Modesty is a kind of good quality, which is ______it takes to be your personal best.

A. what B. where C. which D. when

— Shall we go to the seven o’clock performance or the eight?

— _____suits you fine.

A. Whatever B. Whichever C. Whenever D. Wherever

— What’s the recent progress in Xiong’an New Area, first announced two years ago?

—It _____ increasing attention from foreign companies given its huge development potential.

A. has been attracting B. had attracted C. would be attracting D. was attracting

The explosion in the chemical plant ______ avoided had the county authorities, aiming too much at short-term interests, performed their duties from the beginning.

A. should be B. might be C. must have been D. could have been

Communication can help you gain more respect from your parents, and you may be able to reach ____ that make everyone happy.

A. compromises B. contributions C. congratulations D. competitions

Adding to their happiness, he says,______ some similarities between the two test papers.

A. is B. are C. has D. have

— Mum, little Ray broke his toys again!

—It doesn't matter. You see, accidents _____happen.

A. shall B. should C. must D. will

What the country did  _____ the international trade regulations, for which it was widely condemned.

A. approved B. violated C. bothered D. interrupted

Wild applause ______when the crowd waiting heard the announcement of the arrival of the pop star at their community.

A. made out B. broke out C. let out D. worked out

— I wonder what chance there is of me passing by the old places without thinking of you.

— ______. Time cures all wounds.

A. My pleasure B. Don’t mention it C. I can’t agree more D. Never mind

Friendship can never be a trade; ______, it needs the most thorough and unprofitable concept.

A. in addition B. by contrast C. in return D. by chance

— Looking back on _____ in years gone by and the good time that I had makes today seem rather sad.

— Absolutely. So much has changed.

A. how it was B. who it was C. how was it D. who was it

We will remain ______to the path of peaceful development and shoulder more international responsibilities.

A. committing B. committed C. to be committed D. to have committed

— Who recommended Nancy for the post?

— It was James ______ admiration for her was obvious.

A. who B. that C. whose D. whom

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What do we know about the man?

A. He was questioned by the security men.

B. He flew back home in the next flight that day.

C. He was the last passenger who boarded the plane.

2.Which of the following is right?

A. The Greek didn't board the plane as he lost his boarding pass.

B. 189 people from 35 countries died in the Ethiopian air crash.

C. Many people suspected Boeing of being responsible for the crashes.

3.What is the best title of this report?

A. A Lucky Flight. B. A Narrow Escape. C. A Deadly Crash.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Husband and wife.

B. Shop assistant and customer.

C. House agency staff and customer.

2.What does the man complain about?

A. Some living facilities.

B. Some building problems.

C. Some dangerous things.

3.What’s wrong with the windows?

A. They are broken.

B. There are no locks on them.

C. There are no curtains on them.

4.What will the woman have repaired first?

A. The washing machine.

B. The windows.

C. The kitchen curtains.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What is the woman?

A. A restaurant staff member.

B. A sports club staff member.

C. A student union staff member.

2.How much will the man pay for annual subscription fee if he takes the Gold membership?

A. £250. B. £450. C. £500.

3.What can we learn from the dialogue if the man takes the Silver?

A. He cannot join in the classes he likes.

B. He can use the facilities at 2 pm.

C. He should pay more for joining fee.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.When does the conversation most probably happen?

A. On August 9. B. On August 10. C. On August 11.

2.What can we know about Tom?

A. He was born on the same date with his father.

B. He was 4.25 kilos when he was born.

C. He was wearing masses of yellow hair.

3.What will the man do?

A. Tell his colleagues the news of the new born baby.

B. Buy a good ring to congratulate the birth of Tom.

C. Go to the hospital with the woman tomorrow morning.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What is the man doing?

A. Taking pictures.

B. Decorating the living room.

C. Designing something on the computer.

2.What will the speakers do next?

A. Go to a paint store. B. Look for new jobs. C. Buy a car.

What does the man mean?

A. The woman must examine her teeth.

B. The woman will quarrel with somebody soon.

C. The woman doesn't need to worry about the dream.

What are the two speakers going to do next?

A. Ask John to invite Professor Li.

B. Work out details for John's farewell.

C. Take part in the farewell party for Professor Li.

What can we know from the dialogue?

