I ran into quite a few language problems while travelling with my family last summer. The most embarrassing(尴尬的) was when my Mom apologized(道歉) to the people we were staying with because her “pants were dirty”. They looked at her in amazement, not knowing how to react. You see, Mom had fallen over and gotten mud on her jeans. But in Britain, “pants” means underpants or knickers, not trousers as it does back home.
Katie-From America
I went to stay with a friend on the west coast last summer. Her flat was on the first floor of a high-rise building so I got the lift up. Then I wandered round for ages looking for her flat but couldn’t find it. Fed up and tired, I finally had to go out to find a phone box. She explained that her flat was on the first floor, which for me meant the ground floor.
David-From Britain
When I asked for the “restroom” in a big department store, people kept directing me to a room with seats where I could sit and “rest”. It took me years to get through to someone that I only wanted the toilet!
Tom-From America
Last summer we went on a two-week family touring holiday, so Dad hired a car over the Internet. This was an old vehicle (汽车) and there turned out to be lots of things wrong with it. When he phoned the hire company and tried to explain that the lock on the boot was broken, they thought he was talking about footwear! He had no idea their word for “boot” was “trunk”. In the end we went to a garage and just solved the problem.
Mary-From Britain
1.Hearing Katie’s mother’s words, Katie’s friends were in surprise because .
A. Katie’s mother got mud on her jeans
B. Katie’s mother’s underpants were dirty
C. they didn’t know English
D. they mistook “pants” in American for underpants
2.David went out to find a phone box to .
A. phone the police for help. B. phone hisfriend for help.
C. tell his friend he couldn’t go to visit her. D. apologize for his being late.
3.When Tom asked for the “restroom”, the people around him thought .
A. he wanted to go to a department store B. he wanted the toilet
C. he wanted to have a rest D. he wanted a chair
4.The underlined word “garage” is probably .
A. a place to repair cars B. a place to sell cars
C. a gas station D. a parking place
假设你是李华，在你校学习的英国交换生Kavin计划寒假回国看望父母和朋友。他email你希望给他推荐几件有中国特色的礼物带回国。请根据题示给他写一封电子邮件。
主要内容包括：
1. 推荐的礼物（中国结、剪纸、丝巾等）；
2. 推荐的理由；
3. 希望和祝愿。
注意；1. 词数100左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
生词：中国结——Chinese knot
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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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出修改后的词。
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限一词。
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Nowadays online voting is very popular in China and it has bad effects for people. Some people feel annoyed when ask to do what they don't like it. In general，online voting don't depend on the competitors' strength. But it usually lies in how much social networking resources we have，so it is unfair. Worse still，it might be commercial trick played by the organizer.
Therefore，it was very necessary that regulation should be worked out and strictly observed.
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
Rivers are one of our most important natural resources. Many of the world’s great cities are located on rivers and almost every country has at least one river 1. (flow) through it, which plays an important part in the lives of 2. (it) people.
Since the beginning of history, people 3. (use) rivers for transportation. The Yellow River and Changliang River play a large role in China. The Mississippi, the 4. (long) one in the United States ever influenced the American people 5. (great) in history. The lifeline of Egypt is the Nile. Rivers provide fresh water 6. drink, grow crops, make electricity and chances to have fun for those 7. live along their banks.
8. the cities grow in size and industries increase in number, the river water is severely being polluted. It urges all countries to make 9. (decide) and take immediate action to stop it from 10. (pollute) any more.
If we redouble our efforts, our dreams will come true. Chen Zuobin had _________ for 13 years already. Finally, he decided to become a _________ again. Born in a mountain village in Anhui province, Chen Zuobin walked out of the _________ for study when he was 19. Thought he had a _________ life as a creative director of an international agency in Shanghai, he couldn’t _________ the anxiety reflected in his dreams.
“I dreamed about _________ branch roads several times a year. I didn’t know which one leads to _________ . It made me feel terrible.” One day, Chen Zuobin said to his wife, “I want to go home.” _________ being surprised, his wife said, “_________ your heart. Don’t worry about me.”
The young couple returned to their hometown and __________ the Real Food Farm just to lead a real and simple life. Chen Zuobin shook off the __________ and tiredness from too much __________ in the city. Only in the mountains can they enjoy the __________ air. There isn’t the smell of tail gas, but the smell of __________ when it shines over the woods. They live a life of “eating healthily and __________ well.
In a time when eating __________ becomes a luxury（奢侈）in the __________ life, it’s truly a right way to return to the __________ . “Life is a journey of __________ the proper way.” Said Chen Zuobin.
Those dreams about branch roads have __________ because he has found his own path.
1.A. dreamed B. lived C. struggled D. hesitated
2.A. villager B. worker C. manager D. farmer
3.A. mountains B. deserts C. nation D. city
4.A. hard B. successful C. simple D. cozy
5.A. remove B. remember C. expose D. imagine
6.A. muddy B. vague C. countless D. straight
7.A. Rome B. home C. future D. destination
8.A. In terms of B. In spite of C. In place of D. Instead of
9.A. Concern B. Observe C. Follow D. Open
10.A. left B. sold C. built D. ruined
11.A. anxiety B. loneliness C. sadness D. joy
12.A. desire B. workload C. relation D. money
13.A. warm B. thin C. smelly D. fresh
14.A. water B. dust C. sunlight D. smog
15.A. playing B. sleeping C. dressing D. studying
16.A. carefully B. quickly C. properly D. happily
17.A. urban B. real C. country D. family
18.A. nature B. simplicity C. wildness D. beginning
19.A. changing B. directing C. leading D. finding
20.A. faded away B. passed away C. put away D. run away
Find a quiet location. Keep a routine. Focus on one subject at a time. It all seems like sound advice for students who need to hit the books, 1. . Here’s a list of tips from Carey, a scientist, for getting the most out of your study time:
2.
Doing practice quizzes can help you retrieve（检索）information on test day. “Tests have a very bad reputation as a measurement tool,” Carey says. But psychologists have found self-tests slow down the forgetting of material you’ve studied. “If you study something once, and then you test yourself on it,” Carey says, “you do better than if you study it twice over.”
Move around
3. . “If you move around and study the same material in several places,” he says, “you may be forming multiple associations for the same material. So it’s better anchored in your brain, and you can pull it out easier.”
Mix it up
Think about a football who does strength training, speed training and drills. Carey says alternating between different facets facts of a subject in a single sitting can “leave a deeper impression on the brain”. For example, when studying French, do some verbs, some speaking and some reading. 4. .
Space it out
Information learned in a hurry is lost just as fast. So if you really want to learn, space out shorter, hour-long study sessions. “There’s no doubt that you can cram for（突击备考）an exam.” Carey says, “5. . And once it’s gone, “it’s gone. You’re not getting it back.”
A. Test yourself
B. Study it and practice more
C. and it turns out that some of them are in great help
D. but recent studies indicate the conventional wisdom is wrong
E. The problem is that it’s so easy to forget what you just crammed
F. Changing up where you study can help you keep more information
G. Spending your time in deep concentration on just verbs isn’t effective
