2019年新目標(biāo)英語九年級(jí)閱讀理解、情景交際、書面表達(dá)專項(xiàng)復(fù)習(xí)練習(xí)題大全
people try to get to the shops early, to buy presents before they sell out. in the week before christmas, shops stay open late. some stores open their doors at 9 am and close them at 9 pm, not 9 am until 5.30 pm as normal. it's very tiring for salespeople!
some people save for months before the holiday, to have enough money to spend on their friends and family.
but not everyone goes shopping for christmas presents. some people like to make their own gifts and cards.
1. christmas shopping usually starts in _____.
a. december b. november c. october
2. you may not see ____ in stores during the christmas season.
a. computer games b. jack-o-lanterns c. coloured lights
3. people have to go to the shops early because _____.
a. the shops close earlier than usual b. the shops open earlier than usual
c. there might be a shortage of certain goods
4. if you go shopping at 6pm on december 20, you'll probably _____.
a. find a present to buy b. find the shops closed c. lose your way home
5. the best title for this passage is _____.
a. christmas trees b. christmas parties c. shopping for christmas
a b c a c
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how can international trade be improved? people from poor countries will meet with those from richer countries in hong kong this week to study the question. the meeting, the sixth world trade organization (wto) ministerial conference (世界貿(mào)易組織第六次部長級(jí)會(huì)議), will be held from december 13 to 18.
poor countries say that the wto's international trade rules are not fair. the rules allow rich countries, like the us and those of the eu, to give money, or subsidies (津貼), to their farmers. with the subsidies, farmers are able to sell their crops at lower prices.
as a result, world prices go down. farmers in poor countries that don't have subsidies get less money and even lose their livelihoods.
since china joined the wto in , for example, lots of subsidized us cotton (棉花) has been sold in the country. cotton prices fell from about 6 yuan to less than 3 yuan per kg in and .
every year, rich countries support their farmers with more than us$300 billion. during the coming hong kong meeting, poorer nations will ask the rich nations to get rid of the subsidies.