1

Weliveinthe"computerage”.Peoplelikescientists,teachers,writersandevenstudentsuse

computerstodo_1_work.Butmorethan30yearsago,_2_couldn'tdomuch.Theywere

verybigandexpensive.Very_3—peoplewereinterested_4—themandknewhowtouse

them.Todaycomputersaresmallerand_5—.Andtheycandoalotofwork,manypeoplelike

tousethem.Somepeopleevenhavethemathome.

Computersbecomeveryimportantbecausetheycanwork_6_thanmenandmakefewer

mistakes.Computerscan_7—peopledoalotofwork.Writersnowusecomputerstowrite.

Teachersusethemtohelpteaching.Studentsusethemtostudyandchildrenusethemtoplay

games.Computerscanalsorememberwhatyouput_8—them.Computersarevery_9—and

helpful.Theyareourgoodfriends.

Doyouwantto_10_acomputer?

1.A.manyB.allkindsofC.alotD.verymuch

2.A.scientistsB.teachersC.studentsD.computers

3.A.fewB.afewC.littleD.alittle

4.A.atB.inC.withD.for

5.A.cheapB.moreexpensiveC.cheaperD.expensive

6.A.fasterB.slowerC.fastD.slow

7.A.makeB.helpC.useD.stop

8.A.inB.onC.upD.into

9.A.carefulB.beautifulC.usefulD.heavy

10.A.payB.haveC.sellD.lend

2

Mrs.John'stelephonenumberwas3463andthenumberofthecinemainhertownwas

3464,sopeopleoftenmadeamistakeandtelephonedherwhentheywantedthecinema.

OneeveningthephonebellrangandMrs.Johnansweredit.Atiredmansaid,“Atwhattime

doesyourlastfilmbegin?^^

'Tmsorry,“saidshe,“butyouhavethewrongnumber.Thisisnotthecinema.^^

“Oh,itbegan20minutesagoJsaidtheman."Iamsorryaboutthat.Goodbye.

Mrs.Johnwasverysurprised,soshetoldherhusband.Helaughedandsaid,“Theman'swife

wantedtogotothecinema,buthewasfeelingtired,sohetelephonedthecinema.Hiswife

heardhim,butdidn'thearyou.Nowtheywillstayathomethisevening,andthehusbandwill

behappy!”

1.PeopleoftentelephonedMrs.Johnwhentheywantedthecinemabecause

A.shelivednextdoortothecinema.

B.hertelephonenumberwasalmostthesameasthatofthecinema.

C.sheworkedinthecinema.

D.Sheknewthecinemaverywell.

2.Mrs.Johnwassurprisedatthephonecallbecause

A.itwastoolate.

B.shehadnevergotsuchaphonecallbefore.

C.themanonthephonespokesoloudly.

D.themanonthephoneaskedaquestionandansweredithimself.

3.Themanonthephone

A.didn'twanttogotothecinema.B.hadseenthefilmbefore.

C.knewthefilmhadbeenon.D.wantedtotalkwithMrs.John.

4.Theman'swife

A.wantedtofindoutwhenthelastfilmbegan.

B.didn'twanttogotothecinema.

C.wantedtogotothecinemawithherhusband.

D.Wantedtotestherhusband.

5.Whatdoyouthinkoftheman?

A.hewastootired.B.helikedtomakefunofothers.

C.hewasafraidofhiswife.D.Hedidn'tlovehiswife.

3

Writingnotesbyhandisgoodfbryourmemory.So,pleaseturn1.your

computerifyouwanttoremembersomethingwell.

Scientistssaycomputersmaybebadforyourlessonsinschool.Whenyoutypenotes

on2.keyboard,youwilloftenwritewithoutreallythinking.Youoftenwrite

downthesamewordsasyourteacherstellyou.Scientistssayit3.(lead)to

“mindlessrecord”.

