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?A Read the following six
advertisements and answer the questions for each of them. HOUSE FOR SALE. Comfortable family home with large garden on north side of town. Three bedrooms, living room, kitchen, bathroom. Offer over $ 35,000
ASSISTANT WANTED for busy restaurant. Some evening and weekend work. All meals free. Ring 3320178 JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAM Boys and girls wanted to play in local football team. Aged 9--13 Meet in Green Park on Fridays at 3 p.m. ROOM FOR RENT Small room to rent in city center flat above restaurant. Newly painted with modern furniture. Near main railway station. Buses pass front door. Phone 3322108 SEAVIEW HOLIDAY FLATS SEAVIEW HOTEL Set in lovely gardens Near sea and sands 5 minutes鈥?walk from beach beautiful ground children鈥檚 playground children welcome Enjoy your own cooking THREE FIRST-CLASS MODERN KITCHEN IN RESTAURANT EVERY FLAT 1. The Browns are looking for a new house. Mr Brown wants to live in the north of town near his workplace. Mrs Brown wants a house with four bedrooms. The Browns鈥?children don鈥檛 care what the house is like as long as 锛堝彧瑕侊級the garden is big enough. Why didn鈥檛 the Browns buy the house in the advertisement? A. it was on the wrong side of the town. B. There weren鈥檛 enough bedrooms.C. There was no dinning room.D. The garden was too big. 2. Man: Why don鈥檛 we rent one of the Seaview Holiday Flats for our holiday, Mary? They sound just as good as the Seaview Hotel, and it would be much cheaper. Mary: There鈥檚 one big difference between the holiday flats and the hotel. The hotel would be much less work. Why would Mary rather stay at the hotel? A. They wouldn鈥檛 have to cook. B. It鈥檚 not so expensive. C. She would enjoy the beautiful gardens. D. It鈥檚 near the sea. 3. Tom: There鈥檚 a new football team standing in the
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village, Mum. I鈥檓 old enough to play in it. We stop school at half past three, so I鈥檇 have plenty of time. Mum: Well, I suppose you could do your homework later. But look, Tom, you haven鈥檛 read the advertisement carefully. You can鈥檛 possibly play for this team. Why can鈥檛 Tom play for the new football team? A. He鈥檚 not old enough. B. Tom hasn鈥檛 read the advertisement carefully.C. School stops too late. D. He has to do his homework 4. Man: I鈥檓 looking for a room to rent. It doesn鈥檛 matter how big it is. I don鈥檛 care what colour the walls are or how old the furniture
is. I鈥檝e got to study for my exams, so the
house must be quiet and near the school. Girl: There are some advertisements for rooms in the paper. What about this one? Man: Yes鈥?Yes鈥?that鈥檚 all right. Oh, dear, no, I don鈥檛 think it would do. What鈥檚 wrong with the room in the advertisement about rooms? A. It鈥檚 too small. B. The walls are the wrong colour. C. The man likes old furniture better D. It鈥檚 too noisy. 5. Ann has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks they鈥檙e exciting places. It鈥檚 hard work but she isn鈥檛 lazy. You have to work on Saturdays and Sundays but you get other days off. It鈥檚 not very well-paid, but who cares about money? Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant? A. It鈥檚 an easy job. B. The pay is good and the food is free. C. She thinks it would be fun. D. You get long holidays. Key: 1~5: B A C D C B We are already familiar with computers鈥昪omputers work for us at home, in offices and in factories. But it is also true that many children today are using computers at schools before they can write. What does this mean for the future? Are these children lucky or not? Many people who do not know about computers think of them as machines that children play with. They worry that children do not learn from experience but just from pressing a button and that this is not good for them. They think that children are growing not knowing about the real world. But people who understand more about computers say that computers can be very good for children. A computer can help them to learn about the real world more quickly, to
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learn what they want to learn and think for themselves. And for the future, don鈥檛 we need people who can think clearly, who know how to get information quickly and use it well? What do you think? 6. 鈥淭o be familiar with鈥?means to _______. A. know nothing B. know about C. dislike D. like 7. Does everyone think computers are good for children? A. Yes, they do. B. No, not everyone thinks do.
