At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together. They had announced her plane’s ________ and he said, “I love you. I wish you ________.” They kissed good-bye and she left.

He walked over to where I was seated. I could see he wanted to ________.I tried not to ________ him, but he welcomed me in by asking, “Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?” “Yes, I have,” I ________.

Saying that brought back ________ I had of expressing my ________ and appreciation for all my Dad had done for me. Knowing his days were________,I took the time to tell him how much he ________ to me. So I knew what this man was experiencing.

“Forgive me for asking, but why is this a(n) ________ good-bye?” I asked.

“I am old and she lives too far away. I have challenges ahead and her next trip back will be for my ________,” he said ________.

“I heard you say,” I wish you enough. “May I ask what that means?”

He began to smile. “That’s a wish ________ from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone.” He ________ into the air as if trying to remember it in ________.

“When we said ‘I wish you enough’, we ________ the other person to have a life filled with enough good things,” then he shared the following as if he were ________ it from memory.

“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude ________. I wish you enough ________ to appreciate the sun more. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest ________ in life appear much bigger. I wish enough ‘Hellos’ to get you through the final ‘Good-bye’.”

He then began to sob and walked away.

1.A.arrival B.departure C.accident D.delay

2.A.enough B.happiness C.luck D.success

3.A.shout B.laugh C.cry D.fly

4.A.interrupt B.meet C.invite D.disturb

5.A.added B.replied C.thought D.promised

6.A.words B.gifts C.memories D.stories

7.A.anger B.regret C.love D.sorrow

8.A.numbered B.wasted C.lost D.spent

9.A.turned B.spoke C.gave D.meant

10.A.instant B.forever C.unforgettable D.disappointing

11.A.funeral B.birthday C.anniversary D.wedding

12.A.loudly B.happily C.sadly D.calmly

13.A.taken up B.taken down C.given away D.handed down

14.A.looked down B.looked up C.looked around D.looked forward

15.A.detail B.surprise. C.trouble D.silence

16.A.forced B.wanted C.encouraged D.persuaded

17.A.reciting B.singing C.reaching D.painting

18.A.different B.right C.negative D.bright

19.A.sky B.storm C.light D.rain

20.A.results B.hardships C.joys D.failures

Protecting Yourself Against COVID-19

You’re probably really worried about the COVID-19 virus, especially if there are confirmed cases near you. Fortunately, you can take action to protect yourself and your family from getting infected.

1. Wash your hands with soap and water to minimize your infection risk. The best way to prevent COVID-19 is to wash your hands as often as possible. Wet your hands with warm water. 1. And then rinse your hands clean under warm running water.

2. Keep your hands away from your eyes, nose, and mouth. 2. When this happens, the germs can stay on your hands, so you can easily infect yourself if you touch your face with dirty hands. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth in case the virus is on your skin.

3. 3. Since COVID-19 is a respiratory infection (呼吸道感染), coughing and sneezing are common symptoms. Additionally, coughing and sneezing both release the virus into the air, so they may increase your risk of infection. Keep your distance from people who appear to have symptoms of an upper respiratory infection.

4. Stay home as much as possible to distance yourself from other people. You’ve probably heard about “social distancing” or “physical distancing” which can help limit the spread of the virus.4. If you can, work or do your schoolwork at home, as well. Don’t go out to eat, hang out in bars, or participate in recreational activities, like going to the movies.

5. Wear a mask to cover your nose and mouth when in public. The WHO recommends even healthy people wear cloth coverings when expecting to encounter others in public, like when you are going to the grocery store or using public transportation. “5.”,experts also warn.

A.Ask the person to stay away from you.

B.Wash them with soap for 20-30 seconds.

C.Always wash your hands before you eat or drink anything.

D.Face coverings are NOT a replacement for social distancing!

E.Distance yourself from people who are coughing or sneezing.

F.Only get out for necessities, like buying necessary groceries or going to work.

G.You may come into contact with corona virus on a surface, like a doorknob or countertop.

    Authorities in China have approved a drug for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (早老性痴呆), the first new medicine with the potential to treat the cognitive (认知的) disorder in 17 years.

The seaweed-based drug, called Oligomannate, can be used for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s, according to a statement from China’s drug safety agency. The approval is conditional however, meaning that while it can go on sale during additional clinical trials, it will be strictly monitored and could be withdrawn if any safety issues should arise.

