Oxford and Cambridge have now decided to remove the words CAN'T and IMPOSSIBLE from their dictionary. Jessica Cox, 25, a girl born without arms, stands inside an aircraft. The girl from Tucson, Arizona got the Sport Pilot certificate lately and became the first pilot licensed to fly using only her feet. Jessica Cox of Tucson was born without arms, but that has only stopped her from doing one thing: using the word "can't".
Her latest flight into the seemingly impossible is becoming the first pilot licensed to fly using only her feet.
With one foot manning the controls and the other delicately guiding the steering column, Cox, 25, soared to achieve a Sport Pilot certificate. Her certificate qualifies her to fly a light-sport aircraft to altitudes of 10,000 feet.
"She's a good pilot. She's rock solid," said Parrish Traweek, 42, the flying instructor at San Manuel's Ray Blair Airport. Parrish Traweek runs PC Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Services and has trained many pilots, some of whom didn't come close to Cox's abilities.
"When she came up here driving a car," Traweek recalled, "I knew she'd have no problem flying a plane."
Doctors never learned why she was born without arms, but she figured out early on that she didn't want to use prosthetic devices. So, the next time you are ready to tell yourself, "I can't possibly..." remember this amazing young woman and change your vocabulary.
1.The word CAN'T will be removed from the two dictionaries because of ______.
A. the first woman pilot
B. a very special flight service
C. a great flight with a light-spot aircraft
D. the flight in a seemingly impossible way
2.According to Parrish Traweek, Jessica Cox_____.
A. flies the plane by standing in it
B. is good at driving a car with her legs
C. has been her workmate for two years
D. is one of the best pilots trained by her
3.What can be known from the text?
A. Jessica Cox has been armless for 25 years.
B. Jessica Cox was normal when she was young.
C. There are no suitable prosthetic devices for Jessica Cox.
D. The doctors have discovered how Jessica Cox lost her arms.
4.The best title for the text may be "_______".
A. Flying with no hands
B. Jessica Cox, a disabled pilot
C. Living with a positive attitude
D. Two words will disappear from dictionaries
假设你是李华，目前正在英国做交换生，你的英国朋友Debbie送了你一张Ceilidh Dance的舞会票。现在，请给她写一封邮件致谢，并询问有关情况（箭头所指内容）。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Debbie,
I am delighted to receive your ticket for the Ceilidh Dance.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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。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(＼)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。。
Stuart Grindle spends up to 30 hour a week keeping his garden. He has the grass cutting to an impressive 5mm. He is too determined to protect his precious grass that he even bans his son from play football on it. Stuart, a retired wood craftsman, said, “It is my proud and joy. Most people probably only work on their grass once a week and I cut my grass twice a day, three days a week. His grass is cut to 5mm long and in such good condition due to my watering and cutting for it often. I supposed I am just crazy about gardening.” Then he added, “It’s full-time job.”
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，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。
In the closing ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, China put on1. eight-minute performance “See You in Beijing in 2022”, 2.(direct) by Zhang Yimou. The show centered on the talents of a team of 24 roller-skating 3.(perform) from Beijing Sport University. Two of 4.(they) dressed up as “Panda Captains” led the performance. It reviewed China’s ancient times, 5.(show) the country’s rich cultural heritage (遗产) and singing the present as well as the future. In addition to 6.(tradition) symbols including the Great Wall, the Chinese Dragon and the Chinese phoenix(凤凰）, the performance also showed the recent achievements in science and technology 7. China has made. Towards the end of the performance, the Olympic rings 8.(appear) on the stage, as well as images of a global village, children’s smiling faces, olive branches and plum blossoms(梅花), which represented China’s promise 9.(promote) global peace and build a better future for mankind. Finally, the skaters travelled a path to draw the “Winter Dream” sign of the Olympic Winter dreams Beijing 2022. The performance 10. (success) sent China’s goodwill and invitations to the world for Beijing 2022.
