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While sleeping, you suddenly hear shouts of "fire" and smell smoke through the door. You wake up puzzled. What should you do now?
You may f____1____ the door first and then decide where to go.
If the door is very hot, it means fire is close to you. T____2____ windows. If the building is tall, stand by the window. Wave things with bright colours and shout 1____3____ to get help. If the building isn't tall, get down with a "rope" made by bed clothing. Remember to t____4____ one end of the "rope" to something strong.
If the door isn't hot, run out of it. Don't use the elevator, use the stairs. Cover your nose with a wet cloth and your body with wet clothing. Bend (弯腰) down to move forward to keep smoke out of your nose. Smoke always stays in the upper a____5____.
When you get to a s____6____ place, call 119 at once. Remember, don't get frightened. Tell the fire f____7____ where the fire is and what is on fire.
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A man from Minnesota, US, coughed up a nail (钉子) that lived inside his body for 35 years. Bud Harts, 84, had been feeling a tickle (痒) in his throat for a while. One morning while brushing his t____1____, he felt like coughing and coughed up a rusty (生锈的) nail.
The story began in 1970 when Hart was mowing(割) his grass and the nail a____2____ pierced his throat and 1____3____ in his rib cage (胸腔). When he went to the hospital with a high fever as a result of the nail, the doctor saw the nail on X-ray. The doctor thought that Hart would c____4____ the nail with him to the grave --- but time p____5____ him wrong.
An X-ray in January showed the one-inch long nail was m____6____. The nail was in Hart's lungs and not in his rib cage as he' d always thought.
The doctor then decided that it was t____7____ to remove it, but the stubborn (顽固的) nail surrendered (投降) before being forced to get out.
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You are doing homework and waiting for your parents to come back. The doorbell rings. You stand up and look through the keyhole. Two strangers! And the bell goes on ringing. Should you open the door at once?
Instead of opening the door i____1____, you should ask who' s there with the door locked. If it's a stranger, say, "Come back later." Don't tell him or her that your parents are away. Say Mum's in the s____2____ or Dad's taking a nap. To ignore (忽视) the doorbell is not a good idea. Sometimes bad guys ring doorbells to see if anyone's at home.
In fact, there're many things that you should w____3____ for when you're alone at home.
?Keep the door locked when you're alone.
?Keep handy (唾手可得的) a list of phone numbers to call for help —110, the p____4____ department, or a nearby friend.
?Be careful with e____5____ appliances and gas. If you don' t knowhow to use them, ask your parents. Make a safety c____6____ before going to bed.
?Never go a____7____ with someone you don't know; no matter how nice the person seems.
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In the time it takes you to read this sentence, the population of the earth will have grown by 10%. That may not s____1____ much, but it is 9,000 people an hour, 1.5 million a week, and 79 million a year. That is the same as adding most of the population of Germany to the world every year!
Most of these new people are born in developing countries. These countries are found in A____2____, South America and part of Asia. In the developed countries of
E____3____ and North America, the population is growing very slowly. This is because women in these countries have, on a____4____, only one or two children. In 1950 the population of developed countries is around one quarter of the world's population.
In developing countries, more than one billion people already live b____5____ the poverty(贫困) line. These people don't have enough food to eat and they live in poor housing, and children get little or no time at school. The UN has said that the world's population will level off &) at 12. 5 billion people by the year 2100. Other groups think the world's population will c____6____ to grow, reaching 14 billion people before it becomes stable (稳定的) or even f____7____.
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Liz Robinson felt excited when she and her brother, Give, climbed into the small fishing boat. It was their first fishing trip alone, without their father. Clive was almost fifteen now, and a____1____ their parents had told them not to go into the sea alone, Clive considered himself r____2____ enough to look after his young sister. The trip went well, but as they were heading back to the h____3____, the wind started blowing and a huge w____4____ overturned the little boat.
"I was frightened. I was in the water and I couldn’t see Cl ive a____5____. Then, I saw him next to the boat. He was holding on t____6____. I swam towards him and he grabbed (抓住) my hand," said Liz.
Another boat saw the two children and stopped to help them. They were cold and w____7____, but they were found quickly. Luckily they had been wearing life jackets.