A. Sarah will stay with her cousin.

B. Sarah will serve a room for her aunt.

C. Sarah will move into a home-stay family.

When should Trish get to the airport?

A. At 3pm. B. At16 am. C. At 6 pm.

Why did the man fail the test?

A. He didn't work hard. B. He didn't sleep well. C. He got to the test late.

假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Peter写信给你说他梦想成真即将来中国研学旅游，请你给他介绍一家中国著名的博物馆参观，而你打算给他介绍上海博物馆．回信要点包括如下：

1．博物馆免费，但需凭身份证件领票入场．

2．博物馆馆藏丰富，尤其以瓷器，青铜器（ bronze vessels）著名．

3．体验中国文化．

注意：1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．开头和结尾已经写好，不计人词数．

Dear Peter，

I'm really happy to hear that you are going to have a study travel in China .

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely，

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。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。

Five years ago, my father, who was in his forty, lost his job. At first, he was in low spirits and often gets drunk. One day, he read a story about Ren Zhengfei, which was greatly inspired him. He turned to a friend, with which help he set up a factory. In his factory waste materials were made full use to produce environmentally friendly packing bags. With these bags well receiving, his factory went smooth. Now, he has extra money because he often helps those in need. So far, he has donated as many as $10,000. How a great father I have!

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

China’s homegrown sci-fi blockbuster （ 大 片 ） The Wandering Earth scored at the Spring Festival box office. The film is an 1.  ( adapt ) of a novel of the same name by Liu Cixin, author of the Hugo Award-winning The Three-Body Problem. As 2.  ( it ) visual effects impress a global audience, a united human community when 3.  ( face ) a big disaster gets attention too.

Director Guo Fan said that he 4. ( conscious ) avoided making a do-it-alone superhero; instead, the fight to save Earth 5. ( fight ) by all humans. In The Wandering Earth, mankind is threatened by a dying sun, 6. forces them to go on a generations-long space journey to look for a new one. At 7. center of the story are a Chinese astronaut and his son, who join a global task 8. ( prevent ) Earth from crashing into Jupiter. At the end of the film 9.( come ) international rescue teams who help the Chinese team and give a final try to save Earth.

One online review reads, “It fits the Hollywood standard on presentation and visual effects, but the themes of family and love of homeland are typical 10. Chinese sci-fi films.”

    I was once a dropout. I know how powerfully a __ can influence the life of a person who does not __ herself. I quit school at sixteen to work. Years later, I had a( n) ___ and couldn’t work for months. I felt depressed. With an unemployable father and a mentally ill mother to support, I couldn’t __ to give up.

Searching the ads, I found a notice that our local community college offered free work ___. One requirement was a high-school diploma or GED certificate. Years ago, I got my GED certificate, but with __ scores. I felt certain that I had little to____other than a willingness to __ .

After my physical injury healed, I went to meet Ruby Martin, the advisor who would __ me.

I sat __ waiting while Mrs. Martin looked over my score sheet. I was __ to hear her blame me for wasting her valuable time. She looked at me for a long moment __ she spoke.

"Why did you apply for this ___?” she asked. "Why aren’t you applying to college?”

With my face burning with____, I could only whispered, " Because I am ___."

"Didn't anyone ever explain these ___to you?" she asked. I just shook my head. For the next hour, she explained how the GED scores are based on, and that my __ were very high indeed. She assured me that I was not only not stupid, but that I would ___an excellent candidate for the training program.

I regained my ______Later, I got a bachelor’s degree and became a teacher just like her. To teach is to touch a life. It was Ruby Martin who touched my life ___.

