Isn't it astonishing how much time we spend talking about food? “Have you ever eaten …?” “What did you have for lunch?” and so on. And yet when you travel from one country to another, you will find that people have quite different feelings about food. People often feel that what they eat is normal (正常) and that what other people eat is strange or silly. In most parts of Asia, for example, no meal is complete without rice. In England, people eat potatoes every day. In the Middle East, bread is the main part of every meal. Eating like so many things we do, becomes a habit which is difficult to change. Americans like to drink a lot of orange juice and coffee. The English drink tea four or five times every day. Australians drink a great deal of beer, and the French drink wine every day.

   The sort of meat people like to eat also differs from one country to another. Horse meat is thought to be delicious in France. In Hong Kong, some people enjoy eating snakes. New Zealanders eat sheep, but they never eat goat meat. The Japanese don't like to eat sheep meat because of its smell, but they enjoy eating raw fish (生魚).

   So it seems that although eating is a topic we can talk about for hours, there is very little common sense in what we say it. People everywhere enjoy eating what they have always eaten, and there is very little we can do to change our eating habits.

56. Which of the following is true according to the article?

A. All people have the same feeling about food.

B. In most parts of Asia, people usually have rice for meals.

C. People often consider other people to be strange or silly.

D. The topic people spend time talking about is bread and meat.

57. People in different countries      

A. drink the same sort of wine     B. have the same eating habit

C. eat different kinds of meat      D. have the same tea at different time within a day

58. The Japanese don't like to eat sheep meat         

A. because they dislike its smell   B. because it is too expensive

C. because it is easy to go bad     D. because they think it will do harm to their health

59. English people drink tea four or five times a day      

A. because they get thirsty easily      B. because there is plenty of tea in Britain

C. because of their drinking habit      D. because they have enough time to do so

The Spring Festival marks the first day of a new year, so the first meal is rather important. People from the North and the South have different 　36 about the foods they eat on this 37 day. In Northern China, people 　38 eat Jiaozi. The word Jiaozi in Chinese means the 　39 and the beginning of time. According to historical 　40 , in the past people from the North and the South both ate Jiaozi on Chinese New Year’s Day. Perhaps 　41 the areas in Southern China 　42 more rice than those in Northern China, southern people slowly 43 to eat many other kinds of food on New Year’s Day. 　44　 , the most common foods for the first 　45 are noodles, New Year Cake and Tangyuan. The noodle is a 46 of long life. The New Year Cake is called Niangao in Chinese, which 　47 the hope of improvement in 　48 year after year. Tangyuan is a symbol of family 　49　 according to the Chinese.

To 50 a New Year visit to relatives and friends is an important activity during the Spring Festival. People also send cards to 　51　 a New Year’s greeting. What children love most is to set off firecrackers. 　52　 , as the pace of life is becoming faster and faster, people have 　53 new ways to celebrate the Chinese traditional New Year. For example, many people no longer send out greeting cards. 　54　 , they use short messages or emails. Also to travel during the New Year holidays has come into 　55　 .

36. A. word　　　 　　 B. habits　　 　　　　　　 C. meanings　　　　 D. stories

37. A. usual　　　　 B. unforgettable　　　 　　　 C. common　　　 　　 D. special

38. A. seldom　　　 B. usually　　 　　　　　 C. never　　　 　　D. hardly

39. A. end　　　　 　　 B. future　　　　 　　 C. result　　　　　　 D. effect

40. A. reasons　　　 B. records　　　 　　 C. notes　　　　　 　 D. stories

41. A. as long as　　 B. though　　　　 　 C. when　　　 　　D. because

42. A. caused　　　　 B. took　　　 　　　　　　 C. produced　 　　 　　D. brought

43. A. understood　　 B. knew　 　　　　C. made　 　　　　　 　　D. began

44. A. Besides　 　　　　 B. Therefore　 　　　　 C. Consequently　 　　　 D. Usually

45. A. subject　　　　 B. title　　　　　　 C. program　　　 　　　 D. meal

46. A. symbol 　　　　　　 B. sign　　　　 　　C. mark　　　　 　　 D. signal

47. A. transports　　 　 B. represents　　　 　 C. fetches　　　　　　 　　　 D. takes

48. A. health　　　　 B. family　　　　　 C. life　　　　　 　　　 D. work

49. A. reunion　　 　　 B. luck　　　 　　　　　　 C. happiness　　　　 D. sadness

50. A. do　　　 　 　　B. pay　　　 　　 　　C. get　　　　　　 D. carry

51. A. express　　 　　 B. describe　　　　　 　　　 C. explain　　　 　　D. give

52. A. Luckily　　　 B. Unfortunately　　　 C. However　　 　　　　 D. Besides

53. A. given away　 　 B. made up　　　　 C. got into　　　　　 D. taken up

54. A. Instead　　　　 B. Fortunately　　　 C. But　　　 　　　D. and

55. A. fashion　　 　　 B. effect　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sight　　　　　 D. power

Dear Sir,

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Yours Sincerely,

Li Ming

單句改錯

1. Now people get a lot of informations from TV.

2. The class is made up from 8 groups.

3. I visited a place where is surrounded by mountains.

4. I asked her to tell me that how much it cost.

5. She is a brave and honesty girl.

6. There were too many nice things that I didn’t know what to choose.

7. There were over 1000 students attend it.

8. Not I but he have been invited.

9. There used to have a church in front of the school.

10. I am writing to thank you with your kind help.

短語互譯

1.by means of _______________       6.再一次_______________

2.與…一起合作________________    7.沮喪，不愉快________________

3.at most______     ______         8. out of the order ________________

4. in need of_________________      9．ring back______________

5. a good/great many ______________  10．一般來說______________

Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram (電報)," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.