In September, the team behind the new drug, led by Geng Meiyu at the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said they were inspired to look into seaweed due to the relatively low incidence of Alzheimer’s among people who consume it regularly.

In a paper in the journal Cell Research, Geng’s team described how a sugar contained within seaweed prevents certain bacteria contained in the gut (肠子) which can cause neural decline and infection of the brain, leading to Alzheimer’s.

This mechanism was confirmed during a clinical trial carried out by Green Valley, a Shanghai based pharmaceutical company that will be bringing the new drug to market.

Conducted on 818 patients, the trial found that Oligomannate-which is got from brown algae (海藻)－can statistically improve cognitive function among people with Alzheimer’s in as little as four weeks, according to a statement from Green Valley.

The company said Oligomannate will be available in China “very soon”, and it is currently seeking approval to market it abroad, with plans to launch third-phase clinical trials in the US and Europe in early 2020.

1.What can Oligomannate be used for?

A.Curing the severe Alzheimer’s.

B.Treating the minor Alzheimer’s.

C.Killing all bacteria in the body.

D.Treating all cognitive disorders.

2.What inspired the team to look into the seaweed?

A.The praise from a patient with Alzheimer’s.

B.An incident of brain infection in the laboratory.

C.The approval for the seaweed research from the authorities.

D.The low occurrence of the disease among people eating the seaweed.

3.What causes the Alzheimer’s?

A.The brown algae.

B.The wound of the head.

C.Some bacteria contained in the gut.

D.A sugar contained within seaweed.

4.What is the company Green Valley’s attitude to the future of Oligomannate?

A.Optimistic. B.Uncertain.

C.Indifferent. D.Anxious.

    Latin and the works of Sophocles (索福克勒斯,诗人) are no longer the preserve of private schools thanks to a project that links professors with underprivileged teenagers.

The new project between King’s College London (KCL) and Newham Sixth Form College in east London offering lessons in Classics to bright senior-three students is now in its second year.

Students from disadvantaged backgrounds with high academic potential can attend the classes, which are designed to inspire and engage them in challenging topics that are often the preserve of private schools.

Lecturers cover subjects including ancient literature, religion, theology, Persian history and philosophy. Some teenagers from neighbouring state schools also attend. The students act out Greek plays such as Antigone by Sophocles and are encouraged to consider Classics as a degree.

Edith Hall, a Classics lecturer at KCL, said: “We wanted to enable the students from Newham to understand the richness and relevance of the classical world. They have a unique opportunity to engage with world-class lecturers,”

Juned Malek,19,who is in his first year at KCL, was introduced to literature, theology, history and philosophy by the classical outreach program when he was at Newham. He now helps to run it. He said the program was “essential in making the myths that surround studying Classics disappear, namely that it is an elitist (精英) subject or that it has limited career opportunities”.

The analytical skills that the degree develops are in high demand by employers, particularly investment banks and law firms.

He said all schools should teach Classics to give a “basic introduction of historical principles passed down through millennia”, adding: “A limited classical education leaves you stuck in the constant present, lacking the ability to use the past as a frame of reference when making decisions.”

1.Why do the professors start the project?

A.To control the study time.

B.To help the underprivileged students.

C.To help the talented students from KCL.

D.To inspire and engage all students in challenging topics.

2.According to the text, who may attend the classes?

A.A naughty student with no talent in study.

B.A bright student with a talent for music.

C.A clever student with disadvantaged background.

D.A talented student with private school learning background.

3.According to the text, which is one of the benefits of studying Classics?

A.Being admitted to the private school.

B.Having limited career choices.

C.Observing the life of the elitists.

D.Having reference when making decisions.

4.Which section in a magazine is this text most likely from?

A.Education. B.Technology.

C.Business. D.Science.

    The moment I see a beautiful cloud while driving, taking in the colorful light during a sunset, or watching birds flying south, I begin to think what we are supposed to learn from nature and animals. Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. As seasons change, we are guided to learn acceptance and non-resistance. A green leaf doesn’t resist turning red when autumn approaches. Trees don’t resist leaves falling when winter arrives. They stand deeply rooted in the ground, with their vulnerability out in the open and branches spread wide, giving up to the universe. Do what you will with me; I trust it is for my highest good.

Who said that the bamboo is more beautiful than the maple tree and maple tree is more valuable than the bamboo? Does the bamboo feel jealous of the maple tree because it is bigger and its leaves change color? The idea of trees comparing themselves to others is ridiculous, as should humans comparing themselves to one another. We must compare our growth to who we were yesterday not to the growth of another. Everyone is incomparably unique.

