假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Jamie来信说他对中国传统文学非常感兴趣，但在阅读时遇到了困难，比如很多汉字不认识，读不懂文章的意思等，希望得到你的帮助。请给他回信，内容包括：
1. 表示理解并给予安慰；
2. 提出建议。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：中国传统文学traditional Chinese literature；汉字Chinese characters
Dear Jamie,
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Best wishes!
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(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。
Last summer, to my delighted, I got a chance to go to the United Kingdom. I was eager to see what England was like. Although my parents objected to my decision at first, but finally they were persuaded. It was the first time that I have travelled abroad alone. Felt excited, I boarded the plane. Suddenly, however, I found my luggages gone and felt helplessly. It was on that moment that an airhostess came to my assistance. After helping me find it back, she suggested that I attached a label to my suitcase on my next journey. I was thankful to the kind lady for his help! What unforgettable trip!
Xinyang Mao Jian is a famous and ancient green tea produce in Xinyang, Henan Province. The name can be divided into two parts that are associated with two aspects: “Xinyang”, 1. first part, is the Xinyang city in Henan that produces this type of tea; “Mao Jian” are the words to describe the shape of the tea, 2. is small and needle like.
Xinyang has a tea history 3. (date) back to 2,300 years ago—in 1987, at Gushi County of Xinyang, tea 4. (discover) in an ancient tomb. In the past century, Xinyang Mao Jian has been considered one of the 5. (good) teas in China.
Located in southern Henan Province, Xinyang is a place 6. a mild climate and good conditions for growing trees that produce the tea’s unique quality: Xinyang tea trees are planted at high altitudes where the weather is 7. (clear) divided by four distinct seasons. Moreover, the location is abundant（丰富的）with forests, clouds, rainfall, and with large temperature 8. (different) between day and night. These geographical 9. (advantage) help keep Xinyang’s soil healthy and rich, while trees more efficiently（高效地）absorb chemicals 10. (produce) quality green tea.
My family is still recovering from the terrible times when my teenaged stepson became ill. His disease led to kidney failure and an ongoing need for _________.
As anyone with a sick child knows, the stress doesn’t _________. And there was so much stress. My husband and I were _________ and it was as if we forgot how to communicate ---we couldn’t have a simple conversation without _________. Our once-happy home had become tense and unhappy.
In a _________ event of communication, my stepson and I were discussing Valentine’s gifts. I _________ that his dad gave me a kazoo(卡祖笛)for our first Valentine’s Day. My reaction to this gift was _________ when I, a professional saxophone player, couldn’t get it to make a _________.The kazoo finally got packed away and_________.
But he was interested and asked to see it. After some trouble, I found it_________. “What’s so hard about getting a sound?” He asked, amazed, turning it around in his hands. “I don’t know. It just never_________.” I answered. My husband _________ the kazoo---“It’s easy! Look, you just do this ...” and he blew. Nothing happened. He tried again, but still there was no sound. _________, he tried again, only to produce a sound like a bee. My stepson burst into laughter. Our excitement at seeing his face_________ like that was obvious. Soon, we were all laughing to the point of tears.
It was as if the dark had _________and a ray of sunshine was let in. Eyes_________ and souls reconnected. My stepson took a turn on the kazoo. He did no better than us. More _________. The mood stayed_________ for the rest of the evening. Months later, my stepson _________a successful kidney transplant, which turned out to be a turning point. It showed us that we can still bond as a _________. Thanks to a simple kazoo, we remembered that we are one.
1.A.confidence B.treatment C.appearance D.recovery
2.A.pass down B.set out C.go away D.move around
3.A.relaxed B.surprised C.relieved D.exhausted
4.A.quarrelling B.mentioning C.changing D.developing
5.A.useful B.rare C.fair D.frequent
6.A.reminded B.recalled C.discovered D.predicted
7.A.forgiveness B.curiosity C.excitement D.embarrassment
8.A.song B.sign C.sound D.noise
9.A.repaired B.forgotten C.sold D.lent
10.A.eventually B.gradually C.generally D.naturally
11.A.agreed B.refused C.worked D.disturbed
12.A.caught B.returned C.selected D.dropped
13.A.Frustrated B.Disappointed C.Pleased D.Interested
14.A.take up B.light up C.hold up D.pick up
15.A.jumped B.fallen C.struggled D.disappeared
16.A.met B.shut C.changed D.opened
17.A.crying B.shouting C.calling D.laughing
18.A.thick B.deep C.pleasant D.shallow
19.A.damaged B.chose C.expected D.underwent
20.A.stranger B.hospital C.family D.relationship
How to Form a Positive Reading Habit
Books are a source of joy, learning, insight and imagination. How we choose what to read says a lot about our preferences and passions. 1.
