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。作文中共有10处错误，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。

Hearing the news that the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in China, I felt very exciting. It struck me how I learned skating when I was a child. In the age of 7, I began to go crazy about skating, like all my friends. At the beginning, it was not very hard for me to keep my balance. I always fall over on the ground. As the result, I thought I had no gift for skating. So I gradually lost confidence but became upset. The upset I was, the more terribly I did. I was about to give up while my father came to help me. Encouraged by her, I gained confidence and stood up again. As I practiced skating, he always created a relaxing atmosphere and offered some specific advices. In the end, I made it.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

I like taking photos very much. Once I travelled by ship on a cloudy morning. It was in the afternoon 1.the weather turned fine. So I wanted 2. (take) some photos. I was looking around and I saw next to me a lovely little girl sitting on her3.(father) shoulders. It was lucky for me to meet 4.a perfect moment-the girl was smiling and the surrounding view was beautiful. Without5. (think), I took a picture of the little girl at that moment.

Her mother was surprised that a 6.(strange) was taking the photo of her daughter. I explained that I was 7.(move) by that sight and showed them the photo on my digital camera. They loved it very much. I said I could email it to them when I got home. 8.(Final), they gave me their email address. The next day, I 9. (send) them their daughter’s photo as I had promised.

This morning I received a message back, 10.says they are grateful and that they are very happy with the lovely photo of their daughter and a lovely memory of the day.

    I passed a man on the way home from work this evening. He was_______down the grass edge at the side of the driveway._______, he was swinging (摇晃), almost falling over, sometimes on the edge, sometimes off. I_______, wondering whether to stop and give him a lift. Then the car behind me overtook (赶超) me and I didn’t stop there as the road was so_______.

I couldn't be sure but he_______to be quite drunk. Yes, he was_______drunk. A _______turned sharply to avoid him at one point.

I thought I might as well sit and_______him to reach the car. He'd probably turn down my _______ of a lift or smell really bad or... a number of things went through my________while I waited.

Five________went by and I sat on. He reached the car. My________were down, and I asked him if he wanted a________. He said that he was going to the next town, just out of my way, but not far enough to put me to ________. So he got in.

“Sorry, I'm really quite________.” He called me brother and offered me his cool glasses as pay. I refused and said the________was in the giving.

Three times along the way he told me that “Whatever we give out there comes back to us. Something good will come to you for________me up.”

“The joy is in the giving,” I said again.

He________again for being so drunk.

“Anywhere around here is fine for me,” he said. So I________him at the next crossing. We ________hands and said goodbye to each other.

1.A.driving B.walking C.running D.jumping

2.A.Actually B.Directly C.Gradually D.Suddenly

3.A.settled down B.sped up C.slowed down D.gave up

4.A.entire B.loose C.busy D.straight

5.A.appeared B.determined C.tried D.happened

6.A.selflessly B.sincerely C.fortunately D.obviously

7.A.train B.plane C.cab D.boat

8.A.search for B.wait for C.look for D.care for

9.A.offer B.attitude C.parcel D.struggle

10.A.heart B.head C.leg D.face

11.A.midnights B.seconds C.centuries D.minutes

12.A.cars B.windows C.wheels D.lights

13.A.lift B.gift C.hug D.deed

14.A.anger B.shock C.attraction D.trouble

15.A.active B.drunk C.reliable D.stubborn

16.A.freedom B.damage C.strength D.joy

17.A.picking B.pushing C.getting D.setting

18.A.begged B.congratulated C.apologized D.commanded

19.A.recognized B.dropped C.persuaded D.buried

20.A.took B.ruined C.destroyed D.shook

    Staying fit and healthy plays an important role in our life. People sometimes ignore their health because of the busy daily schedules but there are some little things that you can do each day that will add to being healthy and fit. Here are some ways to stay fit and healthy.

Get regular check-ups. One should get a physical check-up every year to make sure everything is as it should be. 1.Getting physical examinations regularly benefits you because if and when something is wrong, you will get to know about it timely.

2.One should walk for a few minutes every day to stay fit. It improves body awareness and can help reduce pressure. Exercise helps to strengthen the heart and lungs, strength training helps to strengthen the muscles and stretching helps to reduce the risk of injury.

Eat breakfast. One should have healthy breakfast as it keeps you energetic for the best mental and physical performance. 3.It also helps to keep a healthy weight because you are less likely to overwork later in the day.

Don’t skip lunch. We are trying to lose weight. We don’t have time and end up working through our lunch break. But try to eat a light lunch each day.