The community of bees and ants all participate together to benefit all those in their community. We each have our own calling that is best performed by us. Each part is necessary for a functioning family, community, nation and world. Embrace your special responsibility, share it proudly with the world, and always do your best.

Birds flying through the sky represent the limitless freedom and potential available to us if we release our fears. Taking off to fly for the first time can be scary and bring about feelings of fear. Without taking the risk of the first flight, we won’t find the internal freedom we desire. We must dare to take our feet off the ground, spread our wings and fly.

1.What does the underlined word “vulnerability” in paragraph 1 mean?

A.Weakness. B.Possibility.

C.Disability. D.Resistance.

2.What does the example of the bamboo and the maple tree indicate?

A.We humans should learn from one another.

B.There is no sense in comparing different plants.

C.Everyone has his own quality and strengths.

D.Each part is necessary for a functioning world.

3.What can we learn from bees and ants?

A.Independence. B.Unity.

C.Pride. D.Diligence.

4.Which is the main idea of this text?

A.Acceptance and non-resistance are the law of nature.,

B.The bamboo is more beautiful than the maple tree.

C.Animals’ way of living has changed human’s life.

D.Humans can learn from nature and animals.

    While you’re grounded and social distancing, you can still travel the world through the pages of these novels whose setting is often the main character. Whether going back in time to Cartegna, Colombia in “Love in the Time of Cholera” or getting lost on a remote volcanic Russian peninsula in “Disappearing Earth”, these books will transport you all around the globe.

1. ‘Snow Falling on Cedars’ by David Guterson

Puget Sound, Washington

While San Piedro is a fictional island in the real life San Juan Islands off Washington, the location of this haunting mystery is believed to be based on Bainbridge Island, which is more to the south in Puget Sound. But for anyone who’s been to these Pacific Northwest islands and experienced their pine and cedar forests and quiet harbors, the book’s description of San Piedro rings true: “a brand of green beauty that inclined its residents toward the poetical.”

2. ‘Disappearing Earth’ by Julia Phillips

Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia

This detective fiction’s main character is Kamchatka, the remote Siberian peninsula full of unique

characters who reveal the ethnic and cultural conflicts of the region, all connected by a crime.

3. ‘Love in the Time of Cholera’ by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Cartagena, Colombia

Although the location of the book goes unnamed, it’s generally accepted that Marquez’s hometown was the inspiration for this story of unrequited love. The film adaptation was shot within the walls of the Old City.

4. ‘Florida’ by Lauren Groff

Florida

Storms, snakes, sinkholes and stories? Welcome to Florida. The fantastical tales in this collection span centuries, characters and towns, but all take place in the Sunshine State. You’ll be swept up in a wild hurricane of a ride with these lyrical stories of anger and love, loss and hope.

1.The text is especially helpful for those who ________.

A.are fond of traveling B.are afraid of working

C.are eager to read D.are happy to be grounded

2.Which of the following is an imaginary place?

A.San Piedro. B.Puget Sound.

C.San Juan Islands. D.Bainbridge Island.

3.Which book will you choose if you like the stories in the Sunshine State?

A.Snow Falling on Cedars

B.Disappearing Earth

C.Love in the Time of Cholera

D.Florida

假定你是天津晨中学学生会主席李津，你得知英国友好学校的戏剧社在当地很有名气，你的学校正计划成立戏剧社团，请你根据以下提示给对方戏剧社团团长James 写封邮件，向他咨询。

(1)向对方戏剧社团表示敬意；

(2)介绍本校成立戏剧社团的目的和计划；

(3)向对方咨询(如：怎样挑选成员，询问活动内容等)。

注意：(1)词数不少于100；

(2)可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；

(3)开头已给出,不计入总词数。

参考词汇：戏剧社团drama club

Dear James,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Jin

阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Kobe Bryant wasn't the first NBA player to visit China. But he was the first player to help China grow into a basketball-crazed nation.

Kobe's first visit was in 1998, and in conducting basketball clinics （篮球训练营），doing business and participating in charity, he was warmly welcomed in the basketball-loving country. Once, nearly 15,000 people showed up at 9 am for an event at which Kobe was scheduled to appear at 4 pm.

USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo saw firsthand Kobe's popularity during Kobe's time with Team USA at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, when as captain he led the team to a gold medal. "There were tens of thousands of people on the streets, yelling, 'Kobe! Kobe!' It was unbelievable, just unbelievable," Colangelo said.

