短文改错
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：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：在错的词下划一横线，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11处起）不计分。
Dear Sir,
Thank you for invite me to the summer English course in your school. As for your choice between the two courses, I prefer the four-week course because of this will allow me more time to do some traveling but make a few new friends. Of all the subject I’m learning at school, I like English better. I had been learning English for eleven years but my spoken English remains poorly. Therefore, I really hope to take this chance to improve it. If possible, I’d like to stay with a family for a couple of days in order that I can know some customs in England, what I’m particularly interested in. I believe I will have wonderful time this summer.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
Around twenty years ago I was living in York. Although I had a lot of experience and a Master's degree, I could not find 1.______(satisfy) work.
I was driving a school bus to make ends meet and living with a friend of 2._____(me), for I had lost my flat. I had attended five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs, they called to say I did not get the job. "Why has my life become so hard?" I thought 3._____(pain).
4.______ I pulled the bus over to drop off a little girl, she handed me an earring 5.______(say) that I should keep it in case somebody claimed it. The earring 6._____ (paint) black and said "BE HAPPY".
At first I got angry. Then it hit me — I had been 7.____(give) all of my attention to what was going wrong with my life rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a list of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to add more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for me 8._____ a lady who was a director at a larger hospital. She asked me 9._____ I would give a one-day lecture on stress 10.______(manage) to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My day there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of thinking that I completely changed my life.
完形填空
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。
Virak Mao moved from Cambodia six and a half years ago. He was an exciting and ________ 12-year-old boy，looking forward to his new life in Canada but fearful he wouldn’t make friends, ________ since he didn’t speak English. What great progress he has ________ since then.
First of all, he got over those early difficulties and ________ friends. Mao not only mastered ________ but won the Grade 9 French award. At school, he ________ to organize school events. Mao also ________ at school, such as cleaning the library and helping others. Mao had wanted to be an engineer ________ after struggling with chemistry, he discovered a new passion for ________. At his Buddhist temple, Mao is a leader and ________ those who came to Canada for the first time to work hard. He also ________ in cultural dancing with other temple members, donating any ________ they raise back to the temple to buy supplies for the poor. Since the summer of 2011, he has held a job at a clothing store to help ________ his family. In June, Mao ________ from C.W. Jefferys and is now in the business management program at Ryerson University.
He is also the first winner of a new scholarship ________ by the Graduate Business Council with the purpose of helping a student, ________ wants to improve his community and in ________ of money. Awarded the scholarship in June, Mao spoke about the ________ of the award. “I was so excited. It was a huge relief for me,” he said, adding he would buy textbooks and school supplies with the award. “I am really ________ they raised this money to award me the scholarship. I just have no words. Anyone who works hard gets well ________.”
1.A. comfortableB. quietC. seriousD. nervous
2.A. especiallyB. finallyC. recentlyD. specially
3.A. achievedB. decidedC. refusedD. accepted
4.A. recognizedB. madeC. lostD. borrowed
5.A. CambodiaB. JapaneseC. EnglishD. Chinese
6.A. helpedB. pretendedC. plannedD. wanted
7.A. volunteeredB. attemptedC. continuedD. struggled
8.A. becauseB. ifC. butD. since
9.A. educationB. lawC. languageD. business
10.A. callsB. encouragesC. introducesD. agrees
11.A. getsB. givesC. participatesD. cuts
12.A. foodB. equipmentC. paperD. money
13.A. carryB. supportC. buildD. rescue
14.A. graduatedB. escapedC. changedD. learned
15.A. createdB. foundC. organizedD. chosen
16.A. thatB. whoC. whichD. as
17.A. hopeB. desireC. lackD. need
18.A. benefitB. interestC. methodD. success
19.A. carefulB. helpfulC. usefulD. grateful
20.A. caughtB. invitedC. paidD. fixed
While it is impossible to live completely free of stress, it is possible to prevent stress as well as reduce its effect when it can't be avoided. 1.
Try physical activity
2. Running, walking, playing tennis, and working in your garden are just some of the activities you might try.
Make time for yourself
Schedule time for both work and entertainment. Don't forget, play can be just as important to your overall well-being as work. 3. Go window-shopping or work on a hobby. Allow yourself at least a half hour each day to do something you enjoy.
Take care of yourself
4. If you easily get angry and can't sleep well enough, or if you're not eating properly, it will be more likely that you will fall into stressful situations. If stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping, you should consult a doctor.
5.
Stress can result from disorganization and a feeling that "there's so much to do, and not enough time". Trying to take care of everything at once can be too much for you and as a result, you may not achieve anything. Instead, make a list of everything you have to do, then do one thing at a time, checking off each task as it is completed. Set out to do the most important task first.
