
①Chocolate is very popular all over the world. For example, English people eat about 10 kg of it a person every year. And both men and women there like eating chocolate. Women buy more chocolate than men. However, it doesn't mean women eat more. They give some of it to friends and family as a gift. Men buy less chocolate than women. But they usually eat it all themselves. Most men like eating chocolate better than driving in a sports car. Most women enjoy spending an evening eating chocolate more than going shopping.
②Why do people like chocolate so much? Scientists say that chocolate can make you feel physically good. It is sweet and delicious. But if you eat a lot of chocolate. you may become fat and it is not good for your teeth, So chocolate makes you feel good ________________ you often feel bad about eating too much of it because you know it's not good for you.
People like eating chocolate because .
Mr Jenkins has several big shops in the city. He's very rich but he does his best(pay) the persons who work in his shops less. And they all hate him.
Several months ago a young woman borrowed thirty thousand dollars from him. But she couldn't return the money to him in time. He went to her and made her (give) her ring to him which cost more than fifty thousand dollars. He put it into his wallet and went home happily. But when he got to the bus stop, the bus(leave). He hurried to get on and left his wallet outside. He didn't find it until he got home. He hurried(make) promise, “If someone finds my wallet and returns it to me, I(give) half the money to him.”
An old woman who(wait) for another bus that day found the wallet. She sent it back to Mr Jenkins. But he changed his mind.
“There are two rings in my wallet,” said Mr Jenkins, “
I won't give half the money in my wallet to you until you return the other ring to me.”
“I (see) only a ring in the wallet,” the old woman said and took the man to a judge and told him what (happen) to them. The judge said to Mr Jenkins, “I'm sure you have lost a wallet in which there are two rings and some money. But there is only one ring in this wallet. I(not think) it's yours. Wait for some days. Perhaps someone will be able to return your wallet to you.”
Then the judge turned to the old woman and said, “Take the wallet home. If the loser doesn't go to get it back in three days, it(belong) to you.”
the weather in summer?
—Yes, ____.
Scientists made a survey on spending by children between 5 and 18 in Australia in 2011. They found that the children spent about 35% of their spending on hobbies. They needed 4% for transport. 26% of their money was spent on school meals and about 5% on snacks (零食). About 18% of spending was on clothes. They paid 9% for their mobile phones and 3% for other things.
| A. School meals B. Hobbies C. Snacks D. Clothes E. Mobile phones |
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Winter Olympic Events
The International Olympic Committee has picked Beijing as the host city for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Let's learn about some of the sports events at Winter Olympic Games.
Curling is a team sport played by two teams on a rectangular area of ice. The game is played with 16 round granite stones. Each stone weighs 19. 96 kg. The four players of each team throw the stones in turn. The team with the most points wins the game.
Ski jumping has been included in the Winter Olympics since 1924. Players ski down the hill to compete in the event. Skiers can reach a distance (距离)up to 115 yards on the normal hill. Players must hold their skis in a V-shape before landing. The judges score each jump by shape and landing besides distance.
Ice hockey is played between two teams. Each team usually has six players, who
wear skates and compete on the ice during the game. That's five skaters and one goalkeeper. The game includes three 20-minute periods, with a 15-minute break after the first and second periods.
There's a hotel in northern Sweden. It is1. It's open only from the middle of December to late April. The name of the hotel is the Ice Hotel. The hotel is completely made2ice and snow. Every year, more and more visitors want to stay at this very cold hotel.
In the first year, the Ice Hotel had3one room, Now the hotel has 37 rooms and 6, 500 overnight guests every year. The hotel has a reception desk, a main hall, a cinema, and hotel rooms. There's an ice4for weddings(礼), too!
In early October, artists and workers prepare the hotel. They use5snow equipment(设备)to prepare snow and ice. In November, builders bring ice from a very clean river. In December, the outside part of the hotel is finished.
The rooms are6as there are no telephones and no televisions. The Ice Hotel visitors can use computers to send e-mail messages to friends and family.
In late April, the last guests leave the hotel. The weather becomes warmer, and the beautiful Ice Hotel begins to melt. In June, the Ice Hotel is a water hotel.
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The man __________ sits next to us is our English teacher.
A. whom B. which C. whose D. who
根据句意选择合适的动词,并用其适当形式填空,使句子通顺。
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1. —Who_______________ on the ground over there? —An old man is.
2. —Hi, Peter! What bus you ____________ for? — No.3 bus.
3. They are talking about a new bridge.
4. I with my parents TV at the moment.
5. He sometimes _________ English by himself in the evening.
1. good(比较级) 6. visit(名词)
2. expensive( 同义词) 7. every(同义词)_ _
3. happy(副词) 8. gift(同义词)
4. fly(过去式) 9. before(反义词)
5. drive(现在分词) 10. family(复数)
________ my book. ________ her book.
A. This’s; That’s B. This is; That’s C. This’s; That is
—________does your father play table tennis? —Twice a week.
A. How long B.How often C. How soon D. How far
_____who you go with,you should be back by 10:00 p.m.
A. However B. If C. Whether D. No matter