All book writing has to start somewhere, and the best place to kick off your manuscript (原稿) is by coming up with a great idea.1. It can be an article you read from your local newspaper, a conversation you overheard at Starbucks, a recent experience you had during a vacation, etc. Your overall idea should be narrowed down to one-to-two paragraphs, similar to the back cover copy you find on most books. When writing books, the idea is king. Always remember that.

2. This doesn’t just mean fictional characters—memoirs (回忆录) and nonfiction books still have characters, even if those characters are based on real people. When you write your own book, you must ask yourself what makes this character unique, what is the No. 1 thing this character wants and what difficulties must he or she overcome to reach it. Readers love imperfect, yet relatable characters.

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Maybe the most crucial step in the steps to writing a book, setting a deadline and sticking to it is essential. 4.  Too  many writers say they are  going  to write a  book and, after starting strong, find excuses as to why they stopped (or are on a super-long pause from writing books). There are definitely reasonable reasons that could prevent you from book writing—help needed in the family, a health issue, etc. But if you’re serious about writing a book, you have to make time for it. Deadlines will push you to do just that.

You can spend as much time as you want reading tips for writing a book, how to write books and how to edit your novel—and you should spend some time doing that. You  should invest in studying the craft  and learning how to write a bestseller.5.   Do it during your lunch break. Do it while waiting for the kids at soccer practice. Do  it after everyone goes to bed. There’s no official book writing model, there’s just you, a pen and a paper (or a computer, of course).

A.Strive to make your characters as interesting as possible.

B.But you’ll never write a book if you don’t spend time writing.

C.Now discover our best tips for how to write a book effectively.

D.It’s time to further your writing career by diving deeper into deadline.

E.Book ideas come in all shapes and sizes and can be found anywhere.

F.It’s the difference between serious writers and those who are merely dreamers.

G.How to start writing a book begins with an idea, but your idea needs to be carried out with well-developed characters.

 

    How many more people can we squeeze onto our fragile planet?  Surely, the Earth must be full? Pretending that human numbers can grow forever, with no ill-effects, is at best innocent and at worst utterly irresponsible.

Biodiversity loss, climate change, pollution, deforestation, water and food shortages — these are all worsened by our huge and ever-increasing numbers. Yet governments and most environmental groups choose to sidestep this giant elephant in the room. The human population was just 2.6 billion in 1950. But it has been 7.7 billion today and according to the UN it will reach 9.7 billion by 2050 and 11.2 billion by the end of the century. Where will so many people live? How will we feed them?

Unless we diffuse this “population bomb”, by the end of the century we will need several Earths to survive. But we can’t have several Earths, and so we will face a future of increasing poverty, food shortages, conflict and environmental degradation.

Admittedly, not everyone agrees with the UN’s predictions. But even the doubters calculate that the human population will grow to 8 or 9 billion sometime between 2040 and 2060. Ultimately, there has to be a limit.

The good news is that the human populations of about two dozen countries, from Poland and Italy to Cuba and Japan, are now decreasing. But that’s not true of most countries. The cradle of overpopulation is in Africa, which is where more than half of global population growth is expected to occur: from 1.3 billion people in 2020 to 4.3 billion in 2100.

The solution isn’t rocket science. There are two drivers of population growth:  birth rates and longevity. We all aim to grow old, after all, but we can reduce birth rates. That’s not to say that anyone should be denied the right to have many children as they like. But it’s a fact that wherever women are empowered and literated, have help with family planning and have access to medical care, they generally choose to have fewer children. And the birth rate falls.

So why the stony silence? Why such a failure of leadership from governments and environmental groups? I think it’s for two reasons. First, calls for population control are often believed racist: relatively rich people in the developed world  blaming poor people in the developing world. Second, it is often thought insincere. The problem is as much about consumerism as it is about population growth: westerners are consuming more and more, so it appears as if they are blaming the  poor for the excesses of the rich. Most population growth is, indeed, taking place among those who consume almost nothing. But the uncomfortable truth is that we all need to consume much less.

Whatever the complications, we urgently need a UN Framework Convention on Population, just as we have for climate change. Either we limit our population growth or the natural world will do it for us.

1.What are the first three paragraphs mainly about?

A.Environmental degradation made by humans.

B.The increasing poverty coming with illnesses.

C.The problems resulting from the growing population.

D.Water shortages caused by climate change and pollution.

2.How do governments react to human population?

A.They are too busy with other problems to solve it.

B.They avoid seeking solutions to reduce population.

C.They know the consequence and face the problem.

D.They think the population will decline in the future.

3.What is practical for birth control according to the passage?

A.Consuming much less than before.

B.Removing the right to have more children.

C.Decreasing population in developed areas.

D.Educating women and providing health care.

4.What is the author’s attitude to the ever-increasing human population?

A.Neutral. B.Concerned.

C.Skeptical. D.Indifferent.

 

    Infections that cross over from other species are a deadly problem. The new coronavirus(冠状病毒) is the latest example of a disease that jumped from animals into humans. When infections do this, they can be deadly—and 2019-nCoV is no exception.

Nearly all viruses and bacteria that infect other organisms are completely harmless to people. But a tiny proportion can infect us and cause so-called zoonotic diseases, which come from animals rather than people. Such diseases are a massive problem. They make around 2.5 billion people ill every year and kill 2.7 million. Not all zoonotic diseases cause serious illness, but the Ebola virus, for example, currently kills most of those it infects.

One reason zoonotic viruses can be this deadly is that we lack pre-existing immunity( 免疫) to them. Another is that these viruses aren’t adapted to humans. Viruses that normally circulate among people can develop to become less deadly, as this helps them spread. “They don’t want you to drop dead within a day because you won’t pass it to anyone else,” says Chris Coleman at the University of Nottingham, UK.

To get infected, people need to come into contact with the animal the virus usually infects. This is most likely with domesticated animals. Camels carry the MERS coronavirus that causes sporadic human cases, for instance.

