I don’t know whether I can attend the meeting. I’m afraid that you have to wait a moment and allow me to check my _____.
A. schedule B. fare C. detail D. item
假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom上个月来到北京学习。7月份你将去北京参加英语演讲比赛(speech contest)，你在资料搜集和语言运用等方面遇到了困难。请根据以下要点给Tom写一封电子邮件：
1.询问Tom的生活和学习情况；
2.谈谈你的困难并请求Tom帮忙；
3.告诉Tom你打算赛后去看他。
注意：词数100词左右；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；开头和结尾已经给出。
短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
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、删除和修改。
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。
People who are near-sighted can only look things that are very close to their eyes. Everything before their eyes seem unclear. Many people do a lot of close work, writing, reading and sewing become near-sighted. So they have to wear glass so as to see distance objects clearly. People who are far-sighted suffered from just the opposite problem. Although they can't see things that are far away, they have difficulty reading a book if they hold them at an arm's length. If they want to do many reading, they have to wear glasses, too. Other people do not see clearly because of their eyes aren't exactly of the right shape.
With the 1._________ (develop) of industry, air pollution is getting more and more serious. In Beijing, many people suffer different kinds of illnesses because2._________ air pollution.
Air pollution is caused by the following 3.__________: about half of the problem is caused by vehicles. There are more and more cars, buses on the roads, and they give off 4.__________ (poison) gases.25% of air pollution is caused by factories. Another factor is the smokers. Smoking not only does harm to their health 5.__________ to others. 6._________ these, about 10% of air pollution is caused by other reasons.
We should take some measures to fight 7.__________ pollution. New fuel can be used to take 8.___________ place of gas. We can plant more trees. If everybody realizes the9.__________ (important) of environment and does something to stop pollution, the problem will 10._______ (solve) .
A businessman was deep in debt (欠债) and could see no way out. He sat on the park bench, _____ in hands, wondering if anything could his company.
Suddenly an old man appeared. “I can see _ ___ is troubling you,” he said. After listening to the businessman's , the old man said, “I believe I can you.” He asked the businessman’s name ,and a check (支票), saying , “Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can me back at that time.” Then he left quickly.
The businessman in his hand a check for $ 500,000, signed(签字)by John D. Rockefeller, who was then one of the men in the world! “I can get rid of my money worries now!” he realized. But instead, he to put the check in his case, just knowing it was there to give him the strength to work out a to save his company.
Within a few months, he was out of debt and money once again. Exactly one year later, he returned to the with the check. At the agreed-on , the old man appeared. Just the businessman was about to hand back the check and his successful story, a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man. “I am so I caught him!” she cried, “I hope he hasn't been bothering you. He's escaping from the rest home and people he’s John D. Rockefeller.” And she led him away by the arm. The businessman just stood there, .
Suddenly, he realized it wasn't the money, real or imagined, but his new found self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.
1.A. money B. hair C. cheek D. head
2.A. start B. stop C. save D. sell
3.A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
4.A. programs B. troubles C. wishes D. dreams
5.A. find B. teach C. help D. protect
6.A. packed up B. picked up C. took out D. wrote out
7.A. bring B. pay C. feed D. call
8.A. saw B. tied C. pulled D. hid
9.A. tallest B. richest C. strongest D. busiest
10.A. continued B. refused C. decided D. forgot
11.A. record B. result C. problem D. way
12.A. losing B. making C. lending D. raising
13.A. park B. room C. company D. hospital
14.A. time B. corner C. price D. weekend
15.A. if B. as C. after D. because
16.A. read B. test C. share D. hear
17.A. sad B. angry C. tired D. glad
18.A. seldom B. hardly C. never D. always
19.A. ordering B. warning C. telling D. reminding
20.A. shocked B. bored C. excited D. interested
Does this situation seem familiar to you? Your English is progressing well, the grammar is now familiar, the reading comprehension is no problem, and you are speaking quite fluently. 1.________
First of all, remember that you are not alone. Listening is probably the most difficult job for almost all learners of English as a foreign language. 2._______ What you need to do is to find listening resources. The Internet is really a useful tool for English students. You can download The Real Player from Real Media.com. The Real Player allows you to use the Internet like a radio station.
Once you have begun to listen on a regular basis, you might still be frustrated (受阻) by limited understanding. 3.________
Here is some of the advice I give my students:
• Accept the fact that you are not going to understand everything.
• Stay relaxed when you do not understand, and try listening to the material for more times.
• Do not translate everything into your native language.
• 4._______ Don't concentrate on detail until you have understood the main ideas.
• Listen to something you enjoy.
I remember the problems I had in understanding spoken German when I first went to Germany. In the beginning, when I didn't understand a word, I insisted on translating it in my mind. ____5.___ Then, after the first six months, I discovered two extremely important facts. Firstly, translating creates a barrier between the listener and the speaker. Secondly, most people repeat themselves constantly. By remaining calm, I noticed that even if I didn’t pay much attention I could usually understand what the speaker had said.
A．What should you do?
B．But listening is a problem for most of the beginners!
C．However, after several weeks, I got used to the grammar rules.
D．The most important thing is to listen as often as possible.
E．This method usually resulted in confusion.
F．Listen for the general idea of the conversation.
G．But you can’t follow a native English speaker at all!
