“We wish you a merry Christmas” with pictures of Elvis Tsui seems to be the latest trend among Chinese netizens during this year's Christmas.
Born in 1961, Hong Kong veteran actor Elvis Tsui has become the latest internet icon thanks to the classic character he played in the 1992 comedy movie, where he looked a bit similar to Santa Claus, with a red hat and white beard. The movie Tsui starred in was adapted from The Deer and the Cauldron, a novel by late Hong Kong novelist Louis Cha. Tsui played the role of Oboi, a malicious and greedy military officer who conspires to fight for the throne.
Also, the character's name Oboi is pronounced similar to “all buy” in English, which encourages people to buy some gifts for loved ones during the Christmas season. And the coincidence further increases the popularity of Tsui.
Reputed as China's Santa Claus, Elvis Tsui has been frequently searched on Dec 24 on Sina Weibo, China's answer to Twitter, and his images have been adapted into micro videos, gifts and emojis at very short notice. Some clever business minds have produced tailor-made products on China's e-commerce platform Taobao.
On Dec 25, an image of Tsui's character from the film has already been added into the Sina Weibo emoji list for users to choose from. “I have been waiting for more than two decades to find the Chinese Santa Claus, and he just appeared. I believe that he is the perfect image in my heart,” said weibo user Xiao Midou1993.
In response to the enthusiasm shown by online users, the 57-year-old was pleased to receive the new title, and wrote on his official weibo account, “It's Christmas and the old man with a red hat and white beard is bringing you the best wishes!”
1.Why has Elvis Tsui become the latest internet icon?
A.Because he played in the 1992 comedy movie.
B.Because he is a veteran.
C.Because he encourages people to buy gifts during the Christmas season.
D.Because his character in the 1992 movie seemed similar to Santa Claus.
2.What has already been added into the Sina Weibo emoji list?
A.An image of Tsui's character B.A micro video
C.A tailor-made product D.A gif
3.The underlined word “title” in paragraph 6 means______.
A.Gift B.Name C.Wish D.Image
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.An introduction to Elvis Tsui B.Wish you a merry Christmas
C.Chinese Santa Claus storms the internet D.Hong Kong veteran actor Elvis Tsui
Many people spend more than four hours per day on WeChat, and it is redefining the word “friend.” Does friending someone on social media make him or her your friend in real life?
Robin Dunbar, a professor at Oxford University, found that only 15, of the 150 Facebook friends the average user has, could be counted as actual friends and only five as close friends. WeChat may show a similar pattern.
Those, with whom you attended a course together, applied for the same part-time job, went to a party and intended to cooperate but failed, take up most of your WeChat friends. In chat records, the only message may be a system notice, “You have accepted somebody’s friend request”. Sometimes when seeing some photos shared on “Moments”, you even need several minutes to think about when you became friends. Also, you may be disturbed by mass messages sent from your unfamiliar “friends”, including requests for voting for their children or friends, links from Pinduoduo.com (a Chinese e-commerce platform that allows users to buy items at lower prices if they purchase in groups) and cookie-cutter blessings in holidays.
You would have thought about deleting this type of “friends” and sort out your connections. But actually you did not do that as you were taught that social networking is valuable to one’s success. Besides, it would be really awkward if they found that you have unfriended them already. Then, you keep increasing your “friends” in social media and click “like” on some pictures that you are not really interested. But the fact is that deep emotional connections do not come with the increasing number of your friends in social media.
If the number of your friends reaches 150, maintaining these relationships can be tough to you, and sometimes even will make you anxious. According to Robin Dunbar, 150 is the limit of the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships.
1.What can we learn from Robin Dunbar’s finding in Paragraph 2?
A.A Facebook user has 250 friends on average.
B.Most of the social media friends can be actual friends.
C.Among our social media friends, only a few people matter.
D.Only 15 people of a person’s Facebook friends can be close friends.
2.What does the third paragraph tell us about most of your WeChat friends?
A.You have deep communication with them.
B.You benefit a lot from their mass messages.
C.You just have a nodding acquaintance with them.
D.You become friends with them in important occasions.
3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.We will be anxious if we make friends online.
B.We should avoid making any friends in social media.
C.We should make as many friends as possible in social media.
D.We have difficulty managing relationships with over 150 people.