"It's harder for me to walk around here than in the United States," Kobe once told reporters in China in 2013. “It's uncontrollable. Fans rush you and surround you, and it gets to the point where you can't go out."

His last visit was in August last year for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. He told reporters, “I watched the country develop from the ground up. I watched Beijing grow. I watched the passion for the game develop. My goal is to develop the country's basketball to a level where they can compete with the best basketball countries in the world,", Kobe said.

Kobe was and perhaps remains China's favourite NBA player, and fans in the country were shocked by his death in a helicopter crash in January this year. Tencent, the NBA's digital partner in China, posted a memorial page that drew more than five million visitors in less than five days.

Just two days before Kobe died, he posted a short video on the Chinese micro-blogging site Weibo, wishing Chinese fans a happy new year. How sorrowful his fans are when they watch the video again!

1.Apart from being an excellent NBA players, what else makes Kobe Bryant special to Chinese fans? (no more than 15 words)

2.What does the author want to prove, telling us what Jerry Colangelo saw at the 2008 Beijing Olympics? (no more than 10 words)

3.What does the underlined phrase "from the ground up" mean in paragraph 5? (no more than 8 words)

4.What made Kobe Bryant confident that China's basketball can be one of the best in the world? (no more than 15 words)

5.How do you find Kobe Bryant? Please give your reason, (no more than 20 words)

    Many parents worry that showing negative emotions in front of their children will cause them to suffer. For example, children may end up thinking it's their fault or simply "catch" the emotion. Indeed, this worry has a sound basis — the phenomenon of “emotional contagion"（情绪感染）is real, and one recent study found that parents can transfer their fear of going to the dentist, for example, to their children.

On the other hand, there is the natural idea that we should “be real" with our children, and that they will benefit from watching a parent who struggles and eventually deals with their negative emotions like any other human being.

There are three concepts to consider when it comes to emotional display in front of children: suppression （压抑），"uncontained" expression, and talking about emotions. Suppression of emotion is when you hide the outward signs of an emotion. Unfortunately, it doesn't work very well — the act of suppressing your emotion actually increases your blood pressure. Observers can pick up on your distress despite your efforts to hide it, making them feel stressed. The recent research has also found that when parents feel negative emotions and keep them from their children, they experience lower relationship quality and decreased responsiveness to their child's needs.

On the other hand, “uncontained" expression of anger and sadness by the parent is also not salutary for the child. Uncontained means high intensity emotion, with no attempts to regulate or take ownership of it. Shouting, smashing （摔）things and blaming someone else for "making you angry" are all example of this .

So, what is the middle ground? That would be talking about emotion taking ownership of them and showing your child that you are trying to deal with them. Classic research found that six-year-old kids had better emotional understanding and perspective-taking skills if their mothers had talked to them about their emotions at the age of three. In fact, the more the mothers had talked, the better the outcome would be.

So next time you feel sad, angry or frustrated and your child is watching you expressing emotion, do explain what's going on in terms they can understand.

1.The author uses the example of going to the dentist mainly to _______.

A.explain parents' common fear

B.introduce the topic of negative emotions

C.show children may catch parents' emotions

D.present the consequences of transferring negative emotions

2.If a mother suppresses （(压抑)）her emotions, .

A.she will not make her kids feel stressed

B.she can hide her emotions from her kids

C.she will often shout at her kids for no reasons

D.she can't respond effectively to her kids' needs

3.What does the underlined word "salutary" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.Enough. B.Beneficial.

C.Necessary. D.Reliable.

4.What is the author's intention of writing this text?

A.To encourage parents to "be real" with our children.

B.To call on parents to develop a positive attitude to life.

C.To inform parents of the consequences of negative emotions.

D.To recommend parents to talk about negative emotions with children.

5.What's the structure of the text?

A. B.

C. D.

    Average age is rising around the world——a demographic （人口统计）change that may pose a significant challenge to efforts to slow down climate change.

Hossein Estiri at Harvard University and Emilio Zagheni of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Germany, have found that energy use increases as we get older, and not just because we tend to get wealthier. An ageing population could mean a greater proportion of society with higher energy use, their study suggests.

