It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you’re eager for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s desire.
It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life’s betrayals(背叛) or have become depressed and closed from fear of further pain! I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it or fade it, or fix it. I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own, if you can dance with wildness and let the wild joy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without warning us to be careful, to be realistic, to remember the limitations of being human.
It doesn’t interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself; if you can bear the scolding of betrayal and not betray your own soul; if you can be faithless and therefore trustworthy. I want to know if you can see beauty even when it’s not pretty every day, and if you can gain your own life from its presence. I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand on the edge of the lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, “___________” while failed.
It doesn’t interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up, after the night of sorrow and despair, tired and hurt to the bone, and do what needs to be done to feed the children.
It doesn’t interest me who you know or how you came here. I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink(退缩) back.
It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what makes you continue from the inside when all else is away. I want to know if you can be alone with yourself, and if you truly like the company(伙伴) you keep in the empty moments.
1.The author repeats the sentence “It doesn’t interest me...” to________.
A.arouse interest and emphasize his opinion B.present his opinions one after another
C.show his disinterest in others’ life attitude D.display his excellent writing skills
2.The missing sentence in paragraph 4 can be _________.
A.No, it’s not fair. B.No, it can’t be true.
C.Yes, I can! D.Yes, nothing is impossible!
3.The author may agree with the following opinions EXCEPT________.
A.Even if you’re laughed at, you’ll explore the possibilities of life.
B.Even if you suffer a lot, you can live with suffering and still enjoy life.
C.Even if you are betrayed, you still like the company you have kept.
D.Even if you experience pain and sorrow, you still bear your responsibilities.
International Horticultural Exhibition 2019 Beijing China
According to official statistics, over 110 nations and international organizations, over 120 unofficial exhibitors, as well as 31 Chinese provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, together with Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan have established gardens in the Expo Park, each presenting their own distinctive gardening and horticulture(园艺学).
Main scenic spots include: Core Scenic Area --- International Pavilion(展馆), China Pavilion, Plant Pavilion, Horticultural Experience Pavilion and Guirui Theater, 12 typical sites, International Horticulture, Chinese Landscape Horticulture, Horticultural Industry Development Belt, Great Master’s Garden, and Special Gardens.
The Exhibition started on April 29 and will end on October 7, 2019, lasting for 162 days and spanning three seasons including spring, summer and fall.
International Horticultural Exhibition
According to the International Exhibitions Bureau, the world exposition can be divided into two major categories based on their nature, scale and duration(持续时间). One is international registered exhibitions, which are also the highest level of expos globally, such as the Shanghai World Expo 2010. The other is the international recognized exhibitions or specialized expos, such as the International Horticultural Exhibition 2019.
A glance at A1-level International Horticultural Exhibitions
The International Horticultural Exhibition (A1) is a horticultural exhibition of the highest level and greatest influence with AIPH’s approval and Bureau of International Exposition’s recognition. Beijing is the second Chinese city to hold the A1-level exhibition following Kunming in Yunnan Province. Cities in the following countries have also held the highest-level expo in the world: the Netherlands, Austria, Germany, France, Canada, the U.K., Japan, Thailand and Turkey. Among them, the Netherlands has held six A1 exhibitions since 1960, followed by Germany, five.
1.Different gardens and pavilions are established to show __________.
A.the highest level of world exposition B.special skills and cultures in gardening
C.greatest influence on horticulture D.recognition from international organizations
2.The underlined word “span” is closest in meaning to __________.
A.explore B.spread
C.include D.witness
3.Which of the following statements is NOT right?
A.The International Horticulture Exhibition 2019 lasts over 5 months.
B.Kunming is the first city to hold the A1-level exhibition in China.
C.Germany ranks second in the time of holding A1-level exhibition.
D.Only two kinds of world exhibition are held according to the IEB.
假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Mike对学习汉语很感兴趣，给你写了一封邮件，向你请教如何学好汉语。请根据以下提示写一篇100词左右的回信。
1.可以去唐人街( Chinatown)，与那里的中国人练习汉语口语( spoken Chinese)；
2.和中国人交朋友
3.听中文广播(radio program)、看中文电影等
注意1.可适当增加细节，使行文连2.不得出现真实人名、学校名
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文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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。
Dear Jim，
I’m pleased to learn that you’ll come to China to study Chinese. You ask me to look for a host family for you in your last email. I have now found it that meets all your requirement.
