Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to. make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
It is a rough world out there. Step outside of a shopping mall and you could break your leg 1.(slip)on the doormat. Luckily, if the doormat failed to warn of coming danger, a successful lawsuit(官司) might compensate you for your troubles. Since the early 1980s, juries have begun holding more companies responsible for the customers' misfortunes.
Feeling threatened, companies responded by writing longer warning labels, trying to anticipate every possible accident. Today, even ladders carry a label several inches long that 2.(warn) among other things, that you might fall off. While warnings are often necessary for companies, many still feel uncertain whether those labels can protect 3. from legal responsibility if a customer is injured. Actually, about 50% of the companies lose when 4.(take) to court by the injured customer.
Now the tide appears to be turning 5. personal injury claims continue to grow, some courts are beginning to side with defendants(被告), especially in cases6. a warning label probably wouldn't have changed anything. In May, Julie Nimmons, president of Schutt Sports successfully fought a lawsuit7.(involve)a footballer who was paralyzed (t )in a game while wearing a Schutt helmet. " We are really sorry he has become paralyzed, 8. helmets aren't designed to prevent those kinds of injuries, "says Nimmons. The jury finally agreed that the nature of the game, not the helmet, was the reason for the injury. Meanwhile, the American Law Institute, a group of judges and lawyers, issued new guidelines stating that companies needn't warn customers of obvious dangers or annoy them with a lengthy list of possible ones 9.information won't get buried in a sea of trivialities ( 琐事). If the moderate end of the legal community has its way, the information on products might actually be provided for the benefit of customers and not10. a protection against legal responsibility.
假定你是校排球队队长李华。请写封邮件告知你的队友Chris球队近期将参加比赛，内容包括:
1. 比赛信息；
2. 赛前准备；
3. 表达期待。
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。
My trip to London during my last summer holiday, when could be one of the most unforgettable travel experience of my life, lasted three weeks. It was my first time to staying in a foreign country alone. In the fact, I went there to study in a summer school, but I really learned something about the lifestyle and culture of Britain. In addition, I made friends with students from differently countries. We introduced the customs of our own countries each other. 1 learned such much from them. They helped us know more about other countries. Since then, I had kept in touch with my friends over the Internet.
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。
Nelson Mandela is a great man. The black people in South Africa are grateful to 1.(he) for what he did.
At one time black people were not treated equally. It was not easy for them to find a good job and many families were too poor to afford their children’s 2.(educate). In 1952 Mandela set up a law office to help the poor black people 3.trouble. It was with his guidance that those4.lost heart in life became 5. (hope) about their future. As 6.matter of fact, it was Mandela’s dream to help black people get the same rights7.white people. However, the government was so angry with him that he 8.(sentence) to prison for life on Robben Island for being one of the ANC leaders. He was released in 1990 and was voted President of South Africa in 1994. Now black people in his country live a much9.(good) life than before.
Mandela devoted all his life to 10. (improve)the life of the black in South Africa.
When I was 16 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant ________Miller King, who was the best ______I have been admiring at our school.
Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for _______.
Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from _______. He looked very ______, but he didn’t cry.
That season, I______all of Miller’s records while he ______the home games from the bench. We went 10--1 and I was named most valuable player, ______I often had crazy dreams(噩梦) in which I was to blame(责备) for Miller’s ______.
One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller _____going over a fence—which wasn’t ______ to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept ______ from. But even that challenge he accepted. I ______ him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally ______ on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did ______.Thank you for filling in for _____.”
His words freed me from my bad ______. I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was______ahead of me. I was right to have_________him. From that day on, I grew _____and a little more real.
1.A.cheering for B.beating out C.depending on D.staying with
2.A.teacher B.player C.student D.coach
3.A.show B.comfort C.pleasure D.practice
4.A.school B.training C.vacation D.hospital
5.A.calm B.selfish C.pale D.bright
6.A.broke B.held C.set D.tried
7.A.organized B.judged C.watched D.reported
8.A.and B.but C.then D.so
9.A.accident B.mistake C.demand D.decision
10.A.hurt B.lost C.hit D.stuck
11.A.hard B.clear C.heavy D.fit
12.A.advice B.assistance C.praise D.trouble
13.A.noticed B.heard C.caused D.helped
14.A.safe B.trapped C.fallen D.ready
15.A.wrong B.quickly C.regularly D.fine
16.A.us B.me C.you D.them
17.A.dreams B.ideas C.opinions D.attitudes
18.A.also B.just C.still D.yet
19.A.invited B.wasted C.admired D.charged
20.A.healthier B.cleverer C.bigger D.cooler
Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. 1. Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.
You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 2. Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. 3.
The following methods may work best for you.
● Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.
● Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.
● Write your notes in your own words.
● 4.
● Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.
As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. 5.
A.Use words not complete sentences.
B.There are three practical note-taking methods.
C.You must write your notes on separate paper.
D.Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.
E.you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.
F.That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.
G.First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.
