Switzerland joined UN after having been ________for decades.
A. natural B. neutral
C. noble D. novel
假设你是李华，新年来临，校学生会拟举行英语歌曲大赛。请你以学生会的名义在英语校报上刊登一则通知。要点如下:
1. 比赛的目的与内容；
2. 时间与地点:下周六下午三点到五点，校体育馆；
3. 其他信息(报名方式与截止时间等)；
4. 欢迎踊跃参加。
注意:1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 题目和结尾已经给出。
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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(∧)，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。
Among all the European cities, I love Paris more. Paris is known to the world center of culture and fashion. You may find many famous museums there, the most famous of that is Louvre.
Louvre dated back to the 12th century, which used to be a royal palace. It is said that it has a collection of roughly 400 thousand of art works, paintings and sculptures including. In front of museum is a glass pyramid designed by Bei Yuming. Whatever makes Louvre world famous is Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.
It is a pity that not all the collections are openly to the public, and Louvre is well worth paying a visit to.
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。
Last week, seven-year-old Charlotte Benjamin 1. (become) a household name, and a hero to young girls everywhere, 2. her handwritten letter to the LEGO company went public.
In her letter, Charlotte complains about the lack of 3. (diverse) in Lego characters. Here’s what she wrote:
“Dear Lego company,
My name is Charlotte.
Today I went to 4. store and saw Legos in two sections — the girls’ pink and the boys’ blue. 5. all the girls did was to sit at home, go to the beach, and shop, and they had no jobs but the boys went on adventures, worked, and even swam with sharks.
I want you to make 6. (many) Lego girl people and let them go on adventures and have fun, OK?
Thank you.
From Charlotte”
Charlotte’s dad loved her well-written letter 7. much that he had it sent to the website, Sociological Images, which posted it to their Twitter account. The letter has been posted almost 2,500 times and 8. (share) over 5,000 times on Facebook.
Yesterday, LEGO responded to Charlotte 9. (state) that they would include more female characters and themes, and that they have added new characters to the LEGO world 10. (balance) the appeal of their themes.
“You have two ears and one mouth. Remember to listen more and speak less.” That was the advice I ____ from a communications expert before, which got me thinking about listening. It’s not ______ that most of us are good at. Even those of us who write for a living and are supposed to ______ how to do an interview and listen, often get it wrong and miss the rule: “Don’t interrupt or try to ______ other people’s sentences” and the rule: “Focus fully on the person speaking _____ focusing on your next comment.”
I found this out recently after following that communications expert’s ____. I was part of a group lobbying (游说) politicians about the importance of old buildings and main streets. One gentleman ______ a very large district made up of small towns complained that the main street was too ______ and there wasn’t enough parking and there was no ______ to widen the roads, which is exactly what our organization ______ for. We want walkable streets, not parking spaces. Instead of arguing the point, I just ______ for a change and let him talk. Before our time was up he was ______ how his son is a carpenter restoring a church, and how ______ building preservation was to him and his family. Had I not ______ practiced listening, we might have left his office earlier.
It has taken me a very long time to learn how to ______. I might have been more ______ had I listened more. Now that I write and teach, I have ______ often about how important hearing is to our connection with others, and what a ______ my hearing has made in my life. ______, hearing is different from listening, and, interestingly, there isn’t any hardware that can help you listen; you just have to sit down, shut up and ______ it.
1.A. gave B. received C. accepted D. ignored
2.A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something
3.A. understand B. compare C. train D. master
4.A. begin B. finish C. form D. write
5.A. other than B. or rather C. rather than D. or else
6.A. nature B. advice C. decision D. belief
7.A. representing B. controlling C. starting D. directing
8.A. busy B. empty C. narrow D. dusty
9.A. right B. plan C. force D. room
10.A. votes B. quarrels C. searches D. fights
11.A. make up B. shut up C. get up D. pull up
12.A. describing B. communicating C. expressing D. adding
13.A. important B. absurd C. useful D. cheerful
14.A. constantly B. legally C. deliberately D. usually
15.A. look B. care C. listen D. react
16.A. fortunate B. successful C. energetic D. pleasant
17.A. remembered B. learned C. written D. read
18.A. imagination B. point C. scene D. difference
19.A. Therefore B. Anyhow C. However D. Besides
20.A. do B. make C. say D. take
There is no such thing as a “bad memory”. 1., as long as you are not suffering from memory loss as a medical condition. If you want to improve your memory, there are a number of things you can do.
Stop thinking that you have a “bad memory”. 2.. Too many people get stuck here and convince themselves their memory is bad. Erase those thoughts and vow to improve your memory. Celebrate even little achievements to keep yourself motivated.
Exercise your brain. Regularly “exercising” the brain keeps it growing and help improve memory. 3..By developing new mental skills -- especially complex ones such as learning a new language or learning to play a new musical instrument, you can keep your brain active and improve its physiological functioning.
Give yourself time to form a memory. Memories are very fragile in the short term, and distractions can make you quickly forget something as simple as a phone number. The key to avoid losing memories is to be able to focus on the thing to be remembered for a while without thinking about other things. 4..
5.. Often we forget things not because our memory is bad, but rather because our observational skills need work. One way to become more observant is to look at a photo for a few seconds and then describe as many details about it as possible. With regular practice you will find you’re able to remember more details with even shorter glimpses of the photos.
A. Practice your describing skills regularly
B. So when you’re trying to remember something, avoid distractions for a few minutes
C. Take better pictures
D. Everyone can improve their memory
E. A large portion (部分) of your brain is activated when it learns a new skill
F. So the more time you spend, the better your memory will be
G. Convince yourself that you do have a good memory that will improve