Many viruses that jump into people, like MERS, seldom spread from person to person. They can still infect thousands, though. Rabies is mostly passed on by dog bites, but kills 60,000 people a year. Others, such as Ebola, can spread from person to person, but aren’t very good at it and so cause relatively small outbreaks. The 2019 coronavirus, by contrast, appears quite good at spreading from person to person. We don’t know how deadly it is yet.

Biologists have been warning for decades about the risks of animal viruses spreading to people. There is good reason to worry. The last global pandemic(传染病), the 2009 flu that killed up to 400,000 people, was caused by a strain of flu that came from pigs. And that flu is thought to be a descendant of the 1918 flu, which came  from birds. HIV, which has infected about 75 million people, is now thought of as a human virus. But it jumped from chimpanzees into humans relatively recently, in the 1930s.

Coleman thinks there is little we can do to stop people coming into contact with animals that may carry dangerous viruses. “It’s very difficult to control that,” he says. Instead, he says we need to have vaccines( 疫苗) ready in advance. This could mean creating vaccines that are effective against a wide range of viruses and developing vaccines that require only minor changes to work against a new viral strain, much like annual flu vaccines.

1.What does the underlined word “circulate” in Para.3 probably mean?

A.Pass on. B.Attack each other.

C.Die away. D.Work together.

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A.People must keep away from wild animals.

B.The majority of viruses are a massive problem.

C.The 2009 flu had no connection with the 1918 flu.

D.Vaccines are an effective option to fight against viruses.

3.The passage mainly aims to _______.

A.analyze the origins of viruses

B.explain the consequence of diseases

C.draw people’s attention to zoonotic viruses

D.persuade people to protect the wild animals

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A.How Are Vaccines Made?

B.Viruses Infected from Animals

C.A Global Health Emergency

D.Why Isn’t There a Coronavirus Vaccine Yet?

 

    “If you could have any three things, what would you want?” Eleven-year-old  Ruby Kate Chitsey loves asking that question, but it’s not a game. She asks it at nursing homes in the Harrison, Arkansas, where she lives. Even more amazing, she then sets out to make the residents’ wishes come true.

Ruby Kate has long been close to older folks. Her mother, Amanda Chitsey works at nursing homes in northwest Arkansas, and Ruby Kate often stays with her in the summer. The Chitseys learned that many nursing home residents are unable to afford even the smallest luxuries. So Ruby Kate decided to do something about it. “I’ve never found them scary at all, so I’m able to just go up to them and ask if they need anything,” she says.

She started by asking residents what three things they wanted most in the world. Amanda worried that people would ask for cars and other things an 11-year-old wouldn’t be able to provide. Instead, they asked for chocolate bars, McDonald’s fries, and pants that fit properly.

“It broke me as a human,” Amanda says. “We left the nursing home that day and went straight to a store and bought as many items as we could.”

Using their own money, the Chitseys granted the wishes of about 100 people in three months. Then they started asking for donations.

The good people of Harrison responded enthusiastically, so much that Amanda set up a GoFundMe page, Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents, hoping to collect $5,000. They hit their goal in a month. After GoFundMe named Ruby Kate a Kid Hero and promoted her story nationwide this past January, Three Wishes raised $20,000 in 24 hours and more than $250,000 in five months. With those funds, the Chitseys were able to get more creative: One resident asked for a man cave, so they got him a Walkman and stocked his fridge with snacks. Another wanted to go to a friend’s out-of-state wedding; they gave her money for gas and food.

Earlier this year, Three Wishes for Ruby’s Residents became a nonprofit and launched its first nationwide chapters. One of its new goals is to set up a communal laptop in one nursing home in each state. Ruby Kate doesn’t plan to stop there. Actually, besides Ruby Kate, more youngsters are involved in helping others as a hobby. At one high school, students turned a single dollar into a truly inspirational act.

1.Why did the Chitseys decide to ask and meet the residents’ wishes?

A.It was Amanda’s duty to do that. B.The residents’ stories moved them.

C.They wanted to do something for the poor there. D.They had a close relationship with the residents.

2.Amanda said “It broke me as a human,” in Para.4, probably because _______.

A.the wishes were simple B.the wishes were in her plan

C.she couldn’t realize the wishes D.she couldn’t help her daughter

3.From last two paragraphs, we know the Chitseys _______.

A.started a page to get profit B.wrote stories about nursing homes

C.appealed to more people to join them D.carried out their project across the world

4.The story mainly inspires people to _______.

A.accompany the senior B.deliver kindness to others

C.treasure what they have D.be optimistic toward life

 

    Every summer, we invite young writers to join our team for our six-week summer program. Think of yourself as an extension of our team where you will be writing main Youngzine articles.

We will work with you and after the first 1-2 articles, most of our young writers are up and running on their own. We will be selecting 4-6 young writers to join our team this year and will guide you through the experience. Does this sound like a challenge you are up to? First, let’s answer some questions that you might have.

How Old Should I Be?

Most of our Young Editors are typically 13-17 years of age. You will be writing on politics, science, environment and other current events which will require you to read and understand the background material. If you have strong writing skills, are part of your school newspaper or see yourself as a future journalist, this is for you!

How Long Is the Program?

It is a six-week program from July to mid-August, where you will be writing one article a week. We understand summer is also a time for vacations, and we are flexible as long as you inform us in advance.

What Do We Expect from a Young Editor?

Good writing skills and the ability to communicate your thoughts clearly are most important since you are writing for other young readers. We  use current events to explain the underlying context or a concept, so you will need to put your research hats on. It is important that articles be unprejudiced and state all points of view of an issue. And of course, your articles have to be original—no copying! We will send you guidelines if you are selected. A few benefits of being a summer writer:

Your work will be seen by young readers all over the world.

Your knowledge of topics deepens, broadens and widens as you research and write articles.

Is that reason enough to want to join? Send us an email to editor@youngzine.org.

Please contact us by June 10 if you are interested.

1.What do we know about the summer program?

A.It is a vacation-free program.

B.It lasts for almost three months.

C.It is mainly designed for college students.

D.It asks participants to finish one article per week.

2.The summer program expects the editors who _______.

A.express their thoughts effectively B.understand all points of a concept

C.are curious about research methods D.have broad knowledge of many topics

3.The passage intends to _______.