No late dinners. With our busy lives we always put off dinner until the last minute. 4. This will give your body a chance to “eat” most of the food before you rest for the next 8 hours.

5.

A.Take enough exercise.

B.Work more and walk more.

C.Give them a try and see for yourself.

D.It helps to keep stable blood sugar levels.

E.Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed.

F.There is no harm to get check-ups as it’s good for your body.

G.Skipping breakfast makes you form a bad eating habit in the long run.

    In Europe, many people make friends between their countries through town twinning. Town or city twinning means two towns in different countries agree and decide to become “twins” with a sister city relationship.

The people find pen friends in the twin town. They exchange newspapers and stamps. The school teachers discuss teaching methods with the teachers in the twin town. Officials visit the twin town for celebrations. Ordinary people travel to the twin town, too, but not very often if it is far away.

Sometimes, schools even exchange their classes for two or three weeks! For example, German middle school students study for a while at the school in their twin town in Britain, staying with British families. A few months later, their British friends come to study in Germany.

Many British towns are so pleased with the results of the twinning that they set out to find more than one twin town!

Tonbridge, a small town in Kent, for example, has twin town in both Germany and France. Richmond near London has relationships with Germany, France and even a town in a Balkan country!

Town twinning can help make friends. It helps students improve their language skills, and also helps people to understand the differences between nations.

1.Twin towns develop      .

A.in the same country.

B.between different countries.

C.in the English-speaking countries only.

D.between European countries and China.

2.Which country is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A.Britain. B.France. C.China. D.Germany.

3.Which is one of the advantages of town twinning?

A.To earn more money.

B.To set up schools.

C.To develop industry and agriculture.

D.To improve students’ language skills.

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A.Town Twinning.

B.Friendly Towns.

C.Making friends in different countries.

D.Exchanging Teachers and Students.

    Here's a story I collected from a total stranger.

“Well, I am Lucy. I was 11 when my family arrived at Fern lake overlook on Trail Ridge road in Rocky mountain national park.

It was so beautiful to look miles across the Rockies and thousands of feet below into the valley.

My parents were busy getting lunch out of the trunk so I climbed over the wooden fence to get closer to the cliff edge for a better view.

I started down a little hill but soon started sliding on loose rocks.

I fell on my butt (屁股), but kept going faster and faster to what seemed the edge of the world (a 2,000 foot drop). In seconds I knew I was going to die. My feet and legs went first over the edge at a high speed. Then suddenly I felt two hands push hard on my chest and stopped me dead. My heart was racing and I slowly inched my body back to where I finally could make it back up the hill.

My father was waiting there and screaming at me for doing such a dangerous act.

I tried to tell him and my mom about the hands that saved my life, but to this day they don't believe me. They thought I was just trying to get out of trouble with a made up story.”

We parted ways, but I assured her that I believed every word of her story.

That's why I always ask people to share their miracles.

Each real story makes my day.

1.What can we infer from the text?

A.Lucy was the author of the text.

B.Lucy was a lucky dog.

C.Lucy ran along the wooden fence to have a good view.

D.Lucy went to Fern lake to enjoy the scenery alone.

2.Who saved Lucy?

A.Her parents. B.God.

C.The unknown hands. D.Lucy herself.

3.Why did her parents think the accident unbelievable?

A.They thought the story was too amazing.

B.They thought it was just an excuse to get free of trouble.

C.They thought Lucy was good at making up stories.

D.They thought Lucy should be responsible for herself.

4.What does the writer think about the story?

A.It is a science fiction. B.It is a fact.

C.It is a joke. D.It is a diary.

    Becoming famous is the dream of many, and Tian is getting closer to that dream.

Tian, 30, is a white-collar worker in Beijing. On short video application Douyin, Tian has more than 2,000 fans. So far, she has received more than 50,000 likes on the Dubsmash-like app. On her page on Douyin, Tian shares everything, from her son’s daily activities, to her pet dogs, to little skits (段子) made up by her and her husband. “Making funny videos, and combining them with music is really interesting,” Tian said. “Of course, I make the videos for fun because it is quite relaxing.”

China’s short video market has seen great growth, according to a report. The report said that China’s short video market was valued at 5.73 billion yuan ($900 million) in 2017, an increase of 184 percent. The industry value is expected to go up to the 30 billion mark in 2020. Companies like Tencent, Sohu and Iqiyi have all started providing short video content.

“Short videos are popular because they are an addition to traditional audio and video content on the internet,” said Sun Jiashan with the Chinese National Academy of Arts.

