Scott and his four companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians had_________them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After_________ the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves _______ they started the 950-mile journey back.
The journey was unexpectedly _________, and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly _______. The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had _________ to mark their way home. To make things _________, Evans, whom they had all thought of _________the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having _________ along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.
The four who were __________ pushed on at the best speed they could __________. Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his __________feet; at night his feet swelled (肿胀) so large that he could __________ put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great ________. He knew his slowness was making it less likely that __________ could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him __________ a few more miles, until it was time to put up the ________ for another night.
The following morning, __________ the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said, “I am just going outside and may be __________ some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out __________ into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.
1.A.hit B.fought C.won D.beaten
2.A.growing B.putting C.planting D.laying
3.A.after B.until C.while D.before
4.A.safe B.fast C.short D.slow
5.A.rose B.set C.appeared D.disappeared
6.A.taken up B.cut up C.set up D.picked up
7.A.easier B.better C.bitter D.worse
8.A.to B.upon C.as D.in
9.A.battled B.struggled C.speeded D.waited
10.A.left B.lost C.defeated D.saved
11.A.manage B.try C.employ D.find
12.A.ached B.frozen C.harden D.harmed
13.A.hardly B.never C.seldom D.nearly
14.A.pain B.fear C.trouble D.danger
15.A.all others B.some others C.others D.the others
16.A.away B.with C.off D.on
17.A.bed B.tent C.blanket D.sleeping-bag
18.A.while B.since C.for D.once
19.A.missed B.separated C.passed D.gone
20.A.patiently B.lonely C.alone D.worriedly
假如你是校学生会主席李华。新年即将到来，为了帮助你校的外国留学生更好地了解中国文化，学生会将为他们举办一个新年晚会。请你根据以下提示，用英语向他们发出口头通知。
时间：下周五6:00—8:00
地点：教学楼101室
内容：1.唱中国歌；2.比赛用筷子的熟练程度；3.学习包饺子。
注意：1.词数不少于100；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Good afternoon, everyone. May I have your attention, please?
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Please make sure you won’t miss it. Thank you for your attention.
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。
Are paper books still popular? With smartphones and e-readers became more and more common, some people are worried that the days of paper books are gone. But as a recently survey shows, traditional books are still popular among reader.
A research company found that, as a matter of fact, 7 percent more paper books sold in the UK in 2016, comparing to the previous year.
Young people prefer paper books to e-reader versions. However, sales of digital books dropped to 4 percent. The reason for it is that young people who read paper books as a break from our daily connections to electronic devices and social media. In addition, paper books can bring a different reading experience, that is another important reason for them to choose paper books.
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在相应位置上。
My cousin who was visiting me wanted to buy toys for her son. So I took her to the toy shop and I decided to buy a gift for my lovely nephew.
As we were walking around the store I saw1.(tie) presents in a large glass box, so I inquired about them. The saleswoman told me that these were gifts bought for sick kids at the health recovery center and whenever2.box was full they would ship the gifts to the sick kids at the center. The gifts3.(sell) at a discount of 20-50%.
I loved the idea and decided to buy one of the4.(gift). I found a really nice one5. was a bit expensive but thought that the kid would be happy6.(have) it. The saleswoman told me that this7.(be) a 20% off gift. I told her that it was OK because it was a nice one. Once she put it on the cash register she told me, “I’m sorry this is8.(actual) a 50% discounted gift!” It was nice that I was able to buy it and it even had a9.(large) discount than I thought at first. I was encouraged to buy the gift10.the sick children by the really kind atmosphere.
Mother’s Day 2016 was the last time that all my three kids would be kids at home. I was_______a Mother’s Day to remember.
That morning, I got up early and left for the_______.The boys and I were going_______,so I expected the break. I entered the office after my class,_______the crowd for their faces. I didn’t find the boys, but wasn’t too worried_______their classes often ran late. I found a bench with plenty of room for all four of us,_______seats for my young men.
The longer I sat there, the more_______and angry I got. How could they_______their mother on this day? I couldn’t_______my work, only on how I’d been wronged.________the last class in the morning ended, I could hardly wait to get home and give them a piece of my mind.
Arriving home, I noticed a pile of roses on the ground. They were the________of a track made of fresh flowers, which led to our house. As I________the flowers, the door got opened and three________ faces greeted me. They let me see what they’d been working on all________.
________the entire floor were the words: “Happy Mother’s Day. We Love You.” They were spelled out with________. The whole house was________with flowers. They’d worked all morning, gathering the fresh flowers and________them into a surprise message.
I immediately realized I’d been much too hurried in my________of the situation. In fact, they’d spent their time sending a________to show how much they really cared.
1.A.allowing B.expecting C.realizing D.declaring
2.A.church B.hospital C.school D.factory
3.A.separately B.completely C.actually D.sincerely
4.A.asking B.leaving C.calling D.searching
5.A.because B.though C.until D.once
6.A.changing B.choosing C.saving D.marking
7.A.confident B.absurd C.guilty D.hurt
8.A.cheat B.ignore C.consume D.frighten
9.A.focus on B.throw away C.cut down D.figure out
10.A.Upon the time B.For the time C.At the time D.By the time
11.A.introduction B.requirement C.beginning D.opening
12.A.followed B.selected C.smelled D.picked
13.A.shouting B.smiling C.flying D.running
14.A.day B.night C.afternoon D.morning
15.A.Flooding B.Transforming C.Covering D.Replacing
16.A.books B.flowers C.hardship D.effort
17.A.open B.tasty C.precious D.alive
18.A.pushing B.tricking C.arranging D.urging
19.A.change B.judgement C.improvement D.explanation
20.A.message B.word C.letter D.promise
If you want to get health or stay healthy, there is one easy activity to add to your life-walking. “Walking is the closest thing we have to a wonder drug,” says Thomas Frieden, who is the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. The American Heart Association explains the findings on its website — Walking quickly, or briskly, can lower your risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes. 1.. Here are the benefits of regular brisk walking.
Improve your mood. Walking helps release natural painkilling chemicals in the body. A study at California State University, Long Beach showed that the more steps people walked during the day,2..
Sharpen your mind. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco studied 6,000 women aged 65 and over.3..
Keep your joints healthy. The Arthritis Foundation(U.S.) explains on its website that most of the material that makes up our joints has no direct blood supply. Our joints get nutrition from joint fluid that circulates as we move. When you are walking, your joints get this “life-giving fluid”, which means your joints become stronger.
4.. A 2014 study by Stanford University found that walking, indoors or outdoors, improved the ability to think creatively and solve problems.
Best of all, you can easily change where, when and how you walk. 5.. Or you can walk alone. The faster, farther and more often you walk, the greater the benefits will be.
A. Improve your creativity
B. the better their moods were
C. And he is not alone in considering walking great exercise
D. And many studies have found that walking benefits the body and mind in other ways
E. You can walk with your friends, co-workers, family or your dog
F. You may think that simply taking a walk is not enough to make a big difference
G. They found that age-related memory loss was lower for those who walked more
