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1、1. Fill in the blanks wit the proper forms of words according to the first letters: Did you sleep the day away o_ March 21! Well, you should have done because it was World Sleeping Day. This is the one day of the year when people a_ the world care about their sleep and ask themselves a lot of questi
2、ons about sleep. Why do we need sleep? Nobody as yet can give a perfect answer to this question. However, tests have shown that lack of sleep over about four weeks leads to a strong drop in body t_, great weight loss and finally, sickness. Different people need different a_ of sleep. Eight hours a n
3、ight is c_the average amount of sleep. For teenagers, the least number of sleeping hours advised by doctors are: ten hours for primary school students, nine for junior highs and eight for senior highs. Some people seem to get along just fine with very little sleep at night. Leading American s_ Thoma
4、s Edison said that sleep was a waste of time. He did, however, take naps during the day. On the other, Albert Einstein, another great scientist, said he needed at l_ ten hours sleep a night. Here are some of the most useful suggestions for a good nights sleep: Go to bed at the s_ time. Use your bed
5、only to sleep. Drink a glass of m_ before sleep. Stop looking at the watch w_ you cant sleep!2. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words given in the blanks:Already flew rainy cover die every gold field snow child full among It is cloudy. A high autumn wind is beginning to blow. It is b
6、lowing the clouds across the sky. The ground is _ with _ leaves from the trees. It is going to rain. After a cold _, the sun comes out of the clouds again. The fields look beautiful with _ crops. Some birds _ south to the warm places for the winter. The farmers are getting _ to get in the harvest no
7、w. It is a very cold winter day. The sky is gray and the snow is falling. The hills, the _, the houses and the trees are all white with snow. There is a big snowman in front of the house, and the children are playing in the snow. They like to play with snow very much. They are throwing snowballs at
8、_other. A dog is running _ the children. He is very happy when it snows and he likes to play in the snow with the _.3. Reading comprehension Newspapers are very important in our daily life. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. _. Sometimes, however, they didnt have the time to read the
9、news carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. _. _. In big cities there are many types with several different editions every day. In some towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. _.Most papers have several editions, especially on Sundays when
10、the edition is larger than usual. _.A. There are besides the front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusement pages, a business page and so on. B. There are newspapers to please readers.C. In this way they learn what is going on in the world.D. In some places the paper is prin
11、ted weekly.E. At other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to have a quick look at the headlines.1. Fill in the blanks wit the proper forms of words according to the first letters:I have been in England for three m_. I hope you dont think Ive forgotten you. There have been so
12、many places to see and so many things to do that I ve not had much t_ to write letters. I shall s_ be starting my studies at Kings College. So far Ive been learning about England and British ways of living. I wont tell you about L_. There are lots of books you can read and lots of pictures you can l
13、ook a_. Im sure youll be more interested to know what I think about life here. I found some of the c_ new and i_. People here do not shake hands as m_ as we do in Europe. During the first f_ weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met them. Men raise their hats
14、to women but not to e_ other.2. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words given in the blanks:weigh passenger luggage importance strength heavy few plan answer replace instead onceA long time ago, when aeroplanes were not very big or strong yet, all _had to _with their _,because planes c
15、ould not carry more than it was safe to carry. Then when planes became bigger and_, only the luggage had to be weighed; and now often, the luggage has to be measured _of being weighed, because size is _to the airlines than weight. Aeroplanes are so big and strong now that they can carry almost any weight. But before a passenger can travel by Hawaii Airlines, he or she still has to be weighed. _when one
