A. it

B. this

C. that

D. /

A. have been B. has been C. have gone D. has gone

— Near the lake.

A. How B. When C. Why D. Where

?

A. is she B. isn’t she C. has she D. hasn’t she

Have you ever taken photos by using mobile phones with selfie sticks(自拍杆)? 【1】

However, a pair of US artists from New Mexico, Arie Snee and Justin Crowe believe they have invented a better one and they call it “selfie arm”.

【2】It makes those people in the pictures seem to be holding hands with a loved one.

The pair say it offers a far better experience than using a straight stick. The selfie arm makes people feel they are not alone when they take photos.

【3】They think their invention solves the main problem that the selfie stick has — people look alone while they are taking pictures of themselves with great interests. The product, at present, just an art project and a model conveniently provides you a welcoming arm. 【4】 The pair say they are fascinated by these new ideas.

The “selfie arm” is made of fiberglass. 【5】 The project that they work on shows the growing selfie stick.

Phenomenon (现象) directly and the increasing nee d for narcissism (自恋) and Internet agreement.

A．It is lightweight and easy-taking.

B．Thousands of “selfie arms” have been made.

C．It seems that they are together with their friends.

D．For better or worse, they have taken the world by storm.

E．This new invention is a small, useful and cleverly-designed tool.

F．And better yet in the future, it’ll talk in a fiendly way and never get angry or upset.

--- Everyone expected us to win the match, but we lost to the girls.

A. sad B. sadly C. happy D. angrily

A. arrived at B. arrived in

C. arrived D. got to

A. not put on B. not take off

C. to not take off D. don’t put on

A. are B. is C. have D. has

A group of boys were playing a game around a tall tree. They decided to see who could get to the top of the tree 【1】. Their mothers were sitting not far away, looking on at their children as they played.

One of the 【2】 was an 8-year-old boy named David. He was the 【3】 child in the group. Nobody thought he would 【4】 the competition.

Then the game started. All of the boys 【5】 their best to climb as high as they could. They all made it halfway up the tree before David did, but he reached the top of the tree fastest in the 【6】.

His mother was 【7】 of his son. She asked him, “David, how did you manage to reach the top of the tree so 【8】?”

“It was easy.” David said, “The other children kept looking down as they climbed. When they came to 【9】 how high they were, they got scared and were afraid of falling down. I, however, looked only up. When I saw how close I was, I kept going higher and higher 【10】

I reached the top.”

It is true in life that if we just keep going forward without looking back, we are more likely to reach our goals.