Where does this conversation mostly probably take place?
A. In a kitchen. B. In a dinner-room. C. In a sitting-room.
假定你是李华，你校英国交换生John想利用假期到中国各地旅游，发邮件向你询问如何购买火车票。请你回复邮件，内容包括:
1. 所需证件(护照)；
2. 购票方式(售票窗口、网上)；
3. 车站取票。
注意:1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear John,
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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。
The other day, we moved to the new school yard, where lies in the far north of the city. We were all on high spirits. It is much big than the old one. The classrooms are bright and clean. We have a lot of modern equipment, making convenient for students to learn every subject. Now we can have a lot of after-class activity on the new playground. Our teachers often play the basketball and soccer together with us. As spring approached, the flowers newly planting in the yard have just come out. With such many green trees and fragrant flowers around, we feel it less hardly to study and our school life more enjoyable.
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。
Calligraphy, the art of writing, was the visual art form prized above all others in traditional China. Painting was contemporary with calligraphy, sharing 1. same tools—namely, brush and ink. Yet calligraphy was regarded 2. a fine art long before painting.
The status of calligraphy reflects the importance of the word in China. 3. makes the written words distinctive is its visual form. However, despite its abstract 4. (appear), calligraphy is not an abstract form. Chinese characters are dynamic, closely connected with the forces of nature and the kinesthetic (运动) energies of the human body.
How can a simple character convey all this? The use of brush and ink 5. (have) much to do with it. A calligrapher can control the 6. (thick) of the ink by varying both the amount of water and the solid ink. Once he starts writing, by loading the brush sometimes with 7. (much) ink or sometimes with less, he creates characters that resemble a shower of rocks here and a drop of dew (露珠) there.
The Chinese written language 8. (begin) to develop more than 3,000 years ago and 9. (eventual) evolved into five basic script types. Over the centuries, calligraphers were free to write in any of them, 10. ( depend) on the text’s function. The calligraphic tradition remains alive today.
When Freddie arrived to perform in the hospital room, Pam worried it was already too late. Her 88-year-old stepfather, Strobel, had ______ been moved to the palliative (姑息治疗) care unit. Pam could ______ that something had changed in him. A nurse told her Strobel’s ______ was near.
“You’re probably ______ your time,” Pam told Freddie. But Freddie ______ with her what medical professionals had told him: ______ may be the last sense to go.
“Let me go in and ______”, Freddie said. “It’s as much for you as it is for him.”
Freddie is a country and folk musician. When he was in his childhood, his mother encouraged her young son’s ______ talent. When she was dying of cancer, he put their ______ of songs to its greatest use. He would crawl into her hospital bed with his guitar and ______ her favorites. His mother seemed to relax, a(n) ______ look crossing her face.
“That moment allowed her and me to ______ like we used to when I was singing as a kid,” Freddie recalled. It emphasized to him the ______ of music. When he ______ a non-profit organization called Swan Songs which arranged free musical last wishes, Freddie signed up for the ______.
That was the case with Pam’s stepfather who enjoyed ______ music, and Swan Songs sent Freddie. That’s why Freddie arrived at the hospital that day, when Strobel seemed ready to say ______ Freddie played some songs and after 45 minutes, Pam asked for just one more song. Freddie ______ Love Me. He sang the last note and Strobel took his last breath.
“Oh my, we just experienced one of the most ______ moments in our lives. It was a gift for us all. At a really sad time, it was ______ says Pam.
1.A. still B. just C. ever D. almost
2.A. tell B. explain C. witness D. announce
3.A. failure B. relief C. time D. recovery
4.A. killing B. sparing C. spending D. wasting
5.A. shared B. traded C. discussed D. exchanged
6.A. Tasting B. Hearing C. Smelling D. Touching
7.A. observe B. check C. negotiate D. play
8.A. athletic B. creative C. musical D. literary
9.A. love B. instruction C. choice D. assessment
10.A. recite B. sing C. make up D. pick up
11.A. embarrassed B. regretful C. confused D. peaceful
12.A. comfort B. pray C. connect D. escape
13.A. power B. rhyme C. style D. sound
14.A. set up B. broke up C. heard about D. talked about
15.A. course B. program C. competition D. treatment
16.A. modem B. popular C. classical D. country
17.A. hello B. goodbye C. sorry D. no
18.A. chose B. analyzed C. wrote D. enjoyed
19.A. glorious B. difficult C. ridiculous D. magical
20.A. delightful B. hopeful C. beautiful D. forgetful
Three in five people in the UK hold a library card. For some, they’re a shelter from the stresses of day-to-day life. 1. If you’re considering joining your local library, now is the time to do so. And if you need any more encouragement, here are several reasons why you should.
Most libraries in the UK allow members of the general public to come and go as they like. 2. You can also take out a library card and borrow books for free, although you will inevitably face a fine for late returns.
3. Imagine just how many books you have at your fingertips with a library card? There are lots of modern ones, as well as originals, and you can continue to expand your learning and vocabulary all the time. It’s a priceless experience, especially for kids, and also a great way to level the educational playing field.
Libraries develop with times. They have changed greatly since decades ago. 4. Some libraries have apps so you can see when your books are due back and even reserve books in some cases. There are also libraries which let you access books in digital formats on your mobile device — pretty cool.
Libraries are one of very few spaces left in towns and cities where members of the public can come together and actually be and feel like a community. They have notice boards to offer services like exercise classes or learning centers. 5.
A. Libraries help people learn.
B. Libraries help educate the kids.
C. They create a great sense of community.
D. You can go in, settle down and read a book without being charged a penny.
E. Most libraries now have computers and allow people to borrow CDs and DVDs.
F. Libraries help us save money as we’re borrowing books rather than buying them.
G. For others, particularly the homeless and people in poverty, a lifeline to the world.
