When I was a sixteen-old girl, I was asked to deliver a speech titled “ A Red Test in My Life ,”To talk before the whole class !Just imagine how ________(terrible) shy I was the moment I thought of that with so many eyes fixed upon me. I had no other choice, ______. First I was to draft the speech and that was just a piece of cake for me, because I was a good writer---something to pride myself in. But the hard part _____(lie) in my oral presentation: to read from_____ paper was not allowed; I had to give the speech ______my memory and in front of such a big audience! A real trial began when I stood on the platform with my legs _______(tremble) and my mind blank. How much time had passed by, I didn’t know. My listeners were still waiting, patiently and without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found ______back, giving out my speech with difficulty. Finally I finished. After_______seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding, I made it! From then on, my fear of talking before an audience disappeared. Actually with my confidence building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the_____(great) difficulty on our way to success is our fear; overcome it,___ ___we will be able to achieve our goals.
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In the days when an ice cream cost much less, Tom, 8-year-old boy, entered a hotel coffee shop sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. "How much is an ice cream?" "Fifty-cents," replied the waitress. The little boy pulled right hand out of the pocket and studied a number of coins in it.
"How much is a dish of plain ice cream?" he asked. Some people were now waiting for her service and the waitress grew a bit (patience). "Thirty-five cents," she said (rude). The little boy carefully counted the coins . "I will have a plain ice cream," he said. The waitress walked . The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. It was not long the waitress came back and then she began to wipe down the table and suddenly was surprised what she saw. There, (place) neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies --- her tip!
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Robinson Crusoe is an English sailor. After many adventures and dangers, he comes to Brazil, he settles down another voyage — to West Africa, for the purpose of trading the natives. During a storm, the ship (destroy) off the coast of an island without people, and he alone manages to swim ashore, all the rest of the crew are drowned. He builds himself a house, and lives first by hunting, then raising livestock (牲畜) and crops. He saves a savage (野人) from the hands of cannibals (食人者), gives the name Friday, and makes him into a perfect servant. After some time he rescues three more (prison) from the cannibals. For many years he manages to live on the island.
One day English ship visits the island, its crew intending to leave the captain and his officers ashore. Robinson succeeds helping the captain regain control of the ship.
Robinson, (take) Friday with him, is invited aboard the ship and returns to England. After some years he revisits his island colony, is becoming more and more prosperous, but Friday is killed during an attack by the Indians.
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Friendship is a kind of treasure in our lives. It is actually like a bottle of wine, the longer it (keep), the sweeter it will be. It is also like a cup of tea. When we are thirsty, it will be our best (choose), but when we have enough time to enjoy ourselves, it is also the most fragrant drink.
, in this fast-developing modern society, the reality is not that. More and more people forget (enjoy) the beauty of life and the beauty of friendship; they work hard in order to gain a (high) position in the society and to earn more money for their work. Of course, we don't deny that is important to find a better place in our lives, but we wish more and more people could pay a little more attention themselves and their friends. All of us have to spare some time for personal lives. We have to find the chance to express our emotion and love. When (stay) with our friends, we can release ourselves (complete). We can do whatever we want, we can laugh together, talk together, and even cry together. I should say that being together with our best friends is the most wonderful moment of our lives.
As we know, we would feel lonely if we didn't even have a friend, but it doesn't mean we could depend on our friends all the time. There is famous motto saying that “a friend is like a quilt with cotton wadding, but the real thing that keeps you warm is your own temperature.”
语法填空(共10小题,每题1.5分,满分15分)
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Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you get a ______( close) look you will notice one of them is blind.
Instead of abandoning him, his owner has made him a safe and comfortable barn to live in. And if you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell___( come) from ______ smaller horse. Attached to ____ (it) halter is a small, copper-colored bell assisting the blind friend to follow him.
