What impressed the man?
A. The fresh air. B. The heavy rain. C. The kind woman.
假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Bill在春节期间给你发了一封节日问候邮件，并在信中问及红色在中国春节中的使用，请你给他回封邮件介绍下红色在春节中的使用情况。内容包括以下几点:
1. 红色在中国的象征；
2. 春节期间红色的使用(至少列出两个要点)。
注意:1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 信的开头语和结尾已为你写好。
参考词汇:贴对联 paste/post red couplets 鞭炮 firecracker
Dear Bill,
I’m glad to receive your letter.
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Yours sincerely,
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。
Mobile payment is serving for people widely in China. The cashless trend had never been more popular. With the widespread use of mobile payment, Wechat and Alipay are two of the most convenient and safe ways to pay. People rarely need to carry a wallet and cash at all. They are used to paying by scan QR codes (二维码). When consuming. As result, people will never worry about the consequence which they may get fake notes. Besides, people can often get discounts if we make mobile payments. Mobile payment is winning over plenty of consumer with its convenience. So far mobile payment has great changed peopled life in China.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
There is a small but growing movement in America of many 1. ( family) that want to reduce waste to zero. 2. (they) goal of producing no trash is probably impossible to reach. Some come close, reducing a year’s worth of trash to only a few things 3. can fit into a small container. All other things, they say, can be recycled or composted.
Zero Wasters, as they are called, help each other by sharing advice on blogs and social media. A lot of people have given 4. (value) advice on the subject recently. Some of the advice includes where to buy things 5. (avoid) unwanted packaging and how to recycle things that most people throw away.
Bea Johnson, a housewife, says that reducing shopping means her family has more money for fun vacations 6. ever before. She, who is 7. (satisfy) with the fact, says all their clothing comes from used clothing stores. She says that has reduced her household spending 8. 40 percent.
Zero Wasters advocate 9. (talk) about five “r’s” that describe want they do: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot. They request that things like remaining food not 10. (throw) away randomly and refuse containers at restaurants.
I did my first wing-walk two years ago, on my 86 birthday. Then last June, aged 88, I did it again and ______ my own record as the world’s oldest ______ wing-walker.
There was something about being strapped (捆扎) to the ______ of a bright-yellow 1944 Boeing-Stearman that ______ my imagination. It’s very exciting. The first experience was nothing but tame. This year, I said to the ______, “Can you make it a bit more adventuresome? ” He said, “I could do a loop-the loop (翻筋斗) if you like?”
This time, he ______ doing half a loop which was very effective. You go down a bit, then straight up. All I felt was a bit ______, because it was windy. But you are ______ strapped. The pilot makes sure everything is ______. I had gloves on, earplugs and lots of layers, which protected me.
Both times, we ______ from Gloucestershire Airport and were in the air for 15 minutes. You don’t sit on the wing—you sit on ______ looks like a chair. I wasn’t nervous. But when you look at the propellers (螺旋桨), you do feel a little strange. You’re ______ at the beginning that it’s a ______ dangerous activity and things could go wrong. However, I said: “Well, at 88 what does it ______? You ve got to go sometime and you might as well go in a flame of ______.”
At my age, a lot of people are ______ in their ways. I don’t think any of my ______ from my retirement home wants to ______ me. I imagine most of them think I’m ______ as a woman. But I do think people of my age should be doing more ______ things. You shouldn’t sit back and feel sorry for yourself.
1.A. kept B. broke C. saved D. protected
2.A. doctor B. repair C. male D. female
3.A. wing B. head C. tail D. bottom
4.A. practised B. displayed C. inspired D. broadened
5.A. driver B. pilot C. guide D. director
6.A. turned up B. gave up C. took up D. end up
7.A. shaky B. dizzy C. shiny D. clumsy
8.A. tightly B. largely C. safely D. correctly
9.A. special B. secure C. cautious D. accessible
10.A. let out B. got through C. broke up D. took off
11.A. what B. how C. where D. that
12.A. charged B. allowed C. warned D. cheated
13.A. actually B. potentially C. doubtfully D. certainly
14.A. mean B. live C. dream D. matter
15.A. glory B. silence C. memory D. ash
16.A. criticized B. beaten C. stuck D. washed
17.A. leaders B. friends C. opponents D. relatives
18.A. persuade B. praise C. join D. steady
19.A. crazy B. difficult C. adventurous D. ridiculous
20.A. academic B. difficult C. adventurous D. ridiculous
5 ways to focus your mind
1. Focus with a purpose
The mistake most people make is lacking a clear purpose -they want to be more focused, but don’t know what for. Avoidance is the mother of distraction. If you don’t have a concrete reason to stay focused, your mind will jump from one thing to another. Training your mind to pay attention requires something to focus on. 1.. When you don’t have a purpose, it’s easier to get distracted. Conversely, having a clear ‘why’ will help you stay focused.
2. Solve a real problem
Most of the times, we are doing meaningless work. We jump from one task to another without accomplishing anything. We end solving the wrong problem and lose our focus. You have to decide what your priorities are—focus on what will advance your daily, weekly or monthly goals. Leam to say no to the rest. 2.. Those who lack focus are busy fighting urgent, but irrelevant fires.
3. Eliminate(消除) other options
3., it’s harder to get distracted, Create rules where you can’t start a new activity until you finished another one first. For example, in a good day, Pink leaves his office at 10-10:30. On a bad day, he might stay ‘disconnected’ until 2 or 3 PM. When you climinate all options, it’s easier to focus on the only thing that’s left.
4. 4..
When your work and your mental state are not aligned (使结盟), they create an emotional dissonance. Focusing is hard, Dealing with this stressful feeling becomes an additional distraction. Adapting your work to your mental state increases your focus. Leam to understand the types of work you do and align them with your mental states.
5. Set deadlines
Deadlines are more than bringing your goals to life. Yes, committing to a specific date increases your chances to achieve an objective. However, the power of deadlines lies in creating a constraint. Limitations benefit both creativity and productivity—by challenging ourselves, we increase our focus. 5..
A. When you don’t have choices
B. When you create some rules
C. Take advantage of your mental state
D. Combine your action with your mental state
E. Focus on important things and suppress urgency
F. Focusing requires having an intention for your attention
G. Using deadlines smartly can motivate you with less pressure
