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假设你是李华，为迎接即将来访的美国某中学生代表团，你校决定举办英语讲故事比赛。请你为校 英语报写一则通知，内容包括：

1. 比赛时间和目的；

2. 比赛内容中国传统文化故事；

3. 报名截止日期。

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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Student Union

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（A)，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。

It was raining light when I got up yesterday. After quick breakfast, I took an umbrella with me and went to school in a hurry. It was fifteen minutes after school began. I was running quickly while I saw an old man walking slowly in the rain. I stopped, wondered whether to help him or not, as I might be late to school. Then I made a decision to walk with him home. About ten minutes late, we arrived at his house. He thanked me again and again. I smiled and said it was nothing. I was late when I got to school. Hearing his story, the head teacher, that was giving his lecture, praised me before all the students.

在空白处填 1 个适当单词或单词正确形式。

The construction of pocket or mini parks has given Beijing more greenery as well as a place in1.people can come out for fresh air, socializing and other activities.

In the central commercial and old areas in the capital, where there is a high density（密度）of buildings as well as people, it is an2.(challenge) job to create new parks. An advantage of mini parks is that they are “flexible". They can be in different shapes according to their location（位置）,providing3. (variety) services.

These parks contribute to a much4.(good) environment. Mini parks do the work of urban parks for those who live far away from5.latter. People can6.(easy) walk over to mini parks built on their streets or in their neighborhood, where they can exercise and enjoy the scenery. Also, with the mini parks, people can be more than7.(visitor). They can participate in the construction and management. Recently, people in San miao Community in west Beijing, for example, are planning a small garden8.their own. Shortly after the community decided9.(turn) an abandoned area into a garden park, they10.(call)a meeting to discuss people's requirements.

A Devoted Dog

As the Camp Fire continued, killing at least 85 people and displacing thousands more in Northern California, Madison waited there.

Gaylord, the Anatolian shepherd mix's owner, was not able to get to her home in Paradise, when the fire began to spread, meaning Madison was _______. For weeks, all Gaylord could do was pray for Madison's _______, according to California-based animal rescue _______ Paw Print Rescue.

Sullivan, a volunteer with the organization, had already helped _______ Madison's brother Miguel in a different city. But Madison was even more difficult to find. Sullivan _______ Madison a few times in a canyon(峡谷),apparently _______ his land, and put out fresh food and water _______ in hopes that the dog would turn up, according to a Facebook post by Sullivan. She even placed _______ clothing that smelled like Gaylord near the home '' to keep Madison hope _______ until his people could return'',Sullivan wrote.

When the evacuation(疏散)order was __________ last week and Gaylord went back to her home—which had been ruined by the fire—her __________ were answered: Madison was there, seemingly protecting what __________ remained of his family's home. ''Well, I'm so happy to report that Gaylord was allowed to return to her home today and THERE MADISON WAS!! ! ! He had stayed to protect what was left of his home, and never __________ his people!" Sullivan wrote in the comment on her Facebook post, ''I'm so happy I'm crying as I write this! He didn't give up through the storms or the fire!" she added.

__________ , Madison was __________ with Miguel for the first time since the __________ broke out. An emotional Gaylord said in an interview with the network that she was overcome with __________ to see Madison waiting for her. She also expressed how __________ she was to Sullivan. Gaylord said fighting through tears, ''You could __________ ask for better animals. He is the best __________''

1.A.picked out B.carried away C.left behind D.cared for

2.A.growth B.safety C.ability D.relief

3.A.fund B.branch C.accommodation D.organization

4.A.memorize B.locate C.relate D.show

5.A.caught B.investigated C.spotted D.reserved

6.A.guarding B.measuring C.rejecting D.visiting

7.A.regularly B.carelessly C.accidentally D.clumsily

8.A.a block of B.an ear of C.an article of D.a bunch of

9.A.alive B.diverse C.shallow D.specific

10.A.issued B.lifted C.turned down D.kept

11.A.curses B.speeches C.complaints D.prayers

12.A.little B.great C.small D.few

13.A.fell back on B.gave up on C.cracked down on D.dawned on

14.A.Soon afterwards B.Gradually C.Sooner or later D.Unwillingly

15.A.blocked off B.acquainted C.reunited D.fed up

16.A.conflict B.disease C.argument D.fire

17.A.fear B.grief C.boredom D.joy

18.A.special B.grateful C.superior D.attractive

19.A.always B.less C.only D.never

20.A.volunteer B.neighbor C.dog D.rescuer

Stay on the brighter side of life

One very important component of optimism is gratitude or feeling grateful. In fact, there is a strong connection between a grateful attitude and a heightened sense of well-being. Appreciate all the positives in your life by starting a gratitude journal in order to remember what you’re grateful for. 1.

Feeling down? Instead of feeling sorry for yourself waiting for the universe to throw you a bone, try acting like you’re happy—even if you aren’t. A sincere smile and a forced smile will cause the same chemical reactions in your brain, so you can actually fool your mind into feeling better by making it react chemically as if things were going well. 2. Reassure yourself that everything is good—even if you don’t feel it.

“3. If you’re stuck in traffic, then everything else must be going horribly too,” says Anne Parker, a wellness counselor. By blowing negative events out of proportion, you’re setting yourself up for feeling down all day. Instead, acknowledge that you’re stuck in traffic, but also bring to mind something good, like the beautiful scenery outside the window. That way, you’ll get in the habit of forbidding negative circumstances from blanketing your whole day.

Swearing to lose 20 pounds or to run a marathon seems like goals leading to happiness, but they take time to achieve. 4.You may even end up admitting that you have been defeated. However, if you focus on the small milestones that occur along the way, you will feel positive about your progress, which will give you the strength to keep going.

5. Try making someone else’s day better. A report by United Healthcare and Volunteer Match found that volunteers are 72% more likely to characterize themselves as optimistic compared with non-volunteers. Plus, 89% of volunteers say that volunteering has improved their sense of well-being, and 92% say that it enriches their sense of purpose in life.

A. Try to help someone in need.

B. Want to give your attitude a lift?

C. People tend to think in an either-or way.

D. Act in an optimistic way—smile, laugh, tell a joke.

E. You’ll fail to appreciate more important things in your life.

F. By focusing on not having accomplished them yet, you will start to feel down on yourself.

G. By remembering the pleasant things in your life, you can actually turn a negative attitude around.