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Annie, a neighbor's daughter, was away for her first semester at college this school year. She is a very sweet girl but just a bit shy. When her birthday came around, I found out she was feeling a bit ___. Her family is quite poor and ____ are tight, so there wouldn't be any birthday visitors. I wanted to ____ her a card and maybe a small gift to ____ her day a bit. I got her school ____ from her mom and planned to pick something up. Then I got a(n) ____！ I ____ perhaps a bit more birthday cheer was needed here. I bought some balloons, birthday hats, and ___ novelties(新颖小巧而价廉的物品) at a store. I took a small ____ and asked three other people in my area at work to ____ “Happy Birthday” and send some birthday wishes to her. It was such fun making the recording! Other people ____ what we were doing and ____ their voices, so it really sounded like we had a party going on! Then I bought her a small present and a card as ____ planned. The real fun was packing them to be sent. I ____ everything so it was like opening a mini birthday party! At the last minute I added a pack of cupcakes and a box of birthday candles ____ sending them off. I got a call a few days later. Annie said her roommates and one of their neighbors in the ____ got together with her and held a party for her the moment they arrived. She sounded so ____ and I was so glad that she had some friends to ____ her special day with. It was such an easy and ____ thing to do. The people who helped me make the tape still laugh and talk about it. And Annie ____ me it was the most fun birthday she would remember! 1.A.lonely B．nervous C．alone D．worried 2.A.thoughts B．finances C．measures D．times 3.A.provide B．sell C．send D．draw 4.A.attract B．remember C．describe D．brighten 5.A.number B．campus C．address D．report 6.A.idea B．surprise C．chance D．message 7.A.decided B．thought C．wished D．concluded 8.A.another B．others C．other D．one 9.A.radio B．camera C．recorder D．phone 10.A.say B．sing C．repeat D．make 11.A.took out B．set out C．gave out D．found out 12.A.added B．devoted C．cleared D．lifted 13.A.suddenly B．originally C．finally D．carefully 14.A.collected B．paid C．arranged D．expected 15.A.until B．after C．unless D．before 16.A.dormitory B．home C．classroom D．office 17.A.familiar B．happy C．wonderful D．upset 18.A.help B．compare C．share D．witness 19.A.funny B．challenging C．fun D．timeconsuming 20.A.warned B．convinced C．advised D．told
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It's such a happylooking library, painted yellow, decorated with palmtree stickers and sheltered from the Florida sun by its own roof. About the size of a microwave oven, it's pedestrianfriendly, too, waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in Palm Beach Country Estates, along the northern boundary of Palm Beach Gardens. It's a library built with love. A year ago, shortly after Janey Henriksen saw a Brian Williams report about the Little Free Library organization, a Wisconsinbased nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely available, she announced to her family of four, “That's what we're going to do for our spring break！” Son Austin, now a 10thgrader, didn't see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox. But Janey insisted, and husband Peter unwillingly got to work. The 51yearold owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that he'd built years earlier for daughter Abbie's toy horses, and made a door of glass. After adding the library's final touches(装点), the family hung a signboard on the front, instructing users to “take a book, return a book，” and making the Henriksen library, now one of several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2,500 in the world, the only Little Free Library in Palm Beach County. They stocked it with 20 or so books they'd already read, a mix of science fiction, reference titles, novels and kids' favorites. “I told them, keep in mind that you might not see it again，” said Janey, a stayathome mom. Since then, the collection keeps replenishing(补充) itself, thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers. The library now gets an average of five visits a day. The project's best payoff, says Peter, are the thankyou notes left behind. “We had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.” 1.In what way is the library “pedestrianfriendly”？ A．It owns a yellow roof. B．It stands near a sidewalk. C．It protects book lovers from the sun. D．It uses palmtree stickers as decorations. 2.Janey got the idea to build a library from ________. A．a visit to Brian Williams B．a spring break with her family C．a book sent by one of her neighbors D．a report on a Wisconsinbased organization 3.The library was built ________. A．by a ship supply company B．on the basis of toy horses C．like a mailbox D．with glass 4.What can we infer from the signboard? A．It was made by a user of the library. B．It marked a final touch to the library. C．It aimed at making the library last long. D．It indicated the library was a family property. 5.The passage tells us that the users ________. A．donate books to the library B．get paid to collect books for the library C．receive thankyou notes for using the library D．visit the library over 5 times on average daily
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If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you don't need to feel surprised. They are a flash mob(暴民). Who are they? Are they mobs? Don't be confused by their name. Actually, a flash mob is a group of people who gather suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly disappear. They are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communications networks. The messages may be sent to friends, who send to more people. At a predetermined time, they gather and perform some activities such as exchanging books, coming together to look at the sky, waving their hands and yelling something at the top of their voice for 30 seconds. Then, they quickly disappear before the police can arrive. Using mobile phones, the flash mob can change its place if the first one has been cancelled for any reason. Bill Wasik, senior editor of Harper's Magazine, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob gathered on June 3,2003. Wasik claimed that he created the flash mob as a social experiment designed to laugh at fashion seekers and stress the cultural atmosphere of wanting to be an insider or part of “the next big thing”． Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people. Such an activity might seem amusing and magical, but it also might frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place. Undoubtedly, flash mob can serve as good political tools and have great potential, such as using to advertise a product. The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular. People use it to do many things. Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory. 1.What is NOT the feature of the flash mob? A．It can get together quickly. B．It can change its place freely. C．It can do activities suddenly. D．It can injure people seriously. 2.How do flash mobs inform one another? ①By using the Internet.②By writing letters.③By yelling.④By waving hands.⑤By using mobile phones. ⑥By holding a meeting. A．③④ B．①⑤ C．②⑥ D．⑤⑥ 3.Why did Bill Wasik create the flash mob? A．To advertise some products. B．To help people make friends. C．To laugh at fashion seekers. D．To create some memories. 4.What can we learn about the flash mob from the passage? A．Bill Wasik organized the first successful flash mob in May, 2003. B．People are encouraged to take a more active part in an activity. C．Flash mobs tend to do something illegal for a short time. D．Flash mob gathering can frighten all the people present.
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某英文杂志Help栏目Conversation with Mr. Helper的负责人Mr. Helper收到新华中学李磊的一封来信，仔细阅读下面的来信，根据提示，帮助Mr. Helper写一封回信。 Dear Mr. Helper， I'm a student from Xinhua Senior High School. I have some difficulty in my English reading comprehension. Though I practice reading a lot every day, I make no progress. I feel very depressed. I would be grateful if you could give me some advice. Yours sincerely， Li Lei 内容要点： 注意：1.词数100左右； 2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3．信的开头和结尾已为你写好。
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