My nephew came for a visit one hot, July weekend. I persuaded him to stay inside by joining him in a Nintendo game. After being mercilessly defeated by a more experienced player, I suggested that we relax for a while. He slipped out of the room and I caught a few moments of peace and quiet.
“Look, Alice,” he said enthusiastically as he ran over to the chair where I was recovering. “I found a kite. Could we go outside and fly it?”
Glancing out of a nearby window, I noticed there was not a breeze (微风). “I'm sorry, Tripper,” I said, sad to see his disappointed eyes, but thankful for the short period of rest from more activities. “The wind is not blowing today. The kite won’t fly.”
The determined 10-year-old replied. “I think it’s windy enough. I can get it to fly,” he answered, as he hurried out through the back door. I peeked through the curtains to watch determination in action. Up and down the yard he ran, pulling the kite attached to a small length of string. The plastic kite, proudly displaying a picture of Batman, remained about shoulder level.
He ran back and forth, as hard as his ten-year-old legs would carry him, looking back hopefully at the kite trailing behind. After about ten minutes of unsuccessful determination, he came back in.
I asked, “How did it go?” “Fine,” he said, “I got it to fly some.” As he walked past me to return the kite to the closet shelf, I heard him say under his breath, “I guess I'll have to wait for the wind.”
At that moment I heard another voice speak to my heart. “Alice, sometimes you are just like that. You want to do it your way instead of waiting for the wind.” And the voice was right. We usually want to use our own efforts to accomplish what we want to do. We wait for the wind only after we have done all we can and have exhausted our own strength. We must learn how to rely on Him in the first place!
1.The writer didn’t fly the kite with his nephew because she _____________.
A.was not so experienced in flying kites
B.wanted to get relaxed
C.preferred to stay in peace and quiet
D.thought the weather was not suitable
2.Which word can best describe Tripper?
A.naughty B.insistent
C.sensitive D.clever
3.What can we infer from Paragraph 5?
A.Tripper became hopeless.
B.Tripper was easy to give up.
C.Tripper didn’t want to admit defeat.
D.Tripper was disappointed with the kite flying.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A.Try Your Best B.Wait for the Wind
C.Fly a Kite in Life D.Determine to Succeed
Different countries have different tipping customs. When you travel, you need to know how to tip in the country that you’re in; otherwise you’ll leave servers angry everywhere you go.Here are just a few guidelines to tipping around the world.
Brazil
There will always be a standard 10% service charge added to your bill, and you won’t necessarily have to tip. If you do feel like being generous, an extra 5-10% will really make your server very happy. Just remember to do this as skillfully as possible—Brazilians don’t make a big show of this.
Dubai
In Dubai it’s a rule for restaurants to charge 10% tip on all restaurant and bar bills. You can add a couple of dirhams（迪拉姆,货币单位）to this if you feel like it. Waiters are not paid very much in Dubai, so it is always very appreciated.
Germany
German bars and restaurants will include the tip as part of what you owe, but that’s not all you have to pay. It is a custom to round the bill up after that, usually to the euro. This can be anywhere from 5-10%. When it’s time to settle up, you won’t get a bill: your waiter tells you the total and then you tell them how much you want to pay, including your “tip”, and hand over the money.
Czech Republic
While locals in the Czech Republic don’t leave tips, that doesn’t mean you’re off the hook.Foreign tourists are definitely expected to leave some kind of tip for service—as long as you’re in a high tourist traffic area, like Prague for instance. The standard tip is 10%.
India
If you like the service, go ahead and tip your server 5-10%. You have to adjust that amount though, based on how big the meal you’re eating is. If the bill is for a small meal, and totals less than 300 rupees, tip the full 10%. If the bill is higher, tip towards the 5%.
1.In which country do customers have to tip at least 10% for the service?
A.Dubai B.India
C.Germany D.Czech Republic
2.Which country has different tip cultures between citizens and foreigners?
A.Dubai B.Germany
C.India D.Czech Republic
3.If your bill is 2000 rupees in India, it is proper for you to tip________ rupees.
A.10 B.80
C.120 D.200
假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter想了解10月18日在武汉举行的第七届世界军人运动会（the 7th Military World Games），请给他写信简要介绍相关情况，内容包括：
1. 时间地点；
2. 概况（109个国家，九千多名军人，329项运动）；
3. 影响或意义。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 结尾已为你写好。
Dear Peter,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
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。
As it is known to all, the Great Wall is the most famous places of interest in China. Everybody wants to go there, but I am no exception. Then, this summer vacation, the day I have been looking forward to coming at last. I got up very early that day and set off with my brother Tim followed behind. After two hours’ bus ride, we arrived at which looked like the large market, where there were millions of people talking, pushing and photographing. At that, my enthusiasm immediate disappeared. Indeed, the Great Wall is really something must be experienced with a little ease and privacy.