___you watch them, you'll find the horse with the bell always checking on the blind one, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to ____ the other one is, trusting he will not ________( lead ) astray. When the horse with the bell returns to the barn each evening, he will stop ______( frequent ) to look back, making sure that the _____ isn't too far behind to hear the bell.
Life does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or because we have problems or challenges. Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by the little ringing bell of our acquaintances; ____other times we are the guide horse, who helps others to find their way.
语法填空(共10小题; 每小题1.5分,满分15分)
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Research has shown that motivation is very important in learning a language; you need to be enthusiastic at it and to be interested in it. Different people will have different motives(动机)—the desire promotion, the hope of being able to study abroad, and the pure intellectual enjoyment are only some of the possible motives. But actually wanting to learn is most important motive of all. Courage is an essential attribute in learning a language. takes a lot of courage to speak a foreign language either in front of your friends to native speakers, but don’t be afraid of making mistakes—that is the way we learn. Nowadays there are many different forms of English, each with its own construction and accent, and so long as you can make yourself (understand) and can understand what is said to you, you have succeeded in communicating, which is the purpose of any language.
Curiosity is not only a possible motivation, it is also of great help in your learning. Remember that a language is not just a grammatical system. It is the outcome of a certain culture or different cultures. It is no good (learn) strings of words and lists of grammatical rules unless you know as much as possible about the background of the language. So learn as much as can about the different cultures which influence English—watch television programs, listen to the radio, try to obtain newspapers which
(write) by native speakers. They will show youa language is really used. English language is not an abstract system. Instead, it is a living form of (express).
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Singles’ Day falls on November 11th every year in China, is recognized as a day for people who have no girlfriend or boyfriend. Couples and lovers have Valentine’s Day in (celebrate) of their love, but how about the singles? There must be a day they can celebrate even without a partner. That’s people created Singles’ Day.
On Singles’ Day many singles choose to say goodbye to their single lives, (attend) blind date parties, and some people even decide to get (marry) with strangers. this day has recently become more of a time for shopping, because many shops online will give customers great discount (promote) their goods.
More and more people are (will) to shop online to get what they want, and I am one of them. I just can’t help buying things I need them or not. (honest) speaking, some of the things that I bought have been put aside forever in my closet.
语法填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
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Taking a taxi in a certain Eastern European country can be a shocking experience. _____1_____ is said that some taxi drivers have metal wires stuck into the passenger seats. And___2____ a button is pushed, the seat will give you _____3____ electric shock. These taxi drivers don’t do this ____4___ fun. They do it to tourists _____5_____ argue about the ridiculous(可笑的,荒谬的) fares they charge. Some drivers charge as much ____6___ ten times the legal fare.
They have a secret switch which makes the meters run faster. If the tourists refuse to pay, ____7____ are really in for a shock.
In one case, a German woman had no ____8____ (choose) but to pay $120 for a $ 20 ride from the airport. She said that she was "really taken for a ride," but what could she do? Besides the electric shock, she _____9_____ (threaten) with physical violence. She has only one piece of advice for tourists, “Take the bus ___10_____ stay at home.”
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on FridayIndia's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai for their struggles the suppression(压迫)of children and for young people's rights,(include) the right to education.
Yousafzai came to (globe) attention after she (shoot) in the head by the Taliban two years ago forher efforts (promote) education for girls in Pakistan.
Through her heroic struggle,Yousafzai has become a(lead) spokeswoman for girls' rights to education.According to the Nobel committee,at 17 she's the youngest ever peace prize winner.“I'm proud that I'm the first Pakistani or the first young woman gets this award,” she said in Birmingham,England.
She doesn't believe that she deserves the award but considers an encouragement to continue her campaign.Awarding the Peace Prize to a Pakistani Muslim and an Indian Hindu (give) a message to people of love between Pakistan and India,and between different religions.
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Have you ever heard “Tuhao, let’s be friends?” Are you puzzled, wondering it means? Then you’re possibly out of date.
