On the eve of our daughters' weddings， I gave both of them what I considered to be excellent marital advice： never leave your husband unsupervised （无人监督的） with pruning shears （修枝剪）．
If only I had taken my own advice． I recently let my guard down． Thirty﹣some years of marriage can do that to a woman． Give a man pruning shears and electric trimmers （电动修剪器） and he will give new meaning to "armed and dangerous．"
One day earlier this year， my husband said that the crab apple tree was dead．
"Why do you think it is dead？" I asked．
"Look at it． There's not a leaf on it．"
"There's not a leaf on anything． It's March，" I said
"It looked sick last fall and with this bitter winter we had， I'm convinced it's dead．"
The truth is he's never liked the crabapple． Sure， it has beautiful blooms in the spring， but then it gets a disease， the leaves curl， and it drops those little apples that sit on the driveway．
Each passing week he pronounced the tree dead． Eventually I began to believe him． Though he agreed it would be a regrettable loss， there was a twinkle in his eye． He armed himself a couple of weeks ago and began trimming． A branch here， a branch there， a small limb， then a large limb． I watched and then decided to check the wood on some of the branches closer to the trunk． I broke one off and saw green．
The crabapple was not dead． It just hadn't had time to leaf out． The tree was now falling to one side， but it was not dead． I would have told him so， but he had moved on to a maple． Once the man starts， he can't stop． One trim leads to another．
"Please， stop!" I called．
He smiled and nodded， but he couldn't hear because he had started the hedge （树篱） trimmers and was getting ready to fix a line of hedges．
Zip （飕飕声）， zip， zip．
"What do you think？" he shouted．
"It's supposed to be a privacy hedge； now all that will be private are our ankles．"
He started the trimmers again．
"Stop!" I called， "Come back!"
"Why？" he shouted．
"You're in the neighbor's yard．"
1.By saying "If only I had taken my own advice．" the author means that ．
A. she didn't follow her own advice about pruning shears．
B. she feels regretful about her marriage after many years．
C. she shouldn't have kept a close watch on her husband．
D. she shouldn't have given that marital advice to her daughters．
2.We can learn from the article that the author's husband ．
A. has a great talent for gardening．
B. nearly ruined their neighbor's garden．
C. mistook their crab apple tree for a maple tree．
D. had never used pruning shears before．
3.What does the article mainly talk about？
A. Why the author's husband insisted on trimming their crabapple tree．
B. Why the author's husband shouldn't have been allowed to trim their crab apple tree．
C. How the author has survived her "thirty﹣some" years of marriage．
D. How the author's husband killed their crab apple tree．
4.What is the tone of the article？
A. Anxious．
B. Critical．
C. Serious．
D. Humorous．
假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter对中国春联 (Spring Festival couplets）产生了浓厚的兴趣，来信向你了解中国的春联文化。请你回信为他介绍春联的用途、内容和寓意等。
注意：1、词数100左右。2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
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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。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。
I’m gladly to receive your novel. Thank you for such lovely a gift, for I have been expecting them for a long time. This novel offers to me more understanding of American society and daily life. I know you’re interesting in Chinese festivals, and therefore I have chosen an album of paper cutting for you. Paper cutting is unique form of Chinese cultural relics, that is often used as a decoration for a joyful atmosphere. I hope it will bring happiness and lucks to your family as it always did in China.
I’m expecting you to come to China and experience the rich culture on person.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Long before Barack Obama became president of the United States, he wrote a book1. (call) Dream from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, which has since become2.bestseller. It is an3. (appeal) book that includes what he went through during4. (he) childhood. Obama has little contact with his father5.roots were in Kenya because he left home when Obama was very young. His mother got married6.a student from Indonesia shortly after the family moved to Jakarta. A few years later, Obama came back with his grandparents to Hawaii, where he7. (attend) a private high school. 8. (study) at Columbia in New York City, he then entered Harvard Law School. This autobiography also touches9. (heavy) on Obama’s exposure to racism. Readers will find his reflections of childhood10. (experience) which involved racial discrimination to be especially moving.
