【1】The trip was much more ________(enjoy) than I had expected.

【2】We prefer some more ________(experience) workers to work for us.

【3】He tried many ways of ________(earn) money and in the end he became a businessman.

【4】The new dress makes her more ________(respect).

【5】________(devote) herself to her family, she felt she had lost herself.

【6】Much to his ________(satisfy), his son was admitted to Peking University.

【7】My husband does all the ________(cook) at home, which makes me very pleased.

【8】Thanks for your advice and ________(encourage)．

【9】He found his new job a little ________(challenge)．

【10】The students are working hard every day, in ________(prepare) for the big examination.

Accept your bad mood

Being in a bad mood is not that hard. If you’re mad, be mad.【2】. This does not give you license to be rude and unpleasant to others. It just means that you need to recognize and accept your bad mood to be able to do something.

Tell others

You can try to keep your bad mood a secret and put on your happy mask. Guess what, you’re fooling nobody.【3】. Simply tell them “ listen guys, I’m in a really sour mood today. I’m not sure why, but it’s nothing to do with what you have done. If I bite your head off, I apologize in advance.”

【4】

Spend a few moments to try thinking of at least one or two things that aren’t all bad: Something you look forward to, such as a person you like at work or something nice that happened recently.

Take some quiet time

And if you’re having a really bad day, it may be a good idea to withdraw a little ifyou can. 【5】. Sit and work somewhere quiet. Take a long bathroom break. Consider going home early or taking the day off.

A. Remember the good

B. It’s important to get along well with others

C. Everyone seems to annoy you

D. The best thing to do is to tell the people you work closely with

E. If you’re sad, be sad

F. Ask for advice

G. Take a walk in your lunch break

Paris Weather

Today:Plentiful sunshine. High 59F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Generally clear. Low near 35F. Winds light and variable.

Tomorrow:A maily sunny sky. High 59F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph.

Tomorrow night: A mostly clear sky. Low 36F. Winds light and variable.

New York Weather

Today: Cloudy with rain and snow showers. Temps nearly steady in the mid 39s. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precip 40%.

Tonight: Rain and snow showers this evening changing to rain showers overnight. Low 34F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precip 60%.

Tomorrow:Cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later in the day. High around 45F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.

Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy early with increasing clouds overnight. Low 29F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

London Weather

Today: Cloudy and windy. High 56F. Winds WSW at 20 to 30 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy and windy. Low 43F. Winds W at 20 to 30 mph.

Tomorrow: Windy with occasional light rain. High 58F. Winds SW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 70%.

Tomorrow night: Cloudy and windy. Periods of light rain early. Low 54F. Winds WSW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 60%.

Sydney Weather

Today: Cloudy with periods of rain. High 73F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch.

Tonight:Rain. Low near 70F. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.

Tomorrow:Showers in the morning with isolated thunderstorms arriving in the afternoon. High 78F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

Tomorrow night:An isolated thunderstorm possible during the evening, then occasional showers overnight. Low near 70F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

【1】Which city has the strongest wind on January 19th?

A. Paris B. New York

C. London. D. Sydney

【2】There will be thunderstorms Sydney on _________.

A. the evening of January 18th B. the afternoon of January 18th

C. the morning of January 19th D. the afternoon of January 19th

【3】If you go on a tour on January 18th, which of the following places of interest is the most favorable according to the weather report？

A. The Eiffel Tower B. Statue of Liberty

C. Big Ben D. The Sydney Opera House.

【1】很多人被活埋了,整個城市也被掩埋。

Many people were _____ ______, and _____ ______ the city .

【2】然而,諾曼征服對英國的影響并不及約600 年前盎格魯和撒克遜人的勝利對英語的影響,那場勝利導(dǎo)致古英語替代了凱爾特語。

However, the Norman Conquest did not affect English as much as the Angles and the Saxons’ victory about 600 years earlier, ________ led to Old English ________ Celtic.

【3】他將目光轉(zhuǎn)向東方,長驅(qū)直入印度,所到之處,戰(zhàn)無不勝。

He turned his eyes east, and marched all the way to India, __________ _________ _________ he went．

【4】根據(jù)由芝加哥大學(xué)做的新調(diào)查, 結(jié)果證明經(jīng)常運動的人更快樂。

According to a new survey _______ ______ by Chicago University, it _______ ________ that people who exercise regularly tend to be more happy.

【5】因為兩種教育體制有這么多差異,所以中國數(shù)學(xué)課本是否有益于英國學(xué)生有待被證實。

With so many differences in the two education system, it ________ _______ ________ _______ whether Chinese maths books will benefit students in the UK.

【6】正如伊萬卡所說,成功屬于自律的人。

_______ Ivanka ________ ________, success belongs to those who can discipline themselves well.

Time For Kids

Want to be a better writer? TFK’s “Write Ideas” gives your writing a rise by walking you through every step involved in writing a paper. Using sample papers, idea organizers and checklists, you can write better research papers, persuasive essays, news stories and much more.

Spelling, Grammar and More

English Zone

This is the perfect site for English homework; It has a section on almost every topic you will cover in English class, such as spelling, parts of speech and writing. It does not just give you summary of the topic; rather it makes sure you understand it completely.

Reading Rocks!

Reading Rockets

From this great resource, learn to love reading or to love it even more! Read articles about reading and education, and share them with your teachers and parents. You can even read books by famous authors like Jane Yolen and Patricia MacLachlan.

