Buttons are found on all sorts of clothing. They are usually small and round and made of metal or plastic. They fasten, or connect, one piece of clothing to another. They make sure your clothes don’t fall off. When we are speaking or writing in English, buttons can be just as useful.
Men or women often wear button-down clothes to the office. Button-down as an adjective means to be conservative(保守的) or traditional. People who are described as buttoned-down stay close as possible to the normal way of dressing and behaving. They don’t wear crazy clothing or do unusual things. People and events can both be described as buttoned-down.
If someone is buttoned-up, he or she seems very business-like. In personal relationships, a buttoned-up person is cold and standoffish, meaning they physically and emotionally keep away from others. Buttoned-up people are not warm or friendly. And they do not share their inner thoughts and feelings with others.
In the expression “button up”, button is a verb. It means to stop talking. Now, let’s say you find yourself buttonholed in a conversation at a party. The person just keeps talking and talking and talking! Finally, you can’t take it any longer. You tell the person to button it! This is a direct, but unacceptable way of saying “stop talking”. Button you lip is another equally rude but effective to stop a person who talks too much.
Another kind of difficult person is someone who pushes your buttons. To push someone’s buttons means to know exactly how to get that person angry or upset. People who like to push other people’s buttons usually do it for selfish reasons. First they find a person’s weak point. Then they use it to upset him.
1.Which of the following best describes button-down clothes?
A. Comfortable. B. Attractive.
C. Formal. D. Loose.
2.What does the underlined part “button it” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Cheer up! B. Calm down!
C. Turn away! D. Shut up!
3.What does a person want to do if he pushes your buttons?
A. Help you out. B. Make you suffer.
C. Show he knows you well. D. Point out your weak points.
假定你是李华，你校将举行主题为“Amazing China”的英语演讲比赛。请你给外教Alex写一封信，邀请他参加。内容包括：
1. 比赛的时间和地点；2. 请他做评委；3. 点评学生表现等。
注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：contestant竞赛者
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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。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改。
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. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
One of my happier days was hearing that I was admitted into a medical school. It has been a dream of me for as long as I can remember. My father played big role in my desire to become a physician. See him live a life of services to others inspired me from a young age. Watching him to put on his white coat with the stethoscope（听诊器）around his neck was liked looking at a superhero. Hearing him share stories of how medical care saved patients’ lives was enjoyable. As for me, medicine were the perfect mixture of wonder and science, that deeply attracted me.
Xinyang Mao Jian is a famous and ancient green tea produce in Xinyang, Henan Province. The name can be divided into two parts that are associated with two aspects: “Xinyang”, 1. first part, is the Xinyang city in Henan that produces this type of tea; “Mao Jian” are the words to describe the shape of the tea, 2. is small and needle like.
Xinyang has a tea history 3. (date) back to 2,300 years ago—in 1987, at Gushi County of Xinyang, tea 4. (discover) in an ancient tomb. In the past century, Xinyang Mao Jian has been considered one of the 5. (good) teas in China.
Located in southern Henan Province, Xinyang is a place 6. a mild climate and good conditions for growing trees that produce the tea’s unique quality: Xinyang tea trees are planted at high altitudes where the weather is 7. (clear) divided by four distinct seasons. Moreover, the location is abundant（丰富的）with forests, clouds, rainfall, and with large temperature 8. (different) between day and night. These geographical 9. (advantage) help keep Xinyang’s soil healthy and rich, while trees more efficiently（高效地）absorb chemicals 10. (produce) quality green tea.
Ken Jeong is more than an actor; he’s also a lifesaver. The 48-year-old person is best known for _______ crazy Spanish teacher Ben Chang on Community, an American comedy television series. Over the weekend, he proved he has got much more in common with his _______ from his Dr. Ken when he jumped into action to _______ a woman with a medical emergency.
Jeong _______ his career as a medical doctor and is now licensed（给予执照）as a physician（内科医生）in California, _______ does not practice medicine. He was _______ at the Stand Up Live club in Arizona, on _______ night when a woman in the audience _______ had a shock.
Jeong _______ the woman’s medical emergency and came down into the audience where he cleared ________ for the woman and attended to her as others ________ paramedics（护理人员）.
As he helped the ________, he received help from a member of the audience who happened to be a nurse. They ________ with the woman until an ambulance（救护车）arrived and she was ________ to the hospital. Following the incident, Jeong returned to the ________ where he was greeted with a round of applause（掌声）before he then finished his set.
Holmberg, who was in the ________ at the time, took to twitter to ________ her first experience. “A woman had a medical emergency during the ________. Ken jumped off the stage to assist. A nurse helped, too. Then on with the show! Great ________! I am thankful to have grown up in a country where people ________ each other”.
1.A. respecting B. playing C. disliking D. helping
2.A. staff B. partner C. character D. figure
3.A. bear B. save C. persuade D. recognize
4.A. ruined B. began C. continued D. loved
5.A. for B. so C. and D. but
6.A. performing B. relaxing C. chatting D. painting
7.A. Saturday B. Wednesday C. Tuesday D. Monday
8.A. immediately B. suddenly C. finally D. narrowly
9.A. was aware of B. was afraid of C. got tired of D. turned away from
10.A. doubt B. room C. soil D. mud
11.A. annoyed B. helped C. called D. blamed
12.A. woman B. doctor C. actress D. viewer
13.A. started B. lived C. went D. waited
14.A. rushed B. admitted C. invited D. introduced
15.A. dormitory B. club C. balcony D. stage
16.A. shelter B. distance C. audience D. journey
17.A. evaluate B. analyse C. share D. exchange
18.A. struggle B. show C. quiz D. challenge
19.A. morning B. dusk C. afternoon D. night
20.A. cared about B. communicated with C. discussed with D. relied on
In today’s world English has become a global language. Speaking or writing in English is a matter of global interest these days, for it is now a requirement for being able to communicate with the outer world. 1..
Enthusiasm（热情）
The first thing you need to have is an enthusiasm to reach your goal. The most important thing you have to have is emotional devotion（情感，承诺）with your desire to learn English quickly. 2..
3.
You pass by a lot of things in English that you meet with in your day-to-day life. Things could include magazines, emails, posts on social media, websites, a piece of literary work（文学作品）or a newspaper. Read them because you never know what is waiting for you in there. You might find that a lot of things are already known to you but the content will surely be full of new vocabulary allowing you to improve faster.
Keep a note of the new words
4.. It’s a bit more important that you keep a handy notebook with you and whenever you learn a new word or expression, write down the context along with the word. Use the word in a sentence and note the meaning, too. Sometimes you may find forgetting a certain word or phrase seems impossible. 5.. So, to prevent this you need to keep visiting your pages and go through the notes you have made time and time again.
A. Don’t just move on after reading
B. Read everything you may come across
C. Don’t let yourself down if you face a difficulty
D. However, being a human being you are built to forget
E. You won’t achieve success if you aren’t enthusiastic enough
F. By following these tips you will improve the language quickly
G. Spend the most of your time in either listening or reading in English
