An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for him to go back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. When dinnertime came, he didn't go to dinning room, saying that he was not feeling very well.
The next morning he still didn't have breakfast and at lunchtime he again stayed in his room. But at dinnertime he was so hungry that he went to the dinning room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel (争执).
"Bring me the bill," he said. "The bill, sir?" said the waiter in surprise. "There isn't any bill. On our ship meals are included (包括) in the money for the ticket," said the waiter.
1.The story happened _____.
A.in England
B. on a ship from Norway to England
C. in Norway
D. on a ship from England to Norway
2.The traveler didn't go to the dinning room first because _____.
A.he had no money
B. he didn't feel very well
C. he didn't want to eat anything
D. he didn't hear the sound of the bell
3.The traveler went to the dinning room to eat something because _____。
A. his friend had given him some money
B. the waiter had asked him to change his mind
C. he learned that there was no bill on the ship
D. he was too hungry.
4.After the traveler finished eating, _____.
A.he had a quarrel with waiter over the bill
B. he drank a lot
C. he asked the waiter to bring him the change (零钱)
D. he came to know that travelers on the ship had free meals
仔细观察下面一幅图画，根据图画的内容，写一篇词数100左右的英语短文。
情景：假定你叫李华，家住香港。你和几个朋友约定星期六在中心公园聚会。现请你写封信邀请在学校居住的Brown女士参加，并根据下图告诉她来中心公园的路线。
参考词汇：have a gathering party(聚会)
这是一篇图画说明文，根据图画，指明路线，如何到达中心公园。注意观察图画，确定出发点、行走路线、目的地，灵活使用表达路线的表达语。
Dear Mrs Brown,
We are so glad that you're coming to join us on Saturday. Here is how you can find us.
Yours,
Li Hua
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10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处.每处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(＼)戈lj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.
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词.
2．只允许修改l0处, 多者(从第ll处起)不计分.
When an English traveler, who spent a few week in Sweden, was about to return to home, he found he had only enough money left to get a ticket to England. Since it was only two-day voyage, he believed he can get home without eating anything. He final bought a ticket with that little money and went to board the ship. He closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell or refused to go to the place where people had his dinner when dinnertime came. Therefore, he couldn’t stand this any longer and went to the dining hall, enjoy the last meal on the ship. He then said, “Waiter, brings me the bill.” “Oh, meals are included in the ticket.” said the waiter.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Tom: Sandy. It seems that only half of the students passed the final exam.
Sandy: Really? The exam 1. have been very difficult this time.
Tom: Well, I’m really 2. (surprise) too. There are many students who definitely didn’t fail. According to Jack, there are eight boys in his class who failed, 3. (include) himself and Scott.
Sandy: Oh! Scott is 4. of the top students in the college. What about his sister, Kate? Did she pass?
Tom: Oh, yes. It seems she 5. (get) good marks.
Sandy: That’s 6. (absolute) unbelievable. ! Scott was 7. much better student than his sister, and has been working so hard for the last few months.
Tom: It seems 8. (fair), doesn’t it? But, from 9. I’ve heard, perhaps he worked too hard. He was ill during the week of the exam.
Sandy: Oh, I see. These things happen, sometimes. I suppose the teacher will take his illness into account and give him a pass.
Tom: Well, there is a rumor going around 10. the head of the Department is leaving.
Sandy: Because of the bad result, you mean?
Tom: Well, I suppose so. I’m not sure. Maybe Mr. Smith is going to be the new Department Head.
A few years ago, my younger brother and I went to Norfolk, Virginian by plane. , before we took off, we heard the pilot's voice throughout the plane, “Sorry, ladies and gentlemen. We have no on the plane. We have a generator(发电机), and we are going to the engines with it. We will in the air and head to Norfolk, and see what happens. ”
See what happens? We are going to get up in the air, and see what happens? At this point, one woman started crying. “Oh, no! We are going to ！” There were sighs of and anxiety quickly spreading throughout the plane, and we hadn't even yet. Thirty minutes passed and we were still there. Then the voice of the pilot came over again,“ Ladies and gentlemen, I know you are , so are we. We only have one engine going right now, and it is working double time. ”
There was crying we had walked in to grave(坟墓). But the pilot told us our one engine was working double time, and his was to get up in the air and see what happens! Then we did. We got up in the air and happened. We arrived in Norfolk and everyone for still being alive.
Although I do sincerely like to have a plan “see what happens”, it really isn’t such a bad life strategy. All too often, I would see people pursuing their goals with inaction just because they don’t have success. Actually, success will never be guaranteed. The thing that you can do is just get up in the air, and see what happens.
If you are planning to learn a new skill, “get up in the air, and see what happens!” It might not be as as you thought. You might be smarter than you thought, and the result could be very ! So don’t stay there trying nothing just because there is no of guaranteed success.
1.A. HopefullyB. ExcitedlyC. UnfortunatelyD. Thankfully
2.A. serviceB. powerC. waterD. fuel
3.A. shutB. fixC. changeD. start
4.A. get upB. pack upC. light upD. speed up
5.A. waitB. delayC. crashD. suffer
6.A. rumorB. desperationC. diseaseD. pain
7.A. looked overB. gone outC. got acrossD. taken off
8.A. sittingB. checkingC. watchingD. boarding
9.A. puzzledB. patientC. anxiousD. embarrassed
10.A. even ifB. as ifC. what ifD. only if
11.A. commentB. complaintC. promiseD. plan
12.A. everythingB. somethingC. nothingD. anything
13.A. escapedB. cheeredC. sighedD. praised
14.A. less thanB. other thanC. better thanD. more than
15.A. frozenB. annoyedC. concernedD. satisfied
16.A. realisticB, organizedC. potentialD. guaranteed
17.A. sameB. commonC. bestD. last
18.A. interestingB. challengingC. surprisingD. encouraging
19.A. rewardingB. disappointingC. sorrowD. trouble
20.A. meaningB. signC. actionD. reward
Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesn’t mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or the other, you’ll have to stand up and say – problem, I don’t want you in my life.
1. Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and children – the list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within ourselves work, too. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shapes and colors and feelings.
But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to solve your problems.
Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help. 2. Talking helps you move on and let go.
Write your problems. 3. When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system. You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems. By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.
Don’t lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, don’t lose faith and hope. Even if you lose all your money, family… you should still have faith. 4.
Your problems aren’t the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, there’re another one million people whose problems are huger than yours. 5. Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed.
Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out.
A. But the truth is that when you talk about it, you’re setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you.
B. When we have a problem, a pressing, critical, urgent, life-threatening problem, how do we try and solve it?
C. Tell yourself: when they can deal with them, why can’t I?
D. Of course, we’ve been fighting problems ever since we were born.
E. We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.
F. Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don’t want a real person to talk with.
G. With faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose.