They combined two decades, worth of data from thousands of US households and used this to build a model to reveal how energy use varied across 17 age groups between 1987 and 2009. They found that, on average, children's energy consumption （肖耗）climbs as they grow up, before dipping slightly when they leave home. Consumption then rises again when people hit their 30s, before briefly dropping after 55, and then beginning to climb again. The study involved factors such as income, local climate and the age, type and size of a person's home. The increase in energy use at various points in our lifespan （寿命）seems to be the result of life style and how our needs change as we age.

Why does demand grow so much in our 30s? “We need more of everything. More space, a bigger TV two fridges," says Estiri. The study found that, in warmer parts of the US, energy use increases in people over the age of 65—probably as a result of increased use of air conditioning, This suggests that there is a feedback effect between climate change and an ageing population that will only make matters worse.

Heat waves have become more common in the US in recent years and are expected to become more frequent due to global warming. More older people using more electrical energy to keep cool as temperatures rise could add to emissions （排放），and thus drive more warming until our energy supply becomes entirely fossil fuel-free.

“This confluence （汇集）of population, ageing and climate change on energy demand is really important to start thin king about," says Estiri. Benjamin Sovacool at the University of Sussex, UK, says the work shows the importance of demographics when it comes to cutting carbon emissions. Most modelling of climate change mitigation （减缓气候变化的模型） assumes people's energy consumption either stays the same or only changes by a small amount over time.

"This study directly challenges that entire body of research by forcing it to fight with the temporality and complexity of the consumption of energy, says Sovacool.

Catherine Mitchell at the University of Exeter, UK, says the research could have an important influence on policy makers. "What the paper says is that there is a lot of work about how buildings use energy, but probably not enough about how the people in them use energy," she says.

1.By saying “not just because we tend to get wealthier" in Paragraph 2, the writer probably means that .

A.poor people can't bring down the high demand for energy

B.a comfortable life is not the main cause of in creased energy use

C.there are some other reasons leading to the increase in energy consumption

D.people being wealthy or not has nothing to do with the rise of energy consumption

2.What does the author intend to tell us in Paragraph 3?

A.Children consumes more energy when they leave home.

B.Energy consumption drops briefly before people hit 55.

C.The researchers built a model to study the data from US households.

D.Energy consumption varies with the change of lifestyle and demand at different ages.

3.Which of the following statements is Hossein Estiri most likely to support?

A.Energy will stop increasing when people get older.

B.His research could inspire policymakers to change current polices.

C.Various factors influencing energy consumption should be considered.

D.Old people should use fossil fuel-free rather than electrical energy to keep cool.

4.What is the shortcoming of most modeling of climate change mitigation?

A.It is expensive and difficult to promote.

B.It overestimates the household energy consumption.

C.It did not take climate change adaptation into account.

D.It regards energy consumption as stable or as only slightly changing.

5.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A.More emphasis should be put on people's energy use.

B.The government can't do much without the support of the study.

C.It is the buildings, not the people in side, that consume the majority of the energy.

D.Policymakers have been working on how to cut down people's energy use.

6.Which column may the article be taken from on the Internet?

A.Health. B.Environment.

C.Human. D.Technology.

    eXp Realty is one of the world's fastest-growing and most successful real estate （房地产） companies. It has become famous not for investing in actual real estate, but for focusing on

virtual reality offices that allow its agents and brokers （中间商）to interact and socialize from anywhere around the globe.

Glenn Sanford, eXp Realty's founder and CEO, founded the company a decade ago, soon after the real estate market collapse of 2007. He couldn't afford to buy or rent office space. What's more important, he figured that focusing on a system that allowed his team to work remotely would help the company avoid possible real estate crises in the future. So eXp Realty relied on services like Google Docs, project management solutions like Trello, and communications app Slack to help its workforce work together in virtual reality. "The virtual campus is a big part of our growth engine. If we were limited to actual offices, the growth we've had simply wouldn't be possible," Scott Petronis, chief technology officer of eXp Realty said.

Having a virtual campus in the virtual world rather than in the real one apparently has several major advantages. For the most important one, eXp Realty can hire whatever talent they like, no matter where they are. As long as they have Internet connection, they can interact with their colleagues and the company management like avatars （虚拟人）because they can walk around the campus, enter various virtual facilities, and interact with each other. While the main focus is on work and brainstorming, eXp Realty is constantly adding fun stuff as well, like riding on a virtual lake and enjoying a drink at the bar.

At the beginning of 2018, eXp Realty had around 6,500 brokers, but till today that number has increased to over 12,000. They are operating in 300 markets across the US and Canada. If that isn't enough to convince you, the company was recently listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, with first-day market capitalization of over $1 billion. But it doesn't own or lease any more physical space than what is required by law.