Fans say that the short videos help them “chill out” from a stressed-out lifestyle. “My favorite videos are all about pets,” said Zhou Na, a nurse in Hefei, capital of East China’s Anhui province. “After a whole day’s work, watching the 15-second videos makes me laugh, which reduces my pressure.”

1.Why does Tian make short videos in Douyin?

A.To get fun. B.To become a well-known person.

C.To attract fans. D.To record her family’s routine.

2.What’s Sun Jiashan’s opinion about short videos?

A.They have huge value.

B.They greatly reduce people’s pressure.

C.They make people’s star dreams come true.

D.They enrich internet audio and video content.

3.What does the underlined words “chill out” probably mean?

A.Catch a cold. B.Feel cold.

C.Calm down. D.Become concerned.

4.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.Every Chinese is using Douyin.

B.China’s short video market is open.

C.Douyin brings the Chinese great happiness.

D.China’s short video market has developed rapidly.

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1.Which of the following service does the hotel provide?

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C.Cooking delicious food. D.Playing computer games.

2.How much should you pay, if you leave for Hong Kong on 04 May?

A.$829 B.$849 C.$969 D.$999

3.How can you book the hotel?

A.On the phone. B.On the internet.

C.In person. D.By e-mail.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What does the speaker say about gift-giving rules in North America ?

A.Strange. B.Frightening. C.Simple.

2.What does the speaker think of Japanese gift-giving rules ?

A.Strict. B.Out-of-date. C.Detailed and ancient.

3.Who don’t exchange gifts much in social and business situation ?

A.The Japanese. B.The Europeans. C.The Middle Easterners.

4.What can be inferred from the speech?

A.Color plays an important role in gift-giving.

B.Middle Easterners seldom give flowers as gifts.

C.Friends usually give no gifts to each other in the US.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What is the Big Game?

A.An important football game between states.

B.An important football game between cities.

C.An important football game between schools.

2.How does the man think of the Big Game?

A.Boring. B.Exciting. C.Interesting.

3.When will the game begin?

A.At 1 pm. B.At 2 pm. C.At 3 pm.

4.How will they go to the match?

A.By bus. B.By car. C.On foot.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where does this conversation most probably take place?

A.In a classroom. B.In the dining room. C.In a picture store.

2.Why does the woman think $ 20 is fair ?

A.Because she likes the picture very much .

B.Because she thinks that the picture is not small.

C.Because she thinks that the picture is worth the price.

3.How much does the man pay for the picture?

A.$18. B.$15. C.$13.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where does the conversation take place?

A.In a shop. B.At a hotel. C.In a market.

2.What were the man and his friends about to do?

A.End their activity. B.Argue with their neighbor. C.Apologize to their neighbor.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Where did the woman go last night ?

A.A movie house. B.Rudolph’s place. C.An Italian restaurant.

2.What are the speakers mainly talking about ?

A.A date. B.A plan. C.A hobby.

How was the man useful to the woman?

A.He found her house. B.He cleaned her house. C.He helped her move the house.

What will the man do first tomorrow?

A.Go to the laundry. B.Visit his friend. C.Do some shopping.

What are the people talking about?

A.A weekend plan. B.A football game. C.A weekend movie.

What would be the woman’s advice?

A.Don’t eat cold dish direct.

B.Don’t drink cold water at lunch.

C.Don’t add ice when drinking water.

What is the woman going to do?

A.Check the car.

B.Spend some time traveling.

C.Borrow some money from a friend.

环保节约是我们每个地球人的责任。假设你是李华，最近正在和你的美国朋友Jack讨论如何进行“低碳生活”。请你就“低碳生活之我见”给Jack写一封回信，内容包括：1. “低碳生活”的重要性； 2. 如何做到“低碳生活”；3. 邀请对方参加“全球低碳行动”。

注意：1、词数100左右；

2、开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；

3、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

提示词：低碳生活：low-carbon life

Dear Jack,

How is everything going?

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Yours,

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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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.    每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

I’m terrible sorry to make you disappointing for not having finished my homework on time. In fact, I had something else to do, that made me have no time for my homework.

My father was badly injured in a accident yesterday. Hearing the news, I hurried the hospital after school. I had a busy night, but I didn't do my homework. As what you know, I am an ordinary student in class and eager to improve your English. I find I have great difficulty concentrate on my study. Would you please give me some suggestions? Besides, I wish you could give me more chances to practise my English in class.

