When I was 11, I threw a glance into Dad’s lunch box and made the unexpected discovery that my mother still showed her love towards my father. The evidence, a napkin resting on top of the sandwiches packed in wax paper, was certain “Love you!” she had written on the napkin. “Meat loaf for supper!”
Mom penned all kinds of messages to Dad on those paper napkins, and he saved a whole pile of them. What embarrassed me as a kid has become a precious memory of my parents.
It also started my own brand of lunch box notes. When my kids were young, I’d glue little drawings on their lunches. Lots of sketches (素描) of our dog, Max, along with smiling flowers. When they were teenagers, I’d copy words of wisdom from great people, Einstein, for example, or Bruce Springsteen. Then, my kids grew up making their own handwritten notes. And my husband writes me love notes on recycled paper, because he’s all about being green.
Friends who know about my lunch box notes eagerly share stories of their own family traditions. So many focus on food. Maura’s mom always drew hearts on the shells of hard-boiled eggs. Melinda wrote messages on her kids’ bananas.
We’re into the third generation of lunch box notes in our home. Whenever my 3-year-old grandson, Clayton, spends the night, he knows his lunch is going to have a napkin note from Grandma in the morning. Last week, I drew a picture of me, waving widely and shouting his name. He took one look at it and screamed, “Where’s Grandpa?” I added a man in a clean shirt. “You forgot his tie,” he said. I quickly drew a line of stripes (条纹) down the front of the shirt. Clayton smiled. “Grandpa,” he whispered, running his fingers across the napkin. “It’s you!”
1.When the author first saw Dad’s lunch box notes, she felt ______.
A. moved B. nervous
C. awkward D. proud
2.What did the author put in the lunch boxes when her kids were in their teens?
A. Words of love.
B. Famous words of wisdom.
C. Pictures of their pet and flowers.
D. Eggs painted with hearts.
3.It can be inferred that ________.
A. the author’s husband is an environmentalist.
B. the author’s children dislike making lunch box notes.
C. the author’s grandson likes drawing pictures on napkins.
D. the author’s friends all had their brand of lunch box notes.
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.
