Club name: Short Story Writing Club Club leader: Claire Smith
Meeting time: Friday 4:00 p. m. -5:00 p. m. Club aim: To improve short story writing skills
Club activities：
Read short stories in different styles（风格）
Write short stories using different skills；
Hold workshops to discuss the short stories that members read and write;
Invite famous writers to give talks on short story writing.
Materials needed: Paper and pen for each student
Plan for finding new members:
Make posters（海报）and put them up around the school;
Put a notice in the school newspaper and on the school website;
Put a video on the school website
Signed: Claire Smith
1.The chart（图表） above is most probably ________ for a new club.
A.a plan B.a letter C.an invitation
2.The club activities include the following EXCEPT ________.
A.holding workshops
B.inviting famous writers
C.putting stories on the school website
As a university student, I decided to learn German. For some reason I really liked the language, but I was not very good at learning it. The grammar _______ me a lot and even drove me crazy. My only advantage was _______ —I got an A on every word test I took. After two years of studies, I struggled （挣扎） to communicate in _______ German and signed up to study in Germany to complete my degree. It was the _______ term I would ever have.
The moment I arrived in Germany, I felt like I was starting from scratch（从头开始）. The German I'd learned in university wasn't _______ for everyday conversation. My book knowledge fell by the wayside as I thought about the basics of getting around, reading emails and talking with my classmates, I was often nervous at school, worried about whether the teachers would call on me in class and whether I'd understand their questions. I only _______ a little around my eight roommates, who were willing to speak German slowly to me and didn't seem to mind my _______.
I chose to study three courses—reading & writing, grammar and history. All were in German and difficult, but the history class was the worst. The teacher spoke so _______ that almost everything he said flew right over my head. I sat in the front, took notes and even recorded every single word he said in class, but _______ helped. I had no idea what the class was really about…
Years have passed, but I still remember how it felt to struggle so hard at ________ another language. That trip was a difficult but valuable lesson. I think my failure that term taught me just as much as my success.
1.A.gave B.helped C.troubled
2.A.listening B.spelling C.speaking
3.A.perfect B.broken C.beautiful
4.A.hardest B.easiest C.happiest
5.A.useless B.meaningless C.practical
6.A.relaxed B.feared C.wondered
7.A.purposes B.progress C.mistakes
8.A.slowly B.quickly C.clearly
9.A.nothing B.anything C.everything
10.A.creating B.teaching C.learning
Laura, someone is ringing the doorbell. Go and see ________, please.
A.who is he B.who it is C.who is it
The school offers two courses on computer technology. One is for beginners and ________ is for those who already have some basic knowledge.
A.other B.another C.the other
________ the outbreak of COVID-19 is a terrible blow to the country, the government is trying hard to bring the situation under control.
A.Although B.If C.Unless
The film My People, My Country, which amazed lots of movie-goers, ________ to the top of the Chinese box office last Monday.
A.jump B.jumped C.jumps
