What is Bay? The simple answer is that it is a global trading platform where nearly anyone can trade practically anything. People can sell and buy all kinds of products and goods. Including cars, movies and DVDs, sporting goods, travel tickets, musical instruments, clothes and shoes- the list goes on and on
The idea came from Peter Omidyar, who was born in Paris and moved to Washington when he was still a child, At high school, be became very interested in computer programming and after graduating from Tuft University in 1988, He worked for the next few years as a computer engineer. In his free time he started Bay as a kind of hobby, at first offering the service free by word of mouth. By 1996 there was so much traffic on the website that he had to upgrade（升级） and he began charging a fee to members. Joined by a friend, Peter Skill. and in 1998 by his capable CEO, Meg Whitman, he has never looked back. Even in the great. com crashes of the late 1990s,abay has gone from strength to strength. It is now one of the ten most visited online shopping websites on the Internet
eBay sells connections, not goods, putting buyer and seller into contact with each other. All you have to do is lake an e-photo, write a description, fill out a sales form and you are in business: the world is your market place. Of course for each item （商品）sold eBay gets a percentage and that is great deal of money. Every day there are more than sixteen million items listed on eBay and eighty percent of the items are sold.
1.We learn from the text that eBay provides people with__
A.a way of buying and selling goods
B.a website for them to upgrade
C.a place to exhibit their own photos
D.a chance to buy things at low prices
2.Why did Peter create eBay after graduating from university?
A.For fun
B.To make money
C.For gathering the engineers
D.To fulfill a task of his company
3.From “he has never looked back “in Paragraph 2 we learn that peter_
A.did not feel lonely
B.was always hopeful
C.did not think about the past
D.became more and more successful
4.How does eBay make money from its website7?
A.By bringing callers together.
B.By charging for each sale
C.By listing items online
D.By making e-photos.
I’d like to share a little story with you about something that happened when I was four. I remember it clearly. Our loving family dog was nearing the end of his life. My father picked him up and put him in a little bed we had made for him. Our dog, my companion, whom we had cared for, bit my father when he attempted to help him. How could he? Why? I couldn’t understand it. I didn’t like him anymore.
I hadn’t thought about that story for a long time but something that happened last week brought it back to me. I went to speak with a friend. When I knocked on the door, I met in an instant an angry look and a few harsh(尖刻的)words. When the door was slammed(砰地关上)in my face, I stood there shocked, and in a rush, I was reminded of my dog bit my father 20 years ago or so. What brought that story back was that same feeling of betrayal.
Both stories taught me something the next day. You see, when I got up in the morning and was told my dog had died, it became clear to me that he must have been in great pain. For him to have bitten a family member, he could not have been himself. Much the same for the other story when I learned that my friend’s wife had just left him.
We are all beings of our environments, our opinions and feelings. And all of those things can cause you to say and do things that can’t be understood by those who are not in the same situation with you.
If you meet someone either behaving out of character or acting in a way that doesn’t seem to fit the situation, put out your hand and be patient when you think it is least possible for him to do so. You may turn around a story that has a sad ending simply by your actions.
1.What is the influence of the incident mentioned in Paragraph 1?
A.It hurt his father’s feeling deeply. B.It has puzzled the author ever since.
C.It left a deep impression on the author. D.It made the author dislike dogs.
2.Why did the author’s friend say harsh words to the author?
A.He was ill-tempered.
B.He was suffering the pain of losing his wife.
C.He was bothered by an unexpected visit.
D.They once quarreled and he couldn’t forgive the author.
3.What conclusion did the author get from the two stories？
A.Misunderstanding should be removed in time.
B.Sometimes one will be hurt without any reason.
C.Many people think more of themselves and less of others.
D.Many factors will affect one's behavior.
4.What’s the author’s advice to us?
A.Help those in need.
B.Look before you leap.
C.Respect for others is a kind of virtue.
D.Learn to put yourself in others’ shoes.
