AccordingtotheHongKong

According to the Hong Kong based newspaper Ta Kung Pao Jackie Chan 11 participated in the promotion of many famous brands of clothing shoes and food in recent years Several days ago he showed the public a 12 limit edition four wheel drive car 13 is especially made 14 his personal taste At the press conference in Singapore a few days ago Jackie said that he 15 have cooperated with Parjero but the plan was suspended 暂缓 because of the sudden death of the car 16 design Later he decided to work with his old partner Ralliart one of the brands of Mitsubishi and finally rolled out 正式推出 this limited edition car with a storage capacity of 3 500 cubic centimeters of oil Only 50 such cars will be available in the world As a car fan Jackie has participated in 17 car design himself The car 18 decorate with the symbols of dragon is said to be comfortable and powerful Jackie said that making this car was 19 fulfill his dream not to make money The price of the car has not been announced yet due to 20 status of the limited edition and different taxation systems all over the world 训练题 2 Table manners vary from culture to culture What is acceptable in one country 1 1 be considered extremely rude in another Here we will tell you about the traditional table manners 2 2 the modern table manners in Korea 3 3 tradition it was the woman s job to cook food and 4 4 set the table The woman would sit 5 5 her husband to make sure that he had everything he needed for a pleasant meal Only 6 6 the husband finished would the woman and her children eat Nowadays table manners have changed a lot 7 7 of the family members eat together at the same time It is common to see everyone help with the meal 8 8 include the husband One tradition however has not changed It is that the oldest person starts the meal 9 9 stay until the oldest person is finished is considered to be 1010 basic tradition of Korean table manners 训练题 3 In the past few years quite a number of men and women have chosen to do something less competitive They are afraid that the stress and strains of work will rob them 11 joy and happiness and 12 them harm both physically and mentally In fact however stress isn t the bad thing 13 it is often supposed to be Above all 14 it gets out of control a certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and challenge and to give purpose and significance to 15 otherwise meaningless idle life 16 people under stress tend to express their full range of potential and to actualize their own 17 person worth the very aim of a human life Stress is a natural part of everyday life and 18 is no way to avoid it What we can do is 19 develop our adaptive abilities to deal with it rather than to escape 20 it 训练题 4 On keeping a Diary in English Keeping a diary in English is one of the 11 effect ways to improve our English writing ability 12 compare with other forms of writing it is shorter and takes 13 time It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English 14 we persist in this practice gradually we ll learn how to express ourselves in English In keeping a diary in English we certainly run up against many 15 In the first place 16 often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind Secondly there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese 17 it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly As far as I 18 concern my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese English dictionary within easy reach Whenever something beats us we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary We can also turn to our English teacher for help if necessary In short I believe that it is 19 great use to keep a diary in English for 20 development of our writing skills 训练题 5 There are two main reasons 11 the temperature of the air is always 12 change One reason is that the air around you moves in from somewhere else Air usually moves in large bodies 13 call air masses Some air masses move in from the north These air masses usually have cold air that cause the temperature 14 drop Air masses also move in from the south They usually have 15 warm air that causes the temperature to rise Temperature changes during the day or night can be great 16 small This depends partly 17 how many clouds are in the sky 18 there are many clouds during the night they act like tile covers on your bed They blanket the earth and keep the air from losing much of 19 heat The temperature usually does not drop much during such a night When there are many clouds during 20 day some of the sun s energy will not reach the earth The temperature usually does not rise much on such a day 训练题 6 I have a friend who must be the sweetest shyest person in the world He is forty years old rather short and 11 skin and has a thin moustache and even thinner hair on his head Since his vision is not perfect he wears glasses 12 are small round and frameless He always walks sideways so 13 not to inconvenience anyone Instead of saying Excuse me he prefers to glide by one side 14 the gap is so narrow that it will not allow him to pass Luke waits patiently 15 the obstruction 障碍物 moves by itself Stray dogs and cats panic him and in order to avoid them he constantly crosses from one side of the road to the 16 He speaks in 17 very thin subtle voice so inaudible that it is hard to tell if he is speaking at 18 He has never interrupted anybody On the other hand he can never manage more than two words without 19 interrupt This does not seem to irritate him in fact he actually appears happy 20 be able to utter 发出 those two words 训练题 7 In the days when an ice cream cost much less Tom 11 8 year old boy entered a hotel coffee shop 12 sat at a table A waitress put a glass of water in front of him How much is an ice cream Fifty cents replied the waitress The little boy pulled 13 right hand out of the pocket and studied a number of 14 in it How much is a dish of plain ice cream he asked Some people were now waiting for her service and the waitress grew a bit 15 patience Thirty five cents she said 16 rude The little boy carefully counted the coins 17 I will have a plain ice cream he said The waitress walked 18 The boy finished the ice cream paid the cashier and left It was not long 19 the waitress came back and then she began to wipe down the table and suddenly was surprised at what she saw There 20 place neatly beside the empty dish were two nickels and five pennies her tip 训练题 8 Vitamins are a group of substances 物质 found in food The body needs them for life and health So usually many people care for the question am I getting enough vitamins and am I getting the right kind Even though very small amounts of each vitamin are enough for the needs of the body the worry people have about vitamins has some reasons And this has to do with their 11 the food they take in A person eating a good variety of food get all the vitamins now 12 know to be needed The problem is that there are many people who don t 13 foods wisely So the answer 14 this question is No extra 15 are needed 16 you eat proper foods In fact many of the vitamins cannot be 17 store in the body so when extra vitamins are taken in the body simply gets rid of them It is even 18 harm to put too much of certain vitamins into the body This has been found to be 19 truth of vitamin A and D when 20 amounts are taken in 训练题 9 Television is now playing a very important part in our life But television like many 11 things has both advantages and disadvantages Do the 12 outweigh 比 更 重要 the latter In the first place television is not only a convenient source of entertainment but also 13 comparatively cheap one For a family of four for example it is 14 as well as cheaper to sit comfortably at home with almost unlimited entertainment available than to go out in search of amusement elsewhere All they have to do is 15 press a button and they can see plays films operas and shows of every kind not to mention the latest 16 excite football match Some people 17 maintain that this is precisely 18 the danger lies The television viewer makes no choice and exercises no judgment He is completely passive and has everything 19 present to 20 without any effort on his part 训练题 10 I was always told that the three Ps patience positive thinking and perseverance 毅 力 were a sure path 11 success But this advice does not always work as planned My high school maths exam is one example The exam 12 was originally to be held in our classroom 13 change to the library at the last minute This 14 didn t bother me because maths had always been my strongest subject I patiently walked to the library took my seat and did some deep breathing to help relax 15 But my mood quickly changed when I saw 一 16 first question I had no idea how to do it I tried to stay positive and persevered 17 I finally found the solution With the problem 18 solve I felt proud of my achievement 19 fortunate I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left 20 complete the rest 参考答案 训练题 1 11 has 12 limited 13 which 14 to 15 should 16 designer 17 the 18 decorated 19 to fulfill 20 its 训练题 2