Nowadays, computer games are becoming more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy streets have been made into small game houses in order to get more money. These places are always crowded with people, especially young boys.
In the computer game houses, people spend a lot of money competing (較量) with the machines. It's hard for one to win the computer, but one can make progress after trying again and again. People have a kind of gambling psychology(賭博心理) when they play computer games.The more they lose, the more they want to win. When class is over, the school boys run to the nearby computer game houses.Little by little! (漸漸地), they forget all about their lessons and fall far behind others. Some of them can get enough money from their parents. But some of them are not lucky enough to get the money. They begin to take away other students' money and become thieves.
【小題1】Who always go to the computer game houses?

A．Young girls

B．Young children

C．Young students

D．Young boys.

【小題2】People made small shops into small game houses in order to ______.

A．make computer games more popular	B．get more money
C．help people to learn computer better	D．make people happy

【小題3】What must be brought to play games in the game homes?
A. Tickets.   B Paper    C. Cards.   D. Money.
【小題4】What will happen to the boys if they keep going to the game houses?

A．They will win a lot of money.

B．They will make a lot of good friends there.

C．They will fail in their study and even break laws.

D．They will live a happy life in the future.

【小題5】What is the passage mainly about?

A．Game houses have a bad effect on young boys.

B．More and more small shops have been made into game houses.

C．Young boys spend a lot of money playing computer games.

D．People play games better after trying again and again.

Nowadays, computer games are becoming more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy streets have been made into small game houses in order to get more money. These places are always crowded with people, especially young boys.
In the computer game houses, people spend a lot of money competing (較量) with the machines. It's hard for one to win the computer, but one can make progress after trying again and again. People have a kind of gambling psychology(賭博心理) when they play computer games.The more they lose, the more they want to win. When class is over, the school boys run to the nearby computer game houses.Little by little! (漸漸地), they forget all about their lessons and fall far behind others. Some of them can get enough money from their parents. But some of them are not lucky enough to get the money. They begin to take away other students' money and become thieves.
【小題1】Who always go to the computer game houses?

A．Young girls

B．Young children

C．Young students

D．Young boys.

【小題2】People made small shops into small game houses in order to ______.

A．make computer games more popular	B．get more money
C．help people to learn computer better	D．make people happy

【小題3】What must be brought to play games in the game homes?
A. Tickets.   B Paper    C. Cards.   D. Money.
【小題4】What will happen to the boys if they keep going to the game houses?

A．They will win a lot of money.

B．They will make a lot of good friends there.

C．They will fail in their study and even break laws.

D．They will live a happy life in the future.

【小題5】What is the passage mainly about?

A．Game houses have a bad effect on young boys.

B．More and more small shops have been made into game houses.

C．Young boys spend a lot of money playing computer games.

D．People play games better after trying again and again.

In the past, large numbers of American people liked to use tomorrow’s money. However, since the economic depression(經(jīng)濟(jì)蕭條), many have learnt to live  16 . Here is a true story about an American girl, Anna. After graduation, she began to live in Los Angeles on her own. She  17  a job in a publishing house(出版社) and earned  18  $30,000 a year. Her parents thought Anna’s life would be  19 , but Anna was able to live on her money and still  20  $5000 in the first year. How could she do so in  21  expensive city?

Cheap living always starts with keeping the  22  cost small. For people, that  23  housing. So Anna chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was  24 . When she ate  25 , she went to cheap restaurants.  26  she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then took the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. Today young people often  27  a lot of money on entertainment. But Anna loved going to museums and parks as the  28  for these places were free. Did Anna feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She even  29  to take two trips, one to the Netherlands,  30  to Portland.

“Don’t think of saving money as something hard. It’s a kind of game,” said Anna.

1. A. happily       B. luckily          C. hopefully            D. cheaply

2.A. found          B. gets             C. looked for           D. makes

3.A. more than      B. less than            C. more             D. less

4.A. dangerous      B. hard             C. easy             D. comfortable

5.A. made           B. gave             C. took             D. saved

6. A. so an         B. such an          C. so               D. such

7.A. expensive      B. much             C. big              D. heavy

8. A. does          B. becomes          C. helps                D. means

9.A. food           B. clothes          C. studying         D. traveling

10. A. away         B. out              C. up               D. inside

11.A. Soon          B. Finally          C. Once             D. Again

12. A. pay          B. spend                C. cost             D. take

13.A. tickets           B. seats                C. exhibition           D. tea

14.A. tried         B. had              C. needed           D. managed

15.A. another       B. the other            C. other                D. other

 

Most women and girls like shopping. They like to buy clothes best because they want to be more beautiful. Where can you buy clothes? Of course in clothing stores. Can you buy the right clothes for yourself? Here are some tips for you.First, ask yourself a question: What style of clothes do I want? Then you can know your style（款式）of clothes.Then, choose the color. You can find some clothes in all colors. Some people like red and others like green. Shy people may like cool colors (blue, green). Active（活躍的）people may like warm（暖的） colors (yellow, orange, red).Next, find the right size. If you are short, you can choose Size S.Finally, ask the shop assistant to give you a good price.
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71. Most women and girls like to buy _____ best.

A. tickets 　　　　　　　　　　 B. shoes 　　　　　　　　　 C. food 　　　　　　　 D. clothes

72. The underlined word “tips” means ______ in Chinese.

A. 場(chǎng)所 　　　　　 B. 地點(diǎn) 　　　　　 C. 建議 　　　 D. 選擇

73. If you are a shy girl, you may like ______.

A. blue 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. red 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. orange 　　　　　 D. yellow

74. Put the sentences in the right order（排序）.

① choosing the color of the clothes

② choosing the style of the clothes

③ getting a good price

④ finding the right size

A. ①②④③ 　　　　　　　 B. ④③①②　 　　　　　　　　　 C. ②①④③ 　　　　　　　　　　 D. ④③②①
75. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Most girls like to buy clothes because they have much money.
B. The tips can help you buy right clothes for yourself.
C. Active people may like red.
D. You can ask the shop assistant for a good price.

Mr North is now old and very forgetful. One summer day, he decided to   1   his grandchildren to a seaside town for a holiday. The town was about a three hours train ride   2  . In order to make the holiday more   3   for his grandchildren, he kept the name of the town a  4  . But when they arrived at the station, the door man had forgotten the   5   of the town himself.  6  a friend of  7  was at the station at that time. He helped to take care of the  8  while Mr North went back home to find out   9   he was going.

Mr North was   10   to see Mr North again so soon. But she wins pleased when she understood   11   he come back. She wrote the name of the   12   on a piece of paper and sent her hushed off. Then some   13   later, she was greatly surprised to see Mr North outside 14  . What was the matter now? Mr North had forgotten   15   he had left the children.

1.     A. take      B. give       C. have         D. make

2.     A. farther    B. away       C. over         D. off

3.     A. interested  B. careful     C. interesting    D. excited

4.     A. report     B. present    C. lesson        D. secret

5.     A. people     B. road      C. way          D. name

6.     A. Luckily    B. Surely     C. Finally        D. Usually

7.     A. his        B. him       C. himself        D. wife

8.     A. Tickets    B. children    C. train          D. name

9.     A. when      B. where     C. how          D. whether

10.     A. happy     B. angry      C. surprised      D. sorry

11.     A. as         B. because    C. why          D. how

12.     A. friend      B. town      C. station        D. children

13.     A. months     B. weeks      C. minutes      D. days

14.     A. soon       B. more       C. again         D. too

15.     A. who        B. where     C. when          D. whether