I have a younger brother. To me, he is a fourteen-year-old kid named Joe, with blond hair and blue eyes. To others, he is different. Where I see a kid who just needs a lot more attention, others see a mentally disabled boy, a kid who cannot walk or talk or think for himself. I see someone who just makes daily routine a bit less routine. Others see an annoyance, I a bother.
This is not to say that I have never felt resentful(怨恨的) toward Joe. He is my brother, and with that comes responsibility. “Gina, could you stay in tonight and watch your brother?” “Gina, do me a favor and feed him dinner and change his diaper(尿布) later, please?” “Could you come home right after school today and get Joe off the bus?”
These are phrases that I have heard since I was twelve. And sure, they have made me resent my brother to a certain extent. I would think: that’s not fair! Everyone else can stay after and be a member of this club, or get extra help from that teacher. Or, all my friends are going out tonight, why can’t I? And, how come I have to feed him? He is not my son!
However, the small amount of resentment I feel toward my brother is erased a thousand times over by what I have learned from him. Besides making me responsible from a young age, and helping me be more accepting of all kinds of people, he has taught me to be thankful for what I have.
I know that there are moments in my life that I should cherish and that Joe will never experience. He will never laugh so hard that he cries. He will never feel the glory of a straight-A report card. He will never comfort a best friend crying on his shoulder. And he will never know how much his family love him.
Because he will never know, it is up to me to know, every second, how lucky I am. It is up to me to realize that life should be lived to its fullest, and that you should always, always be grateful that God, or whoever are the powers that be, gave you the ability to live your life the way you were meant to live it.
1.We know from the first paragraph that Gina's brother __________.
A. causes trouble to neighbours B. pays more attention to others
C. lives with mental disability D. considers daily routine a bother
2.If Mother asks Gina to look after her brother now, what will she probably answer?
A. I'm afraid not. B. No problem！
C. It depends. D. It's not fair！
3.The passage intends to tell us that we should _____________.
A. value the glory of success B. appreciate what life gives us
C. comfort unfortunate people D. treasure meaningful moments
Passport Control（护照验证处）
If you are arriving at London Heathrow Airport and are not transferring to another flight outside Britain or Northern Ireland, you must pass through Passport Control and Customs immediately after leaving your plane. If you are not Britain or a citizen of the European Community（欧共体），you must fill out a special form before your passport is examined. This form is called a landing card and should be given to you during the flight to London.
After landing, follow the ARRIVALS signs. Make sure you are in the right channel when you reach Passport Control. There is one channel for holders of European Community Passports, and a second channel marked “Other Passports”.
Baggage Reclaim Area（取行李处）
After passing through the Passport Control, follow the signs to the Baggage Reclaim Area. If you have luggage which is carried in the aircraft hold, it will be delivered to you in the Baggage Reclaim Area. Look for the sign with your flight number. If you have only hand luggage, go directly through the Baggage Reclaim Area to the Customs.
Customs
All passengers must pass Customs after Passport Control. There is a choice of two channels: Green and Red. If you have nothing to declare, go through the Green Channel. If you are not sure about your Duty Free allowance（免税限额）or if you have something to declare, go through the Red Channel. Information about Duty Free allowance can be found on special notice boards in the Baggage Reclaim Area. You should study this information carefully whether you are going through the Red Channel or not. Please note that if you go through the Green Channel, you may be stopped and asked to open your luggage for inspection.
1.All passengers arriving at Heathrow from outside Britain ______.
A. must go through either Passport Control or Custom
B. must go through Customs, but not Passport Control
C. must go through Passport Control and Customs
D. don’t have to be examined
2.At Heathrow when reaching Passport Control .
A. all passengers go through the same channel
B. passengers of the European Community and those from other countries go through different channels
C. British people and passengers from other countries go through different channels
D. All European passengers go through the channel
3.If you have only hand luggage, __________.
A. you may go through the Baggage Reclaim Area to customs
B. you should go to the Baggage Reclaim Areas
C. it isn’t necessary for you to go through the Baggage Reclaim Area
D. it isn’t necessary for you to do anything
4.If you have duty free goods, __________.
