Duolingo
Over 70 million people have registered with Duolingo, a free and incredibly well-designed language learning app. Though not a replacement for proper language tuition, the app is a fun way to get the basics, or to keep yourself fresh on grammar and vocabulary, before a trip abroad. Just like a computer game, the app guides you through levels that you need to complete before advancing, and you gain experience points along the way.
* Free, iOS and Android, duolingo.com
XE Currency（货币）
XE is the go-to site for currency conversions on the web, so it’s no surprise that its app is so popular: with over 20 million downloads since launch. It has lots of business-oriented features, such as rates for previous metals and historic charts, but for the traveler it is most useful for the simple fact that it’s able to convert every world currency. It also functions offline by saving the latest updated rates.
* Free, iOS and Android, xe.com
App in the Air
App in the Air is a smart, straightforward, flight tracking app that has the best coverage of airlines and airports. It will keep you updated about flight status even if you don’t have internet coverage and help you manage your time at the airport, breaking down each flight into four stages: check in, boarding, takeoff and landing time.
* Free, iOS and Android, appintheair.mobi
Wolfram Sun Exposure
There are a few apps out there that help you manage your time in the sun safely, but this one offers the most detailed information to keep you informed. You enter your skin type and it calculates how long you can spend sunning yourself before getting burned, based on the time of day, where you are and the strength of sun cream you’re wearing. It also provides UV forecasts for your location.
* £0.79, iOS
1.If you want to know the information about the change rate of money, you can turn to for help.
A.Wolfram. B.App in the Air.
C.XE Currency. D.Duolingo.
2.About these apps, which of the following is TRUE?
A.All of these four can be used in the same system.
B.Duolingo is an unbelievable gaming app where you gain experience points along the way.
C.You can learn the latest news about the flights with limited connectivity in App in the Air.
D.Your time in the sun safely is influenced by the brand of sun cream you’re applying.
3.The passage is intended for .
A.teenagers. B.travelers.
C.businessmen. D.guides.
假如你是学生会主席李华，为了让外国人了解中国传统文化，学生会将进行”唐诗吟诵大赛”(Tang Poetry Recitation Contest)，特邀请学校国际部学生参加，请你根据提示写一则通知。
主要内容包括:
1.大赛目的和意义；
2.主办方:校学生会(The Student Union) 时间:2020年1月17日 地点:校报告厅(assembly hall)；
3.范围:唐诗三百首(Three Hundred Tang Poems)
注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。
Notice
Do you want to have a further knowledge of Chinese culture?
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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。
There may be two mainly reasons for the popularity of English in China in recent year: the economic reform and the open policy. With the development of international trade and co-operation, English as the international language play a more and more important role. The demand for people known English is increasing. The labor market needs you to do business with foreign companies, to open foreign markets, and to learn to use up advanced technology from abroad. They are also needed to participate international affairs. University students who English level is high are easily employed and well pay. This encourages people to learn English.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Historians have said that we have always had a sweet tooth. Our sweet tooth has grown over the years and people are now more attached1.sweets than ever before.
Tim Richardson,2. famous historian, has created a timeline to show our love of sweets. He said, “A sweet thing3. (enjoy) during the day can be a source of simple comfort and pleasure cheering us up. People have known this for4. (century). Throughout history, many sweets have kept their charm and 5. (popular) because they have kept up with the6. (late) taste trends.” Cave paintings have been found of our ancestors attacking beehives(蜂窝)7.(find) honey.
A fun fact is that honeycomb(蜂巢)was the8.(one) sweet that ancient people ate. As the years went on, Lollipops and chewing gums appeared. Chewing gum has a history that9.(date) back to the times of Greece. It was not until 192810.Walt Diemer made the very first bubble gum.
Michael rises every morning at 4:00 and walks into his sandwich shop. By 5:50, he's making the rounds of the shelters on Centre Street . He ____out 200 sandwiches to the homeless before beginning his workday .
20 years ago, when Michael _____ a homeless man named John, he began to help him with effort then. Day after day , he brought John some food and , when it was really cold , a _______place in his car while he was working .Once he asked John if he wanted to get cleaned up . It was a (an )______offer , because Michael thought John would refuse.______, John said , “ Are you going to wash me ? “ Michael knew that he was ______his promise . It was at that moment that Michael ______to help the homeless .
Michael received no _______, saying , “ I'm not getting media attention . I just want to do some good in my ______.
Michael made 200 sandwiches every day in the past 20 years. “I don't simply_______ the sandwiches on a table for them to ______up . I shake their hands and ______ them a good day . “ Once Mayor (市长)Koeh came to make the rounds with him . They______the media , and it seemed like it was just the two of them . But of all Michael's _______,working side by side with the Mayor was not as important as working next to someone else.
A man had _____from the sandwich takers, and Michael worried about that. He hoped the man had moved on to a more______environment. One day, the man came back, greeting Michael and carrying________of his own to hand out. He said Michael's daily food , warm handshakes and wishes had given him the _______ he badly needed . After achieving some success, he decided to do the same thing as Michael,
The moment needed no ______. The two men worked silently , side by side , handing out their sandwiches . It was another day on Centre Street , but a day with just a little more _______.
1.A.sets B.gives C.picks D.finds
2.A.got across B.came along C.ran after D.came across
3.A.entertaining B.relaxing C.resting D.playing
4.A.silly B.empty C.free D.crazy
5.A.Surprisingly B.Disappointedly C.Fortunately D.Thankfully
6.A.tricking B.presenting C.testing D.viewing
7.A.demanded B.agreed C.pretended D.determined
8.A.benefit B.sponsorship C.information D.sympathy
9.A.way B.means C.method D.purpose
10.A.check B.match C.lay D.cover
11.A.make B.look C.set D.pick
12.A.predict B.hope C.follow D.wish
13.A.ignored B.blamed C.confirmed D.handled
14.A.memories B.situations C.schedules D.professions
15.A.escaped B.volunteered C.disappeared D.survived
16.A.competitive B.complex C.familiar D.stable
17.A.money B.sandwiches C.food D.plan
18.A.responsibility B.encouragement C.permission D.achievement
19.A.purpose B.relief C.dialogue D.doubt
20.A.hope B.fun C.pride D.luck
With the rise of basic economy and budget airline models that charge extra for seat selection, it's become a lot harder for groups, especially families with kids, to secure seats next to each other.1.
2.. The earlier you book your family's travel, the more likely that you will be able to reserve seats that are next to each other.
Contact your airline and ask it to accommodate your family, if you can't initially be seated together. Discuss with the airline your concerns about a child being seated alone.3., they may be able to assure you that each child is seated next to an adult family member.
Check reservations and seat assignments directly with the airline, if you book through a third party online agency. If you did not book your travel directly with an airline, obtain or confirm your seat assignments directly with the airline as soon as possible before the day of travel.4. .
Confirm reservations and seat assignments again before you leave for the airport. You may wish to confirm your seat assignments before you would normally go to the airport as your seat assignments could have changed after booking due to an aircraft adjustment with a different seating arrangement.5.. They will do what they can to help families who need to sit together.
A. The earlier, the better
B. Book tickets as early as possible
C. Even if the airline is unable to seat the whole family together
D. Here are some tips to help you sit together without paying extra
E. Even though the airline is unwilling to take your concerns into consideration
F. If your seat assignments have changed, you can contact the airline to ask for help
G. This can be done either on the website or over the phone by contacting reservations
