Summer is slipping away from me. Some days, it makes me want to cry. Other days, I feel a sense of expectation within me just thinking about fall that makes me want to burst. Tonight, all five of us were in the family room doing our own things.
At this moment, my littlest kid is my number one trouble and my number one joy. He has a tooth on the way and although it’s such a tiny thing, it’s causing so much grief. I’m holding him a lot and I’m not going to lie. I live for his afternoon nap(小睡) so I’m able to actually get dressed and use the restroom.
The big E is starting school soon. The other day, I found myself a bit depressed about the end of summer and the beginning of another school year. I looked out of our front window with eyes that were heavy and a bit teary. Then, I suddenly realized just how silly this end of summer depression of mine is. I can't change time. But, I can change my emotions and my thoughts. I decided not to spend my final days of summer vacation walking around with a sad face. I decided to hug the last few days of summer and remind myself that before I know it, we will be back in our school routine and all will go well.
This week we plan on meeting teachers. I'm taking my girl to have her nails done before her first day of kindergarten. We want to bake a few dozen cookies. We'll take our evening walks as usual and stay up late. And last but not least, I’ll get school clothes ready, I’ll pack lunches and write lunch notes, we’ll read “The Kissing Hand,” like we normally do, and I’ll tuck(掖好被子) my third grader and kindergartener in their little beds before the big first day.
Thank you summer, you’ve been warm and wonderful, you’ve been sweet and sticky, you’ve been refreshing and exactly what we need. And your sunsets have been amazing, so thank you.
1.According to Paragraph 1, the author ___________.
A. feels excited B. has bad feelings
C. feels worried D. has mixed feelings
2.How will the author spend the final days of the summer vacation?
A. Live a simple life. B. Stay at home and relax herself.
C. Treasure the vacation. D. Walk around with a depressed face.
3.From the passage, we can learn that the author ___________.
A. is fond of reading novels B. often takes evening walks
C. has two annoying children D. has no time to get dressed
Each of us struggles for self-respect and self-worth to some degree. I spent much time trying to achieve perfection in every aspect of my life.
I was a happy kid with a lot of friends and a Supportive family. But growing up was really ___ and even scary sometimes.
During my childhood, I was constantly involved in something that included people’s viewing my achievements or my _____. I wanted everyone’s praise and acceptance, but I was my own toughest critic (挑剔的人).
After I graduated from high school, my _______ to be “thin” began to trouble me. I began trying to diet by _____ my food.
In the beginning, I felt great—attractive and successful, almost superhuman. I even thought that I was better than everyone else. What I didn’t see was that I was slowly _____ myself.
People around me began to _____ my weight loss. They said with concern. “You’re losing too much weight.” “Elisa, you’re so thin.” All their words only suggested that I was getting closer to “_______”.
Sadly, I took my physical _____ the first important in my life, _____ that it was the way to become successful and accepted.
Then I cut down my ______ more and more, until a ______ day consisted of half a teaspoon of nonfat yoghurt and coffee in the morning, and a cup of grapes at night.
But my poor ______ began to cause me to lose ______. Then one night, like many nights before, I couldn’t sleep, and my heart felt as though it might beat out of my chest. I tried to ____, but I couldn’t. The beating became so rapid and so strong that I could no longer ______. What I had done to diet nearly caused me to have a heart attack. I stood up, and immediately fell down. I was really ______, and I knew I needed help. My roommate rushed me to the ______, beginning the long road to my ______. It took a lot—doctors, nurses, nutritionists, food supplements...
And most important, a sense of what was true about myself got back on track with reality. I realized that, with my ______ of trying to be “perfect” on the ______, I had sacrificed who I was on the inside. What I know now is, we are—each and every one of us—already perfect.