上海初三中考英语首字母填空专项练习 Firefighters or firemen play an important role in our daily life. In some places, firefighters use watchtowers to look for smoke and fires, although they get a fire report by telephone. A high tower is still very u 67 for watching and guarding a place. Fire fighters also make it a place for practice. They learn how to p 68 out fires from bur ning build in gs. They try to c 69 up the outside of the tower as fast as possible. They carry water hoses up to the fire. They practise carry ing imagi nable victims dow n f 70 high ladders. There are reas ons that firefighters are called for help. Maybe a buildi ng or a forest is o 71 fire. A train accide nt happe ns and people are t 72 in side. Still, people n eed to be rescued from floods or an earthquake. When ever there is an emerge ncy situati on, they can be see n f 73 there. Being a fire fighter n eeds a lot of t 74 .In the first place, firefighters should know how to educate the com mun ity (社区)by visit ing schools, com munity cen tres and people in their own homes to p 75 fire and accide nts from starti ng. They have to lear n how to deal with differe nt dangerous situations. Above all, it ' s necessary for firefighters to exercise everyida76o be and strong. _ 、 Man has a big brain. He can think and s 72 Ianguages. Scientists once thought that man isn ' t the same as ani mals b 73 man can think and lear n. They know now that dogs, mon keys and birds can lear n, too. They are beginning to u 74 that men are different from animals because they can speak. Animals can ' t speak. They make much 75 when they are afraid, or unhappy. Apes(猿)can learn some things more quickly than man. One or two of them have learned a few words. But they can not join words to make s 76 . They cannot think I 77 us because they have no Ianguage. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has been a 78 to build a modern world because he has Ian guage. Every child can speak his own Ian guage very w 79 when he is four or five, b 80 no ani mals lear n to speak. How do childre n lear n it? Scien tists don ' tweal8/1 kno wappe ns in side our body whe n we speak. They only know that man can speak because he has a brain. 三、 Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and bark. Every time he wan ted to come into the garde n he would bark u 72 some one ope ned the gate. As the n eighbours compla ined of the noise, my husband s 73 weeks training him to press his paw on the latch (门闩)to let himself in. Rex soon became good at o 74 the gate. H 75 , when I was going out shopping last week, I n 76 him in the garden near the gate. This time he was bark ing so that some one would let him o 77 ! Since the n, he has developed ano ther bad h 78 . As soon as he ope ns the gate from the outside, he comes i 79 the garde n and waits un til the gate shuts. Then he sits and barks un til some one lets him out. After this he immediately lets himself in and begi ns bark ing a 80 . Yesterday my husba nd removed the gate and Rex got so a 81 that he disappeared. Since the n, we have not see n him. 四、 Elizabeth lived with her six childre n in a small house. One win ter, there was a big flood and quite a f 72 houses were washed away, but Elizabeth ' s houee was high escape it. Elizabeth took in one of the families which had lost everything. She shared her home until the family could build a 74 house. Elizabeth ' s friends could not un derwtan75 she wan ted to give so much whe n she already had so many childre
2018年上海市初中毕业统一学业考试 英语试卷 考生注意 本卷有7大题,共94小题 2.试卷满分150分。考试时间100分钟。 全部试题均采用连续编号。请将所有答案做在答题纸的指定位置上,做在试卷上一律不给分。 Part I Listening(第一部分听力) 1. Listening comprehension(听力理解)(共30分) A. Listen and choose the right picture(根据你听到的内容,选出相应的图片)(6分) 1、________ 2、_________ 3、__________ 4、__________ 5、__________ 6、__________ 上海市教育考试院保留版权 初中学业考试(2018)英语试卷第1页(共10页)
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你听到的对话和问题,选出最恰当的答案)(8分) 7. A)Apple. B)Banana. C) Orange . D)Pear. 8.A)At8:45. B)At 9:00. C)At9:15. D)At 9:30. 9. A)By bus. B)By bike. C) By car. D)By underground. 10. A)Rainy. B) Cloudy. C)Sunny. D )Windy. 11. A)Visit his uncle. B)Visit his classmates. C) Go to London. D) Go to a language camp. 12. A)In a store. B)At home. C) At the cinema. D)In a restaurant. 13.A) Husband and wife. B) Doctor and patient. C)Shop assistant and customer. D)Teacher and student. 14. A) Talk to Lucy. B)Go to the supermarket. C) Eat more. D)Lose some weight. C. Listen to the dialogue and tell whether the following statements are true or false TF 列句子是否符合你听到的对话内容,符合的用“T”表示,不符合的用“F”表示)(6分) 15. Mary has just become a college student. 