假定你是李华，你的美国笔友John来信请你介绍中国传统节日清明节。请根据以下要点，用英语给他写封回信。
要点:1. 清明节是二十四节气之一;
2. 全国放假三天;
3. 扫墓祭祖踏青游玩、放风筝等。
注意:1. 词数100左右;
2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3. 开头和结尾已为你写好,但不计人总词数。
参考词汇:节气solar term 扫墓sweep the tomb
Dear John ,
Glad to hear from you. I'd like to tell you something about the Qingming Festival.
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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：在错的词下画一横线，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。
Ten years ago, I was in greatly depression. I worked hard at piano learning and devoted all my spare time to learn it. But I failed to pass the B level test, that made me quite disappointed. So I turned my mother for help when I got home. Hearing of what I told her, she smiled, “Test results sometimes cannot real show your ability and level. Thus, my progress should not be judged only by one test.” She encouraged me to work hard for the next year’s B Level Test. I take my mother’s advices. Now the B level test is in front of me, and I’ve realized that the process of learning is much important.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号单词的正确形式。
Our grandparents seem to have magical powers sometimes. Give them a Chinese lunar calendar1.they will know what the weather will be like days or even months later.
What's the secret? They are following the 24 Solar Terms (节气),2.was added on Nov. 30 ,2016 to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (非物质文化遗产) by the United Nations. It is a knowledge system and social practice3.(form) through people's 4.(observe) of the sun's annual movement and its influence on the climate.
The 24 Solar Terms5. (come) into being during the Qin and Han 6.(dynasty). At that time, most Chinese people made their living on farms, so weather changes were 7.(extreme) important for them. But, of course, they had no satellite, Internet or weather broadcast8.(help) them. Despite these difficulties, they managed to work out 24 Solar Terms by studying the sun's movement and also9.(pay) attention to other natural changes such as air temperature, water and crop growth.
It is honoured as China's10. (five) great invention, after papermaking, printing, the compass and gunpowder. Now, it is still widely used in daily life even in the age of technology-based modern farming.
A lady was waiting at an airport one night before her flight. She hunted for a book in the airport shops, ______ a bag of cookies and found a place to drop. She was absorbed in her book but happened to ______ that a man sitting beside her grabbed a cookie or two from the bag ______. She tried to ______ the annoying scene. So she munched(用力嚼) the cookies and watched the clock, as the ______ ate her cookies.
She was getting more ______ as the minutes ticked by, thinking, “If I weren’t so nice, I would blacken his eyes.” With each cookie she took, he took one too. When only one was ______, she wondered what he would do. With a ______ on his face, he took the ______ cookie and broke it in half. He offered her half, as he ate the other.
She snatched(猛抓) it from him and thought this guy was too ______. Why he didn’t even show any ______! She had never been so angry and sighed with ______ when her flight was called. She gathered her ______ and headed for the gate, refusing to ____ back at the ingrate(忘恩负义的) thief.
She boarded the plane, and ______ in her seat. Then she sought her book, which was almost complete. As she ______ inside her baggage, ______, there was her bag of cookies, right in front of her eyes! “If mine are here,” she thought, “the others were his, and he tried to share. Too late to ______.” She realized with grief(难过) that she was the rude one, the thief.
How many times in our lives have we absolutely known that something was a certain way, only to discover ______ what we believed to be true … was not?
It is only when we ______ our life silently and quietly that we can finally hear the whispers of truth that life shows to us.
1.A.took B.brought C.stole D.bought
2.A.know B.learn C.understand D.notice
3.A.on time B.at all C.in between D.for sure
4.A.ignore B.escape C.keep D.leave
5.A.friend B.thief C.colleague D.staff
6.A.comfortable B.friendly C.angry D.cheerful
7.A.left B.eaten C.picked D.completed
8.A.fear B.cry C.smile D.desire
9.A.worst B.first C.best D.last
10.A.polite B.rude C.mild D.mad
11.A.attraction B.suggestion C.appreciation D.satisfaction
12.A.concern B.relief C.burden D.care
13.A.belongings B.materials C.cookies D.treasures
14.A.put B.look C.go D.walk
15.A.sank B.struggled C.jumped D.climbed
16.A.reached B.arrived C.researched D.touched
17.A.fortunately B.unexpectedly C.excitedly D.worriedly
18.A.communicate B.complain C.congratulate D.apologize
19.A.still B.later C.now D.recently
20.A.care about B.worry about C.argue about D.think about
How to teach kids responsibility
We'd all like our kids to develop into responsible people. How can we help to ensure that our kids learn the lessons of responsibility? Here are some ideas：
Start them with tasks when they're young.