The host family, their flat is only 200 meters away from the school where you will be studying, is made up three people. The Browns, both helpfully and friendly, is English teachers of a middle school. Their only son is willing to communicating with you and study together with you. As for the rent, it’s also very much reasonable, just 800 yuan a month. You won’t find a best option than it.
Looking forward to your arrival!
Yours truly，
Li Hua
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。
A company in the USA is paying its workers to sleep more. Staff at the insurance company Aetna will get $300 a year 1. (add) to their salary if they get at least seven hours of sleep a night. They will get just over a dollar for each night they sleep over seven hours. The idea behind this plan is employee 2. (perform). Human resources 3. (official) say workers will work more effectively if they have slept well. A workforce that is more rested means the company will perform 4. (well). Staff can either record their sleep automatically, 5. (use) a wrist monitor, or record by hand how long they have slept every night.
6. number of studies warn that not sleeping enough can affect our ability to do our job. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine said that the average worker in the USA loses 11.3 working days of productivity a year from a lack 7. sleep. This 8. (cost) companies about $2,280 for one worker. It estimates (估计) that the US economy loses $63.2 billion a year mainly 9. workers do not sleep more than seven hours a night. A 2015 study by the Rand Corporation showed that staff members sleeping less than seven hours per night 10.(find) far less productive than workers having eight or more hours of sleep.
I grew up in a small town in Alabama. I had to eat last at school ______ I was a welfare kid. I began to work at 8. But I didn’t ______. I felt safer working than being at home.
At 12, I came across Macy of Charm School. She said, “My, you are ______ for your age. Come to my school and I will train you.” ______ Mama didn’t approve. When Miss Macy told her I could come to her school ______, Mama let me go. Miss Macy would teach me how to ______ like a lady. She encouraged me to enter every beauty competition that came to Alabama.
One day, I got an opportunity to go to a modeling ______ in New York City! The trip was _______, but I had a year, so I started working three jobs. With the help of the town — money, a miniskirt, boots, a new ______ — we got to New York.
But when the competition started, I thought I didn’t ______ there, with my strange hair and boots. And I didn’t see one girl walk the way Miss Macy had taught me. I pretended to be ______, but I was really scared. Finally I didn’t ______ anything.
To my surprise, the next day Miss Macy told the governor of Alabama on the phone I had been signed with the world’s most famous model agency and that we were putting Alabama on the ______.
“Miss Macy, that isn’t ______.” I said. But Miss Macy just ______ my disagreement, because she had a better ______ of how poor my life was in Alabama.
Afterwards we found Wilhelmina, the top model agent, in her office. Miss Macy just told her I was becoming a model with her agency. I didn’t know whether Wilhelmina would burst out laughing or, ______ Miss Macy. Unexpectedly, Wilhelmina simply asked, “So tell me, what’s so ______ about you?”
I didn’t know the right thing to say, but one word popped into my head. “______, madam.” “Well, I’d like to see what you can do with that determination,” she said and handed me a ______, “But first, we have to do something about your hair.”
1.A.though B.unless C.because D.once
2.A.compromise B.mind C.struggle D.adapt
3.A.tall B.mature C.smart D.thin
4.A.Therefore B.Unfortunately C.Instead D.Thankfully
5.A.alone B.fairly C.anyway D.free
6.A.speak B.sit C.walk D.eat
7.A.organization B.training C.competition D.ceremony
8.A.meaningful B.expensive C.stressful D.impressive
9.A.suitcase B.necklace C.overcoat D.hairstyle
10.A.belong B.shine C.relate D.qualify
11.A.patient B.confident C.interested D.serious
12.A.deserve B.remember C.learn D.win
13.A.rise B.wall C.run D.map
14.A.clear B.modest C.true D.accurate
15.A.accepted B.ignored C.interrupted D.justified
16.A.understanding B.sense C.record D.command
17.A.encourage B.question C.applaud D.comfort
18.A.enthusiastic B.tough C.crazy D.special
19.A.Determination B.Ambition C.Motivation D.Affection
20.A.contract B.gift C.certificate D.tissue
