The little boy was allowed to go swimming _______ he kept near the other boys.
A．provided that B．in case C．now that D．by the time
—It’ll take me at least 2 hours to do this!
—Oh, _______! I could do it in 30 minutes.
A．come on B．pardon me C．you are right D．don’t mention it
请写一篇120词左右的英语短文，分析越来越多的中学生玩微博的原因和利弊。
注意 1）开头和结尾已给，不计入总词数 2）书写清楚,卷面整洁
Micro blogs have become part of our lives and bring lots of benefits. …
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In my opinion，we should be careful and cautious while using micro blogs.
阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示; 2)首字母提示；3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意
义准确、拼写正确。
Like many Chinese children, I began learning English at an early age.
1.The experience of seeing people_____ (唱歌)and chatting in English
2.made me i in it. I thought it a beautiful language and had fun
3.Yet after I a middle school, English learning seemed to be more
4.more difficult and l interesting. To tell the truth, I had to work as
5.as other fellow students. Disappointedly, I still_______(无法) to make
6.rapid progress. I was about to give up my English I met Miss Li,
7.my present English teacher,___ advised me to carry on and practice
8.more. With her help, I adopted some ______(科学) learning methods to
9.improve my listening and speaking. Besides, I took part English
10.contests and won various p . Now English is indeed my
favourite subject.
Australia’s Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to perform euthanasia(安乐死)—that’s to say, doctors are permitted to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. Word that the law was passed by the vote of 15 to 10 immediately flashed on the Internet and was picked up by John, the director of the Right to Die Society of Canada, who posted it on the group’s homepage online, saying, “This isn’t merely something that happened in Australia. It’s world history.”
The NT Rights of the Terminally Ill Law has left physicians and citizens trying to deal with its moral and practical influence. Some have breathed sighs of relief; but others, including churches, right to life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the law. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia--where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part—other states are going to consider making a similar law. In the U. S. and Canada, where the right to die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes (多米诺骨牌) to start falling.
Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death--probably by a deadly injection or pill--to end suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as incurably ill by two doctors. After a "cooling off" period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd, a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally Ill Law means he can get on with living without the disturbing fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. "I' m not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I'd go, because I've watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks," he says.
1.According to the text, which of the following statements is TURE?
A．Patients will ask their doctors for euthanasia if they are afraid of illness.
B．Australia, Canada and the US speak highly of the law of euthanasia.
C．All people in Australia don’t share the positive attitude to euthanasia
D．If a patient requests death, he should sign a certificate after 48 hours.
2.The underlined sentence in Para 2, “observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.” means that observers are prepared to learn the news that .
A．some other countries pass similar laws
B．Australia has to put an end to euthanasia
C．people begin to change attitudes to euthanasia
D．different effects result from the game of dominoes
3.Which is NOT the reason for Australia to become the first country to pass the law of euthanasia?
A．Australia has advanced technology of extending life.
B． Australians realize suffering from a terrible disease is worse than death.
C．Australia is faced with a growing ageing population.
D．Australians find it easy to deal with the moral and practical influence.
4.It can be inferred from the text that .
A．Australia passed the law of euthanasia by the vote of 15 to 10
B．John and his group are in favor of the law of euthanasia in Australia.
C．an adult patient can request euthanasia by a deadly injection or pill
D．Lloyd has seen many people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen.
5.What’s the author’s attitude to euthanasia?
A．Negative B．Critical C．Doubtful D．Positive
There have been discussions about retire age limit recently. Does it make sense to make people retire at a particular age, say, 55? 60?
Some people work well into their 70s and 80s, running families, countries or corporations while other people, despite being fit and highly talented, are forced to retire in their fifties or even earlier. Here I will examine whether people should be allowed to continue working as long as they want or whether they should be encouraged to retire at a particular stage.
Some people think there are several reasons for allowing older people to continue working. Firstly, older employees are more experienced and their knowledge can be lost to his company or business if they are made to retire. Secondly, older employees are often extremely loyal and more willing to carry out company policies than younger staff. Another point is related to our society’s attitudes to the old. To force someone to retire at 50 or 60 indicates that the society does not value the contribution of these people, which may be regarded as age discrimination.
However, others believe that allowing older people to work indefinitely(无限期) is not a good policy. Age alone is no guarantee of ability. Old people are ambitious workaholics. Many young employees are more skillful than older staff, who may have been stuck in one area or unit for most of their working lives. Having compulsory retirement encourages new ideas in an organization. In addition, without age limits, many people would continue to work purely because they did not have any other plans. Another reason is that older people should be rewarded by society for their life’s labor by being given generous pensions and the freedom to enjoy their leisure. We now have youngsters who can’t find jobs because old people refuse to retire. This new generation of “old people” may think they will never die due to modern advances in medicine.
With many young people unemployed or frustrated in low-level positions, older workers are expected to retire. However, this can affect their right to work. I feel that giving workers more flexibility and choice over their retirement age will benefit both society and the individual.
1.All the following statements are reasons for allowing old people to continue working EXCEPT that _______.
A．their contributions should be valued
B．their experience should be appreciated
C．they can be ambitious workaholics
D．they are extremely loyal employees
2.The underlined sentence in the fourth passage suggests that _______.
A．retired people support the young to be creative
B．more fresh employees mean more fresh ideas
C．retired people are unwilling to praise new ideas
D．young employees are forced to be creative
3.The structure of the passage is arranged as __________
4.The author is likely to agree that ________’
A．it’s not wise to suggest lengthening the retirement age
B．it does make sense to set a particular retirement age
C．having different retirement age sounds unreasonable
D．when to retire should depend on the employees themselves
