某中学生英文报正举办“The Season I Like Best” 的征文活动，请用英文写一篇短文投稿，内容应包括：
1.你最喜欢的季节；
2.你喜欢该季节的理由（如：气候、景色、活动、感受...)。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.题目已为你写好；
3.行文连贯，语篇完整。
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文中共有10处语言错误，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、只允许修改十处, 多者(从第11处起) 不计分。
It is Mother’s Day today. Though it’s a western festival, it’s popular in China now.
Mom has a full-time job, so she has to do most of the houseworks. She is a great mother. Both Dad or I planned to do something on Mother’s Day. We get up early in the morning. Dad cleaned the house, and then went on shopping. When he returned , I found a bunch of flowers in her hand. I asked Mom to stay in the sitting room and I cooked in kitchen. The dishes what I cooked were Mom’s favoritest. At dinner, we said to her, “Happy Mother’s Day!”Mom was grateful and moving.
Friendship is important in our life.1.is very difficult to find a better definition of friendship. A true friend is the person 2. can share all our sadness and double all our3. (happy). And he or she is always at our side to give us his or her help and comfort.
4. (know) how valuable friendship is, we should be ve
ry 5. (care) with our choice of a friend. We should choose those people with a good character as our 6. (friend), but we must try to avoid making friends 7. a bad man. Besides, we should forgive their mistakes and try to help them as much 8. possible.
A true friend can always 9. (trust), loved and respected. If you tell a friend your secrets, he or she 10. (will) tell others. Friends share their joys and sorrows. They help each other when they are in trouble, and cheer each other up when they are sad. In conclusion, if you have a good friend, don’t forgive him or her.
Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen _______his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended（照顾得好） that every passer-by could not but ______for a glance.
One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed_______ the splendid garden, lost in admiration at the beauty of the scenery. Then, suddenly he ______ the old gardener was blind. _______ ,the young man asked, “Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can’t _____ in fact?” The old man smiled and answered that I can tell you ____ reasons. First I was a ______when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, yet I can ______ them. Third，I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s _____
“Me? But you don’t know me,” responded the young man ______.
“Yeah, it’s _____ that I don’t know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would ______ turn them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good_______. In the meantime, it also _____ a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The old man’s ______ astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and _____them as a link of minds so as to make_____ enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
I believe every flower has ______ with which they can see the kindness of the man’s heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though ______ to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.
1.A. tending B. watering C. loving D. planting
2.A. live B. stay C. stop D. run
3.A. on B. in C. at D. for
4.A. realized B. thought C. felt D. noticed
5.A. Excited B. Shocked C. Frightened D. Satisfied
6.A. see B. feel C. hear D. eat
7.A. one B. two C. three D. four
8.A. teacher B. gardener C. farmer D. painter
9.A. taste B. touch C. plant D. appreciate
10.A. it B. me C. you D. them
11.A. in surprise B. with pleasure C. with hope D. in anger
12.A. possible B. true C. a pity D. a shame
13.A. ever B. still C. even D. never
14.A. mind B. mood C. future D. life
15.A. introduces B. Leaves C. stands D. offers
16.A. story B. behavior C. words D. attitudes
17.A. serves B. acts C. works D. looks
18.A. anybody B. somebody C. everybody D. nobody
19.A. ears B. eyes C. soul D. heart
20.A. refusing N B. Trying C. pretending D. failing
How to love your parents
Even if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times, loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life. You love them for the fact that they created you, raised you, and are in part a source of who you are.1.
2.A gentle “good morni
ng” and “I love you” will warm a coldest heart. Remember that they brought you into this world. Without your parents, we might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world. Respect them more and cherish these moments. You can use these moments to learn from them when you're off on your own. It's OK to get angry but angry actions don't help you or your parents. Act calmly, cool off, journal about your feelings, or talk to a friend.3.
Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them. It may seem like you are going through hell when you don’t get what you want or you have to clean. However, you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it’s cold, raining, snowing, or too hot.4.Forgiveness is the key. Since you can forgive your friends, why not forgive your parents?
Keep company with them. Do things with your pare
nts like watching TV, or go somewhere with them.5.Listen to their old stories and learn from them. You will find they are your teachers in this way or another.
A. After this, share your feelings with your parents.
B. Here are some ways to love your parents.
C. Parents will in turn express their love to you.
D. Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes.
E. Please remember parents are as important as friends.
F. Anyway, spend as much time with them as you can.
G. Tell them you love them every morning.
A holiday is any day when people lay aside their ordinary duties and cares. The word came from Old English. At first, holidays honored some holy events or persons. People in Great Britain and other countries speak of holidays as Americans speak of vacations.
Every nation has its special holidays. China observes New Year’s Day (January 1), May Day and National Day as legal holidays , as it was on Oct.1,1949 that the People’s Republic of China was founded. The Chinese have long celebrated the Chinese lunar year. In the United States, congress has declared several days as legal holidays such as New Year’s Day (January 1), Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, Washington’s birthday, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and so on. Some holidays celebrated special events in the development of a country, such as Greece’s Independence Day, Italy’s Liberation Day and India’s Independence Day.
In the United States, banks and schools usually close on a legal holiday. When such a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is usually observed. Schools and organizations often observe days known as traditional holidays, although schools and business do not close then. Those holidays include Valentine’s Day and Halloween.
1.In the sentence “China observes New Year’s Day (January 1)’’, observe means ______
A. praises B. celebrates
C. spends D. cares
2.Which of the following holidays has nothing to do with a country’s development?
A. China’s National Day B. Independence Day
C. Italy’s liberation Day D. Valentine’s Day
3.If a legal holiday falls on Sunday in the USA, people usually celebrate on ______.
A. Sunday B. the following
C. the following Tuesday D. the following Monday.
4.From the passage we can infer that _______
A. Chinese will no longer observe the Spring Festival
B. Chinese and Americans share at least one holiday
C. students don’t have to go to school on any holiday
D. Americans can easily draw money from banks on legal days.
