1、Whats your suggestion to your teacher? 1Cloze 1Traveling can be fun and easy. A vacation trip to another part of the country is especially (1) when the traveling conditions are good. Good traveling conditions (2) a comfortable and familiar mode of transportation, knowledge of the countrys language a
2、nd system of money, (3) with the customs and habits of the people in the country, and nice travel (4). All of us have had nice trips (5) this. In fact, we have good (6) of an enjoyable, relaxing trip.Most of us have also had trips that we would (7) to forget. Many conditions can produce a bad (8) ex
3、perience. For example, if the four conditions (9) above do not exist, we will (10) have a bad experience, or at a difficult (11). Students who travel to another country to (12) often have a difficult trip. They (13) travel alone, they dont know the language of the new country (14), they are not fami
4、liar with the money system and so on. They often arrive in the new country at a huge (15) airport. From the airport, they need to (16) their way to the city where their school is. Maybe they need to (17) airplanes, to take a bus, a train, or a taxi. They need to do all this in a country (18) everyth
5、ing is unfamiliar; the language, the money, the people, the cities, and the weather. Later, after the experiences are over, they (19) laugh. But certainly at the (20), they feel terrible.1. A) enjoyable B) amusing C) happy D) favorable2. A) include B) exclude C) conclude D) contain3. A) awareness B)
6、 understanding C) interest D) familiarity4. A) friends B) companions C) colleagues D) companies5. A) like B) as C) towards D) for6. A) memories B) impressions C) opinions D) pictures7. A) like B) have C) want D) need8. A) trip B) tour C) travel D) visit9. A) outlined B) talked C) discussed D) listed
7、10.A) impossibly B) probably C) completely D) partly11.A) one B) a C) that D) this12.A) study B) play C) experience D) inspect13.A) hardly B) rarely C) particularly D) usually14.A) yet B) too C) either D) already15.A) national B) international C) domestic D) local16.A) watch B) notice C) see D) find
8、17.A) alter B)board C) take D) change18.A) where B) when C) whose D) which19.A) need B) shall C) may D) must20.A) airport B) country C) time D) day Self-evaluation Grade yourself in five degrees from A to E in the following aspects of your recent English learning.InterestDiscipline Commitment Cooper
9、ation strategies Achievements1 A2 A3 D4 B5 A6 A7 A8 C9 D10 B11 A12 A13 D14 A15 B16 D17 D18 A19 C20 CWhats your suggestion to your teacher? 2Cloze 2American cities are similar to other cities around the world. In every country, cities reflect the ( 1 ) of the culture. Cities contain the very ( 2 ) as
10、pect of a society: opportunities for education, employment, and entertainment. They also ( 3 ) the very worst parts of a society: violent crime, racial conflict (种族冲突), and ( 4 ). American cities are changing, just ( 5 ) American society. After World War , the population of ( 6 ) large American citi
11、es decreased; ( 7 ), the population on many Sun Belt cities increased. Los Angeles and Houston are cities ( 8 ) population increased. These population shifts to and from the city reflect the changing values of American society. During this time, in the ( 9 ) 1940s and early 1950s, city residents bec
12、ame wealthier, more prosperous. They had more children, they needed more ( 10 ). They moved out their apartments in the city to buy their own homes. They bought houses in the ( 11 ), areas near a city where people live, these are areas without many offices or factories. During the 1950s the American
13、 “dream” was to have a house on the outskirts. Now things are changing. The children of the people who ( 12 )the cities in the 1950s are now adults. They, ( 13 ) their parents, want to live in the cities. ( 14 )continue to move to cities in the Sun Belt. Cities are ( 15 ) and the population is incre
14、asing in ( 16 ) states as Texas, Florida, and California. Others are moving to more ( 17 ) cities of the Northeast and Midwest, such as Boston, Baltimore and Chicago. Many young professionals, doctors, lawyers, and executives are moving back into the city. They prefer the city ( 18 ) the suburbs bec
15、ause their jobs are there; they are afraid of the fuel shortage; or they just ( 19 ) the excitement and opportunities which the city offers. A new class is moving into the cities-a wealthier, ( 20 ) mobile class.1. A)values B)worth C)importance D)expenses 2. A)well B)good C)better D)best3. A)maintai
16、n B)obtain C)contain D)sustain4. A)poverty B)wealth C)treasure D)peace5. A)likely B)as C)while D)when6. A)all B)most C)few D)much7. A)but B)and C)however D)although8. A)its B)which C)where D)that9. A)late B)later C)lately D)latter10. A)space B)sports C)time D)food11. A)outskirts B)downtown C)distric
