Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.
When I was a little girl, I never dared to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.
Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “Sorry, I am a stranger here.”
Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps, I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting.
When I just got to my office, the secretary(秘书) showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight.
1.The writer always refuses to give people directions because _____________.
A. she is a stranger to the city B. she doesn’t know the people
C. she has no time to help others D. she’s afraid of giving wrong directions
2.A man stopped the writer on the way to _____________.
A. sell her something B. ask her the time
C. make friends with her D. ask for the direction
3.The Friendship Building is the place where the writer ______________.
A. lives B. studies
C. works D. teaches
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer is too shy to give others directions.
B. The writer has a very poor sense of direction.
C. The writer never got lost when she was young.
D. The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.
The Top 4 Restaurants of 2018
No. 4
Kuya Ja’s Lechon Belly (4 stars): 5268-H Nicholson Lane, Rockville, Md. 240-669-4383. kuyajas. com.
Open: Breakfast, lunch and dinner Wednesday through Monday; breakfast and lunch Tuesdays.
Prices: Sandwiches, bowls and combination meals, $ 6.99-$ 12.59.
Sound check: 74 decibels（分贝）/ Must speak with raised voice.
No. 3
Little Havana（41/2 stars): 3704 14th St. NW. 202-758-2127. littlehavanadc. com.
Open: Dinner daily.
Prices: Sandwiches and mains $ 9-$ 25.
Sound check: 70 decibels / Conversation is easy.
No. 2
Three Blacksmiths (41/2 stars): 20 Main St., Sperryville, Va. 540-987-5105. threeblacksmiths. com.
Open: Dinner Thursday—Saturday.
Prices: Small plates $ 5 - $ 20, large plates and family-style plates $ 24 - $ 94.
Sound check: 81 decibels / Extremely loud.
No. 1
Momofuku（5 stars): 1090 I St. NW. 202-602-1832. ccdc. momofuku. com.
Open: Lunch Monday through Friday, dinner daily, breakfast Saturday and Sunday.
Prices: Small plates $ 5 - $15.
Sound check: 75 decibels / Must speak with raised voice.
1.Which restaurant should you go to for breakfast on weekdays?
A. Kuya Ja’s Lechon Belly. B. Little Havana.
C. Three Blacksmiths. D. Momofuku.
2.What’s the biggest advantage of Little Havana?
A. Its foods. B. Its prices.
C. Its address. D. Its atmosphere.
3.How much can you only spend on your lunch if you want to save money?
A. $24. B. $9.
C. $6.99. D. $5.
假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Tony对你们学校开展的“健身校园”活动很感兴趣。请你用英语给他回一封邮件介绍此活动。内容包括：
1．开展“健身校园”活动的目的；
2．“健身校园”活动开展情况；
3．你对该活动的看法。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tony,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours．
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。
One Saturday morning, I was watching TV with my parents when a piece of news caught our attentions. The Guangming Park called on people adopt trees. That's exact what we had been thinking about. So on the next morning, we went to the park directly. A worker there gave us a detailed introduction or showed us to the pine woods. We choose a beautiful pine tree and the worker tied a adoption card to it. When my name was seeing on the card, I was so proud and felt a sense of responsibility at the same time. To memorize the excited moment, we took photos with our new family member—the pine tree. In one of the photos, we both smiled from the bottom of our hearts.
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。
Mobile payments have made our life more convenient and1.(enjoy) by freeing us from the trouble of having to take our wallets out with us. But a supermarket has gone one step further, allowing customers to pay2. (instant) using just a finger tip.Shoppers at one store at Brunel University can pay for items3.(use) the unique vein pattern in their fingertips and it's4. first store to adopt such technology. This new method of payment means that customers can pay for items in just a few5.(second). Sthaler, the company behind the technology, 6.(explain) that it uses infrared scanners 7.(read) the pattern of veins in the finger. It links this to the customer's bank details, which8.(keep) safe by payment provider Worldpay. The firm is also responsible9.millions of online shoppers' details around the globe. “There are no known cases10.this security has been violated and dozens of Brunel students are already using the technology,” Simon Binns, commercial director of Sthaler, told the reporter.
The bus is going to be at the station in ten minutes and I have to make it this time. As_______ as a new mom could, I pushed Aidan's arms and legs in his snowsuit and_______out of the classroom, down to the street corner, my scarf_______behind me. It was close, but because the ice had already melted on the sidewalk, I_______to the bus stop,_______forming beneath my wool hat.
Slowing down, catching my_______, I wheeled Aidan to the corner and stopped beneath the _______for Bus 134. Seconds later, the huge white bus_______in front of us. The driver kindly helped us_______and I sat opposite the back doors,________my now sleeping baby.
It was five months since our family had moved and________our car. Living in a city as big and lively as Boston not only kept us________,but also kept us watching our________.Moving from Fairbanks, Alaska, with a new baby, we knew we needed to________on our expenses in order to________for his college funds, our retirement funds, and to be able to eat a good dinner once in a while.
We didn't realize that paring down（削减）would not only deposit________money in the bank, but also________our health and the environment. I'd already reduced my pregnancy________due to all the walking. Looking up at the________Boston sky, I felt good about not polluting the environment.
Financial worries exist, but they don't________us.
Bus 134 does. And our feet too, of course.
1.A. quickly B. madly C. casually D. nervously
2.A. held B. came C. rushed D. dived
3.A. losing B. flying C. hanging D. jumping
4.A. wandered B. stepped C. slid D. jogged
5.A. ice B. sweat C. mist D. wind
6.A. breath B. cold C. bus D. attention
7.A. stop B. sky C. sign D. shelter
8.A. parked B. waited C. paused D. stopped
9.A. aboard B. abroad C. off D. out
10.A. rubbing B. amusing C. admiring D. looking
11.A. sold B. bought C. rented D. broke
12.A. free B. busy C. easy D. loose
13.A. baby B. house C. business D. wallet
14.A. hold up B. cut down C. put away D. set aside
15.A. cover B. meet C. pay D. save
16.A. more B. less C. extra D. enough
17.A. protect B. strengthen C. improve D. increase
18.A. reaction B. weight C. emotion D. fitness
19.A. vast B. grey C. cold D. bright
20.A. make B. force C. drive D. abandon