A.hold a writing activity B.help sharpen writing skills

C.clarify the qualities of editors D.call for summer young writers

 

    A few days before Christmas 2012, I found myself in Walmart. It was the last _______I wanted to be, especially during the chaos of last-minute Christmas shopping. It had been a little more than a month since my husband was laid off.

The school my kids attended asked if we needed help for Christmas, and we _______. If not for them, our kids would not have had Christmas gifts.

My children were with me that day at Walmart. Our cupboards were bare, and I had only eighty dollars to _________  a family of six for a week. It’s not impossible to _______, but certainly not comfortable. It leaves little _______  for anything extra. Yet, it was Christmas, and my kids asked if they could buy a present for their dad. How could I say “no”? I found a gift box of their dad’s favorite cologne and hoped I could _______ it. Lucky for me, my husband doesn’t have expensive_______.

My husband worked very hard to_______ for us, and I stayed home. It wasn’t by _______ . Having two children on the autism spectrum makes it difficult for me to work. Doctors’ appointments, therapy schedules, and school meetings make it near impossible to __________  a regular work schedule. So, when he was laid off, things got very __________ quickly. He wasn’t without a job long, but the __________  of income for a couple of weeks certainly put a stress on our family.

As I chose my groceries, I kept a running total in my head. As my cart (手推车) filled, my __________  rose. The more I thought about it, the less ___________ it was that I would be able to buy a gift for my husband.

When I went to the checkout, I set aside the cologne gift box. My kids____________,    but I didn’t have much of a choice. My heart__________ when the grocery total was indeed too high for us to buy the gift, but an angel was waiting in the wings.

What happened left me speechless, and being the __________ type, speechless is rare for me. A man__________ us, put four twenty-dollar bills into my hand and happily exclaimed, “Merry Christmas!” He left so fast that I didn’t __________ have a chance to say, “Thank you.”

A wave of emotion came over me as I ___________the cologne gift set to the belt. We were thrilled, and my husband had a Christmas present. Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

1.A.place B.moment C.season D.station

2.A.refused B.answered C.accepted D.ignored

3.A.warm B.feed C.help D.inspire

4.A.respond B.appreciate C.purchase D.accomplish

5.A.room B.excuse C.energy D.courage

6.A.offer B.afford C.owe D.earn

7.A.bill B.collection C.taste D.clothes

8.A.stand B.compete C.prepare D.provide

9.A.choice B.mistake C.heart D.nature

10.A.create B.design C.maintain D.discover

11.A.smooth B.tight C.unexpected D.simplified

12.A.increase B.discount C.steadiness D.absence

13.A.regret B.anxiety C.blame D.complaint

14.A.likely B.important C.necessary D.difficult

15.A.cheered B.followed C.protested D.supported

16.A.lost B.calmed C.beat D.sank

17.A.outgoing B.optimistic C.talkative D.hardworking

18.A.approached B.guided C.pleased D.trusted

19.A.ever B.even C.once D.already

20.A.threw B.cancelled C.recommended D.added

 

阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Recycling paper is a great way to help the environment, but reusing things1. (make) from paper is even better. Take a copy of magazine, for example. Once you 2.  (finish) reading it, don’t put it in your recycling bin. Instead, consider sharing it 3.   people who haven’t read it,  or giving it to your school library so that your classmates can take a look. Alternatively, you could find a completely  4.(differ) use for the magazine’s pages. Some readers have  used  them to wrap gifts for their friends and family, picking pages with colourful pictures to make the presents look bright.

 

阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Bob1. (sort) through some of his old stuff. During the process, he came   across a box full of old toys and journals, as well as some old photos from his childhood. Holding one of the photos, Bob started to look back upon the very day this photo2. (take) 30 years ago, and he got really emotional. It was the day he first  learned how to ride a bike. In the park, his father patiently pushed his bike from behind as Bob had trouble riding on his own. Bob kept falling from the bike, but his father was always  there,3.  (encourage) him. Eventually, he got the hang of it.   Bob thought it was the best day of his life at the time.

 

阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Human beings love the world of nature that surrounds1. (we), and we enjoy  seeing the wild world up close. When people wish to interact with a wild creature, an easy method is to attract it with some food. However, feeding wild animals is dangerous and unwise. The first problem is that animals are not meant to eat the same foods as people do. Many cheap human snacks, like fries and bread, are just not good for animals. Also, animals 2.  are fed  by humans will lose their  fear  of people. This makes them easy targets for hunters,3. it’s also possible that they could  someday attack people.

 

假设你是高三学生李华。41日复课那天你们班组织了一次“加强自我防护,共同抗击疫情”的演练活动。请根据以下内容,给你的英国笔友Henry写一封信介绍本次活动。要点如下:

1. 活动目的;

2. 活动内容(至少两点);

3. 你的感想。

注意:1. 字数:100左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节,使行文连贯;

3. 参考词汇: 新冠肺炎COVID-19 pandemic 复课resume classes; 演练rehearsal

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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。

Dear Mr. Smith,

How are things with you? I've got a great news for you. A Traditional Chinese Culture Fair is to be hold by our school at the Art Center this Friday afternoon, that lasts from 2pm to 5pm.

Since this event aims help more people learn about the traditional Chinese culture, the staff, all the students and their parents were welcome. At the fair, related books, pictures, videos and object will be exhibited. Thus, visitors will not only understand the traditional Chinese culture much better but also feels the unique beauty of them.

If you're interesting, please come and enjoy the fair. And I'd be glad to offer any help. Looking forward to receive your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

 

阅读下面材料,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填在答题卡上的相应位置。

In ancient China tea was probably used 1. a relish(佐料)and a medicine. It was considered to be 2. (health) in part because it was made with boiled water, which is safer 3. (drink) in an area of polluted water. Tea drinking, and commercial growing, spread during the Tang Dynasty, 618—907. And tea gradually became one of the seven basic 4. (necessity) of Chinese life. (The others are fuel, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar.)

A Japanese Buddhist priest is believed to have introduced tea to Japan in 805, 5. he returned from a visit to China. In Japan tea drinking was considered medicinal, and became 6. (close) associated with Zen Buddhism(禅宗).

