Friends come to visit us in the evening, they spend their time telling us they are in a hurry and looking at their watches. It isn’t that our friends are all very busy, it is just that When we haven’t got a television. People think that we are very strange. “But what do you do in the evening?”，they are always asking. The answer is very simple. Both my wife and I have hobbies. We certainly don’t spend our evenings staring at the walls. My wife enjoys cooking and painting and often attends evening classes in foreign languages. This is particularly useful as we often go abroad for our holidays. I collect stamps and I’m always busy with my collection. Both of us enjoy listening to the music and playing chess together.
Sometimes there are power cuts and we have no electricity in the house. This does not worry us, we just light candles and carry on with what we were doing before. Our friends, however, are lost---no television!---So they don’t know what to do. On such evenings our house is very full ---they all come to us. They all have a good time. Instead of sitting in silence in front of the television, everybody talks and plays games.
1.The couple have not got a television, because .
A.they are not rich enough
B.they are strange people
C.they enjoy spending evenings in their own ways
D.they don’t know what to do when there are power cuts
2.Both of them are interested in .
A.learning languages B.traveling
C.staying home alone D.watching people play games
3.At night when there is no electricity, the couple .
A.have to stare at the walls B.can do nothing but sit in silence
C.will have many visitors D.have to go out for candles
4.The best title for this passage is _____.
A.Why Do We Need a Television?
B.Candle! But No Electricity!
C.Different Friends, Different Hobbies.
D.We Go Without Televisions!
Fun Day
To celebrate the Year of the dog
Organised by Lam Tin Youth Centre and Kwun Tong High School
Date: 2 February 2018
Time: 10 am—5 pm
Place: Kwun Tong Playground
Fee: $20 (buy three get one free)
Programmes: drama, lion dance, magic show and ballet performance
Highlights:1) enter the lucky draw to win a digital camera
2) learn to make festival food
Join us on the Fun Day!
All are welcome!
Free Soft Drinks
Note:
● Tickets are available at the General Office of Lam Tin Youth Center
● For those who would like to be a volunteer, please contact Miss Olivia Wong one week before the activity.
1.What is going to take place on 2 February 2018?
A.A big event to welcome a Chinese new year.
B.A social gathering to raise money for wildlife.
C.A party for close friends to meet and have fun.
D.A meeting of Kwun Tong High School students.
2.How much do you have to pay in total if four of you go together?
A.$20. B.$40.
C.$60. D.$80.
3.Which of the following statements is true?
A.Tickets are sold in Kwun Tong High School.
B.It’s unnecessary to take soft drinks with you.
C.Free digital cameras are provided for everybody.
D.Festival food will be served without extra charge.
假定你是李华，得知你班英国交换生Jenny最近因学习压力大而情绪低落。请给她写一封 电子邮件，内容包括：
1.表示关心；
2.提出缓解、释放压力的建议。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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。
My grandparent live in a mountain village. My mother and I often go to visit them. In the front of their house runs a small river, in which the water is very clearly. My mother is fond the river and she often washes clothes in the river. Last week, we visited them again. The arrive of us made my grandpa and grandma very happy. My mother also felt very pleasing, thinking that she could do any washing in the river. I reminded my mother what the water in the river was cold in the morning, and she ignored me. She had her own way. She brings rubber gloves that could keep out the cold. Then I happily joined my mother in washing those clothes.
Theresa Furrer's experience with making pet hair thread(线) began after her own painful experience. When she lost her pet cat in 2012, she decided to _______ it with the help of an expert. But she ended up _______ for nine months to get her cat's body back. She said the waiting was also _______. That was the time when she started _______ other ways of keeping the dead pet's body.
She bought a spinning wheel(纺车), and _______ working with cotton, to get familiar with the process. Then she set about working with the fur of cats and dogs. Her first _______ was the black fur of a dog. She described the work as a _______, but later the fear was gone.
At first, Furrer always started a(n) _______ about her hobby with “Don't think I'm mad.” But most people really didn't _______her mad at all. ________ , many of them had long been looking for that service. And then Furrer ________ that pet hair thread could be a ________of service business for her.
Furrer ________ three spinning wheels in her house now. In the ________ stages of the thread making process of up to ten different projects, she often washes the thread, and sometimes ________ it with a supporting fiber to produce usable mixed thread. Cat hair is very ________ to work with, but she has found ways to manage it over the years, because she doesn't like saying “no” to those ________ owners who have lost their beloved pets.
Furrer has made hundreds of animal hair thread ________ over the last eight years. She can ________ the thread into all kinds of ________, like hats and bracelets (手镯).
1.A.ruin B.preserve C.pack D. calm
2.A.accounting B.apologizing C.waiting D.allowing
3.A.painful B.magical C.rare D.entertaining
4.A.giving up B.spying on C.turning down D.thinking about
5.A.started B.missed C.admired D.disliked
6.A.relief B.protection C.project D.application
7.A.terror B.puzzle C.joy D.fantasy
8.A.organization B.discovery C.approach D.conversation
9.A.hear B.consider C.keep D.drive
10.A.Impossibly B.Regretfully C.Unfortunately D.Actually
11.A.reminded B.realized C.regretted D.misunderstood
12.A.fault B.chance C.limit D.story
13.A.decorates B.hates C.owns D.mends
14.A.various B.false C.same D.worthless
15.A.swap B.describe C.mix D.replace
16.A.relaxing B.simple C.amusing D.hard
17.A.pet B.house C.plant D.factory
18.A.toys B.dogs C.products D.cats
19.A.push B.turn C.throw D.put
20.A.nests B.cartoons C.minerals D.items
How to Forgive Someone
Forgiving someone who has done something wrong and hurt you can be difficult and painful. 1. While this is natural, holding on to your anger causes you to become more painful. For this reason, it is necessary to choose to forgive, not for the other person, but for yourself. The following suggestions will help you forgive someone.
Release your anger. Let go of all the negative feelings you have towards the other person. Allow yourself to cry, go into nature, and talk to someone you trust, or do whatever helps you release these bad feelings. 2.
Give it time. Forgiveness does not come easily. 3. It is something that can be realized little by little every day.
4. Once you've had time to cool down and think things through, you may clearly explain to the other person, in a calm manner, how his actions have hurt you and how they have made you feel. This is very important, or you will bottle up feelings of anger towards the other person, making true forgiveness impossible.
Focus on the future. Once you have made the decision to forgive someone, you need to forget the past and focus on the future. 5. It might be just what your relationship needs.
A.Get angry at someone.
B.Tell the other person how you feel.
C.Your first reaction is probably to hold on to your anger.
D.It requires self-control, determination and, above all, time.
E.Look on the bright side of the future and make a fresh start.
F.If not, the bad feelings will cause you to become more painful.
G.It's unnecessary to rebuild a relationship with anyone or let him go.
