Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia, almost everyone in China wears a face mask to protect themselves and other people 1. the virus. However, many people in the West feel reluctant to wear masks 2. there is an increasing number of their compatriots(同胞）being infected.
According to the Global Times, different attitudes toward 3. (wear) masks largely lie in the cultures. In the West, 4. people generally believe is that unless one is already ill, wearing a mask is simply unnecessary.
Siva Kumar from the US is one of them. “Masks can only protect you from particulate matter in the air you breathe, but they can't filter (过滤) out microbes (微生物), "Kumar told China Daily. “wearing a mask when you're healthy 5.(cause) tension for others."
US infection prevention specialist Eli Perencevich told Forbes, "The average healthy person 6. not wear masks." She added, “If they wear them incorrectly it can increase the risk of infection because they're touching their faces more often."
However, for people in Asian countries like China, wearing a mask is engrained (根深蒂固的) in their culture. 7. (Value) collectivism (集体主义), people in Asia always want to make contributions to the groups 8.they belong to. In such uncertain and potentially dangerous time, many people have taken the responsibility 9.(wear) face masks to ensure the safety of their communities.
Chen Xinjie, a media worker in Beijing said: "Wearing the mask for a long time is stuffy(闷热的) and uncomfortable…But as a member of the group, it's our duty to do so."
10.(Influence) by social cultures, the attitudes toward wearing a mask can be different in the East and West. But as US essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves."
假定你是李华。你们班的外教Smith先生即将回国。你将代表全班在欢送会上发言。请你用英文发言稿， 内容包括：
1. 赞扬Smith 的人品和工作。
2. 感谢他在学习和生活中给予的帮助。
3. 表达对Smith的祝福。
注意：1. 词数100左右。发言稿的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Dear Mr. Smith,
It’s hard to say “goodbye”. Words cannot convey our endless love and thanks to you, for you’ve done so much for us in these years. _____________________________________
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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。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。
Our class organized visit to the Joy Nursing Home, that is next to our school, last Sunday. On our arrival, we begin to help the senior people do the cleaning. After that, some of my classmate put on interesting performances, but then we played games with them. All of them were amusing and laughed happily. We were such lost in the activities that we forgot the time .At noon, we were all had to say goodbye to them. And they were extreme grateful to us for their visit.
One there were two 1. (mouse), a city mouse and a country mouse. They were distant relatives. One day the city mouse, who lived in a big house wrote a letter to the country mouse inviting him for a visit.
Delighted, the country mouse accepted the 2. (invite) and came to the city mouse’s house. He was greeted by the city mouse cheerfully. The country mouse was 3. (excite) how big the house was. The city mouse was pleased 4. led the country mouse to the kitchen. When 5. climbed up the table, there were a large piece of bread, fruit and cheese 6. it. But just as they began to eat, they heard 7. great noise. The city mouse cried, “Run! Run! The cat is coming!” They 8. (run) away quickly and hid.
9. (breathe) heavily after hiding in the mouse-hole, the country mouse said to the city mouse, “I should go back to my house in the country. Even if I eat nothing but beans, I can live 10. (peace). Why don’t you come with me to the country? It is nicer to be poor and happy than to be rich and afraid.”
I had a student today who got his finger stuck inside a test tube in science class. It was really quite stuck. This young man’s finger ___________ to get whiter and whiter right before my eyes.
Remaining ___________, I suggested he carefully rotate(转动) the tube. It wouldn’t move a bit. He ___________ soap and cold water. Still stuck. Meanwhile ___________ was breaking out in the class. Finally, I ___________ the young man to our secretary, who was a miracle(奇迹) worker ___________ three kids of her own. With her in charge, I was ___________ all would be OK.
To get the students back in order, I ___________ my own story of getting my ___________stuck between the rails of a balcony. Same kind of curiosity, I remembered ____________ then how far I could thrust(塞) my knee between the rails. Inch by inch, I kept ____________ and before I knew it, my knee was stuck and ____________ before my eyes and in front of lots of ____________ at a popular Las Vegas hotel!
Hearing my story, many students followed with their own ____________ of heads, arms, fingers stuck in places they shouldn’t ____________. A few minutes later, the young man came back, test tube unbroken and finger ____________ to lovely shade of pink.
I just couldn’t ____________ this kid. He’s only twelve. I too got my knee unstuck, but not without great ____________. The excuse for me, however, was not ____________ but plain stupidity. I was ____________ fifty years old when this happened.
1.A. used B. needed C. happened D. continued
2.A. calm B. silent C. cheerful D. active
3.A. lost B. fetched C. tried D. accepted
4.A. fire B. chaos C. violence D. argument
5.A. described B. carried C. introduced D. sent
6.A. raising B. observing C. saving D. teaching
7.A. happy B. doubtful C. surprised D. confident
8.A. shared B. wrote C. read D. heard
9.A. head B. knee C. arm D. foot
10.A. calculating B. explaining C. wondering D. reporting
11.A. pushing B. climbing C. walking D. kicking
12.A. shaking B. lifting C. resting D. swelling
13.A. doctors B. strangers C. managers D. students
14.A. findings B. conclusions C. stories D. news
15.A. be B. exist C. stay D. stop
16.A. pointing B. returning C. belonging D. growing
17.A. get along with B. get rid of C. get used to D. get mad at
18.A. encouragement B. disappointment C. embarrassment D. achievement
19.A. ambition B. youth C. bravery D. experiment
20.A. in the end B. in total C. after all D. at any rate
Eating together as a family is a rare thing these days. 1..Once I start my own family, I’ll definitely do anything possible to establish a tradition of eating together as a family. Here’s why.
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When you eat together as a family each day, your children will learn to respect both parents. They know you two are busy, but still find time to share meals with them.
Learn good table manners
When you have small kids, eating together as a family is an easy way to show and teach them good table manners, of course, if yours are good. 3.,how to be on time so that other family members don’t starve, and how to behave at the table. You want to be proud of your grown-up kids, don’t you?
Create wonderful memories
4..They will know how important it is to eat together as a family, and will definitely teach their kids to do the same. Your family tradition of sharing meals together as a family will pass down from generation to generation.
There are many benefits of eating together as a family that many of us didn’t even think about. Teach your children to appreciate family time and food, and show them how to behave well at the table. 5..
A.Respect both Mom and Dad
B.Your children will learn when it’s best to eat
C.They will thank you down the road
D.Parents are always busy and kids have their own plans
E.When you eat together, you do eat those healthy meals too
F.When your children grow up, they will never forget those funny and precious family mealtimes
G.It’s an excellent opportunity to become a family unit and improve your relationship with kids
