一家英语报曾对欧洲60岁以上的人进行了一次专题调查，题目是：你现在最后悔的是什么？调查结果见下表：
|
百分比 |
后悔的事情 |
|
72% |
年轻时努力不够 |
|
67% |
错误地选择了职业 |
|
58% |
锻炼身体不足 |
|
11% |
没有赚到更多的钱 |
请你用英语写一篇文章，简要介绍此次调查的情况，并就其中一项发表你的看法。
注意：
1． 词数：100左右
2． 不能逐字翻译，并注意文章的逻辑性。
3． 参考词汇：后悔 regret
第一节 短文改错
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断,每一行均有一个错误,请按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
第一节 短文改错
What you give is always equal with what you get. 1._____
A few days ago, I went to an interview. In the 2._____
preparation, I cost a week looking through the news. 3._____
I passed the interview easily, that helped me to 4._____
understand that put in the effort reaps(收获) rewards. 5._____
The opposite point holds either: It is often a 6._____
student’s laziness, for example, which leads 7._____
to his or her failures in an exam. A driver’s 8.____
carelessness causes the accident. The environmental
lesson we should learn is that we do not stop 9._____
damaging the atmosphere, the planet will suffer from. 10._____
首字母填空
1.Students are s__________ to stand up when teachers come into the classroom.
2.Don’t go to the bus station alone! I will a__________ you there since it’s getting dark.
3.As everybody knows, hard work is f____________ to success. That’s why we say: “ No pains, no gains.”
4.The airline company lost your luggage?! Surely you will ask them for c________________ if they can’t find it back.
5.So you are late again. How can you justify your d_____ this time?
6.I can talk with you at any time during the week, for my working hours is f________.
7.Don’t hesitate about what you want to say to your English teacher. He is known to be a_______________ in our school. Very kindly he will help you.
8.That kind of music was so s__________ as to go beyond my understanding.
9.Nobody asked her to do the cleaning. She did it on her own i______.
10.Service is excellent here and tipping is at your d__________.
单词连线
1.displeased (A)any kind of drink except water, eg. milk, tea, wine.
2.adapt (B)have a liking for; love
3.potential (C) unhappy; unsatisfactory
4.grasp (D)something hidden; something that can or may come into existence
5.self-assurance (E)take possession by force; defeat or overcome bad habits
6.conquer (F)an expression of praise, admiration or respect.
7.affection (G)bring or come together at one point; focus(on)
8.concentrate (H) to take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand.
9.beverage (I)become adjusted to new conditions
10.compliment (J) self-confidence ; poise
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Country life is economical in other ways, too. There are practically no temptations to waste money.
Country people are mostly honest. They say what they mean, and make and keep promises with sincerity. They do not put on air (摆架子). They do not pretend to have those ridiculous manners which are necessary in what we call polite society.
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