However,ifyoutakenotesbyhand,you4.(one)havetoprocessthe

information.Thenjustthemainpoints5.(record).Soyouwilluse6.

(few)words.Thisisbecauseyouusuallywriteslowerthanyoutype.This

processleadstoadeeper7.(understand).

Inthestudy,studentslistenedtoateacherandthentookatest.Sometooknotesby

typingonacomputer.The8.(other)tooknotesbywritingthemdown.Both

groupsperformedaboutthesameinrememberingfacts.Butstudents9.typedtheir

notesdidmuchworse.Also,researchersfoundthatthosewhowrotetheirnotesbyhand

rememberedinformationbetteraweeklater.Andtheyhadadeeperunderstandingofideas.Soit

maynotbethebestwayforstudents10.(take)notesonthecomputer.

4

Oncethere_1—amanandhiswifeinasmalltown.Theywereverypoor.Themanoften

wenthuntingintheforest_2—,buthewasnotagoodhunter.Sometimeshecould_3—only

somesmallbirds.Oneday,themanwenttotheforestagain,buthedidnotfind_4—.He

was—5—hesatdownunderatreetohavea_6_.

Justthen,themanheardsweetsongofa_7—.Helookedupandsawaverysmall

bird_8—redfeathers.nrilgiveyouoneofmy_9_everyday.Cookitandyou'llhaveanice

meal/thebirdsaid.

Hethankeditandwenthome_10—aredfeather.Hecookeditinapot.Afterawhile,

therewasreallyagoodmeal.

1.A.wasB.hasC.hadD.lived

2.A.nearB.nearlyC.nearbyD.nearside

3.A.taketohomeB.bringtohomeC.takehomeD.bringhome

4.A.anythingB.nothingC.everythingD.things

5.A.tootiredtoB.sotiredtoC.sotiredthatD.notsotiredthat

6.A.talkB.lookC.restD.meal

7.A.manB.birdC.hunterD.forest

8.A.withB.hasC.inD.under

9.A.wingsB.wingC.featherD.feathers

10.A.withB.inC.onD.by

5

Twosailorswhohadjustfinishedalongvoyagewenthometotheirvillageanddecidedto

haveafewdrinksinthebarthere.Whentheyhadhadenough,theycameoutintothestreetto

lookforsomethingamusingtodo,butitwasaveryquietplace,andnothinginterestingever

happenedthere,sotheycouldnotfindanything.

Butatlast,whiletheywerestandinginthemarket-placeoutsidethebar,theysawavillage

boycomingslowlytowardsthem.Hewasleadingadonkeybyarope,sothesailorsdecided

thattheywouldhaveajokewithhim."Hello,“oneofthesailorssaidtotheboy."Whydoes

yourbrotherhavearoperoundhisneckwhenhegoesforawalkwithyou?”"Tostophim

joiningthenavy,^^theboyansweredatonce.

1.Thetwosailorshadjustreturnedfrom.

A.theseaB.theirhometownC.abroadD.theirholidays

2.Afterafewdrinks,theywalkedoutofthebarlookingfor.

A.somethingtoeatB.themarketplace

C.somefunD.adonkeyandaboy

3.Thetwosailorscouldn'tfindanythinginterestingtodobecause.

A.itwasaverysmalltown,wherenothingcouldinterestthem.

B.Itwasaquiettown,whereinterestingthinghadneverhappened

C.Theyhadhadtoomanydrinksandcouldnotthinkclearly

D.Theywerecompletestrangersintownandwouldeasilygetlost

4.Accordingtothetext,whatdoweknowaboutthetwosailors?

A.Theyworkedonafishingboat.B.Theyfoughtbravelyinbattles

C.Theylikedtohelpyoungpeople.D.Theyweresoldiers.

5.Whattheboysaidmeant.

A.“Mydonkeyisbetterthanyouare.”

B."Youareasgoodasmydonkey.^^

C."Iwantmydonkeytobeoneofyou.

