My brother Tony won't go to the flower exhibition.In ________opinion，only girls watch flowers.
A. my B. his C. our D. their
Times is one of________ oldest newspapers in the world.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
乐于助人是我们中华民族的传统美德。作为一名中学生，在日常生活中要学会帮助他人。假如你叫张华，最近正在和美国笔友Tonny通过邮件讨论“帮助”的话题，他想了解在日常生活中你是怎样帮助他/她人的。请你根据他的问题回复邮件。
注意：1.词数90左右，已给出部分不计入总词数。
2.可适当发挥，使短文通顺、连贯。
3.文中不得出现真实姓名和校名。
Dear Tonny,
Nice to hear from you. As a middle school student, I’m always ready to help others.
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Yours,
Zhang Hua
We cannot remember clearly since when we have started to take our mobiles to a dinner table. This happens a lot, especially when we eat out. Once a dish comes, instead of lifting our chopsticks, we take out our mobiles and click. Later, we post the photos onto microblog or WeChat, “waiting to be liked”. Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal to see whether we get “liked” or not. We just cannot leave our mobiles for only a meal.
Does that sound familiar to you? Do you do that often? If not, how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you?
A recent study shows what we are used to doing is not so good. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less satisfying. To test this, some researchers did an experiment. (Some people, before, were, take, asked, could, to, photos, enjoy food, they). It proved that the more photos they took, the less delicious the food seemed to them. So, why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you?
Besides the scientific result, there are also some other bad influences of taking photos of food before meals. After posting the photos onto the Internet, one will involuntarily (不自觉地) check his mobile many times. “Does everyone like my photos? I hope a lot of people like them!” It seems that your mobile secretly calls your name all the time, even when you are with real people.
So, next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends, how about not taking photos of food? Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you. Trust me. It will be a wonderful time.
1.What happens a lot at the dinner table nowadays?
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2.What does the recent study tell us about taking photos of food?
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3.将文中括号内的单词连成一个句子，使短文意思通顺、完整。
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4.What does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about?
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5.What does the writer advise us to do while we’re having dinner with others?
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It can be a frightening experience for people to visit a new place, because most people are not comfortable with --- English. So how can you keep away from this kind of situation? Learn how to speak English fluently. Here are four English speaking tips you must know to become a more confident English speaker.
1.Listen first.
Listen carefully to understandable English every day. Most people turn to textbooks to study English grammar rules, but you cannot learn the correct English pronunciation of the words only by reading them. You do not need to learn grammar in detail because this can prevent you from speaking English fluently. Instead, listen to how native English speakers pronounce and watch their mouth movements carefully. Also watch English shows and movies to develop your spoken English and improve your vocabulary.
2.Practice makes perfect.
Read aloud in English for 15 to 20 minutes a day in front of the mirror, which helps in pronunciation and improves your English communication skills. Also, practice with your friends and family. Talking with a good English speaker can help improvise (即兴发挥) your usage of words and form of sentences.
3.Think in English.
At the beginning, most English learners usually think of what they have to say in their native language, translate and then say it in English. This can be tiring in the mind. If your goal is to speak English fluently, you need to learn “thinking” in English. Make up the sentences in English as you think about them.
4.Be more confident.
All these tips will be for nothing if you are not that confident in your English speaking skills. It is quite natural to make mistakes when learning a new language.
Try to relax if you’re speaking in English. When you speak at a normal speed, you’ll discover that you will be able to pronounce the words correctly and people will understand you. Most of the time, the person you are talking to even doesn’t know your mistakes.
In a word, learning English does not happen overnight. It takes a lot of time, effort and practice. Don’t lose confidence and never give up. Follow these tips and practice every day. Soon, you would learn to speak English fluently as if it is your own language.
English speaking tips you must know
Introduction | It’s many people’s dream to be 1. to speak English fluently in a new place. |
Listen first
| Remembering grammar rules won’t help you learn the 2.English pronunciation. Listen to how native English speakers pronounce and watch carefully how their mouths 3.. Watch English shows and movies to improve your spoken English and 4.. |
Practice makes perfect
| Regular reading 5. can make it easy for you to 6. with others. Practice with your friends and family. |
Think in English
| Thinking in your native language makes you 7. in your mind. Thinking in English and 8. up the sentences in English as you think about them are necessary. |
Be more confident | Making mistakes is a necessary part of language learning. Most of the time, the person you are talking to is not even 9. of your mistakes. Try to relax to speak at a normal speed and make yourself 10.. |
Conclusion | Learning English does not happen overnight. Practise daily and never give up. |
Dear Mum,
How are you? I’m writing to tell you about my life in Nanjing.
My plane arrived at Nanjing International Airport on the morning of March 2. In the past few days I 1. (visit) many places of interest in Nanjing. Yesterday I 2. (show) around the Confucius Temple and Xinjiekou—the most famous business street in Nanjing. I 3.(choose) a pearl necklace for you. I’m sure you 4. (like) it.
Nanjing is a good place 5. (travel) to, I think. I 6. (have) a good time here now. I’ll tell you more about my experiences here later.
Yours,
Jane
