During my second year at the city college，I was told that the education department was offering a "free"course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I _________the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn't want to _________ a few dollars? More than that, I'd always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren’t _________enough about free credits, news about our _________was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which _________ I would be learning from one of the game's _________. I could hardly wait to _________him.
Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this _________was no game for him: he meant business. In his introduction, he made it _________that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to __________the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to __________what we would learn in class to our future professions and, __________, to our lives. I managed to get an A in that __________and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the __________.
Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I'm still putting to use what he __________me: “The absolute most important __________that you learn when you play chess is how to make good __________. On every single move you have to __________a situation, process what your opponent(对手）is doing and __________the best move from among all your options.”These words still ring true today in my __________as a journalist.
1.A.put forward B.jumped at C.tried out D.turned down
2.A.waste B.earn C.save D.pay
3.A.excited B.worried C.moved D.tired
4.A.title B.competitor C.textbook D.instructor
5.A.urged B.demanded C.held D.meant
6.A.fastest B.easiest C.best D.rarest
7.A.interview B.meet C.challenge D.beat
8.A.chance B.qualification C.honor D.job
9.A.real B.perfect C.clear D.possible
10.A.attend B.pass C.skip D.observe
11.A.add B.expose C.apply D.compare
12.A.eventually B.naturally C.directly D.normally
13.A.game B.presentation C.course D.experiment
14.A.criterion B.classroom C.department D.situation
15.A.taught B.wrote C.questioned D.promised
16.A.fact B.step C.manner D.skill
17.A.grades B.decisions C.impressions D.comments
18.A.analyze B.describe C.rebuild D.control
19.A.announce B.signal C.block D.evaluate
20.A.role B.desire C.concern D.behavior
Every year about 40,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. They _______ with them lots of waste. The _______ might damage the beauty of the place. The glaciers(冰川) are disappearing, changing the _______ of Kilimanjaro.
Hearing these stories, I’m _______ about the place — other destinations are described as “purer” natural experiences.
However, I soon _______ that much has changed since the days of disturbing reports of _______ among tons of rubbish. I find a _______ mountain, with toilets at camps and along the paths. The environmental challenges are _______ but the efforts made by the Tanzania National Park Authority seem to be _______.
The best of a Kilimanjaro ________, in my opinion, isn’t reaching the top. Mountains are ________ as spiritual places by many cultures. This ________ is especially evident on Kilimanjaro as ________ go through five ecosystems(生态系统) in the space of a few kilometers. At the base is a rainforest. It ends abruptly at 3, 000 meters, ________ lands of low growing plants. Further up, the weather ________ — low clouds envelope the mountainsides, which are covered with thick grass. I ________ twelve shades of green from where I stand. Above 4, 000 meters is the highland ________: gravel(砾石), stones and rocks. ________ you climb into an arctic-like zone with ________ snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear.
Does Kilimanjaro ________ its reputation as a crowded mountain with lines of tourists ruining the atmosphere of peace? I found the opposite to be true.
1.A.keep B.mix C.connect D.bring
2.A.stories B.buildings C.crowds D.reporters
3.A.position B.age C.face D.name
4.A.silent B.skeptical C.serious D.crazy
5.A.discover B.argue C.decide D.advocate
6.A.equipment B.grass C.camps D.stones
7.A.remote B.quiet C.tall D.clean
8.A.new B.special C.significant D.necessary
9.A.paying off B.spreading out C.blowing up D.fading away
10.A.atmosphere B.experience C.experiment D.sight
11.A.studied B.observed C.explored D.regarded
12.A.view B.quality C.reason D.purpose
13.A.scientists B.climbers C.locals D.officials
14.A.holding on to B.going back to C.living up to D.giving way to
15.A.changes B.clears C.improves D.permits
16.A.match B.imagine C.count D.add
17.A.village B.desert C.road D.lake
18.A.Obviously B.Easily C.Consequently D.Finally
19.A.permanent B.little C.fresh D.artificial
20.A.enjoy B.deserve C.save D.acquire
假如你是李华，获知你的英国朋友Eric在汉语书法比赛中获得一等奖。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括:
1. 表示祝贺；
2. 赠送名家字帖。
注意:1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:字贴 calligraphy copybook
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假定你是李华，正在加拿大参加短期访问交流活动。你偶然在一本近期的杂志里看到一篇介绍中国端午节的文章，但文章里没有注明日期是中国农历，且文中所配图片是赛艇而不是龙舟。请你给编辑部写一封信，指出其中的错误并要求更正。
内容包括：
1. 指出错误，给出正确信息；
2. 要求更正；
3. 赞赏对方介绍中国文化。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 参考词汇：中国农历 the Chinese Lunar Calendar
赛艇 rowing boat 龙舟 dragon boat
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假定你是李华，想邀请外教Henry一起参观中国剪纸（paper-cutting）艺术展。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1.展览时间、地点；
2.展览内容。
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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假定你是李华，暑假在伦敦学习，得知当地美术馆要举办中国画展。请写一封信申请做志愿者，内容包括：
1. 写信目的；
2. 个人优势；
3. 能做的事情。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 结束语已为你写好。
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Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua.
