One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装).
On September 11th, 1958, mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my arms, saying, “I promised you a gift, and here it is.” What an honor! I became four years old a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told stories. I told it again and again how much I loved it!
One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept(哭泣) and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard mum and dad whispering such words as “hopeless”, “pitiful”and “dying”, and all these words sounded ominous.
Christmas was coming. “Don’t expect any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living rooms. “If your baby brother lives, that’ll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. I had never seen him cry before.
The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He’s all right?”He hung up and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home!”
“Thank God!” I heard mum cry.
From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My socks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty：they were filled with love!
1.What happened to the author on September 11th, 1958?
A. He got a baby brother.B. He got a Christmas gift.
C. He became four years old.D. He received a doll.
2.What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？
A. Impossible.B. Boring.C. Funny.D. Fearful.
3.Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?
A. Excitement.B. Happiness.C. Disappointment.D. Sadness.
4.Which is the best title of the passage?
A. A Sad Christmas Day
B. Life With a Lovely Baby
C. A Special Christmas Gift
D. Memories of a Happy Family
Sharon，Aged 22
The most important thing to keep in mind when going into high school is to be yourself．Besides, I don’t know what your middle school was like, but high school teachers will not care about things such as how much homework you already have in one night．It’s best to just learn to deal with things and manage your time wisely so you can achieve everything you need to.
Frank, Aged 21
I think almost every kid feels both nervous and excited before their first day．You will probably love it．I know I did．You should join some sports or activities that will make your high school experience more enjoyable．Good luck!
Eddie，Aged 20
When I started high school I was really nervous too，especially since I had been homeschooled all through middle school and didn’t really know anyone．I suppose the best advice would be to just relax．The first couple of days can be a little bit hard，but things will become easier before you know it.
David，Aged 19
I’m not going to lie．The first day is kind of frightening(令人恐惧的)．But you’ll get used to it．Don’t be afraid of anyone；upperclassmen will pick on(刁难) you more if you let them know you’re afraid．Just take it easy．Making some friends and staying with them will greatly help you get used to high school quickly．After the first week it’s really not bad at all．Don’t worry.
1.What can we infer (推断) from Sharon about high school?
A．Teachers are quite strict.
B．Students often stay up at night.
C．Teachers provide little care for students.
D．Students should make good use of their time.
2.How did Eddie feel on his first day of high school?
A．Excited.B．Bored.C．Worried.D．Relaxed.
3.Who mentions the importance of friends?
A．Frank.B．David.C．Sharon.D．Eddie.
Many blind people use guide dogs to help them get safely from place to place and to warn them of danger. But what can blind people do if they are allergic(过敏的) to dogs or just don’t like them? For these people, they can turn to the Guide Horse Foundation.
Janet and Don Burleson founded(成立) the organization in 1999. They began training miniature horses to help guide blind people. Miniature horses look just like common horses, only much smaller. They are generally less than 34 inches tall.
Cuddles was the foundation’s first guide horse in full service. She became 45-year-old Dan Shaw’s helper. Shaw has an eye disease and his sight is very poor. One night, while filling out a form to get a guide dog, Shaw heard a news story on TV about people training horses to guide the blind. Shaw loves horses and wanted a guide animal that would live a long time. So he applied(申请)，and a year later, Cuddles and Shaw began training as a team.
On a trip to New York, Cuddles helped Shaw safely visit many places of interest .They even traveled on a boat and on the subway system.
Shaw says that he is very lucky to have Cuddles. He believes that Cuddles has changed his life for the better by giving him the chance to do things himself and making him feel much more confident about himself.
1.The Guide Horse Foundation ________.
A. was set up by one person
B. has different kinds of horses
C. trains horses to guide blind people
D. has a history of several hundred years
2.According to the text, miniature horses ________.
A. live a shorter life than guide dogs
B. are much smaller than common horses
C. are more friendly to people than dogs
D. are different from common horses in many ways
3.We know from the text that Dan Shaw ________.
A. became blind at age 45
B. has a great love for horses
C. heard about guide horses from a friend
D. got a guide horse as soon as he applied
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.开头语已经写好，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.
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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。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。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(错误！不能通过编辑域代码创建对象。)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用(＼)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11处起）不计分。
Last summer I take a parttime job in the International Camp for children. I have told one more worker will be needed in this year and I think you are fit for it. How about join us？The camp is at the foot of a small hill closed to a river. It is such beautiful a place! We can hear birds singing happy all around. Everybody sleeps in tents, that is very exciting. We usually work only five hours a day, so we will have plenty of spare time to visit the area and have fun. I am sure it will be a unforgettable experience. If you have interests in it, write to me soon.
Yours，
Mary
1.Hearing what the boy said, we felt _______________( confuse) and looked at each other.
2._______________( compare) with that old computer, the new one is smaller but works faster.
3.Jack, ______________brother works in our company, is going to give us a talk on how to learn English.
4.One of the __________________( require) for a fire is that the material be heated to its burning temperature.
5.His speech is very important, ______________it is short.
6.The public were shocked when they heard the president ___________ ( murder)
7.The Chinese people are determined _________________( fight) all the difficulties to realize the Chinese dream.
8.There were lively New Year _______________________( celebrate) all over the town.
9.We had to be patient because it would be some time ___________we got the full results.
10.When I called his name, he rose ________his feet and smiled at me.
11.They try to protect __________________( danger) animals, such as Tibetan antelope.
12.I ________________( hope) that our volleyball team could win, but it didn’t.
13.This is the village _____________we visited last year.
14.____________ was Tom who helped the disabled girl to go across the street.
15.In the last few years, China has made great achievements in environmental ______________________( protect).
