假如你是李华，最近在澳大利亚参加了一个国际交流活动。回国后，你决定给新结交的朋友John写一封感谢信。内容包括：
1．表示感谢；
2．参加这个活动的收获；
3．邀请他方便时来中国。
注意：词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）
Dear John,
I am writing to express my gratitude to you while I was in Australia.
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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：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。
3.错误类型不涉及单词拼写。
Nowadays, it is very easy to find a student who are nearsighted. What's worse, the number of nearsighted students is still increased. From my point of view, there are many reasons why can cause nearsightedness. First and the foremost, wrong postures will easily result in nearsightedness. Reading on the dark places can lead to nearsightedness too. Moreover, too much reading without a rest can another important reason. My dear friends, it is highly time that we should pay attention to protecting your eyes. The most useful methods is to do eye exercises more often and relax for a while after reading. Watch green trees can also do good to the eyes.
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。
Which would you rather be, a mathematician or1.author? Perhaps you will never be 2.(face)with this kind of choice. Lewis Carroll was a mathematician and author. He was a lecturer in mathematics at Oxford University. But he is3.(good)known as the writer of two of the most famous children’s books4.have ever been written(Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass). The author’s real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, but he5.(prefer)to use the pen name“Lewis Carroll”when he wrote, and this is the name we remember him by. Alice in Wonderland,6.(publish)in 1865 when the author was 33 years old, was followed by Through the Looking Glass in in 1871.7.books were written for a real girl called Alice and they8.(read)by millions of children since they were first published. These stories are about a dream world in which Alice meets strange creatures and has9.(interest) adventures. I’m sure you know this already,10.if you don’t, you’d better read the stories yourselves.
Hailey is an ordinary nine-year-old girl, but her kindness is rather uncommon and awe-inspiring(令人惊叹的). The little girl has made it her task to help the _______ in her community by giving them a place to _______. While most other kids of her age are _______playing with toys, Hailey picks up _______ to build tiny shelters for people living on the streets.
Hailey's kind spirits _______ four years ago, when she and her mother bought a homeless man a sandwich. She _______ that she wanted to do more in terms of providing _______ for the homeless. So she came up with the idea of starting a _______ to grow and donate fresh vegetables.
"I was _______ that it would last a week," Hailey's mother told non-profit Together Rising. But it's been four years and she ________ delivers food to the homeless constantly. " With her mother's help, Hailey ________ a grant(拨款) from Together Rising ________ she was awarded $ 3,000 to help her get started. "We can't think of a better ________ than our Hailey. She's proof that no person or act of kindness is too ________ to change the world," said Glennon Doyle Melton, founder of Together Rising.
The wooden homes that Hailey is building will ________ a front door, windows and solar panels.
________ , she does most of the work herself, under the guidance of her grandfather, who is a(n) ________. She is currently halfway through her first home, which she ________ to give to Edward, the homeless man who inspired her ________.Once she's done, Halley said she wants to ________building more sleeping shelters in Bremerton's Tent City.
1.A. careless B. fearless C. homeless D. hopeless
2.A. sleep B. stand C. study D. work
3.A. suffering from B. satisfied with C. aware of D. interested in
4.A. stones B. pencils C. toys D. tools
5.A. rose B. started C. happened D. failed
6.A. realized B. promised C. expected D. agreed
7.A. heat B. battery C. food D. blood
8.A. company B. garden C. hospital D. school
9.A. sad B. happy C. proud D. sure
10.A. still B. even C. also D. just
11.A. pushed aside B. responded to C. insisted on D. applied for
12.A. until B. but C. though D. because
13.A. record B. example C. result D. rule
14.A. small B. strong C. poor D. clever
15.A. follow B. contain C. feature D. cover
16.A. Fortunately B. Gradually C. Actually D. Eventually
17.A. architect B. official C. librarian D. magician
18.A. pretends B. refuses C. intends D. determines
19.A. ability B. project C. business D. growth
20.A. suggest B. prevent C. delay D. continue
How to Write a Story
Writing a detailed story takes patience and practice. 1., though , you can handle the challenge.
Keep the outline short
Avoid complete sentences. 2.. Long outlines with complete sentences end up being unnecessarily wordy. Sometimes they look like full paragraphs rather than brief outlines. Spending too much time and putting too much detail into your outline is effort you could be putting into writing the story itself.
Choose a point of view
Once you've written your outline and thought about the story you want to tell, decide at what point the reader enters the story. For you, and especially for the reader, the experience is a more intriguing one if the reader begins the story in the middle of the action. 3.. It will get your reader's attention immediately. He wants to continue reading surely. A boring opening means a bored reader who has no interest in moving on.
4.
Avoid giving everything away about the character in the first few paragraphs. Instead, consider different ways you can reveal different facets of the characters to your readers without stating them in an obvious way. 5.. If you take on too many, you'll find you won't be able to develop each of them fully in only a few pages.
A. Develop the characters
B. Instead, use short phrases or terms
C. Begin your story in an interesting way
D. If you're motivated and truly love to write
E. Before you write anything, you need an idea for a great story
F. Limit the number of main characters you include in your story
G. Once you've written your outline about the story that you want to tell
Though pigs may never fly, a two-year-old pig in Franschhoek, South Africa is proving they sure can paint! Meet Pigcasso, the world's first known pig artist whose masterpieces are selling for thousands of dollars to benefit Farm Sanctuary S. A. , Africa's only registered shelter for rescued farm animals.
Joanne Lefson, who saved Pigcasso from a slaughterhouse(屠宰场) two years ago, discovered the animal's artistic talent accidentally. The South African activist says, of the numerous toys presented to keep the then four-week-old piglet entertained, it was the paintbrushes that seemed to attract her the most. "They were the only thing she didn't eat," Lefson quips.
The rescuer decided to present the pig with canvas and paint and see what happened. To her delight, Pigcasso began creating works of art that can best be described as "abstract expressionism". Now weighing a hefty(重量）450 pounds, the celebrated pig, who loves to paint the area's scenic landscapes, has a dedicated "studio" at Farm Sanctuary S.A. where she resides. Lefson says, "I do not force her to paint. She paints when she wants to. "
Pigcasso's artwork, which has thus far been sold online, is currently on display at Cape Town's picturesque Victoria ~ Alfred Waterfront. Dubbed "Oink", the pop-up exhibition will run through March 5before heading to London-Paris-Berlin, and Amsterdam. Lefson says its main aim is to highlight the effect of animal agriculture on the planet and inspire change.
While Pigcasso is the first pig and first nonhuman to headline an exhibition, she is not the first animal to create masterpieces. Elephants, sea lions, and even penguins have shown similar artistic talent--in exchange for some treats, of course!
1.Which of the following shows Pigcasso is good at painting?
A. She can fly everywhere.
B. She likes all kinds of toys.
C. She is interested in the paintbrushes.
D. She enjoys eating the paintbrushes.
2.How did Lefson feel when she saw Pigcasso creating works?
A. Pleased. B. Puzzled.
C. Worried. D. Frightened.
3.What can we know from Paragraph 4?
A. Animal agriculture is important.
B. Pigcasso can make a lot of money.
C. Pigcasso will be sold online soon.
D. Pigcasso's artwork will be shown in a few cities.
4.The author mentions elephants, sea lions and penguins in Paragraph 5 to tell us that _____ .
A. they are very naughty.
B. they have artistic skills.
C. they are as strong as Pigcasso.
D. their appearances are similar to each other.
