this busy and__________ street. （noise）

【6】He thought he could__________ but I got wise to him. （foolish）

【7】Spring is a__________ season to celebrate rebirth and new life. （wonder）

【8】I felt__________ because I had to take the exam again. （depress）