D."Idon'twantmydonkeytobeoneofyou.^^

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Cantreestalk?Yes,butnot(1)words.Scientistshavereasonstobelievethattreesdo

communicatewitheachother.Notlongago,researcherslearnedsome(2)(surprise)

things.Firstawillowtreeinthewoods(3)(attack)bycaterpillarschangedthe

chemistryofitsleavesandmadethem(4)(taste)soterriblethattheygottiredofthe

leavesandstopped(5)(eat)them.Thenevenmoreastonishing,thetreesent(6)

aspecialsmell-asignalcausingitsneighborstochangethechemistryoftheirown

leavesandmakethem(7)(tasty).

(8)(communicate),ofcourse,doesn'tneedtobeinwords.Wecantalkto

eachotherbysmiling,raisingourshouldersandmovingourhands.Weknowthatbirdsand

animalsuseawholevocabularyofsongs,sounds,andmovements.Beesdancetheirsignals,

flyingincertainpatternsthattellotherbees(9)tofindnectar(花蜜)forhoney.So(10)

shouldn'ttreeshavewaysofsendingmessage?

7

DoyouknowEskimos?Letmetellyousomethingabouttheirlife.TheEskimoslivenear

theNorthPole.Thereareonlytwoseasonsthere:winterandsummer.Therearenospring

_1autumnthere.Thewinternightsarelong.Youcan't2_thesunfbrmorethantwo

months,evenatnoon.Thesummerdaysarelong.Formorethantwomonths,thesunnever

—3___andthereisnonight.

TheEskimoshave_4___clothes.Theymaketheirclothesfromtheskinsofanimals.From

skinstheymakecoats,capsand_5___.NeartheNorthPoletreescan'tgrow,foritis_6_

there.TheEskimos_7___maketheirhousesfromskins,stoneorsnow.Whenthey_8___in

astormandcan't_9___home,theymakehousesofsnow.Theyleavethesesnowhouseswhen

thestormisover.LifeishardfortheEskimos,buttheystill_10___tolivethere.

1.A.notB.orC.andD.neither

2.A.seeB.watchC.lookD.lookat

3.A.risesB.raisesC.risesupD.goesdown

4.A.cottonB.solidC.warmD.cold

5.A.foodB.drinksC.medicineD.shoes

6.A.toocoldB.toohotC.eithercoldorhotD.neithercoldnorhot

7.A.willB.shouldC.neverD.haveto

8.A.gooutB.gooverC.goonD.goup

9.A.getbackB.getoffC.getonD.getin

10.A.enjoyB.likeC.gladD.hope

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Thecrow（烏鴉）isanordinarybird.Itisabouttwentyincheslongandblackallover.

Crowsaredirtybirdsbecausetheyliveon（以...為食）oldbadfood.Crowseatalotofwaste

food.Inthiswaytheyaremoreusefultousthananyotherbirds.Theycleanupthedirtythings

inourstreets.Crowsarealwayshungry.Theylookforfoodalldaylong,andintheeveningyou

canseetheminlargenumberflyingbacktotheirnestsinthetrees.Theysleepthereatnight.

Crowsaremushnoisierthanotherbirds.Veryoftenalargenumberofcrowswillgettogether

ononehouseandtalk.Sometimestheytalktogether,andsometimestheydoitbyturns（依次）

likehumanbeings.Itiseasytotellfromcrows'soundswhethertheyarepleasedorangry.

Perhapscrowstalkalotbecausetheyarefriendlybirds.Apairofcrowswilllivetogetherall

theirlives,andifoneofthemdies,theotheronebecomesverysad,andquietfortherestofits

lifeandsometimesitdiestoo.

TrueorFalse:

1.Crowsareharmfulbirdsbecausetheyeatalotoffood.

2.Crowsarealwayshungrysotheylookfbrfoodthroughoutthedaytime.