Sometimes people around you can change your values. My elder brother Steve, in the_______ of my father who died when I was six, gave me important lessons in _______ that helped me grow into an adult. Once when I returned _______from a baseball game, it was Steve _______ took the time to ask me what had happened. When I explained that my baseball had _______ through Mrs. Holt’s basement window, breaking the glass, Steve encouraged me to _______to her. After all, I should have played in the park and not in the path_______ buildings. Although my _______ trembled as I stood explaining, I offered to _______ the window if she would return my ball. I also learned that personal property is a ________ thing.
After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom, I wanted to keep it, but Steve explained that it might be important to someone else ________ the fact that it had little value. He reminded me of how much I’d hate to lose to someone else the small dog my father ________ from a piece of cheap wood. I returned the pen to my teacher, and ________ remembered the smell of her perfume(香水) as she patted me on my shoulder. Yet of all the ________ Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most ________ in my mind.
At twelve I killed a sparrow with a gun. Excited with my ________, I screamed to Steve to take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and ________ the bird on the ground. Then in a dead, quiet voice, he asked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark?” I didn’t know what to answer. He continued with his eyes ________ “The only time you should even think of hurting a living thing is________ it hurts you first. And then you think a long, long time.” I really felt terrible then, but that moment ________ as the most important lesson my brother has taught me.
1.A. absence B. influence C. presence D. appearance
2.A. personalities B. beliefs C. impressions D. values
3.A. in surprise B. in tears C. at ease D. in vain
4.A. which B. what C. that D. whom
5.A. dashed B. rocketed C. swelled D. paced
6.A. addict B. subscribe C. admit D. appeal
7.A. beneath B. above C. in D. between
8.A. legs B. hands C. toes D. back
9.A. pay for B. break down C. account for D. pull through
10.A. authentic B. sacred C. magical D. specific
11.A. regardless of B. instead of C. on account of D. in spite of
12.A. produced B. shaped C. purchased D. carved
13.A. therefore B. even C. still D. yet
14.A. gifts B. lessons C. pens D. sparrows
15.A. vivid B. casual C. temporary D. accessible
16.A. prediction B. intelligence C. accuracy D. expectation
17.A. stared at B. picked up C. glared at D. caught sight of
18.A. blank B. shut C. firm D. wide
19.A. as B. for C. since D. whether
20.A. passes by B. stands out C. crowds of D. fades away
Spreading Smiles at Birchwood
When Ava McCarver was in kindergarten, her class visited a nursing home. Ava learned that many of the residents(住户) there received few visitors. 1. “I asked my mom if I could visit them,” she said. Soon, Ava and her mom become volunteers at Birchwood Health Care Center.
That was six years ago. 2. She enjoyed hanging out with Mary, Shirley and other residents during her twice-monthly visits. “ I paint their nails, and I talk to a lot of them,” she said. Sometimes she helped lead craft (手工艺) projects. Other times they played card games. “ It’s good for the residents to see little kids,” Ava said. “ That makes them really happy.”
3. She raised money for the nursing home by making refrigerator decorations and selling them at a craft fair. She also collected used puzzles from garage sales and donated them to Birchwood.
Ava wrote a book called The Squirrel Family. In the book, two squirrels raise a family and eventually move into a place called Birchwood where they live happily. 4.Ten stores in her city agreed to display the books , along with a can to collect money. Ava’s project raised about 750 dollars. Birchwood used that money to buy furniture for the residents.
Ava said she enjoyed the look of “pure joy” on a resident’s face after a hug from her. That’s why she started visiting Birchwood to bring happiness to others.5. “ It’s really fun,” she said. “ They have good stories, and I enjoy my time there.”
A.She decided to take action.
B.But she gained happiness for herself , too.
C.Since then , Ava has made many friends at Birchwood .
D.Ava used her book to raise money for the nursing home.
E.Birchwood needs more money to support their residents.
F.Ava found some creative ways to help her friends at Birchwood.
G.Ava’s book achieved a great success and earned a large amount of money for her.
