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近年来，我国高铁建设飞速发展，令世人瞩目。 假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter对中国的高铁很感兴趣，来信咨询有关信息。请你用英文给他写一封回信，要点包括：

1. 高铁的时速：300km/h;

2. 高铁的优势：舒适、安全、省钱。

3. 购票方式：车站或网上购票

注意: 1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已给出，但不计入词数。

Dear Peter,

I’m glad to know that you are interested in the high-speed rail in China.

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Yours truly,

Li Hua

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。

As we all know, the skin is a essential part of our body. We have three layers of skin acting as a barrier against disease. So if our skin gets burning, how can we give first aid treatment?

First of all, remove clothing using a pair of scissor if necessary. Second, it is best to place burns under gentle running water for about 10 minutes. Third, cover the burned area with a dry bandage won’t stick to the skin. Holding the bandage in place with tape. If burns are on arms or legs, keep it higher than the heart. If burns were on the face, the victim should to sit up. If the injuries are second or third degree burns, it is vital to get the victim to the doctor and hospital immediately.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The world’s longest sea bridge 1. (call) the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge has opened. The bridge 2. (link) Hong Kong and Macau to mainland China. 3. took more than a decade to construct it. Builders had to make artificial islands in the Pearl River Delta 4. (provide)  the supports for the bridge. There is also a 6.7-kilometre underwater tunnel in the middle of the bridge, 5. allows ships to sail through the Delta. The new bridge stretches 6. (long) than 14 Golden Gate Bridges lined up end to end. The bridge will 7. (great) cut the time it takes to travel from mainland China to Hong Kong and Macau.

Chinese President Xi attended the opening ceremony of the bridge. He hopes the new crossing will help to connect 68 million people in 11 different 8. (city). China’s government believes that up to 29,000 cars will cross the sea link daily by the year 2030. A trade and tourism expert said, “This makes Hong Kong a lot more accessible for goods, passengers and trade, so this is a benefit 9.the economic perspective.” The bridge will be open to tourists to drive across it. However, local car owners will not be able to cross the bridge 10. they have a special permit. Most drivers will take a shuttle bus to make the journey.

Dad loves fishing very much. Fishing is as much a part of Dad’s life as ______. Going fishing with him is a very ______ thing for me and my twin brother. Jumping into a ______ stream on a hot day, sleeping under the bright ______ , fishing with Dad and eating freshly caught fish that has been fried over a ______ seems like the heaven to a couple of 10-year-old boys.

One day, Dad drove us to Cottonwood Stream. An hour after we got there, he ______ some fish. He suggested that we take them back to our camp, ______ we stayed to watch Dad skillfully cast his ______ another time. We sat quietly until Dad’s fishing pole ______ and he began winding the line on. Knowing this could be a very ______ fish, we jumped up and down and ______ for Dad to catch that fish. When he did, Dad’s wide smile lit up his face like the sun. He ______ the hook, but an unexpected thing happened. The huge fish slipped out of Dad’s hands and jumped back into the stream!

We thought Dad would ______ , but he didn’t. Although the sun was dropping ______ the mountains, my father sat down again and waited ______ . At last, the big fish took the bait once more. However, it slipped back into the ______ again as Dad tried to remove the hook. This time, Dad jumped into the stream, ______ for that fish again and again and  ______ caught it, wrapping it in his shirt and walking back to the ______ . Both my brother and I shouted wildly, cheering for his success.

What Dad did that day taught me a good lesson. I learn that we should never give up if we want to ______ something.

1.A. singing    B. smoking    C. playing    D. breathing

2.A. skeptical    B. private    C. pleasant    D. unbearable

3.A. deep    B. cool    C. hot    D. dirty

4.A. stars    B. trees    C. ceilings    D. rocks

5.A. lighter    B. match    C. campfire    D. fence

6.A. caught    B. cooked    C. killed    D. bought

7.A. and    B. so    C. or    D. but

8.A. ball    B. line    C. bottle    D. shadow

9.A. bent    B. broke    C. arose    D. appeared

10.A. big    B. ugly    C. delicious    D. strange

11.A. sent    B. ran    C. shouted    D. looked

12.A. discovered    B. removed    C. improved    D. checked

13.A. keep up    B. take off    C. give up    D. show off

14.A. around    B. above    C. in    D. behind

15.A. sadly    B. worriedly    C. patiently    D. angrily

16.A. ocean    B. stream    C. lake    D. sea

17.A. dived    B. rushed    C. waited    D. prepared

18.A. obviously    B. gradually    C. constantly    D. finally

19.A. pond    B. water    C. beach    D. camp

20.A. exchange    B. achieve    C. submit    D. adopt

For each working person, the rarest resource is your daily time. You may feel like that you do not have enough hours in the day, only endless things to do. Of course, some of these things are not part of your job, such as other colleagues asking for your help or bosses making new demands.

How can we reasonably refuse them?

1. Just by doing the following three steps, you can usually make yourself and the other person comfortable while refusing them.

◆ Listen patiently to others’ requests

It’s not simply hearing what the other person is saying. You have to stop what you’re doing and carefully listen to what they say. 2. The point is to let the other person see that you are willing to help, and let them understand that you’ve already known their needs. In this way, even if you eventually refuse them, they’ll understand that you are not available, instead of not willing to help.

◆ 3.

When we listen, we all hope that other people will come to a conclusion quickly. But when we speak, we instinctively（本能地）start from the beginning of the story. In fact, this way of speaking is not good for communication. So if you want to refuse somebody, just tell them No, and then explain the reasons why.

◆ Provide an alternative solution

Maybe you really don’t have the time to listen to the other person’s request. In situations like this, don’t just tell the other person that you don’t have the time. 4. For example, you may say, “Sorry, I really don’t have the time right now. Is it OK if we talk tomorrow morning?” In this way, although you refuse him, he still can feel your support.

In conclusion, refusal is unavoidable, but you can choose the way to refuse. An inappropriate refusal may cause great harm to your working life.5..

A. Begin with conclusion when refusing.

B. Start from the beginning when refusing.

C. Even if your time is limited, it is best for you to do so.

D. Instead, you should give them a time when you would be available.

E. In addition, this willing-to-help attitude also shows leadership skills.

F. In fact, there has been a mature methodology (科学方法) for this matter since long ago.

G. An artistic refusal, on the other hand, may lead you to some unexpected benefits.