The word “sharp” can be __ to describe many different things in your home, classroom, and places of work. In this chapter, the writer __sharp pencils, meaning pencils with a very fine __.The writer does not like dull pencils. 。

We can also use “sharp” to describe the blades of knives. Knives also have points. We can use “sharp” to describe a __ kind of point, such as the sharp points of kitchen and steak knives. Scissors have blades, too, and we can describe these blades as sharp or dull. Furthermore, the points of scissors are __ sharp or rounded spending on the kind of scissors. Some tools, such as saws, scrapers, and garden tools, also have blades. We can use the words “sharp” and “dull” to describe the blades of these tools, too. Sharp knives, scissors, and tools are__to use. They cut things easily and quickly, without effort.?

“Sharp” can be used to describe the edges of furniture and __some containers. For example, the edge of a table or desk can be __.In addition; we can describe the edge of __ open can as sharp. The top of a can is sometimes sharp__ to cut your hand. A piece of __ from a broken jar or bottle is ordinarily very sharp.

__we sometimes use “sharp” to describe people. A person who appears sharp is very well __.A person who is sharp, on the other hand, is intelligent, smart, and__ learn and understand.

To summarize, “sharp” can be used to describe many kinds of __ that have blades, points, and edges. When we used it to describe people, it can mean nice looking, well dressed, or intelligent. It is an expensive word because it can be used in many different ways.

1.A. written???????? B. used???????? C. seen???????? D. taken

2.A. talks about???? B. takes care of?? C. doesn't like to mention??? D. makes up his mind to

3.A. sharp???????? B. color????????? C. point????????? D. edge

4.A. some???????? B. any????????? C. only????????? D. certain

5.A. either???????? B. neither???????? C. too?????????? D. very

6.A. difficult?????? B. easy?????????? C. interesting????? D. clean

7.A. for?????????? B. with?????????? C. of???????????? D. at

8.A. seen???????? B. sharp?????????? C. smooth??????? D. hard

9.A. an?????????? B. a????????????? C. the??????????? D. /

10.A. so as???????? B. in order???????? C. so that??????? D. enough

11.A. news???????? B. glass?????????? C. information??? D. advice

12.A. However???? B. Finally???????? C. Therefore????? D. In this way

13.A. prepared????? B. dressed???????? C. mannered????? D. served

14.A. easy to?????? B .is to??? ??????? C. to???????????? D. quick to

15.A. funny things?? B. knives???????? C. objects????????? D. containers

根据所给汉语注释，写出各单词的正确形式。

1.Shanghai is one of the __________(热闹的) cities in China.

2.In the past, cats were good at ________（抓捕）mice.

3.The air pollution in this area caused the ________(死亡) of many trees.

4.Reading is _______(有帮助的) to improve your writing skills.

5.Linda __________(拒绝) to help me with my homework last week.

Beijing is planning to build an international food street beside the Olympic Park before the 2008 Olympic Games. There will be restaurants offering（提供）foods from all over the world in this street.
Beijing welcomes thousands of foreigners（外国人）every day. It is the home of many foreigners. However, Beijing does not have enough western­-style（西式）food restaurants. It has much fewer western-style food restaurants than some other major（主要的）cities in China like Shanghai and Guangzhou .
Beijing hopes the international food street will meet foreigners' demands（要求）, show more western food to Chinese people and offer good service to the 2008 Olympics.
【小题1】The international food street will be built_____.
A. in Shanghai
B. beside the Olympic Park
C. in Guangzhou
【小题2】Beijing doesn't have enough western-style_____.
A. food streets
B. food restaurants
C. supermarkets
【小题3】What is the international food street?
A. It offers all kinds of Chinese food in this street.
B. It offers foods from the western countries only.
C. People can enjoy different kinds of food from all over the world there.
【小题4】There are _____ foreigners in Beijing.
A. few        B. a few          C. many
【小题5】Beijing want to build the international food street because_____.
A. more and more Chinese like western-style food
B. it’ll show more western food to Chinese and offer good service to the 2008 Olympics
C. many foreigners only like to eat western food

1.______________

Song Zuying is the most famous soprano(女高音歌唱家) in China. In the eyes of the Chinese people, Song Zuying is the star of oriental art(东方艺术).She was born in a beautiful place–Guzhang County in West Hunan. In recent years, she has been awarded many highest prizes in various music contests. She loves her hometown and does a lot for the people there.

2.__________________

Wen Jiabao is the premier(总理) of the world’s most populous(人口众多的) country. But, millions of people would rather call him“grandpa”.Always in plain(朴素的) jackets, he seems an ordinary old man with a kind smile. But in the face of disasters he has the power to pull together the whole country.

3._________________

Ding Cong, a famous cartoonist(漫画家) in China, died on May 26,2009.He started to draw cartoons more than seventy years ago, but he always called himself Xiao Ding of Little Ding.

He seemed to have a lot to learn in this world. His cartoons are humorous(幽默的) and interesting and loved by the old and the young in China.

4._________________

An 18–meter high “Olympic torch(火炬)”made of more than 110,000 pots of flowers, the biggest “Olympic torch” in the world, is seen at the Liberation Park in Wuhan, Hubei Province. The “Olympic torch” was exhibited at the opening ceremony（开幕式） of the 2008 Wuhan Flower Expo(展览会) to express local people’s best wishes to this summer Olympic Games.

5.________________

Liu Qian is the only magician(魔术师) form Taiwan invited by Las Vegas and the Hollywood Magic Castle for performance(表演).When Liu Qian was 7 years old, he started to study magic. The first magic he performed was to put a coin into his mouth and then take is out from his hindbrain(后脑).Now Liu’s magic tricks have made the old art popular again, and made him the hottest magician in China.

A. The premier is our “grandpa”.

B. The most famous soprano in China.

C. The cartoonist who was loved by old and young.

D. The famous magician from Taiwan.

E. The biggest “Olympic torch” in the world.

Work hard when you are in class.              , you will catch up with your classmates quickly.

A、On the way                             B、In this way                     C、By the way