Almost everyone around us uses a phone. Phones provide a simple and efficient way to conduct work or _______ with social arrangements from day to day. Several times in the course of a work day, you may be _______ by your workmates, students or friends by means of phone. If you want a/an _______ with your department head, you will _______ call him and arrange a time with him. If you are unable to _______ your appointment, or if you find you have to be _______ for it, you will phone and change the _______. In this way, no one _______ time waiting for someone who is not coming. If you want to buy something, you will “let your _______ do the walking”. That is, you call ahead to make sure the store has what you ________. If it is an expensive item, you might call several stores to ________ prices so that you can buy the cheapest one. If you want to __________ a train or plane, after finding out the prices, you can call to __________ the ticket; if you want to shop for clothes after work, you might call to ask how __________ the store is open before you travel all the way there.
Phones are easily __________. In streets, you can see public phones in which you feed coins to make a call. Phones have __________ answering services; if you are not at home or in the office, or don’t wish to be __________, you switch on a machine, which will answer the call for you. A pre-recorded message will say to the __________, “I’m sorry, I’m not available at the moment. Please leave your name and number and I will call you __________ as soon as possible.” It’s more efficient to __________ one’s name and number than to waste their time calling again and again.
1.A.deal B.communicate C.share D.talk
2.A.suggested B.reminded C.connected D.ignored
3.A.prize B.promise C.deal D.appointment
4.A.never B.usually C.seldom D.frequently
5.A.keep B.make C.break D.take
6.A.intended B.prepared C.late D.ready
7.A.mind B.place C.plan D.idea
8.A.arranges B.takes C.kills D.wastes
9.A.feet B.finger C.head D.legs
10.A.need B.hate C.have D.think
11.A.pay B.cut C.raise D.compare
12.A.make B.take C.miss D.get
13.A.choose B.offer C.book D.ask
14.A.late B.fast C.soon D.early
15.A.suitable B.usable C.enjoyable D.available
16.A.proper B.automatic C.artificial D.free
17.A.noticed B.upset C.disturbed D.worried
18.A.seller B.visitor C.speaker D.caller
19.A.on B.back C.up D.at
20.A.leave B.sign C.remember D.write
假定你是李华, 在疫情期间，你所在社区招募英语自愿者，向外籍人士宣传疫情防控。请你写信应聘，内容包括：
1. 写信目的；
2. 个人优势；
3. 表达期待。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 参考词汇：疫情防控 epidemic prevention and control; 冠状肺炎 COVID-19
Dear Sir/ Madam,
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Yours,
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(∧)，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。
As the Internet becomes the more and more popular, some students can’t help play online games or chatting. It was not only a problem of wasting time, but also a seriously problem which does harm to their health. Which teachers should do first is to find out what makes them addicting to computer games. Lack of love from his parents? Poor test scores? Parents can have a heart-to-heart talk with them. Secondly, teacher should help them build up their confidence but make them interested in studies. Thirdly, find something else for them to do instead playing computer games.
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。
A week ago, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan 1. Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, were promoting the Summer Olympics in Tokyo as the comfort the world needed 2. (show) victory over the coronavirus pandemic.
On Tuesday, the virus won out. I.O.C. and Japan 3. (formal) agreed to Postpone Tokyo Olympic Games, 4. had been scheduled to begin in late July, until 2021.
The decision became all but inevitable after the 5. (nation) Olympic committee in Canada announced on Sunday that it was withdrawing from the Games, and Australia’s committee told its athletes that it was not possible to train under the widespread 6. (restriction) in place to control the virus.
At a time when Japan’s economy is already 7. trouble, the delay of the Olympics could deal a serious blow. In a report early this month, Nikko Securities predicted that a cancellation of the Games 8. (reduce) by 1.4 percent of Japan’s economic output.
The complications will spread beyond the Games themselves. The international 9. (govern) bodies for track and field and swimming, for example, planned to hold world championships in 2021 and will have to work with 10. (they) athletes and host cities to possibly reschedule those events.
Since I was young, I’ve noticed ______ in people’s hairstyles, clothes, facial expressions, behaviors. I like noticing the world around me and I ______ the power of paying attention.
I grew up on our family farm. My grandpa always had an eye on the sky, ______ the clouds and their various colors. He knew when the soybeans got the ______ of brown paper bags it was time to ______. Farming is about noticing and paying attention.
My mother and grandmother ______ everything from curtains to clothes. My mother made quite a few of my ______ and her pattern work was so ______. My Aunt Becky knit socks and sweaters. The patterns looked like a foreign language to me, but they were road maps she followed ______. If she noticed a ______ stitch (针), she would follow seriously ______. The women in my family practiced demanding crafts, requiring precision and an eye for ______, attention to color combinations, a love of a ______world.
Noticing was all ______ me. It was the clothes on my body, the ______ in the fields, and the clouds in the sky.
I’m teaching how to write and seeing details is my job. Nothing is too small to ______. Paying attention is my occupation. Through paying attention to my ______ carefully, I can get to know more about them than before. So if I notice that their eyes look ______ instead of bright, I will know ______. The world is made up of one detail after another, and by opening my eyes to each of them, I can see the world much more ______, much more broadly.
1.A.decorations B.inventions C.figures D.changes
2.A.believe in B.think of C.talk about D.laugh at
3.A.introducing B.complaining C.interpreting D.painting
4.A.shape B.color C.weight D.size
5.A.grow B.water C.weed D.harvest
6.A.sewed B.bought C.showed D.designed
7.A.bags B.beds C.clothes D.books
8.A.quiet B.precise C.simple D.patient
9.A.badly B.carelessly C.rudely D.seriously
10.A.dropped B.broken C.sharpened D.shortened
11.A.yet B.too C.again D.though
12.A.news B.sky C.detail D.money
13.A.patterned B.wandering C.rough D.simple
14.A.for B.around C.like D.over
15.A.farmers B.workers C.fruits D.crops
16.A.hear B.ignore C.concern D.share
17.A.parents B.colleagues C.neighbors D.students
18.A.big B.dull C.open D.clever
19.A.what B.how C.why D.which
20.A.clearly B.bravely C.hopefully D.easily
Telecommuting (also known as working from home, or e-commuting) is a work arrangement in which the employee works outside the office, often working from home or a location close to home. 1.
Doctors, dentists, and countless other healthcare workers of the world will always need to be hands-on with patients, just as：
► 2.
► Scientists need to be in labs.
The existence of telecommuting must have its benefits and appropriate population.
More freedom.
Telecommuting allows a worker greater freedom regarding her or his work hours and work location. It gives the employee more flexibility to balance work and personal obligations.
Productivity.
Working from home can make you more productive, because you do not have the distractions (分心) of office space. 3. Sometimes you might be easily distracted by home appliances such as washing machines, or you actually need supervision from your boss to concentrate on your work.
Employees’ welfare.
Allowing workers to telecommute often makes them more productive. 4. Tele- commuters are also likely to be happier in their jobs and are therefore more likely to stay with the company. Telecommuting even saves companies money in office expenses (such as rent and stationery).
5.
Some people also find working from home to be a bit isolating, because you are not around your coworkers. Those who enjoy teamwork may lose their opportunity to bond with colleagues by teleconferencing alone. You should come up with a strategic plan if you want to ask your employer if you can telecommute.
A.Mental health issues.
B.Cooperation with workers.
C.That can benefit the company.
D.Of course, this is not necessarily true.
E.You need to find a productive place to do work.
F.Construction workers need to be on building sites.
G.However, many jobs are not suited to remote work.
