My neighbor Orlando is a paramedic (急救医士). He and his wife are some of the nicest people I have ever met. A few years back we started this sort of “favor war”, where one of us would do something for the other, such as shoveling (铲) their driveway or helping them build a shed, and next time the other would try to top it with another favor.
Yesterday morning there was maybe 2 or 3 feet of snow on the ground and I remembered he shoveled my driveway for me last snowfall. So I took out my shovel and took care of both our sidewalks and driveways because it was my turn to do a favor back. It took a while but I finished and got into my car for work. What I didn’t realize was that Orlando had to work that day too.
Fast forward to this morning I got a knock on my door. It was him. He immediately shook my hand and informed me that because I shoveled his driveway and sidewalk for him, he was able to get to work earlier. As soon as he started his shift, a call came through that a young boy was in a medical emergency. Luckily he and his partner were only about 2 minutes away, but the next closest ambulance was in 10 minutes. This kid did not have 10 minutes. He barely had 2 minutes. Because my neighbor got to work sooner, the young boy got to live his life.
This isn’t a humble brag (吹牛). This is to inform others that even the smallest favors can have the biggest impacts. It wasn’t too much of trouble to shovel his driveway for him, but because I did, the young kid got to see his family again, go back to school again, talk to his friends again and live his life.
1.What can we know about the writer and Orlando?
A. They once had a conflict.
B. They signed a favorable agreement.
C. They favor shoveling snow together.
D. They are always ready to help each other.
2.Who saved the boy before it was too late?
A. The writer. B. The boy’s parents.
C. Orlando and his wife. D. Orlando and his partner.
3.What does the writer intend to tell us?
A. Never ask for trouble. B. No favor is too small.
C. One cannot always be lucky. D. Don’t lose heart in an emergency.
某电视台英语频道今年暑假准备举办"外国人游中国"的夏令营活动, 假定你是李华, 是这个活动的志愿者, 你的美国网友Mike发来邮件询问该活动。请你给他回复一封邮件, 邮件内容包括：
1.活动时间和地点；（6月18-28日, 北京和成都）
2.活动内容（游长城, 看大熊猫, 听京剧Peking Opera等）
3.邀请他参加该活动。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数；
3.可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
Dear Mike,
I’m glad to receive your email, _______________________________________________________________
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Looking forward to your reply.
Best,
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。
Hi, Mike. How are you going to celebrate your birthday the next month? If you hadn’t arranged anything , come to the concert to be holding by my favorite band in the city stadium. I’m sure you will not regret it. The concert will be held a Sunday evening. Clearly it will be popular, because the ticket are selling very well. The only problem is when the performance starts quite lately---at nine pm. We can take a bus there, so there will be no bus when the concert is over. I will ask your dad to pick us up and you could stay in my home for the night.
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Last weekend our school held a sports meeting. 1.(realize) it was our last high school sports meeting, we decided to make 2. an unforgettable experience for all of us.
We first attended the opening parade, for 3.our class had made a lot of 4.(prepare). 5. our excitement, our parade performance was a great success. After the parade, the games started. My classmates attended various events such as running, high jump and long jump. Due to the hard training they 6.(do) before, their performances were very 7.(impress). On the stand, my classmates applauded and cheered for the athletes, some raising their cameras to capture the exciting moments. Finally, the result 8.( announce). It was amazing that our class won the second place. Our efforts paid off! Cup in hand, we took 9. picture together.
I believe this sports meeting will remain a precious memory for all of us10.time goes by.
Whenever I felt disappointed I often thought of what my mother had said to me, "Everything happens for the best. If you______, one day something good will happen. And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened but for that previous______. "
As it______, mother was right. In 1932, I ended my college life. ______ that, I had decided to try for a job in radio, and then could work my way up to a sports ______. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every______－but got turned down every time. In one studio, a ______ lady told me that big stations couldn't risk hiring a person who lacked ______. "Go to ______ town and find a little station that will give you a chance," she said. I then ______ to Dixon. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted an athlete to ______ its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I ______. The job sounded just right for me. But I wasn't ______.
My disappointment must have ______. "Everything happens for the best, " Mom ______ me. Then I ______ WOC Radio in Davenport. The program director named Peter MacArthur told me they had already ______ a contract with another announcer.
As I left his office, my disappointment ______ over. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow become a sport announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the lift when I heard MacArthur calling, “What was that you said about sports? You know something about football?” Then he stood me before a ______and asked me to broadcast a live game.
I often ______ what direction my life might have taken if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward and if I didn't persist.
1.A. look on B. get on C. carry on D. stay on
2.A. successes B. results C. lives D. disappointments
3.A. carried out B. turned out C. figured out D. looked out
4.A. Before B. After C. Since D. Although
5.A. hostess B. athlete C. announcer D. performer
6.A. firm B. school C. store D. station
7.A. beautiful B. strict C. kind D. cruel
8.A. money B. experience C. appearance D. knowledge
9.A. busy B. distant C. big D. small
10.A. turned B. saw C. walked D. added
11.A. buy B. manage C. sell D. show
12.A. applied B. refused C. agreed D. appealed
13.A. employed B. fired C. fitted D. satisfied
14.A. disappeared B. shown C. fallen D. responded
15.A. recited B. persuaded C. advised D. reminded
16.A. tried B. visited C. passed D. poured
17.A. assigned B. signed C. designed D. resigned
18.A. appeared B. disappeared C. boiled D. removed
19.A. radio B. station C. studio D. microphone
20.A. doubted B. intended C. wondered D. expected
The Seven Cs of a Good Letter
What is the secret of writing a good letter? Here are two main ones. Don't try to be fancy. Don't try to impress your reader. You will be successful if you follow these seven Cs.
Clear. Use short, direct sentences.1.Try your tone as if the reader were right there with you. Above all, don't use an introduction.
Correct.2.Don't guess, even for spelling. Refer to your dictionary. If you need to, check a reference book too. Use them as much as you need to.
Complete. Don't scatter(分散) your points.3.This is good organization too.
Courteous. Be friendly rather than overly casual. Present your information nicely even if you are complaining about something. In all letters, treat others as you want them to treat you.
Concise. Make each point as clearly and briefly as you can.
Conversational. This is really the secret of good writing.4.Such a letter has a natural, friendly tone. Let your personality come through naturally.
Considerate.5.Write about what you believe the reader needs or wants to know. Try to be helpful. This will build good feeling toward you.
The seven Cs are about writing letters. But how about school papers? Use the seven Cs. Write as if you are talking to your teacher or professor. You'll be surprised. You'll almost instantly become a good writer. And you might even enjoy writing from now on.
A. Just "talk" to the person.
B. Make them easy to understand.
C. Make sure what you say is correct.
D. Include long sentences in your letter.
E. Writing should not be taken too seriously.
F. Think of the readers' point of view as you write.
G. Finish one point completely before going on to the next.