Dutch explorers became familiar with tea in 7. 1590s and were soon importing tea to Europe. In 1662 tea received a big boost in England when the Portuguese Catherine of Braganza married King Charles II and 8. (introduce) tea drinking to the British court. Gradually, the British fell in love with tea. In 1665, less than 88 tons of tea was imported to Great Britain. By 1700, it had increased to 10,000 tons of tea, 9. (rank) first in Europe.

The demand for tea continues to grow in spite of the 10. (compete) from soft drinks and coffee. And now tea is the second most-consumed drink in the world.

 

    On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the rooftop of an old lady’s house. The purpose of our play was to observe how the stones _______ to missiles (导弹) as they rolled to the roof’s edge. I found myself a perfectly _______ rock and threw it out. The stone slipped from my hand and _______ straight for a small _______ on the lady’s back porch(走廊). At the sound of broken glass, we knew we were _______.

I was too scared about getting _______ that first night. _______, a few days passed and I hadn’t been discovered. I started to feel guilty(自责) for her _______from the bottom of my heart. She _______ greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the paper, but I was no longer able to act comfortable in her ________.

I made up my mind that I would ________ my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had seven dollars. I put the ________ in an envelope with a note explaining that I was ________ for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would ________ the cost for repairing it.

I waited until it was ________, advanced to the old lady’s house quietly, and put the letter in her door.

The next day, I was given a bag of cookies made by herself. I thanked her and started to eat the cookies. ________, I felt an envelope in the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was ________. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said,  “I’m ________ of you.”

Forty-three years seems like a long time to ________ the name of a mere acquaintance. Yet it dwells in my memory that she taught me a lesson in ________ that I shall never forget.

1.A.approached B.changed C.attached D.exploded

2.A.smooth B.huge C.soft D.round

3.A.left B.escaped C.headed D.leaped

4.A.roof B.porch C.window D.door

5.A.in danger B.in panic C.in pain D.in trouble

6.A.charged B.fined C.arrested D.caught

7.A.However B.Therefore C.Besides D.Moreover

8.A.misfortune B.homelessness C.furniture D.damage

9.A.even B.never C.still D.rarely

10.A.house B.mind C.memory D.presence

11.A.save B.earn C.spend D.donate

12.A.paper B.money C.stone D.glass

13.A.shy B.sorry C.frustrated D.worried

14.A.include B.equal C.afford D.cover

15.A.afternoon B.morning C.dark D.dawn

16.A.Unfortunately B.Unexpectedly C.Gradually D.Naturally

17.A.surprised B.frightened C.disappointed D.embarrassed

18.A.fond B.delighted C.proud D.ashamed

19.A.forget B.remember C.imagine D.delete

20.A.kindness B.honesty C.generosity D.forgiveness

 

Easy Ways to Get Over Your Laziness

Laziness appears for very specific reasons. Maybe we don’t know how to do the task. 1.. Maybe we are just plain scared and our mindset needs adjustment. Whatever the cause, if laziness is interfering with your productivity, you must learn to overcome it. Here are several ways to overcome your laziness so you can reach your goals.

Make sure you’re not overwhelmed(不堪重负的).

Sometimes we freeze up when we’re overwhelmed by everything we have to do--we freeze up and don’t do anything at all. 2.. If you have too much on your plate and no idea how you’re going to get it all done, it may be that you’re not lazy but overwhelmed.

Check your motivation.

Similarly, if you’re not motivated it is very easy to slip into what looks like laziness. 3.. If it’s hard for you to stay connected to what motivates you, make up a list that you can consult when you need an extra push.

4..

Your environment and the people around you matter. Are you in a space that makes it easy to stay organized and productive? Do the people around you spend more time complaining than following their passions? If you surround yourself with people who love what they do, and are creative and motivated, their enthusiasm will rub off on you. Make sure that your space gives you everything you need to work well.

Value your time.

5.. Look at your to-do list and prioritize(优先)—you can do it in your head, on paper, or on a computer or phone-based planner. Just knowing where you are makes it harder for deadlines to sneak up on you and easier to work productively, even if it’s in short bursts.

A.Look at your surroundings.

B.To be productive we need to be motivated.

C.Make the most of the time you spend working.

D.So select just one thing at a time, do it, and ignore the rest.

E.Maybe we feel overwhelmed by everything we have to do.

F.We may procrastinate(拖延)because we are not sure what to do next.

G.Do you have realistic expectations on how much you are truly able to accomplish?

 

    Late blight (晚疫病) is a common disease of plants such as tomatoes and potatoes, capable of wiping out entire crops on commercial-sized fields. If conditions are favorable, it can quickly spread to other plants through wet soil and wind.

In history, late blight caused over 1 million deaths in Ireland. Today it still causes more than 6.7 billion dollars in annual losses worldwide. Small farms and growers are often the hardest hit, many stating losing almost two-thirds of their yearly production, because usually they don’t have money to identify and treat the disease.

But farmers may have a new weapon now. The technology, designed by researchers at North Carolina State University can recognize sick plants early by employing a piece of test paper that plugs into (接入) a reader on a smartphone.

Plants produce signaling chemicals from their leaves. “If a plant is diseased, the type and concentration of these chemicals changes,” said Wei Qingshan, an engineer at North Carolina State University. If the farmer suspects a late blight infection is underway, he can remove a leaf from a living plant and place it in a small, covered glass jar. After the leaf’s volatile (挥发性的) chemicals have accumulated for 15 minutes or so, the cap is removed and the air is pumped from the jar into a reader attached to the back of a smartphone. Inside the smartphone reader is a piece of paper specially treated with dyes (染料) by the researchers. Upon interacting (相互作用) with the plant’s volatile chemicals, the paper changes color to indicate the presence or absence of the late blight.

The researchers hope to tailor the technology for other crop diseases, which continue to appear as climate change and global trade increase the stress on agricultural systems. “This is an important step in the improvement of global food security,” Wei Qingshan said.

1.What are the statistics in Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A.The damage caused by late blight.

