—Can you understand what I meant just now?

—I’m sorry, sir. I can ________________ follow you. Would you please speak slower?

A.always B.hardly C.almost D.often

—Kate, can you tell me the name of the flowers?

—Of course. It’s very ________________ in our city. You can see them everywhere.

A.special B.fresh C.fantastic D.common

He was waiting ________________ the bus stop ________________ about 2 hours.

A.for; for B.for; at C.at; for D.for; in

—Why were you late for class this morning?

—I stayed up ________________ late ________________ I overslept this morning.

A.so; that B.such; that C.too; to D.enough; to

—Excuse me, may I use your ruler? ________________ is at home.

—Certainly. But remember to return ________________ on time.

A.I, it B.Me, one C.My, its D.Mine, it

—I don’t have the ________________ to tell Peter the news.

—It doesn't matter. He’s old enough to face it bravely.

A.courage B.pride C.interest D.chance

—Look! Who's ________________ boy under the tree?

—Oh, He is my brother, Jim. He is ________________ honest boy.

A.that, a B.the, the C.the, a D.the, an

假定你是李华，你的留学生朋友James来信询问你市即将举办的中国民谣节(the Chinese Balled Festival)的情况，请给他回信。

内容包括：

1.举办的时间和地点；

2.活动内容和目的；

3.邀请James 一同前往。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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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，并在该词的下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均只限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last term, I went to America for a student exchange programme. Before go, I was quite proud in my English. But everyone in America spoke so fast that I couldn’t make out that what they were saying. Being in completely different culture was frightened and I even wanted to go straight back home.

However, thing soon got better and better. The host family was very kind. Fortunately, the boy that I stay with was crazy about football, that made my stay enjoyable. Beside, being an exchange student offered me a chance improve my English.

    Cats have no emotions. At least, that’s what my husband once claimed(声称). I _______ that my two cats experience emotions. They feel anger, fear, and _______. He agreed with me, but _______ his opinion that cats don’t feel love. _______, my tuxedo cat, Sebastian, would teach him otherwise.

When my next-door neighbor moved in, he had a she cat named Juliet. She was an indoor lady, always watching _______ through the window.

Then one day when I _______ my cat to the backyard for his playtime, Sebastian _______ Juliet staring at him behind the window. It soon became _______ that they were attracted by each other. So every day there after, whenever I let Sebastian out, he would rush _______to the backyard next-door and they would sit staring ________ at each other through the screen, she inside, and he outside. Even my husband watched ________, and he would murmur, “But cats can’t feel love... can they?”

Five months later, my neighbor had to ________ because of work. My heart sank. I wondered how Sebastian would ________ to Juliet’s leaving. For months after Juliet moved away and the new neighbor moved in, I often ________ Sebastian sitting by Juliet’s window, looking into the apartment ________his lady. The new neighbor didn’t mind having the “Peeping Sebastian” after I ________ his reason for being there.

Sebastian ________ the small area outside that window as his territory(领土). Other male cats were allowed in the ________, but not near Juliet’s window, which he guarded until his ________.

Even now, when my husband and I walk through the backyard and see that window, he ________ me of the lesson Sebastian taught him that cats do indeed fall in love.

1.A.quarreled B.discussed C.suggested D.argued

2.A.energy B.power C.happiness D.strength

3.A.referred to B.stuck to C.prepared for D.approved of

4.A.Therefore B.However C.Besides D.Meanwhile

5.A.the environment B.the sky C.her owner D.her boyfriend

6.A.forbade B.accompanied C.prevented D.left

7.A.called attention to B.caught sight of C.took charge of D.paid a visit to

8.A.innocent B.doubtful C.skillful D.clear

9.A.secretly B.quietly C.straight D.worriedly

10.A.lovingly B.angrily C.hungrily D.greedily

11.A.in trouble B.in sorrow C.in amazement D.in horror

12.A.move B.travel C.come D.stay

13.A.react B.reply C.reduce D.replace

14.A.took B.sensed C.met D.caught

15.A.in place of B.on the basis of C.in search of D.on account of

16.A.explained B.requested C.blamed D.asked

17.A.discovered B.marked C.preserved D.persuaded

18.A.street B.village C.window D.backyard

19.A.birthday B.survival C.death D.arrival

20.A.reminds B.informs C.tells D.cures