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To tell you ________ truth, I went through the day with my mind in ________ fog.

A.the; / B./; a C.a; the D.the; a

— I’m amazed that she can make anything you can imagine.

— So am I. Chairs, tables, cabinets, ________.

A.I got it B.You say it C.you name it D.I mean it

假设你是红星中学的学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，为校刊“英语园地”写一篇短文，记述你参加学校“社团招新”活动的整个过程。

注意：1. 词数不少于60；

2. 短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

The new term began and the school clubs were looking for new members.

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你的美国朋友Chris目前在北京学习汉语，他对中国传统文化非常感兴趣。本周五下午你校将要举办一个茶文化讲座，请你根据以下提示给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：

1. 邀请他参加；

2. 讲座内容及讲座后活动安排；

3. 你将陪同翻译讲解。

注意：1. 词数不少于50。    2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Hi Chris,

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Yours,

Joe

    Today it is common to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they go. They move about in their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of what’s happening around them. 1. Outside life is shut out. So are you one of “them”?

For me, walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect. 2. What’s even better, wearing earphones seems to give a signal to people which says, “I’m not available for chatting at the moment!”

Suppose, you’re at work and about to make an incredible breakthrough, but a colleague suddenly turns up. At this precise moment, the slightest disturbance would break your concentration. 3. Once again, those wires hanging from your ears would be sure to give that “Go away!” signal.

4.It’s probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore their whole family. While their mothers give them lectures about why they should do their homework, they can just turn up the volume on their MP3 player, smile, and say “Yes, Mum.” Problem solved.

Pretty soon, not only will we have pretty colored wires hanging from our ears—but also our brains will be directly plugged into some new high-tech instruments. We’ll be in a virtual(虚拟的) world, communicating with everyone else, or choosing not to, as we like. In this world, we will all be permanently plugged in. 5. And they are changing our social habits along the way.

In the end, there is a thin line between using technology as a tool for making life better and being a slave to it! It’s so strange—suddenly, I don’t feel like wearing my earphones anymore.

A. Our instruments are changing quickly.

B. I also have wires hanging from my ears.

C. In the home situation, teenagers love these wires.

D. I don’t have to deal with the noise from the environment.

E. After all, I am listening to my favorite music and would rather not be disturbed.

F. Listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions.

G. They walk around in their own spaces, with their personal “digital noise reduction systems”.