北京市第三十五中学 闫婷

1. How many search engines do you know?

2. Which search engine do you prefer, Google or Baidu?

3. Do you know the history of Google?

True or false?

1. Google is the most popular search engine in the world.

2. Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google company in 1995.

3. Google was the first search engine in the world.

4. Google ranks websites simply by how many times the webpage has been visited.

5. Google maps is popular with everyone.

 

Choose the best answer:

1. Google, the search engine, was founded in _________.

A. 1993       B. 1995      C. 1998      D. 1997

 

2. Google ranked websites by _____

A. how many times the webpage has been visited

B. the number of the website users

C. the number of other websites that linked to that site

D. how much information the website provides

 

3. The main idea of this passage is ____.

A. How successful Google is

B. The development of Google

C. Google’s expanded business

D. the origin of Google

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

1. Baidu is a well-known search ________ on the web.

2. Google is used to ________ for useful information.

3. It is Betty who _____________ that great idea.

4. WTC is an ________ for world trade.

5. The company has _________ their business to other fields.

1. After reading the passage, could you state the development of Google?

2. What functions would you like Google to develop?

1. What do you know about America?

2. How do you know the American culture? Do you believe all the information?

 

True or false:

1. In America everyone owns a gun.

2. Not all the American food is junk food.

3. The author believed all the information about America in the articles.

4. The “y’all” accent shows a wild, free spirit.  

 

1. The author once read the following, except _____.

 

2. According to the author, ____.

 

3. What is the main idea of this passage? _____

 

While reading

1.       I remembered _______(locking, to lock) the door, but it was still open.

2.       Recently I bought a book _________ (describing, described) the beauty of Switzerland.

3.       Guangdong is in the _____ (south, southern) of China, and people there have a _______ (south, southern) accent.

1. Did you ever read a book that said something untrue?

2. How can we truly know foreign cultures?

1. Do you believe there is life on Mars?

2. How much information do you know about space adventure?

True or false?

1. Curiosity is a robot sent to the moon.

2. The robot reached Mars safely on August 6.

3. The robot carries 17 cameras, ten research instruments and moves with eight wheels.

4. The robot’s primary goal is to find life on Mars.

5. There is water and carbon on Mars.

1. NASA is _____.

2. As curiosity got close to the red planet, a giant parachute helped to slow down its landing ______.

 

3. According to the passage, which statement ISN’T true? ____

  A. Curiosity is the biggest and heaviest Mars explorer ever.

 

4. The main idea of this passage is ____.

 Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

1. Scientists want to figure out whether Mars is _______.

2. No one can _______ making mistakes.

3. It took me three hours to ________ the top of the mountain.

4. It is dangerous for children to __________ to ponds.

5. Children believe in the _________ of aliens in the space.

1. How do you feel about the exploration on Mars?

2. Do you like movies about aliens?

1. Do you always change your mind because of others?

2. Do you believe in miracles?

True or false?

1. The author’s daughter couldn’t walk or talk when she was a baby.

2. The tap dancing shoes they bought were new.

3. People would never allow their daughter to wear tap dancing shoes to the grocery store.

4. The author felt sorry for her daughter.

 Fill in the blanks with the proper forms.

1. Students are not ________ to eat during the class.

2. Excuse me, may I __________ the red shirt?

3. Teachers must be ______ with their students.

4. The ______ diamond dazzled my eyes.

5. Our effort was ___________. We achieved our goals.

1. People would never allow their daughter to wear tap dancing shoes to the grocery store because _____.

 

2. What does the sentence” They don’t walk in your shoes” mean? _____

 

3. What is the main idea of this passage? _____

1. Do you agree with the author?

2. If you are in a dilemma, will you stick with your own decision or listen to others?

 

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