I’m looking forward to hear from you early.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Lions，tigers and other animals are staying awake at night1.（avoid）human beings，a new study finds．

Scientists have known that human activities can lead to changes in nature．Many animals may move around less or travel to far places to keep away2.people．By being awake at night，animals can also be on guard against possible enemies and spend less time3.（look）for food．

The latest research found even activities like farming and camping can4.（fright）animals and cause them to become more active at night．5.had been studied were lions in Tanzania，tigers in Nepal and monkeys in Brazil．Researchers compared6.（careful）how much time those animals were active at night in areas of human activities，such as hunting and farming．7.was human activities that caused an increase of about 20 percent in night time activities，even in creatures that usually sleep at night．Results8.（publish）in the journal Science two months ago．

The new findings are9.（usual）because no one else has looked at it in such detail before Ecologist Marlee Tucker was10.（surprise）that any kind of human activities is enough for animals to see people as a threat．

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This means that after a while your body becomes 1. to having nicotine in it. So when the drug leaves your body, you get withdrawal symptoms. I remember feeling bad-tempered and sometimes even in pain. Secondly, you become 2. through habit. As you know, if you do the same thing over and over again, you begin to do it 3..

There is no doubt that the earth is becoming warmer and that it is human activity 4. has caused this global warming rather than a random but natural 5.. All scientists 6. to the view that the increase in the earth’s temperature is due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, natural gas and oil to produce energy.

Having experience quite a few earthquakes in Hawaii already, I didn’t take much notice. I was about to go back to sleep 7. suddenly my bedroom became as bright as day. I ran out of the house into back garden where I could see Mount Kilauea in the 8.. There had been an 9. from the side of the mountain and red hot lava was 10. hundreds of meters.

    It’s been a long time since I wrote a creative essay. Recently, with lots of time and lack of inspiration, I accepted a _________ to teach creative nonfiction. _________ I couldn’t get myself to write my own stories. I could require that my students tell theirs.

“You’re going to be _________ a journal in this class.” I said. “And I want you to tell your stories like they matter.”

“Why do they matter?” a boy named Michael asked. “I mean, who _________ about our stories?”

No one said a wont. Perhaps they were just tired from their _________ lives. Many worked full-time while in school full-time. Most might not have the faintest _________ that their stories did matter. They didn’t even know that their stories were stories — as beautiful and hard — as their own lives.

_______, I looked at Michael. “They matter because they do.” I said. “Because you’re here and you can tell them. Stories allow us to make _________ of what we’re _________. When you __________ your experience into a story, it becomes yours and not just something that __________ to you.”

Michael didn’t look __________, but he didn’t challenge me either.

Later, Michael wrote about how he grew up in one of the worst neighborhoods in Boston and how his high school teacher, who saw his __________, helped him fill out a college application.

I __________ Michael to read his essay out loud. After he finished, the class went so __________ that we could hear the sound of each other’s breath. I looked at Michael and saw a softening and __________ in his eyes.

After a moment, I said, “That’s __________ you tell your stories.” That night, I picked up my journal from where it __________, dusty and __________. For the first time in months. I had __________ to write.

1.A.business B.view C.reward D.position

2.A.Although B.As C.Unless D.Before

3.A.publishing B.keeping C.updating D.reading

4.A.worries B.talks C.reads D.cares

5.A.beautiful B.secret C.busy D.simple

6.A.dream B.hobby C.picture D.idea

7.A.Happily B.Angrily C.Firmly D.Sadly

8.A.meaning B.notice C.fun D.use

9.A.set about B.gone through C.looked for D.taken on

10.A.shape B.take C.break D.treat

11.A.came B.fell C.worked D.happened

12.A.moved B.convinced C.confused D.embarrassed

13.A.poverty B.fortune C.potential D.sorrow

14.A.asked B.helped C.forced D.allowed

15.A.still B.concerned C.disappointed D.excited

16.A.truth B.doubt C.faith D.weakness

17.A.how B.when C.because D.why

18.A.started B.lay C.went D.hid

19.A.new B.packed C.untouched D.torn

20.A.time B.inspiration C.strength D.right

Questions to ask yourself before making a big decision

Life is packed with decisions, big and small. If you feel a big decision is appearing in your life, don’t hide! Ask yourself these questions to get clear on what’s the right choice for you.

How committed am I to this change?

Rate your level of commitment on a scale out of 10. 1. Is your level of commitment higher than a 7? That’s great data for your decision!

Is this decision in line with my long-term goal?

2. Write down your goals. Then think about how this decision plays into that longer-term plan.

3.

