Unit Twelve

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Unit Twelve
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L Hi, Rose! I've ____you an email. Have you
___it? R Sorry, I haven't. I haven't _________my
emails today. L Why not? R Theres
______________________my computer. It
doesn't work. L Can you ____________it? R I
dont think so. Its ____old. My father wants to
buy a ___________for me. L That's good
news! You know, I've just got a new
computer. R _________did you get it? L Last
week. R Where was it made? Was it made in the
USA? L No, it ____________________my home.
sent
got
checked
something wrong with
repair
too
new one
When
was made in
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R What? How _____it be made in your home? L You
see, my father bought______________ of the
computer and then put them together.
That's ______the computer was made in my
home. R Oh I see. I _______your father must be a
computer____________. L No, he isn't a
computer engineer, but he knows
_________about computers. He's a
computer_____. R That's great. I hope I can make
my own computer _________ ___________. L I'm
sure you can.
could
different parts
how
guess
engineer
a lot
fan
that way
someday
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The keyboard is used for __________________
_______________________. The menu is used for
_____________________ _________________________
____________. The mouse is used for
_____________________ _________________ The
printer is used for____________________. The
modem is used for ____________________
_______________________ The monitor is used for
___________________ _____________________
putting information
into the computer
showing a list of
information and letting you choose what to do
pointing at different parts
of a screen.
printing information
connecting a computer
to a telephone line.
providing information
on a screen.
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THE UNIVERSE AND MAN-MADE SATELLITES
_______we talk about the_______, we mean the
earth, the sun, the moon and the______, and the
__________between them. Many of the stars cannot
_________because they are too_______.
The moon ___________the earth. It is our
satellite. It is quite near us__________. It is
only 380,000 kilometres____, and it has been
visited by man already._______, _______has
travelled farther than the moon, but spaceships
________ people have reached other parts of the
universe.
universe
When
stars
space
be seen
far away
travels round
in space
away
no man
So far
without
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___________satellites have been ______ into
__________by many countries. These satellites go
round the earth and help us to____________________
__, the weather and other things. Most countries
use these satellites to _____________messages.
For example, ______________China can send its TV
and radio programmes to the other side of the
world. Foreign countries can send their
__________________to China. We can also use
satellites to help us make _________________to
foreign countries.
Man-made
sent up
space
learn more about the earth
send and receive
with their help
programmes
telephone calls
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Our ________________the universe is
growing__________. Our knowledge grows and the
universe__________. ________ space satellites,
the world _____ is becoming a much smaller place
and people from different countries now
__________each other better.
knowledge of
all the time
develops
Thanks to
itself
understand
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_____eating, drinking ____smoking is allowed in
the computer room. The computer room
should be ___________every day. All the computers
should be_____________________. The waste paper
must be __________the wastebasket. All the
computers must be _________when you leave. The
windows must be ___________when you leave.
_________all the lights are ________when you
leave. Make sure the door is ___________when you
leave.
No
or
cleaned
kept clean and tidy
put into
shut down
closed
turned off
Make sure
locked
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Read the dialogue on page 56 again and fill in
the blanks with suitable words. Laura has just
got a new computer. She is very _______with it,
because she can use it to _____ emails to her
friends. This computer was ___ by her father at
home. Her father is not a computer engineer, ____
he is a computer fan. He ______ a lot about
computers. He ______ different parts of a
computer and then _____ them together to make a
computer. "The homemade computers cost much
less______ the ones which are sold in shops,"
said Laura's father.
pleased
send
made
knows
but
bought
put
than
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Fill in the blanks with the right words. A
What's that? It looks strange. B It's_____ old
machine. A What was it used _______? B It was
used by people for getting water _________
a river or a lake. A How _______ it work? B
Usually two people stood ___ it. They pushed the
pedals down hard with their ______. Then
____ could be brought up. A What was it
made ______? B It was made of _______. It can be
hardly seen in China now.
an
for
from
did
on
feet
water
of
wood
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The universe means the earth, the sun, the
moon and the stars and the space ______ them.
