Ironing a shirt is easy to learn. Just follow the steps in this short guide (指南), and you’ll learn how to iron your shirt properly with the help of the video. The most important thing is this: don’t try to iron a dry shirt.

● Get ready

You will need an iron, an ironing board and a bottle of water. Place the shirt on the ironing board. You can iron in whatever order you like, but most people like to start at the top — the collar. Have a bottle of water ready. Spray (喷) it onto the shirt to make it easier to iron.

● Do the ironing

First, iron the inside of the collar. Second, turn the collar over and iron the other side. Third, iron the back shoulders of the shirt. Fourth, iron the cuffs. Iron the inside, then the outside of the cuffs. Fifth, iron the sleeves. Sixth, iron the back of the shirt. Finally, iron the front of the shirt. Do one side, and then do the other side.

● Dry the shirt

Check your shirt and iron it again if you need to. Now put your shirt on a hanger and let it dry.

1. What’s the most important thing if you want to iron a shirt?

A. Have a bottle of water ready.

B. Don’t try to iron a dry shirt.

C. Wash your shirt carefully.

D. Place the shirt on the ironing board.

2. You will need all of the following things EXCEPT ________ before you iron a shirt.

A. a ruler B. an iron

C. an ironing board D. a bottle of water

3. Most people like to start with ironing ________ of a shirt.

A. the sleeves B. the back shoulders

C. the cuffs D. the collar

4. How many steps are there to do the ironing, according to this guide?

A. Five. B. Six.

C. Seven. D. Eight.

5. The writer tells us it’s easy to learn how to iron a shirt by ________.

A. reading a book B. watching a video

C. listening to the radio D. reading the newspaper

阅读理解，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

There was a boy and his family was very rich. One day his father took him on a trip to a place. He wanted to show his son how poor people were there. They spent several days on a farm. There were many poor families living on the farm.

On their way home, the father asked the son, “How was the trip?” “It was great, Dad,” the son answered. “Did you notice how poor people were there?” asked his father. “Oh, yes,” said the son. “So, tell me,” said his father. The son said, “Well, we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool in our garden, while they have a river that has no end. We have expensive lanterns (灯), but they have stars above their heads at night. We have only a small piece of land to live on, while they have the endless fields. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have high walls around our houses to protect us, but they don’t need walls, because their friends will protect them.”

The father had nothing to say. Then the boy added, “Thank you, Dad, for letting me see how poor we are.”

1. The father wanted to show his son ________.

A. how people on the farm worked

B. how poor people were on the farm

C. how beautiful the farm was

D. how far it was from the city to the farm

2. How often did they go to the farm?

A. Once a week. B. Twice a month.

C. Every year. D. The writer doesn’t tell us.

3. When the father asked the son how the trip was, the son thought it ________.

A. great B. tiring

C. terrible D. boring

4. According to the boy, people on the farm can see ________ at night.

A. expensive lanterns B. a lot of cars

C. stars above their heads D. many horses

5. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

A. The boy was from a very poor family.

B. The father and the son spent several weeks on a farm.

C. People on the farm have high walls around their houses.

D. The boy thought that people on the farm lived a happy life.

完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～10各小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

The Vietnam (越南) War broke out. The young husband 1 the army and died in the war. His wife and son began to have a 2 life after that. Even though their life was very hard and sometimes they didn’t have enough food to eat, the 3 still decided to raise her son by herself.

Several years later her son immigrated (移民) to America 4 finally became an engineer. He often sent letters to his mother with much money. However, with many excuses, the son 5 to come back home to visit his mother.

6 his mother died, the son returned. But he didn’t cry. His mother left a box behind. During the funeral (葬礼), the son opened the box and 7 cried and shouted, “Mom! Mom!” 8 looked at each other and then looked at the box. It was full of $100 bills and a piece of paper.

It read, “Son, I don’t spend too much money. I miss you a lot. Every time I heard a motorcycle 9 , I ran out of the door but it wasn’t you. I saved money 10 you in case (以防) you get sick.”

1. A. joined B. moved C. found D. sent

2. A. comfortable B. easy C. hard D. happy

3. A. son B. father C. husband D. wife

4. A. but B. and C. so D. or

5. A. refused B. agreed C. asked D. offered

6. A. Before B. When C. While D. As

7. A. slowly B. hardly C. quickly D. suddenly

8. A. Nobody B. Anyone C. Everyone D. Somebody

9. A. passing by B. going away C. showing up D. running off

10. A. with B. on C. to D. for

—Why don’t you join an English language club to practice speaking English?

—__________.

A. It’s my pleasure B. Take it easy

C. That’s all right D. That’s a good idea

     —Look at the flowers I gave you last month. They are dying! ________ do you water them?

   —Sorry, I forgot to water them.

      A. How long       B. How often           C. How soon            D. How much

—When will you return the book to me?

   —I’ll give it to you _________ I finish it.

      A. once            B. until                   C. as soon as          D. unless

 “Learning from Lei Feng Day” is only two weeks from now. We need to ________ a plan about it.

     A. come up with    B. put up         C. call up            D. set up

—Look, someone left a book.

     —Oh, yeah … This book ________be Kitty’s. Only she likes to read this kind of books.

     A. can                    B. must                  C. may                    D. might

Look, so many people are running out of the station. I wonder what ________.

A. is happened B. was happening

C. is happening D. had happened

      —Which of the two pairs of shoes will you take?

—I’ll take ________. They are too small for me.

A. both                B. all                    C. either      D. neither