Find the perfect way to keep fit with these websites.
www.activelife.co.uk
This site is perfect for those who like to combine (结合) living a healthy lifestyle with enjoying the countryside. You can get a list of locations that offer routes for cycling. There is also information on cycling competitions in Britain.
www.fitnet.co.uk
Steve Amos started this site for busy people wanting to keep fit. Fill in a quiz (测验) and Steve will create a fitness programme for you. Although Steve’s fee is high, you can email him for advice whenever you want. Besides, Steve has designed many fitness clothes, which anyone can order.
www.fitnessonline.co.uk
This is a free government website that encourages people to keep fit. It gives diet advice, and allows you to work through a fitness programme without leaving your house. It also offers advice on equipment to buy and has a chat room, where you can compare experiences with others.
www.sportsarena.co.uk
This website tells you how you can keep fit at this group of London sports centres. You don’t have to be a member — these centres run a pay-as-you-go system. They all have a pool and gym. The website includes information about locations, opening times and prices.
www.NAG.co.uk
The National Athletics Group is a site for people interested in athletics. It allows you to find out where your nearest athletics club is and provides information about races and other athletics events around the country. There is a popular chat room where athletes exchange (交流) suggestions and ideas.
1.Which of the following websites has information on cycling competitions?
A.www.sportsarena.co.uk. B.www.activelife.co.uk.
C.www. fitnessonline.co.uk. D.www.fitnet.co.uk.
2.What can we learn about Steve Amos?
A.He always helps people for free.
B.He started the site to sell fitness clothes.
C.He is unwilling to answer people’s emails.
D.He offers services to busy people who want to keep fit.
3.What can people do on www.NAG.co.uk?
A.Search for the best gym. B.Buy sports equipment they need.
C.Communicate with other athletes. D.Find information about indoor sports.
假如你是李华,你校英语俱乐部将于下周五下午3:00在二楼报告大厅举办舞会(prom)。你是服务志愿者,但因故不能按时参加,请你用英语给组织者Mr.White写一封道歉信,内容包括:
1.表示歉意
2.解释原因
3.已将志愿者工作安排他人完成
注意:1. 词数100左右; 2. 可以适当增加内容,以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr.White,
I'm Li Hua, volunteer of the English Club.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
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(Λ),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。
Since I was a kid, I’ve considered different job I would like to do. First, I wanted to be a fireman, whose uniform looked so coolly. Then, when I was in the five grade, I wanted to be a teacher because I liked my English teacher very much. When I studied chemistry high school, I reconsidered my goal or decided to be a doctor. They were two reasons for the decision. One was that I was amazing at the fact that a sick person could feel much more better after seeing a doctor. And the another was that I want to help people in need.
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。
China is a big old country,1. has a history of more than five thousand years. We are proud of 2. (it) culture and part of the culture even influences the world 3. (great), for example, the thought of Confucius. As Chinese economy develops very fast and plays 4. important role in the world, more and more 5. (foreign) learn Mandarin (普通话) in Confucius institutions. The Chinese traditional culture can be tested by the time. It unites the whole nation and no matter 6. kind of disaster comes, we will fight together for the country’s future. Today, many young people lose faith in traditional culture and they are crazy 7. the western culture. They follow the western fashion, 8. (think) we are the old style. But some day, they 9. (realize) it is wrong 10. (abandon) traditional culture.
“Look Mom, he paints like me!” Eight-year-old Alexandra Nechita had just discovered Pablo Picasso’s artwork for the first time. The art world ______ and began to call Alexandra the “Petite(小的) Picasso.” This _____ artist has been turning heads in the art world ever since.
Even at age two, Alexandra______nearly all her time on her colouring books. _____their daughter spent too much time alone, Alexandra’s parents took her colouring books away. They _____ she’ d start to jump rope or play with dolls. But taking away her ______was like taking the air out of her life. Alexandra began to colour on paper her mother _______home from office.
When Alexandra was four, her parents began to notice the figures she_______ They were abstract and ______Picasso's work, with four eyes and two faces. She______painting with watercolours and then with other paints.
Alexandra’s classmates would sometimes _____ her paintings. But her ______school teacher saw talent in her drawings. She helped eight-year-old Alexandra organise her first______at a local library.
Within a year, Alexandra had several other exhibitions. By then, she had ______ more than 250 paintings. Her exhibition at the famous Mary Paxon Gallery brought her to the _____of national art critics(评论家)She began to_____ on television, in news and talk shows around America
Today, Alexandra______paints in her special style. Admirers have spent a large amount of money buying her paintings. But the______ doesn’ t seem to have affected her negatively (消极地).Through various charities, Alexandra shares her wealth with those _____around the world. And ______Alexandra continues to paint, the world will be blessed to experience more of her love for life and art.
1.A. improved B. agreed C. waited D. broke
2.A. friendly B. talented C. worried D. honest
3.A. spent B. forgot C. remembered D. wasted
4.A. Afraid B. Sure C. Proud D. Ashamed
5.A. promised B. proved C. reported D. hoped
6.A. phones B. ropes C. colours D. dolls
7.A. called B. drove C. brought D. sent
8.A. drew B. counted C. explained D. met
9.A. referred to B. looked like C. consisted of D. depended on
10.A. stopped B. started C. suggested D. avoided
11.A. learn from B. seek for C. point at D. laugh at
12.A. medical B. high C. primary D. previous
13.A. conference B. system C. party D. exhibition
14.A. completed B. used C. copied D. lost
15.A. role B. taste C. selection D. attention
16.A. appear B. perform C. shop D. train
17.A. directly B. suddenly C. still D. seldom
18.A. style B. time C. energy D. money
19.A. on holiday B. in power C. on duty D. .in need
20.A. unless B. whether C. as D. though
Most people want to find ways to travel inexpensively. The following are the secrets of traveling on the cheap.
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World traveler Brian Corsetti says an often overlooked way to save money is to strike up a conversation with a local. Not only is it great to be friendly, but people who live in popular destinations know the best ways to find sales or inexpensive eats, which can help you avoid falling into tourist traps.5. Instead of going to a restaurant, you stop by the home of a local, who will prepare traditional food for much less, giving you a glimpse(一瞥)into how locals really live and eat.
A. Get to know the locals
B. Find the best way to travel
C. Instead of paying for expensive boarding fees
D. Together, it all adds up to big vacation savings
E. Because of so many super-inexpensive airlines
F. You could expect to save around $5 to $ 10 a night on a $100 nightly booking
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