假定你是李华，你校美国交换生 John 喜欢中国传统文化，你决定邀请他一起参加学校将举办的唐 诗吟诵晚会．请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1． 时间、地点；
2． 晚会目的；
3． 你的希望． 参考词汇：recitation n． 吟诵
注意：1．词数 100 词左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数．
Hi John，
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Best wishes，
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．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．
I was admitted to a ordinary school． I feel disappointed at the poorly-equipped classroom， and I found the teachers friendly and considerate． Besides， I was fond of the warm atmosphere in class． I was determining to make the best of it． I worked hard and got along good with my teachers and classmates． Whenever I had difficulties， they were always ready help me out． Soon， I became one of the top student in my class， that made me become confident．
My experience in high school often reminds me that it is not how you are given but how you make use of it that determines on who you are．
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Tea is one of the most favored drinks in our life． However， the origin of tea is lost among history 1. tales． What can be roughly confirmed is that tea originated in the southwest of China． According to ancient stories， the first person 2.（ discover） the effects of tea is said to be Shennong - the father of agriculture and herbal medicine in China． It 3.（ say） that Shennong once tried 72different kinds of poisonous plants in a day and he 4.（ lie） on the ground， barely alive． At this moment， he noticed several rather fragrant leaves 5.（drop） from the tree beside him． Out of curiosity and habit， Shennong put the leaves6. his mouth and chewed them slowly． After a little while， he felt well and 7.（ energy） again． So he picked more leaves to eat and thus cleared8.（he） body from poison．
The ancient Chinese medical book 9.（ call） Shennong Bencaojing states that"Tea tastes bitter． Drinking it， one can think quicker， sleep less， move more swiftly， and see 10. clearly．"This then was the earliest book to record the medicinal effects of tea．
Horror seized the heart of the soldier as he saw his life-long friend fall in the battle． Caught in a trench（壕沟） with _____ gunfire whistling over his head， the soldier asked his _____ if he might go out into the
"No Man's Land"_____the trenches to bring his_____friend back．
"You _____ go，"said the captain"，but I don't think it will be worth it． Your friend is probably_____ and you may throw your own life away．"The captain's words didn't matter， and the soldier _____ anyway．
Surprisingly， he_____ to reach his friend， raised him onto his shoulder， and_____ him back to their company's trench． As the two of them fell in together to the _____ of the trench， the officer_____ the wounded soldier， and then looked_____ at his friend．"I told you it wouldn't be worth it，"he said．"Your friend is dead， and your _____ is deadly．"
"It was worth it， though， sir，"the soldier said．
"How do you_____ ‘worth it'？"responded the captain．Your friend is dead!"
"Yes sir，"the soldier answered．"But it was worth it because when I got to him， he was still alive， and I had the_____ of hearing him say，‘Jim， I knew you'd_____．'"
Many a time in _____， whether a thing is worth doing or not_____ depends on how you look at it． Take up all your courage and do something your_____ tells you to do so that you may not _____ not doing it later in life．
1.A. dangerous B. distant C. visible D. continuous
2.A. captain B. boss C. soldier D. company
3.A. behind B. before C. between D. among
4.A. worried B. killed C. frightened D. fallen
5.A. can B. must C. will D. shall
6.A. mad B. brave C. dead D. lucky
7.A. heard B. understood C. stopped D. went
8.A. fought B. wished C. managed D. promised
9.A. brought B. dragged C. forced D. pushed
10.A. front B. bottom C. back D. edge
11.A. caught B. greeted C. respected D. checked
12.A. strangely B. angrily C. kindly D. suddenly
13.A. feeling B. thought C. wound D. pain
14.A. mean B. mention C. use D. learn
15.A. pride B. satisfaction C. patience D. experience
16.A. suffer B. come C. survive D. help
17.A. life B. danger C. need D. fact
18.A. hardly B. slightly C. possibly D. really
19.A. leader B. duty C. heart D. purpose
20.A. forget B. regret C. imagine D. pref
Four benefits of learning a new language Has learning a new language been sitting on your to-do list for ages？There's no better time than now to think of finally crossing it off．1.
1． Easier travels
The fabled（传说中的）language barrier is real - as soon as you travel outside tourist areas，understanding others and making yourself understood can be quite the challenge．2. In this way you can experience all the riches a foreign country offers．
2． Better work relations
Being able to speak to your clients （委托人） in their preferred language can be of great help for your business relationships．3. Indeed， speaking an extra language could earn your salary up to 20 percent．
3． Improved brain function
Learning a new language can develop your thinking abilities and help your mind work better． Studies have even shown that language learning reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease．
4． Increased focus
Language learning shapes your brain into a well-oiled multi-tasking machine． As you build a new mental word list， you'll notice an improvement in your ability to do several things at once and to quickly switch between tasks．4.
So， start by determining what you want to do -taking a trip， moving to another country or looking for a better job， for instance．5. Be open-minded， listen to others and most of all， practice， practice， and practice some more!
A．Just involve yourself in the language．
B．This makes it possible for you to find a good reason．
C．Your overall focus will be sharper and your brain will work better．
D．You should be familiar with the language spoken where you're traveling．
E．Learning a new language is a good way to improve your ability in this field．
F．Here are some benefits of language learning that will convince you to take the leap！
G．It will improve not only your professional reputation but your chances of scoring a raise．
The year 3700， Earth is far too hot for any human to call it home． On this planet at least， man is nothing more than a memory - if there is anything left to remember the"wise man"． But what about our wisdom -will any of it survive us？
The conventional answer is no． Knowledge requires a knower， and there will be no knowing minds around then． But if information survives， perhaps in books or hard drives， maybe the knowledge isn't quite dead but dormant （休眠）， ready to become alive with the help of other minds that develop over time or come to visit Earth in the distant future．
At first sight， that seems to be reasonable： after all， we have done similar things with past knowledge． For example， we saved an ancient computer from a ship destroyed at sea off the southern coast of Greece， and succeeded in finding the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphics（象形文字）． Careful work can bring previously lost wisdom back to life．
However， the key point is that there is a certain cultural continuity with those ancient times that allows us to reason and make progress in the dark： we know we are dealing with the legacy （遗赠） of other humans．
Without that link， the survival of objects and raw data doesn't guarantee the survival of knowledge．And a lack of continuity in language with any future intelligence would be a barrier． Knowledge is closely connected with language． When a language dies out， we can lose systems of reasoning that they contain． If that's lost， then it can't be recovered．
All this means that other minds might not be able to fully make human knowledge alive when we are gone． It is better to concentrate on not dying out in the first place．
1.What is the main purpose of Paragraph 1？ ______
A. To present an interesting idea．
B. To state a problem of the future．
C. To inform us of the earth in 3700．
D. To introduce the topic of the text．
2.What do the words"similar things"in Paragraph 3probably refer to？ ______
A. Developing the minds．
B. Remembering the wise man．
C. Making lost wisdom alive again．
D. Learning from the ancient civilization．
3.What plays the key part in getting cultural continuity according to the text？ ______
A. Language． B. Intelligence．
C. Knowledge． D. Information．
4.What can be the best title for the text？ ______
A. Can human beings live on？
B. Will our wisdom survive us？
C. How we can protect our culture
D. What the earth will be like in the future
