Summer is the most popular season to visit Texas since there is so much to see and to do. While visiting the Lone Star State this summer, don’t miss visiting some of these attractions and taking part in some of Texas’ best summer vacation activities.
Visit Sea World
There are sea life shows, adventure camps, thrilling rides and a water park. A great many activities are waiting for you at Sea World.
Windsurf (风帆冲浪) at South Padre
With miles of shallow, calm water in the Lower Laguna Madre and strong winds coming off the Gulf of Mexico, South Padre Island is a windsurfer’s dream.
Swim at Barton Springs
Barton Springs is in the famous Zilker Park. It was formed when Barton Creek was built. Since its opening, Barton Springs has become one of the most popular swimming pools in the state.
Take part in an outdoor adventure
In the scenic Texas Hill Country, Lake Buchanan Adventures offers different kinds of activities, including boating, hiking, camping and more.
Camp and hike in Big Bend Park
Big Bend offers a great number of outdoor activities in an old way. Backpacking, mountain biking, fishing, boating, hiking, nature watching and camping—you name it. If it can be done outdoors, it can be done in Big Bend.
Enjoy saltwater fishing
Saltwater fishing in Texas is as good as anywhere else in the USA. More and more fishermen have been discovering this in recent years and packing their bags and rods to make good use of Texas’ world-class saltwater fishery.
1.When you visit Sea World, you can enjoy the following EXCEPT_______.
A.sea life shows B.adventure camps
C.climbing D.exciting rides
2.Where can you go if you want your windsurfer’s dream to come true?
A.San Antonio. B.South Padre.
C.Barton Springs. D.Texas Hill Country.
3.How many of the places provide fishing service?
A.Two. B.Three.
C.Four. D.Five.
假定你是李华，你的英国好友 Peter 8月份打算来中国旅游，想先学习一些中文，却不知道如何入门。你决定帮助他，写一份邮件告诉他你的想法。要点如下：
1) 你给他的学习建议
2) 介绍你的帮助计划
3) 对结果的展望
注意：1) 词数100词左右；
2) 可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯；
3) 邮件开头结尾已为你写好。
Dear Peter,
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Looking forward to your early reply.
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： 在错的词下画一横线， 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。
I have many friends, and Lily is one of the best. We have been playing together before we were young. She is such pretty girl that when people meet him, they always say, “Oh, how lovely”. Lily is also very brave. One evening two weeks ago, my mum sent me to buy some salt or sugar downstair. When I was back on the stairway, I sudden saw a black shadow behind me. I was frightening and cried. On that very moment, Lily came. She rushed to the shadow and shouts loudly until it disappeared. Then we ran to home safely.
World Sleep Day falls on March 21. This year’s theme concerns sleep and women.
More women suffer from insomnia (失眠)than men, but only 4 percent of them go to a doctor to get help. Beijing’s The First newspaper 1.(report) recently. A study by 2. international organization in the paper said that women 3.(age) 30 to 60 sleep six hours and 41 minutes a day 4. average.
Young people have also been shown to suffer from a lack of sleep. Statistics from a Chinese medical research centre show that in 5.(city) like Beijing and Shanghai, 40 percent of young people suffer from insomnia, and 80 percent suffer from great tiredness due to poor quality sleep.
Experts blame heavy 6.(press) and competition at work for poor 7.(sleep) habits. The long-term effects can be unhappiness, anxiety and depression, 8. can in turn lead to chronic illnesses (慢性病), 9.(especial) in women.
There are, however, a couple of tricks for getting a good sleep, such as maintaining an optimistic attitude, keeping a regular, 10.(day) routine, or finding time for sports. Also, you can develop healthy habits, such as keeping the bedroom clean and avoiding tea, coffee, or wine before meals.
Jayce began noticing when he was in kindergarten that he looked different from his classmates. They had two arms. He had one.
It started when one boy ______ him, said his mother, Lewis. He’d return to his home with questions: “Why am I ______? Why me? His mother recalled he was actually mad at God for making him that way and that it was a heavy ______ to his heart.
