Hi Maz and Bobby, I don't know what you're up to this Sunday, but if you're at a loose end, come over to my place. We're going to have a barbecue. Tom |
Hi Tom, Thanks mate, but I'm completely snowed under at the moment. I have to write an essay by Monday afternoon, so I'll be working all weekend. I've got nothing arranged for the following weekend though, so maybe we can meet then? I'll call you later. Bobby |
Dear Tom, Like Bobby, I'm a bit tied up tomorrow. Unfortunately, I have to go to my great uncle's house for a family lunch. He was ill so we thought it might not happen, but it looks as if it's going ahead. I really can't get out of it because it's the old man's 60th birthday and most of the family will probably be there. Maz |
Ok you guys, I'm calling off the barbecue. Judging from the grey sky, it's going to rain all weekend anyway. Maybe you'll have done your various duties by the end of the evening and we can go for a drink instead! If you want to relax, I'll be in The Hart, a pub on King Street. Gloria and I are meeting there at about 8:30, as long as nothing else pops up! Don't forget it closes at 10:30 on Sundays. Ok, time to put my feet up and take it easy! Later, Tom |
A.To have a family lunch. |
B.To invite his friends to a barbecue. |
C.To go for a drink with his friends. |
D.To ask for help from his friends. |
A.buried under snow |
B.very bored |
C.extremely busy |
D.entirely relaxed |
A.Bobby is not available this Sunday. |
B.Maz has to visit his uncle for he is ill. |
C.The barbecue will take place on time. |
D.Tom will hold a party with his friends. |
A.Prepare the barbecue. |
B.Go to the pub. |
C.Have a rest. |
D.Call his friends. |
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There’s no doubt that when it comes to friendship,you want positive people in your life and not negatives ones.
A.Here are some benefits of spending time with positive friends. |
B.That’s why you’d better surround yourself with positive friends. |
C.In most cases,they will go out of their way to help you when you’re in trouble. |
D.The same is true for being positive. |
E.As we all know,there are many benefits of being optimistic. |
F.Your positive friends will inspire you to be the best you can be. |
G.Most of the time,you have to ask them to help you when in trouble. |
【推荐2】Ann was my best friend. She had come to play half an hour ago and I didn't want her to leave. "Your mother said you could stay an hour." I said.
Ann pointed at the Teddy Bear on my desk. "I'll stay if you give me your Teddy Bear." she said.
I couldn't imagine giving it to her. It was a special gift from Aunt Reba on my tenth birthday. My aunt was a beautiful and kind woman who was never too busy to spend time with me. The day she died I cried for hours unable to believe that I would never see her again. Now when I saw the Teddy Bear I was filled with memories(回忆)of Aunt Reba.
“Come on,” Ann shouted, “I'm your best friend."
I don't know what came over me but I really wanted someone to play with me. So I handed Ann the Teddy Bear! Then she stayed.
That evening I went to bed without dinner. The memories of Aunt Reba brought tears to my eyes. How ashamed I felt. I was sad all night.
Alone in the dark I asked myself "Is Ann really my best friend?”
At school the next day I found Ann. I asked for the Teddy Bear. She was surprised at first. Then she thought for a few seconds and finally said "Okay, I don't like it anyway."
After that Ann and I stopped playing together. Through the years I have had other best friends. I have come to understand that best friends are people who want to spend time with you and they ask nothing in return.
1. Why didn't the writer want Ann to leave?A.Because the writer wanted someone to play with so much. |
B.Because Ann's mother wanted her to do so. |
C.Because Ann didn't want to leave. |
D.Because the writer wanted to give Ann Teddy Bear. |
A.She was still alive. | B.She was too busy to spend time with the author. |
C.She was kind and beautiful. | D.She was 10 years old. |
A.a gift from Ann | B.a gift from Aunt Reba |
C.the writer's aunt | D.the writer's best friend |
A.The Teddy Bear | B.Aunt Reba |
C.My Tenth Birthday | D.Best Friends |
Dear Worried Friend,
You wrote that you are very worried about your friend, Chen Lei. I understand quite well that you are anxious and feel terrible. You think that your friend plays computer games too often and spends too much time online.
I recommend that you talk to your friend about his behaviour. It is not unusual for teenagers of your generation to be attracted to computer games and the online world. But spending too much time online is unhealthy and makes it very difficult to focus on other things in life. Some students even become addicted to the Internet and cannot concentrate on school and family life. I think you should encourage your friend to try new hobbies. Why not discuss the problem together? I am sure he will listen to you, since you are his good friend.
All the best.
1. What is the letter’s main purpose?A.To give advice. | B.To ask for advice. |
C.To make a promise. | D.To keep a promise. |
A.He is absent from school. |
B.He is addicted to computer games. |
C.He doesn’t do well in English. |
D.He can’t concentrate on his study. |
A.talk to Chen Lei | B.talk to Chen Lei’s parents |
C.leave Chen Lei alone | D.set an example to Chen Lei |
A.Interesting. | B.Popular. |
C.Unhealthy. | D.Difficult. |
【推荐1】I’m a. . . digital native
The online world is a big part of my life. I’m a “digital native” — I’ve been using the computer since I was a kid.