16. Simon doesn’t enjoy classroom discussions. 17. Mary has nothing interesting to do after class. 18. Simon will volunteer for an international exhibition in Shanghai. 19. Mary and Simon will go to Shanghai together in five months. 20. Simon gives Mary some suggestions about how to choose a job in China. D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences(听短文,完成下列内容。每空格限填一词)(10分) 21. Kitty wanted to plant a _____ ______with beautiful flowers for Mum's birthday. 22. Dad found that the flowers were _______ ______. They were plastic. 23. Dad went to Mr. White _______ _______some flower seeds. 24. Kitty and Dad worked for _______ ______ before Mum came back. 25. After Mum heard the ________ ________ she was moved to tears. 初中学业考试(2018)英语试卷第2页(共10页)
上海市中考英语首字母填空练习 首字母填空类短文题是近几年各省、市中考题经常采用的题型之一,这种题难度相对较大,考生失分现象很严重。 主观型首字母填空也称为限制型完形填空。它的特点是将一篇文章中若干个词“掏空”,留下该词的首字母,它既作为提示又作为限制,让我们根据短文的意思把单词拼写完整,使文章连贯。学生们在通读全文、掌握大意的前提下,采用先易后难,再逐项填空的应试策略。做题时要通过字里行间来捕捉信息,既要理清逻辑,又要综合考虑,最后通过复读全文来消除疏漏。给首字母填空类短文的阅读题属于能力测试的范畴,它考查的范围极广,可以是英语知识的方方面面,还可能涉及其它学科。它要求考生在充分理解短文的基础上将单词拼写出来,并且单词形式合理,符合语法规范,符合短文需要。下面就讲一讲做这类题的方法与技巧: 1. 通读短文知大意,看整体全面了解 与阅读理解题和其它类型的完形填空一样,首先要通读短文,了解文章的大意。每篇短文段落之间必然承上启下、前呼后应。因此通读全文时要一气呵成,只要能了解短文的大意即可,细节不理解可以跳过。因此,在解题之前通读一遍短文,目的是对文章有个全面的了解,弄清其中心思想和大意。 2. 复读短文抓信息,前后照应巧猜词 在了解文章大意的前提之下再次通读短文,目的是对短文有更进一步的了解。在阅读时要特别注意一篇文章的开头(一般不设空)和结尾,它们能提供主要的信息,帮助了解全文所描述的事件或文章的中心思想。在阅读过程中,要注意上、下文的关系,这对于把握文章的整体意义大有用处。另外,要学会跳读,即对不理解的地方采用暂时回避的方式,待真正理解全文之后再找解决的方法。有些短文填空题,有时出现约3%~5% 的生词是很正常的,这就要求学生根据构词知识或上、下文的意思加以猜测,来确定它的词义。 3. 反复推敲多分析,慎重答题讲技巧 再次通读短文,对留空的句子进行全面的分析,看它在全文中所处的位置、作用和意义。这一遍阅读要求是精心阅读,要留心找出关键词、短语或句子,还要结合所给首字母的提示,进行填写,并注意单词的正确形式。 4. 认真复查全文,把握整体和词形 做完以后,再认真读一遍,检查所填写的单词是否与文章要求相符,文章是否通顺,前后是否呼应,有无句型结构及语法错误。从实际中看,很多学生能够充分利用词首字母和短文内容填写单词,但是,问题往往出现在单词的形式变化上。比如填q ,要求填写quickly ,而多数考生只知道填写quick ,忽略了词性问题。因此,深思熟虑很重要。 通过以上对首字母填空类型题的讲解,同学们一定对这类题型有了更多的了解,掌握了此类题的考点和做题的技巧后,给同学们准备了以下的练习题,请同学们及时巩固学习内容。
(1) Now it’s time for our weekly competition. Last week’s prize of two theatre tickets was won by Bill Martins. Congratulations, Bill! I hope you have r__1__ your tickets by now. This week we are offering a classical (经典的) CD to the first listener who can name the piece of music and the person who wrote it. I will play the piece of music in a few minutes, but b__2__ I do, you need to get a pencil and a piece of paper, as I’m going to give you some help which should make your job a little e__3__. Listen carefully and you might be this week’s lucky winner. First: Although the person who wrote the music was born in Italy, he spent most of his life in Spain. Second: There is also a famous play. It has the s__4__ title as the music and it is usually performed in the open air in the summer. When this piece of music was first performed, many audiences (听众) couldn’t keep l__5__. They got up and walked out. They thought the music was terrible and said it was a waste of their money. The last point: Part of his music has been used for an ad. I’m sure when you hear the music, you will know what the ad is for. I’m not going to tell you what p__6__ it is, because that would almost give you the answer! So, these’re the things to remember. If you can g__7__ us the answer, please ring 0018973266. Don’t forget the telephone number. And the music is coming up now. Hope you will enjoy it! 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______ 7. ______ (2) Whenever disasters (灾难) happen, there are plenty of sad stories. But sometimes these stories have surprising endings. Once a hurricane (飓风) hit where Shirley and her parents lived. Their house seemed to be pulled down. They went out of the house quickly. N__1__ but Shirley noticed Doggy, her pet dog, go missing. At that moment, Shirley’s father got badly hurt when he tried to s__2__ flying sticks from hitting Shirley. All her family were so busy taking care of her father and getting ready to move away that they had no t__3__ to look for Doggy. When they set off a safer place 10 kilometres away from home, Doggy didn’t still show up. Shirley thought she lost her Doggy f__4__. Several weeks later, Shirley looked at the photo of Doggy on the desk. How she missed him! It was raining heavily outside. Suddenly, she heard a loud n__5__. She was sure it wasn’t the rain. It was a bark. She opened the door q__6__ and couldn’t believe her eyes. It was Doggy standing and barking in the rain. As soon as he saw Shirley, he ran to her. He looked all wet and weak. How could he find the new house? Where had he been these days? It was a miracle (奇迹). People usually say dogs and cats are good at f__7__ their way home by using their sense of smell. But that doesn’t explain how Doggy came to the n ew house. “I wish he could talk,” said Shirley. 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______ 7. ______ (3) Once, a circle lost a piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece. But it was incomplete, so it could only roll very slowly. It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine a__1__ the way. It talked with worms (虫). It found lots of different pieces, but n__2__ of them fit. So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on looking for the missing piece.