1.A. natural B. easy C. hard D. possible
2.A. natures B. backgrounds C. scores D. failures
3.A. problem B. desire C. way D. promise
4.A. controlling B. checking C. collecting D. balancing
5.A. killing B. forgetting C. asking D. questioning
6.A. help B. accept C. reject D. notice
7.A. perfection B. devotion C. destination D. attention
8.A. strength B. exercise C. appearance D. examination
9.A. believing B. realizing C. pretending D. declaring
10.A. expense B. movement C. food D. travel
11.A. pleasant B. difficult C. typical D. different
12.A. memory B. nutrition C. knowledge D. taste
13.A. weight B. hope C. sleep D. job
14.A. relax B. walk C. cry D. talk
15.A. breathe B. resist C. wake D. remember
16.A. scared B. annoyed C. discouraged D. disappointed
17.A. bed B. hospital C. school D. office
18.A. glory B. discovery C. recovery D. victory
19.A. skill B. decision C. experience D. deal
20.A. whole B. face C. mind D. outside
假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Chris 现就读于济南某国际学校。他想了解中国发展状况。12月30号起将在成龙电影院放映纪录片《厉害了，我的国》（Amazing China）影片展现了中国近几年在科技，经济，人民生活等方面的发展成果。请根据以下提示，用英语给Chris 写一封电子邮件。内容包括：
（1）邀请观看电影
（2）简述影片内容（具体列举至少两件发展成果）
（3）请求对方回复
注意：1．词数100词左右：
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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短文。短文中共有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。
I hate to say sorry，and there is a change in my school arrangements．So I’m afraid I won’t able to keep my appointment to discuss Chinese paintings with you．I sincere apologize to you for any inconvenience causing by the unexpected change．Therefore I suggested we put it off from 3 pm this weekend until the same time in next Thursday．Will that be fine for you? Good news is that a exhibition of Chinese paintings are to be held this weekend．Works by many nationwide famous painter will be included，among who Qi Baishi is most famous in China．A visit there will surely help you better understand Chinese paintings．
Looking forward to your earliest reply．
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
When police found Barely，19 years old，living in a tent，instead of a dormitory in Gordon State University，they were prepared to drive him away．
Then they heard his story．Barely 1. (plan)to walk to college 2. he couldn’t afford a bus ticket，but it would be too 3. (tire)．So he rode six hours from his hometown on his little brother’s bike，4. (carry)all his possessions—a bag，a tent，two bottles of water 5. a box of food—in order to start his second year 6. a biology major．He arrived early to look for a job，but no luck．7. (touch)by his story，Officer Richard and his partner put Barely up at a motel with their own money．Word spread and soon people donated clothes；school supplies and money 8. (cover)the rest of his motel stay—he was even given a job．And then there was Casey，who started a GoFundMe page for Barely after spending time with him．“This kid，though weak in 9. (appear)，rode a bike for 6 hours in the hot weather．I thought that he is determined．”She wrote on her Facebook page．The fund reached $1 84，000，all of 10. went into an education trust for Barely．
Grady threw down his backpack and slammed the car door shut．
“This is going to be a really ____ week，”he said unhappily to no one ____ ．He looked around the campground．Hundreds of tall and green fir trees，some as tall as church towers，__ the mountainside，giving it the appearance of a green carpet．The sun would be setting soon．Then，Grady thought，maybe the ____ wouldn’t be unbearable，But actually even up here in the ____ ，the hot stickiness of July was closely attached to him．
Grady hated camping，but it was something his family ____ every summer．His father liked cooking over an open fire，telling stories about how to ____ things like bear attacks and swarms of bees．His mother and younger brother Jared 1iked to hike and take ____ of animals．Jared had a collection of bug pictures that he’d ____ to the walls in his half of their room．Grady thought they were just scary and proof that Jared was a ____ kid．
They set up camp—two ____ ，one for his parents and one for himself and Jared．While everyone else started ____ dinner，Grady，looking for some place to cool down，set off for the nearby stream，which was deep enough to ____ in．
As he ____ the stream，something caught his eye．There was a(an) ____ black bear cub—no more than two feet tall with a lovely face．It was playing pretty ____ at the water’s edge， ____ its surroundings．Grady moved closer to get a ____ look．Then Grady heard a sound behind him．He ____ his father saying that bear cubs would never be __ ．Then he turned around and saw the cub’s mother moving swiftly towards him…
1.A. risky B. 1engthy C. peaceful D. interesting
2.A. in particular B. in advance C. in brief D. in silence
3.A. blocked B. reflected C. scarred D. covered
4.A. dust B. campground C. heat D. sun
5.A. river B. sky C. tower D. mountain
6.A. believed in B. stuck to C. came cross D. lived through
7.A. survive B. experience C. explore D. recognize
8.A. care B. control C. examples D. pictures
9.A. guided B. pinned C. taken D. thrown
10.A. sensitive B. smart C. strange D. tough
11.A. beds B. rooms C. tents D. plates
12.A. altering B. hunting C. ordering D. preparing
13.A. dig B. swim C. hide D. sink
14.A. crossed B. imagined C. neared D. 1eft
15.A. adorable B. aggressive C. injured D. 1arge
16.A. cautiously B. joyfully C. forcefully D. nervously
17.A. attacking B. destroying C. hating D. ignoring
18.A. better B. brighter C. fixed D. 1asting
19.A. found B. 1earned C. remembered D. misunderstood
20.A. alone B. awake C. smart D. scared
