阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
For many years, I had a recurring (重复出现的) dream. I was a little girl again, rushing about, trying to get ready for school.
“Hurry, you’ll be late for school,” my mother called to me.
“I am hurrying, Mom! What did I do with my books?”
Deep inside I knew where the dream came from. It was about some unfinished business in my life. As a kid, I loved everything about school. I loved books, teachers, tests and homework. Most of all I longed to someday march down the aisle (通道) to receive my diploma. That seemed more appealing even than getting married.
But at 15, I had to drop out because my parents couldn’t afford tuition (学费). My hope of getting a diploma was dead, or so I thought. Pretty soon, I married and had three children, and I thought: “There goes my diploma.”
Even so, I wanted my children to be educated. But Linda, our youngest child, had juvenile arthritis (幼年型关节炎) in her hands and knees, which made it impossible for her to function in a normal classroom. I felt really sorry for her and I didn’t want her to live her life with regret. I didn’t give up hope of her being back to school in some way.
One day, I saw an ad in the newspaper for evening courses. “That’s the answer,” I said to myself. Linda always feels better in the evening, so I’ll just sign her up for night school.
Linda was busy filling out enrollment (入学) forms when the secretary said: “Mrs. Schantz, why don’t you come back to school?”
I laughed: “There’s no way! I’m 55!” But he persisted, and before I knew what I had done, I was enrolled for classes in English and crafts. “This is only an experiment,” I warned him, but he just smiled. So, I told myself to try for just a semester and to see if it would work. Anyway, my dream was still there in my heart.
注意:
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词;
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:
It was exciting to go to school again but...
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Linda and I saw each other through the time.
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你的英语老师Ms Li下个月就要退休，你得知她喜欢植物，想送给她一些特别的植物种子作为她的退休礼物。请用英语给她写一张明信片，和礼物一起送给她。
注意:
(1)词数80左右，明信片的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总数。
(2)请适当加入细节，使行文连贯。
Dear Ms Li,
I’ve heard that you are going to retire soon.
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Wish you a happy retirement and we’ll miss you.
Love,
Li Hua
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。
Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of 1. (recover) appeared to be a blood transfusion (输血) from 2. 5-year-old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and 3. (develop) the antibodies (抗体) needed to fight against the illness. The doctor explained the situation 4. her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be 5. (will) to give his blood to his sister.
I saw him hesitate for only a moment 6. taking a deep breath and saying, “Yes, I’ll do it if it will save her.” 7. the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister, with smile on his pale face. As we all did, he watched the color returning to her cheeks. Then his face grew 8. (pale) and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a 9. (tremble) voice, “Will I start to die right away?” Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his 10. in order to save her.
Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future and wanted to make a ______ in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that. That’s ______ I learned about the Lighthouse Project.
I started my ______ as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous ______. I knew it would be a lot of ______, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time. ______, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project ______.
I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application. After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to ______ among the candidates and survive the test alone. Several months later, I finally received a call asking me to report for the ______. I would be going to a small ______ near Abuja, Nigeria.
After completing my ______, I was sent to the village that was small and ______ in need of proper accommodation. Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, hearts, and food ______ I were their own family. I was asked to ______ a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse. For the next year or so, I ______ in that same schoolhouse. But I sometimes think I learned more from my ______ than they did from me.
Sometime during that period, I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or ______ to me no longer did, though I did not get anywhere with the local ______, and returned to the United States a ______ man. The Lighthouse Project had changed my ______ forever.
