A group of Canadian kids are already spreading a bit of Christmas spirit in Halifax，Nova Scotia, by wrapping warm clothing around lamp poles for the city’s homeless to pick up and use. The sight of warmly dressed poles caught recently the attention of locals, who stopped to click pictures to share on social media.
Every year, Tara Atkins collects warm clothing from her community, in order to give to the less fortunate. This year, she took to Facebook to call for donations and the response was strong—their front porch (门厅）was filled with bags of clothes. Since the family was traveling to Halifax on November 15 with their daughter Jayda and seven of her friends to celebrate her 8th birthday, Tara decided it was the perfect time to teach the children a valuable life lesson.
The kids spent time handing out coats to any homeless they met on the streets and tied the rest around lamp posts for o thers to pick up. According to Tara, the experience helped the children better understand the difficult situation of homeless people having to confront the severe winter on the s treets.
There is no way to be sure that the coats left hanging on street posts were actually picked up by the homeless, but Tara says she isn’t too worried about that. By next morning, all the jackets and scarves on the posts were gone. Photographs of the inspiring project have been shared about 8,000 times on Facebook, and got over 10,000 likes. Tara, who did something similar in Toronto in December last year, says she’s already planning next year’s coat drive. She’s hoping to spread the word well ahead of time, so more people can contribute. And she also wants to add $ 5 fast food gift cards so the recipients (接受者）can also enjoy a hot meal. “We’ve had help from others when we were in need, and we knew how great it made us feel,” said Zachary Atkins, Tara’s husband.
1.How did locals respond at the sight of the warmly dressed poles?
A. They got confused.
B. They were annoyed.
C. They took photos and spread the news.
D. They unwrapped and put on the clothes.
2.Why did Tara Atkins go to Halifax on November 15?
A. To go sightseeing.
B. To celebrate Jayda’s birthday.
C. To collect warm clothing for the homeless.
D. To spend the holiday with family.
3.What does the underlined word “confront” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Face. B. Discuss.
C. Enjoy. D. Describe.
4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Tara is sure that the coats will be picked up by the homeless.
B. People responded warmly to the photographs on Facebook.
C. Tara is appealing to the government to donate.
D. Zachary Atkins is against what Tara has done.
Walter Peak High Country Farm，on the western shores of Lake Wakatipu，is famous in history. Its sheltered bays were used as camping sites by Maori travelling to the Mararoa and Oreti Rivers on Moa hunting and pounamu (greenstone) gathering expeditions.
Things to do
Situated on picturesque Lake Wakatipu's wester shores，the farm is the perfect place to spend a few relaxing hours. The Farm Tour itself is a wonderful，interactive experience for the whole family， with something to keep everyone entertained and happy. Our rural host will meet you after you leave the steamboat and take you for a walking tour of the farmyard. The first stop is the holding pens (畜栏），where you can help feed the sheep and deer，and even get up close to the Scottish highland cattle. Then walk slowly through the lakeside gardens to the charming Colonel’s Homestead for morning or afternoon tea. Afterwards the farmer will lead you over to the shearing shed (剪羊毛棚）where you can watch the farm dogs rounding up sheep on the hills， and see the farmer cut the wool off a sheep. You will then board the steamboat for your cruise back to Queenstown.
Ticket Information
Child Ticket $ 22. 00
Adult Ticket $ 77.00
Visitor Information
OPENING TIME: 10 AM
CLOSING TIME:4 PM
Additional Information
All tickets purchased at MyFun must make a booking at +64-3441—8166. Please mention your My Fun barcode (条形码)number when making your booking. Please print out your voucher (收据）and take along with you to the attraction. Tickets are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.
Terms and Conditions
Purchase of the tickets depends on our partner’s terms and conditions.
1.Where can a visitor have morning tea?
A. On the steamboat. B. At the holding pens.
C. In the shearing shed. D. In the Colonel’s Homestead.
2.How much should a parent with a child pay for the Farm Tour?
A. $99. B. $ 121.
C. $ 176. D. $198.
3.A visitor who has bought tickets at MyFun must .
