Concorde’s Birthday

CONCORDE, the world’s fastest passenger plane, will soon be over 33 years old. It first 1______ on 2 March 1969 in France. Concorde was developed by both France and Britain. From 1956 these two countries had a 2______ of a supersonic passenger plane. In 1962 they started to 3______ together on the project. The plane 4______ over 1.5 billion pounds to develop. It is the most tested plane in the history. It was given over 5000 hours of testing. Concorde flies at twice the speed of 5______. This means that it 6______ only 3 hours 25 minutes to fly between London and New York, compare with 7-8 hours in other passenger jets. Because of the five-hour time difference between the USA and Britain, it is 7______ to travel west on Concorde and arrive in New York before you leave London! You can catch the 10:30a.m. 8______ from London, Heathrow and start work in New York an hour 9______! Concorde is much used by business people and film stars. Each Concorde is built at a cost of 55 million pounds. Twenty have been built so far. Air France and British Airway 10______ the most. They each have seven planes.

1.(　 ) A. invented　 　　 B. produced　　 　　 C. flew　　　 　　　 D. take off

2.(　 ) A. talk　　　　 B. dream　　　 　　 C. meeting　 D. fight

3.(　 ) A. work　　　 　　　 B. do　　　　 　　 C. carry　　 D. finish

4.(　 ) A. paid　　　 　 B. wanted　　 　　 C. needed　　 　　　 D. cost

5.(　 ) A. voice　　　 　　　 B. sound　　　 　　 C. noise　　 D. shout

6.(　 ) A. spends　　 B. takes　　　 　　 C. covers　　 　　　 D. travels

7.(　 　) A. possible　 　 B. impossible　 　　 C. real　　　 D. unreal

8.(　 ) A. plane　　 　　 B. passenger　 　　 C. flight　　 D. airline

9.(　 ) A. later　　 　　 B. late　　　　 　　 C. earlier　 　　 D. early

10.(　 ) A. build　　 　　 B. make　　　 　　　 C. sell　　 　　 D. own (有)

(B)

Do you want to be healthier? Then go　 1 the passage, and you may find it’s easy to keep fit.

(1)Eat all kinds of foods, especially fruits and vegetables. You may have a favorite kind of food, but the best　 　2 is to eat as many kinds as possible. If you eat　 3　　　　　 foods, you’re more likely to get the nutrients your body needs . Taste new foods that you 　4 tried before. Some foods, such as green vegetables, are very important. Have five servings(份) of fruits and three vegetables.

(2)Drink water and milk often. When you are really 　5, cold water is the No. 1 choice. Kids need calcium(钙) to grow strong, and milk is a great source of this mineral (矿物质) . How much do children 　6? About three glasses of milk every day.

(3)Limit screen time. What’s screen time? It’s the 　7 　for watching TV, DVDs, and videos, 8 computer games, and using the computer. If you spend much time 　9　　　　 these activities, you may have less time left to take　 10,　 such as playing basketball, bicycling, and swimming.

1.___________2.___________ 3.___________ 4. _________ 5.____________

6.__________ 7.__________ 8.___________　 9.__________ 10.___________

(A)

Jim: Jack 1______

Jack: Sure, go ahead.

Jim: I want to have a look at what’s on this weekend. Let me see now.

Jack: 2______

Jim: The Red Roses are giving a performance at the People’s Theatre. 3______

Jack: They are pop group. They are said to be very good. 4______

Jim: 7 p.m. 5______

Jack: Yes, I’ll be free then. I’ll meet you at the theatre at 6:30.

Jim: Good! See you then. Bye.

　　　　　　　　　 (B)

A: Jack, is this your notebook?

B:_________________. Mine is here.

A: ____________________?Lily, do you know?

C:_______________________. Mary’s notebook looks like that.

A: No, it can’t be hers. Hers is on the desk.

D: Well._____________________. Ken looked for his notebook everywhere just now.

A: Ken,______________________?

K: Oh, yes. Thank you.

8.这幢建筑使我想起了我的学校。

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(9)Many Chinese students don’t pay much attention to spoken English at school. They think it necessary to practise speaking English in class, but not out of class. Here is a story to show you how important it is to speak the English language freely in everyday life.

A foreigner once got hungry and went into a restaurant in London. He sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again in order to express that he wanted something to eat for he could not speak English. The waiter soon brought a cup of tea. The man shook(摇动)his head. The waiter then took away the tea and brought a cup of coffee. The man again shook his head. He tried again and again, but he wasn’t able to make the waiter understand him. Finally another man came in. He spoke English clearly and fluently. (10)In a few minutes, there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table before him.

So you see a man often goes hungry if he doesn’t master(掌握) a foreign language.

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7.电影已经开演约十分钟了。

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6.我正考虑换一份新工作。

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5．这家公司会为我们的公司提供免费的饮料。

This company will ______ our company ______ free drinks.

4．If we can’t wear our own clothes, we should be allowed to____________________(设计自己的校服).

3.What do you think I should tell _____________________________________(其余的学生)

2. It isn’t good to borrow your friends’ books __________________________(未经允许).

1. I don’t think twelve-year-olds should be allowed to ____________________ (穿耳洞)