假设你是李华，你校学生会计划组织一次讲座，内容有关你校外教Smith在纽约孔子学院学习中国书法的经历。请你给Smith写封电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 介绍活动内容和目的；
2. 告知时间、地点、讲座的时长、听众的人数；
3. 提出邀请。
注意：1. 词数：100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节和发挥，使行文连贯。
参考词汇：孔子学院: Confucius Institute；中国书法: Chinese calligraphy
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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。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。
When I was eight, my father bought me the new bike for my birthday. My brother offered to teach me how to ride. At first, they rode and let me watching. Then he explained me the skills of controlling the bike. Still puzzling, I got on the bike, but it doesn’t move as expected. I lost my balance and fall off the bike. At once I burst into tear because I saw blood on the ground. While I stood up, my left leg hurt bad. Later, I learned to ride a bike. But this experience told me that though some lessons were painful to learn them, yet we could benefit a lot.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Researchers examined the benefits of singing among people with mental health conditions 1. (include) anxiety and depression.
They found people who took part in a community singing group improved their mental health and that the combination of singing and socialising was an important part of 2. (recover).
The grassroots action runs weekly singing workshops for the people 3. mental health conditions as well as the general public. It 4. (original) began at a hospital in 2005, 5. afterwards moved into the community. Around 120 people now attend four free workshops each week across Norfolk, two thirds of 6. have had contact with mental health services.
The research project followed the group for six months and 7. (undertake) interviews and focus groups with participants, organisers, and workshop 8. (leader).
The report shows how singing and socialising gave participants 9. feeling of belonging and wellbeing that often lasted a day or 10. (many), as well as improved social skills and confidence.
A friend was cast in The Sound of Music. Tim suggested our daughters might enjoy being a ______ of the musical.
“You can try out for the band,” he said.
“No, I’m trying out for the show.” I answered. But there was one problem with my ______: I’d never been in a musical. And I’d never sung ______.
My daughters wanted to ______, so we memorized show tunes and prepared to audition (试镜). As our audition ______, I felt nervous and wanted to give up. But I knew ______ would set a bad example.
“Whether you’re ______ or not isn’t important-doing your best is who ______,” I’d been telling them. Now I had to live it.
I walked into the audition. To say I was ______ would be an understatement. After all, my last audition had been in high school. I sang my song, trying to look confident. My daughters did a good ______. Then we waited for the result. The good news is that we all ______ it! Not only was I cast-I was a lead!
To prepare, I ______ to the cat, the shower and the dishes when alone, I knew I’d have to get over my ______of performing in public. After all, this’d be my first time to sing in public. I was a little nervous.
I told friends and family about the ______. I didn’t want the theater to be ______, but I didn’t necessarily want it packed either. ______, if it were full, I preferred to fill it myself with ______ faces.
The show was successful. Friends and acquaintances all ______ us. After that experience, I ______ more auditions and even learned to enjoy singing on stage. And I filled my life with the sound of ______.
1.A. director B. maker C. role D. singer
2.A. declaration B. suggestion C. judgment D. production
3.A. secretly B. loudly C. irresponsibly D. publicly
4.A. try out B. catch on C. try on D. set off
5.A. ended B. approached C. failed D. continued
6.A. lying B. quitting C. cheating D. talking
7.A. found B. paid C. cast D. forgiven
8.A. matters B. remains C. happens D. works
9.A. happy B. curious C. nervous D. disappointed
10.A. favor B. job C. deed D. survey
11.A. got B. made C. caught D. reached
12.A. spoke B. smiled C. danced D. sang
13.A. laziness B. urge C. shortcoming D. fear
14.A. show B. trouble C. band D. experience
15.A. large B. noisy C. empty D. quiet
16.A. Besides B. Therefore C. Anyhow D. However
17.A. new B. attractive C. friendly D. similar
18.A. welcomed B. noticed C. supported D. congratulated
19.A. organize B. braved C. watched D. analyzing
20.A. music B. life C. hope D. future
Whether you’re flying to an island paradise or traveling for business, these packing tips will help you minimize time and maximize space.
Start with the right-sized suitcase
1.. But if you can’t travel light, it’s best to choose a bag that can easily accommodate everything you need. Trying to force a full suitcase to shut is a waste of time and energy, especially since you may return with even more stuff, if you like to buy souvenirs.
Lay everything out before starting
Lay everything you’re taking out on the bed, so you can see exactly what you need to pack and spot any missing items promptly. 2.. For folded items, putting layers of tissue between each item will cut down on wrinkles.
3.
Begin by putting rolled items in a layer at the bottom of your suitcase. Cushion fragile items like perfume bottles in the middle. Plan to put items you need on arrival at the top end of the case. 4.
Finish with a large top layer
Lastly, lay a large item like a towel over the tops and tuck it in around the sides. 5.. It’s much easier to close the zipper if you don’t have items like belts or laces.
A. Pack your suitcase in layers
B. Then fold or roll each item of clothing
C. Take a moment to assess your needs for this trip
D. So they’ll be easy to find when you need them
E. For a short trip, a small carry-on bag is ideal
F. Get everything ready before you start the actual packing
G. This will stop items from sliding around during the journey
Studying the DNA of 300 mice has flagged up genes which have been linked to hereditary (遗传的) sight loss for the first time. Researchers say because mice’s genes are so similar to humans’, their findings could lead to the treatment of more genetic diseases.
Scientists at the University of California, Davis studied information from a data bank of mice’s genetic material. They found 347 genes linked to eye problems, with just 86 of them having been studied in the past.
Only around 50 to 75 percent of hereditary eye diseases in human can be explained with present science. The researchers believe these hundreds of new genes found in mice could be a key to explaining-and therefore being able to treat the other 25-50 percent.
“This is extremely valuable for people with hereditary eye disease,” said researcher Professor Ala Moshiri. “All researchers are going to start using these data. In the past, we knew the problem was there but we didn’t know where to look. Now eye centers can call back patients and screen them for these new genes. We expected that more and more of these genetic diseases will be treatable.” Also, the fact is that more than 60 percent of eye problems at birth are ones resulting from the baby’s parents!
Thanks to data from the International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC), which is trying to work out what every single gene in a mouse is responsible for, with the aim of translating it to humans, scientists are moving closer to figuring out all genetic causes of blindness. To do this, scientists separate a single gene from other ones at a time and then observe what effect it has on the mouse for a long time. This has so far been done more than 7,000 times and has achieved great success. Researchers are now working alongside eye care centers in Texas and Iowa in order to compare the mice’s genes to those of patients.
1.How many hereditary-sight-loss-related genes were newly found?
A. 86. B. 261.
C. 300. D. 347.
2.Why is the percentage of genetic eye problems mentioned in paragraph 3?
A. To show the significance of studying mice’s genes.
B. To prove mice’s genes are similar to humans’.
C. To warn the high risk level of suffering them.
D. To explain how common they are among people.
3.What should scientists do first to unlock secrets of genetic blindness?
A. Compare humans’ genes with mice’s.
B. Recognize each gene’s role of humans.
C. Set apart a gene of a mouse each time.
D. Figure out each gene’s function of a mouse.
4.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. New Ways to Cure Sight Loss
B. Genes Found Behind Eye Problems
C. Genetic Diseases Discovered in Mice
D. Humans Genes Causing Eye Diseases
