It is only one year and a half after the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge started working,________it has served over 24 million passengers.
A.so B.but C.or
—I want to be like my friend, Dave. He is handsome and popular.
—Oh, dear son, you don’t need to be like anyone. Just be__________ .
A.myself B.himself C.yourself
在紧张备战中考之际，不少同学开始憧憬即将到来的美好暑假。学校英语角近期将举办以“Make Summer Vacations More Meaningful”为主题的征文活动。请你从以下清单中选择两到三项你想参与或体验的暑假活动，用英语写一篇短文说明你的选择意向及理由，并在学校英语角分享。
A list of what to do for this summer vacation | ||
△ | Read an English book | △ Travel abroad |
△ | Take up a hobby | △ Take a part-time job |
△ | Be a volunteer | △ Learn a foreign language |
△ | Learn to cook | △ Do an experiment |
注意:
(1) 从清单中选择二至三项活动，并阐述理由。
(2) 文中不得出现与你身份相关的信息。
(3) 词数 80-100。短文首句仅供选择使用，不计入总词数。
To make summer vacations more meaningful, the English corner of our school has given a list of what to do for this ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
阅读短文，然后完成内容摘要。（每空词数不限）
在英语拓展课上，你需要介绍一个印度洋上的群岛国家--马尔代夫。请你根据搜索到的有关马尔代夫的部分资料，完成 PPT 演示文稿。
The Maldives are islands in the Indian Ocean, covering an area of 298 square kilometers. The islands are near Sri Lanka. The Maldives are famous for their good climate, beautiful beaches and warm seas.There are 440,000 people in the Maldives. Most people live on small islands. The capital of the Maldives is Malé. It is a modern city with an international airport and a big harbour. People in Male speak English and Dhivehi. English is useful because many tourists come here.Tourism and fishing are very important businesses in the Maldives. There are many tourist hotels. Many people work there. Others work as fishermen or in fish factories. The currency(货币) is the rufiyaa.
Republic of Maldives
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阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
A long time ago, there lived a king whose delight was to teach his people good habits.
One night, he put a large stone in the middle of the road. He then had two of his servants hide in a bush nearby 1.(watch) what the people would do.
Early the next morning, there came a young soldier, singing 2.(happy) as he walked along. He held his head 3.high that he did not see the stone and fell in the dust. He got up, and went on.
Then 4.strong old farmer, named Peter, came along. “Oh, 5.lazy people!” he cried. “Here is a big stone right in the middle of the road, and no one will take the trouble to move it.” He mananged, however, to get past it, and went on his way.
The stone lay in the road 6.three weeks. It was in 7.(everyone) way, and yet everybody left it for somebody else to move.
Then the king 8.(send) word to all his people to meet together on a certain day near his palace, as he had something to tell them.
The day came, and the king rolled the stone over in front of a crowd of men and women. There was a small metal box. The king held the box up so that all the people could see what was9.(write) on the box. These were the words: “For him10.lifts the stone.” He opened the box, turned it upside down, and out of it fell a beautiful ring, and ten bright gold coins.
根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。
When you visit a restaurant, you may see some people eating on their own. In the past, it might have seemed 1.(奇怪的) to eat alone, because this might have suggested that they had no friends or disliked socializing (社交) with others. However, that is 2.(改变).
According to a new 3.( 调 查 ) by a US-based research company, the average adult eats six meals alone each week and 387 meals each year. That means eating alone has 4.( 已 经 ) been a new trend (趋势). In China, eating alone is also getting 5.(受欢迎的). “Eating alone can 6.( 允 许 ) people to enjoy dinner in a private space freely,” China Daily noted.
It is true that when people 7.( 选 择 ) to eat with other people, they must be influenced by them. If those people share 8.(相似的) habits, they are lucky and can enjoy a satisfying meal. If not, they must deal with the terrible experience of bad table 9.( 礼 仪 ), upsetting dialogues and 10.(糟糕的) food.
