The light in my study wasn’t ______ for me ________.

A. enough bright; reading

B. brightly enough; to read

C. bright enough; to read

That dog_____ since two days ago.

A. has died B. has been dead C. dead

--- I’m sorry I _______ my exercise book at home.

--- Don’t forget_______it here tomorrow, please.

A. left; to bring B. forgot; to bring C. forgot; to take

--- The earth goes round the sun.

--- What did the teacher say? I couldn’t hear him.

---_____________________________.

A. He says the earth goes round the sun.

B. He said the earth goes round the sun.

C. He said the earth went round the sun.

Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in his life, he might write them in a diary. Now a teenager____ the same problems might get on the Internet and write them in his blog. In many ways, a dairy and a blog are almost the same. So, what makes a blog ____ from a diary?

The biggest difference is that a blog is much more public____ a dairy. Usually, a teenager likes hiding his diary book and treats it as one full of ____. Both diaries and blogs tell what happened to the writer that day.

A blog has both good and bad points. The biggest problem is that anyone can read what you write in your blog. If you are not satisfied with a friend during school and write something about him in your diary, he will never know it. ____, if you do this on the Internet, that friend may read your blog and get ____. So we have to be careful of what we write.

A blog has good points, of course. People choose to write in blogs, they know that their friends will read what they write. If you are_____ sad one day and write in your diary, no one will know about it. If you write the same words in your blog, your friends may quickly____ back to comfort you or offer their help. Blogs help people stay in close contact and let them know what their friends are doing.

____ it’s a good way to write blogs about everyday life, I still_____ my old diary.

1.A. have B. with C. has

2.A. difficult B. different C. important

3.A. as B. then C. than

4.A. secrets B. articles C. words

5.A. How B. However C. Whenever

6.A. happy B. excited C. angry

7.A. finding B. looking for C. feeling

8.A. read B. listen C. write

9.A. Though B. Because C. As if

10.A. watch B. learn C. prefer

1.From the ad above, we can know that _________.

A. students of all ages can go to Taiwan for ¥3,000 each

B. we can visit the website to get more information

C. Everyone can go there for ¥2,600 each

2.If your teacher plans to go to Taiwan with the whole class for summer holiday, how much should your teacher pay?

A. ¥2,600 B. ¥3,000 C. For free

The 3rd Contest of Oral English Skill for the High School English Teachers of Changsha

Date: Dec 9th

Time:1:40~5:30 pm

Procedures: 1. Choose a number to begin the speech.

2. Answer a question within 2 minutes.

3. Rank as soon as the grades come out.

Attention: All the contestants should arrive on time. If anyone is 30 minutes late, he/she will lose the right to compete with others. Photos will be taken after the event.

The 3rd Contest of Oral English Skill for the High School English Teachers of Changsha

Date: Dec 9th

Time:1:40~5:30 pm

Procedures: 1. Choose a number to begin the speech.

2. Answer a question within 2 minutes.

3. Rank as soon as the grades come out.

Attention: All the contestants should arrive on time. If anyone is 30 minutes late, he/she will lose the right to compete with others. Photos will be taken after the event.

1.The above information is _______.

A. an advertisement B. a report C. a notice

2.The contest will last for about___________.

A. 3 hours B. 4 hours C. 5 hours

3.What can we learn from the above information?

A. Each contestant has 2 minutes to prepare fir a question.

B. The contestants had better arrive on time, or they may lose the chance to win.

C. Contestants should hand in some photos before the speech.

George Washington: He was the first president in American history. Born on 22 February 1732, he learned to be an American gentleman. On April 30, 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States after a long independent war. Eight years later, he retired. After another two years, he died peacefully in Mount Vernon, Virginia.

John Kennedy: He is one of the most outstanding presidents in America. John Kennedy was the thirty-fifth president of America from 1961 to 1963. He was born on 29 May 1917 in Massachusetts and died on 22 November 1963. Kennedy was the youngest man elected president and he was also the youngest to die.

George Bush: He is the second president whose son also became president. At Yale University, he excelled(擅长) both in sports and in his studies. He was the 41st president of America from 1989 to 1993. Coming from a family with a tradition of public service, George Bush felt the responsibility to make his contribution both in time of war and in peace.

Bill Clinton: He was born on 19 August 1946 in Arkansas. When he was young, he excelled as a saxophone(萨克斯管) player and once considered becoming a professional musician. Clinton graduated from Georgetown University. He was the 42nd president from 1993 to 2001.

