My First Marathon（马拉松）
A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead.
I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P. E. class, the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball. I didn't do either well. He later informed me that I was “not athletic".
The idea that I was “not athletic" stuck with me for years. When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against myself, not about competition or whether or not I was athletic. It was all about the battle against my own body and mind. A test of wills!
The night before my marathon, I dreamt that I couldn't even find the finish line. I woke up sweating and nervous, but ready to prove something to myself.
Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces（鞋带）became untied. So I stopped to readjust. Not the start I wanted!
At mile 3, I passed a sign： "GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!”
By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly. Despite the pain, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.
By mile 21, I was starving!
As I approached mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a. m. or questioned my expenses on running.
I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.
Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels（世俗标签），I can now call myself a “marathon winner".
1.A month before the marathon, the author .
A.was well trained B.felt scared
C.made up his mind to run D.lost hope
2.Why did the author mention the P. E.class in his 7th year?
A.To acknowledge the support of his teacher.
B.To amuse the readers with a funny story.
C.To show he was not talented in sports.
D.To share a precious memory.
3.What does the story mainly tell us?
A.A man owes his success to his family support.
B.A winner is one with a great effort of will.
C.Failure is the mother of success.
D.One is never too old to learn.
假如你是李华，想邀请你的朋友John在周六晚上去观看科幻电影 The Wandering Earth，请用英语给他写一封邮件，内容包括:
1.发出邀请；
2.介绍电影(主题:保护人类共同的地球家园；观众评价等)；
3.请求回复。
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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Looking forward to your reply.
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。没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。
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2. 只允许修改10出，多者（从第11处起）不计分
It has been six years since I move to the US with my family. Not long after we arrived, the excitement of living in a new country were replaced by the sadness of not know the language. Leaving all my friend was also major problem for me at 10. But things got better and better. Dad got a job at a local hospital. I went to the best school in the town, that made my parents very proudly. Six years later, my English has improved greatly and I know I can not make such progress with many faithful friends. Although these friends always make myself feel at home, but I still miss Chinese food.
Since a university education in the United States 1.(be) very expensive, most students work in addition to studying. Students 2.(usual) work part-time, but some students take full-time jobs.
A typical job for a students would be working 3.a waiter or waitress. Other typical off-campus jobs would include being a clerk in a store or delivering pizza. Sometimes students also find jobs on campus such as cleaning, working in a cafeteria or library or answering 4.(telephone). Most student jobs are entry-level and low paying, but have flexible schedule5.(allow) students to attend classes.
Sometimes students also hold more responsible positions such as managers, or if they are lucky, positions in their area of study, 6.they hope will help them find employment after they graduate.
7.double responsibilities of working and studying result in a very busy, 8.(stress) life for some students. 9., it is the only way for many people to finance their college educations. Some Americans believe that the work experience is good for the students 10.(they) since it gives them a taste of “the real world” outside the school.
I’m someone who never went to university but always thought about it. The only way I _______was listening to my children talk about their class and all the interesting things they were_______. University was just a life-long _______of mine. I just turned sixty-four years old in September. I still thought about that old dream _______one day when there was an Advanced-Age _______at the local university. I decided to _______.
The day finally arrived-my first day of school. As I _______there, my mind was filled with _______thoughts, “What am I doing? I’m not smart enough to go to university. The _______will laugh when they see me in class. I probably won’t live long enough to get a ________. Maybe I should just turn the car around and go home.”
Then, ________, I saw it! A large billboard on the side of the road with a picture of Kermit the Frog. I ________a little and read the words next to his picture. “Live your dreams.” Was Kermit speaking me? I didn’t turn the car around.
I drove a little ________on up the highway and there was another ________. This one had a picture of Albert Einstein with his tongue ________out. A line read, “As a student, he was no Einstein.” And there was a word in red, “Confidence”. A new attitude was ________inside me.
I was now ________the gate of the university and there ________still another billboard. This one showed a photograph of a proud ________in a cap and gown. Under the picture was her ________， Nola Otis, aged 95. Oldest University Graduate. Below it was the words, “Live Life”. At that moment, my outlook changed completely.
1.A.attended B.acquired C.consulted D.contained
2.A.learning B.taking C.teaching D.using
3.A.goal B.idea C.advice D.dream
4.A.since B.before C.until D.after
5.A.program B.system C.theme D.process
6.A.sign up B.turn up C.keep up D.make up
7.A.walked B.stepped C.ran D.drove
8.A.negative B.attractive C.active D.optimistic
9.A.tutors B.kids C.professors D.fellows
10.A.degree B.praise C.skill D.reputation
11.A.finally B.immediately C.suddenly D.exactly
12.A.sped up B.slowed down C.cut down D.went up
13.A.higher B.further C.closer D.lower
14.A.billboard B.picture C.portrait D.cartoon
15.A.breaking B.giving C.pulling D.sticking
16.A.forming B.arriving C.building D.making
17.A.approaching B.arriving C.squeezing D.staying
18.A.stood B.lived C.lay D.sat
19.A.man B.teenager C.woman D.youth
20.A.motto B.hobby C.age D.name
What makes one person more intelligent than another？What makes one person a genius，like the brilliant Albert Einstein，and another person a fool？Are people born intelligent or stupid，or is intelligence the result of where and how you live？1.
We know，however，that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways，the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle.2.Mental exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about.3.If，on the other hand，children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do，they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.
4. According to some psychologists，if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot，then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive things to their children，such as “That was a very clever thing you did.”or“5.”
A． It needs exercise.
B． You are such a smart child.
C． A healthy body contributes to one’s intelligence.
D． What people want to express is like this.
E． Parents should also be careful about what they say to young children.
F．The children are then more likely to grow up brightly and intelligently.
G．These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.