This is one of my favorite questions! If something is stirring(搅动) within you --- a creative idea, a calling to move somewhere new, a desire to end a relationship --- what are you giving up when you don’t do it? What might you be missing out on in your life if you do nothing?

Is now the right time?

Bear in mind: 4. But there are few real reasons we ever need to delay making a big one when it presents itself. Remember, life is always uncertain and time waits for no one.

Making a big decision doesn’t have to be so difficult. There are no right or wrong answers, or right or wrong ways to live your life. 5. Your inner wisdom has the answers. So get busy asking the person who knows best --- you.

A. What is the risk of not doing it?

B. How long have I been thinking about his?

C. Not all decisions need to be made immediately.

D. Think about the amount of work, effort and time you’d have to put in.

E. We always want to know what we need to do next.

F. You don’t have to ask other people what they think.

G. Ask yourself: What do I want five even ten years from now?

    Artificial intelligence can predict when patients with a heart disorder will die, according to scientists.

The software learned to analyze blood tests and scans of beating hearts to spot signs that the organ was about to fail. The team, from  the UK’s Medical Research Council, said the technology could save lives by finding patients that need more aggressive treatment. The results were published in the Journal of Radiology.

According to the researchers, high blood pressure in the lungs damages part of the heart, and about a third of patients die within five years after being diagnosed. There are treatments: drugs, injections straight into the blood vessels, a lung transplant. But doctors need to have an idea of how long patients might have left, in order to pick the right treatment.

The software was given scans of 256 patients’ hearts, and blood test results. When this data was combined with eight years of patient health records, the artificial intelligence predicted when patients would die.

The software could look about five years into the future. It correctly predicted those who would still be alive after one year about 80% of the time. The figure for doctors is 60%.

The team now want to test the software works in other patients in different hospitals before assessing whether it should be made widely available to doctors. The researchers also want to use the technology in other forms of heart failure, such as cardiomyopathy, to see who might need a pacemaker or other forms of  treatment.

Dr Mike Knapton, from the British Heart Foundation, said, “This exciting use of computer software in medical practice will help doctors in the future to make sure that patients are receiving the correct treatment before the condition deteriorates and leaves them needing a lung transplant. The next step is to test this technology in more hospitals with heart disease.”

1.What can artificial intelligence do according to the passage?

A.Predicting how long a person with heart disease can survive.

B.Helping doctors diagnose people with heart disease.

C.Obeying orders and reminding heart disease patients to take pills.

D.Producing medicine without side effects for heart disease patients.

2.What can we know about the software from the passage?

A.It can make accurate long-term predictions.

B.It has not yet been widely put into use.

C.It can prevent high blood pressure in the lungs damaging part of the heart.

D.It can help doctors make sure that patients are receiving the correct treatment.

3.The underlined word “deteriorates” in the last paragraph probably means “________.”

A.continues B.worsens

C.exists D.improves

4.The author’s purpose of writing the text is most likely to _________.

A.advertise B.persuade

C.inform D.entertain

    In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.

I have taught many children who held the belief that their self­worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life­and­death affairs. In their single­minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.

However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn't matter because I really didn't try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one's self­respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve can we discover a new meaning in competition.

1.What does this passage mainly talk about?

A.Competition helps to set up self­respect.

B.Opinions about competition are different among people.

C.Competition is harmful to personal quality development.

D.Failures are necessary experiences in competition.

2.The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means ________.

A.those who try their best to win

B.those who value competition most highly

C.those who are against competition most strongly

D.those who rely on others most for success

3.What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a “desire to fail”？

A.One's worth lies in his performance compared with others'.

B.One's success in competition needs great efforts.

C.One's achievement is determined by his particular skills.

D.One's success is based on how hard he has tried.

4.Which point of view may the author agree to?

A.Every effort should be paid back.

B.Fear of failure should be removed in competition.

C.Winning should be a life­and­death matter.

D.Competition should be encouraged.

On the day the tornado hit, there was no sign severe weather was on its way—the sky was blue and the sun had been out. My husband Jimmy and I were watching TV upstairs.

No sooner had we got the coverage of the tornado than it was on top of us. It was the loudest thing I have ever heard. The bones of the house shook, and the power went out. We had three flights of steps to get through to get to the relative safety of the first floor.

As we struggled to reach the last flight of steps, our front door blew out. Pieces of glass that looked like crushed ice flew everywhere. Suddenly, a three-foot-long tree branch flew over our heads, missing us by inches. Had we been one step up, it would have impaled us.