3.Crowstalkdayandnightandtheyneverhavearest.

4.Crowscanmakeonlyonekindofsound.

5.Thepassagetellsushowtoprotectcrows.

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Oncetherelivedarichman1wantedtodosomethingfbrthepeopleofhistown.

2firsthewantedtofindoutwhethertheydeservedhishelp.

Inthecentreofthemainroadintothetown,heplaced3verylargestone.

Thenhe4（hide）behindatreeandwaited.Soonanoldmancamealongwithhis

cow.

“Whoputthisstoneinthecentreoftheroad?”saidtheoldman,buthedidnottryto

removethestone.Instead,withsomedifficultyhepassedaroundthestoneandcontinuedonhis

way.Anothermancamealonganddidthesamething;thenanothercame,andanother.Allof

5(they)complainedaboutthestonebutnottriedtoremove6.

Lateintheafternoonayoungmancamealong.Hesawthestone,7(say)to

himself:"Thenight8(be)verydark.Someneighborswillcomealonglaterinthe

darkandwillfallagainstthestone.”

Thenhebegantomovethestone.Hepushedandpulledwithallhis9(strong)to

moveit.Howgreatwashissurpriseatlast!10thestone,hefoundabagof

money.

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Atfirstpeoplewereafraidofsendingletters_1_air.Theythoughtthattheplanemightfall

andtheirfriendsmightnot_2_thelettersatall.Sotheysent_3_letters--oneletterbyairand

theotherbytrainorbyship.Inthiswaytheymade_4_thattheletterswouldbereceived.

Planesarenowalmostas_5_astrainsorships.Somany_6_aresentbyair.

Whenyousendaletterbyairpost,youmustput_7_stampsonit.You_8_"BYAIR”on

theoutside;youputitinthesamepost-box_9_alltheotherletters,oryoumay_10_ittothe

PostOffice.

1.A.onB.withC.byD.in

2.A.receiveB.sendC.bringD.take

3.A.threeB.fourC.someD.two

4.A.enoughB.sureC.happyD.safe

5.A.safeB.dangerousC.carefulD.careless

6.A.booksB.lettersC.stampsD.boxes

7.A.lessB.fewC.fewerD.more

8.A.writeB.wroteC.writerD.writing

9.A.asB.inC.onD.from

10.A.bringB.takeC.getD.receive

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Youspeak,writealetter,makeatelephonecall.Yourwordscarrymessage.People

communicatewithwords.Butdoyouthinkyoucancommunicatewithoutwords?Asmileon

yourfaceshowsyouarehappyorfriendly.Tearsinyoureyestellothersthatyouaresad.When

youraiseyourhands,theteacherknowsyouwanttosaysomethingoraskquestions.Youshake

yourhead,andpeopleknowyouaresaying“No”.Younodandpeopleknowyouaresaying

“Yes”.Otherthingscanalsocarrymessages.Forexample,signatthebushelpsyoutoknow

whichbustotake.Asignonthedoortellsyouwheretogoinorout.Haveyouevernoticedthat

therearealotofsignsaroundyouandthatyoureceivemessagesfromthemallthetime?

Peoplecancommunicateinmanyotherways.Anartistcanusehisdrawingtotellabout

beautifulmountains,abouttheblueseaandmanyotherthings.Booksarewrittentotellallthe

wonderfulthingsintheworldandalsoaboutpeopleandtheirideas.

Books,magazines,televisions,radiosandfilmsallhelpustoknowwhatisgoingoninthe

worldandwhatotherpeoplearethinkingabout.

1.Peoplecommunicate.

A.withwordsonlyB.inmanydifferentways

C.inlettersandwithdrawingsonlyD.withsmiles,tears,andarms

2.Signscancarryasmanyaswords.

A.questionsB.examplesC.tearsandsmilesD.messages

3.Whichinthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassageasthingswhichhelpuscommunicate?

A.booksandmagazinesB.televisionsandfilmsC.newspapersD.radios

4.Communicationisimportantbecauseitcanhelppeopleto

A.studytheworldandotherpeoplebetter

B.teacheachtospeak,write,readanddraw

C.knowwhatotherpeoplearetellingabout

D.knowwhatisgoingonintheworldandwhatotherpeoplearethinkingabout

5.Thebesttitleforthisshortpassageis

A.SignscarrymessagesB.Theimportanceofcommunication

C.Words,signsanddrawingD.Waysofcommunication

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Inordertoknowaforeignlanguagethoroughly,fourthingsarenecessary.Firstly,wemust

understandthelanguagewhenwehear_1_spoken..Secondly,wemustbeabletospeakit

correctlywithconfidenceandwithouthesitation.___2___,wemustbeabletoreadthe

language,andfourthly,wemustbeabletowriteit.Wemustbeabletomakesentencesthatare

grammaticallycorrect.

Thereisnoeasywaytosuccess_3_languagelearning.—4_goodmemoryisofgreathelp,

butitisnotenoughonly_5_(memorize)rulesfromagrammarbook.Itisnotmuchuse

learningbyheartlonglistofwordsand_6—meaning,studyingthedictionaryandsoon.We

mustlearnbyusingthelanguage.—7—wearesatisfiedwithonlyafewruleswehave

memorized,wearenotreallylearningthelanguang."Learnthroughuse“isagoodpieceof

—8—(advise)forthose_9—arestudyinganewlanguage.Practiceisimportant.Wemust

practisespeakingand_10—(write)thelanguagewheneverwecan.

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AnEgyptianputhiseartotheground.He1thehorses.Theywerecomingthisway.

Heranto2hispeople.Hewasa3.ThatwasonewayforEgyptianstosend

messages.

Peopleintheircountrysent___4___,too.Onemanbeathisdrum.Inthenextvillage

peopleheardthedrumandbeattheirdrums,too.Themessagewentformvillageby___5___.

Much___6___,somearmieskeptmanypigeons.Thesepigeonsalways___7___back.

Whenasoldierwassentfarawayfromhisown___8___,hemighttakeapigeonalong.He

couldtieamessagetothebird'sleg.Itwouldflyback___9___thesoldiefsmessage.

Theseareslowwaystosendmessages.Canyouthinkof___10___ways?

1.A.sawB.foundC.heardD.lost

2.A.shootB.tell.C.killD.speakto

3.A.horseB.father.C.runner.D.policeman

4.A.horseB.messagesC.animalsD.soldiers

5.A.animalsB.runnersC.peopleD.drums

6.A.laterB.lateC.moreD.best

7.A.flewB.ranC.swamD.walked

8.A.homeB.countryC.familyD.army

9.A.andB.toC.withD.without

10.A.fasterB.fartherC.oldD.morequickly

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Whenmanbegantosearchthesky,hesawalotofthingsintheuniverse.Theearthseemed

tobejustasmallbitofdust.Itisonlyasmallplanet,andtravelsaroundthesun.Thesun,

togetherwithitsplanets,travelsintheMilkyWay,ourgalaxy.TheMilkyWayhasaboutthirty

billionstarslikeroursun,andisoneofaboutahundredmilliongalaxiesintheuniverse.

Becausethespaceissogreat,itisdifficulttoworkouthowfarawayastaris.Insteadof

kilometers,wehavelight-years,alightyearmeanshowfbrlighttravelsinoneyear.Ournearest

neighborgalaxyismorethan900,000light-yearsawayformtheearth.

1.Manhasknownthat.

A.themilkywayistheonlygalaxyB.othergalaxiesarenearours

C.thesunisalargestarinthemilkywayD.theearthisasmallpartoftheuniverse

2.Agalaxyisthenameof.

A.alargegroupofstarsB.thesunC.planetsliketheearthD.theuniverse

3.IntheMilkyWaywecanseemany.