初一 Unit1 title corner own nearby college university accountant during keen ski table tennis badminton physics ambition enclose height dream probably tie signature idle architect would like to do sth own sth tell you something about myself at university one and a half metres tall during the holiday playing chess be keen on enjoy doing sth work out even if hear from native language live in a flat close to the mountains share sth with sb draw pictures of the mountains family party
attend school on weekdays all over the world 1.I’ve got a letter from my penfriend. 2.He is studying to be an accountant. 3.How many people are there in your family? 4.I can walk to school. 5.My best subject is Physics. 6.My ambition is to be an architect . /I want to be an architect . / I’d like to be an architect. 7.I enclosed a photo of myself. 8.I am in the middle. 9.Which do you want ,rice or noodle? 10.W e do this to express surprise,or other feelings such as happiness. 11.I t was great to hear from you. 12.I hope you’ll write again soon. 13.M y hobby is playing chess. Grammar:: How health/transport how big size How far distance how long duration How much money how old age How many number
2012年宝山(嘉定)区初三英语第二学期学习能力诊断试卷 Sleep is not the same every night. We experience some deep sleep and some active sleep(积极 睡眠), which is when dreams happen. You might think sleepwalking(梦游) would happen in active sleep, but a person isn't physically active d 86 active sleep. Sleepwalking usually happens in the first few hours of sleep in the stage called slow-wave(慢波)or deep sleep. Not all sleepwalkers a 87 walk. Some simply sit up or stand in bed or act like they're awake when, in fact, they're asleep! Most, however, do get up and move around for a few seconds or for as long as half an hour. Sleepwalkers' e 88 are open, but they don't see the same way they do when they're awake and often think they're in different rooms of the house or different places altogether. Sleepwalkers tend(往往会) to go back to bed on their own and they won't r 89 it in the morning. Doctors say sleepwalking sometimes occurs when a person is sick, has a fever, is not getting e 90 sleep, or is stressed. If sleepwalking occurs frequently, every night or so, it's a good idea for your mom or dad to take you to see your doctor. But occasional(偶然的) sleepwalking generally isn't something to worry about, a 91 " it may look funny or even scary (惊恐的) for the people who see a sleepwalker in action. It's important, of course, that the person is kept safe. Precautions(预防措施) should be t 92 so the person is less likely to fall down, run into something, or walk out the front door while sleepwalking. 长宁区初三英语第二学期学习能力诊断试卷 Everyone needs sleep. In fact, all living things need sleep. Having a sound and good rest m_____86_____ us healthy. It is believed that our brain develops best during sleep. It helps all our systems work well w_____87_____ we are awake. Sleep allows our brain to reorganize all events during the day and will improve our memory development. For a student, eight to ten hours of sleep is required to give him or her e_____88_____ for the following day. A good sleep allows them to grow physically and mentally (心理上). With e_____89_____ sleep at night, students would be able to wake up early and be ready for school activities. They will be able to listen carefully in class and would have the ability to memorize the things that they learn and r_____90_____ them in the future. Eight hours of sleep makes students active t_____91_____ the whole day at school. They would be able to perform well in class, take down notes and finish their homework. When they have slept well, they can e_____92_____ understand their lessons. Good sleep prepares them well for the challenges (挑战) at school, from paperwork to sports. They will be ready to solve difficult tasks that require mental ability and skills.