1.A. motto B. parent C. teacher D. friend

2.A. believe in B. comment on C. rely on D. dig out

3.A. disease B. patient C. baby D. accident

4.A. wait B. help C. agree D. afford

5.A. opportunities B. training C. certificates D. experience

6.A. low B. high C. special D. passing

7.A. share B. offer C. hope D. choose

8.A. forgive B. listen C. follow D. try

9.A. employ B. assess C. challenge D. accept

10.A. patiently B. curiously C. comfortably D. nervously

11.A. desperate B. sorry C. prepared D. disappointed

12.A. until B. before C. since D. after

13.A. job B. university C. program D. degree

14.A. excitement B. shame C. cold D. anger

15.A. poor B. tired C. disabled D. stupid

16.A. rules B. schools C. scores D. subjects

17.A. salaries B. positions C. expectations D. numbers

18.A. meet B. make C. employ D. affect

19.A. dignity B. fame C. confidence D. balance

20.A. forever B. sometimes C. otherwise D. anyhow

How You Open Your Car Door Matters to Cyclists

The "Dutch reach” isn’t a new dance move or a random YouTube challenge. It' s a simple move that can help prevent harm to cyclists. And you might keep your car door safe in the process, too. 1.

Typically, a person sitting in the driver’s seat of a car opens the door with the hand closest to it. It makes sense since doors are designed to be opened that way.  2.But if you happen to do that at the wrong time, you may unknowingly create an obstacle for a passing cyclist. The cyclist might be knocked down off the bike. The car door is likely to be damaged by the fast-moving bicycle.

3. However, the car door design and long-time habits have made the process automatically. Luckily, there ‘s a simple way to solve the problem. Open your car door with your other hand, using the Dutch reach. So instead of using your left hand, reach for the door handle with your right hand. 4.At the very least, you' ll look into your side view mirror to check for any traffic.

The Dutch are used to opening their car doors this way. All Dutch are taught it. It' s part of regular driver education. The technique dates back about 50 or 60 years in the Netherlands. In 2016 an American named Michael Charney started the Dutch Reach Project. He wanted to popularize the practice in the United States. Charney’ s efforts may be paying off. 5.

A. This will force you to turn your body.

B. Pull the handle and the door is open.

C. It is easy to do once you are used to it.

D. All you have to do is change how you open your door.

E. People are trying to change the way to open the car.

F. Clearly, the solution is for the person exiting the vehicle to check for traffic.

G. Several states now include the Dutch reach in their drivers’ handbooks.

    A robot called Bina48 has successfully taken a course in the philosophy of love at Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU), in California.

According to course instructor William Barry, associate professor at NDNU, Bina48 is the world’s first socially advanced robot to complete a college course, a feat he described as “remarkable.” The robot took part in class discussions, gave a presentation with a student partner and participated in a debate with students from another institution.

Before becoming a student, Bina48 appeared as a guest speaker in Barry’s classes for several years. One day when addressing Barry’s class, Bina48 expressed a desire to go to college, a desire that Barry and his students enthusiastically supported. Rather than enroll Bina48 in his Robot Ethics: Philosophy of Emerging Technologies course, Barry suggested that Bina48 should take his course Philosophy of Love instead. Love is a concept Bina48 doesn’t understand, said Barry. Therefore the challenge would be for Barry and his students to teach Bina48 what love is.

“Some interesting things happened in the class,” said Barry. He said that his students thought it would be straightforward to teach Bina48 about love, which, after all, is “fairly simple — it’s a feeling,” said Barry. But the reality was different. Bina48 ended up learning “31 different versions of love,” said Barry, highlighting some of the challenges humans may face when working with artificial intelligence in future.

Bina48 participated in class discussions via Skype and also took part in a class debate about love and conflict with students from West Point. Bina48’s contribution to the debate was filmed and posted on YouTube. It was judged that Bina48 and NDNU classmates were the winners of this debate.

In the next decade, Barry hopes Bina48 might become complex enough to teach a class, though he says he foresees robots being used to better the teaching and learning experience, rather than replacing instructors completely.

1.What was Bina48’s performance like in class?

A. Far-reaching. B. Insignificant.

C. Unattractive. D. Extraordinary.

2.What does the underlined word “addressing” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Dealing with. B. Consulting with.

C. Giving a speech to. D. Sending a letter to.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. It was quite tough for Bina48 to learn about love.

B. Artificial intelligence may somehow be superior to man.

C. It was interesting for Bina48 to learn about love.

D. Humans can launch a challenge to artificial intelligence.

4.What does Barry think of the future development of Bina48?

A. It will be able to promote learning and teaching.

B. It will completely take the place of instructors.

C. It will surely be able to serve as a teacher.

D. It will be smart enough to control human beings.