Your reference to the old series I Am Joe's Body in your letter explaining how the new design came about prompted me to share this. In the70s, I was a heavy smoker. I knew it wasn't healthy but could not change my habits. Then I read “I Am Joes Lung”. The next morning, I walked out my front door and coughed up blood. Talk about a wake-up call. On New Year's Eve, I had less than half a pack of cigarettes left, so I decided to finish that and then quit cold turkey. Your magazine saved my life. All these years later, I am saying thank you.
—Norm Mast Middlebury, Indiana
I enjoyed your article on Mr. Yassin Terou and his family and business. Because my Facebook Feed seems to regularly have postings about crimes and fear caused by immigrants, I shared the article there. I hope that it gets passed on for people to focus on a positive contribution that immigrants are giving our country.
—Connie Nuber Surprise, Arizona
I have been enjoying Reader's Digest since I was eight years old. I now share articles with my eight-year-old grandson, and he also enjoys them, especially the jokes. Make all the changes you want because it seems each change makes the Digest better.
—Beverly Mita Pine Island, New York
Personally, I do not like the new format. It isn't as easy to see where one section ends and a new section begins. Why fix something that wasn't broken?
—Paul Okoniewski Bruce Township, Michigan
The Funniest Jokes Since the Internet. Your collection of "Mistakes That Take the Cake" reminded me of my husband's 50th birthday cake, which read:
Happy Birthday,
Bill &Papa!
And Under That
We Love You!
—Diane e. Meeks Vidalia, Georgia
1.Comments from above do not cover articles from______ section.
A.Food B.Health
C.Jokes D.Inspiring stories
2.Who has different opinions about Reader's Digest from the others?
A.Norm Mast. B.Beverly Mita.
C.Paul Okoniewski. D.Diane e. Meeks.
3.The selections above are most probably from ______ of Reader's Digest.
A.columnists B.readers
C.critics D.editors
假设你是晨光中学学生李华，你市正在开展“文明城市”（Building a Civilized City）主题活动，请根据以下提示写一篇英语短文。
内容如下：1.指出本市存在的不文明现象；2.结合实际提出建议并发起倡议。
注意：
1.词数 100 左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头结尾已给出。
Dear friends,
I am writing this letter to
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
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。
Dear Chairman,
I am Li Hua, an 18-year-old freshman. I am very interest in the position in your poster. So I'm writing to recommend myself to you as a member of the school TV station.
When in senior high school, I am also a journalist of the school’s newspaper, that is why I am good at writing. The reports written by me often praised by much of my fellow schoolmates and teachers. In addition, working as a journalist helps me to grow as a outgoing, independent and sociable person. More importantly, I am very curious and enthusiastic about what is happening in and around our campus that I can always keep it up with the latest events. I'm sure I will devote me to working in the school TV station whole-hearted.
I am looking forward to your reply.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The number of Hong Kong students willing to study at Chinese mainland universities 1.(reach) a record high over the past eight years, 2. more and more students eyeing information technology-related majors, as well as chances to work in the mainland.
More than 10，000 Hong Kong high-school graduates have applied to universities in the Chinese mainland in 2019, 3. new high over the past eight years. Hong Kong students can apply to mainland universities via college entrance exams 4.(special) designed for 5. by the Ministry of Education via a Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE),also 6.(know) as Hong Kong’s university entrance examination.
Ana Lo, a senior student majoring in environmental science at Tsinghua University, 7. also participated in the school’s exchange activities in Hong Kong, noticed the growing number of Hong Kong students participating in their promotion activities and 8.(show) strong interest in mainland universities in the past three years. In an interview with the Global Times, Lo attributed（把……归因于）the increase to the fact 9. some universities in the mainland, such as Tsinghua University, are gradually becoming accepted by Hong Kong students, who are hoping for better lives in the mainland.
Apart from the increase in numbers, Bai Yu, from the 10.(admit) office of Wuhan University, noticed that Hong Kong students' choices of study have also changed.
In one of my college classes, we were required to do an act of kindness. My project included ________lunch for an elderly person. When I________the elderly person with the food I cooked, it never________to me that it would result in a new friendship and the discovery of a________.
The person I visited was Bill, who was unable to________much. A nurse came regularly to help him move to and from the wheelchair because he has no________. Bill said he was delighted to see me and it was a________for him to eat a meal with me because he usually eats________. He said the food was great, but he enjoyed having________even more than the food.
Bill had had a________life when working on the railroad and had many________stories to tell about his travels to many places. I was________a trip because of his stories. I had once________about traveling by train. However, I would________be going by train after meeting Bill.
Perhaps the biggest________of this project was that I suddenly realized that I am________of working with the elderly. Spending time with them was fun-they have so much life experience to_____. On the one hand, I am a good________. On the other hand, older people want someone to know their inner world, so it is a perfect________. I decided to focus my studies on the________. Hopefully in the future, I will work with them to help even more people like Bill.
1.A.buying B.delivering C.packing D.preparing
2.A.called on B.came across C.picked up D.turned to
3.A.happened B.appealed C.occurred D.proved
4.A.travel plan B.career path C.holiday destination D.cooking skill
5.A.talk B.eat C.sit D.walk
6.A.money B.relatives C.neighbours D.time
7.A.treat B.fancy C.privilege D.waste
8.A.slowly B.little C.alone D.unhappily
9.A.family B.company C.fun D.health
10.A.painful B.hopeful C.peaceful D.colorful
11.A.adventurous B.fresh C.absorbing D.satisfying
12.A.intending B.pretending C.allowing D.requiring
13.A.argued B.hesitated C.thought D.cared
14.A.unbelievably B.undoubtedly C.unexpectedly D.unhurriedly
15.A.aim B.impression C.problem D.bonus
16.A.aware B.proud C.fond D.certain
17.A.share B.discuss C.treasure D.gain
18.A.student B.cook C.learner D.listener
19.A.choice B.deal C.match D.game
20.A.old B.poor C.disabled D.homeless
How to stay focused in class
Being relaxed during class is a bad habit， and it is also bad to your grade． Focusing in class not only proves to teachers that you are a capable student but also shows that you have the ability to control yourself， which will be very important．
1. No matter how much you want to sit with your friends during the class， try your best to avoid them． Talking with friends around you is not going to give you the focus in class． This will get you into trouble．
Look at teacher and make eye contact． Your teacher is not just standing up there talking．2. Show the teacher that he or she has your full attention by looking them in the eye． This person should have your full attention at all times during class．
Take notes． By taking notes， you'll be able to "get into" the lesson． Write down key points as your teacher speaks． And listen to the key phrases such as "This is important" "This is the main idea" "This will be the test" etc．3.
Get involved in class discussions． This is a wonderful way to become a more focused， successful student． When a teacher asks a question， offer to answer it．4.This shows the teacher that you are listening carefully during the class．
Ask a question．5.This really shows your teacher that you want to be better， and can recognize the things you are having difficulty with． Chances are that someone else in the class has the same question （and was too afraid to ask!）． They'll be relieved， and so will you．
A． Avoid sitting with friends．
B． This can help you listen more attentively．
C． If he or she ask for an opinion， share your own．
D． Talking with friends makes you lose interest in class．
E． He or she is trying to give you an acceptable education．
F． The more quickly you answer， the more attention you pay．
G． If you don't understand something， never be afraid to ask．
