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Unit 1 Looking forwards
课时分层作业(一)
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.He's a very ________ (ambition) player and wants to play at the highest level.
2.________(ultimate),however,films come down to their stories and characters.
3.Bob was born into a rich family and had a happy ________ (boy).
4.________(trainee) go through a four-hour lesson before they are let loose on the controls.
5.We should take immediate action ____________(deal) with the smelly waste.
6.I'm afraid two-day time isn't enough to see all the ________(history) places of interest.
7.________ (detective) are investigating the company,three of whose senior executives have already been under arrest.
8.The jet planes flew over the sky and soon became little ________ (dot)in the distance.
9.They longed ____________ (escape) from the rush of city life,so they moved to the countryside.
10.We should be prepared for the ________(expect),no matter what might happen.
Ⅱ.阅读理解
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Who Was E.B.White?
Today,most people remember E.B.White as the beloved children's book author who gave us Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little,but did you know that most of his career was spent writing for famous magazines like The New Yorker? His lifelong dream to write a children's book about a mouse would take years to get published.A few years later,White would publish yet another children's book inspired by a pig he had raised.
Who Was Levi Strauss?
As a young working-class German immigrant,Levi Strauss left his family's dry goods business in New York City to journey out west for the California Gold Rush.Only Levi wasn't looking for gold — he wanted to provide the miners with strong clothes to wear.His solution? Blue jeans — which have become one of the most beloved and fashionable clothing items in the world.
Who Was Charles Schulz?
Charles Schulz always loved drawing from the time he was a young child,and as he grew older,he turned this passion into a successful career.His early doodles (涂鸦) of his naughty dog and of a shy boy inspired two of his most fami