1.From the passage we can know the George Washington was born in _______.

A. 1789 B. 1961 C. 1732

2.Who was the 41st president of the United States?

A. George Washington B. Bush Washington C. George Bush

3.Which statement is true according to the passage?

A. John Kennedy is the most outstanding president in America

B. Bill Clinton was good at playing saxophone

C. George Washington was the second president whose son also became president.

4.Which one is the president of America in the year 1994?

A. Bill Clinton B. John Kennedy C. George Bush

5.The best title for the passage may be_____.

A. Stories about American Presidents

B. George Washington, the First American President

C. Do You Want to Be a President?

A 14-year-old British student is packing for the next day of school: textbooks, notebooks, pens, 250 grams of flour, an egg and some cooking oil. Wait, what? It’s not joke. From September, cookery will be a compulsory(必修的) course for kids aged 7-14 in the UK. Primary school students will learn how to put things together and make simple, healthy food.

At high school, students will then master a number of different meals. They will also learn some cooking skills including baking. Britain is sometimes known as a country with bad food and unhealthy eating habits. These new courses are part of the country’s effort to bring healthy food back onto the table. “One in four British families no longer have a table that everyone can eat around. One out of every two meals we eat is eaten alone. Only four out of ten of us enjoy eating meals with our children,” British writer Joanna Blythman wrote in her book Bad Food Britain: How A Nation Ruined Its Appetite(胃口) in 2006. Instead, ready meals have become the first choice for many British kids, because their parents are often too busy to cook a proper meal. The Department for Education hopes that the cookery courses can introduce children to good food and reduce childhood obesity. “It’s important that children can develop an interest and understanding of good food,” said a spokesman for the department.

“ We want to encourage them to develop a love of food and cooking that will stay with them as they grow up.”

1.According to the passage, what is not special for a kid to take a school with?

A. egg B. notebooks C. flour

2.Students under 14 in the UK_________.

A. are good at cooking at school

B. can chose to learn how to cook at school

C. have to learn how to cook at school

3.From the passage, we can learn that______.

A. many British people have unhealthy eating habits.

B. people in British don’t love to eat around the table

C. parents cooks meals for their kids although they are busy

4.The aim of the cookery course is to the help children_________.

A. have a good appetite

B. enjoy eating and cooking healthy food

C. develop an interest of junk food

5.The underlined word “ruin” in the passage means______ in Chinese.

A. 激发 B. 享受 C. 毁坏

Traditions are different from culture to culture. Something that sounds rude in one country may be the most polite thing to do in another. Here lists some of them.

Spitting

People think spitting on or at someone is one of the worst behaviors, and the police even consider it is a kind of attack. But in Africa, the members of the Maasai have a different way of seeing things. When polite children pass by, their elders usually spit at them. Of course, they do this with best wishes. They wish children to live a long life. They also spit on any gift they are about to give. When they move into a new house, they first go outside and spit in the four directions.

Flowers

Flowers are usually sent when people have parties, visit friends, thank others and so on. But sometimes it’s rude to give flowers. In Germany and France people use carnations(康乃馨)to decorate tombs(墓碑). Yellow flowers represent hate in Russian

and Iran, and purple flowers are bad luck in Italy and Brazil. Even the number of flowers can be rude. In France and America, an even(偶数) number of flowers is for happiness and odd numbers are for sadness.

Cleaning your plate

When we were young, our parents always told us to clean our plate and not to waste food. However, in some countries, a clean plate may make trouble for the host. In Philippines, North Africa, and some areas of China, the host will put more food on a plate once it is clean. Only when a guest leaves a little bit of food on his plate, the host will think he is full. Or a clean plate means the gust doesn’t get good service.

To do the right thing when we are in other places, we’d better respect and follow the traditions, even though we think they are strange.

1.Spitting in Maasai is partly the same as____ in China.

A. being given a red envelop by the elder

B. crossing the road in Chinese style

C. writing one’s own name on the Great Wall

2.Which of the following facts is TURE?

A. People in France can bring 9 carnations when they attend a funeral

B. Young people in Iran often buy their lovers yellow roses

C. Friends will send each other purple flowers before exams in Italy.

3.In North Africa, a clean plate means_______.

A. the guests really enjoy the food

B. the guests don’t want anything more

C. the guests are not full

4.What is the right attitude towards cultural differences?

A. Where there is a will, there is a way

B. Seeing is believing

C. Do as the Romans do

5.The passage mainly talks about________

A. different countries

B. different traditions

C. Foreign peoples