It is such _____ interesting book that I want to read it ________ second time .
A.an; the B.the; a C.an; a D.the ;the
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出与划线部分字母或字母组合与其他三个发音不同的选项。
1.A.market B.scarf C.sugar D.March
2.A.milk B.ticket C.spider D.thick
3.A. owner B.grow C.show D.hometown
4.A.worth B.without C.throw D.nothing
5.A.break B.beat C.weak D.meat
今年9月，中国女排再次获得世界杯冠军。在一场场振奋人心的胜利背后，体现的正是国人引以为傲的永不言弃的女排精神。
某英文网站正在开展以“Never Give Up”为主题的征文活动。请你用英语给报社写一篇征文，谈谈你人生中坚韧不拔克服困难的一次经历，主要内容包括：你遇到了什么困难，你是如何克服的，以及你的感受。
提示词语：change, try, overcome（克服） the difficulty, never give up, happy
提示问题：●What difficulty did you have?
●What did you do to overcome the difficulty?
●How did you feel?
I still remember that unforgettable experience._____________________________
假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Mike看到了中国国庆阅兵(National Day Parade)的画面，给你发邮件询问今年国庆的相关事情。请你用英语写一封电子邮件，告诉他中国国庆节的日期，今年你在国庆节期间做了什么，以及你的感受。
提示词语：October 1, make posters, Tian'anmen Square, watch on TV, proud
提示问题：●When is Chinese National Day?
●What did you do during the holiday?
●How did you feel?
Dear Mike.
I'm glad to tell you something about Chinese National Day.___________________________________
If there is anything more that I can help with, please let me know.
Yours,
Li Hua
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Every month we look at a different artist. We think Haroshi is super cool—he makes sculptures from skateboards.
Haroshi is in his late 30s. He's a skateboarder but he also makes things from wood. He began skateboarding when he was 15 years old and he loved it. He used to skate every day. Now, if you know anything about skateboarding, you'll know that skateboards don't last forever because they break. Haroshi didn't throw his out but he collected them. Over time he built up a big collection and at the same time he learnt about all the different types of skateboards. Surprisingly, not all skateboards are of the same shape and actually they are often built in different ways. By the time he was 25, he had a lot of collections of old skateboards.
He decided he had to do something with them so he started to cut them up. As he was doing that, he noticed some interesting patterns（图案）in the wood. He then cut more and fixed them on top of each other. The first thing he created from the wood was a piece of jewelry. He created something new from something old.
Today, however, he is known for his large 3D wooden sculptures. His ideas generally come from skateboarding culture, from skateboarding cats to cool trainers, but also everyday topics such as hurting yourself, getting better, being crazy about something and growing up. All skateboarders will understand these. Haroshi has made over 40 pieces and each piece takes a very long time. There is no doubt that he is very talented. But he had no formal art training. He taught himself.
Haroshi held an exhibition（展览）in London last month. As we entered the first room, we saw a huge bird that covered one wall. There was also a sculpture called Ordinary Life. It looked like a broken leg—a very common problem, of course. It's unbelievable to think that these sculptures are all made from broken skateboards. But there's something else that is really interesting about Haroshi's works. In the twelfth century, Unkei, a sculptor, placed a glass ball in each of his works to show the heart of the piece. Haroshi also places something inside his sculptures—a piece of broken skateboard. In this way, he gives his sculptures life. We think that is just amazing!
1.When did Haroshi begin skateboarding?
2.What was the first thing Haroshi created from the wood?
3.How many pieces of sculptures has Haroshi made?
4.What kind of person is Haroshi according to the passage?
5.What is the last paragraph mainly about?
I read somewhere that we spend a full third of our lives waiting. But where are we doing all of this waiting, and what does it mean to an impatient society like ours? To understand the subject, let's take a look at three kinds of "waits".
The very typical form of waiting is the Watched-Pot Wait. It is without doubt the most boring of all. Take filling up the kitchen sink（洗碗池）as an example. There is completely nothing you can do while this is going on but keep both eyes fixed on the sink until it's full. During these waits, the brain flies away from the body and has your head in the clouds until the water runs out of the sink and onto your socks. This kind of wait makes the waiter helpless and mindless.
A cousin to the Watched-Pot Wait is the Forced Wait. This one requires the waiter to do in a controlled way and follow the directions. Properly preparing noodle soup required a Forced Wait. Directions are very clear. "Bring three cups of water to boil, add mix, cook it slowly for three minutes, stop heating, let stand five minutes." I have my doubts that anyone has actually followed the directions strictly. After all, Forced Waiting requires patience.
Perhaps the most powerful kind of waiting is the Lucky-Break Wait. This kind of wait is unusual in that it is for the most part voluntary（自愿的）. Unlike the Forced Wait, which is also voluntary, waiting for your lucky break does not necessarily mean that it will happen.
Turning one's life into a waiting game requires trust and hope, and is strictly for the optimists（乐观主义者）among us. On the surface it seems as ridiculous（荒谬的）as following the directions on soup mixes, but the Lucky-Break Wait well serves those who are willing to do it. As long as one doesn't come to pass on it, wishing for a few good things to happen never hurts anybody.
We certainly do spend a lot of our time waiting. The next time you're standing at the sink waiting for it to fill while cooking noodle soup that you'll have to eat until a large bag of cash falls out of the sky, be confident and patient. Good things come to those who wait, better things come to those who wait longer. You're probably just as busy as the next guy.
1.What is the difference between the Forced Wait and the Watched-Pot Wait?
A.The Watched-Pot Wait connects body and brain. B.The Forced Wait requires some self-control.
C.The Watched-Pot Wait needs directions. D.The Forced Wait makes people active.
2.The writer probably agrees that _________.
A.The Lucky-Break Wait doesn't give people faith and hope.
B.Everyone really follows the directions during the Forced Wait.
C.The Lucky-Break Wait doesn't always bring the expected result.
D.The waiter doesn't need to do anything during the Watched-Pot Wait.
3.What is the writer's main purpose in writing this passage?
A.To question about people's behaviors of waiting.
B.To show why people are impatient while waiting.
C.To help people know their feelings while waiting.
D.To advise us not to lose heart while we're waiting.