Give old favorites a re-read
There is a particular kind of pleasure that comes with easing open a well-worn book, flipping through pages you have thumbed before, maybe multiple times. 2. It can bring you back to the time in your life when you last met those characters. You’re left with a rich reflection on who you were, who you are and where you turn for meaning and inspiration.
Learn something new
If you are a lover of novels, think about what your favorites have in common.3. That can send you down a glorious rabbit hole of non-fiction books that will brighten your understanding of times, places and people who already live in your imagination.
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Book clubs are positive on so many levels, not least of which is that they open your mind to books you might not otherwise have considered. If you don’t belong to one — and even if you do — try to think about your reading choices in a public way. Ask friends what they are reading and go with any recommendations that interest you.
Give yourself permission to move on
Sometimes you just can’t get through a book — and that’s okay. Just like living positively means acknowledging when it’s time to let go of something that isn’t serving you well, reading positively means giving yourself permission to close a book that isn’t keeping you interested or inspired. 5.. The positive pleasure of reading is indeed unending.
A.Get social
B.Set up a book club
C.There are unlimited choices to turn to instead, after all
D.Here are some tips for making reading a positive habit in your life
E.Reading books that you enjoy helps maintain your habit and become a life-long reader
F.Re-reading favorite books can do more than bring you back into beloved worlds and stories
G.A particular time in history, region of the world or type of character may become a new theme
Seattle on Sunday became the first major US city to ban drinking straws(吸管), an environmentally friendly move that leaders hope will spark a nationwide conversation about small, everyday changes that people can make to protect the planet.
A decade ago, the city adopted a law requiring that all one-time-use food-service items be compostable(可分解的) or recyclable. But straws were exempted from that law because there were not many good alternatives. So the straws stayed, along with the environmental problems they cause.
Most plastic straws aren’t heavy enough to make it through industrial recycling sorters, and can ruin an otherwise good load of recycling. Or they end up getting blown out of trash cans and car windows and eventually wind up in the oceans, where they can hurt wildlife.
Strawless Ocean estimates that 71 percent of seabirds and 30 percent of turtles have some kind of plastic in their stomachs. The organization says plastic can increase the death rate of marine life by 50 percent.
Now customers at grocery stores, restaurants, food trucks, even institutional cafeterias have to find another way to get liquid into their mouths. Compostable paper straws are allowed under the ban. People who have a medical need to use a straw are not included.
Failure to obey may result in a US$250 fine, although city leaders said that the purpose of the law is more about raising awareness. In September, 150 businesses participated in Strawless in Seattle, an attempt to reduce the use of plastic straws. In that month alone, Strawless Ocean estimates, 2.3 million plastic straws were removed from the city.
“When you get your iced drink, you’re going to get a straw. When you get your wine, you’re probably going to get a straw,” said Dune Ives, executive director of the Lonely Whale Foundation, which led the campaign. “Imagine a world where we could stop consuming 500 million straws a day, just in America!” the campaign says. “Imagine a world that is less dependent on plastic. That’s change we can start today!”
1.What does the underlined word “exempted” mean in the second paragraph？
A.To make something out of the list. B.To make something better than before.
C.To include something in a special list. D.To forgive someone who makes mistakes.
2.What the problem may the drinking straws cause according to the passage?
A.They may make the trash cans dirty. B.They may destroy American recycling system.
C.They may cause much ocean wildlife in danger. D.They may cause many companies get fined.
3.What is the attitude of the public towards the ban?
A.Many people are in favor of it. B.Many people pay no attention to it.
C.Some people are strongly against it. D.Only the government workers agree with it.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A.Seattle becomes first major US city to ban straws.
B.Seattle successfully bans people from using straws.
C.Seattle has been working hard to protect the environment.
D.Imagine a world that is less dependent on plastic.
