When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the 1side is much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to 2in good health, or 3about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to 4damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text 5the title. Therefore, the scissors would 6before they start, 7halfway done when I find out the 8result.
Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your 9. You can only take up one of them; the other has to wait or be 10up. But you know the future is unpredictable-the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left 11. Thus you are 12in a difficult position and feel sad. How 13that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life 14greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.
In fact that is what 15is like: we are often 16with the two opposite sides of the thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only 17we get into another. The 18may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I 19remember a philosopher’s remarks: “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual 20may not be a had one.
1.A. front B. same C. either D. opposite
2.A. get B. keep C. lead D. bring
3.A. advice B. news C. a theory D. a report
4.A. suffer B. reduce C. prevent D. cause
5.A. on B. for C. without D. off
6.A. use B. handle C. prepare D. stay
7.A. or B. but C. so D. for
8.A. satisfying B. regretful C. surprising D. impossible
9.A. courage B. strength C. attention D. patience
10.A. given B. held C. made D. picked
11.A. near B. alone C. about D. behind
12.A. filled B. attracted C. caught D. struck
13.A. dares B. comes C. does D. dare
14.A. improves B. changes C. progresses D. goes
15.A. study B. society C. nature D. life
16.A. faced B. supplied C. connected D. fixed
17.A. before B. after C. until D. as
18.A. following B. next C. above D. former
19.A. still B. also C. once D. almost
20.A. treatment B. action C. choice D. remark
He is said abroad now, but I don’t know in which country he is
A. to study B. to be studying
C. to have studied D. studying
A saying goes practice makes perfect.
A. which B. that C. whether D. what
It has been a long established that the Spring Festival is a time for family reunion in China.
A. tradition B. history C. intelligence D. system
假如你叫李平，你所在学校的英语俱乐部将举行一个英语晚会。你准备邀请你的外国朋友John一同参加。请根据以下内容要点给John写一封邀请信。
注意：
1 词数：120左右；
2 句子结构准确，信息完整、连贯；
3 开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear John,
How is everything? I’m writing to let you know about an English Evening Party and invite you to join us__________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Pin
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My aunt got married my uncle ten years ago In the following 1.
seven years, she never got pregnant, which worried about my 2.
grandparents, of course She went to see many doctor and got 3.
pregnant at last But unfortunate, she gave birth to a girl instead 4.
of a boy My grandparents were greatly disappointing They 5.
insisted that she get pregnant again However, she gave birth to 6.
a girl again I ask her if she would have another try and she 7.
said no I know why she said that She will never give up if she doesn’t 8.
have a boy He knows my grandparents will never stop asking 9.
her to try to have a grandson But is that really so important to have a boy? 10.
