Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.
Special Days Around the World
Teacher’s Day
1. people in many countries celebrate World Teachers’ Day on 5th October, in Argentina it is on 11th September— the anniversary of the death of former president, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento in 1888.2. Samiento believed passionately in was the importance of education: he wrote ‘Schools are the very basis of civilization’. Children traditionally write poems for their teachers and give them an apple, make a cake or buy flowers. In Vietnam, Educators’ Day is in November. Many students visit their former teachers in their homes 3. (give) them presents, or give news about themselves. And at some schools in India, senior students become teachers, and teachers become students for the day!
World Book Day
In many countries, Book Day 4. (fall) on 23rd April every year. It originated in Catalonia in 1923 when booksellers decided to honour the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes who died on that day in 1616. In 1995, World Book Day became an international event,5. (celebrate) reading and books. People exchange presents—usually a book and a rose. There are also events such as writing competitions, and in Madrid there is a public reading of Cervantes’s greatest work— Don Quijote —6. lasts 48 hours! In the UK and Ireland, all schoolchildren receive a £1 book token（礼品劵）, and many children now dress up as 7.favourite character from fiction!
Respect for the Aged Day
Grandparents’ Day is popular in many countries, but in Japan— a country where nearly 30 percent of the population are over 60 —older people8. (treat) with special respect. The third Monday of September is ‘Respect for the Aged Day’, which became a national holiday in 1966. Everyone has a day 9. school or work and people organize celebrations for the older people of the village or community where they live. Young people dress up in traditional clothes. They sing and dance and there will be a meal specially 10.(prepare) for the older people. Nowadays, people also visit relatives and the older people in their families, for a three-day weekend.
假设你是李华。上个星期你收到了你正在学中文的外国朋友Mike送给你的一本英文书《老人与海》，作为回赠，你想送一本对Mike有用的中文书，请给Mike写封电子邮件。
要点:1. 对他表达感谢之意和对这本英文书的喜欢；
2. 简单介绍你赠送的这本书，希望他了解中国文化；
3. 希望保持联系。
要求:1. 词数不少于100；2. 邮件中不能出现本人真实信息。
提示:《老人与海》The Old Man and the Sea;
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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。每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 to a shop to have my watch repair. After checking the watch, the shop assistant said she would call her manager to see that if this kind of problem could be fixed. As I was waiting the response from the manager, I saw an old man in a wheelchair roll himself over to the counter. No one seems to have noticed him, so I went over to his wheelchair and offered to give him some helps. Kindly as I was, I found that I could do something to help him. At that moment, the assistant replied that it would cost myself much money to fix this problem. I was very sad and about to leave the shop while the old man said, “You are a nice and thoughtful boy, but I would like to help you pay for it.”
阅读下面短文，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。
Yesterday was a crazy day. I felt very tired1.I had a ton of work stuff going on. Then I got 2.message from one of my teammates. It said, “We want to let you know that there are people who see and 3.(true) appreciate all your hard work.”This meant more to 4.(I) than anything else in a long while. And it made me think that maybe I need to set time aside 5.(tell)the people in my life how much I appreciate what they did. Say “thank you”to the guy behind the counter, telling him that you appreciate how hard he 6.(work); tell your daughter that you are proud of her 7.(perform)at school; tell your mom that you notice how much she does 8.the family. Sometimes when a long time goes by without 9.(recognize) for the good we do, we start to get upset, but a simple statement of appreciation could make us become 10.(energy )again for a good long time.
Heroes come in different shapes and sites. Some are born to give others a_____. Then there are the people who_____ happen to be in the right place at the right time. That was the ____for John Underwood.
On a cold evening, a storm ______near his home. Underwood was heading over to help his sister when the roads were______. He saw some other drivers get stuck, so he got out of his truck to help. “My_____ is that if I have the ability to do good, then I should do it. There should be no______.” he said.
Underwood wasn't out of his______long before he heard a cry, “ Someone was ____,' My parents, my parents !'” Moments later, a 12-year-old boy ran up to Underwood, saying his parents were _____and asked for help.
The Hammonds went to get things from the basement when the walls_____to bear the weight of rain and fell down, and they couldn' t______. Worse still, the water was rising fast. ____ was of extreme significance, so Underwood took action at once. Any inappropriate action could add more dangers. Luckily, Underwood had _____ as a contractor (承包商). “Digging a hole in the living room floor, I knew it's a _____way.”he said.
With physical strength, patience, and a lot of ______, Underwood saved their lives. He said he did what anyone would do, but that’s not necessarily true. It's _____to put yourself in a dangerous way to rescue another. That’s why the American Red Cross ______him. Ann Otto, who was in charge of the 23rd Annual Acts of Courage Awards, said the Awards should_______heroes like Underwood who have acted _____and selflessly in a time of emergency.
1.A. lesson B. direction C. hope D. hand
2.A. also B. just C. often D. even
3.A. role B. concern C. case D. behavior
4.A. broke B. disappeared C. returned D. changed
5.A. cleared B. completed C. repaired D. flooded
6.A. duty B. fact C. belief D. advice
7.A. arrangement B. wonder C. excuse D. problem
8.A. power B. sense C. house D. vehicle
9.A. screaming B. working C. helping D. talking
10.A. ignored B. trapped C. injured D. missed
11.A. managed B. failed C. tried D. struggled
12.A. speak B. reunite C. escape D. survive
13.A. Time B. Relief C. Success D. Action
14.A. attitude B. potential C. confidence D. experience
15.A. difficult B. safe C. creative D. quick
16.A. bravery B. encouragement C. anxiety D. responsibility
17.A. impossible B. reasonable C. hard D. special
18.A. invited B. honored C. interviewed D. helped
19.A. go to B. come to C. turn to D. pass to
20.A. fortunately B. immediately C. actively D. courageously
After a long day at work, coming home is a breath of fresh air. Home is a comfortable place to sit back and relax. 1.Below are a number of things we can do to create a healthy home environment that will help to ease the workday stress and promote our physical and mental health.
2.It may seem like a tiring thing to clean but there is a reason for doing so. We can remove dust by cleaning the house. Leaving layers of dust everywhere means that there is a build-up of dust. And where do these layers of dust go? Into our lungs.
Making sure the rooms are full of sunlight is also important. We may not realize it but sunlight is an important part of our growth. We all know that sunlight promotes better working conditions. 3.Think about using a Parans system where sunlight does not reach. This technology gathers the sunlight by using solar panels(板). It can send out sunlight wherever we are.
It is also a good idea to add more plants in our house. 4.They also give off oxygen, which can lower stress and improve our moods.
Along the lines of being green, it can also be vital to think about what things we are bringing into the house. Try to avoid specific plastics that are harmful to health. 5.They may contain poisonous chemicals that can be breathed in, or simply absorbed through the skin.
A. However, is it as healthy as it can be?
B. Is our home as comfortable as it used to be?
C. The same thing applies to certain carpets and paint.
D. Going green will help to remove toxins(毒素) in the air.
E. Besides, it can reduce both stress and high blood pressure.
F. Cleaning the house regularly is the first thing we should do.
G. It is acknowledged that a greener lifestyle is linked to better health.
