Tears ran down from my eyes as I saw the essay my high school English teacher had just handed back. A big F was written on top. I was hopeless. I was stupid ! My face burned with shame when my classmates called me stupid.
“I’m the only one who doesn’t know my ABCs!” I sobbed to Mom.
“I’ll help,” she promised.
Every day I sat with her, but to me, cat looked like cta and red was reb. Frustrated, I would return to my bedroom and draw, filling the paper with houses, restaurants and offices.
“When I grow up, I want my own store,” I told Mom , pointing to my drawings.
“ That’s great !” she said, “ but first you have to learn to read.”
Later, I was diagnosed with dyslexia (失读症). So Mom took me to a learning centre, where I was given reading exercises. But I still had a hard time. Finally, I graduated, but I was afraid of my reading skills.
“I’ll never get a job !” I cried to Mom later again.
“ Don’t focus on what you can’t do,” she comforted, “ Concentrate on what you really can.”
But what can I do? I wondered. Suddenly, I thought of the drawings I’d made as a child and my dream of having my own store. I enjoyed sales so much that over the next few years, I tried my hand at other businesses. Today, I watch over seven branches. We have 187 employees and $15 million in sales.
While I’ll never be what my teachers might have wanted, I am a success--on my own terms. The other day a student sent me a card, reading: You gave me so much confidence. I hope to be like you when I am big. Tears of joy filled my eyes. This was my A, and I smiled.
1.Why did the author feel so ashamed at school?
A. His teacher ignored him in class.
B. His teacher didn’t grade his essay.
C. He failed to finish his essay in time.
D. His classmates looked down upon him.
2.Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling to his mother?
A. Grateful. B. Guilty.
C. Doubtful. D. Regretful.
3.Which of the following can match the text?
A. No pains, no gains.
B. Never too old to learn.
C. Every man has his value.
D. Two heads are better than one.
英国姐妹学校的老师Dr.Smith将要来你们学校开展教学活动。来华前，他给你们年级的学生写了一封公开信，调查需求情况。
Dear students,
I'm so excited about my trip to China next month.I can't wait to see your school and give my lessons there.Just a few things I'd like to know.What do you hope to get out of these lessons?What topics do you find most interesting? And what kind of teachers do you like?
I am looking forward to your reply.
Sincerely yours,
Paul Smith
假定你是李华，请根据来信内容代表同学们写一封回信，内容包括：
1.欢迎Dr.Smith的来临；
2.回复信中提出的问题；
3.表达对他到来的期盼。
注意：
1.词数100-120字左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Dr.Smith,
My classmates and I became very excited hearing you would give us lessons.
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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。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11处起)不计分。
The old saying “The early bird catches the worm” show us the importance of planning, working hard and trying constant. To achieve outstanding results, the most people must plan ahead and work hard to overcome all kind of difficulties.
That has been my own experience, either. When I first started at high school, I seldom passed my exams, so I never prepared well. Later, my teacher, Mr Black, advised me plan everything in advance. She asked me to study hard as well. After a year of putting his advice to practice, I can now easily pass all my exams.
There are no direct roads to succeed.
1.Sometimes we are supposed to________（思考）on ourselves deeply.
2.Time Goes by fast without________（意识）.
3.He w________the traffic accident on his way back home yesterday.
4.Mary sang and her friend________（伴奏）her on the piano.
5.Peter has a strong d________to help those in need.
6.To my great________（满意）,the book I bought is very popular.
7.Doing sports is b________to our health physically and mentally.
8.The system has been designed to give students quick and easy a________to the library.
9.The air in the morning is fresh to________.（呼吸）
10.When moving to Canada,the children a________to the changes very soon last year.
Each week New York-based hairstylist Mark Bustos tries to make a small difference in people's lives1.giving haircuts to homeless people.
During the week,Mark works in his high-class salon,but each Sunday,he walks around the city asking people 2.they'd like a haircut.He then gives them a stylish haircut3.same kind he would give to any paying customer, except these are done for free for those who are homeless or cannot afford a haircut4.(them).
Mark's work began in 2012 when visiting family in the Philippines.Instead of just5.(take) a typical,relaxing vacation,he decided to give poor local children haircuts."I felt so happy doing it that I've continued since returning," Mark explains.
Changing someone's appearance can have a huge impact on their life.Remember the homeless retired soldier who received a make-over?He found a job,?6.(rent)a house and quit drinking alcohol afterwards.7.(simple) changing how a person looks can give them a huge increase in8.(confident).
Mark Bustos proves that there are many ways9.(give),and that you can easily use your10.(person) abilities to make a difference in somebody's life.
Many years ago,I was working as a psychologist at a children's institution in England.One day an adolescent boy____in my office.His headmaster had____him to me."David,"he wrote,"is very sad since both his parents died. He refuses to talk and I'm very____about him.Can you help?"
How could I help him?There are human tragedies psychology doesn't have the____to.Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen____.
The first two times we met,David didn't say a word.I____we play a game of chess the third time he came.He ____.After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon in____.It's not easy to cheat in chess,____I made sure David won once or twice.It seemed as if he enjoyed my____.But why did he never talk with me?
"Perhaps he____needs someone to share his pain with,"I____.Some months later,I sat staring at David's head, while he was bent____the chessboard.Suddenly,he looked up at me.
"It's your____,"he said.
After that day,David started talking. He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club.He wrote me____a few times about how he would try to get into university.The letters____after some time.I knew he had really started to live a(n)____life.He needn't write me any more to tell me that.
Maybe I gave David something.At least I____a lot from him.For example,David showed me____one—without any words—can reach out to another person.All it____is a hug,a shoulder to cry on,a friendly touch and an ear that listens.
1.A. turned out B. showed up C. stood out D. called up
2.A. led B. drove C. reminded D. referred
3.A. disappointed B. dissatisfied C. concerned D. confused
4.A. medicine B. answer C. method D. hope
5.A. closely B. regretfully C. pitifully D. tearfully
6.A. remembered B. suggested C. announced D. demanded
7.A. refused B. nodded C. allowed D. admitted
8.A. silence B. excitement C. turn D. time
9.A. although B. because C. but D. if
10.A. humor B. experience C. wisdom D. company
11.A. firstly B. simply C. similarly D. hardly
12.A. found B. doubted C. thought D. predicted
13.A. on B. off C. down D. over
14.A. fault B. time C. way D. tum
15.A. promises B. letters C. opinions D. choices
16.A. remained B. continued C. stopped D. lost
17.A. normal B. comfortable C. poor D. rich
18.A. saw B. learnt C. asked D. expected
19.A. when B. whether C. how D. why
20.A. matters B. takes C. leaves D. gets
