4. My football team has lost all its ______ after losing again to a lower-league team! 

obsession         addiction         evolutionary fear         credibility 

5. I know horror films are not my girlfriend's ______ but I told her to give one a try and she loved it! 

tea cup         cups of tea         cup a tea         cup of tea

答案 1.  阅读课文并回答问题。

1. Where do a lot of people talk about the latest crazes?

On social media. 

2. How popular was the toy 'Rubik's cube' when it was launched?

Very popular: it became the best-selling toy of all time. 

3. Name a benefit you can get by being involved with a particular craze.

Credibility or popularity among your friends; learning new skills; something to talk about at parties! 

4. What word, used in the article, means 'simple and not very advanced'? 

Unsophisticated. (Look at the addiction to the unsophisticated loom bands.) 

5. How long do crazes usually last for?

Not long. They are usually 'a flash in the pan'. 

2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。 

1. My son has an obsession with collecting football stickers – he's got more than 10,000 of them! 

2. Fred's new hairstyle has become a real talking point in the staffroom. 

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