B.The money put into late blight treatment.

C.The number of crops in a commercial-sized field.

D.The yearly production of small farms and growers.

2.According to Wei Qingshan, how would a farmer find out if a plant was infected?

A.By treating the plant with special dyes.

B.By putting volatile chemicals on the plant.

C.By testing the air in the jar with a leaf inside.

D.By examining the land with a smartphone reader.

3.What do the researchers expect of their new technology?

A.It’ll reach farmers soon.

B.It’ll get rid of late blight.

C.It’ll be beneficial to the climate.

D.It’ll be able to detect more crop diseases.

4.What is the purpose of this passage?

A.To introduce a test method of late blight.

B.To explain the causes of late blight.

C.To discuss the effects of late blight.

D.To tell the history of late blight.

 

    If you’re looking for European culture, there are few better places to visit than Switzerland. Known as the melting pot of Europe, it combines the cultures of Europe with astonishing beauty and fantastic food.

Switzerland’s culture is a combination of neighboring states: France, Germany, and Italy. The result is a multilingual (多语言的) country, as eastern Switzerland speaks French, the southern part speaks Italian and the rest speaks German.

Like the language, the cuisine is also quite different by region. If you visit cities like Geneva, you’ll find traditional French dishes like fondue and raclette, melted Swiss cheese served over bread or potatoes. Meanwhile, in German-speaking regions, like Zurich, you’ll find Rosti, a typical side dish made from fried potatoes.

However, if there’s one thing that unites the Swiss and the rest of the world, it’s their love of chocolate. Swiss chocolate factories are “the most luxurious in the world”, US travel blogger Sarah Schmalbruch wrote on Business Insider. Famous brands, like Lindt, are based in the country. Visitors to Switzerland can enjoy chocolate tasting sessions, and even take classes from master chocolate makers.

Aside from the wide variety of food on offer, Switzerland also offers thrills. The Swiss Alps offer year-round skiing and mountain climbing with local experts. Besides, you can visit the beautiful Matterhorn, known for its distinctive pyramid shape and snow-capped peak. Standing at a height of more than 4, 400 meters, it is the most pictured mountain in the world, according to Smithsonian magazine.

But if city culture is more your thing, you’ll find a wide range of museums and art galleries, not to mention the world’s largest teddy bear museum in Basel.

Even the largest Swiss cities tend to be laid back (悠闲自在的), but with many adrenaline- pumping (肾上腺素激增的) activities and cultural sites, Switzerland is perfect for every taste. After all, where else in Europe offers you the culture of four different countries?

1.The author presents Switzerland as a multi-cultural country by introducing its _________.

A.languages and food B.architecture and food

C.festivals and architecture D.costumes and festivals

2.Why are Sarah Schmalbruch’s words quoted?

A.To show the history of Swiss chocolates.

B.To prove Swiss chocolates are difficult to make.

C.To show how delicious Swiss chocolates are.

D.To stress the popularity of Swiss chocolates.

3.What can you find in Switzerland?

A.The safest skiing location. B.The most pictured mountain.

C.The largest art gallery. D.The oldest teddy bear museum.

4.Where can we most probably read this text?

A.In a geography textbook. B.In a science report.

C.In a travel magazine. D.In a personal diary.

 

    Australia is no stranger to wildfires. The country’s weather patterns create heat and dryness, which fuel occasional bushfires in a natural cycle. However, one that started last September continues to burn, and it may not be natural at all. Scientists say that man-made climate change has played a role in the fire’s creation and duration.

Peter Gleick, a US climate scientist, told Time, “the extent, the severity, and the intensity of these fires wouldn’t have been so bad without the fingerprints of climate change.”

According to Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology, the country’s temperatures have risen by more than one degree Celsius since 1920. The spring of 2019 was Australia’s driest in 120 years. In December, the country saw its hottest day ever, with an average temperature of 41.9.

“Due to enhanced (过度的) evaporation(蒸发)in warmer temperatures, the vegetation and the soils dry out more quickly,” Stefan Rahmstorf, a lead author of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fourth Assessment Report, told Time.

Worse still, researchers at the UK Bureau of Meteorology believe that wildfires like this might become “normal conditions” in the future, according to the BBC. They looked at 57 research papers published since 2013, which examined the relationship between climate change and the risk of wildfires. They found that the link between the two has already been observed in many parts of the world, including the western US, Canada, southern Europe, and even Scandinavia and Siberia.

“These are impacts we are seeing for one degree of global climate change. The impact will get worse if we don’t do what it takes to make the world’s climate stable,” Corinne Le Quere, a professor from the University of East Anglia in the UK, told the BBC. “What we are seeing in Australia is not the ‘new normal’. It’s a transition(过渡)to worse impacts.”

1.What was the wildfire starting last September related to according to scientists

A.Air pollution. B.Human activities.

C.Environment changes. D.Natural cycle.

2.What does the underlined phrase in paragraph 2 mean?

A.The meaning of climate change B.The influence of climate change

C.The control of climate change D.The possibility of climate change

3.What happened with the temperature rising in Australia?

A.Plants stayed as lively as usual.

B.Australia never suffered a hot day.

C.The plants and the soils became dry faster.

D.Every season became the driest in the year.

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.We might see more wildlife.

B.We were to see less disasters.

C.It could be impossible to see wildfires.

D.It would be more difficult to prevent wildfires.

 

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

Frankston Beach Patrol Volunteer

Location: Frankston

Beach Patrol volunteers meet twice a month for a 1-hour clean-up, removing litter from Frankston’s beaches for collection by Frankston City Council. Please contact our partner organisation Impact Volunteering for more information and to discuss this opportunity further either over the phone or in person. Phone 03 9770 6492.

Volunteer Book Lovers & Tutors

Location: Maidstone

We are looking for enthusiastic and community-minded people to assist us in our new reading club for primary students, in particular those with reading challenges. As a book lover, you will understand how reading can make a difference. For more information, please call 314 576 3993.

Event Assistant Needed

Location: Boondall

Come and support one or all four days of the National Boccia (硬地滚球) Battle Championships, held at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall. Join all the fun and excitement of this sport, learn a new skill, make new friends while helping the event run smoothly. Please call Susan Solakovic HR, 07 3253 3333.

