When the telephone rings late at night，most women guess it must be one of only four or five people calling. A sister? Maybe. An emergency? Possibly. A mother? Probably not at that time of night. Much more probably it is a close female friend calling to tell you that she is heartbroken because she has split up with her boyfriend again or perhaps simply that a good movie has just started on TV.
At a time when families are spread far and wide and marriages often end in divorce, friendships are becoming more and more important. Erika, a 32-year-old lawyer, is strengthened by her ten year friendship with her married friend Jane. “I was very sick one night, so I called Jane at about 3：00 a．m. to talk about it,” she says. “She was very supportive and even came over to take me to the doctor's.”
As American TV shows like Friends have become more popular, many of us are beginning to see the value of such friendships.TV shows like this tell us that our romantic relationships may not last, but we need to keep in touch with our close friends if we want to survive.
With Erika's family 200 miles away, it is Jane who keeps a spare set of keys to Erika's apartment and waters her plants whenever she is away. “Having Jane around gives me a certain amount of freedom. It is not the kind of thing that you could ask anyone to do, but she knows I would do the same for her.” Jane, who may move to a different city soon, is worried about leaving such a support system of friends. “My friends have more to do with my life than my parents and, therefore, I don't have to spend a lot of time explaining things to them. Friends are more up to date with what is happening.”
1.A late night phone call for most women is probably from________.
A. a friend B. a relative
C. a doctor D. a stranger
2.What does the underlined phrase “split up” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. shown up. B. picked up.
C. taken up. D. broken up.
3.According to the passage，we can learn that Erika________.
A. is Jane's male friend
B. treasures Jane's friendship
C. has been married for 10 years
D. lives far away from Jane
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Friendship Counts
B. Friendship Demands Freedom
C. Friendship Needs Understanding
D. Friendship Strengthens Romance
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假定你是李华，你的美国朋友 Justin 得知你想提高英文写作能力，给你寄来一本《英文 写作要素》（The Elements Of Style）。请你回一封信。内容包括：
1. 感谢对方；
2. 会认真研读；
3. 你的回礼。
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 Justin,
How is everything going with you?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes.
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。
Last summer, I was invited to a Chinese summer camp. I had a great time there because I made many friends with other countries. The camp covered a variety of programs, ranged from learning daily Chinese to Chinese history and traditional culture. In a party, we take turns to make a self-introduction in the English. However, I was so shy to speak before other people. I stood there for five minute without saying anything, which made me feel very embarrassing. When I finally opened my mouth, someone couldn’t help laughing at my poorly English. I couldn’t feel anything except my face was burning. It was then that we decided to practise spoken English.
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。
Confucianism (儒家思想), 1. (develop) from thoughts by Confucius during the Spring and Autumn Period, is a philosophical system which has become 2. important part of Chinese culture. It was first set up by Confucius (551–479 BC) and later was developed by philosophers, including Mencius, Dong Zhongshu, Wang Yangming and others.
Confucianism means a lot not only to China, but also to the world. In 1988, 75 Nobel prizewinners said that 3. mankind is to survive it must go back 25 centuries in time to tap the 4. (wise) of Confucius. Today, sentences from Confucianism are 5. (frequent) heard in speeches or talks given by famous foreign people. Besides, people around the globe can have access 6. Confucius ideas in Confucius Institutes and Chinese Culture Centers abroad. The institutes and centers serve as non-profit public institutions to help foreigners 7. (well) understand China than before through language teaching and culture introduction.
So far China 8. (open) 465 Confucius Institutes in 123 countries and regions. There are also 713 Confucius Classrooms operating in middle and primary schools. What’s more, Chinese Culture Centers in Cairo, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo and Denmark, to name a few, are introducing China by holding cultural 9. (activity), opening training classes, and 10. (build) libraries.
This happened just a few minutes ago and now I want to share it with you. It was not a big ______, but it made me feel very grateful.
I ______ to my local store, which is located at a petrol station. As I entered the forecourt, I noticed that all the pumps were blocked off with tape. I ______ they had just run out of fuel. I went into the store and noticed that the refrigerated and frozen sections were ______.
Something was definitely off, but I briefly stopped to ______ with the cashier as usual and ______ that a cleaner earlier on the day had ______ tripped the wrong fuse (保险丝). I grabbed what I ______ and went to pay, but even the card reader didn’t ______. I tried again and, again without any luck.
I ______ the cashier that I would go outside to use their ATM, but it was also ______. I could only go back to the store where the cashier was dealing with the second ______. He looked up and gave me an inquiring ______. I told him that the ATM had broken down. I suggested leaving the goods there and ______ home to grab some cash.
To my ______, the second customer insisted on ______ the cost of my goods and sending me on my way. It wasn’t a massive amount, but what ______ me the most was that he offered assistance to a ______ stranger. He said it was ______ to help someone out. Thanks to him, I didn’t have to run back home, back to the ______ and back home again.
1.A. issue B. deal C. action D. business
2.A. headed B. turned C. replied D. stuck
3.A. assessed B. declared C. admitted D. figured
4.A. sold B. clear C. robbed D. empty
5.A. chat B. argue C. bargain D. exchange
6.A. gave out B. set out C. ran out D. found out
7.A. occasionally B. accidentally C. constantly D. directly
8.A. needed B. expected C. ordered D. intended
9.A. use B. act C. work D. perform
10.A. suggested B. told C. warned D. reminded
11.A. out of order B. out of work C. out of date D. out of sight
12.A. passenger B. visitor C. customer D. consultant
13.A. accent B. judgement C. look D. instruction
14.A. running B. walking C. driving D. calling
15.A. delight B. amusement C. surprise D. satisfaction
16.A. taking B. covering C. spending D. involving
17.A. inspired B. attracted C. influenced D. touched
18.A. curious B. nervous C. perfect D. funny
19.A. generous B. nice C. willing D. wise
20.A. street B. courtyard C. station D. store
