假定你是李华，准备参加学校举办的主题为“健康成长”的英语作文比赛。请按照要求写一篇短文，主要内容包括：1. 乐观的人生态度；2. 努力学习；3. 参加体育锻炼。
注意：1. 词数120词左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头已为你写好。
We all want to grow up happily and healthily, and for this goal we must do several things.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间修改作文，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。错误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。
注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear Tim,
I’m so excited and happy to hear that you’re coming to China. Since your trip is schedule for the middle of July, time is no a problem for me because I would be having my summer holiday at that time.
I’ve been very busy recent, for I’ve been prepared for the coming entrance exam, that is vital for me and my future life. Last week, I attended an English speech intending for high school students all over the province and I won first prize. Therefore, I’ve always dreamt of having the opportunity to travel in English-speaking countries like yours to practice and improve my English, as well make friends with people from other countries.
I am looking forward to seeing you.
Yours,
Li Hua
Today, many people think 1. (compete) is the key to success. They pursue their own 2. (person) goals with no regard for the people around them. I believe such thinking is 3. of date. Contemporary society demands that we 4. (cooperate) with others. Real success will come when we grow together, 5. than hold each other down. In order to 6. (success), we must cooperate to solve problems.
Today, information and knowledge are growing so rapidly 7. no individual can master everything. We need each other to fill in the gaps in our knowledge and understanding. By 8. (be) flexible, supportive and willing to compromise, we will have more success in our lives and careers. 9. cooperation, we will develop stronger relationships, 10. are the source of happiness and satisfaction in life, and achieve more.
A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply--all these were important in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. they were not enough. Something was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special" was men-- individuals who could invent machines, find new of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.
The men who the machines of the Industrial Revolution from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were inventors than scientists. A man who is a scientist is primarily interested in doing his research . He is not necessarily working that his findings can be used.
An inventor or one interested in applied science is trying to make something that has a concrete use. He may try to solve a problem by the theories science or by experimenting through trial and error. of his method, he is working to obtain a result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of many other objectives.
Most of the people who the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had or no training in science might not have made their inventions a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years .
1.A.cases B. reasons C. factors D. situations
2.A.But B. And C. Besides D. Even
3.A.else B.near C. extra D. similar
4.A.generating B.effective C. motivating D. creative
5.A.origins B. sources C. bases D. discoveries
6.A.employed B. created C. operated D. controlled
7.A.came B. arrived C. stemmed D. appeared
8.A.less B. better C. more D. worse
9.A.respectable B. practical C. pure D. clever
10.A.happily B. occasionally C. reluctantly D. accurately
11.A.now B. and C. all D. so
12.A.seldom B. sometimes C. always D. never
13.A.planning B. using C. studying D. applying
14.A.of B. with C. to D. as
15.A. Speaking B. Thinking C. Instead D. Regardless
16.A.single B. sole C. specialized D. specific
17.A.proposed B. developed C. supplied D. offered
18.A.little B. much C. some D. any
19.A.as B. if C. because D. while
20.A.ago B. past C. ahead D. before
How can we all get more laughter into our lives? Here is what the experts suggest:
1. . Nancy Alguire, a teacher in Clifton Park, N. Y., was once painfully shy and had a hard time laughing. Then she married a circus clown (小丑). “I became interested in the clowns,” she recalls “One day I put on a costume and paint my face. That afternoon my whole life changed. I learned to laugh and enjoy life in a way I had never done before.” 2. To this day, she still makes it a rule to be with people who enjoy life and laughing.
3. It doesn’t take you too much time and can be easy. Collect favorite cartoons and jokes. Also, keep a paper for writing down humor you find in everyday life. “Good ideas come and go fast, you have to capture them quickly or they are gone,” says Virginia Tooper.
Laugh when you need it most. “ 4. ” says comedian Bill Cosby. “And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it,” he insists.
Gray Alan, a sociology professor at the University of Minnesota, claims that laughter is a skill we can all gain--because it comes naturally. 5. . Just remember: we are just here for a period, so get a few laughs.
A. You can soften the worst blows through humor.
B. Mix with people who laugh.
C. Practise the art of laughing.
D. Keep a laughter file.
E. He who laughs last laughs best.
F. But it’s also something that has to be developed.
G. People’s joy can affect those around them.
If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven't you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?
According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.
The study also found the effect is greater, the younger people learn a second language.
A team led by Dr Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of "early bilinguals" who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.
Scans showed that grey matter density (密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.
"Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language," said the scientists.
It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.
Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. "Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible (灵活的),"he said. "You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas."
The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and 34. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. "Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world," explained the scientists.
1.The main subject talked about in this passage is ______.
A. science on learning a second language
B. man’s ability of learning a second language
C. 1anguage can help brain power
D. 1anguage learning and maths study
2.In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “exercise” in order to ______.
A. say language is also a kind of physical labor
B. prove that one needs more practice when he (she) is learning a language
C. to show the importance of using the language when you learn the language
D. make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well
3.The underlined word “bilingual'’ probably means ______.
A. a researcher on language learning
B. a person who is good at learning foreign languages
C. a person who can speak two languages
D. an active language learner
