—If it hadn’t been raining so hard, I might have been home much earlier.
—It’s too bad you _____ it. Nancy _____ here and she _____ to see you.
A. didn’t make; is; was
B. won’t make; will be; wants
C. didn’t make; was; wanted
D. wont’ make; would be; wanted
9. 11 is a special date, , I think, that will be remembered by the Americans forever.
A. what B. it C. which D. one
--- An explosion at a coal mine killed at least 62 workers and left another 13 missing.
--- Yes, news came as shock to us all.
A. the; the B. /; / C. /; a D. the; a
健康与财富一直是人们讨论的一个热门话题(hot topic)，究竟哪个更重要些？有的人认为健康比财富更重要，而有的人认为财富比健康更重要。请以Health and wealth为题写一篇英文短文。
提示：1.简述人们对“健康与财富”的两种不同看法；
2.简述你自己的观点及理由。
注意：1.可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；
2.词数100左右。
此题要求改正所给短文中的10处错误。请在右边横线上写出改正后的词。包括：多词，缺词和错词。
Dear Editor,
Recently, my classmates have had a heated discussion about that
we should have optional courses in high schools. Some students were
in favor of optional courses. They say interest is best teacher
and our spare time will be colorful and meaningful. Students
can not only enlarge their knowledges but also improve their abilities.
However, others are against the idea, said that optional courses
will take up too much time as well as energy. In addition to, some optional
courses have something to do with the College Entrance Examination. They
are afraid they’ll fall behind their classmates if they will take the
optional courses. I’d like to take one or two of the optional courses, which, I think, will certain benefit me a lot.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
Switching telephone providers used to be the only way homeowners could save money on telephone bills. Now thanks to new technology, comsumers have another choice-making phone calls over the internet. And this can be completely free if you call another person with an internet phone set-up.
The technology is called voice over internet protocol (协议), or VoIP. In 2005, consumer demand for VoIP dramatically grew. In the US, where popularity has grown faster than here in the UK, 8.4 million are predicted to subscribe this year. For the past couple years, VoIP pioneers such as Skype have accounted for the majority of internet phone subscribers.
VoIP is attractive to consumers because it’s cheaper than traditional phone services. With the basic equipment of PC, microphone and headset, and VoIP software and broadband internet for optimum (最适宜的) voice quality, consumers can save a fortune chatting for free to other internet phone owners and save money calling regular landlines (通讯电缆). But, as the saying goes, you get what you pay for. Many of these services suffer from uncontinuous lapses (失效) in quality. While some users may tolerate echoes or a dropped call, improved quality is needed to attract more customers.
Computing has examined the benefits of using a PC as a telephone with VoIP in how easy they were to set up, how effective they were and the range of their features.
Skype(www. skype.com) came top for its bother-free approach, easy set-up and exceptional voice clarity. Sipgate (www. sipgate. co. uk), MSN(www. messenger. msn. co. uk) and Yahoo! Messenger (uk. messenger. yahoo. com) provide an audio “wizard” that improves sound levels. Google Talk (www. google. com/ talk) was less helpful and Babble. net (www. babble. net) was let down by its poor help files. Yahoo! Messenger provides some of the best features, including the option of landline calls, webcam chats, instant messaging, voice-mail and conference calls.
1.Which one of the following if you call others?
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A．VolP,voice over internet protocol |
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B．Switching telephone |
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C．New technology |
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D．letters |
2.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 implies that ______.
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A．VoIP can save money but it has some disadvantages |
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B．whatever you buy is related to how much you pay |
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C．what you pay for will belong to you forever |
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D．what you buy is not always high in quality |
3.Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?
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A．Sipgate is less helpful. |
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B．Yahoo! Messenger offers some best features. |
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C．Skype is the best one in the new technology. |
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D．Google Talk provides very good audio “wizard”. |
