A.What are the stamps used for?
B.Let’s come up with some good ideas.
C.Have you ever been late for school?
A.It must belong to Carla.
B.What do you think anxious mean?
C.I hope to go to France one day.
A.How do you study for a test?
B.I’m afraid of the dark.
C.I can choose my clothes.
曾子曰：“吾日三省吾身。”自省（self-reflection）有助于解决自身的问题，也是自我完善和自我超越的必经之路。
某英文网站正在开展以“自省”为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华，请用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈为了提升自身的品德修养或学业素养，你平时是如何进行自我反省的，以及这样做给你带来的好处。
提示词语： think, improve, record, behavior, question, emotion
提示问题：● What do you do to be self-reflective?
● What benefits have you gained from doing so?
Self-reflection plays an important role in our life.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
假如你是李华,在交换生 Peter 的帮助下,你们社团成功地举办了学校的英语才艺展示活动(English Show)。请你用英语给他写一封感谢信,简述感谢他的原因以及你从他身上学到了什么。
提示词语：activity, design, advice, creative, helpful, patience
提示问题：● What did Peter do to help?
● What have you learned from him?
Dear Peter,
I’m writing to thank you for your great help.
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Thank you again for everything you have done for us.
Yours,
Li Hua
If you live in Europe or the Americas, you likely pick up a fork every day and give no thought to it. Using it probably seems as natural as breathing. Yet compared with the knife and the spoon, which appeared very early, the fork is a latecomer to the table.
Researches show that the fork was first used in Ancient Egypt, China and Greece. Since the 4th century BC, the fork managed to become common on the tables of upper society in Eastern Europe and by the 9th century, it travelled to the Middle East and started being used by the upper class under the name “barjyn”. This enabled the fork to slowly become popular in these areas.
In the 11th century, the fork came to Italy in the dowry of a princess (王妃的嫁妆) from the Middle East who married an Italian official. After seeing the princess use the fork, the church strongly criticized her, saying that the fork disrespected the practice of using the fingers. Then the fork disappeared from the table for nearly 300 years. It began to get acceptance in Italy by the late 16th century, because the upper-class Italians expressed renewed interest in cleanliness. However, most European countries accepted the fork only by the 18th century and United States didn’t welcome it until the early 19th century.
During its life, the fork has changed in terms of appearance. In its early use, the fork had only two tines (齿). As the centuries went on, its design slowly started taking on a modern look. The fork that we know today, which has four tines, was introduced in the 18th century in Germany. By the early 20th century, the invention of stainless steel(不锈钢)enabled the fork to be made more easily. Since then, the fork hasn’t changed much in design.
1.Which is a latecomer to the table, the knife, the spoon or the fork?
2.In what countries was the fork first used?
3.When did most European countries accept the fork?
4.What enabled the fork to be made more easily?
5.What’s the passage mainly about?
