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Dear Peter,
I’m very much delighted that you are coming here for the holiday. But I’ll be able to meet you at the airport as
we planned, as I will be host a speech contest at that time. I’m terribly sorry about that. But I had asked my best friend to go to an airport at 6:00 on Saturday afternoon to meet you. He will be the airport while you arrive, hold a board with your name on it. Then he will take you by taxi to the hotel that we have booked a room for you. I will call you late. Wish you a pleasant journey. And I’m looking forward seeing you soon.
Yours, truly,
LiHua
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1.Many _____________ (残疾的) people have worked wonders.
2.Annie’s __________(协助) changed Helen from a deaf-blind child into a remarkable writer.
3.Sunshine is b___________（有益的） to the health.
4.When her husband died, she received many letters and calls of ____________ (同情) .
5.The well-known singer was a______________ on the piano by Langlang .
6.The ____________ (年度的)death rate in the United States is 11 per100.
7.He ____________ (逃离)his village to join the army when he was 17.
8.He told the police about the accident as he w____________ it on his way home.
9.Education should not be considered to be a ______________(特权) in modern society.
Have you ever lost your temper? Did you yell or scream at those around you, even people you like or love? Did you want to break something or hit someone?
Everyone gets angry. We have lots of emotions. At different times, we may be happy, sad or jealous. 1. .
It’s perfectly okay to be angry at time（偶尔）--- in fact, it’s important to get angry sometimes. Anger can even be a good thing. When we are treated unfairly, anger can help us stand up for ourselves.
__2.___ some people keep their anger buried deep inside. If you do this, you might get a headache or your stomach might start to hurt. You may just feel crummy (糟糕的) about yourself or start to cry. It’s not good to hide your anger, so you should find a way to let it out without hurting yourself or others.
When you start to feel angry, you can count to 10, draw a picture of anger, play a video game, run as fast as you can or do something active. An effective way is to talk to a friend you can trust. 3. .
4. Instead, admit to yourself that you are angry and try to figure out why you are angry and what you can do to keep the situation from happening again.
Never getting angry is impossible. But, you should always remember that how you act when you’re angry can make the situation better or worse.
5. Take charge of it!
A． Once you talk about anger, those bad feelings usually start to go away.
B． Taking it out on others never solves anything.
C． Anger is just another way we feel.
D． Here is an important way to deal with anger.
E. But anger must be released in the right way.
F. Every coin has two sides.
G. Don’t let anger be the boss of you.
We have all experienced days when everything goes wrong. A day may begin well enough, but suddenly everything seems to get out of control. Sometimes a single unimportant event may cause a number of things to happen. Let us suppose that you are preparing a meal and keeping an eye on the baby at the same time. The telephone rings and this causes your troubles to begin. While you are on the phone, the baby pulls the tablecloth off the table, destroying your half-prepared meal. You hang up hurriedly and attend to your baby. Meanwhile, the meal gets burnt. As if this is not enough to bring you to tears, your husband arrives home, unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner.
Things can also go wrong on the road. During rush hour one evening two cars collided and the drivers began to argue. The woman driver behind the two cars happened to be a learner. She got into a panic and stopped her car. This forced the driver following her to stop suddenly. This driver’s wife was sitting beside him holding a large cake, and as she was thrown forward, the cake went right through the window and landed on the road. A truck driver seeing a cake flying through the air slammed on the brakes. The truck was carrying empty beer bottles and hundreds of them slid off the back of the truck onto the road, causing a terrible traffic jam. It took the police an hour to get the traffic on the move again. In the meantime, the truck driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles. Only two dogs were enjoying themselves, for they were happily having what was left of the cake.
1.If you want to answer the phone without any trouble, you’d better ___________ .
A．pull out the telephone line when you are with your baby
B．put your baby on the bed and keep an eye on him / her
C．not hurry to answer the phone
D．make sure your baby is not near the table
2.Who is responsible for the accidents that happened on the road?
A．The two drivers who were arguing.
B．It wasn’t mentioned in the passage.
C．The woman driver.
D．The truck driver.
3.From this story we learn that ________.
A．there are many road accidents every day
B．the accidents mentioned in the passage are very strange
C．no one knows why this kind of accident happens
D．the accidents mentioned in the passage are very common
4.The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is to ___________.