Clothing and Toy Sorter

Location: Lisarow

Prepare sorted goods for display and sale including pricing where appropriate; willing to take all store duties. This opportunity comes to you via Volunteering Central Coast. Please ring 02 4329 7122 to make a booking for a telephone or face-to-face interview.

1.What do Beach Patrol volunteers usually do?

A.Pick up rubbish on the beach.

B.Meet at the beach once a week.

C.Visit Frankston City Council in person.

D.Provide beach information over the phone.

2.Which place offers opportunities to help students?

A.Frankston. B.Maidstone.

C.Lisarow. D.Boondall.

3.Which number can you call if you’re interested in selling things?

A.03 9770 6492. B.314 576 3993.

C.07 3253 3333. D.02 4329 7122.

 

阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。

Old Man Donovan was a mean man who hated children. He threw rocks at them and even shot at them with a shotgun. At least that’s what we had heard.

His small farm bordered our neighborhood where my younger sister, Leigh Ann, and I lived when we were growing up. His farm was long, narrow, and quaint. It held two treasures. One was his beautiful fruit.

There were many varieties of fruit: pears, apples, and lots more I just can't think of. The fruit naturally drew the children to his land. It made them into thieves. But my sister and I didn't dare to take his fruit because of the horrible rumors we had heard about Old Man Donovan.

One summer day, we were playing in a nearby field. It was time to head back home. My sister and I were feeling very daring that day. There was a short cut to our house that went through the Donovan farm. We thought he wouldn't be able to see us run across his property around the luscious fruit trees. We were almost through the farm when we heard, "Hey, girl!" in a gruff, low voice. We stopped dead in our tracks! There we were, face to face with Old Man Donovan. Our knees were shaking. We had visions of rocks pounding our bodies and bullets piercing our hearts.

"Come here," he said, reaching up to one of his apple trees. Still shaking, we went over to him. He held out several ripe, juicy, red apples. "Take these home,” he commanded. We took the apples with surprised hearts and ran all the way home. Of course, Leigh Ann and I ate the apples.

As time went on, we often went through Old Man Donovan's farm, and he kept on giving us more luscious fruit. One day, we stopped by to see him when he was on his front porch. We talked to him for hours. While he was talking, we realized that we had found the other hidden treasure: the sweet, kind heart hidden behind his gruff voice. Soon, he was one of our favorite people to talk to. Unfortunately, his family never seemed to enjoy our company. They never smiled or welcomed us in.

Paragraph 1:

Every summer, we would visit Mr. Donovan and talk to him.

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Paragraph 2:

The next winter, word got around that Old Man Donovan had died.

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假定你是李华,你的英国朋友 Edward 正在学习汉语,希望你推荐一个适合他学习汉语的网站。请你根据以下内容,给他写一封电子邮件。

1. 推荐网站:www.edchinese.com

2. 网站内容:

(1)中文情景对话、中国风俗、中文电影、中文歌曲、成语和唐诗等;

(2)有在线教师答疑解惑。

注意:1.词数 80 左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;

3. 开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。

Dear Edward

I'm more than pleased to know that you are learning Chinese.

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Yours

Li Hua

 

阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

As we all know, there are many kinds of pollution all over the world, air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution and so on. Although we can't save the world in a short time, we can take  some measures to protect 1.. For example, we can prevent people throwing litter; we can sort the rubbish in the community; we can drive less and produce less carbon dioxide.

2. (actual), there is a new recycling program at our school, which aims to help us create 3.better environment. The recycling we've planned is simply a three-part program: sorting, collecting and delivering. The first part — sorting is also the 4. (hard) one. Most people don't like taking the time to do the 5. (separate) of the rubbish and this is usually why most recycling 6. (program) fail. However, we have reasons 7. (believe) that our words will work. From now on, instead of seeing the usual black rubbish cans all over the school, you 8. (see) three different colors of rubbish cans. Pink cans are for paper, blue cans for bottles, and white ones for all other waste. After the rubbish 9. (sort), it needs to be collected and then taken 10. different rubbish recycling centers.

 

    I enjoy feeding birds in my garden. About three years ago, a baby chipmunk (花栗鼠) which I named Chip came to this festive display. Over that summer, I watched it _______ . The next summer, the chipmunk was back, and I wondered whether it would _______ me to feed it by hand or let me pet it. Before Chip would approach, I'd _______ its favorite food, bend down and keep very _______. I'd leave my open hand _______ unmoving, so the animal would know I wouldn't _______it. I continued doing this for a few weeks.

_______  late in that second summer, Chip did show more trust. One day as I _______a seed with my fingertips, it approached and _______took the seed into its mouth. It never bit my fingers.

I was happy that Chip and I had made a(n) ________of trust.

After about two months of this ________I went further. With my index finger, I ________ its back once gently. I'm not even sure Chip felt it, but it didn't ________. I then moved my two fingers slowly and gently over it. ________ Chip stayed calm, eating seeds, before running quickly back into the bush.

Today, the chipmunk comes out of hiding when I call its name, and lets me ________its soft, silky body.

A friend once mentioned that after she ________a dog, she noticed that her high blood pressure had approached ________without medication, and she became calmer and could handle stress better. I think I, too, feel ________from my interactions with Chip.

I've also developed a greater ________for nature and its creatures and the opportunity to observe, protect and save wildlife. Most of all, I am amazed by the ________ of a tiny chipmunk to meet me halfway in trust.

