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I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be 1. for so long 2. I’ve grown so crazy about everything to do with nature. I can well remember that there was a time 3. a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound. That’s changed a lot since I came here.
English now is also4. as a foreign or second language in South Asia. For example, India has a very large number of 5. English speakers because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947. During that time English became the language for6. and education. English is now also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia and countries in Africa 7. South Africa.
I am fond of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming. She can be really 8.. Although she didn’t know the best way9.getting to places, she insisted that she 10. the trip properly.
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Keeping a diary in English is a 1.(use) way to improve our English writing abilities.
Compared with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes 2.(little) time than them. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we insist on this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express 3.(we) in English. Keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many difficulties. In the first place, it often happens that we have trouble in4.(find) proper words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there5.(be) many idiomatic words in Chinese. And6.is extremely hard for us to put them into English7.(proper).
As far as I am concerned, my suggestion is 8.we should always have a notebook and Chinese-English-dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then look up our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is very useful to keep diary9. English for the development of our writing10.(skill).
One day，I was on my way to a meeting in town with a colleague（同事）of mine．We had already _______ the car and were walking toward the meeting place．_______，we saw an old man with a walking stick trip up（绊倒）on a _______ of a building about 20 feet in front of us．
We immediately _______ to sit him up and checked if he was _______． He had broken his glasses and _______ his nose a little，which was bleeding．Neither I nor my colleague had any tissues but another _______ stopped to give the old man some tissues．
We helped him to his _______; he was looking for the local museum which was _______ on the other side of the road. We held his ________ and walked him across the road and into the museum. We helped him ________ on a chair and informed（告知）a woman clerk there，who got him some ________． And the old man drank it up．We told the clerk to ________ him a taxi and I gave her $10，telling her to use it to ________ his taxi home．He had ________ that he lived about a 20-minute walk away．As we left，he thanked us and called us “________ Persons”．
If you see an elderly person in ________，even though he/she is just walking across the road or even if he/she has ________ something，please help him/her．You can even just ________ at him/her and be nice．That is somebody’s grandfather or grandmother and all of you reading this would want somebody to do the ________ for your own grandparents．
1.A. packed B. parked C. repaired D. passed
2.A. Frequently B. Calmly C. Straight D. Suddenly
3.A. stone B. road C. step D. door
4.A. rushed B. turned C. waited D. happened
5.A. free B. okay C. comfortable D. upset
6.A. burned B. cleaned C. moved D. injured
7.A. passer-by B. colleague C. driver D. friend
8.A. nose B. museum C. feet D. place
9.A. exactly B. sincerely C. actually D. extremely
10.A. head B. hand C. ticket D. stick
11.A. sit down B. set down C. come up D. give in
12.A. food B. money C. rest D. water
13.A. notice B. buy C. call D. request
14.A. add up B. pay for C. care about D. dig out
15.A. mentioned B. persuaded C. reported D. suggested
16.A. Polite B. Strong C. Brave D. Nice
17.A. pain B. person C. need D. power
18.A. knocked B. kicked C. ended D. dropped
19.A. throw B. smile C. laugh D. look
20.A. same B. attitude C. pleasure D. thanks
Happiness is a choice. For every minute you are angry，you lose 60 seconds of happiness. Be happy. Be yourself. If others don't like it，then let them be.1.
Begin today by taking responsibility for your own satisfaction. Here are four ways to choose happiness:
1.2. Give it your all in everything you do，be devoted to your goals，and don't compare yourself to anyone else. Never try to be better than anyone else. If you feel called to compare yourself to someone，compare yourself to an earlier version of yourself.
2. Be around the right people.3. Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you. When you free yourself from negative people，you free yourself to be YOU-and being YOU is the only way to truly live.
3. Help others when you're able. Care about people. In life，you get what you put in.4. Do something that's greater than you-something that helps someone else to be happy or to suffer less.
4. Let go when you know you should. Sometimes you have to be strong for yourself. Love is worth fighting for，but you can't be the only one fighting. People need to fight for you too. If they don't，you eventually have to move on and realize that what you gave them was more than they were willing to give you.5. If you try to force them back together things will only get worse. Holding on is being brave，but letting go and moving on is often what makes us stronger and happier.
A. Choose to be the best YOU can be.
B. Life isn't about pleasing everybody.
C. Relationships should help you, not hurt you.
D. Focus on what you have, not on what you haven't.
E. Some relationships and situations just can't be fixed.
F.A positive influence on others means a positive one on your own.