1. They can do a lot more than you think if you're patient and creative. Encourage them to begin at an early age, and this helps them build confidence and enthusiasm for later tasks in their life.
Don't use rewards with your kids.
If you want your kids to develop a natural sense of responsibility, they need to learn what they do affects others not just themselves. 2.
Use natural consequences when they make mistakes.
If they keep losing their baseball glove somewhere, let them deal with the consequences. Maybe they have to ask to borrow one for the game. 3. If you rescue them every time they make a mistake, they'll never learn responsibility.
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This is where they'll learn it from. Take care of your stuff. Try to be on time. They're watching you very closely.
Give them an allowance(零用钱) early in their life.
Let them make their own money decisions from an early age. They'll learn their lessons in a hurry. 5.
A．Model responsible behavior for your kids.
B．Maybe they have to buy a new one if it's lost.
C．Don't help them out if they run out of money.
D．Train your kids to be responsible and careful.
E．They won't learn that if they're focused on what they're going to “get”．
F．Young kids have a strong desire to help out, even as young as age two.
G．They'll pick up on this belief and they'll tend to rise to the level of expectation.
It is reported that a record-breaking high-speed rail will connect Inner Mongolia in the north to Hainan in the south. According to the Shaanxi Development and Reform Commission，the proposed line will operate at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour（217 mph）．
Beginning in Inner Mongolia's Baotou city and running through southern Shaanxi， Hubei， Hunan， Guangxi and Guangdong， its final stop would be in Haikou city on Hainan Island，China's southernmost province．
Though the exact length of the proposed route has not been released，it will likely become the world's longest high-speed rail line as the journey by road between Baotou and Haikou is approximately 3，000 kilometers（1，864 miles） long． Currently， the world's longest high-speed rail line is almost 2，300 kilometers long （1，429 miles）， running from Beijing to Guangzhou．
The proposed rail is part of China's aim to create another "Silk Road of the 21st Century" and improve the country's transportation network while driving land development and urbanization（城市化） in some provincial areas．
Many of the provinces through which the high-speed trains will travel are near major bodies of water，such as the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi province，the Yangtzi River in Hubei and the South China Sea， where the line would end． It will also take passengers to popular tourist attractions including Zhangjiajie，Xi'an，Guilin and minority areas in western Hunan and Hubei．
"The country is now shifting its focus and investing in the western regions and economically underdeveloped areas，making up for China's long debt to these areas，" Tan yuzhi，professor of the School of Economics and Management at Hubei University for Nationalities， told local media． " The project will significantly narrow regional disparities（差异） and solve minority issues．"
However，Deng Hongbing，director of China University of Geosciences' Center for Regional Economic and Investment Center，said that if the north-to-south railway is to go ahead，there needs to be a sound ecological program in place to ensure the protection of these underdeveloped and ecologically sensitive areas．
1.What is the passage mainly talking about？ ______
A.China has decided to invest in the western areas．
B.Another high-speed train line is being planned．
C.The train will speed up to 350 kilometers per hour．
D.China has produced the best high-speed train line．
2.How many provinces will the proposed line cross？ ______.
A.9 B.8
C.7 D.6
3.Once the high-speed rain line is built，______ ．
A.It will be the most convenient high-speed rail line in China
B.It will benefit the underdeveloped areas a lot in the west
C.It will transport goods faster from north to south
D.It will do good to the environment alongside the line
4.What is Tan Yuzhi's attitude towards the proposed project？ ______.
A.Ironical B.Doubtful
C.Puzzled D.Supportive
