Homesick is a compound(复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each   46   means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning    47   they are used together? The definition(定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.
Now think for a minute   48 SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to the word SEA, would the definition   49 SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite   50 . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are    51   ,the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick,    52   you want to be is at sea.
Have you ever   53   a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. People are heartsick when they are    54  deep inside as if their hearts are broken.
And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and    55  . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know some thing like this in your English study.

【小题1】

A．word B．phrase C．sentence D．passage

【小题2】

A．how B．why C．when D．where

【小题3】

A．for B．from C．about D．like

【小题4】

A．get B．fit C．read D．have

【小题5】

A．right B．wrong C．same D．different

【小题6】

A．homesick B．heartsick C．seasick D．earsick

【小题7】A. the first place  B the last place C. the only place D. the safe place                                                                                                    

【小题8】

A．thought over B．thought out C．heard from D．heard of

【小题9】

A．hurt B．hit C．loved D．moved

【小题10】

A．hobby B．height C．heaven D．handbag

Do you know the famous man ________ Bill Gates?

A．calling            B．calls              C．called            D．call

 

Do you know the answer        the question?

A．with

B．to

C．of

D．on

 

Are you still doing the V for victory sign? It’s out. The latest popular hand gesture（手势）is to curl both of your hands and put them together to make a heart—shape. Known as “hand heart”, many young stars in the US including Justin Bieber , Blake Lively and Taylor Swift have done the move in recent photos.
“The heart — hand gesture means something between ‘I love you’ and ‘thank you’, ”said the country singer Taylor Swift,21.”It’s a sweet, simple message which you can send without saying a word.”
Taylor Swift often puts her hands above her head in the heart shape at her concerts. And she is believed to be the first to make the gesture popular.
Last month during a charity show, Justin Bieber and his superstar friends did it to help out three kids whose parents were killed in a car accident. The gesture became a real hit after that.
“It used to take longer for nonverbal（不用语言的）culture to move. But now ,with smart phones and the Internet, it’s much faster,” said Patti Wood, an American language expert.
In the Republic of Korea, the hand heart has been popular for a long time, in a different way. People there like making a “bigger heart” by putting their hands above their heads and making a heart shape with their arms. It means: “I love you.”
【小题1】When we want to express ideas, we often move our hands to mean something besides language. Do you know the meaning of this gesture(手势)?

A．Good luck.	B．We’ve won.
C．Everything is all right.	D．Best wishes.

【小题2】Who is the first to make the heart — hand gesture popular?

A．Justin Bieber

B．Blake Lively

C．Patti Wood

D．Taylor Swift

【小题3】A charity show is a show that is put on to.

A．help the people in need	B．make a gesture popular
C．express your love or thanks	D．show your special gesture

【小题4】Which of the following statements is true?

A．Smart phones and the Internet are improving fast.

B．Smart phones and the Internet used to take longer time in use.

C．It’s much easier for nonverbal culture to reach more people.

D．It takes nonverbal culture a long time to become popular.

根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

1.We all think she is ________ (energy) enough to complete the work in time.

2.Pluto used to be the _______ (nine) planet in the solar system. But now it no longer is.

3.Do you know the _____ (win) names in the 100 meters race? I wonder if my friend is among them.

4.Who wrote _________ (badly) among the boys standing in front of the teacher’s desk.

5.“Help __________ (you) to some sweets,” Kate said to her friends.