—Your father is having a meeting now. I’m afraid he can’t pick up the phone.
—Could I send him a/an __________?
A. message B. suggestion
C. information D. idea
Recently, Jimmy wrote ___________ article about the difference between the first school day in ___________ US and China and got many followers on WeChat.
A. a; the B. an; the C. the; the D. the; /
现代人的生活压力都很大，所以人们喜欢通过旅游来缓解压力，请围绕下列内容写一篇短文：
1.的人喜欢独自旅游，有的人喜欢与别人结伴而行．
2.种旅游方式的好处．
3.更喜欢哪种旅行方式，为什么？
作文要求：
1.不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校真实的名称和学生的真实姓名．
2.语句连贯，词数80个左右．
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5处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每次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。
：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改5处，多者（从第6处起）不计分。
Two years ago，my English class is difficult．First of all，I couldn't understand the teacher when she spoke English．She spoke so quick that I couldn't understand every word．Later on，I realized that it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand every word．I was also afraid to speak in die class，because I thought my classmates might laugh me．I couldn't always make complete sentences，either．Then I started to watch English-language TV.I think that doing lots of listening practice is one of the secret of becoming a good language learner．Now I enjoy to learning English and I got an A this term．My teacher was very impressed.
Let’s talk about Sherlock! You know who I mean, Sherlock Holmes of curse! I have very quickly learnt 1.he is not just popular back in the UK, but is huge around the world. In my first lesson I asked the students2. (tell) me what they already knew about the UK.3.my surprise, most classes put Sherlock Holmes first. And I even have a student4.English name is Sherlock!
But who is Sherlock Holmes? Sherlock Holmes is a character 5.(create) by British doctor and writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He first appeared in print in 1887, and 6.(be) a part of popular culture for over a century. He has become 7.(know) for his early use of deductive reasoning(演绎推理). In total, Holmes appears in four novels and fifty-six short stories. Most of these 8.(write) from the view of his friend Dr. Watson.
Although at first a character in novels and short stories, Sherlock Holmes has become popular on the big and small screen. In fact, he has the honor of 9.(hold) the Guinness World Record for the “Most Portrayed Movie Character”. More than seventy 10.(act) have played the role in over two hundred films!
A gift in a wrong place brings unexpected happiness．
Since I came to my new neighbourhood，I have had the pleasure of meeting a few neighbours．They seem to be quite ____ people. For Christmas，I thought I would do something nice for each of the neighbours that I know.I sat down and ____.There were nine neighbours，and I also knew which houses they lived in．
However，I decided to ____ one more person to my list，the lady I met every morning walking to work as I drove down the street. She always managed a sweet smile and a hearty wave（挥手），____ I had no idea which house she lived in．
My gift idea was to make small ____ baskets and leave them on each of my neighbour’s front porches（门廊）the night of Chrismas Eve．I kept the last one for the friendly lady，since I was still not exactly sure where she lived—____ the house down about where I met her each morning. Finally I decided to put it there. My neighbours really enjoyed the baskets and a couple even came by to ____ me．
This morning on my way to work，I placed my mail in the mailbox and noticed a Thank You card．I opened it and read the ____ which really caught me by surprise．
The card said，“Thank you for those lovely apples and strawberries you left on the porch of Tod. He ____ on January 19，but he never stopped talking about how nice it was that someone ____him in his time of illness. He really enjoyed it．”
I was very _____． I had no idea who Tod was or that he had been seriously ____．I had left that nice lady’s basket on Tod’s porch by accident．I believe that Tod never expected to have that basket. I feel ____ that the nice lady did not get a basket from me this Christmas，but I believe that if she knew what had happened，she would ____ me．
I feel lucky to have helped Tod be more cheerful in his last days．This just makes me further believe that sometimes ____ in life are beautiful．
1.A. rich B. kind C. strong D. shy
2.A. imagined B. rested C. counted D. watched
3.A. send B. add C. connect D. put
4.A. but B. so C. unless D. because
5.A. flower B. food C. vegetable D. fruit
6.A. clearly B. certainly C. maybe D. simply
7.A. thank B. protect C. encourage D. touch
8.A. advice B. story C. notice D. message
9.A. passed away B. ran away C. drove away D. flew away
10.A. invited B. remembered C. trusted D. accepted
11.A. nervous B. relaxed C. surprised D. satisfied
12.A. painful B. wrong C. hurt D. ill
13.A. worried B. sorry C. helpless D. afraid
14.A. understand B. punish C. stop D. doubt
15.A. jokes B. problems C. mistakes D. gifts
