Lifts are very useful. Why? Think about a ___31___ building. You work ___32___ the thirtieth floor. Maybe you can walk up all the stairs ___33__. But can you climb thirty __34___ to your office every day?  Of course not.

In an old lift, a worker is needed. He or she operates it ___35___. In a modern lift, there is no __36___. People can operate it ___37___.

Do you know ___38___ to use a lift? OK, let me tell you. ___39___, you want to go to the twelfth floor from the ground floor. First, you must press the button ▲, then the door opens. After that, you can __40___ the lift. Third, you press the  >< , and the ___41___ closes. Fourth, you press the number 12, then the lift takes you up to the ___42___ floor. When the door opens again, you can get out of the lift. If you want to ___43___ down to the first floor, you must press the ▼ , then do the __44____. It will take you down there. It is very easy and __45___. Now can you use it?

31. A. small                      B. tall                     C. long                   D. nice

32. A. for                         B. to                       C. of                     D. on

33. A. one time                 B. much time          C. all the time          D. on time

34. A. building                  B. metres               C. steps                 D. floors

35. A. in and out               B. up and down       C. on and off          D. here and there

36. A. worker                 B. student              C. teacher               D. farmer

37. A. himself                   B. herself                C. themselves          D. ourselves

38. A. how                      B. what                  C. where                D. when

39. A. In the end               B. By the way         C. For example        D. As usual

40. A. get into                  B. get up                 C. get out of           D. get off

41. A. window                 B. door                   C. gate                   D. box

42. A. twelve                    B. twenty                C. twelfth                D. twentieth

43. A. run                       B. take                   C. walk                  D. go

44. A. first                       B. different             C. next                   D. same

45. A. slow                     B. hard                  C. fast                   D. free

A large number of people in the world eat fast food. Whenever you go into a fast food restaurant，you can see lots of people enjoying their meals there. But do you know in which country people like fast food best?

????????????? The English people are the world’s biggest fans of fast food，while the French （法國人） are the least interested in quick meals，according to a survey done last year.

????????????? The survey of thirteen countries shows 45% of the English people say they can’t give up fast food because it’s delicious. And 44% of Americans and 37% of Canadians say the same.

????????????? The French，proud of their delicious and high-class cuisine，don’t like fast food. 81% of them think it is unhealthy，followed by 75% of the Japanese.

????????????? How about the Chinese? How often do you have hamburgers or fried chicken? It doesn’t matter whether you like Western fast food or Chinese food. The most important thing is to keep a balanced diet.

1.From the survey we know____________ like fast food best.

A. the Chinese????????????? ????????????? B. the French????????????? ? C. the Japanese????????????? ????????????? D. the English

2.The survey shows____________? of Americans like fast food.

A.37%????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B.44%????????????? ????????????? ? C.75%????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D.81%

3.According to the survey，some people can’t give up fast food because____________ .

A. it’s cheap????????????? ????????????? B. it’s safe????????????? ? C. it’s delicious????????????? ????????????? D. it’s healthy

4.The word “cuisine” in the passage means____________ .

A. food????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. house????????????? ????????????? ? C. water????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. country

5.The survey is about____________ .

A. Western countries????????????? ????????????? B. fast food????????????? ? C. restaurants in the world????????????? ????????????? D. Chinese food

Do you know how to study better and make your study more effective(有效的)？We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for long  35   .This is very good, but it doesn’t       36   a lot, for an effective student must have enough sleep, enough rest and exercise. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s good for your study.

When you return   37   your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒) and you’ll learn more  38  study better. Psychologists(心理學(xué)家)  39  that learning takes place in this way. Here take English learning    40   an example. In the first few months you can make a lot of progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems   41   the same. So you will think you’re learning  42  and you may give up. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you needn’t give up. At some point your language study will take another big  43  . You’ll see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and interesting. Don’t  44  along the way. Learn slowly and you’re sure to get a good result.