—Why didn’t you come to my birthday party yesterday?—________.
A.Excuse me, my friend sent me a flower
B.Fine, I never go to birthday parties
C.Well, I don’t like birthday parties
D.Sorry, but I had a car accident
A.Excuse me, my friend sent me a flower
B.Fine, I never go to birthday parties
C.Well, I don’t like birthday parties
D.Sorry, but I had a car accident
—Why didn't you go to the cinema yesterday?
—I______, but my daughter returned from America the moment I was leaving.
A. did
B. would
C. was going to
D. had
Do you know why John didn' t ______ at the party yesterday evening?
A.show off
B.show down
C.show up
D.show in
A.and
B.so
C.as
D.but
B:
A. Why didn’t you tell me earlier.
B. Yes,that could he arranged.
C. I can’t spend any time.
D. Yes,it’s easy to discuss it.
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
A What do you mean B What about you
C I’m not sure D What a pity
E What do you think F Sounds great
G Say, why don’t you come with us H Do you mean it
Jessica: I’m so excited! We have two weeks off! What are going to do?
Natasha:__56__. I guess I’ll just stay home. Maybe I’ll catch up on my reading. __57__? Any plans?
Jessica: Well, my parents have rented an apartment in California. I’m going to take long walks along the beach every day and do lots of swimming.
Natasha: __58__!
Jessica: __59__? My parents will be happy to have you with in.
Natasha: __60__?I’d love to!
How to Be a Successful Businessperson
Have you ever wondered why some people are successful in business and others are not? Here's astory about one successful businessperson. He started out washing dishes and today he owns 168 res-taurants.
Zubair Kazi was born in Bhatkal,a small town in southwest India. His dream was to be an airplanepilot,and when he was 16 years old,he learned to fly a small plane.
At the age of 23 and with just a little money in his pocket, Mr. Kazi moved to the United States.He hoped to get a job in the airplane industry in California. Instead, he ended up working for a compa-ny that rented cars.
While Mr. Kazi was working at the car rental(租赁的)company,he frequently ate at a nearby KFCrestaurant. To save money on food,he decided to get a job with KFC. For two months,he worked as acook's assistant. His job was to clean the kitchen and help the cook. "I didn't like it,"Mr,Kazi says,"but I always did the best I could. "
One day, Mr. Kazi's two co-workers failed to come to work. That day,Mr. Kazi did the work of allthree people in the kitchen. This really impressed the owners of the restaurant. A few months later,the owners needed a manager for a new restaurant. They gave the job to Mr. Kazi. He worked hard asthe manager and soon the restaurant was making a profit.
A few years later,Mr. Kazi heard about a restaurant that was losing money. The restaurant wasdirty inside and the food was terrible. Mr. Kazi borrowed money from a bank and bought the restau-rant. For the first six months,Mr. Kazi worked in the restaurant from 8 a. m. t0 10 p. m. ,seven days aweek. He and his wife cleaned up the restaurant,remodeled the front of the building,and improved thecooking. They also tried hard to please the customers. If someone had to wait more than ten minutesfor their food, Mrs. Kazi gave them a free soda. Before long the restaurant was making a profit.
A year later, Mr. Kazi sold his restaurant for a profit. With the money he earned, he bought threemore restaurants that were losing money. Again, he cleaned them up,improved the food,and retrainedthe employees. Before long these restaurants were making a profit,too.
Today Mr. Kazi owns 168 restaurants,but he isn't planning to stop there. He's looking for morepoorly managed restaurants to buy. "I love it when I go to buy a restaurant and find it's a mess, "Mr.Kazi says. "The only way it can go is up. "
When Mr. Kazi was young, his dream was to
A.sell cars
B.own a restaurant
C.become a good cook
D.be an airplane pilot
“Are you crazy?” people around him shouted as Alex Bien, a 33-year-old immigrant(移民), ran toward three cars in a chain accident along the highway in Miami, which were burning down. Alex didn’t think twice.
The article “Against the Flames” reported how he put out the fire on a car and pulled a couple out of another. But when here turned to his own car, steam was coming out from it. It was damaged beyond repair.
Back in his tiny flat, alone and with little money, Alex didn’t know what to do. He was already working, going to college and supporting his wife, Aline, and children back in Haiti. He worried about his wife’s health; doctors thought she had cancer(癌症). Every cent was important to him. And now this.
With in weeks of reading the article, readers sent hundreds of letters offering jobs, money and best wishes. One delivered a car-used, but in fine condition. Others helped Aline come to Miami, where a medical team found out it was not cancer.
Readers also wrote to U.S. government officials to support the immigration of Alex’s family to Miami. Consul General Roger Daley even invited Alex to discuss the matter. Aline, to get her with their children, joined Alexin Miami this past March. Alex says, “I would like to say a beautiful thanks to the readers. There are good people every where in this world.”
Why did people say that Alex was crazy?????
A.He had an accident
B.He made a fire on the highway
C.He burned his car
D.He ran toward the burning cars
What do we know about Alex from the text?A.He and his wife worked in the U.S.
B.He was a full-time student in Haiti
C.He was an immigrant with little money
D.He wrote the article “Against the Flames”
What did Roger Daley invite Alex to discuss?A.Alex’s new job as a news reporter
B.The medical treatment of Alex’s wife
C.Alex’s further studies at a U.S.university
D.The immigration of Alex’s family to the U.S.
What made Alex say “There are good people everywhere in this world”?A.Some strangers repaired his car free of charge
B.Some people supported his children’s education
C.Many readers of the article tried to help him out
D.His friends sent doctors to treat his wife in Haiti
A.wasn't he
B.didn't he
C.did he
D.had he
Tom:Kate,you are back from vacation! How was it?
Kate: To tell you the truth, I feel tired.
Tom: _________?
Kate: I had to visit all my relatives.
A. Anything special
B. Why not
C. What's hurry
D. How come
Why hasn't he come? ______on time, we will have to put off the trip.
A. If he doesn't come
B. If he won't come
C. If he shouldn't come
D. If he hadn't come