为了号召大家多读书，你校于7月25日组织了一次“亲子共读（parent-child reading）”活动。假设你是校英文报的记者，请根据以下要点用英语写一篇短文，报道此次活动。
1. 地点：学校图书馆；
2. 参加者：高二年级学生与家长；
3. 活动内容：亲子共读一本书；分享读书体会；互相推荐优秀书籍；
4. 简短评论。
注意：1. 词数120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、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（
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10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last Sunday, I went on a hike with one of my best friend, Kevin. I got up early that morning and prepare lots of food in my lunchbox and then I went Kevin’s home to pick him up. On the way to the mountain, we enjoyed at seeing many beautiful flowers along the road. After we arrived at the mountain, all of us couldn’t help admire the natural scenery. Then he advised that we had a race between us, what made me excited too. But I agreed immediately. In a hurry, Kevin tripped on a stone and fell all the way down. Fortunate, he got stuck on a tree and I pulled him up at last. What a day!
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Once a boy had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him1.when he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence.
The first day the boy2.（ drive） 37 nails into the fence . As he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered3. （gradual） decreased. He discovered4.was easier to hold his temper than to drive nails into the fence.
Finally the day came5.he did not lose his temper. His father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day when he was able to hold his anger. Days passed and all the nails were gone.
The father took the boy6. the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “ Look at the holes．The fence will never be the same. When you say things7. anger，they leave scars just like the ones on the fence. No matter how many times you say “I am sorry”,8.wound is still there, a verbal wound is as bad9.a physical one. Friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you 10.（success）.They lend an ear, and always want to open their hearts to us.”
Though one can change his or her physical appearance with the help of cosmetics (化妆品), honesty is a quality that is not as easily obtained (获得). _______, when choosing my friends, I look for people who ______ honesty as much as I do.
Honesty is much more ______ than physical appearance, because, for me, a friend’s primary function is to be my secret keeper and problem _______. When I have a problem, I like to ask for ______ from my friends. However, I want to be sure that I can discuss private things with my friends and that they won’t ______ anyone else. Also, I want my friends to give me their ______ opinions. I don’t want them to lie to me or try to ______ the truth. That would only ______ me and make me upset.
In addition, I like being an honest person that people can _______. I believe friends should have a(n) ____ influence on you and help you to better yourself. If I am around someone who repeatedly lies, I might pick up his or her bad _______. Then, I would become someone that others cannot trust.
Another ______ is that physical appearance is not always a good reflection (反映) of how someone is on the inside. Your friend’s ______ cannot help you to solve a problem or make you feel ______ when you’re feeling bad. However, an honest person with a good personality will ______ your feelings enough to tell you the truth, even when telling the truth may be difficult. ______ a good personality, good looks do not last.
Overall, I believe one’s social life will always be much more ______ if one has an honest friend rather than a physically ______ one. The phrase “Honesty is the best policy” is especially ______ when it comes to keeping lasting friendships.
1.A. Besides B. However C. Therefore D. Anyhow
2.A. doubt B. value C. show D. fear
3.A. common B. obvious C. mysterious D. important
4.A. maker B. lover C. solver D. finder
5.A. money B. trouble C. advice D. permission
6.A. tell B. see C. answer D. invite
7.A. contrary B. honest C. various D. mistaken
8.A. face B. admit C. hide D. discover
9.A. treat B. forget C. hurt D. refuse
10.A. miss B. trust C. learn D. meet
11.A. immediate B. positive C. slight D. dangerous
12.A. tip B. secret C. habit D. skill
13.A. result B. goal C. function D. reason
14.A. mind B. feelings C. behavior D. looks
15.A. safer B. better C. stronger D. sadder
16.A. describe B. respect C. waken D. discuss
17.A. With B. Except C. Unlike D. Over
18.A. normal B. pleasant C. modern D. peaceful
19.A. active B. sick C. possible D. attractive
20.A. true B. simple C. rude D. polite
We are not suggesting that you can reach a permanent state called “happiness” and remain there. But there are many ways to turn the path of anxiety, anger, and sadness into a state of happiness. Here are four ideas to get you started. 1..
● Laugh out loud
Just expecting a happy, funny event can raise levels of pleasure-causing hormones(荷尔蒙) and lower production of stress hormones. Researchers at the University of California tested 16 men, who all agreed they thought a certain videotape was funny. Half were told three days in advance they would watch it. 2. When they actually watched the video, their levels of stress hormones dropped greatly, while their levels of pleasure-causing hormones rose 27 percent.
● Do one thing at a time
Eduward Suarez, professor of medical psychology at Duck, found that people who do several things at the same time are more likely to have high blood pressure. 3. Instead of talking on the phone while cleaning the kitchen, sit down in a comfortable chair and turn your entire attention over to the conversation.
● 4.
Although relationships help take away stress, sometimes you need time to recharge and reflect on your own. Take yourself out to lunch or to a movie, or simply spend an afternoon reading at home, or looking through books in a bookstore.
● Practice mindfulness
5. Instead of worrying about your check-up tomorrow while having dinner with your family, focus on the here and now—food, the company, and the conversation.
A. Spend time alone.
B. Focus on the present.
C. Take care of the soul.
D. Take that finding seriously.
E. Choose the ones that work for you.
F. They started experiencing biological changes right away.
G. find a quiet place near your house and make it your secret place to.
My husband David was waiting at the door when our daughter Laura and I pulled in the driveway. It wasn’t like him to be home so early. The disbelief on his face told me that something was up.
"Do you still have a job?"
"No. Redundant," he answered, looking away from me.
"OK. We’ll figure it out," I replied calmly.
I actually had no idea how we were going to figure it out. I immediately started to think of how we’d cut costs and who we should start to get in touch with. That night, after David had fallen asleep, I cried myself to sleep, and frequently sobbed in the shower in the days that followed.
I knew the loss of David’s income would have great effect on us. He had worked for the same insurance company for twenty-one years and was our main income. I work at home caring for Laura, and my freelance(自由职业者的)income is uncertain. We have debts, and job hunting takes time.
Still, I was more concerned about my husband’s emotional state than our financial situation. David’s sense of identity was tied to his job. He called his parents to tell them about losing his job, but didn’t say a word to anyone else for weeks. He told me that he felt like "a failure".
It was tough for me to watch David struggle with unemployment. One night a couple of weeks after he lost his job, David woke me just before midnight, sweating, pacing the bedroom floor and saying he felt funny. We spent the night in the emergency room waiting to see if he had a heart attack. Thankfully, it was just a serious anxiety attack. It was then that I knew I needed to do more to understand what my husband was going through. Here is what I learned from my own experience—and from talking to experts—on how to support your spouse through a job loss.
1.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word "Redundant" in Paragraph 3?
A. A piece of cake. B. Out of question.
C. My treat. D. Out of employment.
2.What did the writer do about her husband’s situation at first?
A. She always remained calm and gave him advice.
B. She appeared calm when in fact she was worried.
C. She began to write about her husband’s situation to the newspapers.
D. She went to consult some doctors.
3.What can we know about David?
A. He was fired by the company he had worked for twenty-one years.
B. He never thought himself "a failure" even when jobless.
C. He was aware of the family’s financial situation.
D. Upon leaving the job, he suffered a heart attack and had to consult the doctor.
4.What will be talked about in the next part of the passage?
A. What the writer did to help get some income.
B. How David suffered from the heart attack and the treatment.
C. How the writer supported David to get through the jobless period.
D. Why the insurance company fired David.
