Vocabulary
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Choose the best answer for each of the following items.
1．Sometimes people tend to ______ to a conclusion without analysis.
go
come
jump
run
2．Do you know if there’s a bus _______ the Museum of Fine Arts?
going
for
to
by
3．When I was a child I ______ get up early.
was used to
was using
used
used to
4．Maybe we can go have paella for dinner later _______.
off
on
after
through
5． Let’s call ______ John.
off
of
with
on
6． I am ______ in playing basketball.
interested
interesting
interest
interestingly
7． Dalian is famous ______ its tourism.
of
for
with
in
8． I don’t have enough energy to stand up, ______ go to another museum.
not to say
let away
let down
let alone
9．All of us are at the airport waiting for my friend’s ______.
arriving
arrived
arrive
arrival
10． Do you have a double room ______ tomorrow night?
for
to
with
as
11．Mary got a warm welcome arrival.
in
of
on
as
12．The man in the café speaks English ______ work.
at
in
on
with
13．His father is a good ______.
cooker
cook
cooking
cookier
14．Today, we will begin ______ the new vocabulary.
from
with
at
on
15． Are you free together? Let’s go out _______ dinner.
to
with
for
of
16．Could you please tell me where I can ______ currency?
change
get
exchange
redeem
17．The Second World War ______ in 1937.
broke out
broke into
broke through
broke down
18．The ______ will have a dinner together this evening.
Smith
Smith’s
Smiths
Smithes
19． You’d better stop ______ immediately.
smoking
to smoke
smoked
smokes
20．Who will ______ the dinner this time?
pay
pay for
pay with
pay of
Grammar
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Choose the best answer for each of the following items.
21．I’ve got ______ work to do this afternoon.
too many
so many
too much
such much
22． You _____ be too careful to do your homework.
cannot
may not
mustn’t
needn’t
23． His family _____ watching TV in the sitting room.
is
will be
are
be
24．My little brother is _____ young ___ go to school.
too, to
so, to
such, to
enough, to
25． I don’t’ think you’re ____ hold up this stone.
enough strongly
enough strong
strongly enough
strong enough
26．You’d better _____ this book to Jane.
to give
give
to giving
giving
27．It is _____ early _____ dinner.
too, has
too, to have
enough, to have
enough, has
28． I thought you _______ Mexican.
are
will be
were
are a
29．This book will cost ______ than that one.
more expensive
expensive
much
much more
30．Several pairs of new shoes sent to the old men.
have been
has been
is
are
31． He is too wise ______ that.
to see
see
not to see
not see
32．I remember the way my grandmother _____ make it.
was used to
use to
is use to
used to
33．I\’m afraid the box is _____ heavy ____ you to carry it.
too, to
too, for
enough, for
enough, to
34．It\’s _____ late _____ mend.
never too, to
too, to
never too, for
too, for
35． I really appreciate _______ me.
you help
your help
your helping
you help
36． There are problems to be solved.
too much
too many
enough many
enough much
37． That is the best time ______ away from the cold weather.
get
getting
to get
to getting
38．You’d better _____ her. She is thinking.
interrupt
not interrupt
to interrupt
not to interrupt
39．I\’m only ______ be able to help you.
too pleased
so pleased
such pleased to
too pleased to
40． He was eager to get home.
but too
very too
much too
so too
Dialogue
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Choose the best answer for each of the following items.
41．– Could you tell me if the hotel offers a business rate?
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Yes, we do. The business rate is $100 a night. That’s a 10% discount off the regular rate.
Yes, there is. The hotel provides a free shuttle bus to and from the airport, departing every half hour.
Yes, there is a business center, open seven days a week.
42． –I’d like to make a reservation for a single room on the 19th of this month for two nights.
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Yes, sir. I see we have a room available for those nights.
Yes, there is. The hotel provides a free shuttle bus to and from the airport, departing every half hour.
Yes, there is a business center, open seven days a week.
43．–I thought your meeting was tomorrow night.
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Excuse me. Do you happen to know the time?
Gee, that’s kind of late for a work night.
Well, it was supposed to be, but they changed the day.
44．– .
– Yes, there’s a very good one on First street, between Oak and Court, selling the most popular magazines.
Do you know if there’s a bank around here?
Could you tell me if there’s a pay phone near here?
Do you know if there’s a bookstore in this neighbourhood?
45．– .
–Yes, the First City Bank is on the next block. It’s right next to Pizza Plus.
Do you know if there’s a bank around here?
Could you tell me if there’s a pay phone near here?
Do you know if there’s a bookstore in this neighbourhood?
Reading
Read the following passages and choose the best answer for each of the following questions.
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Children start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy; there’s no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment. You only have to share your children’s curiosity (好奇). Firstly, listen to their questions. I once visited a classroom of seven-year-olds to talk about science as a job. The children asked me “textbook questions” about schooling, salary（薪水）and whether I liked my job. When I finished answering, we sat facing one another in silence. Finally I said, “Now that we’re finished with your lists, do you have questions of your own about science?”
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After a long pause, a boy raised his hand, “Have you ever seen a grasshopper (蚱蜢) eat? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache. Why?”
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This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours.
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Secondly, give them time to think. Studies over the past 30 years have shown that, after asking a question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a child to think. When adults increase their “wait time” to three seconds or more, children give more logical (符合逻辑的), complete and creative answers.
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Thirdly, watch your language. Once you have a child involved in a science discussion, don’t jump in with “That’s right” or “Very good”. These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behaviour (行为). But in talking about science, quick praise can signal that discussion is over. Instead, keep things going by saying, “That’s interesting” or “I’d never thought of it that way before”, or coming up with more questions or ideas.
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Never push a child to “Think”. It doesn’t make sense, children are always thinking, without your telling them to. What’s more, this can turn a conversation into a performance. The child will try to find the answer you want, in as few words as possible, so that he will be a smaller target (目标) for your disagreement.
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Lastly, show; don’t tell. Real-life impressions of nature are far more impressive than any lesson children can learn from a book or a television program. Let children look at their fingertips through a magnifying glass (放大镜), and they’ll understand why you want them to wash before dinner. Rather than saying that water evaporates (蒸发), set a pot of water to boil and let them watch the water level drop.
46． According to the passage, children are natural scientists, and to raise their interest, the most important thing for adults to do is .
to let them see the world around
to share the children’s curiosity
to explain difficult phrases about science
to supply the children with lab equipment
47． In the last sentence of the first paragraph, the word “lists” could best be replaced by .
any questions
any problems
questions from textbooks
any number of questions
48． According to the passage, children can answer questions in a more logical, complete and creative way if adults.
ask them to answer quickly
wait for one or two seconds after a question
tell them to answer the next day
wait at least for three seconds after a question
49． In which of the following paragraph(s) does the author tell us what to say to encourage children in a science discussion?
The second and third.
The fourth and fifth.
The fifth and sixth.
- The seventh.
50． The author mentions all of the following techniques for adults to share with their children’s curiosity except that adults should .
tell their children stories instead of reciting (背诵) facts
offer their children chances to see things for themselves
be patient enough when their children answer questions
encourage their children to ask questions of their own