Lewis ______ she didn’t know what to do at that point. A few weeks later, Lewis turned on the TV to a news story about an eighth grader, Trashaun, becoming an Internet hit after ______ videos of his slam dunks (灌篮), and, like Jayce, he ______ most of his left arm. Lewis called Jayce in. To her surprise, Jayce was immediately ______. At the time, it seemed that watching Trashaun was ______ an inspiring moment for Jayce—he saw a role model with a similar ______. If it had stayed just that, Lewis would have been happy enough. But little did she know that a family friend had already ______ to the newspaper to help set up a ______ with Trashaun to build Jayce’s confidence.
The boys met and instantly ______ with each other as both of them were in the same condition. They rode bikes, took photos, and shot basketball on the court. Instead of spending the whole day feeling ______ for themselves, they had a lot of fun. However, Trashaun did get ______ with Jayce sometimes. They talked about his left arm. He told Jayce he was perfect the way God made him. He also told him not to let anyone ______ him and not to let those words shake his ______.
Since that meeting, Lewis has seen a noticeable ______ in her son. As for Trashaun, his relationship with Jayce made him ______ to help more kids. “Honestly, it ______ a lot to know that I changed Jayce’s life,” Trashaun says. Still, he never dreamed that his ______ would have such an impact. “I just thought my friends would see them, and be like, ‘Oh, he dunked it!’”
He certainly did.
1.A. supported B. teased C. cheated D. pleased
2.A. lonely B. silly C. different D. ordinary
3.A. duty B. breath C. debt D. blow
4.A. argued B. promised C. suspected D. admitted
5.A. downloading B. posting C. buying D. watching
6.A. lost B. hurt C. used D. recovered
7.A. satisfied B. confused C. bored D. attracted
8.A. hardly B. simply C. still D. never
9.A. response B. family C. problem D. education
10.A. reached out B. looked out C. got out D. turned out
11.A. game B. fighting C. trap D. meeting
12.A. bonded B. competed C. parted D. raced
13.A. happy B. grateful C. sorry D. fearful
14.A. angry B. serious C. tough D. familiar
15.A. approach B. comfort C. discourage D. leave
16.A. confidence B. patience C. sadness D. honesty
17.A. advantage B. scar C. drawback D. change
18.A. expect B. agree C. hesitate D. refuse
19.A. cares B. means C. saves D. takes
20.A. attitudes B. words C. videos D. disabilities
Apologizing the Right Way to a Friend
Why are apologies so difficult? Saying you are sorry can be one of the most difficult things you do. But we all make mistakes, so you'll probably have an occasion when you need to apologize.
Perhaps you had a big blow up and realized later you reacted poorly. 1.Whatever the reason, apologizing can help you both heal and move on from the situation.
2.First, you acknowledge that you did something wrong. With an apology, you take responsibility for your actions, which allows your friend to forgive you. Second, an apology gives you sincerity as a friend. 3., but that doesn’t mean you still shouldn’t apologize.
Now, what are elements of a proper apology? 4. ,depending on what the offense was, where it was done, and who you are apologizing to. In general, a good apology should include the following: a request for their attention, an acknowledgment of what happened, sincerity in admitting you did something wrong and the words. "I'm sorry" or “I apologize."
Here are things never to say when apologizing. Note that the art of apologizing involves taking responsibility. Never apologize as a way to “shut someone up” when they are saying you hurt their feelings and you don’t think you did. 5.,you should talk things through with your friend until you see why they are hurt or how you came across. You'll really need to self-reflect so you can see things from your friend’s point of view.
A.When you make your apology in person
B.If you really believe you did nothing wrong
C.Apologies benefit friendships in a variety of ways
D.The way you apologize is going to be slightly different
E.Or maybe you just didn’t show support when you needed to
F.Apologizing the right way, however, may take a little practice
G.Sometimes our pals forgive us easily for the minor things we do wrong
