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A
A king had two sons and asked famous teachers to teach them. After a few 1 (year), the king fell badly ill. So he wanted to choose one of his sons as the next king, but which one would be the right person? He thought it over 2 a whole night. At last, he decided 3 (test) his sons.
One day, he gave a room to each of 4 (they), “You must fill the room completely with anything you wish. But there should be no space left and you can’t ask for advice from anyone!”
The next day the king 5 (visit) his elder son’s room. The room was completely filled with grass. The king felt sorry about it. Then he went to 6 other room, but it was closed. His 7 (young) son asked him to get in and closed the door again. It was dark everywhere, so the king shouted at him 8 (angry). But suddenly the second son lighted a candle and the room was full of light. The king felt very 9 (excite) and hugged him proudly.
He realized: Wisdom (智慧) is more important than simple answers 10 are easy to get.
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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
B
Molly had a math exam that day. Math was her worst subject. Her friend Ted promised to help her prepare 1 the exam, but then he ignored (不理會) all her calls.
When the exam began, Molly saw Ted 2 (hold) his phone under the table. He was reading something on the phone! Molly was 3 (surprise). Was that how Ted always got good grades? She felt really angry. It wasn’t fair! Then Molly put up her hand... Ted 4 (look) at his phone and didn’t hear Mr Reed as he walked up to his table. Mr Reed picked up Ted’s exam paper and told him 5 (go) outside. Ted started crying as he went to the door. Molly felt really sorry.
After school, Molly heard footsteps behind 6 (she) when she was leaving school. It was Ted. “Molly, wait!” he called. “I want to talk to you.” Molly could see Ted’s eyes 7 (be) red. “Listen! I’m really sorry I didn’t answer your calls. My dad had a heart trouble. He had an operation (手术) today. I was very worried, 8 I was reading messages from my mom to see 9 it was going. But Mr Reed thought I was cheating. 10 (luck) he believes me now. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you. Will you forgive (原谅) me?” 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
C
This is Tammels School, a primary school in Finland. The students are having a math class with their robot teacher. The “teacher” is small, blue machine about 25cm high, Reuters reported. Whenever students have problems, it helps them very (patient) and never gets bored. “The robots can make students (active) in class than usual. I see Elias as one of the (tool) to get different kinds of practice and activities into the classroom,” a teacher told Reuters. So far, the school (introduce) four robot teachers, one of (who) is a language teacher that can speak 23 languages and dance to music.“ It’s necessary to encourage kids to come up new ways to make use of technology in school life,” the head of the school (add) in the interview.
The robot teachers (use) to help improve teaching. This doesn’t mean that human teachers will lose their jobs. The robots can teach well, they are not able to keep class in order. The school still needs human teachers.
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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
D
Have you (notice) that some people are not as healthy as before though life has improved a lot? Nowadays some people eat more, so they are getting (heavy) than before. This makes easy for people to get sick. Eating unhealthy food is another problem. It will (sure) make people healthy to stay away from junk food and try to eat more (kind) of food per day. To become healthier, people should still exercise more. Doing sports daily will make people keep a good condition. Many people are quite busy studying and (work) and they go to bed very late, even when they have to go to school to work early the next morning. If such situation (keep) on for a long time, people will finally get sick. Doing sports is a good way to get (relax). It will do good to people’s health. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
E
Try reading the following sentences fast as you can: “She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I’m sure she sells seashore shells.”
Not very easy, was it? What you’ve just read (call) a tongue twister (繞口令). It is exercise made up of sounds that are hard to pronounce in order to help people pronounce words (fast) and more correctly. Try the next example: “Peter Piper (pick) a peck of (许多) pickled peppers (腌辣椒). Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?”
Tongue twisters usually do not have much (mean). They are just used to improve people’s ability to pronounce words. Although they may be very difficult, these exercises are very (importance) to people who are trying to speak English correctly. This is tongue twisters help people tell the differences between similar sounds.
So if you wish (pronounce) words more smoothly, you’d better try picking out some tongue twisters and (practice) them.
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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
F
When I’m growing up, I don’t hear “I love you” from my father. If your father never says them 1 you when you are a child, it’ll get harder and harder for him to say those words as he 2 (get) older. I can’t remember when I last 3 (say) those words to him, either. I decided 4 (make) the first move. In the next phone conversation I said, “Dad… I love you!” There was a silence at the other end and Dad was 5 (surprise) to answer, “Well, the same back to you!”
“Dad, I know you love me; you will say 6 you want to say,” I cried.
Fifteen 7 (minute) later my mother called and asked 8 (nervous), “Paul, is everything OK?” A few weeks later, my father said on the phone, “Paul, I love you.” I was at work and the tears 9 (run) in my eyes as I finally “heard” the love. As we both sat there in tears we knew that this special moment took our relationship to new way.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
A
A king had two sons and asked famous teachers to teach them. After a few 1 (year), the king fell badly ill. So he wanted to choose one of his sons as the next king, but which one would be the right person? He thought it over 2 a whole night. At last, he decided 3 (test) his sons.
