A man was looking for things of old times. One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl which looked very old. The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it. A farmer, the owner of the cat, was lying beside the bowl. In order not to draw the farmer’s attention to the value of the bowl. The man said to him in a soft voice,” What a nice cat you have! Won’t you sell it to me?’’
“How much would you give me for it? ” the farmer opened his eyes and asked.
“ Twenty dollars. Would it be enough?”
A few minutes later, the farmer agreed. After he paid the farmer, the man said, “ My cat will certainly feel thirsty. May I take the bowl so that the cat can have milk?” But the farmer said, “ I’m sorry I can’t give it to you. Thanks to the bowl, I have already sold twenty cats.”
1.The man liked __________.
A. keeping old things
B. travelling from village to village
C. meeting farmers
D. buying cats
2.After he bought the cat, the man asked for the bowl, because he thought __________.
A. the bowl should go with the cat
B. the bowl had a beautiful color
C. the farmer didn’t know the value of the bowl
D. the cat couldn’t live without the bowl
3.The farmer kept the bowl so that he could ________.
A. let another cat use it
B. sell more cats
C. sell more bowls
D. use the bowl himself
4.From the story we can see the farmer _________.
A. had only one bowl B. was very poor
C. didn’t like cats D. was clever
假如你是在美国一所高中就读的中国交换生李华，不慎遗失校图书馆的书籍 Adventurers in对此深表歉意。请根据以下要点给校图书馆写一封电子邮件。
1.表示歉意。2.给予解释。3.你的打算。
注意：
1、词数 100 左右； 2、适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3、格式已给出，不计入总词数。
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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。每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（∧），并在其下写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的同下划一横线，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。
It seems that if the result is bad, which people work for will be meaningless. Personally speak, the process of fighting for the goal is less important than the result. When we fight for our goals, we will be devoted what we are doing and try to improve us. If we fail in the end, when we look back on the beginning, we will find that we are no longer the childish one. We have grown up. What's the more, in the process of fighting, we got close to success, as the saying goes that failure are the mother of success. So don't treat the result so serious; just enjoy the process.
For you, the “Clear and Bright” day that falls in every April might be no more than just another holiday — the fact that it comes with three days off school matters to most students1. (much) than the fact that it is part of the 24 solar terms (二十四节气).
But this ancient system that Chinese people have used 2.(keep) track of the time of year was added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity （人类非物质文化遗产）on Nov. 30.
To be fair, the terms do sound old; they 3. (invent) thousands of years ago to offer weather information for agricultural 4. (activity). But the truth is5. they still have an influence on our lives today, even if we don’t realize it most of the time. For example, people from6. (north) China are in the habit of eating dumplings 7. the day of Winter Solstice (冬至). And on Start of Autumn, some treat 8. (they) to a big feast, especially of meat, something they call “putting on autumn weight”, or tieqiubiao. According to Chinese writer and academic Yu Shicun, the system is a philosophy of time, 9. applies to everything. And this means they are 10. (likely) to die out.
It was a cold morning and there was almost nobody walking on the icy road. James, an elderly man, walked with great _______ on the road. As is well—known to us, aging is something that everybody must _______. Both his eyesight and _______ failed. Just as he was _______ his steps cautiously, a _______ was approaching by and sent him falling into the ditch(小水坑) by the road. _______ what had happened, the driver was scared but he didn’t _______.
On the contrary, he fled away in no time. _______ and overweight James was _______ injured and he couldn’t move a bit. He could only lie there __________, hoping __________ kind man could aid him. Cold and injured, James gradually lost his __________. About 10 minutes later, another car __________ near. When the driver, Steven, saw someone lying in the ditch by the roadside, he __________ stopped and went out of the car. He put one finger in front of James’s nose and __________the breath, knowing he was still living. He shouldered him up and carried him into his car.
Having wrapped a __________ blanket around James, he took off his own coat and covered James. After that he __________ for the nearby hospital. Because of the warmth of the blanket and Steven’s coat, James slowly __________ life. Knowing it was the young man who had saved him, he erupted into tears,saying “Thank you, kind boy! __________you I would have died! ” __________ for Steven it is a small case, we should always remember these who have helped us when we are in great need.
1.A. care B. patience C. force D. strength
2.A. fight B. think C. learn D. experience
3.A. sense B. ability C. hearing D. appearance
4.A. noticing B. minding C. seeing D. witnessing
5.A. man B. car C. horse D. train
6.A. Frightening B. Feeling C. Conducting D. Observing
7.A. pick up B. pull over C. go over D. cut down
8.A. Poor B. Excited C. Strong D. Frightened
9.A. greatly B. badly C. slightly D. sharply
10.A. quiet B. still C. calm D. safe
11.A. every B. other C. some D. another
12.A. consciousness B. life C. way D. concept
13.A. pulled B. pushed C. dragged D. drew
14.A. immediately B. unwillingly C. bravely D. suddenly
15.A. touched B. felt C. smelt D. confirmed
16.A. warm B. beautiful C. cold D. elegant
17.A. set B. headed C. ran D. rowed
18.A. gave back B. got up C. came to D. looked around
19.A. Without B. With C. For D. Besides
20.A. When B. As C. Because D. While
Today, some traditional methods are unfashionable, particularly in the fast changing world of technology. A person who relies only on formal education may be cheated.1. Self-learning is still considered the best. You know yourself best, and you can learn at your own pace. self-learner has his own freedom. It is a choice between the things that you may want to learn more and improving your abilities. It can also lead you to great personal satisfaction. 2.
Then, what you should pay attention to when you are teaching yourself? Well, first of all, you must realize what you will do and achieve. 3. Whether it is learning a new language, a new subject or a hobby, it can be a great start in teaching yourself.
4.It can be harder than a typical classroom situation. One should have the ability to keep on trying, especially during time when you want to give up.Learning the basics is very important before starting a new approach. It may become easy if you master the basics and its advanced skills.Give yourself some space when problems are at hand. Timing out may renew your mindset and energies, particularly in solving problems.
Involve yourself in a group of people who have the skills that you 
want to achieve.5.
A. So ask yourself what you want to do.
B. A person also has to help himself learn.
C. Learning on your own is more enjoyable.
D. Be patient while you are learning on your own.
E. Be brave to turn to others for advice outside class.
F. Forums (论坛) are the best way to get valuable information.
G. Don’t try to spend a lot of time researching learning methods.
