Longman Dictionary of American English （CD for PC or MAC）
Why is it unique？
The Longman Dictionary of American English is unique because it has been written using the Longman Defining Vocabulary． Other dictionaries use high﹣level language in their definitions which forces students to look up the defining words as well as the words they're looking up in the first place． Only the Longman Dictionary of American English uses a defining vocabulary made of the 2，000 words that make up the intermediate﹣level student's most used vocabulary．
What are the other features？
The Longman Corpus Network is a powerful group of databases consisting ofmillions of words． The Longman American Written Corpus contains over 110 million words taken from newspapers， journals， magazines， best﹣selling novels， technical and scientific writing， and coffee﹣table books．
Longman compilers （编者）use this computerized word bank to acquire a new depth of knowledge about words， usage， prepositions， the latest language trends' and grammatical patterns using up﹣to﹣the﹣minute technology．The written and spoken corpuses assure that this edition of the Longman Dictionary of American English will provide the most accurate and up﹣to﹣date assistance to students who want to speak and write American English．
1.Longman Dictionary of American English is mainly for ．
A. low﹣level learners
B. learners of different levels
C. advanced﹣level learners
D. intermediate﹣level learners
2.The main purpose of this passage is to ．
A. tell readers why American English is more popular
B. inform students of how they can find the grammar patterns
C. guide readers how they can use the dictionary on computer
D. explain why the dictionary is different from other dictionaries
3.The following about the dictionary are all correct EXCEPT that ．
A. the definitions are easy to read
B. it is made up of 2，000 words
C. it contains a lot of daily usage
D. it is updated regularly
假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Tim想在寒假时到中国旅游，发邮件向你征求旅游建议。请你回复邮件，内容包括：1. 推荐一个旅游城市；2. 给出推荐理由。
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，不计入总词数。
Dear Tim,
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Yours sincerely,
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。
Dear Jack,
How are you?
A well-known play, Tea House, will put on in the newly-built Grand Theater in our city at 7:00 p.m. in 5th, February. I knew you are fond of Chinese culture, but I sincerely invite you to go with me. It is said that it is performed quite well by some famous actors and actress. If you are interesting in this play, I will book tickets in advance and we can appreciate it together. I think it is really a good chance for us to learn more about Chinese tradition plays.
Besides, there is a provincial museum near a theater, which is worth visiting it after the play.
How do you think of my advice?
Looking forward to your reply.
Li Hua
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。
Senior citizens are the first to come to our mind when you think of hearing loss, but in a recent report, hearing professionals worry teenagers will soon outnumber aging adults 1. it comes to living with hearing loss.
The rise in popularity of personal audio devices from iPods to smart phones has had dangerous effect on the ears of those who use them most, teenagers! A research 2. (conduct) by the World Health Organization finds that nearly 50% of teens 3. (fall) into the habit of exposing themselves to unsafe levels of sound so far.
A sound is considered unsafe when it goes beyond 85 decibels (分贝). At that level, it takes just 8 hours of listening over your lifetime to cause damage. The louder the sound is, the 4. (little) time it takes to cause damage. Because hearing loss is 5. (typical) considered a health problem for the elderly, it is difficult to convince already stubborn teenagers that they really are doing damage 6. their ears.
Young adults 7. have been exposed to loud noise over a period of time may have some hearing loss symptoms. Their 8. (able) to learn is compromised, and they may have difficulty developing social skills.
In an effort to help teens better protect their hearing, we suggest 9. (set) volume limits on personal audio devices. 10. is also good to limit the amount of time exposed to noise and to take listening breaks to give the ears a rest.
Jayce began noticing when he was in kindergarten that he looked different from his classmates. They had two arms. He had one.
It started when one boy ______ him, said his mother, Lewis. He’d return to his home with questions: “Why am I ______? Why me? His mother recalled he was actually mad at God for making him that way and that it was a heavy ______ to his heart.