A. You should make every effort to eat well and get enough rest.
B. Do whatever you like and want to do.
C. The following are suggestions for ways to deal with stress.
D. You need a break from your daily routine to just relax and have fun.
E. When you are nervous, angry or upset, try releasing the pressure through exercise or physical activity.
F. You could smile to yourself in front of a mirror every day.
G. Make a list of things to do
What should we do when we are in a bad situation? Some may choose to give up. But is that what we should do? The following news report may get you encouraged.
With a population of 156 million, Bangladesh has one of the largest populations in the world. What makes the situation worse is that most of the country is situated on the low-lying Ganges delta(三角洲). As a result, it often suffers flooding, especially during the rainy season from July to October. In this period, the rivers rise as much as 12 feet. In such situations, people can only get to certain places by boat.
The problems are particularly serious in the Chalanbeel region, a poor area where people survive by farming on the rich delta soil when it is not underwater. But many parents there don’t want to send their children to school and there are not enough teachers. As a result, many kids living there do not attend school on a regular basis. The problem becomes worse during the rainy season when land schools cannot be reached. Many students never return to school after the forced breaks.
How to help students attend school regularly? 22-year-old Bangladeshi architect Mohammed Rezwan decided to take action. In 2002, the young man used $500 he had received in scholarships to start Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha. The non-profit organization’s mission was to set up floating schools. It took Rezwan four years to raise enough funds to open his first boat school. But as the world began to know about the organization’s worthy cause, money started to pour in. Until now, Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha has built 22 floating schools, some with playgrounds on the upper deck. Now a lot more children in the Chalanbeel region go to school regularly.
We should keep in mind that there is always a solution to every problem.
1.Which of the following statements about Bangladesh is TRUE?
A. It hardly suffers floods after October.
B. There are not many rivers around the country.
C. It is situated on the low-lying Ganges delta.
D. It sees a lot of floods from July to October.
2.It is implied in Paragraph 3 that in the Chalanbeel region, ________.
A. children can’t receive a good education
B. farmers don’t have rich soil to grow crops
C. parents consider education very important
D. teachers lose jobs as there aren’t enough students
3.Knowing about the cause of Mohammed Rezwan’s organization, many people ________.
A. realized education is very important
B. decided to do what they could to help
C. didn’t think his idea could be carried out
D. were encouraged and tried to solve their problems
Though there are about 400 languages from all over the world that are in danger of disappearing completely，Zoque-Ayapaneco，a native Mexican language is considered the most likely to become extinct，because the only two people in the world that speak it fluently do not talk to each other!
And，it's not because they live in different countries，states or even villages. In fact，Manuel Segovia and Isidro Velazquez，both in their 70s，live within 500 yards of each other，in the village of Ayapa in the Southern Mexican State of Tabasco. They，however，refuse to communicate because they simply don't have much in common. Segovia is apparently a little frank in nature while Velazquez is described as shy.
Segovia was at least able to talk in Zoque-Ayapanece with his brother until he passed away about 12 years ago，and still manages to practice it with his family，especially his son Manuel，who for the last five years has been trying to learn it and hopes to become fluent enough to teach it to the next generation. Velazquez on the other hand，has not been heard speaking in the language with anybody.
The two men say the language used to be widely spoken in the village，but the younger generation refused to learn it for fear of being laughed at，and it therefore began to die a slow death，as the elders passed away.
Unless the two men get their acts together，the only way to hear the language will be to either listen to Manuel's not-so-fluent statement or see them talk in a documentary entitled “Lengua Muerta” (Dead Language) that is being filmed to capture Zoque Ayapaneco and 364 other native Mexican languages that are in a similar state.
We sure hope Segovia and Velazquez soon find something common to talk about. Maybe the fact is that the language is dying and that they should start encouraging and teaching the next generation together.
1.What do we know about Zoque-Ayapaneco?
A．It was widely used twelve years ago.
B．It is a Southern American language.
C．It will be popular in Mexico in the near future.
D．It will be dying out if no effective measures are taken.
2.The reason why Segovia and Velazquez don't talk to each other is that ________.
A．they both are too shy
B．they have no similarity in their character
C．they are too familiar to talk
D．they live in different villages
3.From the passage，we can conclude that ________.
A．altogether 365 languages are becoming extinct in the world
B．Segovia and Velazquez will communicate with each other soon
C．the government cares a lot about the protection of Zoque-Ayapaneco
D．we can hear the language from Manuel or documentary “Lengua Muerta”
4.What's the main idea of the passage?
A．World's endangered languages are being filmed.
B．Villagers are trying to protect their old language.
C．An endangered language is spoken by only two people.
D．There are a lot of languages in Mexico.
