He tried to make his ideas ______ us, but he _______.

A. interested, failed B. interested, missed

C. interest, failed D. interest, missed

C 【解析】句意：他设法使他的想法引起我们的兴趣，但他失败了。A. interested产生兴趣，failed 失败；B. interested感兴趣的， missed错过；C. interest产生兴趣，failed失败；D. interest产生兴趣，missed错过。interested为形容词，常用来修饰人，排除A,B；make后跟动词原形作宾语补足语，故答案为C。

-- What’s that sound upstairs?

-- Maybe someone _______ a cup on the ground.

A. lost B. dropped C. fell D. broke

B 【解析】句意：——楼上是什么声音？也许有人把杯子掉到了地上。A. lost丢失；B. dropped掉下，落下；C. fell跌倒；D. broke打破。drop sth. on the ground把某物掉到地上，故答案为B。

The workers have decided to finish the task on time, it means they would have no weekends these two months.

A. after all B. even though C. as if D. so that

B 【解析】句意：工人们决定按时完成任务，尽管这意味着这两个月他们将没有周末。A. after all 毕竟；B. even though即使；C. as if好像；D. so that因此。结合语境理解可知，此句是even though引导的让步状语从句，故答案为B。

Please ______ Mike. It’s time for school.

A. get up B. pick up C. wake up D. dress up

C 【解析】句意：请叫醒迈克，到上学的时间了。A. get up“起床”；B. pick up“捡起”；C. wake up“唤醒”；D. dress up“打扮”。结合句意可知，答案选C。

-- What do you think of our new teacher, Mrs. Li?

-- She is ______ to us. We all love her.

A. strict B. angry C. serious D. kind

D 【解析】句意：——你觉得我们的新老师李老师怎么样？——她对我们很好，我们都喜欢她。A. strict严厉的，常与in或with连用；B. angry 生气的，常与with连用；C. serious严肃的，常与about连用；D. kind友好的，常与to连用。be kind to sb. 善待某人。故答案为D。

—Do you mind my closing the window?

—___________. It’s much too noisy outside.

A. Yes, please B. Of course not C. Sorry, I’m afraid not D. Certainly

B 【解析】句意：——你介意我关上窗户吗？——当然不是。外面很吵。A. Yes, please 请吧；B. Of course not当然不介意；C. Sorry, I’m afraid not 对不起，恐怕不可以；D. Certainly当然可以。本题的含义是外面太吵了，所以关上窗户当然是不介意的，通常用of course not来回答表示不介意的意思，故本题选B。

--What a nice model ship!

--Thank you. It _____ me three days to make it.

A. cost B. paid C. spent D. took

D 【解析】句意：多好的一艘轮船模型啊！——谢谢你。做这个花了我三天的时间。Cost指花费金钱或时间，主语必须是物；spend用于sb spend...on sth或者sb spend...in doing sth（in可以省略），spend的主语必须是人，可以指花费时间、也可以指花费金钱； pay常与for连用，主语必须是人；take 用于it takes sb ... to do sth...

-- Hello, I’d like to go on a nature tour, could you tell me ________?

-- OK. Let me see

A. where I can go to B. where I can go C. where can I go D. where can I go to

B 【解析】句意：——你好，我想进行一次自然之旅，你能告诉我去哪儿吗？——好的，让我想一想。宾语从句要用陈述句的语序，首先排除C,D答案；where为副词，介词to必须省略，故答案为B。

WC, toilet, lavatory, bathroom, restroom, john — English has many_________ for the little room we all have to go to every day. Here are some of the words that_______ and explanations of their meanings.

Different countries use different words. In the US, in________ home, you will get ______ you need to go if you ask where the bathroom is. If you are in a shopping mall, you _______ ask directions to the restroom. US people also use the word john, which is named_______ the 19th century British inventor of the flush toilet (although he seems to have been called Thomas).

In Britain the most commonly used words are toilet and bathroom. But WC, which________ for water closet, and lavatory is also used. A public toilet is a public convenience. People _______ speak of the ladies and Gents (you see the words Ladies and Gentlemen above the ________ to public toilets)， ______ Men and Women are more common now. An older, now rarely used word in Britain is privy which is short for________.

Australians say loo ,_______ is quite popular in the UK. Canadians use the word can, New Zealanders bog, and South Africans want to go to the bathroom.

Where does the word toilet itself _______ from? Well, it’s from the French toilette — to wash ______.

People from_______ countries also use some humorous words，for example, throne(王座） to describe the toilet and throne room for the bathroom.

1.A. words B. names C. places D. titles

2.A. uses B. use C. is used D. are used

3.A. some B. anyone C. someone’s D. somebody

4.A. how B. what C. where D. when

5.A. would B. must C. should D. can

6.A. in B. for C. after D. at

7.A. stands B. writes C. says D. asks

8.A. sometime B. never C. sometimes D. some times

9.A. entries B. exits C. roofs D. walls

10.A. but B. and C. or D. as

11.A. pretty B. private C. plenty D. practice

12.A. whose B. what C. why D. which

13.A. is B. comes C. come D. change

14.A. me B. yourself C. us D. you

15.A. developing B. developed C. poor D. English-speaking

1.A 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.A 10.A 11.B 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.D 【解析】厕所在英语中有多种不同的英语单词来表达，比如WC, toilet, lavatory, bathroom, restroom, john等等。不同的国家使用厕所的名称也不...

18thMarch

HeyJane,

Greetings from Valencia.It's a bit cold today but il isn't raining.We're staying at my friend's house.It's very beautiful because it's fiesta time. We're watching a street parade

now. People are wearing costumes and they are dancing in the streets.There's a human tower competition,too.People are climbing on top ol each other to make the highest tower to win.It's very exciting.

See you soon,

Emma

2nd February

HiSuzie,

Greetings from the world ssnow capital, Quebec. It's very cold and it's snowing to day but I'm having wonderful time.It's the Quebec Winter Carnival so everyone's excited.My aunt is showing me around.Some people are carving sculptures from snow.Others are iceskating. I can't wait to watch the night parade.

Take care,

Bill

1.Look at the pictures above and expressions below, which one matches most?

A. Picture A matches with “fiesta time”.

B. Picture A matches with “people climbing on top of each other”.

C. Picture B matches with “people wearing costumes”.

D. Picture B matches with “people are making a human tower”.

2.Where can we see the passages besides the pictures?

A. From cartoon movies. B. From advertisements.

C. From postcards. D. From adventure stories.

3.What’s the weather like in Quebec?

A. It’s cold and raining. B. It’s cool and raining.

C. It’s cold and snowing. D. It’s cool and snowing.

4.Who is staying with a friend?

A. Jane B. Emma C. Suzie D. Bill

5.Why is Quebec called the world’s snow capital?

A. Because people celebrate Winter Carnival every year.

B. Because people are making the highest human tower.

C. Because people are watching a street parade.

D. Because people are dancing in the streets.

1.D 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.A 【解析】第一篇是来自瓦伦西亚的Emma对Jane的问候，介绍了当地的宗教狂欢节日；第二篇是来自魁北克冰雪之都Bill对Suzie的问候，介绍了一年一度的冬季狂欢节。 1.细节判断题。根据文中句子“There's a human tower competition, too. People are climbing on t...