Reading

Most annoying words (P2)

Fill in the chart according to the second paragraph. Which word or phrase is most annoying?



6. President Obama uses “_____” as a sentence opener far too often.

A. like B. look C. I’ll bet D. whatever

7. Which phrase does one reader think is misused and overused in the media?

A. you know what B. anyway

C. basically D. you know

8. What does the story mainly tell us?

A. Which phrase Obama uses most often.

B. How some annoying phrases make people crazy.

C. Why US people don’t like the phrase “whatever”.

D. What the most annoying phrases are.

Costumes for us all (P8)

Match the words with the pictures:



Fill in the blanks:

13. Choosing a costume isn’t easy when there are so many choices. There are old classics that never _____________, like witches, devils, zombies, monsters and skeletons.

14. Sometimes, people get their costumes ideas from ______________________. It’s not surprising to see people dressed as computers, cars, TV sets or giant fruits.

15. Groups of friends will dress as the characters from ____________. Girls might dress as Miley Cyrus by pairing a cute dress with leggings and a microphone, while boys may want to dress as Michael Jackson in a leather jacket and a single white glove.

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第一节：听下面两段对话，找出与对话内容相同的图片。每段对话仅读一遍。



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第二节：听下面一段长对话，选择正确答案。

3. Why was Jane unhappy?

A. She had long hair.

B. She argued with her mom.

C. She had to take care of her hair.

4. What does Jane want to do?

A. To have her hair cut.

B. To keep her hair.

C. To wash her hair.

5. What does Jane’s father advise her to do?

A. Have a talk with her mom.

B. Have her hair cut.

C. Write to her friends.

Key:

Reading

1. you know 2. it is what it is 3. at the end of the day 4. anyway 5. whatever 6—8 BCD 9—12 BCAD 13. go out of style 14. ordinary things around the house 15. Harry Potter

Listening

1—2 BA

3—5 BBA