Seeing is believing, for some so-called news items are just _____ in the newspaper office.
A. taken up B. made up C. dressed up D. picked up
Her book Versed won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, which helped establish her _____ in literature.
A. reputation B. confusion C. extinction D. combination
The girl’s _____ voice and excellent performance made her stand out in the singing contest.
A. distinctive B. profound C. ultimate D. curious
In the north of China, it has been snowing for weeks on___end, which causes severe damage to crops; it is estimated that the heavy snowfall will come to ____ end next week.
A. /; an B. the; a C. a; an D. an; /
近年微博（microblog）在中国越来越流行，2011年也被有关媒体称为“微博元年”。假设你是校报记者，请根据提示为校报写一篇介绍微博的英语短文。
1.非常方便，人们可以随时利用微博来表达心声，交流想法；
2.给人们提供了一种释放压力的方式； 3.与朋友分享心情，增进了解；
4.也有潜在的危险，有可能泄露个人隐私或其他重要信息；
5.综上所述，使用微博要谨慎。
注意：1．短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当增加关联词句；
2．不可用简单的逐条列举式翻译，要点在串联的句中体现；
3．词数：100--110左右；（已给部分不计入总词数）
Microblog has become part of our life. ____________________________________________________
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第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Last week I bought an English dictionary in a bookstore near my home. So when I came home and read carefully I found that several page of the dictionary had been missing. Worse still, the misprints spread everywhere the dictionary and serious affected my reading. I went to a store to ask for a replacement. But to my surprised, the staff of the bookstore turn down my request rudely and even denied the poor quality of the dictionary. It goes without saying what a high standard of service is needed in today’s society. However, to my regret, businessmen are fail to achieve this standard. The quality of the staff needs improve.