Lewis ______ she didn’t know what to do at that point. A few weeks later, Lewis turned on the TV to a news story about an eighth grader, Trashaun, becoming an Internet hit after ______ videos of his slam dunks (灌篮), and, like Jayce, he ______ most of his left arm. Lewis called Jayce in. To her surprise, Jayce was immediately ______. At the time, it seemed that watching Trashaun was ______ an inspiring moment for Jayce—he saw a role model with a similar ______. If it had stayed just that, Lewis would have been happy enough. But little did she know that a family friend had already ______ to the newspaper to help set up a ______ with Trashaun to build Jayce’s confidence.
The boys met and instantly ______ with each other as both of them were in the same condition. They rode bikes, took photos, and shot basketball on the court. Instead of spending the whole day feeling ______ for themselves, they had a lot of fun. However, Trashaun did get ______ with Jayce sometimes. They talked about his left arm. He told Jayce he was perfect the way God made him. He also told him not to let anyone ______ him and not to let those words shake his ______.
Since that meeting, Lewis has seen a noticeable ______ in her son. As for Trashaun, his relationship with Jayce made him ______ to help more kids. “Honestly, it ______ a lot to know that I changed Jayce’s life,” Trashaun says. Still, he never dreamed that his ______ would have such an impact. “I just thought my friends would see them, and be like, ‘Oh, he dunked it!’”
He certainly did.
1.A. supported B. teased C. cheated D. pleased
2.A. lonely B. silly C. different D. ordinary
3.A. duty B. breath C. debt D. blow
4.A. argued B. promised C. suspected D. admitted
5.A. downloading B. posting C. buying D. watching
6.A. lost B. hurt C. used D. recovered
7.A. satisfied B. confused C. bored D. attracted
8.A. hardly B. simply C. still D. never
9.A. response B. family C. problem D. education
10.A. reached out B. looked out C. got out D. turned out
11.A. game B. fighting C. trap D. meeting
12.A. bonded B. competed C. parted D. raced
13.A. happy B. grateful C. sorry D. fearful
14.A. angry B. serious C. tough D. familiar
15.A. approach B. comfort C. discourage D. leave
16.A. confidence B. patience C. sadness D. honesty
17.A. advantage B. scar C. drawback D. change
18.A. expect B. agree C. hesitate D. refuse
19.A. cares B. means C. saves D. takes
20.A. attitudes B. words C. videos D. disabilities
Whoever wrote the song “it’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” must have never experienced Holiday blues. Fortunately, psychological research suggests some effective ways you can beat the holiday blues. The key point is that sadness and other tough emotions are not what we should try to avoid. 1.. Here are four strategies to help you make your own happiness recipe this holiday season.
Don’t force cheer
At family gatherings with cousins you secretly can’t stand, you tend to put on a happy face. Indeed, that might even seem like the most mature response—no drama, no conflict. But a 2011 study followed dozens of bus drivers, looking to see when they gave forced or honest smiles at their passengers. The results showed when the drivers pretended to have a good mood, their actual moods got worse. 2.
Let off sadness
The results of the bus-driver study can be explained by researchers, who find that negative feelings like sadness or anger only increase when we try to control them. 3.. We don’t like contradictory behavior.
Respond cautiously
Recently, scientists have been paying special attention to the benefits of caution. When you respond cautiously to an emotional trigger (e.g. overcooking the holiday turkey), you pause rather than reacting at once. 4.. Besides, it is associated with less anxiety, and may even carry physiological benefits.
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Of course, the holidays will bring a mix of highs and lows, but the most important lesson to keep in mind is that this variety of emotions might be the best thing possible for your overall well-being. In other words, sadness, anger, and other difficult emotions are nothing to fear. Just make sure you’re balancing them with lighter experiences. And don’t forget to give yourself a break.
A. Relax your mind
B. Enjoy a mix of emotions
C. We tend to deny the important function emotions serve
D. Instead, they can help contribute to a healthy and happy life
E. So trying to force happiness seems to have the opposite effects
F. A cautious response to a negative event reduces sadness we experience
G. We feel bad when our appearance contradicts how we truly feel inside