G. No one else has the power to make you feel small unless you give them the power.
Have you ever had the experience of talking to someone and you think they are lying? Well, you are not alone. We’ve all had that feeling. But did you know that there are several things you can look for to see if you are being lied to?
Sometimes you can tell if a person is lying by observing what they do with their body. When people are lying they tend not to move their arms, hands or legs very far from their body. They don’t want to take up very much space because they don t want to be noticed. Sometimes a person who is lying will not look you in the eyes. Other times people who lie try to look at you in a strong way because they want to convince you they are telling the trugh.
Liars also use deflection. For example, if you ask a liar the question “Did you steal Fatima’s bag?” they may answer with something like “Fatima is my friend. Why would I do that?” In this situation the person is telling the truth, but they are also not answering the question. They are trying to deflect your attention. Liars may also give too many details. They may try to over-explain things. They do this because they want to convince you of what they are saying.
Often when a person is lying, they do not want to continue talking about their lie. If you think someone is lying, quickly change the subject. If the person is lying, they will spear more comfortable because they are not talking about their lie any longer. A little later, change the subject back to what you were talking about before. If the person seems uncomfortable again, they may be lying.
It’s very hard for a liar to avoid filling silence created by you. He or she wants you to believe the lies being woven; silence gives no feedback on whether or not you’ve bought the story. If you’re a good listener, you’ll already be avoiding interruptions, which in itself is a great technique to let the story unfold.
Just because a person is showing these behaviors, it does not mean they are lying. They might be shy or nervous. But, if you think someone is lying, you might want to use some of these techniques. Hopefully, you won’t need to very often.
1.According to the passage, a person could be lying he or she ________.
A. offers more information than necessary
B. appears to be shy or nervous
C. the subject of the conversation
D. speaks very fast and vaguely
2.Which of the following can be learned from the passage?
A. Liars always try to avoid direct eye contact when they tell lies.
B. We can make people lie by changing the subject in a conversation.
C. Liars are often expansive in hand and arm movements while talking.
D. We make liars uncomfortable by giving no feedback in a conversation.
3.The passage mainly talks about ________.
A. who deceives us B. why people tell lies
C. how to detect lies D. what to do with liars
In many ways, Alma Deutscher is like other 11-year-olds. She loves to climb trees, dance, read, and draw. But Alma, who lives in Dorking, England, can claim one very special achievement. She has composed a full opera and brought it to the stage. Her opera, a retelling of Cinderella (灰姑娘), premiered (首次演出) in December 2016, in Vienna, Austria.
“I’ve loved Cinderella since I was 3,” Alma said. But she felt the story needed an improvement. “I didn’t like the thing about the shoe,” she says. “Why should the prince find her because of her feet?”
In Alma’s version (版本), Cinderella is a composer. She creates a melody (旋律) that she sings to the prince before fleeing the ball. “He remembers the beginning but not how it went on,” Alma says. The prince realizes that only Cinderella would know how the melody continues. He uses that knowledge to find her.
Alma began writing the opera when she was 8. It premiered to a sold-out crowd on December 29, 2016, and got a standing ovation (起立鼓掌). Alma played the piano and violin and performed in the show. “It was something that was completely inside my head, in my imagination, and then it came to life,” Alma says.
Alma says she is certain that music will remain a major part of her life. “I have lots of things that I want to compose,” she says. “The first one is a piano concerto (协奏曲). Then I’m writing a novel, and I want to write a movie based on it, and the music for that.”
She also has advice for kids who want to achieve their big dreams. “It’s a lot of work to reach a high level,” Alma says. “But if you love what you are doing, it doesn’t feel like hard work. Don’t let anyone stop you from doing it.”
1.What does the author mostly want to tell us in Paragraph 1?
A. Alma Deutscher lives in Vienna Austria.
B. Alma Deutscher is a cute girl.
C. Alma Deutscher is always ready to help others.
D. Alma Deutscher has a special music talent.
2.What can we learn from Alma’s version of Cinderella?
A. The prince finds Cinderella because of her shoes.
B. The prince finds Cinderella because of a melody.
C. The prince sings a melody to Cinderella before her fleeing the ball.
D. The prince knows how the melody continues.
3.How is the performance of Alma’s Opera Cinderella?
A. It lives up to audience’s expectation.
B. It sets a good example for other kids.
C. It turns out to be a great success.
D. It is something in Alma’s imagination.
4.What can we learn from Alma’s advice to other kids?
A. Necessity is the mother of invention. B. Knowledge is power.
C. Nothing is difficult to a willing heart. D. A bold heart is half the battle.
