Choose the best answer to complete the passage.

The English language is different from any  36  language. Yet English words do not  37  the same. It is always  38 . People need new words  39  new inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use or older words are used  40 a new way.

English can 41 by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico, the word “coffee” came from Turkey, and “tea” from  42  and so on. Now new space and science words  43  from other countries, too. New words are also made by adding two words  44 . The words “strawberry”, “postman” and “blackboard” are made up of two parts.

Sometimes, new words are  45  forms of old words. The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the  46  of the long word. The word “plane” was made by cutting off the  47  part of “airplane”. 48 “smog” was made by using only the first two letters of “smoke” and cutting off the front part of “fog”. And products can become new words. Our “sandwich” was named after  49  named Sandwich, and “jelly(果冻)” was a name made up by the company that  50 made this product.

1.	A．other B．others C．another D．else

 

2.	A．leave B．change C．stay D．use

 

3.	A．keeping B．changing C．kept D．changed

 

4.	A．for B．of C．with D．about

 

5.	A．by B．on C．in D．at

 

6.	A．change B．changed C．turns D．turned

 

7.	A．India B．America C．Germany D．China

 

8.	A．are borrowing B．are being borrowed C．borrow D．borrows

 

9.	A．alone B．out C．together D．outside

 

10.	A．longer B．middle C．never D．short

 

11.	A．beginning B．end C．middle D．front

 

12.	A．back B．middle C．front D．end

 

13.	A．While B．During C．When D．as

 

14.	A．a man B．a kind of food C．a company D．a place

 

15.	A．first B．last C．again D．once

 

Choose the best answer to complete the passage.

The English language is different from any  36  language. Yet English words do not  37  the same. It is always  38 . People need new words  39  new inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use or older words are used  40 a new way.

English can 41 by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico, the word “coffee” came from Turkey, and “tea” from  42  and so on. Now new space and science words  43  from other countries, too. New words are also made by adding two words  44 . The words “strawberry”, “postman” and “blackboard” are made up of two parts.

Sometimes, new words are  45  forms of old words. The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the  46  of the long word. The word “plane” was made by cutting off the  47  part of “airplane”. 48 “smog” was made by using only the first two letters of “smoke” and cutting off the front part of “fog”. And products can become new words. Our “sandwich” was named after  49  named Sandwich, and “jelly(果冻)” was a name made up by the company that  50 made this product.

1.	A．other B．others C．another D．else

 

2.	A．leave B．change C．stay D．use

 

3.	A．keeping B．changing C．kept D．changed

 

4.	A．for B．of C．with D．about

 

5.	A．by B．on C．in D．at

 

6.	A．change B．changed C．turns D．turned

 

7.	A．India B．America C．Germany D．China

 

8.	A．are borrowing B．are being borrowed C．borrow D．borrows

 

9.	A．alone B．out C．together D．outside

 

10.	A．longer B．middle C．never D．short

 

11.	A．beginning B．end C．middle D．front

 

12.	A．back B．middle C．front D．end

 

13.	A．While B．During C．When D．as

 

14.	A．a man B．a kind of food C．a company D．a place

 

15.	A．first B．last C．again D．once

 

Chose the best answer from A、B、C or D to complete the passage.

Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.        When you go go restaurants in different parts of the world, it's     1     to know the right and wrong things to do. For example, in China it's OK to     2     a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn't noisy and     3   , you may think there's something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are     4    palces. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there might even    5    to the owner of the restaurant.        Paying the bill is also different from country to country. In China, one person usually pays for     6   . In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients, but     7    friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called "Going Dutch" Also, when westerners pay the bill, they ususlly leave some money for the     8   . This is called "leaving a tip." Leaving a tip is thought to be polite. In the US, it's     9    to leave tips of 10%, 15% or 20% of the bill. Which is decided by how good the service is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!         The way people eat food is different in the world, but you can    10   the same kinds of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are popular all over the world.

(     )1．A．popular   (     )2．A．cause     (     )3．A．lively      (     )4．A．noisy     (     )5．A．shout     (     )6．A．everybody  (     )7．A．until     (     )8．A．gatekeeper (     )9．A．terrble   (     )10．A．invent

B．difficult B．keep     B．friendly B．quiet   B．explain   B．nobody  B．when     B．seller   B．common      B．discover

C．important  C．hear         C．lucky          C．busy       C．complain      C．somebody   C．unless      C．waiter      C．serious       C．prefer

D．enjoyable D．make        D．polite        D．clean     D．speak         D．none      D．since       D．visitor     D．unusual                D．find

Choose the best topic from A to F according to the meaning of the passage．

1．Years ago，if a person had some problems or wanted to write something down，he／she might keep a diary．But now，more and more people go onto the Internet，and write something in a blog（博客）．

2．In many ways, a diary and a blog are almost the same．Both diaries and blogs can tell what happened to the writer．

3．A blog is a public way of writing．Anyone can read what you write in it．So you'd better be careful of your writing．However，a diary is just opposite．It is personal，your secrets can be kept well．

4．On the Internet, I sometimes read some people's blogs．They often write about studying，working，travelling，spots and so on．From their blogs，I can find some of their thoughts，feelings，etc．

5．If a person isn't afraid to let others know something about himself／herself．A blog is a very good way to record（记录）everyday life．

A．Differences between a blog and a diary． B．A diary and a blog have the same points． C．Some people like writing in a blog now． D．A blog is public． E．People may write something different in a blog． F．A good way to record everyday life．