Unit 1 Past and present
Period 5 Integrated skills
基础检测
一、用方框中所给单词和词组的适当形式填空
return abroad primary exactly keep in touch transport last communicate transport
Fang Bin is my best friend. He went 1. ________ with his parents when he was ten. I 2. ________ saw him
eight years ago. Since then, we 3. ________ with each other. Now we 4. ________ mainly on the Internet.
Recently, Fang Bin has just 5. ________ from the UK. Yesterday, we went to visit our 6. ________ school
teachers. On the way, he told me he found our city has changed 7. ________ as I have told him, especially the 8.
________ . Now there are more buses and taxis, and he can also go around the city by underground. It is easy and
fast. He feels amazed to see such great changes in the hometown.
技能提升
二、阅读理解
"In this life, what did you miss? " The wife asked the husband when she was 25. The husband replied, "I
missed a new job chance (机会) . "When the wife was 35, the husband angrily told her that he had just missed the
bus. At 45, the husband said sadly, "I missed seeing my close relative before his last breath." At 55, the husband
said he missed a good chance to retire (退休) . At 65, the husband felt very awful. "I missed seeing the dentist (牙
医) ," he said unhappily. At 75, the wife did not ask the husband any more. The husband was sitting in front of the
very sick wife.
This time he asked the wife the same question. The wife, with a smile and peaceful look, replied, "In this life,
I did not miss having you? " The husband's eyes were full of tears. He always thought that they could be together
forever. He was always so busy that he had never been thoughtful to his wife. The husband held the wife's hand
tightly and said, "How I have allowed myself to miss your deep love for me over 50 years!"
Life doesn't last forever, so always live in the moment. Take good care of the loved ones who care for you.
Express your gratitude (感激) to them in words. Show your care with actions. Treat every day as the last day of
life. In this way, when you are gone, your loved ones would have nothing to feel sorry about.
1. How old was the woman when she first asked the question?
A. 20. B. 25. C. 30. D. 35.
2. What did the husband miss when his wife was 55?
A. A new job. B. The last time to see a close relative.
C. The bus D. A good chance of retirement.
3. What is the story trying to tell us?
A. Do not miss anything in your life. B. Hard days don't last. Strong people do.
C. Think twice before you do everything. D. Show your care to your loved ones before it's late.
Period 5
基础检测
一、
1. abroad 2. last 3. have kept in touch 4. communicate
5. returned 6. primary 7. exactly 8. transport
技能提升
二、
1-3 BDD