1.What do we know about eXp Realty?

A.It relies much on technology.

B.It was founded by accident.

C.It's famous for its large offices.

D.It's a branch company of Google.

2.What mainly inspired Glenn Sanford to adopt virtual offices?

A.He could work closely with famous online services.

B.He is quite professional in the field of information technology.

C.Virtual offices can enable him to avoid potential real estate crises.

D.The starting base for the virtual real estate market was low at that time.

3.What's the biggest advantage of having a virtual campus?

A.Agents and brokers can communicate timely.

B.It helps attract talents regardless of their location.

C.Companies can cooperate with high-tech avatars.

D.Employees can have a relaxing work environment.

4.We can infer from the last paragraph that eXp .

A.is really a success

B.has some illegal businesses

C.is expanding its business worldwide

D.has poor performance in the stock market

5.What might be the best title of the passage?

A.Why Does Real Estate Industry Grow So Quickly?

B.Billion Dollar Real Estate Company一eXp Realty

C.Virtual Reality Office Vs. Physical Office Space

D.What Can Virtual Reality Do to Our Business?

Forget Cyclists, Pedestrians（行人）Are Real Danger

We are having a debate about this topic. Here are some letters from our readers:

★Yes, many cyclists believe dangerously. Many drivers are disrespectful of cyclists. But pedestrians are probably the worst offenders.

People of all ages happily walk along the pavement with eyes and hands glued to the mobile phone, quite unaware of what is going on around them. They may even do the same thing while crossing a road at a pedestrian crossing or elsewhere. The rest of us have to evade （避让）them or just stand still to wait for the unavoidable collision （碰撞）.

The real problem is that some pedestrians seem to be, at least for the moment, in worlds of their own that are, to them, much more important than the welfare of others.

—Mechael Horan

★ I loved the letter from Bob Brooks about cyclists （ (Viewpoints, May 29）). I am afraid they seem to think they own the roads.

I was walking across Altrincham Road one morning when a cyclist went round me and on being asked what he was doing he shouted at me.

The government built a cycle lane on the road but it is hardly used.

The police do nothing. What a laugh they are!

The cyclists should all have to be made to use the cycle lanes and wear helmets, fluorescent （发荧光的）jackets and lights at night and in the morning. They should pay some sort of tax and be fined for not wearing them.

—Carol Harvey

★Cyclists jump on and off pavements （which are meant for pedestrians）, ride at speed along the pavements, and think they have a special right to go through traffic lights when they are on red.

I was almost knocked down recently by a cyclist riding on the pavement when there was a cycle lane right next to him.

Other road users, including horse rides, manage to obey the rules so why not cyclists?

It's about time they were registered and insured, so when they do hit a pedestrian or a vehicle, or cause an accident, at least they can be treated and there might be an opportunity to claim compensation.

—JML

Write to Viewpoints of the newspaper.

1.Michael Horan wrote the letter mainly to show that ______.

A.drivers should be polite to cyclists

B.road accidents can actually be avoided

C.walking while using phones hurts one's eyes

D.some pedestrians are a threat to road safety

2.Carol Harvey suggests that cyclists should_______ .

A.be asked to ride on their own lanes

B.be made to pay less tax for cycling

C.be fined for laughing at policemen

D.be provided with enough roads

3.What is a complaint of JML?

A.Very few drivers are insured.

B.Cyclists ride fast on pavements.

C.Pedestrians go through red traffic lights.

D.Horse riders disrespect other road users.

4.The three letters present viewpoints on_______ .

A.ways to improve road facilities

B.the real source of road danger

C.measures to punish road offences

D.increased awareness of road rules

    My father was raised in a fatherless home at a time when the family of five struggled to survive, which caused my father to be extremely tightfisted (吝啬)with money. When we children became __ that other children got pocket money from their parents, we made a(n) __ to ask our father for some. Immediately his face turned stone cold, and he said, "If you're old enough to ask, you're old enough to __ And we had to seek odd jobs about the neighbourhood.

He didn't __ his attitude as we grew into adulthood. There was a time when ___of us had a car, so we had to ride a __ whenever we came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home, Dad never met us, __ in bad weather. If someone ___(and my brothers did a lot), he'd say in his __ father-voice. “That's what your legs are __!"

