九年級上英語單元檢測題及答案

a. knife   b. fork   c. pair of chopsticks d. spoon
(    )48. at the start of the meal, ______ invites you to help yourself.
a. the guest      b. the host   c. the teacher      d. the student
(    )49. in western countries, it is not important_______.
a. to prepare too much food  b. to know when the meal is over
c. to drink wine and soup   d. to eat meat and bread
b
these days, more and more students in the uk are taking a “gap year” between their graduation from school and their university studies. this means that they take a year off, to do something else, before they start their studies.
for most students, spending time in foreign countries is the favorite activity—and australia is the favorite place to go.
many parents, teachers and business people agree that travelling can teach important values.
“after a year of travelling, i felt i’d grown up. i had learnt the importance of relationships with people, on all sorts of levels.”
there are many companies around the world that welcome these students on their projects—helping people in poorer countries, or even in your home country. although you don’t get paid for your work, this kind of work can teach important skills—decision making and finding answers to problems, for example—that will help a student in a job one day.
finally, getting some knowledge and experience in an area you hope to study or work in one day will always be very useful.
if several university graduates are applying for the same job, gap year work experience allows you to say: “i’ve already had some experience of this kind of work.” and that can get you the job!
(    )50. these days, _____ students in the uk take a gap year.
a. some   b. all    c. many    d. a few
(    )51. working on projects in poorer countries is all about ______ people.
a. helping   b. entertaining      c. managing   d. paying
(    )52. university graduates with some work experience often get _____ than graduates without experience.
a. more money     b. more important jobs 
c. jobs more easily    d. more jobs in other countries
c
a young man was getting ready to finish school. for a long time he had looked forward to getting a beautiful sports car. he knew his father could well afford it, so he told him that was all he wanted.