Some Facts about Britain
School-leaving age
Children have to stay at school until the age of 16. There is no upper age limit.
Alcohol
You have to be 18 to buy alcohol in a shop, but if you’re 16 and you’re having a meal in a pub, you can drink beer or wine with it.
Motor vehicles
16-year-olds can ride a motorbike of up to 50 cc. At 17 you can ride any bike or drive a car.
Smoking
You can smoke cigarettes at any age, but you can’t go into a shop and buy them until you are 18.
Armed forces
Men can join the army at 16, women at 17. If you’re under 18, you need your parents’ permission.
Marriage
You can get married at 16 with your parents’ permission. Otherwise you have to wait till you’re 18.
Paid employment
You can take a part-time job at 14, and a full-time job at 16 (i.e. when you’ve left school).
Entering Parliament(议会)
The minimum age for becoming a Member of Parliament is 21.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A.People and employment. B.Children and smoking.
C.Age and the law. D.Safety and traffic.
2.When a British boy is 14 years old, he can probably .
A.take a part-time job B.drink beer or wine
C.drive a car D.buy cigarettes
3.The minimum age for entering Parliament in Britain is .
A.16 B.17 C.18 D.21
4.According to the passage, we may know that in Britain .
A.people can get married at 18
B.people can buy alcohol in a shop at 16
C.children have to study at school until 18
D.a girl of 17 can join the army without asking her parents
Tired, I came back home from work. I found the front door was_____________and I felt a little scared.
Did I carelessly forget to lock it after I left? I looked around to_____________what could be___________ Why would someone come into my home only to___________with nothing? After searching every inch, I realized that everything was_______ I had left it. Feeling much eased, I looked out the window of my dining room at Ms. Sullivan’s___________. Jimmy, the little boy next door was visiting her. Jimmy cared a lot about Ms. Sullivan’s___________after she became ill. She used to_____________Jimmy when he was just a baby.
Forgetting about the___________with my front door, I decided to walk over to Ms. Sullivan’s house to see how she was __________. With a warm hello, she invited me into her home. I noticed twelve beautiful roses on the table next to her bed. They looked exactly like the____________on my dining room table. With a pleasant smile, she told me Jimmy brought them to her as a “get-well gift”. Suddenly Jimmy______________ out of his seat and said that he had to go home for a while to do some homework but he____________ to be back to check up on Ms. Sullivan.
Talking for a while, Ms. Sullivan began to get very tired____________I gave her my phone number in case she needed____________, and left her home. I thought about how__________it was for little Jimmy to be so concerned for Ms. Sullivan. I got home, laughing at how __________I was about what had happened over__________. I walked passed the dining room and noticed my roses____________in the vase were missing. Without a second____________, I glanced out of the window at Ms. Sullivan’s house and with a smile on my face.
The next morning my doorbell rang. I opened the door Jimmy was there.
1.A.locked B.covered C.open D.closed
2.A.see B.hear C.feel D.get
3.A.burning B.shining C.lacking D.missing
4.A.talk B.deal C.steal D.leave
5.A.what B.where C.that D.how
6.A.house B.name C.car D.letter
7.A.idea B.money C.dream D.health
8.A.watch B.notice C.follow D.visit
9.A.price B.experience C.incident D.condition
10.A.working B.doing C.sleeping D.walking
11.A.lamps B.vases C.roses D.gifts
12.A.stood B.ran C.stepped D.jumped
13.A.called B.wrote C.promised D.refused
14.A.but B.so C.when D.though
15.A.help B.time C.money D.bread
16.A.smart B.harmful C.sweet D.careless
17.A.strange B.nervous C.careless D.wrong
18.A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing
19.A.growing B.sitting C.lying D.arranging
20.A.thought B.intention C.expectation D.delay
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题纸的相应位置。
Hello, I’m Mike. I live in my own flat with a cat. Actually, my cat thinks I’m a hero because I1.(save) her from the street. I love pizza if it’s Italian, wine2.it’s white, and football if it’s the World Cup. I read a lot, especially true life3.(story), but most of my books live on 4.(I) phone. I love to travel and I prefer an active holiday like hiking, skiing or watersports. I post lots of photos on the Internet and I’d really love to share the holiday with someone. Maybe you 5.(take) photos on the next trip if you see mine.
在下列句子中的空白处填入适当内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
1.I began to think how wonderful it was ________(see) the power of nature.
2.Captain Scott left a record, for honesty, for sincerity, for bravery, for everything that________(make) a man.
3.People in Amsterdam___________(enjoy) the benefits of cycling for years.
4.He engaged in a wide range of exercises ___________(design) to rebuild muscle, and made remarkable progress.
5.Tu Youyou is a scientist________work is internationally renowned.
假定你是李华，近日你校将举行三苏文化节系列活动。请给你的留学生朋友Jack写封邮件邀请他参加。内容包括：
1. 活动时间及地点；
2. 活动目的及内容。
注意： 1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：三苏文化节 Three Sus Culture Festival 书法 calligraphy
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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（∧），并在该词下面写出该加的词。
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. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。
I’ve learned from the newspaper that your company is looking for assistant. I’m very interesting in the job and I’d like to apply to the position. First of all, allow me to introduce myself. I had just graduated from high school and taken the University Entrance Examination. I want to find out a part-time job in the summer. I am 18 year old and have a good command of English, especial in terms of speaking and listening. In fact, I once won the first prize in an English speech contest holding in our school. Furthermore, I’m quite easy-going but therefore very popular among my classmates. I sincerely hope you can give us a chance. I’m looking forward to your early reply.