One day, he gave a room to each of 4 (they), “You must fill the room completely with anything you wish. But there should be no space left and you can’t ask for advice from anyone!”
The next day the king 5 (visit) his elder son’s room. The room was completely filled with grass. The king felt sorry about it. Then he went to 6 other room, but it was closed. His 7 (young) son asked him to get in and closed the door again. It was dark everywhere, so the king shouted at him 8 (angry). But suddenly the second son lighted a candle and the room was full of light. The king felt very 9 (excite) and hugged him proudly.
He realized: Wisdom (智慧) is more important than simple answers 10 are easy to get.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
B
Molly had a math exam that day. Math was her worst subject. Her friend Ted promised to help her prepare 1 the exam, but then he ignored (不理會) all her calls.
When the exam began, Molly saw Ted 2 (hold) his phone under the table. He was reading something on the phone! Molly was 3 (surprise). Was that how Ted always got good grades? She felt really angry. It wasn’t fair! Then Molly put up her hand... Ted 4 (look) at his phone and didn’t hear Mr Reed as he walked up to his table. Mr Reed picked up Ted’s exam paper and told him 5 (go) outside. Ted started crying as he went to the door. Molly felt really sorry.
After school, Molly heard footsteps behind 6 (she) when she was leaving school. It was Ted. “Molly, wait!” he called. “I want to talk to you.” Molly could see Ted’s eyes 7 (be) red. “Listen! I’m really sorry I didn’t answer your calls. My dad had a heart trouble. He had an operation (手术) today. I was very worried, 8 I was reading messages from my mom to see 9 it was going. But Mr Reed thought I was cheating. 10 (luck) he believes me now. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you. Will you forgive (原谅) me?” 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
C
This is Tammels School, a primary school in Finland. The students are having a math class with their robot teacher. The “teacher” is small, blue machine about 25cm high, Reuters reported. Whenever students have problems, it helps them very (patient) and never gets bored. “The robots can make students (active) in class than usual. I see Elias as one of the (tool) to get different kinds of practice and activities into the classroom,” a teacher told Reuters. So far, the school (introduce) four robot teachers, one of (who) is a language teacher that can speak 23 languages and dance to music.“ It’s necessary to encourage kids to come up new ways to make use of technology in school life,” the head of the school (add) in the interview.
The robot teachers (use) to help improve teaching. This doesn’t mean that human teachers will lose their jobs. The robots can teach well, they are not able to keep class in order. The school still needs human teachers.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
D
Have you (notice) that some people are not as healthy as before though life has improved a lot? Nowadays some people eat more, so they are getting (heavy) than before. This makes easy for people to get sick. Eating unhealthy food is another problem. It will (sure) make people healthy to stay away from junk food and try to eat more (kind) of food per day. To become healthier, people should still exercise more. Doing sports daily will make people keep a good condition. Many people are quite busy studying and (work) and they go to bed very late, even when they have to go to school to work early the next morning. If such situation (keep) on for a long time, people will finally get sick. Doing sports is a good way to get (relax). It will do good to people’s health. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
E
Try reading the following sentences fast as you can: “She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I’m sure she sells seashore shells.”
Not very easy, was it? What you’ve just read (call) a tongue twister (繞口令). It is exercise made up of sounds that are hard to pronounce in order to help people pronounce words (fast) and more correctly. Try the next example: “Peter Piper (pick) a peck of (许多) pickled peppers (腌辣椒). Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?”
Tongue twisters usually do not have much (mean). They are just used to improve people’s ability to pronounce words. Although they may be very difficult, these exercises are very (importance) to people who are trying to speak English correctly. This is tongue twisters help people tell the differences between similar sounds.
So if you wish (pronounce) words more smoothly, you’d better try picking out some tongue twisters and (practice) them.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
F
When I’m growing up, I don’t hear “I love you” from my father. If your father never says them 1 you when you are a child, it’ll get harder and harder for him to say those words as he 2 (get) older. I can’t remember when I last 3 (say) those words to him, either. I decided 4 (make) the first move. In the next phone conversation I said, “Dad… I love you!” There was a silence at the other end and Dad was 5 (surprise) to answer, “Well, the same back to you!”
“Dad, I know you love me; you will say 6 you want to say,” I cried.
Fifteen 7 (minute) later my mother called and asked 8 (nervous), “Paul, is everything OK?” A few weeks later, my father said on the phone, “Paul, I love you.” I was at work and the tears 9 (run) in my eyes as I finally “heard” the love. As we both sat there in tears we knew that this special moment took our relationship to new way.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.