By the time I reached the closet, Jimmy pushed me down to the closet floor, but he couldn’t get inside himself because of the wind. I grasped Jimmy’s arm and tried to bring Jimmy with it. My knees and head were full of glass, but in that moment, I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown right out the back of the house and into the bay.

“Hold on! Hold on!” he yelled. But there was nothing in this closet to hold on to.

All of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet like people in tornadoes do in the movies. I thought he was gone. And then everything stopped. He landed on his feet. In those first quiet moments, I couldn’t believe it was over. Jimmy said he’d go outside to check. “No,” I said. “Don’t leave me. Don’t leave me.”

Our neighbor says the storm lasted four minutes. In that time, four of the twelve town houses in our unit were completely destroyed. Of the houses left standing, ours suffered the most damage. Amazingly, none of us were severely injured.

1.Which of the following sentences is NOT the evidence to show the tornado is violent?

A. It was the loudest thing I have ever heard.

B. The bones of the house shook, and the power went out.

C. Our neighbor says the storm lasted four minutes.

D. Pieces of glass that looked like crushed ice flew everywhere.

2.From the passage, we can infer that______.

A. The couple had predicted the arrival of the tornado in advance.

B. Jimmy flew right out the back of the house and into the bay during the tornado.

C. The three-foot-tree flew over the couple’s head and injured them badly.

D. The author still felt scared when the tornado was suddenly over.

3.Why did the author feel “no pain” in paragraph4?

A. She didn’t hurt badly enough to sense the pain.

B. She was severely injured and failed to sense the pain.

C. Her attention was fully focused on her husband.

D. She had let her husband go away from her hand.

4.Which of the following phrases best describes the couple’s experience in this tornado?

A. A thrilling adventure    B. A narrow escape

C. A risky attempt    D. A serious accident

    Family fights are never pleasant. Whether you are dealing with a loud sister or a stubborn mom or dad, the situation can be bad. At least that’s what we have learned to expect.

What if it could be different? What if family fights and conflicts could be turned into opportunities to become closer? What if problems could be solved with everyone walking away feeling more deeply cared for and loved?

Family fighting is, on one level, about power. Someone is telling someone else what to do. In a short moment, emotions can be brought out and the fight is on. You can go down that old road or you can try something different.

In any fight, you have a need to be listened to and understood. People raise their voices and shout at each other because they’re not being listened to. It’s totally unconscious. You want your mom or dad to listen and understand. But you always seem to forget the person you’re fighting with has the same need to be listened to. So if you can put aside your need for a few minutes, the situation will change quickly. Give the other person some time to express his or her feelings, and you will earn your turn to be listened to.

And while you are listening, you have to listen for the right information. The best way to do this in emotional situations is to forget most of the words because many people can’t express what they are feeling with words alone, especially when they are upset.

But if the situation starts to get out of hand, it would be wise to just calm down and leave the problem until later because many fights happen at the wrong time. The situation will die down quickly, usually in less than 30 seconds. You can either move on to problem solving or reach an agreement to work on it at a better time.

This way, everyone will feel respected and listened to, even when there is conflict. Emotions will be understood and respected, and it will bring your family closer together.

1.From the first 3 paragraphs, we can conclude that ________.

A.people had better avoid family fights.

B.family members fight to control each other

C.family fights can be changed into something positive

D.when family members fight, it’s worse as they know each other’s weakness

2.In the author’s opinion, the key to dealing with family fights is to ________.

A.satisfy the need to be listened to first

B.make sure that you’re the first to be listened to

C.pay no attention to what others say in emotional situations.

D.stop quarrelling when you feel you are giving orders

3.When the situation gets out of control, it’s best to ________.

A.wait for a suitable moment to speak B.let the other person express their feelings

C.work on a written agreement first D.move on to problem solving

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1.Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to r____________ the world of hunger.

2.What made her succeed later on was the kindness and ____________ (体谅) she showed to all her patients.

3.He has struggled for millions of Chinese farmers for the past five ____________(年代), that is, for the past 50 years.

4.Over the past half century, using chemical ____________ (肥料) has become very common in farming.

5.When you finish writing your summary, please swap it with your partner and give each other____________(评论).

6.The patient is ___________ (稍微) better today.

7.The professor has brought in a good ___________ (系统) of teaching languages from abroad..

8.China is in Asia, one of the seven___________(洲) on the earth.

9.His illness ___________ (做出解释) for his absence.

10.People say the city is Canada’s most beautiful city,___________(围绕) by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

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