The following books have been published recently, and maybe you would like to read them.
This Atmosphere of Love
Franklin Bass Jr.
www.authorhouse.com
Paperback丨E-book
$12.95丨$3.99
This Atmosphere of Love shares Franklin Bass Jr.’s poetry collection from 2008 to 2012 that speaks about his true feelings and experiences of love.
An Irish Girl
Marilyn Hering
www.iuniverse.com
Paperback丨E-book
$13.99丨$3.99
Inspired by true events of the Irish famine(饥荒), An Irish Girl combines a tale of the famine with a heart-broken story of love and loss.
The Prison Planet
Handbook
Denis Goodwin
www.xlibris.com
Hardback丨Paperback丨E-book丨Audiobook
$46.98丨$34.45丨$4.99丨$9.99
Sometimes, the reality prescribed to us doesn’t explain what we experience. If you too know something isn’t right and want to see the bigger picture, the bottom line is here.
A Deadly Homecoming
Jane Bennett Munro
www.iuniverse.com
Hardback丨Paperback丨E-book丨Audiobook
$23.99丨$13.99丨$3.99丨$9.99
When her mother asks her to investigate a friend’s disappearance, Toni Day heads to her hometown to solve a complex murder case that leaves her own life hanging in the balance.
1.Who is a poet among the following writers?
A.Jane Bennett Munro B.Marilyn Hering.
C.Denis Goodwin. D.Franklin Bass Jr.
2.What kind of book is An Irish Girl?
A.A biography B.A storybook
C.A documentary. D.A reference book.
3.Which book will you read if you like a thriller?
A.The Prison Planet. B.A Deadly Homecoming.
C.An Irish Girl. D.This Atmosphere of Love.
假定你是李华，寒假期间，你居住的社区忙于新冠疫情防控工作。社区中有数位来自国外的居民，因此社区工作人员在小区内招募能讲英语的志愿者，负责与这些外国居民沟通，并在疫情隔离期间向他们提供必要的服务。请你向社区办公室写封申请信，担任志愿者。
主要内容包括：1、你的优势；2、你所做的准备工作；3、表达帮助社区的愿望。
参考词汇：新冠疫情COVID-19 epidemic
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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。
Have you ever had headache during a test? Have you ever been too concerned about something that you even can’t sleep at night? If so, then you know that stress is. Too much stress can result in angry, depression and other related problems, which we need to take them seriously.
However, not all stress was harmful to you. Some kinds of stress can help you getting things done better, like when you are running towards the finishing line or when you are asking to deliver a speech to your class. Stress sometimes can push you to make full preparations for a test.
The best approach of reducing stress is to have a balanced life. If you get enough sleep, eat proper, take more exercise and have enough fun time, you might feel less stressed.
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。
Will cash disappear from our neighborhoods? Cash will likely become less popular, thanks to the high cost of using cash and the 1.(grow) number of alternatives. The future will be ＂less cash＂rather than cashless.
Cash is unique among payment instruments in that anyone can transact(交易), any time, any place, with no third parties 2. (involve). With this freedom 3.(come) strong privacy protection. Currency neither knows nor cares who holds it or when and where a transaction occurred. People have 4. sense of security when they have cash with them. These entries will, of course, evolve(进化) as our societies become more 5.(digital) native. However, old habits and viewpoints take a long time 6. (turn)over. Some 7.(merchant)will resist the costs of new equipment or fees that accompany cash alternatives. Cash 8.(consider) more convenient and universal, while with digital transactions there’s always concerns about hacking and fraud(诈骗).
So, no matter where we are in the world, let us celebrate the ATM’s half-century of service. Though cash may become less popular, rest assured that there will always be someone 9. will stop you in the street asking for directions 10. the nearest ATM.
Mickey was a nice, cheerful, optimistic boy. No one could remember ever having seen him ______; it seemed he didn’t ______ whatever people said to him. Even his teachers admired his good ______. It was so unusual that a story was going around that Mickey’s ______ must be due to some special secret. They asked Mickey so much that he ______ his favorite teacher, Mr. Anthony, to tea one afternoon. When they had finished, Mickey ______ Mr. Anthony around the house. When Mickey opened his bedroom door, the teacher ______. The huge wall was a unique collage (拼贴画) of thousands of colors and shapes! It was the loveliest decoration Mr. Anthony had ever ______.
“Some people at school think that I ______ think badly of anyone,” Mickey started to explain, “and that ______ at all bothers me, but that’s not true at all. I’m just like anyone else. I used to get angrier than all the other kids.______ years ago, with the help of my parents, I started a small collage. With every little piece I stuck on I added some bad thought or act.”
It was ______. The teacher looked closely at die wall. In each one of the small ______ he could read “fool”, “silly”, “idiot”, “pain”, and a thousand other ______ things.
“This is how I started ______ all my bad times into an opportunity to ______ to my collage. Now I like the collage so much that, each lime someone makes me angry, I couldn’t be ______. They’ve given me a new piece for my work of ______.”
That day, the teacher was impressed by Mickey’s ______ to have an optimistic character. Without telling anyone, Mr. Anthony ______ his own collage and he would often recommend it to his students.
1.A. lonely B. angry C. calm D. excited
2.A. accept B. understand C. mind D. forget
3.A. decision B. character C. dream D. method
4.A. goodness B. cleverness C. worry D. anxiety
5.A. helped B. introduced C. followed D. invited
6.A. drove B. promised C. showed D. moved
7.A. appeared B. relaxed C. escaped D. froze
8.A. seen B. want C. made D. required
9.A. often B. never C. almost D. ever
10.A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
11.A. But B. As C. Though D. Because
12.A. crazy B. reasonable C. difficult D. true
13.A. walls B. books C. pieces D. boxes
14.A. strange B. negative C. small D. clever
15.A. throwing B. turning C. packing D. cutting
16.A. get B. belong C. lead D. add
17.A. happier B. quicker C. more friendly D. more careful
18.A. movie B. literature C. art D. science
19.A. practice B. advice C. suggestion D. secret
20.A. began B. left C. bought D. missed
七选五。根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
We often carry a lot of things when we’re traveling.1.On long ones we carry things like passports, visas, etc. Though traveling can be fun, we’re likely to misplace these things and even lose them because of the excitement of the journey or being too busy or tired. So how can we carry valuable things safely while traveling?2.Place most of it in a wallet and put the wallet in your main suitcase or bag with a lock-and-key system. Don’t open it until you reach your destination (目的地). Guess how much money you’ll need on the journey, and place this money in a different wallet and carry this in your pocket.3.Next, instead of wearing your jewelry, you can carry your jewelry at the bottom of your suitcase or bag.4.Many people think that since the purse is always going to be in their hands, it’ll remain safe. But other things like tickets, phone numbers, keys, etc., are all going to go in there. So you’re often going to open your purse for something or the other. What if you just drop it?Then remember to hook (钩住) the keys. You get those really nice key chains these days that come with a big dog-hook.5.Use one of these to carry your keys. This way, you won’t leave the keys in a restaurant or any other place.Hope all the above tips for traveling will help you.
A.So you’ll know what to bring.
B.It’s a kind of vacation, but without your parents.
C.Spend money from this wallet till you get to your destination.
D.Firstly, distribute (分开) your money if you’re traveling alone.
E.You can hook the key chain to your jeans or your handbag.
F.On short trips we take things like money, jewelry (首饰), house keys, etc.
G.Don’t carry it in your purse, just in case somebody is quick in stealing your purse.