1.A.eat B.grow C.play D.jump

2.A.praise B.beg C.inspire D.trust

3.A.put off B.put up C.put down D.hang up

4.A.anxious B.excited C.still D.curious

5.A.in public B.in place C.in return D.in turn

6.A.grab B.remove C.bite D.throw

7.A.Initially B.Unusually C.Obviously D.Finally

8.A.found B.planted C.offered D.produced

9.A.cautiously B.aggressively C.comfortably D.confidently

10.A.promise B.breakthrough C.introduction D.experience

11.A.education B.discovery C.routine D.resolution

12.A.knocked B.brushed C.rocked D.touched

13.A.run away B.rush out C.give away D.turn up

14.A.However B.Again C.So D.Therefore

15.A.admire B.support C.pet D.lift

16.A.walked B.adopted C.abandoned D.lost

17.A.safety B.original C.logic D.normal

18.A.calmer B.faster. C.quieter D.easier

19.A.sympathy B.motivation C.mercy D.respect

20.A.capacity B.contribution C.memory D.comfort

 

    There is a lot of controversy around whether or not teachers should be allowed to wear jeans, but I think jeans should be a part of the teacher dress code, and here is why.

Jeans say I’m dressed to work, not just for work.

It’s hard to sit down on the carpet and read a book with your kids while you’re wearing a skirt. I can’t lean over a desk to help a student in a classroom full of teenagers if I’m concerned about where my skirt ends up when I’m bent over. 1.. I can work in jeans: I can move, sit, stand, or kneel without worry.

2..

What’s the key to being an excellent teacher? Great relationships with your students. Dressed clothes say I’m your boss, but jeans say I’m with you. In my classroom, I am a facilitator, a coach and a mentor. 3..

Teachers who wear jeans are happier.

“Happy teacher,  happy class”  seems  like  a  good  saying. 4..  When  you’re comfortable, you’re happy. When you’re happy, you’re a better teacher. And when you’re a better teacher, your students learn more. Who isn’t happy when they’re wearing their favorite pair of comfy jeans?

5..

Teachers today don’t just stand up in front and lecture anymore. Being comfortable means being able to move, to bend down to help students, or to sit on the floor to help a kid organize their backpack full of papers.

I work in a school where teachers wear jeans regularly, but we don’t look like a slovenly(不整洁的)group of people, nor are our students suffering because of our casual clothes. Most of the arguments against wearing jeans claim that if teachers want to be treated like professionals, they should look like  professionals, but  I’d  argue that  there is  no  longer a blanket look for professionals.

A.Jeans solve these problems

B.Wearing jeans helps build relationships

C.Teachers and students feel energetic wearing jeans

D.Jeans allow teachers to be more mobile and hands-on

E.Jeans help teachers do their jobs at the highest possible level

F.After all, the teacher’s mood usually sets the tone for the day

G.Jeans allow me to fill those roles more easily and comfortably

 

    Feeling tired? Under too much stress? Well, you may want to try Yoga. It’s what more and more people have been turning to to release the trouble of modern life. Practically unheard of in the West until 50 years ago, Yoga has become one of the most popular health trends around the world, including China. If you search for Yoga on line in Chinese, lots of pages are there to see, most of which are main pages of Yoga clubs. In order to keep fit and lose weight, many girls spend more than 1000 yuan taking part in Yoga classes every month.

However, are you really ready for it? There are several things you need to know before you really take it.

First, do not force your body too much. Yoga has many difficult poses. They are beautiful and worth boasting if you could finish them. But if you force yourself to do as exactly as an experienced Yoga teacher does, you may hurt your body, instead of strengthening it. Do you remember you original purpose for playing Yoga? It is self -building, not competing.

Second, do some research about the Yoga class that you are to register. Yoga is new in China and there are not so many certificated well-trained Yoga teachers. Some not well-organized clubs just find someone who learns a little Yoga and certificate them. But be aware, a non-eligible teacher might wrongly guide you and you could not benefit from the classes much except that they force you to exercise your body a bit. Considering about the large amount of money you invest in it, it’s worth and reasonable to make sure the teachers in the club are qualified before you join.

Third, it would be better to learn something about nutrition when you practice Yoga. In the very beginning, Yoga was part of the Vedas, bible of the traditional Indian philosophy. So it could be regarded as a kind of lifestyle. When you have decided to care for your body, why not feed it properly? In fact, good clubs have their own nutritionists.

Anyhow, make sure you are ready before you act. The fashion may change quickly. But what benefits is still good for us.

1.The author’s main purpose in writing the passage is to ________.

A.tell people how to relax themselves

B.let people know more about Yoga

C.give people some advice on taking part in Yoga classes

D.tell peoples Yoga has gained its popularity in China

2.The underlined word “non-eligible” in the fourth paragraph most probably means ________.

A.inexperienced B.unqualified

C.impatient D.unkind

3.From the advice offered by the author, we can conclude that ________.

A.Yoga has nothing to do with culture B.Yoga is somehow easy to exercise

C.many people learn Yoga in order to compete D.not all the Yoga clubs have standard teachers

 

    Forget about the “post-1995 generation”. Young people born in 1995 or later have another name in English — Generation Z. They are entering adulthood and will soon shape our future, which is why policy makers, as well as employers and marketers, are trying their best to understand these young people. So, how should we pin down the Gen Z-ers?

Most people will agree that the single biggest difference between Gen-Z and other generations is how connected they are. This is a group of people who were hooked up to social media as soon as they were born. Social media has changed the way Gen Z-ers interact with each other and how they get and process information. They read news from Twitter, watch videos from Vine, share experiences in Instagram and post recipes in Pinterest.

“We are the first true digital natives. I can almost simultaneously create a document, edit it, post a photo on Instagram and talk on the phone, all from the user-friendly iPhone,” said Hannah Payne, an 18-year-old UCLA student.

It is noted that young people in the UK are becoming more active in Politics. Young people regard voting as one option among many to show their political engagement that can potentially influence policies. Instead of party politics, they focus more on single-topic issues such as feminism(女权主义) or climate change. And “much of the engagement and organizing they do takes place on social media rather than through traditional political structures,” according to the Guardians.

Gen Z-ers are also culture creators. Growing up with the Internet has freed this generation from traditional cultural expression. They are no longer willing to let their creativity be limited by their parents or traditional rules. “We decide what kind of content we want to experience and choose how we experience it,” wrote Masback, a Huffington Post blogger and a Gen Z-er herself.

1.What does the underlined phrase “pin down” mean in Paragraph 1?

A.Cooperate with. B.Firmly convince.

C.Communicate with. D.Clearly understand.