A．remind us not to answer the phone when we are busy
B．tell us driving is dangerous every day
C．remind us not to be nervous when we meet an accident
D．remind us not to carry a cake when we are sitting in a car
5.The main idea of this passage is that ________.
A．troubles always come in groups
B．accidents may happen anywhere at anytime
C．a telephone call may cause great trouble
D．anyone may have trouble on their way home
Decisions, decisions! Our lives are full of them, from the small ones to the life-changing. The right to choose is central to everyone. Yet sometimes we make bad decisions that leave us unhappy or full of regret. Can science help?
Most of us know little about the mental processes that lie behind our decisions. Luckily, what psychologists are finding may help us all make better choices. Here are some of their amazing discoveries to help you make up your mind.
Consider your emotions. You might think that emotions are the enemy of decision-making, but in fact they are a part of it. Whenever you make up your mind, your brain’s emotional centre is active. University of Southern California scientist, Antonio Damasia, has studied people with damage to only the emotional parts of their brains, and found that they were unable to make basic choices about what to wear or eat. Damasia thinks this may be because our brains store emotional memories of past choice, which we use to help the present decision-making.
However, making choices under the influence of an emotion can greatly affect the result. Take anger for example. A study by Nitika Garg of the University of Mississippi and other scientists found the angry shoppers were more likely to choose the first thing they were offered rather than considering other choices. It seems that anger can lead us to make quick decisions without much thinking.
All emotions affect our thinking and motivation，so it may be best to avoid making important decisions under their influence. Yet strangely there is one emotion that seems to help us make good choices. The American researchers found that sad people took time to consider the various choices on offer, and ended up making the best choices. In fact many studies show that people who feel unhappy have the most reasonable view of the world.
1.What does the underlined word “central” mean?
A．in the middle B．easy to reach C．important D．having power
2.Damasia’s study suggests that ________.
A．emotions are the enemy of decision-making.
B．our brain has nothing to do with decision-making.
C．people with physical damage find it hard to make up their minds.
D．our emotional memories of past choices can affect present decisions.
3. According to the text, what may help us make better decisions?
A．To think about happy times. B．To make many decisions at a time.
C．To stop feeling regretful about the past. D．To learn about the process of decision-making.
4. Why are angry shoppers more likely to choose the first thing they are offered?
A．They often forget their past choices. B．They make decisions without much thinking.
C．They tend to save time when shopping. D．They are too angry to bargain.
5.What do we learn from the text?
A．Emotions are a part of decision-making.
B．Sad people always make worse choices.
C．No emotion seems to help us make good choices.
D．Only sad feelings affect our thinking and motivation.
From their beginnings New England towns had a special democratic system of government. At a stated time all the citizens would assemble at a town meeting, where they would discuss local problems and express opinions freely. They also elected the town’s officials at these gatherings and made decisions about the taxes they would pay and about other community matters. These meetings were usually held at the town hall, which was located in the central square.
In the eighteenth-century town meetings, only men who owned property and who were church members actually voted, although everyone present was allowed to express their opinions. Later, all citizens were allowed to vote. Thus the town meeting became truly democratic. Town meetings are still common in New England communities.
In recent years the town meeting idea has been widely imitated. There are open sessions of this kind on radio and television. Occasionally a meeting of this type is called by a government agency in order to give an opportunity for free and open discussion on current problems and policies.
1.At a town meeting, people do the following things EXCEPT __________.
A．express their opinions about the government
B．elect officials of the towns
C．make a decision about whom they should marry
D．discuss some community matters
2.In the 18th century, who had the right to vote?
A．All the citizens.
B．All the men except those who were church members.
C．The rich.
D．The rich men and the church members.
3.Why has the town meeting been widely imitated?
A．Because many people are interested in it.
B．Because it is very democratic.
C．Because many people enjoy themselves at town meetings.
D．Because sometimes government agencies call them.
4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．Citizens can elect the officials in the town meeting.
B．In recent years, town meetings are often called by a government agency.
C．People can say what they want to say at the town meeting.
D．Nowadays this kind of meeting is also held on radio and television.
5.This passage mainly talks about _______.
A．the New England town meeting B．modern town meetings
C．a democratic meeting D．New England towns
