假如你是某中学的学生Tom。前不久，你参加了全国英语演讲比赛并获得一等奖。请用英语给校刊写一篇文章，谈谈你的体会。内容主要包括：
1．付出才有回报；
2．收获自信和友谊；
3．感激之情。
注意 1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；
3．开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Looking back to the National English Speaking Competition I took part in several days ago，I have a lot to share with you．______________________________________________
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第1l处起)不计分。
I’m very grateful to my English teacher．In the past，my biggest shortcoming used to being carelessness，that worried me a lot．To make matters worse，I was so anxious to seek the fundamental reason in my failure．I just devoted me to huge amounts of practice，not paying attention to repeated mistakes．Fortunately，my teacher noticed it and offers to have a long talk with me．She gave me lots of advices on how to get rid of it．After I was persuading to change my attitude，I finally got the right way to rid myself of carelessness and gained confidence as well as.It was the support she had given me made me what I’m today·
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Dear fellow students，
May I have your attention，please? Now I'd like to make a speech here．As we know，waste 1. (become)a common scene on campus recently．Some pour the remains of a meal where there is still much 2. (1eave)；others3. (simple)walk away after washing hands，leaving the water 4. (run)；students leave the classroom every day5. noticing whether fans are switched off．Has thrift(节俭)，one of the national tradition 6. developed from our long history gone? 7. so，find it back!
We don't have to take great pains to control waste，but action and a grateful heart are needed；thank the water that runs through our fingers，and save it for poor Arabian or African countries struggling in water 8. (short)；thank the light we enjoy because in poor areas，children share 9. dim lamp reading；thank all the paper we are able to use，for trees are cut down 10. (satisfy)our needs；thank everything nature can offer and everything we can own.
Live and act，so the tradition of thrift will never fade．
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Alexander the Great was the great Macedonian(马其顿)Emperor．As a young man he once himself a famous horse with his extraordinary power of observation and wisdom．
One day，his father，King Philip，received a horse as a(n) ．Together with some of his men as well as the prince，the King with him his new horse out on a wide plain to ．But they soon found that the horse was very ．It kicked and shouted loudly so that no one could get on its back．The King was and gave orders for to be taken back at once．But the prince，Alexander，was sorry to this．
“It’s a pity to such a fine horse just because man is brave enough to get on it，”said he．
“Your are brave，”said the King，feeling that his son without thinking．“But are you brave enough to do that?’’
The young man went up to the nervous animal，took the bridle(缰绳)and turned its to the sun．He did so because he had that the horse was afraid of its own shadow kept moving upon the ground before his eyes．
With its face to the sun，the horse could no longer see the shadow．It soon became ．The young man patted it and by and by he jumped upon its back．Then it set at a great speed with the brave prince holding on．It ran farther and farther into the plain till at last it became tired and A1exander rode it back．
The horse was thus given to the brave man．For many years it fought battle after battle together with him．One day in a fierce battle，both of them got seriously ．The horse struggled to carry Alexander on its back and ran home．Then it died． his horse，Alexander had a city built and named the city Bucephalus，which was the name of his horse．
1.A．brought B．gave C．declared D．won
2.A．honor B．prize C．present D．reward
3.A．rode B．pulled C．took D．had
4.A．ride B．drive C．feed D．run
5.A．ridiculous B．nervous C．strong D．wild
6.A．happy B．angry C．curious D．satisfied
7.A．it B．him C．her D．this
8.A．find B．do C．hear D．say
9.A．deliver B．kill C．release D．1ose
10.A．a B．one C．such D．no
11.A．actions B．words C．comments D．conclusions
12.A．told B．spoke C．chatted D．talked
13.A．head B．side C．body D．tail
14.A．consulted B．expected C．observed D．predicted
15.A．who B．as C．which D．it
16.A．curious B．exhausted C．quiet D．excited
17.A．fiercely B．firmly C．tightly D．gently
18.A．off B．up C．aside D．about
19.A．harmed B．burned C.wounded D.damaged
20.A.In favor of B.In memory of C.In face of D.In terms of
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
THINK“ADDING VALUE”(and you’11 get more money)
Most people either“like”their job，“love”their job or“hate”their job．Everyone wants to make more money regardless of how they feel about their job．The secret to making more money is，focus on adding value．Think less of what you can have or acquire．1. You don’t always have to do more though we always can do more．What you might consider is“doing different”．Let me explain．
