My education started in a small village of India, I did not have any English then. When I discovered that famous novelist George Orwell was born in Motihari, it made me wonder if I could be a writer too. That day, it became my _________.
My father opened up the world of books for me. I must have been seven or eight, when he first _________ me a Hindi (印地语) storybook. When dad was reading the book for me, I was _______ by the stories. By the time I was in Grade 10, I had finished reading hundreds of novels. Also, my private tutor made me _________ that it was possible for me to learn the language. After 10 months with her, I started reading picture books in English.
Two years later, I began to read my first English novel. Then I _________ that I should try writing newspaper articles, improve my skills and then progress to longer forms. I approached a couple of Hindi newspapers with my writing but was promptly _________. They said my article didn’t live up to their standards. I was so _________ that I doubted my ability. At this time, I met kind-hearted Daniel who _________ my first article after heavy editing. It was an important turning point for me, my _________ as a writer began.
After writing a dozen articles and reviews, I knew it was finally time to plan my novel. ________ the plot was really tough for me. I managed to write the first __________ of my novel! Full of __________, I sent it to Mary Mount, a famous editor right away. My submission was __________ again, but I was still grateful just to hear from her.
One year later, I finished my writing work again. I __________ another editor. A month later, the feed-back landed on my table, but it was desperate, to put it mildly. I __________, believing I’d never get published.
When I shared it with my friend, she __________ me a lot. Her feedback and support helped me improve my manuscript further. Then I submitted it to a few publishers and a few days later, I got a __________ from a publisher. To my __________, he informed me that my book would be published. What surprised me was that a few production houses had expressed interest in my novel. One of the directors __________ intended to adapt it for the screen. It is because of my __________ and the encouragement from my family and friend, after 21 years struggling, that eventually I fulfilled my dream.
1.A.dream B.career C.memory D.ability
2.A.returned B.lent C.drew D.bought
3.A.attracted B.frightened C.amused D.warned
4.A.remember B.regret C.believe D.suggest
5.A.admitted B.realized C.explained D.complained
6.A.put down B.written down C.broken down D.turned down
7.A.worried B.surprised C.depressed D.excited
8.A.published B.refused C.copied D.recited
9.A.program B.report C.drill D.journey
10.A.Creating B.Sharing C.Comparing D.Deleting
11.A.chapter B.draft C.line D.question
12.A.pride B.energy C.expectation D.patience
13.A.praised B.rejected C.accused D.collected
14.A.invited B.helped C.protected D.contacted
15.A.laughed B.cheered C.cried D.clapped
16.A.rewarded B.donated C.thanked D.encouraged
17.A.call B.book C.gift D.task
18.A.sorrow B.delight C.disappointment D.embarrassment
19.A.hardly B.just C.even D.only
20.A.talent B.effort C.bravery D.modesty
假定你是李华。美国交流生Tom即将离开你校回国，离别之际，你送了一个小礼物给他，并附一张卡片。请在卡片上写以下内容：
1. 礼物是什么？（比如国画、茶、剪纸等）；
2. 礼物的意义（至少两点）；
3. 祝福。
注意：（1）词数100左右；
（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
（3）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：国画 Chinese painting 剪纸 paper cutting
Dear Tom,
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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。作文中共有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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。
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。
Do you hate exams? If you do, you are not alone. Students in other country hate them as well. Lucky for them, British students have few exams than Chinese students, and they only have them once a year. Every summer they take a test in each subject and each test last about an hour. It is amazed, isn’t it? When the results are come out, they are placed in a end-of-year report. The report is sent the child’s parents. It describes what the student performed and behaved throughout the year. The report is private, so only the teacher, the student and parents can see them.
It was coming up on Mother’s Day. John ______ tried to make it back home, but this year he was just too ______ with his business. When he ______ by a flower shop, he said, “I’ll send Mom some roses.” He went into the shop and saw a boy ______ to the clerk. “How many roses can I get for six dollars?” The clerk was trying to explain that roses were ______.
“I have to have roses,” he said. “My mom was sick so much last year and I didn’t ______ much time with her. I want to get something ______. It has to be red roses, because that’s her ______.”
John was ______ by the boy’s voice. He ______ mouthed to the clerk that he would pay for the boy’s roses. The clerk said, “Okay, a dozen roses for six dollars!” The boy took the flowers excitedly and ______. It was worth the extra 35 dollars just to see that kind of ______. John ordered his flowers and had the clerk leave a ______ telling his mother he loved her. He left the shop, and later saw the boy enter a cemetery. He pulled over and began to ______ the boy. The boy ______ by a small monument (墓碑) and went to his knees. He ______ laid the roses on the grave (坟墓). John stared at the little boy’s trembling body and ______ his crying, “Mommy, why didn’t I tell you how much I love you? ” John ______, tears in his eyes, and walked to his car. He drove back to the ______ and told the clerk he would take the flowers ______. He wanted to tell his mother one more time just how much he loved her.