He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.

In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."

He found a taxi (出租車) and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.

"Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."

71. Dick flew to New York because ___.

A. he went there for a holiday         B. he had work there

C. he went there for sightseeing (觀光)    D. his home was there

72. Why did his wife want a telegram from him?

A. Because she didn't know his address yet

B. Because she wanted to go to New York, too

C. Because she might send him another telegram

D. Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York

73. Where did Dick stay in New York?

A. In the center of the city.    B. In a hotel.

C. In a restaurant.          D. At his friend's house.

74. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?

A. The manager (經(jīng)理) of his hotel.       B. The police office.

C. The taxi driver.           D. His wife.

75. Which of the following is not true?

A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.

B. Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival.

C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.

D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.

One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary (必要的) to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.

1. "What's the matter？" "I went to a party last night, so I…"

2. "I feel so tired these days."" I think you'd better…"

3."Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…"

You can see from the above three examples that the context (上下文) helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So "guessing "is very important in understanding English, especially (尤其)spoken English.

66.This passage tells us mainly about _________.

A. the importance of "guessing " in learning a foreign language

B. how to guess what one is going to talk about

C. some examples of right guessing

D. how important it is to guess all the time

67.from the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE I is _________.

A. "… so I didn't have a good time."    B. "…so I went to bed very late."

C. "…. So I felt unhappy."            D. "… so I got up very early."

68. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is ________.

A. "I think you'd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself."

B. "I think you'd better have something to drink."

C. "I think you'd better get some help from your friends."

D. "I think you'd better be more careful."

69. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 3 is ______.

A. "… she is one of the most famous film stars."

B. "…she is one of the most beautiful women."

C. "… she is one of the most famous speakers."

D. " .. she is one of the most talkative women."

70. From the passage we can infer (推斷) that guessing is _______in learning a foreign language.

A. the only way

B. more important in spoken English than in written English

C. more important than any other way

D. more important in written English than in spoken English

Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They're both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.

Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (價格)。They felt unhappy and returned to their village.

"I can't understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利)" Uncle Li asked one day.

"The tractor was too small " Uncle Wang said without thinking. "We'll carry more apples on a truck next time!"

"I agree!" said Uncle Li. "How foolish (傻的) we were !"

61. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________.

A. they hope to save money      B. they're both poor

C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain    D. they're not far from their farms

62. The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.

A. make a journey        B. visit some places of interest

C. meet their friends       D. make a profit

63. the tow farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.

A. theirs weren't as good as the others'

B. theirs were much less than the others'

C. a lot of apples had been already carried to the city

D. they forgot to carry them on a truck

64. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.

A. they had sustained losses in business

B. they had lost some money in the city

C. something was wrong with the tractor

D. other people profited in the city

65. Which of the following is true?

A. The two farmers found out why they were poor.

B. The two farmers will soon get rich.

C. Neither of the farmers is clever.

D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck.

Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."

"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.

Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.

The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more."

The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"

"Burnt yesterday evening."

56. Mr Brown told his son that _____.

A. he would be away from home for four days

B. he would be back in seven days

C. he would be back in a month

D. he liked a cup of tea

57. Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________.

A. the wall         B. the door

C. a piece of pape   D. his son's pocket

58. A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

A. the second day  B. the third day   C. the fourth day   D. the fifth day

59. The man was very surprised because _________.

A. he thought the child's father was dead

B. the child didn't ask him to sit down

C. the child gave him a cup of tea

D. he couldn't find that piece of paper

60. What was burnt? ___________.

A. The piece of paper  B. Mr Smith   C. The visitor   D. The boy

Do you believe that some numbers are lucky or unlucky？ If you answer “yes” 36   this question，you are certainly not 37．For example，many people in certain countries believe that    38   13 is especially bad. They believe 13 people should   39  sit at a table together,and that  40   things will happen  41  Friday the 13th．Some buildings do not even designate a 13th floor.On the other hand, 7 is often considered a 42   number.4 3    everyone goes along with this belief in the power of numbers．Some people think that lucky  44  unlucky numbers are only superstitions（迷信）that should not  45  seriously． 46 ，others think that numbers  47  have the power to affect people’s 48 ．

    In ancient times，it was quite common to believe in the magical power of numbers. It 49  that some numbers could clue（暗示）someone into the 50   or show the 51  side of a person’s personality（個性）． Numerology（命理學(xué)），he“art”of 52  the power in numbers，was often practiced in Jewish tradition（傳統(tǒng)） and among Greek mathematicians（數(shù)學(xué)家）． Today， many of those 53  still practice numerology use the Hebrew calendric system（希伯來歷法） which gives each 54   of the alphabet（字母表）55  of the numbers 1 through 8．

36. A. of              B. to               C. in               D. on

37. A. alone          B. lonely          C. yourself       D. only

38. A. number        B. numbers        C. the numbers  D. Number

39. A. often           B. ever            C. always         D. never

40. A. good           B. terrible        C. badly          D. terribly

41. A. in               B. at              C. on             D. of

42. A. lucky          B. unlucky        C. luckily        D. luck

43. A. Almost        B. Not             C. Nearly         D. No

44. A. or              B. and             C. but            D. also

45. A. take           B. taking          C. be taken       D. be taking

46. A. But           B. However       C. While          D. Yet

47. A. do             B. don't           C. also           D. but

48. A. life           B. lives           C. living         D. job

49. A. believe        B. believed        C. is believed    D. was believed

50. A. past           B. present         C. future         D. last

51. A. hide           B. hiding          C. hid            D. hidden

52. A. read           B. reading         C. reads          D. being read

53. A. which          B. who             C. whose          D. whom

54. A. letter         B. word            C. number         D. name

55. A. some           B. any             C. many           D. one