学科教师辅导教案 学员编号: 年 级: 课 时 数: 学员姓名: 辅导科目:英语 学科教师: 授课类型 T C 首字母填空之形容词 T 教学目标 1、知道如何判断词性为形容词 2、对形容词表达的语言逻辑了熟于心。 星级 ★★★ 授课日期及时段 教学内容 (建议5分钟) 首字母填空是同学们的老大难 ,可是再难也有办法!我们可能做过很多篇首字母填空,再面对一个新的题目时候,仍然做不出来。这就像是,有人要问我们一个小城堡里的家具都摆放在什么位置,但我们却一直站在门外,透过模糊的窗户往里面观望。却没想过要勇敢的敲门进去。我们站在外面太久了! 现在由老师带着你走进去,看看这个城堡里面到底是什么样子的,里面的东西都有什么,都放在什么位置,放的位置有什么讲究。首字母填空就像是这么一个小城堡,我们来敲门进去吧!(利用好芝麻开门这个图标) 【讲解】老师要神秘地启发学生,让他们想想首字母让填的单词都有什么单词,然后引导他们发现首字母填 空这个城堡里面就住了这几个大佬,一个动词,一个形容词、一个是副词,一个是名词,一个是不 定代词。本节我们就来会见一下不定代词。 (建议20分钟) (2019年上海中考首字母填空) Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons. First , reading books is fun. You can always keep yourself a 1 if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a relaxing hobby too. You can really become lost in a book. C-专题 初中英语首字母填空分解专训之形容词篇
2020-2021学年初三英语题型突破训练:首字母填空 【考情分析】 首字母填空是英语卷中难度教大的一个部分,首字母填空也称为限制型完形填空。它的特点是将一篇文章 中若干个词“掏空”,留下该词的首字母,它既作为提示又作为限制,让我们根据短文的意思把单词拼写完整, 使文章连贯。它要求考生在充分理解短文的基础上将单词拼写出来,并且单词形式合理,符合语法规范,符合短文需要。 【破解方法】 我们先通读整篇文章,了解文章大意,要特别注意文章开头结尾,一般不设空,能帮助我们知道文章的中心思想,前后照应,某些空的词就可以猜,剩下的空我们要多推敲推敲,反复分析,最终决定答案 【例题展示】 一.请认真阅读下面短文,并根据各题所给首字母的提示,写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式,使短文通顺。 Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. A short video about seven people wearing prosthetic devices(人造装置)who (1) t on a desert race challenge has become popular. The seven disabled people (2) j in the 108-kilometer desert race from May 11 to 14 in Dunhuang, Northwest China’s Gansu Province. Six of the seven had one leg amputated(截肢),and (3) o had two legs amputated. Cheng Baojun, a man from Luohe, Centr al China’s Henan Province, the double amputee, said he never (4) i he could take part in the desert race. “It is great, I can do it, and you can also. ” “It is easy to say, but walking it is (5) h ” Cheng said. On the first day, they finished a co mplete section of 27 kilometers of the race, and on the second day, they finished 20 kilometers. “My legs were painful while I was walking. We also met with a very big sandstorm on the way. But (6) s it was a challenge, we could not give up. We all e ncouraged each other to continue. ” he said. After getting (7) t , they rested on the third day and walked on the fourth. Lao Tongyi walked the longest of the group, a distance of more than 70 kilometers. Team leader
Chapter1词类和词类转换 1.1词的分类 n. pron. adj. num. v. adv. art. prep. conj. interj. 1.2词类转换 1.派生词(词根+词缀) 2.兼类词(词形不变,多个词性) 3.合成词(一般由两个或两个以上的词合成) Chapter2名词 2.1名词的数 1.名词复数的构成(规则变化、不规则变化) 2.惯用单数或复数的名词 如sports meet,take notes等 2.2可数名词与不可数名词 1.可数名词量的表示 基数词+可数名词,如twenty cups; 可数名词可与(a)few,many,a large/small number of,some等连用表示不定数量。 2.以复数形式出现的名词量的表示 如a pair of shoes. 3.不可数名词量的表示 如a piece of news. 2.3能兼用作可数与不可数名词的物质名词
如sheep,ice cream等. 2.4同一名词用作可数与不可数名词时的意义差别 如change(零钱、变化). 2.5名词所有格 1.名词所有格的构成 2.- ’s所有格的主要用法 3.of结构表示的所有关系 Of+名词,如the end of the term. 4.双重所有格 Of+名词所有格,如a friend of Mr.White’s =one of Mr. White’s friends. Chapter3代词 3.1人称代词 1.人称代词主格与宾格形式 2.人称代词的用法 3.it的用法
(1)it作代词代替上文中提到的无生命的事物或幼儿、动物。(2)作“这、那”解,指心目中的人。 (3)作无人称动词的主语,表示时间、天气和距离。 (4)作先行词,引导非谓语动词如动词不定式。 3.2物主代词 1.物主代词形式 物主代词分为形容词性和名词性。 2.物主代词的用法 3.3反身代词 1.反身代词形式
