假定你是李华，得知某英文报社计划暑期组织中学生去英国游学，你有意参加。请你给外籍负责人史密斯先生写一封邮件询问有关情况。内容包括：
1. 时间及课程安排；2. 费用情况；3. 报名方式。
注意：1. 词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr Smith,
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I hope to hear from you soon.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
每句中最多有两处。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。
Ten years ago, when I began my senior high school study, I found them difficult to learn English well because there were so much new words and grammar rules to recite. Hard though I might try, but I still did poorly in the English exams. Honest speaking, it was hardest time in my life. One day I was considered giving up when suddenly my mother found my problem. She told me that if I didn’t complete that I wanted to do, it could directly influence my future. Under the help of my mother, I made rapid progresses in English little by little. At the end of the term, I get the highest mark in English.
单词拼写
1.Taking exercise is _____________ (有益的) to your health.
2.All of a sudden, a warm feeling of _____________ (同情) rose up in my heart.
3.Apparently, I had difficulty___________ (使适应) myself to life in the city, let alone finding a job to my delight.
4.It suddenly s________ me that we ought to make a new plan.
5.I have already made an _____________ (道歉) to her for not replying to her email.
6.It never o_______ to me that he was lying all the time.
7.They live in the house ___________ (遗弃) by their grandparents many years ago.
8.S_________ this opportunity, and you will succeed in time.
9.Seeing the girl struggling in the lake, he threw himself in the icy water without h_______.
10.R________ of what happens, my claim is safe and secure.
One rainy afternoon I was sitting at home feeling so bored._____ feeling sorry for myself，I wanted to meet people and have new _____ so I decided to start volunteering.I found a website where I could volunteer on a farm in France.
Volunteering _____ so many opportunities to have fun and share _____ stories.It was the first time for me to work on a farm.It was almost a(n) _____ holiday as food and accommodation were provided.It was not one _____ holiday，however，as I had to _____ fifteen horses and sheep！I soon discovered that I was a(n) _____ farmer but it did not matter because I made some great friends and also improved my _____．
However，you do not ______ go abroad to volunteer.I have had plenty of adventures at home as volunteering can become a ______．For example，I love ______ so I had a good laugh waving my arms in order to ______ my local choir(合唱团)．At university，I organized a concert for charity with my friends.It was really ______ to find bands and raise money for a cause.
It is true that you feel good volunteering but there are also other ______．I once volunteered as a steward (干事) at a charity sports event where the organizers ______ gave me cupcakes from an expensive London bakery to thank me for my ______．I also volunteered in a charity shop so I found loads of nice cheap clothes to ______ my wardrobe.
While this is all fun，my favourite aspect of volunteering is ______ and sharing stories.My terrible ______ at farming has given me funny stories to tell!
1.A.Apart from B.Due to C.Instead of D.But for
2.A.experiences B.discoveries C.opportunities D.changes
3.A.recommends B.demands C.offers D.seizes
4.A.popular B.fantastic C.familiar D.important
5.A.impressive B.free C.cheap D.special
6.A.unique B.regular C.typical D.convenient
7.A.attend to B.research into C.hunt for D.communicate with
8.A.skillful B.suitable C.hard－working D.awful
9.A.English B.French C.Russian D.Chinese
10.A.normally B.basically C.naturally D.necessarily
11.A.hobby B.trend C.job D.reality
12.A.dancing B.writing C.singing D.performing
13.A.greet B.control C.organize D.conduct
14.A.powerful B.hopeful C.meaningful D.successful
15.A.adventures B.advantages C.factors D.achievements
16.A.generously B.cautiously C.equally D.proudly
17.A.services B.patience C.determination D.choices
18.A.decorate B.replace C.beautify D.update
19.A.creating B.imagining C.choosing D.completing
20.A.offence B.shame C.attempt D.annoyance
Do you know what a big dream is?1.Or, is a big dream something that provides only entertainment? Children dream big dreams, but there are three barriers to realizing dreams. They often kill them before they ever have a chance to grow.The SelfImmediately following the birth of a big dream, a negative self-talk takes over and gives all the reasons why it cannot happen. This inside voice is the ego（自我）. It’s there for protecting and should be listened to.2.Most people are influenced by the inside voice. That’s why only a handful of people make their dream come true.3.Family and friends are a lot like the ego. They want to protect those they love, so they will often list all the reasons why the big dreams won’t come true. Sometimes, family and friend destroy dreams of those they love most, out of their own fear of being left behind.The WorldIf one gets past the first two barriers, one has to face the world.4.In the past, big dreamers were locked up and sometimes even killed when they were shown to the world. Fortunately, in most of the world today, big dreamers just get laughed at.The way to realize a big dream is with confidence and action. When children have confidence and then take action, they will be ready to accept any failure. The truth is that every great dreamer whose dreams have never seen the light of success knows failure well.5.
A.Does a big dream show one’s future ?
B.They simply fail until they succeed.
C.How Big Dreams Die
D.It is the last and the most terrible barrier.
E.Family and Friends
F.Sometimes it is right, but more often it is wrong
G.And their big dream is to be a rock star or a famous artist.
For high school leavers starting out in the working world, it is very important to learn particular skills and practice how to behave in an interview or how to find all internship(实习). In some countries, schools have programs to help students onto the path to work. In the United States, however, such programs are still few and far between.
Research shows that if high schools provide career-related courses, students are likely to get higher earnings in later years. In Germany, students as young as 13 and 14 are expected to do internships. German companies work with schools to make sure that young people get the education they need for future employment.
But in America, education reform (改革) programs focus on how well students do in exams instead of bringing them into contact with the working world. Harvard Education school professor Robert Schwartz has criticized education reformers for trying to place all graduates directly on the four-year college track. Schwartz argued that this approach leaves the country’s most vulnerable(易受影响的) kids with no jobs and no skills.
Schwartz believed that the best career programs encourage kids to go for higher education while also teaching them valuable practical skills at high school. James Madison High School in New York, for example, encourages students to choose classes on career-based courses. The school then helps them gain on-the-job experience in those fields while they’re still at high school.
However, even for teens whose schools encourage them to connect with work, the job market is daunting. In the US, unemployment rates for 16-to 19-year-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row. “The risk is that if teenagers miss out on the summer job experience, they become part of this generation of teens who had trouble in landing a job,” said Michael, a researcher in the US.
1.What’s the main idea of the text?
A.Arguments about recent US education reform.
B.Tips on finding jobs for high school leavers.
C.The lack of career-based courses in US high schools.
D.Advice for American high school leavers.
2.According to Robert Schwartz, _________.
A.there is no need for kids to go for higher education in the US
B.teenagers in the US can’t miss out on the summer job experience
C.education reform should focus on students’ performance in exams
D.students should get contact with the working world at high school
3.The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 5 most probably means __________.
A.discouraging B.interesting
C.creative D.unbearable
4.What can be inferred from the text?
A.High school leavers with no practical skills can’t find a job at all.
B.Unemployment rates for US teenagers remain high at the moment.
C.Students with career-based courses never have problems finding a job.
D.US companies work with schools to prepare young people for future employment.
