It warmed my heart today to walk into the Thirsty Camel downtown in the Thanksgiving Day, for a quick lunch before a haircut and library trip. Ihan, a food shop owner, said that he was refusing to take money today because it was Buy Nothing Day. To increase awareness(意识) of the strange over spending nature of our society, Ilan suggested a trade for food today. He simply asked that you offer something of equal personal value for the meal you received.
At first I was really uncomfortable, wondering if it would be fair to exchange a yet to be determined “I Owe You” (IOU) for food? What could I give him of equal value? After all, his food is the best in the town!
We ended up writing our IOU's with promises of a book, some paintings and the offer of work in a variety of ways if he needs it.
I think the idea isn't that the trade is "equal" so much as the importance of the kind of <u>transaction</u>. We put thought into our offer and we had an even greater understanding for the meals we ate.
We don't buy a lot, especially at this upcoming time of year. We don't give gifts at all in fact. The holiday time is spent enjoying each other's company and doing things together with family and friends. This is what seems most sensible.
Ilan is a good person. We are all lucky to have someone like this in our community.
1.Ilan did not take any money that day in order to_________.
A. have a quick lunch before a haircut and library trip
B. buy nothing that day to save some money
C. make people aware of their over spending
D. trade for something of equal value in return
2.For the meal, the author finally offered Ilan ________.
A. some promises B. a book
C. some paintings D. work in different ways
3.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “transaction”?
A. transport B. trade
C. meal D. giving
4.What is the author’s attitude to Buy Nothing Day?
A. Disagreeable B. Meaningless.
C. Supportive. D. Doubtful.
Last night Mr. and Mrs. Rojas stayed home. It was cold and rainy and they didn’t want to go out in the bad weather. Mrs. Rojas made some popcorn and ice tea. At 8:00, Mr. and Mrs. Rojas went into the living room, sat on the sofa and began the movie and ate and drank. At 8:15, Mr. and Mrs. Rojas realized they already watched the movie last year and they didn’t want to watch it again.
“Now what?” asked Mr. Rojas. “Let’s play cards!” answered Mrs. Rojas. At 8:30 Mr. and Mrs. Rojas started to play cards. They were playing for about 10 minutes when Mr. Rojas looked out the window. The rain changed to snow and the trees were covered in beautiful white snow. “I’m happy we stayed home tonight. It looks beautiful outside but this weather is very dangerous to drive in.” said Mr. Rojas. “You’re right,” said Mrs. Rojas, “but I’m bored. Let’s play some music and dance.”
Mr. Rojas was surprised. “Dance? But I really don’t ….”
“Oh come on!” Mrs. Rojas insisted. She put on a romantic CD and they both started to dance. They were dancing for about 1 minute when suddenly the music stopped and the lights went out. Mrs. Rojas laughed. “We’re just not very lucky tonight, are we?” she said. Mr. Rojas said, “Of course we’re lucky! We are together!” He kissed her and continued to dance with her, in the dark and without music.
1.Why did Mr. and Mrs. Rojas stay at home last night?
A. They wanted to stay together. B. The weather was so terrible.
C. They had a dinner at home. D. They planned to watch a movie.
2.When it started to snow, Mr. and Mrs. Rojas were _________.
A. making popcorn B. watching a movie
C. playing cards D. dancing to the music
3.We can infer from the passage that .
A. It was a rainy day in summer B. Mrs. Rojas cooked very well
C. Mr. Rojas loved to dance at first D. Mr. Rojas was in love with his wife
假设你是李华，新年即将到临，你的英国笔友Jack和你交流新年的打算。你回信说你们搬入新校，为了更美好地建设“绿色校园”，你打算号召同学们一起努力：
1.多植树，美化校园；
2.回收废物（瓶子、报纸等）；
3.节约能源。
注意：1. 词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：回收recycle
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Every high school student wants to get into famous universities and they spend most of their time review lessons. Nowadays, many graduates find hard to be admitted to famous universities. To be honest, only the small number of students can get so golden chances. Therefore, I have a strong desire to enter into Peking University to study. To make my dream come true, I have to know my advantage and disadvantages. Besides, I must work hard or put all my efforts into study. Most important, I must arrange my time properly. I was approaching my dream university now.
单词拼写
1.My mother always gets a bit a_____(焦虑的) if I don’t arrive when I say I will.
2.The room was filled with smoke and it became difficult to _____ (呼吸).
3.In a word, Tom is a good student except that he is o_____(偶尔) careless.
4.A collection of paintings by David Hockney is on e______(展览) at the museum.
5.The government is thinking about b______ on public transport (禁止).
6.I ______(认出) her the moment I saw her though we hadn’t seen each other for many years.
7.The situation we are facing now is far more ______(复杂的) than expected.
8.Once you make a promise, you should try to turn it into _____ (现实).
9.Because of the _____(金融的) crisis, a lot of people are out of work.
10.He said he wasn’t involved in the accident, but he couldn’t offer any e______(证据).
单句语法填空
1.The only language ______ is easy to learn is the mother tongue.
2.We all remember the days________ we studied together at school.
3.English is a language shared by several cultures, each of ______ sees it differently.
4.That is the new machine ______ parts are too small to be seen.
5.This is such an easy question________ I can answer.
6.Do you know the lady with________ I shook hands just now?
7._______ we have seen, his carelessness leads to an accident.
8.He wrote a report_______ he explained his findings.
9.Those _______ break the law must be punished.
10.The reason_______ he put forward at the meeting is not clear.