It was my first day to Miss Hargrove’s seventh grade. Past “newcomer experiences” had been difficult, so I was very__to fit in. After being introduced to the class, I bravely put on a smile and___my seat.
Lunchtime was a(n)___surprise when the girls all crowded around my table. They were friendly, so I began to___.My new classmates told me about the school, the teachers and the other kids.They___out the class nerd（书呆子）to me: Mary Lou. She was a pretty girl with dark eyes and olive-skin,___she wore a long woolen skirt and an old-fashioned blouse. She looked stupid. The girls whispered and laughed___Mary Lou walked by. She ate alone.
After school, the girls invited me to___them in front of the school. I was___to be a member of the club. We waited. For what, I didn’t know. Then Mary Lou came down the school steps. The girls started____her, shouting rudely, biting comments. I____,and then joined right in. Mean remarks____from my lips. No one could tell I’d never done this before. The other girls stepped back and started cheering for me. Feeling____,I pulled on her backpack and then pushed her. Her backpack broke. Mary Lou fell and I backed off. Everyone was laughing. I____in. I was a leader.
I was not proud. Something inside me hurt. If you’ve ever picked a wing off a butterfly, you know how I felt. Mary Lou got up, gathered her books and left without a tear or saying anything. She held her head____as blood ran down from her knee. I____her struggle away down the street.
I turned to leave with my____friends and noticed a man standing beside his car. He must have been Mary Lou’s father—he had the same olive skin, dark hair and handsome look. He remained still and watched the____girl walk toward him. Only his eyes—shining with both sadness and pride—followed. As I passed, he looked at me in silence with burning tears that reminded me of my____.
Mary Lou’s father’s eyes taught me a good lesson that day. I never again hurt someone for my own____.
1.A. excited B. curious C. frightened D. anxious
2.A. reserved B. had C. took D. put
3.A. pleasant B. terrible C. disappointing D. expected
4.A. relax B. hesitate C. read D. suspect
5.A. found B. picked C. worked D. pointed
6.A. because B. but C. and D. so
7.A. since B. before C. until D. as
8.A. play B. ask C. join D. study
9.A. scared B. thrilled C. careful D. afraid
10.A. making fun of B. speaking well of C. looking up to D. going back to
11.A. refused B. paused C. hurried D. escaped
12.A. said B. received C. fell D. spoke
13.A. ashamed B. guilty C. enthusiastic D. encouraged
14.A. turned B. fitted C. took D. went
15.A. cautiously B. casually C. lowly D. high
16.A. watched B. heard C. glared D. sensed
17.A. caring B. puzzling C. laughing D. satisfying
18.A. lonely B. only C. silly D. friendly
19.A. pain B. shame C. weakness D. pity
20.A. gain B. loss C. effort D. duty
The Four-step Approaches to Managing Anger
If something happens that makes you feel angry, try these following steps.1..Maybe it will help you prevent angry feelings from building up inside.
Identify the problem. Start by noticing what you’re angry about and why. 2.. Ask yourself: What’s got you angry? What’s your feeling and why? You can do this either in your mind or out loud, but it needs to be clear and specific.
Think of potential solutions. This is where you stop for a minute to give yourself time to manage your anger. It’s also where you start thinking of how you might react—but without reacting yet. Ask yourself: What can you do? Think of at least three things. 3.. This is where you think about what is likely to result from each of the different reactions you came up with. Ask yourself: What will happen for each one of these options?
Make a decision. This is where you take action by choosing one of the three things you could do.4.. Ask yourself: What’s your best choice? Once you choose your solution, then it’s time to act.
Check your progress.5.. Ask yourself: How did you do? Did things work out as you expected? If not, why not? Are you satisfied with the choice you made? Taking some time to reflect on how things worked out after it’s all over is a very important step. It helps you learn about yourself and it allows you to test which problem-solving approaches work best in different situations.
A. Learn to receive the fact.
B. They help you cool down when you feel like your anger might explode.
C. Put into words what’s making you upset so you can act rather than react.
D. Look at the list and pick the one that is likely to be the most effective.
E. It’s called a problem-solving approach.
F. After you’ve acted and the situation is over, spend some time thinking about how it went.
G. After that you should consider the consequences of each solution.
