Once there was a piano player in a bar. People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.
I don’t sing, “said the man.
But the lady told the waiter, “ I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing! “
The waiter shouted across the room,” Hey,friend! If you want to get paid,sing a song!” So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had talent he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no - name piano player in a no - name bar. But once he found, by accident，that he could sing well,he. went on working hard and became one of the best - known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.
You,too,have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great,but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.
1.Nat King Cole succeeded because .
A.the lady helped him a lot B.he caught the chance
C.he continued to play in the bar D.he played the piano well
2.The words” sit on” in the passage probably mean” “.
A.fail to realize B.forget to use
C.try to develop D.manage to show
3.From the story we know if you have some talent,you should .
A.hide it and wait B.ask others for help
C.pay no attention to it D.work hard to improve yourself
4.Which could be the best title for the passage?
A.Sing in the Bar B.Achieve Success in Life
C.Never Lose Heart D.Find Your Hidden Talent.
Double Trouble
When I was eight, I wanted a toy and needed $10 to buy it. But, as usual, I was broken. I decided to ask my 11-year-old sister, Kathleen, for a loan. I went to her room, __________her for the cash. Laughing, she agreed to lend me the money, but__________, "I will charge you 10 percent compound interest every __________until you pay me back."
"Compound interest---what's that?" I asked.
"Well, interest is what you call the__________money borrowers have to pay back on a loan," she explained. "Compound interest means that the interest payments get bigger and bigger the__________it takes you to pay back the loan. To repay the loan, you will need to give me $11 after one month. If you wait two months to pay me back, your__________ will grow from $10 to $11. So I'll be charging you interest on $11. Then I will add that interest to the $11 you already owe me, for a __________of $12.10. That's what you'll owe after two months."
"Sure. I get it," I said. Though truthfully, I was getting __________.
Kathleen lent me the money, and I bought the toy. My birthday came a month later, and my mom gave me $10. __________, that was just the amount I needed to buy another toy I wanted__________. I __________paying my sister for a month. After another month, I forgot about the loan.
Several months later, on Christmas morning, my sister and I each found a $20 bill in our stockings. I was just putting it into my pocket__________Kathleen tapped me on the shoulder.
"Sorry, kiddo. That's mine. I'm __________your debt."
"Huh?" Then I__________ the loan. "Hey! How can it be that much? I only borrowed $10."
"True," she said, "but interest has been compounding for eight months. Now you owe me $21.43." She paused, and then, smiling triumphantly, said, "You can pay me the $1.43."
I__________to believe that a $10 loan could more than double so quickly. Much to my __________, my sister got her pencil and tablet and showed me exactly how it all __________.
My head__________as I tried to keep track of Kathleen's calculations, but this time, I got the basic__________of compound interest. I learned from this__________experience that borrowing money can be "double trouble" in no time.
1.A.begging B.blaming C.searching D.preparing
2.A.suggested B.swore C.explained D.added
3.A.month B.year C.week D.day
4.A.little B.extra C.enough D.same
5.A.shorter B.more C.longer D.less
6.A.cash B.debt C.note D.saving
7.A.total B.cost C.number D.bill
8.A.encouraged B.shocked C.satisfied D.confused
9.A.Gradually B.Obviously C.Hopefully D.Unfortunately
10.A.seriously B.desperately C.secretly D.willingly
11.A.decided on B.put off C.gave away D.cared about
12.A.after B.when C.while D.until
13.A.carrying B.relying C.collecting D.focusing
14.A.neglect B.complained C.stated D.remembered
15.A.decided B.pretended C.refused D.managed
16.A.relief B.delight C.annoyance D.regret
17.A.added up B.showed up C.turned up D.sped up
18.A.turned B.hurt C.stuck D.nodded
19.A.idea B.lesson C.benefit D.discovery
20.A.unfair B.worthless C.painful D.decisive
书面表达
大学生活即将开始，你将面对新的学习和生活环境，请根据提示写一篇英语短文，谈谈你打算如何安排你的大学生活。内容要点应包括：
●确定新的学习目标
●改进学习方法
●学会独立生活
●参加各种课外活动
●处理好与同学的关系
注意：①短文的内容要连贯、完整；
②短文单词数：100左右(开头已给出的单词不计入单词总数)。
I will go to college in the near future._____________________________________________
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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。
作文中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：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。
Now many students have iPads and think it's a fashion to use it. Using an iPad，we can both download learning materials or read them on the screen. Obvious，it's helpful to our study，especially to English listening.
