() comes first will be first serve
A.No matter who
B.Who
C.Whoever
D.Those who
A.No matter who
B.Who
C.Whoever
D.Those who
In all these cultures, there is a practice of making noise. People made noise in ancient times to drive away the evil spirits (妖精) from their homes. Today making noise is more of a custom than a religious rim
In the United States, many people stay up until midnight on New Year's Eve to watch the clock pass from one year to the next. Friends often gather together at a party on New Year's Eve, and when the new year comes, all ring bells, blow' whistles, sing songs, and kiss each other. A favorite Scottish song which everyone sings together is Auld Lang Sync. The words tell of old friends and good times.
In all cultures, New Year's Day is a time when people think of new beginnings. They want to make the coming year better than the last one. Many people in the United States make New Year resolutions. These are specific promises that they make to improve their behavior, change their habits, and become better people. There are many jokes about how a person keeps his or her New Year resolutions.
In ancient times, the practice of making noise was meant ______.
A.to keep the evil spirits away
B.to have fun
C.to celebrate the coming of the new year
D.to keep to a custom
People don't use their middle names very much. So" John Henry Brown" is usually called "John Brown". People never use Mr.; Mrs. or Miss before their first names. So you can say John Brown, or Mr. Brown; but you should never say Mr. John. They use Mr. , Mrs. or Miss with the family name but never with the first name.
Sometimes people ask me about my name. "When were you born, why did your parents call you Jim?" they ask. "Why did they choose that name? The answer is they didn't call me Jim. They called me James. James was the name of my grandfather'. In England, people usually call me Jim for short. That's because it is shorter and easier than James.
Most English people have ______ name(s).
A.one
B.two
C.three
D.four
Should struggling students be banned from clubs and sports?
Getting a bad grade in Rockingham, Vt. could get you kicked off the team! School officials there are considering new guidelines that would prevent students with bad grades from participating in extracurricular activities, such as sports and clubs. The proposal would affect students in eighth grade and below.
School board member Mike says the policy would motivate students to work harder in school. He drafted a letter to coaches, parents, and after-school program leaders to encourage them to allow only kids who are meeting certain academic standards into their program.
Not everyone gives such policy an A+. Some people argue that no student should be excluded from after-school activities. They say taking part in extracurricular activities can help kids do better in class by improving their participation and concentration skills. They say a 2009 study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that time spent in extracurricular physical activities does not take away from students' ability to do well in the classroom . In fact, it may even help boost girls' academic performance.
Students themselves have different opinions.
SCHOOL COMES FIRST
Why not require good grades to participate in those activities?
Kids need to understand that grades are important. School comes first, period. Getting good
grades help you with life, help you go to college, get a job, and so on. Banning underachieving students from extracurricular activities not only gives them motivation to get their grades up, but allows more time to study or get help from a tutor.
DON' T BAN STUDENTS
Every student should be able to participate in extracurricular activities, no matter what his or her grades are. Extracurricular activities can help kids concentrate more on doing homework. They can help kids develop mentally and physically.
A school policy that tells kids with bad grades that they can't be in sports or the school play is like judging a book by its cover. Every student is unique. A kid may have a learning disability, an attention issue, or a difficult time studying in his or her home environment. His or her teachers should find why the student is struggling. Together they should find out a solution that will keep the student in the activity.
Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word "excluded"?
A.protected
B.approved
C.blamed
D.banned
From the text we can infer a horticulturist is person engaged in ______.
A.growing plants
B.raising birds
C.cutting plants
D.studying the death cause of plants
The tomato is originally an American plant. It was found in South America by early Spanish explorers. The word tomato comes from the native Nahuatl word tomatl. But when it moved north, the plant earned a different name. Remarkably, the settlers in North America thought it was poisonous. They believed that to eat it was surely to die. It was said that deserted suitors would threaten to eat a tomato to cause their coldhearted lovers-regret. Because of this legend, the settlers called the tomato a "love apple." While people enjoyed other native plants such as corn and sweet potatoes, everyone avoided the tomato.
No one knows who first dared to eat a tomato. Perhaps someone was brave enough, or lovesick enough, to try out the truth of the rumors. Of course, whoever ate this fruit was perfectly safe. No one died from eating a love apple. Still, it was many years before the people fully believed that the tomato was a safe, and even good food. But its use did become common, and the plant was sent across the ocean to become part of many traditional European dishes.
The language from which we derived the word tomato is______.