C. They don鈥檛 know. D. They are not sure. 8. What can computers help children to do? A. To think clearly, to do homework and to write. B. To play games, to do math and to copy. C. To think clearly, to get information and to use it well. D. To count, to clean the house and to get information. 9. Does the writer think computer is a good thing? A. It isn鈥檛 mentioned B. No, he doesn鈥檛 think so. C. He doesn鈥檛 know D. Yes, he does. Key: 6~9 BBCD C Karen Finley was born in the U.S. in 1956. When she was only fourteen, she became interested in performing. She graduated from a performing arts school in 1981 and then began to perform in theaters. In her performances, she showed people some of the problems in the world. Karent The Constant State of Desire was first performed The Kitchen in New York City in 1986. In this performance she wanted people to notice some of the difficult experienced women have because of men. It soon because controversial. Many people did not feel comfortable with the performance. They thought that Karen hated men to much and was out of control. She was strongly criticized by the newspapers. But some other people thought differently and spoke for her. They said that they felt the experiences Karen showed in this performance were true to life. Karen hoped that people would think about the sad stories that happen every day. She believed people would understand her and learn some lessons if they could 鈥渞ead鈥漢er performances more carefully. new word: controversial
鐨?10.According to the reading, what might 鈥淭he Kitchen鈥漛e? A.A theater. B.A restaurant. C.A newspaper. D.A performance. 11.According to the reading, why would The Constant State of Desire be controversial? A. It seriously criticized men. B.
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Karen was not well prepared. C. The women who performed with Karen were our of control. D. Karen said something bad about newspapers during the performance. 12.What did Karen Finley want to do by performing? A. To make more friends. B. To become a superstar. C. To show people her ideas. D. To make money for poor women. Key: 10~12. A AC D About the year 1900, a dart-haired boy named Charlie Chaplin was often seen waiting outside the back entrances of London theatres. He looked thin and hurry. He was hoping to get work in show business. He could sing and dance, and above all, he knew how to make people laugh. But he couldn鈥檛 get work and therefore wandered about the city streets. Sometimes he was sent away to a home for children who had no parents. But twenty years later, this same Chaplin became the greatest, best-known, and best-loved comedian (鍠滃墽婕斿憳) in the world. Any regular visitor to the cinema, must have seen some of Charlie Chaplin鈥檚 films. People everywhere have sat and laughed at them until the tears ran down their faces. Even people who don鈥檛 understand English can enjoy his films, because they are mostly silent. It isn鈥檛 what he says that makes us laugh. His comedy doesn鈥檛 depend upon (渚濋潬) words or language. It depends upon little actions which mean the thing to people all over the word. Acting out without words, of common human situations plays an important part in the dances and plays in many countries. It鈥檚 a kind of the world language. Chaplin lived most of his life in America and died in Switzerland on Christmas Day 1977, at the age of eighty-eight. There was sadness all over the world at the news of his death. 1. Chaplin was born _________. A. in 1990 B. in Switzerland C. in 1889 D. in America 2. Why was Chaplin often seen waiting outside London theatre? A. Because he needed a job in show business. B. Because he needed food to eat. C. Because he hoped to sing and dance in theatre. D. Because he hoped to have a home. 3. Twenty years later, Chaplin became the best __________. A. singer B. dancer C. actor D. Comedian 4. What does Chaplin comedy depend on? A. words and language B. music and dance C. story and background D. action, a kind of
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the world language 5. Which is true? A. Chaplin was an American B. Chaplin鈥檚 comedy was dull. C. Chaplin was a dumb. (鍝戝反) D. People in the world were very sad to hear that Chaplin died. Key: 1鈥? CADDD E In general (
? people
talk about two groups of colours: warm colours and cool colours. Scientists think that there are also two groups of people: people who prefer warm colours and people who prefer cool colours. The warm colours are red, orange and yellow. Where there are warm colours and a lot of light, people usually want to be active. People think that red example is exciting sociable (鍠勪氦闄呯殑) people, those who like to be with others like red. The cool colours are green, blue and purple. These colours unlike warm colours, are relaxing. Where there are cool colours, people are usually quiet. People who like to spend time alone often prefer blue. Red may be exciting but one scientist says that time seems to pass more slow in a room with warm colours than in a room with cool colours. He suggested that a warm colour such as red or orange, is a good colour for a living room or a restaurant. People who are relaxing or eating don鈥檛 want time to pass quickly. Cool colours are better for offices of factories as the people who work there want time to pass quickly. Scientist don鈥檛 know why people think some colours are warm and other colours are cool. However, almost everyone agree that warm colours remind (浣挎兂璧? people of warm days and cool colours remind them of cool days. Because in the north the sun is low during winter, the sunlight appears quite blue. Because the sun higher during summer, the hot summer sunlight appears yellow. 1. When people talk about two groups of people, they mean those that ________. A. like warm colours and like cool colour B. are yellow, red and yellow C. are warm colours and cool colours D. are green, blue and purple 2. The people who like warm colours _________. A. are very hard to get on with others B. are very easy to get on with others C. like to stay at home by
themselves D. don鈥檛 like to be with others 3. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Time seems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colours than in a room with
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