DAY1

Foreigners put down their... (P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Beth used the wrong fingers to hold the chopsticks.

B. Rich dropped a stick onto his plate when learning.

C. It was the second time for the family to use chopsticks.

D. The family finally had dinner without chopsticks.

2. The underlined word “handy” in the last paragraph means____.

A. beautiful B. difficult

C. easy D. convenient

3. What does the story mainly talk about?

A. Teaching foreigners to cook Chinese food.

B. How to live well in a foreign country.

C. Teaching the foreign family to use chopsticks.

D. Why chopsticks are better than knives and forks.

4. According to the story, the whole family feels____ in using chopsticks.

A. interested B. bored

B. tired D. annoyed

DAY2

Blossoming blooms of... (P4)

Fill in the chart below:

 

DAY3

All that my love can do (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. What does the underlined word “grateful” mean in Paragraph 2?

A. strong B. great C. thankful D. little

2. How did the writer treat the woman in the story?

A. She gave some money to the woman.

B. She put her in bed and held her hands.

C. She said “thank you” to the woman.

D. She invited her to a big dinner.

3. How did the man feel when he was dying according to the story?

A. sad B. unfair C. proud D. satisfied

4. What does the writer want to tell us through the story?

A. The poor may be the most wonderful people.

B. Helping the poor is very necessary.

C. The poor people live a hard life.

D. The rich always look down upon the poor.

DAY4

Guan Yu: God of War (P8)

Choose the best answer:

1. kingdom a. to behave toward sb in a particular way

2. warrior b. give advice to

3. refuse c. to think of in a certain way; consider

4. treat d. a person who fights or has experience in battle; soldier

5. brave e. not to accept or agree to

6. suggest f. a country that is ruled by a king or queen

7. regard g. ready to face pain or danger

True or false:

_____ 8. When Guan was once beaten by Cao Cao, Cao treated him badly.

_____ 9. When Guan had surgery on his injured arm, he was playing a game of go.

_____ 10. People now regard Guan as the God of War and Trade.

Cloze

In the US, you have to make good use of every minute of your day. People leave 1 early in the morning and return late at night. Six to ten days of vacation each year is normal, and people work 2 they’re nearly 70. From “the five-minute speed lunch” to “20-minute power naps (打盹儿)”, 3 in America seems to be divided into very small parts of time. No wonder we have so 4 heart attacks (心脏病)!

Words like “multi-tasking (多功能的)” have become 5 in the last several years. People are 6 to be busier than busy. The 15-minute work break – once a standard part of any work day – has 7 . Marion E. Haynes’ book, Make Every Minute Count, sold 100,000 copies in the US in its first printing. The book offers 8 on how to save a few precious minutes feeding your baby or checking in at a hotel.

They say that, in the end, you only 9 “15 minutes of fame (名声)”. With time as limited as it is, it’s no wonder we work so 10 to save it. Anyway, the clock is ticking and I don’t have a minute to waste!

1. A. home B. school C. office D. factory

2. A. when B. before C. since D. until

3. A. anything B. everything

C. nothing D. something

4. A. much B. little C. few D. many

5. A. mysterious B. unpleasant C. popular D. silly

6. A. wanted B. expected C. hoped D. wished

7. A. disappeared B. appeared

C. discovered D. happened

8. A. pictures B. stories

C. suggestions D. news

9. A. spend B. get C. take D. make

10. A. hardly B. easily C. early D. hard

上期参考答案

Reading:

【P3】 ACAC

【P4-5】CDBC

【P6】BCB

【P8】 CDAB

【Cloze】 1-5 BCDAB 6-10 ADCAD 11-15 BADBC

Word check:

1-5 CACAA 6-10 ABADD