The Apple Watch is very beautiful, but it's too expensive. So I can't ________ it.

A.save B.support

C.offer D.afford

The number of people invited to the party________ fifty, but a number of them________ absent for different reasons.

A.were; was B.was; was

C.was; were D.were; were

—Do you consider yourself a rude person?

一_______ not．I always have good manners．

A.Probably B.Usually

C.Generally D.Certainly

—How long ________ they ________?

—For about 10 years.

A.have; married B.have; been married

C.were; married D.did; marry

When the Spring Festival falls, red flowers bloom (盛开) on the windows of my home. Of course,these are not_______flowers. But in the cold of______, these wonderful flowers bring warmth to us.They are made of paper by my______,who is now aged 70. With a few cuts, she_______ a piece of paper into a beautiful work of art.

When my grandma was young, she was considered clumsy(笨拙的) in the______. But on a coldwinter night, she saw some beautiful red paper________ on her new neighbor's windows She was so interested in it and decided to______ from her neighbor.Tons of paper was wasted, and her fingers were
cut many times. But she______ practicing. It took 10 years______ my grandma could make paper art skillfully (娴熟地). The red flowers, blooming like burning fire, light up her world. Now, everyone in the village______ her.

My grandma's story has shown me what it takes to realize one's dream.

1.A.nice B.real C.full D.sweet

2.A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter

3.A.sister B.aunt C.mother D.grandma

4.A.changes B.spreads C.places D.bums

5.A.city B.town C.villages D.block

6.A.art B.money C.walls D.books

7.A.buy B.steal C.learn D.borrow

8.A.ended up B.kept on C.put off D.thought about

9.A.before B.after C.while D.since

10.A.serves B.pardons C.respects D.warns

Chinese buyers used to prize foreign brands, thinking that products made by American or European companies are of higher quality(质量) than Chinese ones. Increasingly, that’s no longer the case.

Chinese people born before 1985 generally think that foreign brands are better than Chinese ones, billionaire William Li told Business Insider during a recent interview on CCTV 9. But for who were born after 1985, it is a different picture.

“When I first went to the United Kingdom in 1997, I thought that the difference between China and Europe was quite big,” Li said. “But for those born in the 1990s, when they visit Europe or the US, they do not think there is a big difference.”

The change in thinking among Chinese buyers is showing up in many markets in China where western companies used to control. A study by Credit Suisse published in March found that young Chinese buyers are increasingly showing a home brand bias.”

More than 90% of young Chinese buyers would prefer to buy home appliance brands, according to the study. Meanwhile, home companies producing food, drinks, or personal care products increased their share of the market by 3, 3% over the last ten years to nearly 70%.

“Chinese buyers, especially the younger ones, don’t just believe that foreign brands are better. Right now, Chinese buyers think China is good and ‘Made in China’ is not bad at all,” Charlie Chen, head of China buyer research at Credit Suisse, told South China Morning Post in March.

The Chinese smartphone market is controlled by home companies—Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi. Apple is the only foreign brand in the top five, but it has lost large ground to the home brands in recent years. Its market share is believed to be down to 37% from a 2015 high of 54%.

1.What is this passage mainly about?

A. The quality of ‘ Made in China’.

B. The change in Chinese buyers’ thinking.

C. Chinese products in the eye of foreigner.

D. Difference between older and younger Chinese buyers.

2.Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. More and more foreigners go to buy Chinese products.

B. Foreign products are more expensive than Chinese ones.

C. More and more Chinese buyers prefer Chinese products.

D. Older Chinese people don’t like foreign products any more.

3.Which fact best explains “home brand bias”?

A. Apple had a market share of 54% in 2015.

B. More than 90% of young Chinese buyers prefer home brands.

C. Chinese people born before 1985 think that foreign brands are better.

D. William Li found a big difference between China and Europe in 1997.

4.Who did most of the research for this report?

A. Credit Suisse. B. CCTV 9.

C. South China Morning Post. D. Business Insider.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Chinese products get more popular at home

B. Young Chinese are crazy for foreign brands

C. ‘Made in China’ is welcomed all over the world

D. Apple has lost large ground to Huawei in China

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In the p1., life was not easy. Most girls never went to school. They helped on the farm or cooked at home for their families. People didn't have a h2. diet. They knew less about m3., and that made life less healthy. They didn't live as long a4. we do today.

There were no buses or cars. People went to work o5. foot or by bike. So they took more e6.. Today more and more people use their own cars. They walk l7. and become lazier. And faster transport makes more p8..

In the past, the families were very big. People lived in a small house. They cooked on the fire. Now there are many tall buildings to l9. in. Life is better than it was in the past, i10. it?

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I bought ________alarm clock last week.

A.a B.an C.the D./

—Do you still remember ________with Yao Ming in Beijing?

—Yes,of course.Two years ago.

A.to meet B.meeting

C.meet D.met