Can you write and tell me _______ your country?
A. on B. at C. about D. from
Here _______ a map of China.
A. are B. am C. be D. is
We have _______ for you as a waiter.
A. a work B. a job C. works D. a jobs
He can finish the work in _______ hour.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
Write at least 60 words about the topic “Learn to relax myself!”(请以“学会放松自己!”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)
(注意：文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。)
Situation:
You are busy with lots of school work in and after school. You need to spend some of your spare time relaxing yourself. Tell us the importance of it and show us one example.
Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题):
Isabel Allende’s novels are enjoyed all over the world. She is famous for her creativity and imagination. And her own personal story is as amazing as any she has ever told in a novel. Born in 1942, Allende’s family moved often during her childhood. She went to school in South America, Europe, and Asia. As a young woman, she became a journalist in Santiago, Chile’s (智利) capital city. Then, she got married and had two children. In 1970, everything began to change.
Leaving home
Isabel Allende’s uncle was a political leader named Salvador Allende. In 1970, her uncle was elected president of Chile. In 1973, Augusto Pinochet led a military takeover (军事接管) of the Chilean government. President Allende was killed during the fighting. When Isabel Allende began to fear for her life, she and her family decided to move to Venezuela (委内瑞拉).
From Newspaper to Novels
It was really a painful experience for Isabel Allende to flee her country. Without this experience, however, Allende says she never would have begun writing novels. Then she got a phone call from Chile. Her grandfather was dying. She knew she could not return home to be with him, but she wanted to respect him in some way. “I decided to write a letter about all the things he told us when we were young,” Allende explains. Later, he wrote a long letter which became Allende’s first novel, The House of the Spirits.
The Writing Life
“I spent ten, twelve hours a day in a room, writing,” Allende says, “I don’t talk to anybody; I don’t answer the phone.” When she finishes the first draft (草稿) of a new novel, Allende mails a copy to her toughest critic (最严厉的评论家). “I send it to my mother in Chile. She reads it and comes here with a red pencil. We fight for a month at least.” Allende then goes back to work until she feels the book is finished. “The storytelling is the fun part,” she says. “The writing can be a lot of work!”
1.Isabel Allende’s own personal story is very amazing, isn’t it?
2.What was Isabel Allende before she got married?
3.How did the military takeover influence (影响) Isabel Allende’s life?
4.Why did Isabel Allende start writing her first novel?
5.How do you understand “We fight for a month at least” in the last paragraph?
6.What kind of person do you think Isabel Allende is? Give your reason(s).
