When someone asks you to his or her home in the USA, it"s very clear who the guest is and who the
host is. But invitation to restaurants are usually different. In many cases, it is the inviter who pays. But in
some cases, each one pays his or her own bill(账单). For example, when your friend says "Let"s go and
get a beer," or "Want a cup of coffee?", it may be more of advice than an invitation.
Some people like taking their friends to a restaurant for dinner instead of having dinner at home. In this case, the host is expected to pay and the guest may leave the tip(小费). If you want to invite someone for a meal at a restaurant, tell him or her: "I"d like to take you to …".
There are also phrases that sound like invitations, but in fact they are not. People may say things like "We"ll have to get together sometime," or "You"ll have to come over and visit us sometime." They are the
expressions of saying goodbye. So you could answer "Yes, that would be nice," or "I"d love to," or
something similar.
B. leave the tip
C. pay the bill
B. advice
C. an invitation
B. Let"s go to a sea-food restaurant and have a dinner.
C. I"d like to take you to have a dinner tonight.
B. Who will pay the bill?
C. Who will be invited?
The Alche,mist (炼丹术士) is an easv story with a deep message. It is a message to follow your
heart and search for your dreams. The book is aloout a young man named Santiago who lives in Spain
and works as a shepherd(牧羊人). He begins to have strange dreams so he goes to a Gypsy(吉普赛人)
to find out what they mean.The Gypsy tells him that he needs to go to the Egyptian pyramids to find his
treasure. Of course he does not believe her. But later he meets another person who tells him the same
thing. At last Santiago decides to give up his lifeas a shepherd and go to find his treasure.
The Alchemist has been translated into many languages,including, of course, English. It is a good book
for people who are learning English because most of the sentences are fairly short and you will learn a lot
of new words. There are certainly words you will not know atfirst,but with a little patience and study you
should be able to finish (and maybe enjoy) the book. And hopefully you will be able to follow your dreams as well.
B. How to Learn English
C. Be Patient
D. Follow Your Dreams
B. Never give it up before you get it.
C. Dream will take you to success.
D. English is easy to learn.
B. He wants the readers to know how easy the book is if you read it.
C. He hopes the readers will enjoy the easy English book.
D. He wants to tell the readers that the book was first written in English.
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| Do you know the Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) in India? It is the country"s most f"amous 1 . It is well-known 2 the seventh wonder of the world. It also 3 a great love story. In the year 1607, Emperor Shah Jahan of India saw a girl in a market. She was so beautiful that he 4 with her at once. The 5_ name was Mumtaz Mahal. Five years later, Mumtaz and Shah Jahan got married. They had fourteen children. But Mumtaz died in 1630. Shah Jahan 6 his wife so much that in 1632 he decided to build the most beautiful mausoleum(陡墓) for her, the Taj Mahal. It 7 over 20,000 workmen 22 years to finish it. The beautiful white marble (大理石 ) building 8 beside the Yamuna River. It has expensive stones on its walls. 9 , if you visit the Taj Mahal,you"ll have to 10 your shoes and leave them at the front door. |
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| From the early days of history people looked for ways of telling the time, but it was not until the thirteenth century that machines for telling the time were invented.These first clocks were very big. They had no faces or hands but they did have a bell. It rang every hour. In the seventeenth century, people began to use clocks with faces and hands and to carry small clocks with them. For a long time after that, men and women had pocket watches. These were usually tied (检) to a button (纽扣) on the person"s clothes. It is strange that wristwatches were not used until about 1914. The man who made the first popular watch was walking in a park one day. There he saw a woman with a pocket watch tied to her wrist (手腕) , she was feeding her baby and she needed to have both hands free to hold the child. Now nearly everybody wears a watch all the time. If you have a "waterproof" watch, you don"t even have to take it off when you go swimming. Aboul 80 million wat-ches are made every year. |
| 1. The first clock was invented___________. |
| A. in the seventeenth century B. in the thirteenth century C. in the early days of history D. before the thirteenth century |
| 2. Before the watches came into use,________. |
| A. the pocket watches were popular B. people didn"t use any watches C. the clocks they used had no faces and hands D. people used bells |
| 3. Which is the correct order of the invention according to the time? |
| A. Clock without faces and hands, wristwatch, pocket watch B. Pocket watch , clock without faces and hands , wrist-watch C. Wristwatch, pocket watch, clock without faces and hands D. Clock without faces and hands, pocket watch , wristwatch |
| 4. The underlined word "waterproof"means_______. |
| A.无水的 B.含水的 C.防水的 D.浸水的 |
| 5. Which of the following is the best title? |
| A. The Invention of Watches B. How to Tell the Time C. From Clocks to Watches D. Watches Are Better Than Clocks |
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The Spring Festival, Chinese Lunar New Year, is China"s most significant holiday of the year, when families get together to celebrate. In modern times, however, the old ways of spending the New Year no longer meet the needs of young people, who have created various new ways to celebrate the traditional holiday. |
| 1. What happens to Chinese Lunar New Year in modern times? |
| A. All people return home before the day comes as usual. B. Most people spend their New Year with their friends after returning home. C. Some people can"t return home to celebrate the New Year because they have noholidays. D. Some people prefer to spend their New Year like Mr. Li, even if they have longer holidays. |
| 2. Why does Mr. Li like to go to the countryside to celebrate the New Year? |
| A. Because he wants to have a truely traditional New Year. B. Because he doesn"t want to celebrate it in the city. C. Because he has no family to celebrate with. D. Because the farmer in the countryside needs his help a lot. |
| 3. What does the underlined words "folk craftwork " mean in this passage? |
| A.她产品 B.好吃的东西 C. 手工艺品 D.风土人情 |
| 4. After reading the passage, what can we know about the attitude of the young people to the New Year? |
| A. They enjoy the old way their parents celebrate the New Year. B. They are interested in staying at home watching TV programs. C. They have no interest in celebrating the New Year traditionally. D. They prefer new ways to celebrate the New Year. |
| 5. What does the writer want to tell us in this passage? |
| A. Traditional celebration is changing in today"s world. B. No young people like to celebrate the New Year. C. Only do we go to the countryside we can celebrate Chinese New Year. D. Traditional celebration is no longer in China. |
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| Nearly everybody enjoys chicken, and the most famous name in chicken is Kentucky Fried Chicken. Mr. Sanders, the man who started this business _ 1 always very rich. At one time, he 2 a small gas station next to a highway (公路) . Many truck drivers 3 there to get gas and take a rest. Mr. Sanders realized they were of ten 4 , so he began serving sandwiches and coffee. 5 the sandwiches he made tasted good, and didn"t cost 6 , more and more 7 came to eat at his place. 8 Mr. Sanders began to serve fried chicken. People 9 it very much, and his new business grew fast. Not long after, however, 10_ highway was built (建造) , and many drivers no longer went 11 Mr. Sanders" restaurant. So he had to 12 it. Then he traveled around the country 13 to sell his idea of opening fried chicken restaurants. He succeeded. By 1967, 14_ almost 5,000 Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. And now, wherever you go in the United States, you will see 15 . If you like chicken, I"m sure you"ll enjoy Kentucky Chicken. |