It often happens that problems blow into our lives. For some of us it may be a temporary period, but for others, it’s a lifetime change. Here are stories of ordinary people who had to face unpleasant events and managed to overcome them with dignity.
Bill Porter
Even though Bill Porter had a damaged brain, he wanted to work in sales. He achieved his goal, and later he became one of the best salesmen in America. The movie Door to Door is about him, and it’s recommended to those who think something will hold them back from achieving a desired career.
Evgeny Smirnov
There’s nothing worse for a dancer than losing the ability to dance. But Evgeny Smirnov, Russian break dance champion, went on dancing, despite the fact that he had to learn to dance again. His performance became a great example of the fact that someone can dance incredibly cool even without a leg.
Olesya Vladykina
Even though she’s only 20, Olesya Vladykina has suffered a lot; an accident in Thailand took not only her left hand, but also her close friend. The moment changed the girl’s life, but she didn’t give up. After the accident, she took part in the Paralympic Games twice, having won first place and having set a world record.
Andrea Bocelli
Blindness takes away the ability to see the world, but not to feel it. Perhaps this helps Italian Andrea Bocelli, a popular blind classical singer, to share fascinating and inspiring energy with the audience through his songs.
1.Whose story is the movie Door to Door about？
A.A singer’s. B.A dancer’s.
C.A sportsman’s. D.A salesman’s
2.What disadvantage does Evgeny Smirnov have？
A.He has one arm. B.He has only one leg.
C.He has no ability to see. D.He has a damaged brain.
3.Whose performance will you enjoy if you like classical music？
A.Bill Porter’s. B.Andrea Bocelli’s
C.Evgeny Smirnov’s. D.Olesya Vladykina’s
假定你是李华。本周末市博物馆将举办中国结展览，请给你的留学生朋友Lily写封邮件，邀请她和你一起去参观。内容包括：
1.展览的时间和地点；
2.活动:观赏中国结，现场学编中国结。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数。
参考词汇：中国结Chinese knot
Dear Lily,
How are you doing?
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Yours,
Li Hua
假如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 Grandma gets older, she is getting more and more forgetful. I went to a nearby supermarket with her on last week. I pushed the shopping cart around to load it with what we want to buy. I was looking at some snacks while I realized Grandma was missed. I looked for her everywhere and she was nowhere to be found. So I turned to security guard who was on duty with tear in my eyes. He comforted me patient and told me to wait by the apple stand when she and other guards were searching for Grandma. It was not long before Grandma was found and brought to me. I was very grateful that I decided to put it forward and help others whenever possible.
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。
The annual Dalian International Sand Cultural Festival ended in September and 1. three-month festival attracted 3.1 million tourists both from home and abroad to Dalian Jinshitan National Tourist Resort(度假胜地).
According 2. the organizing committee, the festival promoted tourism consumption by 1.55 billion yuan for the national 5A-level resort in Dalian Jinpu New District, Northeast China's Liaoning province. “We're promoting the tourism industry 3. (build) Jinshitan into a world-famous tourist resort," said Shang Shuchen, 4. (direct) of Dalian Jinshitan National Tourist Resort.
5.(know) as Golden Pebble Beach, Jinshitan is famous for its beautiful 6.(nature) scenery. During the festival, 18 themed activities 7. (hold) , showing international youth culture and art exchange, seafood cuisine, beach volleyball match, model contest, environmental protection and so on, 8. provided more choices for citizens and tourists to enrich the beach life.
Over the years, Dalian Jinpu New District has 9. (successful) held a number of special tourism festivals with its rich culture and tourism resources. The International Sand Cultural Festival at Jinshitan 10. (become) a well-known brand in Northeast China and even Northeast Asia.
I almost can’t believe my eyes. Here in Majorca, Spain, my husband and three kids are playing in the Mediterranean, splashing and diving and floating in the picture-perfect sea! How did the five of us _______ here, many kilometers from our home in Victoria?
For as long as I can remember, my husband and I _______ taking our kids on a trip around the world. It was something we _______ wanted to do one day after our kids came into the world. The dream was _______. We would pack a few things, get on a flight across the Atlantic and just _______ the sun and our interest. Putting the plan into _______, however, was a little more complicated.
In the blink（眨眼）of the eye and 14 years later, we have three delightful boys who are growing up fast. It was time to _______ those plans. We spent dozens of hours discussing, researching, planning, and booking flights and cars and places to stay. We planned a _______ around Europe and South Africa, to Australia, around Asia and then, for the last few months, to South America. We had to arrange time off from work. We _______ how many children’s necessities we need, went to the ________ to have the boys' teeth checked, renewed our passports, and then ________ our luggage. By July, we were as ________ as we could be.
Of course, dreams never turn out ________ as planned. Our first week, after being a little too ________ in our camper vehicle in Iceland, we miscalculated and ________ our flights to Ireland by a day. We didn't want to pay too much to rebook our ________, so we got on another plane to Paris, and had a(n) ________ weekend there, right ________ for the World Cup. It was almost as if we had ________ it that way.
After having been traveling for two months, we are learning as we go, and we seem to be finding our travel ________ as we journey together.
1.A.break up B.end up C.stay up D.got up
2.A.dreamed about B.insisted on C.avoided D.enjoyed
3.A.rarely B.sometimes C.always D.once
4.A.accurate B.unique C.simple D.amusing
5.A.follow B.admire C.avoid D.explore
6.A.power B.use C.heart D.action
7.A.make B.perform C.change D.improve
8.A.flight B.show C.path D.process
9.A.figured out B.made up C.brought out D.thought up
10.A.agent B.grocer C.dentist D.teacher
11.A.posted B.packed C.delivered D.carried
12.A.adventurous B.curious C.active D.ready
13.A.regularly B.exactly C.separately D.directly
14.A.surprised B.relaxed C.concentrated D.satisfied
15.A.missed B.booked C.canceled D.caught
16.A.hotels B.tables C.flights D.trips
17.A.unfortunate B.unexpected C.long D.quiet
18.A.in search B.in love C.in time D.in exchange
19.A.planned B.enjoyed C.made D.guessed
20.A.companion B.destination C.enjoyment D.restriction
How to Make Your Email Really Secure
Email is the most used communications medium for business and for many of us at home too, but few people outside IT know how to truly secure their email. Here's a quick look at some of the ways you can carry on encrypted(加密的) conversations.1.
Your Gmail messages being sent are encrypted. However, unless the receiver is reading email using a Google browser(浏览器) or Gmail app, they don't stay encrypted. And, of course, Google itself freely admits that its software reads all of your email for advertising purposes. Some programs, like the paid version of Outlook, offer an encryption feature. 2. It requires that you and your receiver exchange something called a digital signature.
3. The disadvantage—and you knew there would be one—is that your receiver must also subscribe to that service, or enter a password to open each message you send. They're fine if your only secure conversations are with one or two people. 4.
Another option for those wishing to send secure text correspondence: Don't use email at all. 5. These apps encrypt your messages on both ends and throughout their sending. Here again, though, they limit your communication to people who also have and use those same apps.
A.Protect the machine you use email on.
B.Free accounts limit the size of your messages and attachments.
C.But setting it up takes much trouble, and surely not for the masses.
D.Instead, use a chat program like CryptoCat, ChatSecure, or PQChat.
E.But you're never going to persuade the whole world to sign up to get your emails.
F.Email providers like Tutanota, and Protonmail automatically encrypt all the mail you send.
G.The concern that your words could be stolen and used against you someday will be solved.