Amsterdam's Best Flea MarketsIjhallen Flea Market
First or second weekend of every month
Perhaps the most impressive of them all is Ijhallen， located in the north of Amsterdam． With more than 1，500 stands and 3，000 free parking spaces， the monthly market attracts visitors from not only the Netherlands， but Europe-wide．
There is a five euro admission fee， but you can be pretty sure that you can browse second-hand treasures for most of the day． Anything and everything can be found here； old guitars and antique chairs， art prints and military gear．
Noordermarkt Flea Market
Saturday， 9am-4pm
Monday， 9am-2pm
In the centre of the Jordaan， the Noordermarkt Flea Market on Saturdays includes vintage（老式的） goods and organic food produce from local farmers．
On Mondays， the market transforms into an antique-hunter's goldmine． There are piles of vintage clothes， antique books， coins and furniture．
Waterloopein Market
Monday-Saturday， 9am-6pm
The most centrally located of all flea markets in Amsterdam， Waterlooplein Market offers visitors a range of snacks， second-hand clothes and vintage treasures．
There's a maze of second-hand goods， from old globes and hanging lamps， to African drums， antique rugs and used bikes．
Spui Book Market
Friday 10am-6pm
Ideally situated among bookstores， you'll find a collection of tents sheltering second-hand and antique books at the book market on Spui．
You can find a variety of literature from biographies and poetry to fantasy-fiction， history， psychology and geography． While most books are from the Netherlands， some English and international titles are for sale． As well as antique maps， prints and record．
1.Which flea market do you need to pay some extra money？ ______
A.Ijhallen Flea Market． B.Noordermarkt Flea Market．
C.Waterlooplein Market． D.Spui Book Market．
2.What can you pick up at Noordermarkt Flea Market？ ______
A.You can get enough parking space． B.You can choose a range of snacks．
C.You can buy some fresh vegetables． D.You can dig some gold mines here．
3.When is a good time to visit a favorite market for a crazy book fan？ ______
A.First weekend of every month． B.Friday， 10am-6pm．
C.Monday， 9am-6pm． D.Saturday， 9am-4pm．
假如你是李华，请给你的美国笔友Mike写一封信，介绍一下中牟县最近发生的巨大变化。（下图仅供参考）
1、2018年10月8日广惠街跨陇海铁路大桥和广惠街跨贾鲁河大桥建成通车，郑开大道直达万洪路。
2、2018年11月16日机西高速二期（连霍高速至商登高速段）开始通车，中牟环城高速正式形成。
参考词汇：高速公路 expressway 环城高速 circular expressway
注意：1.字数100词左右。
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mike,
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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：在错的词下面画一横线，并在改词下面写出修正后的词。
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11处起）不计分。
It was my 18th birthday and I was looking forward to see my friends. I arrived at my favorite restaurant, waiting for him. We would have the special birthday dinner. I looked for a familiar face but failed. Soon the restaurant was filled customers, none of which were my friends. An hour later, I went back home, lonely and disappointed. To my greatly surprise, I found the door was wide open while I arrived home. Nervous, I walked into the dark room. Suddenly, all the light went on and my friends were turned up, shouting ''surprise''. I had an unforgettable birthday.
Few other nations are _______ much interested in horse racing as the English. The famous races Ascot are held every year and followed by sports fans all over England. The king or the queen also _______ them and presents the winner _______ a gold cup. To win this gold cup is the dream of every owner of a race horse. All newspapers, great and small, are full of detailed description of the _______, and the name of the _______ winner of the Ascot cup is pronounced by everyone like that of a great hero.
It happened once, however, some seventy years ago, that the gold cup was _______ a few days before the race! The police searched for it all over the country _______ could not find it.
Just at the time, Mark Twain, the humorous American writer, _______ in England. He was _______ by an England Literary Society to be ________ at a dinner given in his honor. After dinner the president of the society ________ to propose a toast to Mark Twain's health and praise in every way the talent of the famous American. Mark Twain in reply started his ________ with the following words:
“Gentlemen, I thank you for the great ________ you have done me, even if I very much doubt ________ all your countrymen join you in your warm welcome. When I arrived at Dover yesterday, and set my ________ in “Merry Old England', the first thing I saw was a newspaper poster and on it, to my great ________ , I read two headings printed ________ big red letters :
MARK TWAIN ARRIVES!
ASCOT CUP STOLEN!
“These two announcements stood so closely together that it ________ seemed, gentlemen, as if some people in this country may be sure that my arrival had ________ to do with the disappearance of the gold cup!” This humorous speech of the famous American author was met with a shout of ________ .
1.A.so B.very C.this D.that
2.A.invites B.praises C.attends D.welcomes
3.A.by B.for C.upon D.with
4.A.race B.horse C.nation D.winner
5.A.good B.lucky C.great D.brave
6.A.left B.sold C.stolen D.bought
7.A.so B.or C.and D.but
8.A.got B.arrived C.reached D.wandered
9.A.invited B.grasped C.visited D.caught
10.A.anxious B.elegant C.present D.outgoing
11.A.sat B.lay C.rose D.seated
12.A.speech B.answer C.question D.lecture
13.A.harm B.honor C.favor D.kindness
14.A.why B.that C.what D.whether
15.A.leg B.foot C.head D.hand
16.A.credit B.sorrow C.delight D.surprise
17.A.in B.at C.on D.from
18.A.mainly B.really C.hardly D.merely
19.A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything
20.A.anger B.breath C.interest D.laughter