17、ts D)suburbs12. A)departed B)left C)reached D)entered13. A)except B)like C)including D)unlike14. A)Some B)All C)Several D)One15. A)stretching B)widening C)expanding D)prolonging16. A)such B)these C)those D)many17. A)organized B)famous C)official D)established18. A)than B)for C)over D)to19. A)win B)e
18、njoy C)earn D)acquireWhats your suggestion to your teacher? 320. A)very B)and C)more D)orCloze 3Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. Geographers compare and contrast ( 1 ) places on the earth. But they also ( 2 ) beyond the individual places and consider the earth
19、as a ( 3 ). The word geography comes from two Greek words, “ge”, the Greek word for “earth” and “graphein”, ( 4 ) means “to write”. The English word “geography” means “to describe the earth”. ( 5 ) geography books focus on a small area ( 6 ) a town or city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nati
20、on, or an ( 7 ) continent. Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another ( 8 ) to divide the study of ( 9 ) is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. The former ( 10 ) focuses on the natural world; the ( 11 ) starts with human beings and ( 12 ) how human beings a
21、nd their environment act ( 13 ) each other. But when geography is considered as a single subject, ( 14 ) branch can neglect the other.A geographer might be described ( 15 ) one who observes, records, and explains the ( 16 ) between places in the world. If places were ( 17 ), there would be little ne
22、ed for geographers.We know, however, ( 18 ) no two places are exactly the same. Geography, ( 19 ), is a point of view, a special way of ( 20 ) at places.Self-evaluation Grade yourself in five degrees from A to E in the following aspects of your recent English learning.InterestDiscipline Commitment C
23、ooperation strategies AchievementsCloze 4Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper columnShe had been a school teacher before she retired，but she needed to keep 1 She was even willing to work without payShe then offered her 2 with a business that helped other businesses fi
24、nd jobs for old peopleEvery day she 3 other old folks like herBy talking with them，she 4 two thingsOld people had abilities that were not 5 But old people also had some 6 She found a new purpose for herself then Through the years，she 7 to write stories about people for national magazinesThere was no
25、w a new 8 ： Old people like herselfShe began to write a newspaper column called“Sixty Plus”， which was about 9 old She writes about the problems of old people，especially their problems with being 10 Anna Douglas uses her 11 ability to see the truth behind a problemShe understands 12 problems beginFo
26、r example， one of her 13 said that his grandchildren 14 the houses as soon as he came to visitMrs Douglas 15 some ways for him to understand his grandchildren Whats your suggestion to your teacher? 4“Its important to know 16 about your grandchildrens world， ”says Mrs Douglas “That means questioning
27、and listening，and 17 is not what old people do bestSay good things to them and about them， ”she continues “Never try to 18 your grandchildren or other young peopleNever 19 your opinionDont tell them what they should do 20 ，they have been taught they should have respect for old peopleThe old should r
28、espect them as well ” 1Afree B rich Cpowerful Dbusy (D )2Aservice B money Cstudents Dbooks ( A)3Aobserved B met Ccomforted Danswered ( B )4Arecognized B followed Cenjoyed Ddemanded ( A)5Astudied B agreed Cgave Dused ( D)6Amistakes B problems Cquestions Dcharacters ( B)7Ahad B ought Cwas Dused ( D)8A
29、subject B life Cway Dplan ( A)9Agetting B respecting Cemploying Dsupporting ( A)10Aunknown B refused Cmisunderstood Ddiscouraged ( C)11Athinking B working Cwriting Dleading ( A)12Athat B when Cwhy Dwhether ( C)13Avisitors B readers Clisteners Dfriends ( B)14Agot B entered Cleft Dpassed ( C)15Ainvent
30、ed B chose Csuggested Dimagined ( C)16Aeverything B something Canything Dnothing ( B)17Alistening B speaking Cpleasing Dadvising ( A)18Apraise B scold Ctrouble Dencourage ( B)19Aspeak out B give up Cget back Dstick to ( D)20ACommonly B Surprisingly CHappily DNaturally ( A)Cloze 5Dear Editor， I am a
31、student from a common agriculture universityAs you know，few people think 1 of an agriculture university，especially one which is not 2 It is ten times 3 difficult for a graduate from our university to 4 a satisfactory job than for those who 5 more respected subjects at a famous universityMost graduat
32、es from our university can 6 to be treated coldly Last year，a 7 from our university attended a talent fair（人才市场）8 in GuangzhouHe joined a queue to 9 n his recommendation（推荐） form for an interview（面试） When his 10 came，the interviewer asked him， “Which university did you graduate from？” When the gradu