Many of the stars are so ____ away that we ______
______ see them. The moon, our ________,
travels _____ the earth. It has already been
visited ____ man in space ships. Man-made
________ have been sent up ____ space by many
countries. They go ____ the earth. They are used
for helping us to learn more _______ the earth,
the weather and other things. They are also used
for sending and ___________ messages. It makes
people _________ different countries understand
each other better. So people say the world itself
is becoming a much __________ place. People call
the small place " the global village".
between
far
can
not
satellite
round
by
into
satellites
round
about
receiving
from
smaller
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B What are you reading, Mike? M Im reading a
magazine _______UFO. B______? Do you believe
there are _______UFOs? MIKE Well, some of the
UFO stories may be______. The universe is so big
and there are millions of stars in it. I think
there must ___some kinds of living creatures in
the outer space. They may be ___________than us.
They are trying to visit us. Have you
___________the reports about the UFOs which
_____________Beijing, Wuhan and Hangzhou
recently? BILL Oh, yes. And I've also read some
other reports about the UFOs. MIKE What do you
___________UFOs? BILL Well, I can't really
_________you. I think that...
about
real
Really
true
be
cleverer
heard of
flew over
think of
agree with
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Mrs Clark took her television set into
the "Quick Repair" shop. Two weeks later, it ____
still not ______ (repair). She _______ (begin) to
_____ (make) phone calls every day to see when it
would be ready, and _____ ______ (tell) each time
that it would be only a few weeks later. After
another two weeks, Mrs dark ____ (get) very
angry, and she ________ (decide) to let the shop
know how much she missed her TV set. A
day after her last call, the shop _______
(receive) an envelope sent by Mrs dark and ____
(find) a " Get Well" card for her television set.
The next day the TV set ____ ________ (repair)
and sent to Mrs dark.
was
began
repaired
make
was
told
got
decided
received
found
was
repaired
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Scientists are trying to turn deserts_____ good
land again. They want to _______water to the
deserts, so people can live and grow
_______there.________, more and more land is
_____________desert. Why? Scientists think that
people are doing ______things to turn good land
into desert. Some places __________do not get
very much rain, but they ____do not become
desert. This is _______ green plants are growing
there. Small green plants and grass are very
important ______dry places. Plants do not let the
hot sun make the earth even drier. Plants do not
______the wind blow the soil away. When rain
falls, plants _________the water.
____________plants, land can become desert much
more easily.
into
bring
food
However
becoming
bad
on the earth
still
because
to
let
hold
Without
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Fill in the blanks with the phrases in the
box. put on put up put down put away
put off 1 " If you know the answer, __________
your hand, please," the teacher said. 2
Tom, don't throw the books on the floor. You 'd
better _______ them ________. 3 It was
very cold. Allan ______ _______ his boots
and went out. 4 " The bag is too heavy. May I
_____ it _______ on the ground and have
a rest?" the boy asked. 5 Lucy, could you please
help me ____ _______ the map on the
blackboard? 6 ___________the bad weather, our
sports meeting has been ___________
till next Monday.
put up
put
away
put
on
put
down
put
up
Because of
Put off
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There have been many great inventions
that have changed the way we live. The first
great 1____ was one that is still very important
today the wheel. This made it easier to 2___
heavy things and to travel long distances.
For hundreds of years after that there were
few inventions that had as 3___ effect as the
wheel. Then in the early 1800's the world started
to change. 1 A invention B thing
C way D man 2 A do B make
C carry D keep 3 A many
B little C few D much
A
c
D
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There was little 4___ land left in the world.
People did not have to explore much 5___ more.
In the second half of the 19th century
many great inventions were made. 6___ them were
the camera, the light and the radio. These all
become a big part of our 7___ today. 4 A good
B unknown C known D farming 5 A any
B some C further D for 6
A During B From C Between D
Among 7 A business B hope C life
D problem
B
C
D
C
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The first part of the 20th century 8___ more
great inventions the helicopter in 1909, movies
with sound in 1926, the computer in 1928 and the
jet plane in 1930. The middle part of the 20th
century brought new ways to help people 9___
diseases. They made people healthier and live
10_____. 8 A made B saw C met
D appeared 9 A get over B put down
C take off D give up 10 A long B longer
C short D shorter
B
A
B
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By this time most people had a very good
life. Of course new inventions continued to be
made. The world was known to man 11_____ the
universe was not. Many began looking for ways to
go into space. Russia made the first step, then
the United States took another step. 12_____
other countries, including China and Japan, have
made their steps into space. 11 A and
B because C but D so 12
A No matter B Even though
C In this way D Since then
C
D