It is really important for parents to reach a _______ between what they want and what their kids desire.
A. conclusion B. compromise C. communication D. consensus
假定你是李华，正在英国接受英语培训，住在一户英国人家里。今天你的房东Mrs Wilson 不在家，你准备外出，请给Mrs Wilson 写一留言条，内容包括：
1.外出购物
2.替房东还书
3.Tracy 来电话留言：
1）咖啡屋（Bolton Coffee）见面取消
2）此事已告知Susan
3）尽快回电
注意：1 词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
Thanks very much on inviting me to your birthday party on Sunday. I’d like very much come but I will had an examination on Monday morning. It is a very important exam but I can’t afford to fail it. I’ll spend all the whole weekend reading and prepare for it. So I’m really sorry that I won’t be able to come in this time. Hope you can understand. I’ll take this chance to wish you wonderful time on your birthday. Happy birthday, Peter, and many happy return of the day!
Yours,
Li Ming
There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external（外部的） result or product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a promotion, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language--- all these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.
By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since by definition it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they go through new experiences and unexpected obstacles. In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.
In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to be faced with the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential to our ability to grow.
These feelings of insecurity and self – doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not face and overcome these internal fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease to grow. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.
1.A person is generally believed to achieve personal growth when______..
A．he has given up his smoking habit
B．he has made great efforts in his work
C．he is interested in making anything new
D．he has tried to determine where he is on his journey
2.In the author’s eyes, one who views personal growth as a process would______.
A．judge his ability to grow from his own achievements
B．succeed in climbing up the social ladder
C．face difficulties and take up challenges
D．aim high and reach his goal each time
3.When the author says “a new way of being” (para. 3), he is referring to _____.
A．a new way of taking risks
B．a new approach to experiencing the world
C．a new system of adapting to change
D．a new method of finding ourselves
4.For personal growth, the author may not support __________. .
A．curiosity and more chances
B．being quick in self – adaptation
C．open – minded to new experiences
D．avoidance of internal fears and doubts
Chinese New Year Celebration is the most important celebration of the year. Chinese people may celebrate the Chinese New Year in slightly different ways but their wishes are almost the same; they want their family members and friends to be healthy and lucky during next year.
Chinese New Year Celebration usually lasts for 15 days. Celebratory activities include Chinese New Feast, firecrackers, giving lucky money to children, the New Year bell ringing and Chinese New Year Greetings. Most of Chinese people will stop the celebrating in their home on the 7th day of New Year because the national holiday usually ends around that day, however celebrations in public areas can last until the 15th day of New Year.
It is the money given to kids from their parents and grandparents as New Year gift. The money is believed to bring good luck, ward off monsters; hence the name "lucky money". Parents and grandparents first put money in small, especially-made red envelopes and give the red envelopes to their kids after the New Year's Feast or when they come to visit them on the New Year. They choose to put the money in red envelopes because Chinese people think red is a lucky color. They want to give their children both lucky money and lucky color.
1.What can we learn from the Paragragh 1？
A.Chinese New Year Celebration is one of the most important celebrations in China
B.Chinese New Year Celebration can bring luck to them during the next year
C.Some different celebrations still exist
D.Kids can get their lucky money during the Chinese New Year Celebration
2.Where can we meet some celebrations in the 13th day of the New Year in China？
A.Wal-Mart Stores B.Your uncle’s family
C.Yuanmingyuan Imperial Garden D.High school
3.Which way is not mentioned in the passage below to celebrate New Year？
A.Set off fireworks B.Come over relatives
C.Receive presents D.Get lucky money
4.Where can we probably find the passage？
A.A travel brochure B.A newspaper
C.A tradition guide D.A textbook
