I have been worrying for weeks now about what to give my mother for Mother's Day. For most people, this is a modest problem, solved by the purchase of a bathrobe or a box of candy. For me, however, Mother's Day represents an annual challenge to do the impossible---find a gift that will make neither Mama nor me feel terrible.
Expensive gifts—which Mama defines as costing over $1. 98—are out, because they make Mama feel terrible. (“This is awful," she says, examining an apron（围裙））. "I feel just terrible. You shouldn't have spent the money on me） Inexpensive presents---under $1. 98---please Mama, but they make me fell terrible. There is always the danger that a gift given to Mama will bounce swiftly back to the giver. If I give her a plant, she cuts off the top for me to take home. If I give her something edible (可使用的），she wants me to stay for lunch and eat it.
Papa, a sensible man, long ago stopped trying to shop for Mama. Instead, on Mother's Day, her birthday, and other appropriate occasions, he writes a short epic poem in which he tells of their meeting, courtship, and marriage. After nearly 30 years of poems, Papa sometimes worries that the edge of his poetic inspiration has dulled, but Mama doesn’t complain. She comes into the room while he is struggling over a gift poem and says, "It doesn’t have to rhyme（押韵）as long as it's from the heart. "
This year, finally, I think I, too, have found a painless gift for Mama. I am going to give her a magazine article, unrhymed but from the heart, in which I wish her “Happy Mother’s Day" and tell her there's nothing Papa or I could ever buy, find, or make her that would be half good enough anyway.
1.The author considers finding a Mother’s Day gift a yearly problem because______________.
A.it is impossible to find a gift B.it represents a modest problem
C.it is hard to make both sides happy D.it has to be a bathrobe or a box of candy
2.What does the author's mom feel about gifts over $1. 98?
A.They are out. B.They are awful.
C.They cost too much. D.They are from the heart.
3.What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?
A.The author's mom is picky. B.Giving gifts can be dangerous.
C.Picking gifts might be terrible. D.The author's mom will share the gift.
4.What does the author's Dad do for his mom on various occasions?
A.He composes a poem. B.He writes a love letter.
C.He struggles over a gift. D.He stops to shop for her.
5.What is the best title for this passage?
A.A Loving Daughter B.A Special Mother’s Day Gift
C.How to Pick a Gift for Moms D.What to Do on Mother's Day
假如你是李华。你的朋友Tommy是一个手机低头族，无论站着、坐着、走着，他都在低头玩手机。请就此给Tommy写一封信，说服他改掉这个坏习惯。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头语和结尾语已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：过度使用overuse
Dear Tommy,
There are many people now playing with their cell phones no matter where they are. And I know you are not an exception.
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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（∧），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。
Students in our school is free to choose some special courses according to their interest. These course will help students relaxing after school. There are many courses what students can choose, such as English drama, football and singing. If you want to improve of your spoken English, English drama may be first choice. If you are interesting in football, you can take football as it will help me realize the importance of good teamwork. Besides, it was also good for your health. I like the singing course most because I sing good and want to improve my singing skills.
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．
Fido, a little dog,was very anxious to get the favor on his master. He took care, however, neither to be troublesome,1.would he follow him into the living room unless he was asked. He also tried to make2.(he) useful to his kind master. He would drive away strange pigs and other animals3.came into the yard．
Once when his master was sick, Fido4.(lie) at the room door and did not leave, even to get his food．When his master was well enough, Fido 5. (admit) into the room, and showed so many signs of joy that his master was more fond 6. him than ever．
Fido even had a chance of 7.(save) his master's life． His master was sleeping in a summerhouse with Fido at his side． Suddenly8.dog saw the wall shake, and dirt fall from the ceiling． Fido knew that there was danger, and began barking9.( awake) his master． As this did not succeed, he jumped up, and10.( gentle) bit his finger． His master had just time to get out of the door when the whole building fell． Fido was hurt by some of the rubbish． And his master had him kindly taken care of till he got well．
Many years ago a big earthquake hit America,killing over 30,000 people.A father ___ his wife safely at home and rushed to the ___ where his son was supposed to be,___ to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.
Seeing this,he remembered the ___ he had made to his son,“No matter what happens,I’ll always be there for you!” Tears began to ___ his eyes.As he looked at the pile of ___ that once was the school,it looked ___,but he kept remembering his words to his son.
He began to concentrate ___ where he had ___ his son to class before.Remembering his son’s ____ had been in the right back corner of the teaching building,he rushed there and started digging ____ the ruins.
He kept digging and digging.Hours later,other ____ parents tried to pull him off ____ had been his son’s classroom,saying,“It’s too late!They’re all dead!”
But the father kept digging for his son.The fire chief ____ and said,“Fires are breaking out.You’re in ____.Go home.” Hearing this,the American father,____ very tired now,asked politely,“Are you going to help me?”
He went on ____.He dug for 8 hours ...12 hours ...24 hours ...36 hours ...then,in the 38th hour,he heard his son’s ____.He screamed his son’s name,“ARMAND!” And he heard his son shout back,“Dad?!It’s me,Dad!I told the other kids not to worry.I told them that if you were ____ you’d save us.You promised no matter what happened,you’d always be there for me!You did ____,Dad!”
1.A. left B. stayed C. reached D. had
2.A. house B. company C. school D. office
3.A. hardly B. mainly C. surprisingly D. only
4.A. belief B. promise C. decision D. advice
5.A. rise B. cover C. fill D. suffer
6.A. ruins B. disasters C. earth D. bricks
7.A. sad B. hopeless C. needless D. useless
8.A. at B. in C. to D. on
9.A. walked B. let C. run D. seen
10.A. doorway B. situation C. classroom D. entrance
11.A. from B. through C. by D. across
12.A. cold-hearted B. well-meaning C. good-looking D. hard-working
13.A. who B. when C. whose D. what
14.A. showed up B. showed off C. got up D. got off
15.A. frustration B. difficulty C. danger D. fear
16.A. and B. but C. if D. though
17.A. lonely B. alone C. together D. as well
18.A. sound B. voice C. noise D. shout
19.A. right B. dead C. alive D. injured
20.A. that B. this C. one D. it
We need to vent（发泄）about the place we work sometimes. Whether it is the long hours you put in ,an unreasonable boss, or lack of recognition for your efforts-every workplace has enough fuel to lighten the frustration（挫折）.
1..And it is good to the productivity in the office too. Vanessa Pouthier, a researcher at the University of Melbourne in Australia, studied a team of nurses and health professionals at a hospital in the United States.2..Pouthier observed the joking and complaining that went on for 12 months and realized“it helps people to process stress and frustration,”Pouthier told ABC Radio Perth.
3.,there will always be a corner of the office or the lunch room, where a small or large collective of employees are venting to some degree.“Generally, people don’t think there is any value to it,”Pouthier says.4.;she had to look into other fields, such as linguistics, to better understand its functions.
Whether it’s politely debating the effectiveness of how an office runs, or complaining about the bosses, Pouthier found that the complaining session served as bonding function.5..
“It allows people to recognize how similar they are in the challenges they are facing every day and how they feel about them,”she says.
A.However, few people know how this happens
B.No matter what kind of environment you work in
C.It can even help staff to work through their negative feelings
D.Whether bosses accept complaints from their employees or not
E.But this common activity in every workplace was so under -researched
F.It was found that there’s actually benefits to these kinds of complaining session
G.Good news is, this workplace complaining is actually beneficial to your mental well-being.