-1- My husband and I are very lucky. We have close friends in this city, and they are all interesting people. Our first friend Greta is an a____1____. We see her when she isn’t making a movie in Hollywood. When we meet her, she always tells us about her l____2____ in Hollywood as a movie star. Greta is our very close friend. We like her very much. Our second friend Dan is a scientist. We see him when he isn’t busy in his lab. When we get together with hi, he always tells us about his new e____3____. Bob and Carol are also our friends. They are famous newspaper r____4____. Bob is 46 years old and Carol is 50 years old. We see them when they aren’t travelling around the world. However, we don't see Greta, Dan, Bob, and Carol very often. In f____5____, we seldom see them b____6____ they’re usually so busy. But we think about them a____7____ the time. 1. ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. ____________ 6. ____________ 7. ____________ -2- My favorite shop is c____1____ “Model World”. It is located on the second f____2____ of Happy Plaza. It is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day. “Model World”s____3____ all kinds of models. It has model soldiers, cars, boats, planes, space rockets and even dinosaurs. It has models for people of all age. The shop assistants at “Model World”are very nice. They are quite interested in making models t____4____. They will give you useful a____5____ and they are pleased to answer all of your questions. The prices there are neither very cheap nor e____6____. My best buy was a model of a helicopter. It cost me $240, but it had over 400 pieces. It was really f____7____ to make models. If you are interested in models, you should visit this shop. 1. ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. ____________ 6. ____________ 7. ____________ -3- People began making clocks over 500 years ago. The first clocks had o____1____ one hand — the hour hand. The minute hand appeared at a later time. The first clocks were big and heavy. Some rich people had servants to c____2____ their clocks. Time p____3____ and clocks became smaller. Clockmakers were able to make smaller parts for clocks and the sizes were reduced. Bells became a p____4____ of some large clocks in cities and towns. They were for people unable to s____5____ the clock. Some clocks were put in large towers. Many of these clocks s____6____ exist today in Europe. Some of them are 400 to 500 years old. Big Ben in London is a very famous tower clock. The first alarm clocks were used by monks(僧人) to w____7____ them for prayers(祈祷). Today many clocks even alarm clocks are electric. 1. ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. ____________ 6. ____________ 7. ____________ -4- Early men did not have clocks. They told time by the sun and the shadows of trees. Then, they placed sticks in the ground instead of t_____1_____. They made marks on the ground, and the s_____2_____ from the sticks told the time of day. Later, men began to use sundials(日晷). But sundials