Definitions, Rhymes and Word Games

Merriam-Webster Word Central

If you want to review words you know and learn new ones, visit this site. Here you’ll visit a school called “Word Central” where you can click on different areas to learn things like definitions and rhymes for different words or play word games.

Help with Foreign Languages

Kidspace @ The Internet Public Library

This is a really cool site if you need help with foreign-language homework. It teaches you how to say hello in many different languages and has a lot of other useful information. It also tells how you can listen to real people saying the words in other languages.

【1】Which of the following sites can help you remember the new words?

A. Time For Kids. B. English Zone

C. Reading Rockets. D. Merriam-Webster Word Central.

【2】What can “Help with Forreign Languages” teach you?

A. How to read books by famous authors.

B. How to say hello in many different languages.

C. How to write better research papers.

D. How to use grammar in a right way.

【3】The ad is mainly intended .

A. to increase the students’ learning skills

B. to offer some useful sites in language study

C. to attract the students to join some learning clubs

D. to help students understand language study better

Chokwe developed the app with his friends Rodriguez Ratliff and Emmanuel Brooks. When the app detects a pothole, it is highlighted in red. And if you get close to the pothole, your phone will warn you. Drivers can also use the app to report any potholes they meet, and to look for other routes they can take to avoid roads that have them.

The app relies on current available information about the streets of Jackson. It works by using the city’s 311 call system, and uses information already stored in a database. Through the call system, citizens dial 311 to report non-emergency problems, which include potholes. Chokwe and his friends determined that focusing on the 10 busiest streets in Jackson would give them a large enough sample size to test the prototype(原型).

Although the app isn't yet available for sale, Chokwe is already looking for ways to improve it. The prototype remains limited to 10 streets in Jackson, but he hopes to add more, so that it includes every street in the city. And then he wants to go even farther until it's nationwide.

【1】The passage is mainly about ________.

A. a solution to traffic jams B. an App to detect potholes

C. pothole problems in big cities D. poor road conditions

【2】What’s the closest meaning of the underlined phrase “kick off” in Paragraph 1?

A. leave B. invent

C. begin D. change

【3】How does the app work through the 311 call system?

A. By replying to citizens’ calls.

B. By broadcasting traffic accidents.

C. By settling non-emergency problems.

D. By using its information about potholes.

【4】Which can be Chokwe’s future target?

A. Encouraging more kids to create apps.

B. Taking part in more learning programs.

C. Making the app available for sale online.

D. Making the app include streets nationwide.

【1】Facing a problem of great ____(復(fù)雜性), he brought out great calmness and patience in himself。

【2】These two languages are quite similar, only with two small __________.(區(qū)別)

【3】Our team will play football with the team ____________ No.1 Middle School tomorrow. (代表)

【4】Donors and planters will have their names hung on the new trees in r__________ of their efforts.（認可）

【5】Although she suffered a great deal when young, she still remains ___________ and open-minded. (富有同情心)

【6】To me, the basketball is more than a sport, but a c___________.

【7】Much to our r_________, there happened to be no people in the building when the fire broke out.

【8】Whenever it is c____________ for you, you may call at my house.

【9】At the conference, the director made an o__________ statement that the company decided to fire some employees.

【10】Don’t go out on a stormy day; you’ll easily be struck by l_________.

How do learning habits influence learning results？It's useful and necessary to discuss learning habits.There is a famous 【1】(say) “Good habits lead to good endings”，which shows the importance of habits.

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” also 【2】(show) a healthy everyday habit helps to build up our body.Thus, good learning habits can help us gain great learning results, high scores and abundant knowledge 【3】(include). At first, learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitude 【4】 the content of our learning. 【5】(obvious), a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations. As we can see, developing a good habit is so important that I would like to introduce one kind of good learning habits—keeping 【6】 learning diary every day.We can start the habit by 【7】(write) a learning summary and remember to record something impressive and meaningful，Keep it in mind, 【8】 gradually we will gain this good learning habit and benefit from it.

What's 【9】(much), I find out that I still have some bad learning habits 【10】 well. I can only concentrate on reading for a short time, and I will conquer this problem by spending more efforts on concentration practice.

I believe that through my efforts, I can gain good learning results by having good habits.

A. risen; that B. risen;what

C. raised;that D. raised;what

How to Love Your Parents

Even if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times, loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life．You love them for the fact that they created you, raised you, and are in part, a source of who you are．__【1】

Tell them you love them every morning．A gentle "good morning" and "I love you" will warm a coldest heart． Remember that they brought you into this world． Without your parents, we might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world．

Respect them more and cherish these moments．You can use these moments to learn from them, preparing yourself for when you're off on your own．It's OK to get angry but angry actions don't help you or your parents． Act calmly, cool off, write down your feelings, or talk to a friend．

【2】

Obey their requests． It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them．It may seem like you are going through hell when you don't get what you want or you have to clean．However, you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it's cold, raining, snowing, or too hot．Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes． 【3】 Since you can forgive your friends, why not forgive your parents?

Keep company with them．Do things with your parents like watching TV, or go somewhere with them． 【4】Listen to their old stories and learn from them． You will find they are your teachers in this way or another．

Some people simply may not be able to love their parents．【5】 Seek help if you are being abused（虐待）in anyway．Parents do not have a right to harm you．

A．Parents will in turn express their love to you．

B．Forgiveness is the key．

C．Here are some ways to love your parents．

D．There can be realistic reasons for this, family violence for example．

E． Anyway, spend as much time with them as you can．

F． After this, share your feelings with your parents．

G． Please remember parents are as important as friends．