A.galaxiesB.sunslikeoursC.starslikeoursunD.bothBandC

4.Weusetoworkouthowforastarisfromus.

A.KilometersB.metersC.light-yearsD.monthsandyears

5.Ourgalaxy'snearestneighborisasfarawayaslightcantravelin,

A.ayearB.900,000yearsC.3secondsD.9millionyears

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Inmyfreetime,IreallylikesurfingtheInternet.WhenIgethomefromwork,Iturnonmy

computer,wait_1itbootsupcompletely,andthenIgoonline.Iusuallycheckmyemail

firstandthenwriteafewmessages_2familyandfriends.Isometimesscanthelocalnews

headlinesat___3___(I)favoritenewsWebsiteandreaduponthelatestlocalandinternational

news.ThisWebsiteoftenprovidesvideonewsclips4___youcanviewonline.Isometimes

orderproductsorserviceonlinetosavemoneyandtimeinsteadofgoingtoastore

and_5(buy)whatFmlookingfor.Forexample,I6(order)adigitalcamera

onlinetheotherdayandsavedabout$50.WhateverIdo,Irealizethatthereare

problems_7usingtheInternetincludingscams,identifytheft,andviruses,soFmvery

carefulnottogiveoutmy8(person)information.Furthermore,Idon'tdownloador

openfilesIdon'trecognize.UsingtheInternetcanbefunand_9convenientwayof

shoppingandfindingoutnewinformation,10___youjustneedtobecareful

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DebbiegotupearlylastSaturdaymorning.Shewanted_1_inGreenParkwithsomeofher

friends.Shewasveryhappyaboutit.

_2_shewasready,shegotonherbikeandleftforthepark-itwasontheothersideofthe

town.Suddenly,asshewasridingfast,she_3_sirens(警笛).Thesoundofthesirenswas

getting_4_,soDebbielooked_5_hertoseewhatwashappening.Asaresult,shefelloffher

bikeandlayinthemiddleoftheroad.Luckily,Debbiewasn'thurt,_6_acarhitherbike.After

thecar_7_,twomengotoutandstartedrunning._8_,apolicecarstoppednexttothesamecar

andthreepolicemengotoutandstartedrunningafterthetwomen.Oneofthepolicemen

shouted,"Stopthethieves!,9

_9_apolicemancametoseeDebbie.Hethankedherbecause,inaway,shehadhelped

them_10_.

1.A.goestoskateB.goskatingC.goingtoskateD.togoskating

2.A.WhileB.AssoonasC.IfD.Asquicklyas

3.A.heardB.listenedtoC.foundD.saw

4.A.closeandcloseB.closerandcloserC.bigandbigD.biggerandbigger

5.A.afterB.infrontofC.behindD.before

6.A.becauseB.soC.butD.and

7.A.felloverB.passedawayC.turnedbackD.stopped

8.A.AnhourlaterB.JustthenC.AfteranhourD.Veryfast

9.A.InafewdaysB.SometimesC.SometimelaterD.Atthesametime

10.A.getoutofthe<2arB.runafterthetwomen

C.catchthethievesD.shoutatthethieves

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Jackwenttoabarber'sshopandhadhishaircut,butwhenhecameout,hewasnothappy

withtheresult.WhenhisfriendBobsawhim,helaughedandsaid,nWhathashappenedtoyour

hair,Jack?,1

Jacksaid,"Itriedanewbarber'sshoptoday,becauseIwasn'tquitesatisfiedwithmyoldone,

butthisoneseemsevenworse."Bobagreed."Yes,Ithinkyou*reright,Jack.Nowriltellyou

whattodowhenyougointoabarber'sshopnexttime:lookatallthebarber'shair,findout

whosehairlooksworst,andthengostraighttohim.”

"WhyshallIgotohim?"Jackasked.MButthatwouldbefoolish!nnOh,no,itwouldn't,"

answeredBob."Whocutthatman'shair?Justthinkofit.Hecouldn'tcutithimself,couldhe?

