When I was young, my mother began to write poetry, books, and letters to the editor to try to change the world. Some were _______ and others were still manuscripts（原稿）that she wrote and edited with reviews that she asked from writers she _______ .
When, at ninety-three, _______ left her only a short time to live, she told me that she had submitted（提交）her recent book of poetry to a publisher. _______ , she hadn’t received an _______ from him. So I called the publisher, only to learn that the company had gone out of _______ . As my mother’s health was falling quickly, there wasn’t time to find a _______ publisher. After a few weeks of feeling _______ , I finally stopped sitting on my hands and ______ another solution.
I found a wonderful company and a printer who ________ to produce twenty poems of my mother’s book as quickly as they could. Sandy and Bernie were ________ by my mother’s story and quickly moved into action ________ me. We worked together to complete the book just a few hours ________ I went to my mother for the last time. I handed it to her gift-wrapped. Her pain made it hard for her to see and think _______ . When she finally ________ the title, The Wrinkled Nest, she truly looked surprised. Then her face softened into a smile.
Not finding a solution wasn’t a choice. And this has ________ me through so much of my life. I live in the world of education and chances, and this is a daily challenge. When faced with ________ ,I can’t simply shrug my shoulders and _____ .
While I can’t change the world alone, I work on making it better by _______ problems that mean a great deal to me. And I thank my ________ for putting this belief in me.
1.A.destroyed B.valued C.published D.impressed
2.A.respected B.admitted C.imagined D.met
3.A.trouble B.illness C.pain D.health
4.A.Otherwise B.Instead C.Besides D.However
5.A.award B.answer C.instruction D.order
6.A.business B.work C.control D.fashion
7.A.familiar B.responsible C.different D.special
8.A.homeless B.loveless C.useless D.helpless
9.A.got along with B.came up with C.put up with D.went on with
10.A.imitated B.adopted C.agreed D.refused
11.A.upset B.annoyed C.shocked D.touched
12.A.with B.around C.beside D.by
13.A.before B.when C.after D.since
14.A.carefully B.clearly C.completely D.quickly
15.A.read B.remembered C.recognized D.realized
16.A.guided B.supported C.pulled D.offered
17.A.disbelief B.problems C.accidents D.death
18.A.give away B.give back C.give up D.give off
19.A.discussing B.choosing C.replacing D.solving
20.A.classmates B.parents C.friends D.teachers
假定你叫李华，在你校就读的来自美国的交换生杰克很想学习中国书法（Chinese calligraphy），想找一位中国书法教师。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 已为他找了一名教师李先生；
2. 简单介绍李先生；
3. 询问什么时候开始学习。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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。
I will never forget my first day at high school. That day, one of my new classmate was late. He stood outside the classroom silent before our teacher let her in. He cried on his desk. I asked him what happened. He hesitated for a while, but then told me that his father had died several days ago. After a moment, he added that his mother is now badly ill. Heard his words, I felt sorry for his sufferings. So I decided not to organize an activity to raise money for him. It is really happy for me to be help to other people.
阅读下列材料，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。
Plastic is a huge problem for our planet. It is really 1. (challenge) to get rid of and a lot of it ends up in nature or in the ocean in particular. There, it is a threat 2. our animals and plants.
Now a company from the Netherlands, a small country in western Europe, says that it will use plastic 3. (find) in the ocean to build roads. Volker Wessels 4. (turn) the plastic into building blocks for the roads. They will be like puzzle pieces 5. fit into each other.
Not only will this be good for the environment, but also it will be good for the people who look after roads. If a part of the road 6. (damage), it will be easy to remove it and replace it with another piece. The company says that nearly any type of plastic can be used 7. (make) the road pieces.
Scientists 8. (work) on the project say that they are in the final stages of testing the materials for 9. (safe). They say that the first road built will be 10. bicycle path somewhere in the Netherlands.
When I was growing up, there was a pizza shop right down the street from me, The pizza shop was _________ by a Chinese woman who opened the place around 11:00 a. m. and closed it around midnight every day. The food was good, and its _________ were a right size. As far as I knew, the menu never _________. The woman would take a（n） _________ and then return to the kitchen and make it while the customer stood _________ at the counter.
One day the woman _________ the pizza shop to a man. The man _________ on running the pizza shop with his wife. I was around fifteen and one day I went inside the pizza shop and began talking with the new owners. Within minutes of my starting the _________ , the man and his wife offered me a(n) _________ They’d printed many paper menus and they wanted me to hang them on the doors in the area.
I enjoyed the work as it was fun. As I did this with them one Sunday afternoon, they told me about how __________ the Chinese woman had been. They told me she used too expensive cheese. They were planning to stop __________ chicken because chicken was expensive and pizza was really __________ to make. They were __________ the business was going to be a cash cow for them.
As I listened to all this, I decided these people must be very smart. __________ , within several months, they were out of __________ completely, and the pizza place sat there vacant for over a year __________ it was turned into flooring store. The new owners thought only about how the business could __________ them, and how they could reduce __________ to fatten their own wallets. This is why they ended up __________ . After all, everyone loves people and businesses that are more __________ with serving others than themselves.
1.A.purchased B.expanded C.operated D.frequented
2.A.populations B.portions C.measures D.surroundings
3.A.improved B.extended C.worsened D.altered
4.A.order B.chance C.walk D.dish
5.A.resting B.admiring C.waiting D.observing
6.A.transferred B.sold C.referred D.donated
7.A.focused B.went C.insisted D.planned
8.A.trade B.argument C.discussion D.deal
9.A.recommendation B.job C.assignment D.reward
10.A.stupid B.intelligent C.awkward D.hardworking
11.A.preparing B.buying C.serving D.consuming
12.A.swift B.cheap C.interesting D.convenient
13.A.worried B.lucky C.hopeful D.sure
14.A.Instead B.Additionally C.However D.Consequently
15.A.business B.sight C.place D.control
16.A.Unfortunately B.Instantly C.Suddenly D.Eventually
17.A.influence B.benefit C.promote D.involve
18.A.costs B.bills C.prices D.ingredients
19.A.declining B.quitting C.failing D.compromising
20.A.satisfied B.concerned C.patient D.familiar
Continuous learning benefits us in many ways. First of all, it allows the increase in knowledge and ability in our career. For example, watching someone work can make us a better worker. 1. For example, we can learn about the general workforce and how the application process works to better prepare us for job searching. This can help if for some reason you lose your job and need to find other work.
What’s more, continuous learning can open our mind. Having an open mind and willingness to take on new ideas can do wonders. First of all it builds your attitude towards change. 2. Second, when you take continuous learning into account, you can begin to understand how others feel about a particular issue.
3. They are always looking for new experiences and do different things. Moreover, they not only have knowledge on various topics that aren’t always related to present roles but also know about the latest trends and technologies in the industry.
To develop continuous learning, you have to begin with setting a clear and specific goal. 4. Once your goal is set, build a system to help support your strategy. You want to be looking for different sources of information, but also to be picky about it, In other words, try to learn within your specific field but ensure the information is coming from a trustworthy source- At the same time, do use tools to help improve your learning system. 5. Seminars (研讨会) workshops, and live classes are the tools that modern learners need as they make learning effective.
A. Learning can improve other areas in our lives.
B. Besides, learning can prepare us for the unexpected.
C. If always learning, you are always improving.
D. Excellent continuous learners behave in a specific manner.
E. Being excited about change can affect others around you positively.
F. There’re various tools to help you present information and learning.
G. Knowing what you want to achieve can encourage you to keep learnings.
