At the beginning of high school I couldn’t get along with the new life. Besides studying harder, I also had to _________ field hockey (曲棍球).
In fact, doing field hockey was my mother’s _________. She thought I should join in field hockey at high school to make my school life full. I wanted to do volleyball — I had played it for six years, and wasn’t _______. But my mother said I was too short. She bought me a field hockey stick and _________ me on the field the night after my first day of high school.
So I _________ up to a group of girls who were talking and smiling on the field. I gathered all my courage to say _______ to them. Then we introduced ourselves.
_________, all of them accepted me into their group. We continued _________ until the coach showed up and asked me to practise with them. I tried to do well but it was so difficult! Being _______ at it, I almost wanted to give it up.
But the girls kept me ____________. They were so easy to talk to. So I continued to __________ to play it. ____________, the real turning point was when my coach taught how to play it. It truly did __________. I found out the same strategies as soccer players used. I ____________ the girl and tried to “jab” (猛击) at the ball, which was a field hockey technique. I __________ the ball several times, but a little while later it was much easier to actually push the ball away.
From then on, I played it regularly and had a little ____________. That gave me high spirits. I had achieved what I consider a(n) ____________ success, and soon the rest of my high school problems ____________ themselves. And thanks, Mom, for forcing me out of the car onto the ____________, making me face my cowardice (懦弱), and __________ me to live to my fullest potential.
1.A.do with B.go through C.put off D.give up
2.A.interest B.idea C.promise D.mistake
3.A.new B.long C.bad D.skilled
4.A.beat B.praised C.left D.punished
5.A.gave B.walked C.called D.broke
6.A.sorry B.goodbye C.welcome D.hello
7.A.Finally B.Importantly C.Surprisingly D.Particularly
8.A.talking B.sleeping C.studying D.dreaming
9.A.excited B.good C.amazed D.horrible
10.A.going B.crying C.running D.laughing
11.A.promise B.refuse C.learn D.pretend
12.A.Besides B.Still C.Thus D.However
13.A.begin B.help C.fail D.finish
14.A.got along with B.end up with C.came up with D.caught up with
15.A.missed B.saw C.received D.threw
16.A.chances B.skill C.advice D.patience
17.A.strange B.necessary C.impossible D.important
18.A.helped B.found C.appeared D.corrected
19.A.field B.horse C.stage D.surface
20.A.allowing B.pushing C.persuading D.expecting
There are stock markets (股票市场) in large cities in many countries. Stock markets in Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai and New York are among the largest and most well-known. The stock, also called stock exchange, is a place where people can buy or sell shares of a factory or company. And each share means certain ownership(所有权) of a factory or company.
Different people go to stock markets. Some are rich, who want to get more money than they have. Others are not very rich, who buy stocks to try to become rich. Still others buy stocks as part of their plan to save money.
Of course, investing (投资) money in the stock market is not the safest way to make money. No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. The factory or company may do badly. Then the stocks will go down, and the investors will lose money. The stock may go up or down for a number of untold reasons. Everyone wants the stock to go up, but sometimes even if a factory or company does a good job, the stock may still go down.
Going to the stock market is often like gambling (赌博). All want to make money by “gambling’ in the stock market. Factories and companies that need money are pleased that so many people are ready to “gamble”. Indeed, the stock market is an attractive(吸引人的) but complex part of the business world.
1.If you are a good investor, ________ in the stock market.
A.you can always make money
B.you can tell exactly when the stock goes up or down
C.you may sometimes lose money
D.your gambling is always safe
2.The passage mainly wants to tell us________.
A.how to buy or sell shares
B.the stock market is like gambling
C.a general idea of stock market
D.investing money in the stock market is not the safest way
3.Factories and companies are pleased that so many people “gamble” because________.
A.they can make them rich
B.they need their money to do business
C.they need more people to work for them
D.some people win and some lose
4.The word “complex” in the last sentence probably means________.
A.difficult B.happy
C.complete D.modern
When I think about ducks. I picture my mother's pets. She saved Lucy and Fran from a very wet area when I was 16 years old. The little ducks were weak and sick. My mother helped them to get healthy.
Lucy and Fran lived in a large box in the garage. They became family pets. They were members of our family. Lucy followed me around. She quacked and quacked. She liked attention.
My brother Tim read everything he could find about ducks. He learned to care for our pets. He made sure that the box in the garage was fit for our pets. It had a heat lamp and a feeder. He gave them water and fresh straw each day. What a hit! Lucy and Fran loved their house. They quacked to say, “Thank you!”
On a rainy morning, Lucy walked near me to the mailbox. She walked so close that we knocked each other. I fell into a big mud hole. All the letters from the mailbox got wet. They were covered with muddy, brown water
What's worse. Tim watched from the window. When I got back into the house, he was on the kitchen floor holding the sides of his stomach. He laughed there.
I stomped my feet and threw up my arms. My mom calmly listened to me shout. “It's okay, honey. If you prefer to you can trade beds with the ducks!” she comforted.
With that in mind, I went to the garage and made my peace with the ducks. My own bed looked a lot better than their straw and heat lamp.
1.Where did Lucy and Fran live?
A.In the kitchen B.In the bedroom
C.In the water. D.In the garage
2.What happened on a rainy morning?
A.The writer fell into a big mud hole B.The mailbox got lost
C.The ducks both disappeared D.Tim picked up some letters
3.What could be the best title for the text?
A.Two Noisy Ducks for Sale B.A Family's Love for Ducks
C.A Family’s Photo with Ducks D.Two Boys' Fight with Ducks
Saturday, March 24th
We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand(泰国). All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.
Tuesday, March 27th
Bangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.
Friday, March 30th
Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life--no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.
1.The diaries above show the writer stayed for _____ days in Thailand.
A.3 B.7
C.15 D.30
2.The people in the village _______.
A.are friendly to others B.like to speak English
C.are very weak D.hope to live in the cities
3.What is the best title for the whole diary?
A.My First Travel B.The Outside World
C.Traveling in Thailand D.A Country on the Train
贵校英语话剧俱乐部即将排演英语话剧《百万英镑》，现面向全校同学征集活动方案的建议。假如你是李华，请你根据以下信息给英语话剧俱乐部提一些建议：
1. 建议选拔时间和地点：2020年6月28日；学校礼堂；
2. 建议选拔演员标准：
热爱戏剧表演，具有较好的英语口语表达能力，熟悉马克·吐温的小说《百万英镑》
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 参考词汇：礼堂auditorium；标准criteria；马克·吐温 Mark Twain
Dear Sir/Madam,
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Yours sincerely,
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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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(Λ)，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。
Attention please, everyone!
About 50 students from American will come to our school for a visit in October 4th, Sunday. Our class will greet them. We will meet at the school gate at 8:40 am and giving them a warmly welcome. They will arrive at 9:00 am, and then we will show the American students around the schoolyard, the lab building and the teach building. There will have a friendly basketball game on the playground at 10:00. We will leave our schools at 11:00. We should polite to our guests and talk with them in the English.
That's all. Thank you！
