Here are four tips to enjoy a Swedish summer.
Stay in a cottage
There are nearly 600,000 summer houses in Sweden. And more than 50% of the Swedes have access to them through family or friends. A few of the most popular summer house destinations for Swedes can be found in the provinces of Smaland, Skane and Oland. If you want to spend your summer like a Swede, make sure to spend a few nights in a cottage.
Follow the trail to Gotland
The island of Gotland is where half of Stockholmers go during the summer. In the medieval (中世纪)city of Visby, ancient streets and city walls meet modern restaurants, cafes and shops. A short ferry ride northeast of Gotland lies the smaller island of Faro, where director Ingmar Bergman used to live. Both Faro and Gotland are famous for their many flea markets.
Check out a music festival
Swedish summer is a festival season. Way Out West, or WOW, is the most popular music festival with about 30,000 visitors. It is usually held in Gothenburg park of Slottsskogen in August. It has been prized as the Most Innovative Festival by MTV and, since 2012, WOW has only served vegetarian food(素食). The decision, praised by Jamie Oliver, has reduced the festival’s carbon footprint by 20%. WOW is also Europe’s biggest combined music and film festival.
Pick blueberries in Dalarna
Dalarna is perhaps the most Swedish province, with its red wooden cottages, deep green forests and Dala horses. This region is perfect for making yourself involved in traditional Midsummer celebrations or listening to Swedish folk music. When you need a break from all of this loud Swedishness, head into the woods for some quiet blueberry picking.
1.What should you do if you want to spend your summer vacation like a Swede?
A. Spend a few nights in a cottage
B. Pick blueberries in Dalarna
C. Follow the trail to Gotland
D. Attend a music festival
2.Where did the director Ingmar Bergman use to live?
A. The island of Gotland
B. The Gothenburg park
C. The island of Faro
D. The city of Visby
3.What is special about the music festival WOW?
A. It only serves vegetarian food now
B. It is held in honor of Jamie Oliver
C. It is the biggest festival in the world
D. It attracts about 30,000 Swedes every year
4.Which of the following provinces is a typical Swedish area?
A. Stockholm B. Skane
C. Oland D. Dalarna
假定你是李华，你的英国好友Lucy来信问你计划在大学学什么专业。就此请你用英语写封回信，主要内容包括：
1.你的专业选择；
2.你选择该专业的理由；
3.为此你打算怎么做。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Lucy,
I'm writing to tell you about the major I will choose in the university.
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Best wishes.I'm looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
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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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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。
When talking about sport, I always feel very exciting, because I like sport so much I love playing tennis, but it is my favorite sport. One day that I came home after school, I turned on TV and watch a tennis match. At first, I was attracted by the two beautiful tennis player. When I watched the match for ten minutes I found it wonderful. From now on, I started to watch tennis matches. I have learned to play the tennis, and I often invite my friends play with me. My love to tennis are more than I could express. I am so luckily to have some friends who share the same interest with me.
Etiquette（礼仪）to society is1.clothing is to the individual. Without clothes men would go in shameful nudity which would2.(certain) lead to the corruption of morals; and without etiquette society would be in a pitiable state and the necessary3.(communicate) between its members would be disturbed by needless offences and troubles.
If society moved like a train, the etiquette would be the4.(track), along which only the train could go forth; if society5.(be)a state coach, the etiquette would be the wheels, on which only the coach could roll forward.
The lack of etiquette would make6.best friends turn to be the most decided enemies and the 7.(friend) countries declare war against each other. We can find many examples in the history of mankind. Therefore I 8.(advice) you to stand on ceremony before anyone else and to take pains not9.(do) anything against etiquette10.case you give offences or make enemies.
Did you ever have a dream? I’m not talking about a dream you have when you sleep. I’m talking about a conscious ______where you would like to see a new future, a different choice of employment, and a_____ of you own. How many times have you wished that you could be living in a different______than the one you are_______ experiencing?
Several years ago, I had a dream about inventing a board game that would________my life's fortunes. After many revisions, a board game was developed. It was a(n)______ time. Our dream seemed to come true with sales starting to accumulate, and our company was also _________
____, another new board game________the market and made great progress in sales. Eventually, our company was dissolved.
Perhaps for a game developer, the______emotions that it never was meant to be will discourage his future dreams of a different life. But to me, maybe I didn't succeed to the level I________, at the very least I turned my dream________a reality. ________I had never transferred my dream into goal and then to action, there wouldn't have been _________lessons to be learned from the failure. It may take many________but success is only achieved. Once dreams are _______action, failure becomes a ______action plans in future. The important__________here is that success only comes by turning dreams into rea
lity and realizing that________are only stepping-stones to final success. After many attempts, many failures, many lessons and many false starts, learn valuable lessons from failure, tum dreams into________, and don't let a dream only be a dream, success will arrive at last.
1.A. future B. life C. dream D. plan
2.A. factory B. farm C. car D. business
3.A. environment B. school C. family D. society
4.A. enjoyably B. previously C. constantly D. currently
5.A. destroy B. realize C. change D. create
6.A. exciting B. terrible C. dark D. embarrassing
7.A. canceled B. combined C. disappeared D. founded
8.A. Unfortunately B. Unlikely C. Unconsciously D. Unfairly
9.A. came into B. left out C. came back D. took in
10.A. optimistic B. negative C. difficult D. positive
11.A. needed B. devoted C. desired D. begged
12.A. by B. on C. over D. into
13.A. Unless B. If C. After D. Before
14.A. valuable B. successful C. useless D. cruel
15.A. analyses B. designs C. attempts D. revisions
16.A. took up B. look into C. run across D. put into
17.A. good B. better C. most D. bad
18.A. meaning B. point C. truth D. purpose
19.A. efforts B. achievements C. possibilities D. difficulties
20.A. heart B. existence C. action D. amb
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The road to happiness
We all know that money can't buy happiness, but many times we act as if we'd be happier with a bit more money. We are trained to want the latest style that television tells us.1.But none of that win bring us happiness. No matter how much we earn, no matter how nice our clothing or cars or toys, none of it will make us happier. And the sad thing is that it could take us decades of pursuing wealth and luxury items before we realize this. So what will bring us happiness? 2.
Positive thinking. I'm obviously a big approval of positive thinking as the best way to achieve your goals, but it turns out that it can lead to happiness too.3.Happy people feel energetic, in control of their lives, and have a positive attitude to life.4.We have a human need to be close. Having good, supportive friendships, a strong, marriage or close and loving links with our family members will make us much more likely to be happy.
Flow. This is a popular concept on the Internet these days—the state we enter when we are completely focused on the work before us. Having work and leisure that gets you in this state of flow will almost undoubtedly lead to happiness. People find greatest enjoyment not when they're passively mindless, but when they're absorbed in a mindful challenge.5.Don't waste them!
A. Good relationships.
B. You've been given the three secrets to happiness.
C. In fact, this should be one of the first habits you develop.
D. It may sound ridiculous, but it has worked for me every time.
E. Luckily, here're three secrets to happiness that don't cost a thing.
F. We want to earn more money because then we'll have the good life.
G. Optimism and self-esteem are some of the best indicators of people who lead happy lives.
