Why is the man going to New York?
A. To have a holiday B. To attend a meeting C. To see his grandparents
My mother always told me it was better to be smart than to be beautiful. “If you are smart, finally you will afford to be beautiful.” All I needed were the brains, and someday, I would be a really beautiful lawyer.
My mother worked at a TV station and I would come along and watch the magic of filming TV shows. But all the same, I was learning.
When my father’s business failed, I was able to continue to attend one of the best bilingual(双语的）schools in Mexico City thanks to scholarship. Scholarship followed me into middle school and high school.
However, during my senior year in high school my family moved to my dad’s country, the United States. For the first time in my life, I had optional（可选择的） classes. So I decided to take psychology class. While I found the public school system to be a joke, I did find my psychology class attractive. My mother, in her dreams for my life, did not see psychology as a good choice, but I was like her, strong-willed to the subject.
I married young, even before I had a degree under my belt. Worst of all, I married a kid who wanted to be poster（牧师）. My mother loved Andy dearly but she would ask him occasionally, “ When will you have a real job?” I did finish my degree and I became a social worker, but when I had my first child at age 24, I quit my job. Then at 26, another baby girl joined our family. Unfortunately, this baby girl had Down syndrome（唐氏综合症）.
How would I be able to break the news to my mother? “ It is better to be smart than to be beautiful.” I knew what “smart” meant in the statement, and I doubted if my with an extra chromosome（染色体） would meet those expectations. My mom was coming to the hospital to meet her new grand-baby. I would tell her then. I needed time to gather my thoughts. I was afraid, afraid that she would see Nichole as one that would never be smart... or beautiful.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Para 1:
My mother arrived at the hospital mid-morning, ready to meet her new granddaughter.
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Para 2:
Six years later, Nichole runs to mom whenever we see each other.
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假如你是美国佛罗里达镇的学生Mark，五一假期你杭州的笔友李华刚刚带你游览了西湖等周边景点，回国后，你特地写了一封邮件感谢他。
内容包括：
1. 表达感谢；
2. 在杭州景点游玩的见闻与感受；
3. 邀请李华到佛罗里达镇游玩。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
参考词汇：西湖 West Lake 佛罗里达镇Florida
Dear Li Hua,
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Yours,
Mark
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Hello Kitty，one of the most famous imaginary1. (character) in the world, greets us everywhere. Since she was born，she2.(gain) impressive popularity — she is 3. international fashion queen.
2014 was the character's 40th birthday. Fans from around the world gathered 4.(cheerful) to celebrate their love of Hello Kitty.
Hello Kitty, 5. (design) as a character, was to attract pre-teenage girls. The designers could not
6. (dream) that she would become such a 7. (globe) star as she is today.
Helen McCarthy, an author and expert on Japanese Cartoons, explained 8.the character is so popular. “Because Hello Kitty is all about happiness, friendship and fun. Women and girls all over the world are happy 9.(buy) the image of the trusting, loving childhood represented by Hello Kitty. ”
And the imaginary character does not only appeal10.females. There are also Hello Kitty products for boys and men，such as neckties and golf bags.
A letter from Grandpa
Dear Ronny,
Years ago you came to me for help. You said, "Grandpa, how is it that you've accomplished so much in your life? You're still full of _________, and I'm already tired of struggling. How can I get that same _________ that you've got?"
I didn't know what to say to you then. But knowing my days are _________, I figure that I ________ you an answer. So here is what I believe.
I think a lot of it has to do with how a person _______ things. I call it “keeping your eyes wide open”.
First, realize that life is filled with________, but many are good ones. If you don't keep watching for them, you'll miss half the excitement. Expect to be thrilled once in a while, and you will be.
When you meet up with challenges, _________ them. They'll leave you wiser, __________, and more capable than you were the day before. When you make a mistake, be ________ for the things it taught you. Resolve to use that lesson to help you reach your goals.
And always follow the rules. Even the little ones. When you follow the rules, life works. If you think you ever really get by with _________ the rules, you're only fooling yourself.
Sometimes we have to be ________ enough to move from the familiar to the unfamiliar. Life isn't just reaching _________. Part of it is moving from one peak to the next. If you rest too long in between, you might be tempted to________. Leave the past in the past. Climb the next mountain and enjoy the view.
Dump things that weigh you down __________ and spiritually. When an old resentment（怨恨）, belief, or attitude becomes heavy,_________ your load. Shed those hurtful __________ that slow you down and drain（消耗） your energy.
Remember that your choices will create your _________and your failures. So consider all the pathways _________, and decide which one to follow. Then believe in yourself, get up, and get going.
Most important of all, ________give up on yourself. The person that ends up a winner is the one who resolves to win. Give life everything you've got, and life will _________its best to you.
Love always,
Grandpa
1.A. energy B. power C. confidence D. respect
2.A. feelings B. sense C. enthusiasm D. case
3.A. dragged B. numbered C. alarmed D. occupied
4.A. adapt B. owe C. convey D. advocate
5.A. does with B. points at C. glares at D. looks at
6.A. surprises B. happiness C. tears D. strength
7.A. judge B. spread C. range D. welcome
8.A. purer B. greater C. stronger D. awkward
9.A. glad B. delighted C. grateful D. depressed
10.A. breaking B. watching C. finding D. preparing
11.A. wise B. patient C. desperate D. brave
12.A. sides B. roads C. peaks D. ways
13.A. sleep B. quit C. return D. continue
14.A. emotionally B. physically C. randomly D. logically
15.A. Ignore B. change C. lighten D. consume
16.A. attitudes B. altitudes C. aptitudes D. institutes
17.A. fortunes B. successes C. difficulties D. sorrows
18.A. along B. aside C. across D. ahead
19.A. Never B. Do C. Ever D. Even
20.A. give in B. give back C. give out D. give up
Water—To Your Health!
Study after study shows that drinking enough water defends against problems from head to toe. Water is a basic need for cell health. 1.. So pour yourself a nice big glass, sit back, and take a look at the many benefits being well hydrated（保持充足水分）can bring to your health.
You’ll have lots of energy
2. When you’re dehydrated, cells won’t function well enough and the flow is not so smooth affecting your physical and mental performance and making you feel sluggish（迟钝的）, according to a review of hydration research conducted by scientists at the University of North Carolina.
You might lose weight
A new study from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign involving more than 18,000 adults found that when people increased their daily water intake by one to three 8-ounce cups (on top of the four they already drank on average), they ate less. 3..
Your memory may improve
Your brain is hugely dependent on fluid—all those brain cells need liquid to fire properly. According to a review published in the journal Nutrients, studies have consistently found that memory and attention improve in children after they take a drink of water. 4..
Your skin will grow
According to research, skin is at least 30 percent water. If your skin cells don’t get the water they need, they’ll start to wither and shrink. But if you drink enough water, you skin cells will become larger, softer and rounder, minimizing the appearance of wrinkles.
5.
When women in a small study from the University of Connecticut lost just 1.36 percent of their body mass through sweat (and didn’t drink enough water to replace it), their moods soured and they were more likely to experience headaches and exhaustion.
A. You’ll be in higher spirits
B. You’ll feel strong when you work out
C. It can have a magic power to your mind and body
D. Their food intake dropped by as much as 205 calories a day
E. Water helps keep up a steady flow of nutrients into your cells
F. That means your cells need more fluid to keep up with the demands
G. The research is less clear on whether this pattern holds true for adults
