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Concorde’s Birthday
CONCORDE, the world’s fastest passenger plane, will soon be over 33 years old. It first __51__ on 2 March 1969 in France. Concorde was developed by both France and Britain. From 1956 these two countries had a _52__ of a supersonic passenger plane. In 1962 they started to __53__ together on the project. The plane __54_ 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 _55__. This means that it _56_ 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 _57__ to travel west on Concorde and arrive in New York before you leave London! You can catch the 10:30a.m. _58__ from London, Heathrow and start work in New York an hour _59_! 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 _60_ the most. They each have seven planes.
1.A. invented B. produced C. flew D. took 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
Eating out is more popular in Britain today than it has ever been. It is reported that British people spend more eating out than cooking for themselves and eating at home. It seems that many British people are becoming more and more interested in how good their food tastes, and also how healthy it is.
However, eating out can also be expensive, so British people do not eat out every night. When having a date with friends, or having a birthday, many people like to go to a restaurant, and people often also eat in a restaurant before going to the cinema or the theater.
As in all cultures, there are many rules of manners about eating. The knife and fork should be used in the correct way. It is also impolite to speak with your mouth full then you are eating.
Most British cities have a large collection of food as well as British food, from the very cheap to the very expensive－ French, Italian, Indian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese and many, many more.
When people are too tired to cook after work, they often get a “takeaway”. This means that they order from a take－out restaurant by telephone, and then go to get it. Many take-out restaurants also send it to your house. All you have to do is to open the door, pay and eat!
1.When do British people often eat in a restaurant?
A. After having a birthday. B. Before watching a movie.
C. When they feel tired. D. If they want to have natural food.
2.Many people prefer to eat out nowadays because __________.
A. eating out is cheaper than cooking at home
B. they can learn more manners in the restaurant
C. people care more about their food than before
D. people don’t like to stay at home after work
3.From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that _________.
A. British dishes are very expensive B. Japanese dishes are most expensive
C. British people like foreign food D. French food is most popular
4. The “takeaway” is the food __________.
A. you order and take out of the restaurant
B. that is left when you are eating in a restaurant
C. you order but don’t need to pay at once
D. that is sold and ordered only on the phone
5.What is the best title(標題) of the passage?
A. British restaurant culture B. British table manners
C. Best restaurants in Britain D. Best food in Britain
Once there was a girl in my class that I thought was beautiful and smart. I believed that she was perfect. When the time for my birthday came, I 56 her to my party, and she came.
A few months 57 , it was her birthday. I got a special scarf for her. Thinking about how happy she would be to receive my gift made me so 58 .
I asked her when her birthday party was going to be. She replied, " 59 do you want to know? You're not invited. You're just a dog with glasses !"
I felt really 60 when she said that. I just stood there looking at her. Everyone standing by her came to stand next to me. Then we all 61 .
That day, I figured out that even if someone looks perfect, there is a very good possibility that they aren't. When it comes to perfection, it's how someone treats you that is more 62 than how they look.
1.A. invited B. invites C. inviting
2. A. ago B. before C. later
3.A. excited B. sad C. relaxed
4.A. How B. Why C. Who
5.A. good B. nice C. bad
6.A. left B. came C. smiled
7. A. confident B. creative C. important
Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before 26 every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn’t smoke and never 27 . She didn’t eat chocolate. She didn’t eat sweet and
fatty food, 28 . She weighted herself every day.
One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a 29 sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking, 30 he looked very happy.
He smiled at her and said, “Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”
He had a wide smile 31 his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.
“Good morning!” replied Alicia. “Yes, it is a lovely day.”
Alicia thought he 32 very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the 33 of a happy old age.”
“I hope you don’t 34 me asking,” she said, “but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do 35 I am your age.”
The man in the rocking chair said, “My secret for 36 ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day.”
Alicia was 37 . She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did 38 wrong. She thought he should be 39 and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life 40 eating well or doing lots of exercise.
“How old are you?” she asked.
“It’s my birthday today,” said the man. “I’m forty-seven!”
1. A. lunch B. breakfast C. dinner D. supper
2. A. exercised B. drank C. worked D. slept
3. A. too B. also C. either D. still
4. A. man B. woman C. boy D. girl
5. A. so B. but C. and D. or
6. A. in B. with C. at D. on
7. A. saw B. looked C. listened D. found
8. A. secret B. dream C. plan D. future
9. A. stand B. mind C. allow D. enjoy
10. A. when B. since C. though D. for
11. A. health B. success C. happiness D. life
12. A. surprised B. worried C. excited D. relaxed
13. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
14.A. angry B. serious C. quiet D. sick
15. A. through B. from C. without D. by
閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。
Hello! My is
Wang Li. I’m an English teacher. I’m England.
I’m 25 ye
ars
. I like red. It is my lucky(幸運)colour. And my lucky number is 8. What’s my favourite
sport? Oh, I like .
I play basketball with my friends school.
It’s in autumn in Beijing. I love autumn. I had a mooncake(月餅) on Mid-autumn Day(中秋節(jié))last week.(上周) I like it very much.
There 40 students in my class—22 boys and girls. I love my students, and they love me . to my class!
1.A. name B. number C. birthday D. nice
2.A. in B. to C. from D. on
3.A. new B. old C. age(年齡) D. /
4.A .basketball B
.
table tennis C. swimming
D. football
5.A .from B. on C. to D. after
6.A .warm B. cool C. hot D. cold
7.A .am B. is C. are D. be
8.A. eighteen B. nineteen C. sixteen D. seventeen
9.A .too B. to C. but D. and
10.A . Go B. Come C. Play D. Welcome
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