Nowadays, the Chinese words “tuhao” and “dama” have become so familiar with many Chinese people that they often play jokes each other when chatting about the daily life. For example, if you take out your new (fashion) mobile phone, your naughty friends may call you “tuhao”, laughing loudly and happily.
(amaze), the two wildly popular words have become hot words in English too. Recently, the BBC produced a program to introduce “tuhao”, can be considered as “new money (暴发户)” in English.
Besides, The Wall Street Journal has also borrowed “dama” from the Chinese pinyin (describe) bargain-hunting middle-aged Chinese women (call) “a force in the global gold market”. (expert) say the Chinese language’s influence on English will continue during entire 21st century, it is expected that “tuhao” will be welcomed by the Oxford University Press to appear in the new word lists.
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When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be very difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible --- and it can be surprisingly (benefit) to your physical and mental health. So far, research (show) that people who forgive can have more energy, better appetite and better sleep. “People who forgive show (little) anger and more hopefulness,” says Dr. Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. “So it can help reduce the tiredness out of the immune system and allow people (feel) more energetic.”
So when someone has hurt you, cool down first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love. Don’t wait for an (apologize). “Many times the person who hurt you may never think of apologizing,” says Dr. Luskin. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things same way. So if you wait for people to say sorry, you could be waiting a very long time.”
Next keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean (accept) the action of the person who upsets you. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. Finally, try to see things the other person’s perspective. You may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance. To gain perspective, you may want to write a letter to (you) from that person’s point of view.
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I adopted a black-and-white young pig. He’d follow ( I ) and my dog around and even learnt__to bring back a tennis ball. After Angus grew too big our backyard, he went to my uncle’s farm where we’d pay a visit __him weekly with food. But when we couldn’t find him after several months, we decided that he’d wandered off or passed away . My uncle happened __(have) a friend who owned a pig farm about 4 km away. One day, his friend saw a large pig that seemed (be) at a loss. At the __(suggest) of my uncle, he threw a tennis ball. The pig fetched it __(immediate) and brought it__. It was Angus! Now Angus is starting to enjoy _(him) at the pig farm with all the other pigs.
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Singles’ Day falls on November 11th every year in China, is recognized as a day for people who have no girlfriend or boyfriend. Couples and lovers have Valentine’s Day in (celebrate) of their love, but how about the singles? There must be a day they can celebrate even without a partner. That’s people created Singles’ Day.
On Singles’ Day many singles choose to say goodbye to their single lives, (attend) blind date parties, and some people even decide to get (marry) with strangers. this day has recently become more of a time for shopping, because many shops online will give customers great discount (promote) their goods.
More and more people are (will) to shop online to get what they want, and I am one of them. I just can’t help buying things I need them or not. (honest) speaking, some of the things that I bought have been put aside forever in my closet.
M: Are you pleased your new job? How is it going?
W: It’s great. I’m really (enjoy) it. The people are nice and I’m learning lots of new things. It’s a shame about the travel .
M: Oh, why?
W: Well, it’s quite far from I live. I travel over hour each way every day.
M: That’s quite a journey. Is there a direct route from your place?
W: No, (fortunate). I leave for work at about 7:30 am and catch the bus not far from my place. When I get to downtown, I have to get off take the metro all the way up to north of the city. The ride (last) about 30 minutes.
M: Well, can you read a paper a book?
W: , it’s the rush hour. It’s usually standing room only.
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If the population of the Earth keeps on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources ________(leave) to support life on the planet. By the middle of the 21st century, if present trends continue, we_________(use)up all the oil that drives our cars, for example. Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on the earth will make ______ necessary for us to look for open space somewhere else. But______ of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution______ the problem, _________, has recently been suggested by an American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan. Sagan believes _______ before the Earth’s resources are _______(complete) exhausted it will be possible to change the atmosphere of Venus and therefore create a
new world almost as large as the Earth .The difficulty is that Venus is much hotter than the Earth. ________, there is only a tiny amount of water there.
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