A. you don’t have to go through the Green Channel
B. you may go through the Green Channel
C. you must go through the Red Channel
D. you should go through both Green and Red Channel
假定你是学生李华，准备参加“黄山国际登山节”（ Huangshan International Mount Climb Day）志愿者招聘活动，活动主办方要求能够熟练运用英语,爱好运动,有一定的志愿者工作经验。请你用英语写一封自荐信。
内容包括：1.你的自荐理由。 2.你对活动的理解。
注意：1.词数100左右。
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3.开头和结尾以为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear sir，
Thank you for reading my letter.
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Yours sincerely
LiHua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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：把多余的用斜线（\）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l1处起）不计分。
We live in the countryside. Most of which we see is beauty and nature. One of the exceptions to the beauty is the litter some people throw out their windows as they are driving on the roads. One of the few drawbacks to living in the countryside is that public service, such as litter collection, are little available than they are closer to the city.
A helping habit that my family practise regularly are picking up litter in our surrounding area. We have become so accustomed to do this that my little brother will often say, “There's some litter, Daddy, stop the car!” And we would often pull over and pick it up. It may seem strange, and we actually enjoy it. We pick up litter in parks, on sidewalks, practically anywhere. Once I even saw a complete stranger picking up litter close to where we live in. He smiled at me and said, “I saw you doing it, and it seemed like the good idea.”
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Positive thinking does not mean you have to find every idea absolutely wonderful.
It 1. (do) mean you have to be ready to explore an idea and to try and bring out whatever good features it has .The next step might be to find the 2. (weak) in the idea and to try and strengthen them, rather than use them 3. (simple) as an excuse for rejecting the whole idea. Finally, the idea, after it 4. (explore), may not be used because there is a 5. (good) one or because, good 6. it is, it is not suitable. There is 7. (something) wrong with being positive about an idea at first and then 8. (reject) it later, when you see that it won’t work.
It is easy to be negative and critical and too much talent is wasted in negative thinking. It is time we 9. (show) less respect for this kind of destructive thinking and focused 10. positive thinking more. So remember to think positively.
You never know what nature has prepared for you as a gift. Years ago, when walking alone on a beach in remote southwest Florida, I was so ______ to hear splashes（水溅声）coming from the water. As I walked in the ______ of the sounds, I saw a manatee(海牛)show its head out of the water, ______ a great snuffling(带鼻音的)breath. It seemed that it was in _______ and trying to get out of it.
I’d never seen a ______ like this before. I wanted to ask for help, but there was no one ______ . So I went into the shallow water and went toward the animal. I came______ enough to make out the manatee. Then, a second manatee, much smaller, appeared beside it.______, the other manatees were also moving toward me. Soon Iwas _______ by several manatees. I could clearly see the larger manatee ______ the little one up with her flipper(鳍状肢)and pushed it to the surface beside me.
As the two slipped underwater, two other manatees moved up from behind, one on either side,____ gently against my body as they swam past. They circled and _______ the action, this time ______ by the mother and her baby. I held my hand out touching their back as they passed me. Since they obviously enjoyed touching me, I began _______ each of them as they swam by.
I stood there enjoying the scene, ______ to move, until finally the rising tide ______ me back to the shore. Later I knew exactly what took place that morning. The manatees involved me in their celebration of a birth and I was welcome to meetthe ______ member of their family.
During that unexpected scene, I felt more involved in the rhythms of _______ on our earth than ever. Each year, I head for that _______ for a quiet little birthday picnic on the shore. After all, you never know who might _______ up for your party.
1.A. frustrated B. surprised C. embarrassed D. disappointed
2.A. direction B. condition C. middle D. side
3.A. making out B. putting out C. coming out D. letting out
4.A. force B. trouble C. loss D. action
5.A. look B. feel C. scene D. smell
6.A. in hand B. in sight C. in the way D. in the distance
7.A. close B. soon C. quick D. straight
8.A. Luckily B. Personally C. Unexpectedly D. Sadly
9.A. watched B. surrounded C. attacked D. separated
10.A. turn B. eat C. throw D. hold
11.A. rubbing B. preventing C. surfing D. comforting
12.A. practiced B. changed C. repeated D. showed
13.A. seen B. followed C. taught D. ordered
14.A. moving B. hitting C. catching D. touching
15.A. unwilling B. ready C. unable D. afraid
16.A. invited B. forbade C. forced D. helped
17.A. best B. oldest C. toughest D. newest
18.A. life B. music C. world D. development
19.A. boat B. hill C. beach D. manatee
20.A. build B. show C. look D. step
