Things like Hula hoops（呼啦圈）used to be very popular. Did you ever own any of these? If you didn’t, don’t feel too bad. They were all fads. A fad is something that becomes very among a large number of people, but only for a short time. can become a fad very quickly, but can stop being popular just as quickly. it is no longer “cool,” a fad goes away. Anything can become a(n) -fashion, food, music, technology, even language.

In the late 1970s, Erno Rubik, a professor was looking for a way to teach his students about 3D objects. He a six-color plastic object that would be called the Rubik’s Cube(魔方). The goal was to get each side of the cube a color. It was very challenging. It took a few years for the toy to become popular, but then , in 1982, it seemed everyone had one. People bought over a hundred million of the .There were 50 books available that year offering solutions(解决办法). Then, just as suddenly as the craze (风尚) started, it . By 1983, people were not interested in the Rubik’s Cube anymore, perhaps because so many people had one in their home.

In 2012, a South Korean musician named Psy released a song called “ Gangnam (江南) Style.” The music video shows Psy pretending (假装) to horse-ride while he is dancing. In six months, it became the first Youtube (一视频网站) video ever to reach a billion views (观看). Six months after that, went on to reach two billion views. The song and video started a worldwide craze. “Gangnam Style” had a huge influence on world popular culture. U.S. President Barack Obama and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron even the dance. “Gangnam Style” became less and less popular, the “Korean Wave” of culture remains popular all over the world.

【1】A. useful B. popular C. valuable D. relaxing

【2】 A. Both B. Someone C. Something D. None

【3】A. Although B. Whether C. Before D. When

【4】 A. invention B. fad C. goal D. dream

【5】A. creative B. difficult C. traditional D. common

【6】A. found B. bought C. invented D. borrowed

【7】A. strange B. dark C. bright D. different

【8】 A. suddenly B. slowly C. exactly D. seriously

【9】A. videos B. toys C. clothes D. books

【10】A. spread B. appeared C. ended D. failed

【11】A. already B. hardly C. especially D. only

【12】 A. he B. they C. we D. it

【13】A. food B. dance C. language D. sport

【14】A. depended on B. tried out C. gave up D. put off

【15】 A. then B. and C. but D. so

Humans’ Greatest Achievements

The Earth is 4.5 billion years old, but the human race has lived on it for just 200,000 years. In that short time, we have achieved some amazing things.

【1】 The list is almost endless. The invention of the airplane has changed our lives. The discovery of antibiotics (抗生素) has saved the lives of millions of people. Can you imagine living without electricity? What about the printing press (印刷术)? Without the printing press, you wouldn’t be reading this. In the last 50 years, there have been great achievements in communication, such as radio, TV, computers, the Internet, and smartphones (智能手机). 【2】

What about the arts? The arts have brought pleasure to many people, but are the Beatles and Bach more important than antibiotics? 【3】

Finally, we must not forget humans’ early achievements. 【4】 We can’t imagine modern life without cooked food and cars.

What are humans’ greatest achievements? To answer the question, we need to decide what we mean by “great”. 【5】 Or is it just something that makes us say “Wow,” like the Great Wall? What do you think?

1. 时间：2016年5月4日

2. 地点：广东博物馆

3. 内容：

七年级学生：当导游，带参观者到不同展馆

八年级学生：表演短剧，介绍广州历史

九年级学生：制作海报，帮助人们了解岭南文化

4. 意义（活动对你个人和社会的意义）

注意：1. 参考词汇：展馆（display room）、海报（poster）；

2. 词数：80词左右（日记的开头已给出，不计入词数）；

3. 不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。

A. open B. be opened C. opening D. opens

A．don’t leave；find

B．won’t leave；find

C．don’t leave；will find

D．won’t leave；will find

—I had some bread and a glass milk.

A. for; of B. of; for

C. for; for D. at; of

— Just a cup of coffee _______ some sugar and milk.

A. of; with B. of; without

C. for; with D. for; without

A．watches

B．to watch

C．watching

D．to watching

A. with B. for C .in D.of

A. an; an B. a; an C. an; a D. a; a