1.A.usually B.never C.seldom D.sometimes
2.A.happy B.tired C.pleased D.busy
3.A.hurried B.drove C.walked D.stood
4.A.discussing B.shouting C.talking D.pointing
5.A.boring B.beautiful C.important D.expensive
6.A.save B.waste C.spend D.give
7.A.cheap B.special C.new D.interesting
8.A.favorite B.dream C.life D.belief
9.A.worried B.touched C.surprised D.frightened
10.A.silently B.loudly C.excitedly D.repeatedly
11.A.sat down B.turned back C.ran out D.gave up
12.A.disappointment B.embarrassment C.excitement D.amazement
13.A.rule B.word C.story D.note
14.A.follow B.miss C.remember D.find
15.A.passed B.stopped C.jumped D.rushed
16.A.impatiently B.gladly C.kindly D.carefully
17.A.listened to B.waited for C.worried about D.saw to
18.A.smiled B.turned C.cried D.continued
19.A.street B.shop C.home D.car
20.A.slowly B.differently C.personally D.aimlessly
These days, being a teenager isn't easy. Teens' schedules often include doing too many after-school activities, sports practice, and homework. 1.
About a quarter of all U.S. high school students participate in the workforce. 2. Research has shown that working over the standard limit negatively affects teens in a variety of ways.
Researchers published a recent report finding that working more than 20 hours a week during the school year leads to academic problems. The more hours a student works, the more likely their grades are to be lower. 3. They are more likely to complete high school. However, students who work more than 15 hours each week are more likely to drop out.
4. It has been considered as a major cause in at least 100,000 police-reported traffic crashes each year, killing more than 1,500 Americans and injuring another 71,000. Young drivers aged 25 or under are involved in more than one-half of fall-asleep crashes.
Work helps teens gain valuable experience, teaches them much needed skills, and provides necessary spending money. 5. The student workweek should be limited to 20 hours or less and should not go past 10 p.m. on a school night. Safe and healthy youth work experiences don’t just happen—teens, parents, and employers must work together to make them happen.
A.However, basic rules should be followed.
B.They work part-time for extra spending money.
C.Some students work between 1 and 15 hours a week.
D.Working over 20 hours leads to higher dropout rates.
E.It leaves many teens feeling overworked and stressed.
F.Most states make 20 hours a week the standard limit.
G.Working over the standard limit also causes sleepiness.
You might be surprised that dollar stores typically have a variety of products that can be found at a better price than regular stores—though, there are some things you should never buy at the dollar store.
A dollar store is a variety store, meaning they sell a wide range of products. Party supplies, cleaning supplies, and paper products are some of the great, cheap finds you can find at dollar stores. But, not every product is always priced at just one dollar. In fact, dollar stores often have a wide range of products at prices between $1 and $10.
“Dollar stores are able to profit, in part because operating costs are kept low by employing only a handful of people, and by limiting the amount of cold chain storage in their stores (which is necessary for fresh foods like produce),” says Minovi, a policy associate, focusing on healthy retail policies.
Dollar stores can provide a lot of items at a cheaper price, but that doesn’t mean the item will last longer or function at the best quality. With that in mind, these are the things you should have been buying from the dollar store this whole time.
“Dollar stores in the United States typically seek to open locations in economically disadvantaged communities that lack a full-service grocery store,” adds Minovi. “Unfortunately, the food on offer is largely calorie-dense (高热量) and nutrient-poor, so this model depends on selling nutritionally poor food to mostly low-income customers.”
1.What’s the obvious advantage of dollar stores?
A.Varieties of goods are sold cheaply.
B.Customers can get cheap but perfect goods.
C.Goods never bought at regular stores are offered.
D.All the products in the store are sold at one dollar.
2.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A.What goods a dollar store sells. B.How a dollar store makes money.
C.Why a dollar store employs people. D.How a dollar store keeps cold foods.
3.Which of the following does Minovi agree with?
A.Dollar stores make money by cutting down employees.
B.Much cold frozen food can be bought in dollar stores.
C.Food from the dollar stores is nutritional and healthy.
D.Dollar stores are popular with low-income customers.
4.What is probably the best title for the text?
A.Locations of Dollar Stores B.The Service of Dollar Stores
C.The Operation of Dollar Stores D.Disadvantages of Dollar Stores