Some students，but, bring their iPads to the classroom and listen music without earphones，that makes the teacher and other students annoying. Some of them even wasted precious time in the class to play video games. In my opinion，as students，we should make a good use of iPads to help achieve academic success. However，the school should make rule instruct the students to use iPads by a proper way.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Some kids may assume that college is very much like their strict high school.But actually there are lots of freedom at college：There's much more latitude(回旋余地，自由)in1.(choose) courses to take，
2.students can focus primarily on subjects that interest them.Their schedule will vary widely, 3.. Some days they may have no4.(course) until noon.Most courses may only meet three times a week.These are interesting details that not every youngster is aware 5..
In addition，students will meet many，many new friends.They'll be in a community，6.almost everyone is roughly the same age.Colleges7.(type) feature scores of clubs，sports，and other activities and thus students aren't 8. (like) to be bored.Instead of being out in the working world，they'll be among new friends，9.(take) many courses that interest them and enjoying a rich10.(society) life.
Another compelling(有强烈吸引力的)point is financial. According to the estimated figures，those who have received a college education will make to one's earning power.Obviously a good job today requires at least a college education.
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Charlotte Whitehead was born in England in 1843, and moved to Montreal, Canada at the age five with her family． While_______her ill elder sister throughout the years, Charlotte discovered she had a(an)_______in medicine． At 18 she married and_______a family． Several years later, Charlotte said she wanted to be a_______Her husband supported her decision．
_______, Canadian medical schools did not_______women students at the time． Therefore, Charlotte went to the United States to study_______at the Women’s Medical College in Philadelphia． It took her five years to_______her medical degree． Upon graduation, Charlotte_______to Montreal and set up a private________． Three years later, she moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and there she was once again a________doctor． Many of her patients were from the nearby timber and railway camps． Charlotte________herself operating on damaged limbs and setting________bones, in addition to delivering all the babies in the area．
But Charlotte had been practicing without a license． She had________a doctor’s license in both Montreal and Winnipeg, but was________． The Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons, an all-male board, wanted her to________her studies at a Canadian medical college! Charlotte refused to________her patients to spend time studying what she already knew． So in 1887, she appeared to the Manitoba Legislature to________a license to her but they, too, refused． Charlotte________to practice without a license until 1912． She died four years later at the age of 73．
In 1993, 77 years after her________, a medical license was issued to Charlotte． This decision was made by the Manitoba Legislature to honor “this courageous and pioneering woman．”
1.A.raising B.teaching C.nursing D.missing
2.A.habit B.interest C.opinion D.voice
3.A.invented B.selected C.offered D.started
4.A.doctor B.musician C.lawyer D.physicist
5.A.Besides B.Unfortunately C.Otherwise D.Eventually
6.A.hire B.entertain C.trust D.accept
7.A.history B.physics C.medicine D.law
8.A.improve B.save C.design D.earn
9.A.returned B.escaped C.spread D.wandered
10.A.school B.museum C.clinic D.lab
11.A.busy B.wealthy C.greedy D.lucky
12.A.helped B.found C.troubled D.imagined
13.A.harmful B.tired C.broken D.weak
14.A.put away B.taken over C.turned in D.applied for
15.A.punished B.refused C.blamed D.fired
16.A.display B.change C.preview D.complete
17.A.leave B.charge C.test D.cure
18.A.sell B.donate C.issue D.show
19.A.continued B.promised C.pretended D.dreamed
20.A.birth B.death C.wedding D.graduation