A.Portuguese
B.Spanish
C.Nahuati
D.European
The first and most obvious thing is that a dictionary will【23】you the spelling of a word. If you' re not sure about the spelling of a word, you can try to find the correct spelling in a dictionary. Words are listed in alphabetical order--a, b, c, and so on .For example, on a dictionary page the word "poor" p, o, o, r--comes before "poverty"--p, o, v, e, r, t, y and the word "poverty" comes【24】the word "power'--p, o, w, e, r. The words are always given in alphabetical Order.
The second thing a dictionary will tell you is【25】. Most dictionaries give the pronunciation of a word in a special kind of alphabet. This special alphabet is called a phonetic, or sound alphabet. The phonetic spelling will tell you generally【26】a word is pronounced. There are a few different phonetic alphabets. Many dictionaries use the International Phonetic Alphabet to show pronunciation.
The【27】thing a dictionary will tell you is the meanings of words. You can【28】a word and find out what it means. Many words have more than one meaning, and a good dictionary will ex plain all of the word' s meanings. For example, in English the common word" get" has over 20 different meanings. The meaning, of course,【29】the sentence in which the word' is used.
These three things--spelling, pronunciation, and meanings--are some of the important【30】that you learn from dictionaries.
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A.books
B.people
C.things
D.thing
(1)加里对轿车的式样和型号之间的区别知道得很少。他如何利用市场信号、声誉或标准化来进行比较?
(2)你是一家银行的贷款员。在选好了一辆车之后,加里到你这里来寻求贷款。由于他毕业不久,没有较长的信贷史。尽管如此,该银行具有为新毕业生融资买车的悠久历史。这一信息在加里的例子中是否有用?如果是的,怎样有用?
Cary is a recent college graduate. After six months at his new job, he has finally saved enough to buy his first car,
a. Gary knows very little about the differences between makes and models of cars. How could he use market signals. reputation , or standardization to make comparisons?
b. You are a loan officer in a bank. After selecting a car, Gary comes to you seeking a loan.Since he has only recently graduated, he does not have a long credit history. Despite this, the bank has a long history of financing cars of recent college graduate. Is this information useful in Gary's case? If so , how?
A.Certain
B.A
C.some
D.One
This student was experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a student worries and is uneasy about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does. The student cannot write or think clearly because of the extreme tension and nervousness. Although poor grades are often a result of poor study habits, sometimes test anxiety causes the low grades. Recently, test anxiety has been recognized as a real problem, not just an excuse or a false explanation of lazy students.
Special university counseling course try to help students. In these courses, counselors try to help students by teaching them how to manage test anxiety. At some universities, students take tests to measure their anxiety. If the tests show their anxiety is high, the students can take short courses to help them deal with their tension. These courses teach students how to relax their minds. Students are trained to become calm in very tense situations. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work at ease. Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.
An expert at the University of California explains, "With almost all students, relaxation and less stress are felt after talking our program. Most of them experience better control during their tests. Almost all have some improvement. With some, the improvement is very great.
To "blank out" is probably ______.
A.to be like a blanket
B.to be sure of an answer
C.to be unable to think clearly
D.to show knowledge to the teacher
Sometimes I feel that being the mother of three small children is like operating a large circus(马戏团).21 afternoon last week,my three sons playing peacefully in the back yard(院子),22 the ball from one to another. I jumped at the chance to talk to one of my friends 23 the phone,but before I 24 to the phone,I could tell the boys had begun to quarrel with each other about something. I rushed out to 25 peace,but before I got there Charles had 26 a rock at Mark,and hit him in the eye. By the time I got to the back yard,they had begun to 27 about this. Even David,the oldest boy,who won’ t usually fight with anybody about 28,was involved(卷人).First, I 29 them stop fighting,and then I examined Mark’ s eye. I decided that it wasn’ t going to develop into a black eye, but I felt that they should 30 at least a little for 31 they had done. “ I’ m going to 32 to your father about this when he comes home tonight,” I said. “He and I will think of how to punish you. ’’Things were 33 quiet after that for about half an hour,and then Charles 34 a glass in the kitchen,and at almost the same 35,Mark fell out of the apple tree.
A.Certain
B.A
C.Some
D.One
A.catching
B.throwing
C.beating
D.playing
A.through
B.in
C.on
D.by
A.went
B.came
C.reached
D.got
A.keep
B.make
C.get
D.have
A.thrown
B.hit
C.beaten
D.stricken
A.quarrel
B.talk
C.worry
D.fight
A.nothing
B.something
C.anything
D.any thing
A.told
B.ordered
C.let
D.made
A.suffer
B.punish
C.criticize
D.beat
A.fight
B.that
C.things
D.what
A.tell
B.speak
C.report
D.inform
A.pretty
B.much
C.very much
D.a lot
A.bet
B.hit
C.broke
D.struck
A.moment
B.second
C.minute
D.hour