Anotherofthebarberscutit.Soyouknowhecan*tbetheworstbarber/1

1.WhenJackwentoutofthebarber'sshop,hewasnothappybecause.

A.nobodyhadcuthishairB.thebarberhadn*tcuthishairwell

C.thebarberhadcuthishaircarefullyD.hewasnotsatisfiedwithhisoldbarber

2.nItriedanewbarber'sshoptoday/means.

A.thisbarbefsshopwasanewoneB.thiswastheonlybarber'sshopinthistown

C.JackoftenwenttothisbarbefsshopD.Jackhadnotbeentothisbarber'sshopbefore

3.AfterJackhadhishaircut,hethought.

A.thenewbarber'sshopwasthebestone

B.theoldbarber'sshopwasn'tsogoodasthenewone

C.thenewbarbefsshopwasworsethantheoldone

D.theoldbarber'sshopwastheworstone

4.BobtoldJacktofindoutwhichbarber'shairlookedtheworstandthengostraighttohim.

Why?

A.Becausehewascertainlythebestbarber.B.Becausehewasfreeallthetime.

C.Becausehewastheworstbarber.D.Becausehewasn'ttheworstbarber.

5.Fromthestoryweknowthat.

A.it'sfoolishtohaveone'shaircutatabarbefsshopB.barberscuteachother'shair

C.barbersneverhavetheirhaircutD.abarberalwayscutshishairbyhimself

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TheInternethasbecomepartofyoungpeople'slife.1reportshowsthat38%of

studentsoftenusetheInternet.Mostofthemget2(use)informationontheInternet

3usetheInternettohelpintheirstudies.Butmanystudentsdon'tuseit4a

goodway.Someplaygamestoomuch,somevisitwebsites5theyshouldn'tlookat.

Sobadthingsmayhappen6__studentswhospendtoomuchtimeontheInternet.

7isimportantforstudentstousetheInternetproperly.Nowwehaveatextbookthat

usesmanyexamples__8___teachstudentssomegoodwaystousetheInternet.Itgivesuseful

9(advise).

SomestudentsalsomakefriendsontheInternet.Ifyouwanttohaveaface-to-face

10(meet)withyouronlinefriends,letyourparentsknowandmeetinaproperplace.

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Lighttravelsveryfast.Itmovesat300000kilometersa___1___.

Light___2___usfromthemooninlessthanasecondandahalf.Themoonisabout382000

kilometers___3___.Lightfromthesunreachesusin8.5minutes.Thesunisabout149,640000

kilometersfromtheearth.

Theotherstarsarefartherawaythanthesun.Lightfromtheneareststarreachesusinabout

fouryears.Whenyoulookatastar,youdonot_4_itspresentcondition.Youseeitasit

___5___tobe.Lightfromsomestars___6___hundredsofyearstoreachus.Weneverseea

starasitis_7—.Weseeitasitwaslongago,perhapshundredsofthousandsofyearsago.

Astronomerswatchthestars__8___bigtelescopes.The___9___biggesttelescopeisinthe

SovietUnion.ThenextbiggestisintheUnitedStates.10thesegreattelescopes

astronomerscanseestarsandotherthingsveryfaraway.

l.A.minuteB.hourC.secondD.day

2.A.reachesB.getsC.arrivesD.comes

3.A.highB.farC.longD.away

4.A.lookatB.seeC.touchD.reach

5.A.useB.usedC.isusedD.using

6.A.takesB.takeC.spendsD.spend

7.A.beforeB.afterC.nowD.future

8.A.throughB.inC.intoD.onto

9.A.worlds'B.world'sC.worldsD.worldof

10.A.WithoutB.WithC.UseD.Used

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Ruby,theartist,isanAsianelephant.Sheis17yearsold.Shelivesinthezoo.R