As to the beginning of badminton, there are a lot of stories. 【1】 But one thing is for sure — badminton started in the U. K. and it was developed from tennis. 【2】 In the year of 1870, a sort of ball made of feathers and wood as well as a bat woven with strings was invented. Ever since 1873, the sport of badminton has become more and more prosperous. At that time, the field was a gourd like, with two wider spaces at both ends and a narrow stretch of land in the middle where a net was set up. 【3】

In 1893, the first badminton committee was established, 【4】 And it held a badminton championship competition in 1899 nationwide.

【5】 The members are Canada, Denmark, Britain, France, Ireland, Holland, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales. Ever from then on, there have been more and more badminton competitions.

A. This gourdlike field was changed into a square shape in 1901.

B. In 1934, an international badminton association was founded with its headquarters(总部) in London.

C. which was called the American Badminton Association.

D. You may discover that there are a lot of similarities between the two.

E. Some say that it started in Japan, and others say that it started from India.

F. which was then the British Badminton Association.

【1】Don’ t ________(提到) this problem this evening.I don’ t want to talk about it.

【2】The bridge broke down in the last __________(地震).

【3】No man can be a good ________(统治者) unless he has first been ruled.

【4】You should regard the ________ (顾客)as your gods. So you should speak politely.

【5】Protecting the environment is a ________(全国的) problem.

A. are taken place; take place B. take place; was held

C. hold; will be taken place D. are held; take place

【1】humor(形容词) ______

【2】silent(名词) ______

【3】shy(名词) ______

【4】he(反身代词) ______

【5】introduce(名词) ______

【6】crowd(形容词) ______

【7】pride(形容词) ______

【8】help(形容词) ______

【9】straight(反义词) ______

【10】quiet(反义词) ______

【11】exam(完全形式)______

【12】Europe(形容词)______

【13】exact(副词) ______

【14】speak(名词) ______

【15】fail(反义词) ______

【16】deal (过去式)______

The mobile phone is a useful thing, but maybe I don’t know【1】 to use it. Sometimes it makes things difficult for me.

One day I wanted to see my friend nearby. I could【2】at his house in five minutes, but I looked at my mobile phone and thought 【3】would be better to ring him up. I 【4】him for the first time, but the line was busy. Five minutes later, there was an answer, but it was the wrong number. Then I tried 【5】 and this time I got an answer from him.

I asked him if he was at home in the afternoon. And he said—at 【6】 I thought he said--he would be at home all afternoon. So I went to his house, but then I found 【7】in. I called him for the fourth time. This time I got so angry that I shouted, “You are not at home? But you just told me over the telephone that you would be at home all afternoon!”

Here 【8】 his answer, “No, I said: ‘I will NOT be at home all afternoon.’”

I went back to my room, sat down in front of the mobile phone and looked at it. What else could I do? Nothing!

【1】过去常常做某事 ______

【2】害怕 ______

【3】时常，有时______

【4】如此好的一个主意 ______

【5】开始从事 ______

【6】对付，应付 ______

【7】不再 ______

【8】许多的 ______

【9】做好做…的准备______

【10】担心 ______

【11】继续奋斗/战斗 ______

【12】少数 ______

【13】保持沉默 ______

【14】至少 ______

【15】公开地 ______

【16】总是，一直 ______

【17】给某人惹麻烦 ______

【18】缺席______

【19】决定做某事 ______

【20】在过去的几年里 ______

【21】最后 ______

【22】取得好成绩 ______

【23】亲自 ______

【24】一所寄宿学校 ______

【25】建议某人(不)做某事 ______

【26】放弃做某事 ______

【27】令某人惊奇的 ______

【28】对…感到自豪 ______

【29】.即使 ______

【30】关心，照顾______

【31】做演讲 ______

【32】乘火车24个小时的路程______

【1】Mary used to_______(get)to school early in the morning.

【2】He is afraid of ______(speak)in front of a group.

【3】You like light music. What about_______(he)?

【4】She used to be _______ ( real ) quiet. But now she is outgoing.

【5】He becomes more _______ ( interest ) in English.

【6】We shouldn’t give up ____________(help) the “problem child”.

【7】Children shouldn't spend much time_________ (play)computer games.

【8】I don't know how_________(tell)him the bad news.

【9】His mistake made our teacher________(get)angry.

【10】He___________ (read)three books in the last two weeks.

【11】Dictionaries are used to__________ ( look ) up new words.

【12】He didn’t dare __________(speak) in front of the people.

【13】They are used to __________ ( play ) games like that.

【14】The number of the students __________ ( be ) about six hundred in our school.

【15】When I walked past the park,I saw some old people _____ (do) Chinese Kongfu.

【1】I was often late for school in the past.（改为同义句）

I_______ _______ ________ late for school.

【2】I used to have long hair.( 同义句) I don’t have long hair_____ _____.

【3】He used to have long hair.(改为否定句) He______ _______have long hair.

【4】She used to live in shanghai，_______ _________?(反义疑问句)

【5】My parents used to take a walk after dinner.(划线提问)

_____ ____your parents _____ to ______after dinner?

【6】He is the pride of us.( 同义句) We _____ _____ _____him.

【7】I spent 20 dollars on the dictionary.( 同义句)

I_____20 dollars____the dictionary. The dictionary _____ _____20 dollars.

A. no longer B. no more. C. any more D. any longer

假如你是王迅．你的美国朋友Jack让上次给你的电子邮件中讲述了他遭遇的尴尬事。请你给他回复一封电子邮件，讲讲你的一次尴尬经历。

要求：80个单词左右。电子邮件的格式和开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jack,

Here I'd like to tell you about one of my embarrassing experiences.