33、ate told him the 11 of our university，the interviewer said with a sneer “What？Ive never heard of that universityGo ！Next ！”He waved his hand 12 even taking a look at the recommendation form and took no notice of the graduates request for a chance to show his skills and 13 Whats your suggestion to yo
34、ur teacher? 5Another interviewer told a graduate， “Sorry，if you had graduated from Beijing Agriculture University，we would take you on ” How 14 the graduate was！I wonder what these employers 15 want：the name of a famous university 16 knowledge and technology？ It is true that 17 students from common
35、universities dont have the same abilities as those students from key ones on the whole ，but that doesnt 18 that all of us are less able studentsIm 19 that we are going to try to do as well as those from key universitiesWe will 20 the employers with our skillsSo give us a chance An embarrassed studen
36、t 1Alowly Bhighly Clittle Dgreatly ( B)2Awell-known Bbeautiful Cimportant Dskillful ( A)3Agreater Bless Cfewer Dmore ( D)4Aaccept Bfind Cchange Dfollow ( B)5Astudy Bunderstand Cchange Dkeep (A )6Aneed Bwish Cexpect Dhope ( C)7Ateacher Bgraduate Cparent Dprofessor (B )8Aheld Bbuilt Chad Doffered (A )
37、9Agive Bshare Clet Dhand (D )10Atime Bturn Cchance Dinterview ( B)11Aaddress Btelephone Cname Dnumber ( C)12Awith Baway Cup Dwithout ( D)13Abooks Bsubjects Crequest Dknowledge (D )14Apleased Bsurprised Cangry Dsorry ( C)15Areally Bcertainly Cfinally Dproudly ( A)16Aor Band Cbut Dso (A )17Amuch Bsome
38、 Cmany Dmost ( B)18Aexplain Bmean Csay Dtranslate ( B)19Apractical Bpopular Clucky Dsure ( D)20Aimpress Bwarn Cprove DDisappoint (A )Cloze 6Life is often like a game of cardsyou cant help the hand youre dealt, but you can help the way you play itIts easy for us to do something without careful thinki
39、ng, but its hard for us to take back what we have doneThere was once 1 who repeated a bit rumor(谣言) about a neighborWithin a few days the whole community 2 the storyThe person it concerned was deeply 3 and annoyedLater, the woman responsible for 4 the rumor leaned that it was completely 5 She was ve
40、ry sorry and went to a 6 old man to find out what she could do 7 the damage“Go to the marketplace,” he said, “and 8 a chicken, and have it 9 Then on your way home, pluck its feathers and drop them 10 along the road ” 11 surprised by this advice, the woman did 12 she was told.Whats your suggestion to
41、 your teacher? 6The next day the wise man said, “Now, go and collect all those 13 you dropped yesterday and 14 them back to me.”The woman 15 the same road, but to her disappointment, the wind 16 all the feathers awayAfter searching for 17 , she returned with only three in her hand. “You see,” said t
42、he old man, “its easy to drop them, 18 its impossible to get them back. So it is with rumor. 19 doesnt take much to spread a rumor, but 20 you do, you can never completely make up for the wrong.” 1Aa wise man Ba man Ca woman Da chicken 2Aknew Bfound Crealized Drecognized3Awounded Bhurt Cinjured Datt
43、acked4Acollecting Bsparing Cspreading Dsharing5Apolite Buntrue Csuitable Dillegal6Awise Bsuitable Cstupid Dnoble7Aruin Bto ruin Crepair Dto repair8Aprovide Bcharge Cbargain Dbuy9Abought Bdropped Ckilled Dflown10Aone by one Ball in all Cday by day Dstep by step11AAs BAlthough CDespite DInstead12Athat
44、 Blike Cwhat Dwhich13Afeathers Bchickens Caction Drumors14Abring Bkeep Chold Dbreak15Acopied Bfollowed Chad Dinstructed16Ablew Bshould blow Chad blown Dblown17Adays Btimes Chours Dperiods18Abut Bso Cand Dthus19AHe BThis CThat DIt20Aunless Bonce Cuntil DwhetherSelf-evaluation Grade yourself in five d
45、egrees from A to E in the following aspects of your recent English learning.InterestDiscipline Commitment Cooperation strategies AchievementsCloze 7Todays students learn more in school than just reading, writing and arithmetic. They also learn how to 1 . More and more students are using 2_ means to
46、get good grades in order to get into top 3_. Increasingly, tomorrows leaders are todays cheaters.Over the last decade, the number of students cheating academically has 4_ dramatically. Duke University conducted a (an) 5_ of 50,000 universities and 18,000 high school students in America. More than 70
47、 percent of the students 6_ to having cheated. However, 10 years ago, only 56 percent of the students cheated.This 7_ extends far beyond the US. In Asia, where students face great 8_ to excel (胜过他人), the cheating problem is especially 9_. In many Asian countries, Whats your suggestion to your teacher? 7a students performance is measured 10_ by exam scores. And admission to a top school 11_ passing standardized