1.A. contribution B. difference C. change D. attempt
2.A. why B. how C. when D. where
3.A. journey B. career C. occupation D. business
4.A. volunteers B. fellows C. graduates D. applicants
5.A. adventure B. exploration C. fun D. hard work
6.A. In turn B. In reward C. In honor D. In short
7.A. seriously B. lightly C. hurriedly D. cautiously
8.A. stick out B. turn out C. stand out D. pick out
9.A. duty B. call C. application D. responsibility
10.A. city B. company C. village D. school
11.A. consideration B. college C. interview D. training
12.A. instantly B. desperately C. severely D. timely
13.A. as if B. even if C. just as D. what if
14.A. convince B. lead C. gather D. undertake
15.A. studied B. survive C. support D. taught
16.A. villagers B. colleagues C. students D. competitors
17.A. familiar B. similar C. cruel D. unusual
18.A. language B. people C. attractions D. accommodation
19.A. smarter B. different C. helpful D. professional
20.A. character B. experience C. interest D. life
People who love to spend time in their kitchen know that after having a rough day it helps them to relieve stress. Cooking up a favorite meal helps you forget about any of the issues you were focused on during the day. 1. Spending time alone in the kitchen after a long day at work allows you to simply recharge and enjoy the solitude of your kitchen.
Cooking can be a great way to put off a daily task, and those who love to cook know this all too well. Putting all your effort into making an elaborate meal or your favorite dessert is a great way to avoid anything that you have been dreading.
2. Anyone who enjoys cooking knows that when you share a common interest like cooking with someone from a different culture, you can easily form a bond. They see this as an amazing opportunity to share recipes and dishes and learn from different cooking traditions and customs.
Eating out as a cook allows you to taste surprising ingredients in dishes. 3. Unusual flavors excite you and unique interpretations of dishes have you asking the waiter exactly what was added to make the food so flavorful. This might not excite your non-cook friends and family, but for you, it’s a great way to learn and improve. 4.
5. As a cook, you have learned to add your own personal tastes to recipes through extensive trial and error. There are no limits for you when it comes to putting a new take on a traditional favorite, because, for you, cooking is all about creation.
A. Going out to eat becomes a whole other experience.
B. Instead, you concentrate on creating something delicious.
C. Cooking is also a universal language.
D. Moreover, cooking plays an important role in family life.
E. It is also likely to potentially inspire you to try to cook the meals in your own kitchen.
F. Mastering cooking skills helps you to become creative with food.
G. Cooking makes you a happy and popular person.
Quite often, no matter how good you are, your success is dependent on how other people such as your boss, peers, clients and customers perceive your communication and responses. So when you come to people who make the key difference between helping you or holding you back, how can you influence and persuade them to give what you want.
Psychological research repeatedly show that people generally make up their minds on whether to help or hinder you based on whether they like you or not. It is human nature. What can you do about it? You need to make a good impression on others to ensure they like you and give you what you want. Research again shows that people give opportunities to the people they like best. In fact, most people actually make up their minds about other people in the first five minutes or less of meeting someone. These are called first impressions or “moments of truth.”
Once they make up their minds, they tend to be very reluctant to change their opinions. You hardly have room for error when making that first impression on a new acquaintance. Therefore, whether you are applying for a job, going for an interview, attending a meeting with your boss or peers, or serving a customer, you need to prepare yourself mentally and rehearse how you will manage the first few minutes of your interaction. This includes doing your homework to gather information and researching all possible issues so you will know how to address them should the other party raise them unexpectedly.
It is amazing how poorly some people can come across at the beginning. The worst thing is that they do not even seem to realize it. Having good qualifications and an excellent work performance does not excuse candidates from trying to make good first impression.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Making a good first impression B. People making the key difference
C. Winning strategies for a job interview D. Persuading people to like you
2.Which of the following is the way by which people tend to decide whether to like other people or not?
A. They make quick decisions
B. They prefer people who are experienced
C. They change their opinions frequently
D. They pay much attention to good qualifications
3.Which of the following strategies might help in an interview according to the author?
A. Ask the interviewers for homework to do.
B. Know as much as possible about the situation.
C. Show your friendliness and confidence.
D. Do something unexpected to impress interviewers.
4.What will probably be talked about in the next part of the passage?
A. Questions that might be asked by the interviewers.
B. Examples of how good first impressions help people succeed.
C. How to win over people who don’t like you at first.
D. Some practical advice to help making a good first impression.