I do a wide range of things online. Besides doing all my schoolwork, I chat with my friends, watch films and read the daily news and other interesting articles. I also shop for various things online, such as books, computer hardware, and other necessities. It’s so convenient to be able to compare the quality and prices from different online shops before I buy. I also play computer games from time to time and I even play tennis on my television screen in my living room!
My parents are worried that I may become an “Internet addict”. They think I’m playing computer games all the time, and that I chat too much with online friends. According to them, there is a danger that I may not be able to tell whether these friends are real friends. My mum keeps telling me to go out with my school friends instead. Maybe she’s right. It’s important to meet friends in person from time to time, not just on social media. Actually, I do know I need to drag myself away from the online world sometimes, especially because the real life can be just as interesting.
1. What does the underlined phrase “digital native” mean?A.Someone skilled at study. | B.Someone who lives in a city. |
C.Someone who runs an online shop. | D.Someone very familiar with the online world. |
A.He sells various things online. | B.He can save money when shopping. |
C.He can post his interesting articles. | D.He can make better friends. |
A.His schoolwork. | B.His social life. | C.His health. | D.His diet. |
【推荐2】When you are travelling, whether on business or for pleasure, you often need to stay in a hotel. The kind of hotel you choose probably is decided above all according to how much money you want to spend. There are small hotels with very few services, where the prices are low, or there are large hotels with all the very latest comforts, where you could spend a lot of the money you have in the bank for one very comfortable night.
There are several different kinds of people who go to hotels. Some want to live, rather than just stay, in a hotel; the hotels which are designed to meet their needs are called residential hotels(长住型饭店). However, most people who stay in hotels are either business people or tourists on holiday.
In most hotels, there are two kinds of rooms: single rooms, for the use of one person, and double rooms, for the use of two people. In addition, in large hotels, there are also suites(套房), which include two or more rooms connected together — perhaps a bed-room and a living room. They are for people who are very rich or very important.
1. One’s choice of a particular hotel is made mainly according to _______.A.how much one is willing to pay for a night |
B.whether one is travelling on business or for pleasure |
C.whether the hotel is in the central part of a city |
D.how good the services of the hotel are |
A.live in a new hotel with few services | B.stay in a single room of a hotel |
C.stay in a double room of a hotel | D.stay in a suite of a modern hotel |
A.he will become poor |
B.he has to pay a lot of money |
C.he has to spend all the money he has in the bank |
D.he has to pay some money |
A.Rooms of a Hotel | B.Cost of a Hotel |
C.Services of Hotels | D.The choice of Hotels |
【推荐3】I spent my childhood collecting and pressing four-leaf clovers(四叶草)into books at my mother's house. I started with big cloth-and-leather-bound books. When I ran out of bound volumes,I began to slip my treasures into anything I could find,such as old fiction paperbacks and cookbooks. The same is true in my house today. Shake a book,and a treasure just might fall into your hand.
A few years ago,in Nova Scotia,my husband and I pulled off the road for a picnic. The ground was thick with clovers. Some shoots had four,five,or even six leaves. I lined them up on the picnic table to admire. To me,it was simple. The differences in their shapes made them stand out,breaking the pretty pattern of the common clovers with three perfect leaves.
Two summers back,while waiting for an airport shuttle in Munich,I found a tiny four-leaf clover in a traffic circle and put it in my passport. On the way home,my husband and I were upgraded to business class. All of my friends owed it to the clover. I think it's some likely that we were upgraded because a flight was postponed,which left us trapped in two cities for several hours.
People disagree about whether the luck comes for finding or possessing a clover. Some believe that the luck is lost if the four-leaf clover is shown to somebody else,while others think that the luck doubles if it is given away. I believe that positivity is compounded by sharing. I feel lucky to find the clovers so often,but I don't think they influence my life anymore than it does to share any thing a little special with a friend or a stranger.
1. What was the author's hobby as a child?A.Keeping four-leaf clovers. |
B.Collecting different kinds of books. |
C.Reading a lot of leather-bound books. |
D.Decorating her mother's house with various treasures. |
A.She picked some extraordinary clovers. |
B.She cleared a road fully covered with clovers. |
C.She decided to stay in Nova Scotia to enjoy clovers. |
D.She damaged some pretty kinds of conventional clovers. |
A.The friends' help. |
B.The flight delay. |
C.Her husband's company. |
D.Her passport with the tiny four-leaf clover. |
A.To advise readers to look for clovers. |
B.To encourage readers to share with others. |
C.To show readers the influence of good luck. |
D.To tell readers the ways of keeping clovers. |