2.What is special about the Gen Z-ers’ engagement in politics?

A.It’s topic-specific. B.It stresses social response.

C.It’s party-based. D.It has an immediate effect.

3.What can be inferred about the Gen Z-ers?

A.They are socially responsible.

B.They are friendly and generous.

C.They are addicted to social media.

D.They are rooted in traditional culture.

4.What is the author’s attitude towards Gen Z-ers?

A.Worried. B.Ambiguous.

C.Objective. D.Disapproving.

 

    At the age of 83, I’m reading more and dusting less. I’m sitting in the yard and admiring the view without caring about the weeds in the garden. I’m spending more time with my family and friends and less time working.

Whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experiences to savor, not to suffer. I’m trying to recognize these moments now and cherish them.

I’m not “saving” anything; we use our good china and crystal for every special event such as losing a pound, or the first Amaryllis blossom. I wear my good clothes to the market. I’m not saving my good perfume for special parties, but wearing it for clerks in the hardware store and tellers at the bank.

“Someday” and “one of these days” are losing their positions in my vocabulary. If it’s worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and do it now.

I’m not sure what  others would have done had they known they wouldn’t be here for the tomorrow that we all take for granted. I think they would have called family members and a few close friends. They might have called a few former friends to apologize and mend fences for past quarrels. I like to think they would have gone out for a Chinese dinner or for whatever their favorite food was.

It’s those little things left undone that would make me angry if I knew my hours were limited. Angry because I hadn’t written certain letters that I intended to write one of these days. Angry and sorry that I didn’t tell my husband and parents often enough how much I truly love them. I’m trying very hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter and luster to our lives. And every morning when I open my eyes, I tell myself that it is special. Every day, every minute, every breath truly is a gift.

1.Why is the author not “saving” anything?

A.She has already saved enough. B.She wants to seize the day.

C.She finds the chance to spend. D.She attends many special occasions.

2.The author would feel angry if ________.

A.there were few things she could do B.she could not live long

C.her efforts were in vain D.her last days were full of regret

3.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A.To share what she has learned from her life.

B.To blame people who left many things undone.

C.To show her regret for what she missed in life.

D.To persuade people to think more of themselves.

 

假如你是美国的Mike,你的朋友张平打算到国外留学,他写信询问你什么样的中国学生最受国外高校青睐。请你根据下列要点给对方写一封回信:

1. 语言能力是基础

2. 适应能力很重要

3. 兴趣爱好被看重

4. 要有社会责任感

注意:词数100左右。

Dear Zhang Ping,

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Yours,

Mike

 

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。

I was asked to deliver the speech before the whole class at the age of 9. I felt shy the moment when I thought of that. Therefore, I had no choice but to prepare for it. The real moment began when I stood on the platform with so many eyes fixing on me. My listener were waiting patiently. I gradual found myself back, giving my speech. My audience applauded at last, that meant I made it.

Since then, my fear of talking before lots of people disappeared. The greatest difficulty on our way to success is your fear. Overcome it, or we will be able to achieve our goals.

 

阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

I was driving home late at night1.my car lost momentum(冲力) and got slower and slower. Nothing I did seemed to make any2.(different). “It can't be the fuel”I thought.“The petrol gauge(汽油量表)was showing I had plenty3.( leave).”Then my car died completely after I managed to roll to the side of the road. It was an4.(extreme) dark, lonely country road. Neither a single person5.any traffic was insight at all. I felt like an idiot. I should not have left without charging my cell phone. The battery was dead and I was alone without any way6.(contact) my family. Time dripped slowly like a leaking tap. “God, help me!" I begged anxiously. “Is there someone who will be kind enough to stop and help me out?" However, there was no sign of anyone. I was starting to panic,7.(feel) completely abandoned. Suddenly I saw a faint light8.the distance. I waved my white scarf as hard as possible. It was a huge lorry. The driver stopped and kindly drove me to the nearest hotel,9. I had a rest, and then I called my family and explained10.had happened. How lucky I was! When he stopped for me, I felt as if I had just found a million dollars.

 

    That day, I followed my Beijing daily routine of coming home from Tsinghua University. I was______enough to experience a friendly casual meeting. When entering the______I heard “Wait! Wait!". As I held the lift doors open, a woman______rushed in and thanked me. When I _____in Chinese, she was surprised. After chatting, she______to help me with my Chinese, and then we______names and numbers.

As 1 told my flatmates about the experience, they didn't hesitate to express their_____. From the western point of view, experiences like these are dangerous.______to be “more Chinese”, I stayed in touch with my lift friend.

The following week she______me to go for milk tea with her and her______. I thought that the girl would________the opportunity to practice English. However, most of our _____was in Chinese! They even went to great length to help me practice______my Chinese is only middle level. Our next_______was when we gathered together to make dumplings. They made me______completely at ease in their home.

After these______meet-ups I have spent lots of time with the family, and I feel that they have become my own______abroad. Fortunately, I didn't let our western point of view act as a______. This experience has made my stay in China______. I feel like this simple difference in______is something we in the west can learn from Chinese culture.

1.A.satisfied B.lucky C.brave D.eager

2.A.lift B.dormitory C.apartment D.office

3.A.madly B.swiftly C.blindly D.elegantly

4.A.apologized B.clarified C.opposed D.replied

5.A.compromised B.offered C.struggled D.refused

6.A.gave B.mentioned C.remembered D.exchanged

7.A.admiration B.desire C.concern D.interest

8.A.Therefore B.Yet C.Also D.Thus

9.A.forced B.invited C.allowed D.expected

10.A.daughter B.colleague C.relative D.flatmate

11.A.abandon B.seize C.get D.own

12.A.description B.conversation C.speech D.argument

13.A.as B.so C.if D.unless

14.A.performance B.vacation C.trip D.meeting

15.A.behave B.pretend C.look D.feel

16.A.initial B.recent C.difficult D.familiar

17.A.parent B.community C.family D.group

18.A.challenge B.barrier C.signal D.message

19.A.unforgettable B.embarrassing C.changeable D.disturbing

20.A.privilege B.restriction C.competence D.attitude

 

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