A. Scrambled.
B. Sunny side-up. C. Over-easy. D. Over-hard. Fill Blank 1
In Western countries, waiters, waitresses, taxi drivers, hotel bellboys, barbers and hairdressers, and some other service people must be (1)_tipped_. Normally they get low salaries from their employers. Therefore, you, the customers, are expected to (2)_make_ up the difference. Otherwise, they cannot make a living. Tipping rules that is, who to pay, how much to pay) (3)__vary_ from place to place. For instance, tipping in a proper restaurant is generally 10% -15% of your bill while you don’t have to tip at all in a (4)_fast-food_ restaurant. Therefore, when you eat in a restaurant in the West, always look at the bill (“check” in American English) carefully. In some restaurants, a service (5)_charge_ is included in the bill, so there is no need for a tip.
第四单元
Conversations 1
Christmas was the day when __________. A. Jesus died
B. Jesus was born C. Not mentioned
D. Jesus became adult
In modern times traditional Christmas festivities have become _______. A. much more related to the Christ story B. much more related to politics.
C. much less related to the Christ story D. much less related to politics
There are about _________ Christians in the world. A. 1.8 billion B. 5.5 billion C. 1.8 million D. 5.5 million
Gift-giving has only become popular in _______ as figures such as Santa Claus have come to be more important. A. the last 200 years B. the last 50 years C. the last 100 years D. the last decade
The tradition of Christmas tree began in __________. A. the United States B. Germany C. Canada D. England Conversations 2
The man wants to join the library. A. True B. False
He has to pay 5-pound deposit to join the library. A. True B. False
He can borrow newspapers as well as books and magazines. A. True B. False
There is a fine for overdue books. A. True B. False
He needs to show his ID when handing in the form. A. True B. False Conversations 3 Where is yogurt
A. It’s in the Dairy Section, Aisle B. B. It’s in the Dairy Section, Aisle D.
C. It’s in the Frozen Food Section, Aisle B. D. It’s in the Frozen Food Section, Aisle D. Conversations 4
Where are washing machines. A. On the first floor. B. On the second floor C. In the basement. D. On the top floor Conversations 5
What does the first speaker want to borrow A. The computer B. The calculator C. The typewriter D. The phone Conversations 6
What does the first speaker borrow for his party A. A small table and a few plates. B. Two chairs and two bowls
C. A few forks, bowls and plates D. A few plates, bowls and chairs Conversations 7
What does Frank suggest the speaker do A. She should ask Dick.
B. She should wait for a while.
C. She should go to the Computer Center. D. She should buy a computer himself. Fill Blank 1
Many people today are greatly (1)_concerned_ by the increase in the world’s population, and China has taken the (2) _lead_ in trying to solve the problem. How fast is the population of the world (3)__growing_? At the moment, the population of the world is (4)_increasing_ by about a quarter of a million people each day. That means that about 94 million (5)_extra_ people live on the earth each year.
第五单元
Conversations 1 Who’s Mr. Green
A. He’s from New York.
B. He’s the sales manager. C. Not mentioned.
D. He’s Paul Johnson’s friend. Conversations 2 Who’s Bob Smith
A. He’s Kate’s classmate. B. He’s Frank’s classmate. C. Not mentioned. D. He’s a stranger Conversations 3 Who’s Tom meeting
A. Jack’s friends.
B. Jack’s mother and sister. C. Jack’s classmates.
D. Jack’s father and brother. Conversations 4
What is the most likely relationship between these two speakers A. Two friends.
B. Husband and wife.
C. A customer and a realtor D. Two customers. Conversations 5
What does the first speaker need A. Some eggs.
B. A small bag of sugar. C. A few oranges. D. Sugar and eggs. Conversations 6
Natalie is looking for _________ in the library. A. a classmate
B. a book called On Reserve
C. a book called How to Become a Good Writer. D. a novel to read in her free time Natalie is required to read __________.
A. the whole book
B. 10 chapters of the book C. 1 chapter D. Not mentioned
She can’t find it on the shelves because __________. A. It has been removed from the library by another student. B. She was careless and didn’t see the book. C. The book has been put on reserve.
D. There is no such a book in the library. A book is on reserve means __________.
A. The book is not allowed to be removed from the library. B. The student can only read it in the library.
C. The book is placed in a special room called the reserve room. D. All of the above
_ ______ put the book on reserve A. The professor B. The librarian
C. One of her classmates D. Not mentioned Conversations 7
He doesn’t like reading. A. True B. False
White Fang is one of his favorite books because he loves animals. A. True B. False
White Fang tells a story about a boy called White Fang. A. True B. False
He is always too moved to hold his tears when he reads this story. A. True B. False
It was written by Jack London. A. True B. False Fill Blank 1
Research workers have long _wondered_(1) whether it is possible to foretell the future. In the sixteenth century, the writer Nostradamus __published_(2) ten volumes of four-line poems, making all kinds of predictions about what was going to __happen_(3) in the future. For example, he predicted that the King of France, Henry the Third, would be __killed_(4) from a wound in his eye during a fight. Four years later, the king died, exactly as Nostradamus foretold. However, many of Nostradamus’s other predictions __proved_(5) to be highly inaccurate.
第六单元
Conversations 1
How far is the Hong Kong Bank A. It’s about half-an-hour driving. B. It’s about one-hour walk. C. It’s about a-few-minute walk.
D. It’s about 40-minute trip by bus. Conversations 2
What is the man looking for A. A department store B. A public rest room C. A restaurant D. A grocery store Conversations 3 Where is the Theatre A. On the 50th Street
B. Across from the clinic C. Right behind the speaker D. Not mentioned. Conversations 4
What place is not mentioned in the conversation A. Center Street B. City Hall
C. Second Avenue D. Bar Street Conversations 5 Where is the museum
A. On Queen Mary Avenue. B. On this street.
C. Turn right at the traffic lights. D. Both of them don’t know. Conversations 6
Larry is lost on his way to Bob’s house. A. True B. False
Larry is calling Bob to tell him he can’t be there today. A. True B. False
Larry was supposed to get off at Exit 4. A. True B. False
Bob’s house is at the end of the block on the right.