A. take the voucher to the Farm
B. contact MyFun and get discount
C. tell the Farm your MyFun barcode number
D. call +64-3441-8166 to print out your voucher
假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Jack来信询问“嫦娥四号”探测器（Chang’e-4 probe）名称的由来。请你给他回信，内容包括：
1．“嫦娥四号”登月成功；
2．嫦娥的传说；
3．中国人的登月梦。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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。
As everybody know, parents are worried too much about their child, especially when the young meet with challenges. So do my parents. They are even more nervous than I when a important test is coming. I have been thinking about talked to them. I’ll let them know I have a goal and will work hard to achieve them. When they are convincing that I’ll be responsible for that what I should do, they surely won’t feel worried. Please keep in mind that our parents love us unconditional. I hope my thought can be helpful to you in dealing the relationship with your parents.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Every Wednesday at 7 pm, a group of running enthusiasts from different countries gather at a bar in Shanghai before setting 1. on their 5-kilometer run. But this is no ordinary run. These people 2. (arm) with trash (垃圾) bags. The members of this group don’t simply run for the sake of good health. They do it for the sake of the Earth 3.well.
Called “plogging”, this new fitness activity originated in Sweden in 2016 and was introduced to Shanghai in 2018. The term is a combination of the words “jogging” and “plocka upp”, 4. means “pick up” in Swedish.
By the summer of 2018, just a few months after Trash Running China was founded, 5. (it) WeChat group had grown to include more than 400 runners. To make the activity more fun for both 6. (newcomer) and regular ploggers, Trash Running China also 7. (frequent) organizes longer weekend runs in the suburban areas. “We want more people to hold small ‘plogging’ groups and have a 8. (responsible) to organize trash running activities in their own neighborhoods,” says Eisenring, who founded Trash Running China. “ ‘Plogging’ is a way 9. (know) the people and the city a bit more,” says Robbin Trebbe, one of the 10. (late) runners to join the group.
Every year, the fifth graders at Brookstone Elementary went on a field trip to Washington, DC. Terence ______ the exciting trip, and was ______ to go next year.
Terence asked his parents ______ if they would pay for half of the trip if he earned the other half of the money himself. His parents ______. He had almost a year to earn $150. His first ______ was to earn money baby-sitting, and he typed a nice letter ______ that he would baby-sit during his neighbors’______. He named a few afternoons available and said he would ______ $1 per hour per child. After five baby-sitting ______, he earned $45.
When the ______ weather arrived, Terence knocked on his neighbors’ doors to ask if they needed help with ______ work. He helped with mowing (修剪) and weeding gardens. After the summer was over, he earned $75. When the fall arrived, he counted his money and ______ that he still needed $40 for his trip. Soon his mom saw a(n) ______ for a job for him. He got a job ______ newspapers every Wednesday afternoon, making 5 cents for every paper, $10 ______ each Wednesday. It wasn’t long before he had ______ money to go on the trip to Washington, DC. He was _____ in time. The class trip was on October 15. His mom and dad gave him a check for the $150 they ______ him. What a great feeling! He helped ______ the cost of his trip.
This experience ______ Terence in many ways, making his dream a reality with great efforts.
1.A. prepared for B. laid out C. referred to D. heard about
2.A. dying B. grateful C. lucky D. proud
3.A. curiously B. casually C. anxiously D. briefly
4.A. submitted B. agreed C. bargained D. refused
5.A. idea B. job C. conclusion D. suggestion
6.A. declaring B. confirming C. showing D. saying
7.A. stay B. company C. interaction D. absence
8.A. pay B. spend C. charge D. donate
9.A. negotiations B. sessions C. attempts D. interviews
10.A. warm B. fine C. unusual D. changeable
11.A. yard B. paper C. school D. volunteer
12.A. admitted B. determined C. complained D. insisted
13.A. directory B. permit C. advertisement D. email
14.A. editing B. updating C. printing D. delivering
15.A. at once B. on time C. after all D. in total
16.A. extra B. much C. enough D. easy
17.A. just B. even C. ever D. still
18.A. owed B. lent C. promised D. ordered
19.A. count B. cover C. estimate D. reduce
20.A. astonished B. shaped C. excited D. impressed
