—When is National Public Memorial Day(国家公祭日) ?
—On December 13th. And it can us of the hard days in the past.
A.remind B.remember
C.return D.reduce
—How much difficulty will you have ________for Beijing XXIV Olympic Winter Games?
—________. We’re sure to do it well.
A.to prepare; Nothing B.to prepare; None C.preparing; None D.preparing; Nothing
— Do you like ________ movie My people, my country?
— Yes. I’ve never seen ______ more meaningful movie before. I like it very much.
A.the; the B.a; an C.a, the D.the; a
八年级举办题为“Great changes to my hometown”的英语作文比赛，请你根据下文提示写一篇100字左右的短文来参赛。
过去： 1.人们生活贫穷，住在老旧的房子里
2.人们不能意识到保护环境的重要性，到处都是垃圾
3.只能步行或乘公交车，游客很少
现在： 1.人们生活舒适，住房宽敞明亮，
2.大家都开始保护环境，街道又宽又干净，两边有很多绿树
3.每年都有许多游客来旅游
期望： 1，…… 2，……
要求：短文须包含以上要点，语句通顺，条理清楚，可适当发挥。
Dear Mayor (市长),
I am a high school student. I’d like to say something about the factory you’re going to build n1. Fengcheng River.
The lake has b2. the mother lake for a long time. And it is also a home for many r3.birds. People have shared the lake with birds s4.long ago.
I remember that when I was in. p5.school, the lake was famous for its clear water and beautiful birds. But as the Taizhou develops, the. e6.around the lake is getting worse and worse. There is more and more w7.in the lake. And as a result, the water is g8.dirtier and dirtier. At the same time, it has b9.more and more difficult to see rare birds here. What’s worse, I hear that the government is planning to build a factory here. I don’t think it is a good plan because the air and noise p 10. will make the lake worse. It won’t be a quiet place any more. And, birds will lose their home and food.
I hope the government can build the factory somewhere else.
Nowadays people are making themselves beautiful in Korean ways.
“Thank goodness you have double eyelids(双眼皮). Your parents will save a lot of money,” said a family friend when I was five years old. Double eyelids, which almost all the white people have, are rare among Northeast Asians. Only 25% of South Koreans are born with double eyelids.
I never quite understood how having double eyelids saved my parents money until this summer. When I came back to Seoul, everywhere I noticed cosmetic surgery clinics(整形诊所) and advertisements with South Korean women ---tall, thin, with milky skin, long legs, nice big eyes and perfect noses. I found that South Korean beauty meant looking as “white” as possible.
Cosmetic surgery has a kind of magical attraction to women---the promise of beauty. Women are often sure that suffering(受苦) is necessary and worthy（值得的） in order to be beautiful. This suffering is not for nothing. It is believed that beauty leads to attracting a better-looking partner, which then leads to a better-looking child and a better life.
Appearance is starting to be more important in work places. People with good appearance can have more chances. For example, my 29-year-old brother, who is slim and very tall, gets more job chances than his best friend, who is shorter and heavier, though both of them came from the same college, had the same good marks in their studies. In fact, many South Koreans believe that physical beauty equals happiness.
Answer the following questions ,according to the passage. (NO MORE THAN 5 WORDS)
1.How many South Koreans are born with double eyelids?
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2.When did the writer understand having eyelids saved his parents money?
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3.Why do so many women want to have cosmetic surgery?
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4.What kind of people can get more job chances ?
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5.What do many South Koreans believe?
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