六、 完形填空

    A young man went to visit a wise man living in the mountain for the wisdom of life.

   “Excuse me,could you please tell me what is the most 1 day in our lives? Is it the day when we were born or the day we 2 ? Is it the day when we fall in love or the day we succeed?” the young man asked.

    The most important day in our lives is today,” the wise man replied calmly.

    “No. Nothing has happened today. ”

    “Is it because of my visit?”

    “Even if nobody visited me today,today is 5 very important because today is the only wealth we have. No matter how memorable yesterday is,it has gone by like a ship going down to the sea;no matter how bright tomorrow may be,it is yet to come;but no matter how common today is,it is 6 our control (控制) .”

    The young man still wanted to ask something,while the wise man 7 him and said ,“When we are talking about the meaning of today,we have 8 a lot of it ”

    The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.

    Actually,today is the only 9 we have. So,what we should do now is to 10 yesterday and tomorrow and catch today fast!

() 1. A. important   B. necessary   C. comfortable   D. funny

() 2. A. miss   B. die   C. grow   D. start

() 3. A. Nothing   B. None   C. No one   D. Neither

() 4. A. awful   B. pleased   C. confused   D. excited

() 5. A. yet   B. already   C. ever   D. still

() 6. A. for   B. under   C. on   D. with

() 7. A. stopped   B. refused   C. encouraged   D. ordered

() 8. A. treasured   B. handed   C. wasted   D. avoided

() 9. A. excuse   B. way   C. chance   D. plan

() 10. A. forget   B. remember   C. call   D. treat

五、 根据首字母提示补全短文

   Travelling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier,but how well do we know and u 1 each other? Here is a simple test. Imagine (设想) you will hold a m 2 at four o’clock. What time should you expect your foreign business friends to come? If they are Germans,they will a 3 on time. If they are Americans,they will probably be fifteen minutes early. If they are British,they41 be fifteen minutes l4 .

   The British seemed to think since the English 15 was widely used (被广泛使用) in the world,what they did was certain to be widely understood. Very soon they f 6 they were completely (完全地) wrong. For e 7 , the British are happy to have a business lunch and discuss business matters with a drink during the meal,while the Japanese p 8 not to work while eating. Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know e 9 other,and they don't drink at lunch. The Germans like to talk about business b 10 dinner,and the French like to eat first and talk afterwards. They need to be well fed and watered before they discuss anything.

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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

5. 我认为这对那个男孩来讲并不是帮助。

I don't think it’s the boy.

4. 和你一起去伦敦我很兴奋。

to go to London with you.

3. 我去过北京许多次。

Beijing many times.

2. 著名的悉尼歌剧院在澳大利亚。

The famous Sydney Opera House is.

1. 这幅画有什么特别的吗？

about the picture?

() 5. — What can you see in Italy?

-- I can see .

   A. the Great Wall   B. the Little Mermaid

   C. Mount Fuji   D. the Leaning Tower of Pisa

() 4. The news was so that we were all .

   A. exciting;exciting   B. excited;excited

   C. exciting;excited   D. excited;exciting

() 3. You everything with you!We'll go out just for a few days.

   A. needn’t take   B. don't need bring

   C. need bring      D. need no take