Dear Sir,
I am writing to express my concern about the plans to build a motorway near our village.
Haldersham is one of the loveliest villages in England. It is peaceful and quiet, and it is situated in a very attractive valley. There are also several beautiful countryside walks in the surroundings, with a view of many rare trees and plants.
Most of the people who live in Haldersham have moved here from other places, often from London and other big cities. They have bought houses here to live in a place far away from the noise and the stress of the big city. They paid a lot of money for their houses, but they knew they would get a high quality of life for it.
If the planned motorway is built, life in Haldersham will change greatly. There will be a lot of noise around us, and nobody will want to go on the walks. House prices will certainly go down, because nobody will want to buy houses in a place close to a motorway. Haldersham will become an ugly place.
I don’t think any of the people living in this beautiful village want that, and we all believe exposure to noise pollution can have a direct influence on our health. So, let’s all tell the politicians who support the motorway plans what we think about them!
Yours faithfully,
Hilary Riley
1.Many people move to Haldersham because ________.
A. it has a good environment
B. it is not far away from big cities
C. they want to be a help to the village
D. they prefer to study rare plants in this area
2.According to Hilary Riley, a motorway will ________.
A. cause high house prices
B. bring people stress
C. provide a convenient life
D. affect the quality of life
3.What’s the purpose of the letter?
A. To give an introduction of Haldersham.
B. To show grateful thanks to the politicians.
C. To express disapproval about the motorway.
D. To offer suggestions on building the motorway.
Pooja Dhingra is an Indian chef and businesswoman, the owner of macaroon bakery chain Le 15 Patisserie (西饼店) in Mumbai. She should have been a lawyer. But while studying ________ at university in Mumbai, she decided to ________ her major and do something more creative.
Dhingra’s father and her elder brother are both restaurant owners. Remembering helping her mother in the ________ during her childhood, she decided to work with food instead of legal cases. She ________ her parents to let her attend a hospitality (招待) and management course in Switzerland. Three years later, she went to Paris to learn the ________ of French baking. There her friends took her to one of the best macaroon shops. After just one ________, Dhingra determined that when she returned to Mumbai she would ________ her own shop, the first of its kind in India.
After graduation, she started making macaroons in her parents’ kitchen, ________ it was a complete failure. The hot and wet weather in Mumbai made it ________ to make delicious cakes. It took her around six months of research and 60 failed ________ to finally get a favorite recipe. Yet being both young and female ________ she faced extra challenges. “The biggest problem was to get people to take you ________,” she says. “For example, if I had to buy machinery, I would have to ask my father to make these calls for me.”
Dhingra eventually opened her first shop in 2010. To ________ sales in a city where very few people knew what a macaroon was, Dhingra gave away some ________ macaroons to customers, which made her cakes popular immediately. She continued ________ new recipes. “Once you know basic techniques, inventing recipes is very ________,” she said. “All you need is an open ________. I get a lot of my ideas and ________ from basic things around me.”
Dhingra is the author of a best-selling cookery book, The Big Book of Treats. She also started running classes on how to make macaroons and other cakes. In 2016, Dhingra ________ her business, opening a new location called Le 15 Café. Today, as a professional baker, Dhingra ________ up one of India’s finest patisseries.
1.A. artB. lawC. historyD. medicine
2.A. quitB. checkC. enjoyD. follow
3.A. bedroomB. basementC. studyD. kitchen
4.A. remindedB. warnedC. convincedD. allowed
5.A. techniquesB. situationsC. functionsD. results
6.A. drinkB. kickC. breathD. bite
7.A. visitB. openC. sellD. name
8.A. soB. orC. butD. for
9.A. difficultB. unusualC. reasonableD. available
10.A. preparationsB. messagesC. programsD. attempts
11.A. includedB. meantC. admittedD. explained
12.A. seriouslyB. properlyC. differentlyD. peacefully
13.A. ignoreB. reportC. promoteD. examine
14.A. strangeB. modernC. famousD. free
15.A. introducingB. creatingC. demandingD. protecting
16.A. typicalB. familiarC. simpleD. regular
17.A. taskB. replyC. mindD. secret
18.A. inspirationB. authorityC. progressD. equipment
19.A. preservedB. inspectedC. acquiredD. expanded
20.A. coversB. headsC. picksD. brings
I wish I ________ them about the project. Now it’s been canceled and they’re all disappointed.
A. hadn’t toldB. didn’t tell
C. wouldn’t tellD. wasn’t telling
Peter doesn’t smoke now, but he ________ for almost twenty years.
A. was smokingB. had smokedC. has smokedD. smoked
We still have the question of ________ they have discovered the trade secret.
A. whatB. whyC. howD. that
Ann ________ a certificate at the end of the program to show she has learned computer skills.
A. will giveB. will be givenC. gaveD. was given