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。
TENCENT announced yesterday that it will limit the daily time for youngsters to play 1. (it) popular King of Glory game after parents and schools in Shanghai and other areas complained their children had become addicted to playing it.
From tomorrow,children younger than 12 2. (allow) only to play the game for a maximum of one hour a day, and after 9pm,they will be banned 3. logging (登录) into it, said Tencent. Teenagers older than 12 will be able to play a maximum two hours a day.
The game system will remind players the time they have been playing and young players will be forced to log out 4. the time is up.
Tencent claimed these were the 5. (strict) measures in China’s game industry to prevent 6. (addict) and the company expected they would ease parents’ anxiety.
There have been several cases 7. ( report) that children had spent too much money as well as time on King of Glory, Tencent said it will add 8. new function to limit spending of teenage players. The company also said it had updated system for parents to monitor children 9. (use) its games.
Now, parents can connect phones, tablets or computers their children use 10. (play ) games, so that they can always keep an eye on the children even if they have several game accounts, Tencent said.
Last Sunday, there was no dirt in the air, only bright spring sunshine and a clear blue sky. After church, Papa headed out to the field to check on the cattle while Mama started dinner. Faye and I played in the yard. The temperature suddenly dropped—it felt good. The ________ had been building since dawn.
Then Mama shouted from the ________, “Iris，you and Faye get inside，real quick now!”
I looked to the west and saw a huge black cloud of ________, like thick smoke from a railway engine’s chimney. All the birds flew away. “Faye，go with Mama!” I ________. “I’ll warn Papa.”
Faye ran toward the house. The storm hit so fast that I ________ saw her climb the porch (门廊) steps. In a short time, the day turned into night. I ________ for Papa, hoping my voice would lead him back.
The dirt and sand stung my face like a thousand bees. I needed to get to shelter. ________ my face with one hand, I made my way toward the car and opened the door. Dirt flew in with me as I pulled the door closed. Papa was still out there! I needed to help him ________ the car.
I searched the dashboard (仪表板) and found the switch for the front ________. They made some rays, but would Papa see them in the thick ________? I pushed the horn (喇叭) again and again, hoping Papa would hear it.
________, Papa’s face appeared at the window. My heart jumped with surprise and ________. He opened the door and climbed onto the seat next to me. He coughed and wiped his eyes with dirty hands，then pulled me into his arms. “Oh, Iris, you’re ________.”
I hugged Papa and ________. I could feel the tears streaming down my dirty cheeks. Papa ________ my face. “Your mother and Faye?” I said, “They are in the house.” Papa nodded, “Good. We’ll wait out the storm there.” Papa shut off the car’s lights and I worried the dirt would ________ us.
Finally, the wind died down and the dust started to ________. Papa kicked against the door, opening it far enough to let us out. We went home as Mama ________ out. “Mama!” I shouted and ran into her arms. “Oh，my precious Iris!” Mama cried. “You and Papa are safe!”
“I’m safe ________ Iris,” Papa said. “The car’s horn led me to shelter.”
“I’m so proud of you,” Mama said to me.
I cried even more then, tears of joy because our family had ________ the horrible storm.
1.A.sand B.thunder C.heat D.snow
2.A.church B.house C.field D.car
3.A.fog B.gas C.steam D.dust
4.A.said B.complained C.suggested D.shouted
5.A.hardly B.constantly C.really D.surprisingly
6.A.screamed B.waited C.looked D.searched
7.A.Cleaning B.Touching C.Covering D.Rubbing
8.A.fix B.find C.recognize D.drive
9.A.lights B.handles C.wheels D.windows
10.A.smoke B.darkness C.forest D.atmosphere
11.A.Curiously B.Disappointedly C.Suddenly D.Unexpectedly
12.A.relief B.warmth C.excitement D.bravery
13.A.handsome B.cautious C.safe D.impressive
14.A.smiled B.whispered C.relaxed D.cried
15.A.glared at B.looked into C.swept over D.reached for
16.A.bury B.leave C.hurt D.poison
17.A.spread B.multiply C.settle D.double
18.A.walked B.slipped C.laughed D.dashed
19.A.rather than B.apart from C.thanks to D.other than
20.A.survived B.defeated C.experienced D.caused
