假定你是李华，你市将举办国际马拉松赛，请你给外教John发一封电子邮件，邀请他一起报名参加。
内容主要包括：
1.告知马拉松比赛的具体信息；
2.说明邀请理由；
3.希望对方参加。
注意：1. 词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：马拉松marathon
Dear John,
I’m pleased to tell you that an international marathon will take place in our city.
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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—横线，并在该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。
A photo on my desk always takes me back to the moment that I gave a talent show for foreign friend. In the picture, I can be seen delicate performing Erhu. When I introduced myself at English, the audience applauded encourage me. I was no longer nervous. I devoted myself wholeheartedly to play. My performance was quite a success. Before the performance, an American was named Amy, who was of my age, sang the song God Is a Girl to me. We even make a deal that we would teach each other my mother tongues.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Access to electricity has always been limited for people living in Nuevo Saposoa, 1.remote village in Peru. However, things went from bad to 2.(bad)in March 2015 after a flood damaged the power station in the area. The villagers 3.(force)to turn to kerosene(煤油)lamps, which are not only expensive but give off poisonous matter.
Fortunately, the researchers and students at the UTEC in Lima, Peru heard about it and came up with a 4.(create)idea. They designed a lamp that can be powered by plants and soil, both of 5.can be found in the Amazonian rainforests where the village 6.(lie). Called Plantalamparas, the lights draws energy from a plant 7.(grow)in the rainforests and uses it to light up an LED bulb. So far, the bulbs have been a huge success.
This is not the first time the students and professors of UTEC 8.(come)up with a clever approach 9.a problem. In 2014, 10.(deal)with Peru’s severe air pollution they created a large advertising board that could be used as an air purifier(净化器)as well.
“Paul must have been trying to carry his waste paper to garbage can and dropped a few pieces. “I ________, picking them up. ________ later I found more pieces. No quiet sighing this time. I ________, “Who is throwing garbage?” No answer. Instead, I saw more bits of paper ________ floating down from upstairs. Looking up. I saw my seven-year-old son, Paul.
“Stop making a mess.” “It’s not a mess. They’re ________.” “Sorry, what did you say?” I hadn’t heard him clearly.
He didn’t answer me. Paul has autism (自闭症) and ________ answers a question, especially when he’s_ ________ attentively on something else. He ran down the stairs. “Where are my other butterflies he asked, ________ around. Every time Paul ________ five or more words together, my heart says a ________ of thanks. But lately he seems to ________ that the benefits of forming complete sentences when communicating are ________ of the effort.
Butterflies. Of course. I rushed to ________ them from the garbage, ________ them off and handed them to my young artist “Want to see them ________ again?” he asked with a shy smile. “Oh yes! They’re beautiful.” I whispered. He ran back upstairs to float his ________ down again. They really did look like beautiful butterflies.
That day Paul ________ me to look up at ________ instead of down at garbage. How many other masterpieces (杰作) do I miss because I’m too caught up in my ________ to take time to appreciate what’s right in front of me? Life is not what happens to us. It’s ________ we look at it Now, I look up.
1.A.shouted B.amazed C.sighed D.laughed
2.A.Weeks B.Moments C.Years D.Days
3.A.added to B.turned up C.got in D.called out
4.A.angrily B.loudly C.silently D.peacefully
5.A.planes B.butterflies C.leaves D.papers
6.A.frequently B.eagerly C.willingly D.rarely
7.A.focused B.addicted C.devoted D.depended
8.A.looking B.showing C.drawing D.playing
9.A.spells B.pushes C.puts D.accumulates
10.A.remark B.prayer C.report D.sound
11.A.refuse B.realize C.mind D.hear
12.A.fond B.aware C.worthy D.typical
13.A.rescue B.hide C.destroy D.remove
14.A.tore B.seized C.cut D.dusted
15.A.land B.fly C.throw D.flow
16.A.imagination B.schoolwork C.inventions D.masterpieces
17.A.forced B.reminded C.intended D.permitted
18.A.beauty B.weaknesses C.mistakes D.scenery
19.A.housework B.amusement C.homework D.communication
20.A.whether B.how C.when D.where
Time is something that we all are taking for granted these days. We spend hours watching TV or playing mobile games, thinking that this is just normal. I find this a waste of time. 1. Every second is valuable and we should rethink of ways of spending our time.
Firstly, spend time in doing things that really matter. Spend time with your family and friends. Enjoy a nice hot meal and eat it slowly. Give yourself time to play and spend enough time in sleeping. 2.But the truth is the little things matter most in life.
Secondly, you have to know what is done cannot be undone. Do not allow your mind to stay in the past. Every day is a new adventure. 3.It may not be an opportunity like an immediate get-rich chance, but it may be an opportunity for new experiences.
4.If you have only one chance to do something for someone, why not do it to the best of your ability? It should not matter whether you are being rewarded or not. You will take pride in your work because you’ve done your best. Trust me, quality efforts will be rewarded in time.
Lastly, every moment you spend in doing things is the time taken from your life. Don’t waste your time away working day and night just for money. 5.The value of your time is measured by how you spend it and whom you choose to spend it with.
A. You will get whatever you want from working.
B. Spend more time on the important tasks instead of time-wasters.
C. Do your best in every task as if the world will end tomorrow
D. That is not your life’s worth.
E. It is hours of our lives that we can never get back.
F. Little things like this may seem meaningless.
G. You have to keep your eyes and ears open to the new opportunity.
Language learning apps are very popular now and offer opportunities to learn vocabulary and practice grammar. But there has been a discussion about just how effective such apps can be.
Among the most popular apps are Duolingo and Busuu. A previous research found positive results on the use of them. But it mainly concentrates on studies with learners who had signed up for language courses and these apps worked as an after-class support, so the results were not always reliable. A recent study of 4,095 Busuu users has been carried out to find out if users can actually learn a language with an app.
Busuu provides learning materials for 12 different languages. It offers special models where some contents are available for free while some contents are not, We find that its users are an even mix of men and women. More than half consider themselves to be at the beginner level as there is a decrease in users as their language levels go up. Most people use the app because of personal interest, or because they want to study or live abroad. Females tend to use it less often but for longer periods of time than male users.
Getting any feedback on Busuu depends on whether your answer is correct or not. While it is helpful, this is not the sort of feedback language teachers prefer, as it does not explain why the answer is right or wrong. In spite of this, feedback in the app is very highly rated.
More than 92% of the people state that the app has met their expectations and 86% consider the app as very good or good. In fact, more than 80% of the users surveyed strongly agree that using the app has helped them improve their knowledge of the language they are learning.
Besides, language learning apps also create an environment where mistakes are only known to the users, and this can address the performance anxiety that many learners suffer from when asked to speak a foreign language. So language teachers should encourage their students to use them to do the grammar work, leaving precious class time for more language communication.
1.Why weren’t the results of the former research always dependable?
A.Because it used out-of-date methods.
B.Because it just focused on positive results.
C.Because it was only carried out before class.
D.Because it only considered users of a limited type.
2.What can we learn about the app Busuu from the text?
A.All the contents are free to use. B.It’s used by more advanced learners.
C.Most users consider it satisfying. D.It’s more popular with female learners.
3.Which of the following can probably replace the underlined word address?
A.Deal with. B.Write down. C.Turn to. D.Speak of.
4.What is the main idea of the text?
A.Students won’t suffer anxiety in learning languages by using Busuu.
B.Language learning apps are effective and satisfactory to language learners.
C.Language learning apps are very popular with most language teachers.
D.Students should be required to use apps for homework after class.