假如你是李华，2018年中国首设“中国农民丰收节”。你的美国笔友John对此很感兴趣，写信向你询问，请你回复，内容包括：
1.日期：从2018年起每年秋分庆祝；
2.意义：体现丰收的喜悦和对传统24节气的尊重与传承；
3.活动：民俗表演，技能比赛，品尝美食和观光等。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：秋分：autumn equinox 24节气：24 solar terms 民俗表演：folk culture performances
Dear John,
As for your last letter asking about the Chinese Farmers’ Harvest Festival,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。
One Sunday morning, I went for a walk along a quietly path. When I was sitting down for a rest, the black dog suddenly appeared. It ran up to myself and lay down at my feet. I touched its heads. When I decided to walking home, it still followed me. I called the nearest police station and told the police that I found a dog and I will keep it until its owner called for it. I gave the police with my name and address. Two days later, an old man came to my home, look for the dog. To express his thanks, he offered me ten dollars, and I did not take it. Then he invited me to visit him someday.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
It was a sunny day, and I got a call. A man 1. (represent) the Sunergy Solar company called me to ask if I was interested in Solar Installation. I told the man I was but I couldn't afford it. However, two days later, a man came to my door, 2. was nice, experienced, and gave me all the information. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to pay for the solar panels（太阳能板）, so I kindly refused and 3. (explain) my story to him. I lived in a world where I couldn't afford 4. (pay) for electricity and I couldn't get it 5. free. Moving forward, I got a call again, and this time it was 6. owner of Sunergy Solar. As a company they wanted to help me by 7. (give) me a system for free. The owner said he wanted to pay it forward. I 8. (have) the panels now for a month and I couldn't be 9. (happy). Yes, get free electricity from the sun. But, I couldn't believe that generous, thoughtful people still exist in the world. I want to thank Sunergy Solar for their generosity. I 10. (true) couldn't stop crying, but this time from happiness.
I loved working with my dad, but I hated a summer job he gave me. He owned a small _________ in Bank Street. In his shop, the most recently _________ person got the worst job, and the boss son was also _________.
I didn't want to spend hours _________ the frost on the ceiling of the walk-in freezer（冷库）, and it was the Saturday afternoon's job that I hated most. We received fresh _________ every day. Chicken sat in wooden boxes and was _________ with crushed ice（碎冰）. During the week, the ice and the blood of the chicken slowly leaked into the container _________ the chicken, creating its bloody smell.
There was only one _________ to get rid of the blood and wash the container: hold my _________ and carefully slide the container from under the chicken, as I tried not to __________ the contents over my clothes, and then __________ into the drain（下水道）.
Soon, students who have cut lawns, painted houses, worked in offices, __________ maybe even worked in the butcher's like me will __________ to school. Some will have great memories __________ others will come back with __________ ones.
Looking back, I think my father could have __________ me from my weekly hell. However, my dad, who'd dropped out of school to help support his family after his father died, was a teacher for me __________ He knew treating me __________ from his other employees would be an unfair thing. Most importantly, he taught me to __________ those who do the hard and __________ tasks in life.
For the next six summers, I returned not as the boss' son, but as one of other guys, and I cleaned the dirty container every Saturday afternoon, whatever splashed over my clothes.
1.A.grocery B.chain C.butcher's D.book
2.A.invited B.hired C.received D.trained
3.A.interested B.offered C.affected D.included
4.A.cleaning up B.tearing up C.looking into D.carrying on
5.A.fruit B.vegetable C.chicken D.grain
6.A.impressed B.surrounded C.accompanied D.cooked
7.A.under B.beside C.below D.above
8.A.chance B.reason C.place D.way
9.A.arm B.nose C.head D.breath
10.A.splash B.notice C.find D.touch
11.A.break B.empty C.divide D.allow
12.A.and B.so C.or D.but
13.A.adapt B.return C.go D.apply
14.A.while B.when C.since D.because
15.A.exciting B.good C.amazing D.unpleasant
16.A.forced B.treated C.spared D.pushed
17.A.at school B.in advance C.in case D.in fact
18.A.kindly B.differently C.carefully D.warmly
19.A.appreciate B.witness C.hurt D.influence
20.A.vital B.easy C.dirty D.funny