1．Do you choose to be happy at work?It’s a choice．And you can do it．It’s a lot of“mind over matter”．Mind what’s important and the rest doesn’t matter． 2. When you choose to be happy，you will affect others in the workplace．
2． 3. Michael’s definition of a“drag”is，a person who“drastically reduces all good．”Of course，they have a bad attitude．If you’re this kind of person，you can change．Start being positive．Start by giving subtle and honest praise to co-workers．Just start looking for authentic reasons to give others some praise．It will set you apart from everyone else．People will recognize you as being more caring and more interested in them．Your influence will skyrocket especially if you’re in an environment where there is little praise and encouragement．
3．CHOOSE what you are going to think．Most people have given in to CNN，ABC，NBC，“the way things are”，society，drama，negativity and the like．It’s time to take back charge of your brain．Get your focus directed．Like Paul said in the bible，“Think on these things．Things that are true，are of a good report，are honorable，are positive．” 4. If you have nothing to read that is positive，send me your email address and I'll send you a free copy of my‘Powerful Attitudes’ebook．Read a little every morning．It will positively and powerfully affect the rest of your day．
When you change yourself，you will add value in your workplace．Like the late great business philosopher，Jim Rohn said，“You can take out the garbage at McDonalds and earn minimum wage．But if you take out the garbage and whistle as you do it every day，you’re likely to earn 50 cents more per hour．”Add value to your workplace by controlling your own attitude． 5.
A．Start your day by reading something positive．
B．Think more of what you can do，produce or create．
C．Just be yourself and create a strong self image．
D．Are you a“drag”?
E．Your attitude and your happiness is important．
F．Fall in love with it．
G．You will advance faster and in time，make a lot more money．
Ever feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day?A group of time-challenged Canadian women are wishing for a 25-hour clock．
Jessie Behan，president of the 25th Hour Coalition(联盟)which is a group of Canadian women who have changed to a longer day，said the struggle for women to maintain work-1ife balance motivated her to research the body’s natural clock．“Many of my girlfriends are having kids，getting married，and I see the sufferings of dealing all that when you’re a working woman，”she said．“Women like myself are sick of living their lives by a 24-hour clock．”
A 2007 study by Charles Czeisler found a switch to longer days could be beneficial，especially for frequent travelers，shift workers，astronauts and those who experience trouble sleeping or waking．
In a similar study，Czeisler showed the body’s natural clock averages 24 hours and 11 minutes in both young and older people．The current 360-degree clock has 720 minutes，giving each minute 0．5 degree．With the new 25-hour day，30 minutes is added to each 12-hour period making each minute 0.48 degree．
While still a relatively small movement—the 25th Hour Coalition has 160 Facebook members，Behan is hoping for large changes．“The goal is to get as many women on board；there’s no harm in just trying it out and seeing．If it gets big，maybe the government will decide to standardize it．”
A recent online survey by Reader's Digest，which included 150 people in each of the 13 countries，suggests it's not just Canadians looking for longer days．Readers were asked“what would you do with an extra hour”if given a choice between sleep，work，exercise and family time．In Spain，half of respondents(被访者)said they’d like an extra hour in the day to devote to family time．The same was found for respondents in Brazil，the US and Britain，who chose family time over sleep，which came in at a close second．Only in India did work top the list with 50 percent of respondents claiming they could use an extra hour at the office．
1.Some Canadian working women are campaigning for the 25-hour day in order to_______．
A．have more chances at work
B．keep a balance between life and work
C．experience something new
D．have a better sleep
2.Jessie Behan want more women to join the 25 th Hour Coalition because she________．
A．intends to make more Facebook friends
B．hopes to get benefits from more people
C．considers it is harmless to form such an organization
D．thinks it can help those women to realize their dreams
3.What is implied in the last paragraph?
A．Respondents from most nations want more family time．
B．Respondents from developed countries experience more stress．
C．Most Canadian respondents claim that they need more family time．
D．Indians are the most hardworking of the 13 nations．
