Joshua, Helmut, and Bethlehem Michelle ...

The situation seemed hopeless.

From the day he started at my junior-high, Willard P. Franklin lived in his own world. He shut out his classmates and _______, his teacher. I tried to set up a friendly relationship with him, but almost failed. Even a “Good Morning, Willard” _______ only a very low grunt (咕哝). I could see that his classmates got on no better. Willard was completely a lonely boy who seemed to have no _______ to break his barrier (障碍) of silence.

Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday, we received word of the Christmas collection of money for the poor people in our school area.

“Christmas is a season of _______,” I told my students. “There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season. By contributing(捐) to our Christmas collection, you will _______ to buy food, clothes and toys for these needy people. We start the collection tomorrow.”

When I called for the contribution the next day, I discovered that almost everyone had _______ except Willard P. Franklin. The boy _______ deep into his trousers pockets as he walked up to my desk. Carefully, he dropped two coins into the small box.

“I don’t need any milk for lunch,” he said very quietly. For a moment, _______ a moment, he smiled. Then he _______ and walked back to his desk.

That night, after school, I took our small collections to the school master. I couldn’t help telling him what had happened during the day.

“I may be wrong, ________ I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him,” I told the master.

“Yes, I believe it sounds ________,” he nodded. “And I think we might do well to have him________ a bit of his world with us. I just received a list of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection. Here, take a look at it.”

As I looked at it, I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top names on the list.

1.A.him B.me C.them D.us

2.A.found B.produced C.received D.recorded

3.A.time B.problem C.chance D.need

4.A.giving B.eating C.playing D.relaxing

5.A.help B.prefer C.decide D.choose

6.A.arrived B.agreed C.forgotten D.changed

7.A.moved B.cut C.run D.dug

8.A.still B.just C.even D.also

9.A.turned B.stopped C.laughed D.waited

10.A.and B.so C.or D.but

11.A.successful B.hopeful C.useful D.helpful

12.A.enjoy B.build C.share D.cover

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Nowadays, we can do1.(variety)things on the Internet. We can read news, play games, and make friends. 2. addition, we can even do shopping on the Internet. 3., most teenagers spend too much time on it, 4. makes their parents concerned about their studies. In my opinion, we should do something 5. (reward) online.

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Wang Shu, a responsible and 1. (confidence) girl, has just graduated from university and she works as a volunteer teacher in a small country town in Inner Mongolia. She feels it challenging 2. (work) there because life 3. (differ) from that in Beijing. But she loves helping her students and 4. (chat) with them after class. All her students love her and 5. (inspire) by her.

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Every night after dinner, my grandparents would turn on TV for the 6 o'clock news. No matter how hard I tried to act the grown-up and watch with them, I would inevitably(不可避免地) get distracted until 6:30 when Wheel of Fortune came on.

My grandma would play along, trying to guess the answers before the players. Her shouts of excitement when she succeeded could be heard across the house.

As I grew older, my love of reading and writing blossomed, and I would join my grandma in yelling out letters. Soon, I was experiencing the thrill of solving the puzzles faster than the contestants(选手) and even my grandma. I was hooked.

Due to constant moving around with my mom and father, I started to spend less time with my grandparents, but our bond remained strong. My grandparents provided me with the stability, love and support that I desperately needed when I grew up. When I was in a bad mood, I would remember those sweet nights.

A few years later, I was living with my grandpa in Chicago. While watching an episode(集) of Wheel of Fortune, we had a wave of nostalgia(怀旧). With application, I didn't think much of it until I received a mail months later, announcing that the Wheel of Fortune casting team would come to Chicago. In order to be considered for an in-person audition(试演), applicants would need to submit a sixty-second video explaining why they wanted to be a contestant.

All my childhood memories of watching the show came flooding back, and I knew I was meant to spin(旋转) the wheel for real. Immediately, I recorded a video and submitted it. A couple of weeks later, I received an e-mail inviting me to audition in person. I was very nervous on the audition day. I couldn't believe I was trying out for ''America's Game''! After two rounds of intense auditioning, with half of the hopefuls letting go after the first round, it was over. All of us applicants were told we would receive a letter in the mail within two weeks if we were selected.

注意：

所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右;

2. 至少使用 5 个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好;

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语

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I ran to the mailbox every day but there was nothing.

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Paragraph 2：

Then one morning while getting ready for work, I checked my mail and let out the loudest scream ever.

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假如你是李华，你之前在网上为你校交换生 Tim 预定了下周六晚上 7：30 的越剧演出，现该演出被宣布取消，请给他写一封邮件，内容要点如下：

1.告知演出取消；

2.后续事项处理；

3.其他活动建议。

注意：

1. 词数 80 词左右。

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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