One spring morning I was on the bus home from _____ . Tests and long hours in labs had ____ me exhausted. As other students were _____at their stops. I looked silently out of the window. Finally, the bus came to a ____ at my destination, and I ___, carrying my suitcase to begin the long journey home.

The row of privet hedge (树篱)came into _____, which lined the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. I stopped to put a book in the suitcase. When I stood up, I saw something gray ____ along the top of the hedge toward the house.

It was the top of my father's head. I ____ then, each time I came home, he would stand behind the hedge, watching, __ he knew I had arrived safely. I held back my tears. He did care, _____.

Upon reaching home, I found my father innocently in his chair “So! It's you!" he said, his face lengthening into surprise.

1.A.aware B.certain C.surprised D.excited

2.A.attempt B.suggestion C.trouble D.plan

3.A.spend B.earn C.survive D.raise

4.A.strengthen B.soften C.take D.show

5.A.neither B.each C.all D.none

6.A.bicycle B.car C.train D.bus

7.A.especially B.only C.even D.once

8.A.refused B.complained C.cried D.intended

9.A.strangest B.lowest C.scariest D.softest

10.A.on B.in C.by D.for

11.A.work B.home C.town D.college

12.A.led B.made C.found D.proved

13.A.treated B.received C.met D.greeted

14.A.stop B.house C.street D.corner

15.A.stepped off B.went off C.jumped on D.climbed on

16.A.mind B.view C.flower D.leaf

17.A.shining B.flying C.failing D.moving

18.A.supposed B.thought C.imagined D.realized

19.A.since B.after C.until D.though

20.A.after all B.above all C.in advance D.in total

Although the main characters in the fiction are so true to life, they are certainly ______.

A.false B.visible C.familiar D.imaginary

—Sid is never happy when he has nothing to do.

―I know. ______.

A.He has good taste B.He has done very well

C.It really bothers him D.It's none of his business

Charlie's wheelchair ______ out of power. He drove it into my office and looked for a place to charge it.

A.run B.have run C.had run D.was running

Chinese students overseas are encouraged to return, ______ they honestly fill out medical forms and strictly follow the quarantine rules.

A.though B.as long as C.unless D.the moment

There are over 50,000 signs in modern Chinese but luckily, Chinese children ______ learn all of them for everyday purpose.

A.needn't B.mustn't C.can't D.won't

The weather here is great, with temperatures ______ from a low of 55°F to a high of 75 °F in the summer.

A.range B.ranged C.to rang D.ranging

Physical labour can exhaust the body very quickly. ______, too much study can rapidly reduce mental powers.

A.Otherwise B.Equally C.Finally D.Additionally

Poor Mr. Perkins had to wait patiently until his car was the only one that ______ in the parking lot.

A.left B.would leave C.was left D.had been left

She applied for a position in the sales department ______ one considers to be of value and importance.

A.where B.which C.when D.as

He made a good impression last week and ______ to the second round of interviews for the post.

A.got through B.settled down C.came up D.gave in

John tried hard to figure out ______ he has left his schoolbag but in vain.

A.what B.which C.where D.that

______ anxiety, the novel coronavirus （新冠病毒）has also brought opportunities to some industries and changes to our lifestyles.

A.Due to B.In spite of C.Apart from D.According to

These reports give an ______ rather than the details. Some important things are not included.

A.mark B.account C.comment D.outline

Careers Officers ______ contact with young people when they have left school in case they need help in job-hunt.

A.maintain B.dismiss C.abandon D.hold

—What kind of career would you like, Tom?

—Well, ______. Being a writer could be interesting.

A.Sounds amazing B.I'm not sure exactly

C.You got it D.I couldn't agree more

假定你是李华，你收到外国朋友Peter的邮件，他想了解你校在新冠疫情（COVID-19 epidemic）期间线上教学的情况。请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：

1. 课程与时间；

2. 你的学习状态；

3. 你的期待。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

I’m so glad to hear from you and know what you are doing these days.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes,

Yours,

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 Wang Ping,

How are things going with you? It’s been six month since you study abroad in England.

It is the first time that you had been abroad. Without doubt, it is hard to fit in the life in a foreign country. Have you got accustom to living there? And how about the food? As an exchange student, have you overcome all the problems you have learn English? Can you understand that the teachers say in class and communicate free with your classmates now? You are so smart that you must have made a rapid progress in your studies. Everything is OK with me. I often recall the happy days that we stayed together.

I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours,

Li Hua