—John failed in the English test this time.
— He has been studying hard all the time.
A.Of course. B.Sure.
C.What a surprise! D.Is there something wrong?
假如你是李华，于11月12日到达纽约，然后去找你的美国朋友Tom，但他不在家。请按以下内容给Tom留张便条:
1．火车晚点15分钟，与接你的Tom错过；
2．在火车上认识的定居美国的华人Taylor夫妇把你带到Tom家，Tom不在；
3．现在你在Taylor夫妇家；
4．请Tom务必今晚打电话给你(64611128）。
注意：1．词数100个左右；
2．不要逐字翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；
3．信的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom，
I’m in New York! It’s really a pity that I didn’t find you at the railway station．You may have left when my train arrived a quarter behind the schedule．
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（Λ），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：在错的词下划一横线，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。（注意：请在答题卡上作答）
When I was ten years old，I went to Yangzhou with two American．I became their guide．First，we went to the Shouxi River．They wanted to look around the river by the boat．After buy the tickets，we got into the boat．We went around seeing the beautiful sight．After that，we went shopping．The sellers couldn’t spoke English．Though it was very harder，I tried my best listen to their words carefully and translate the sentences．They bought some little things with their help．Next，we went to a small zoo but took some pictures．When we felt hunger，we went out and had lunch．After lunch，we visited some old house and learned more about Chinese history．
How many of us can really ever thank our mothers 1. what they do for us? I am now 40 years old，so it's been a lot of years that I've had my mom's loving 2. (guide）and direction behind me pushing me gently when I need it．
When I was ill，mom would take care of me 3. ．(condition） When I had a terrible dream， she would never yell me for stealing into her bed．4. I graduated from college，she took pride in me as I walked across that stage．When life would get me down，she would tell me that it's always dark 5. the dawn．She's always been my greatest support， 6. (keep） me up when life tried to defeat me．She never told me that anything was impossible or that I set 7. goals too high．With a gentle guiding hand she got me back on the right track if I faltered (摇晃） ．
A simple thank you will never be enough for the kindness and love she 8. (show） to me over the years．My mom deserves more than flowers，candy or 9. gifts．There isn't a gift in the world that could ever express my thanks for 10. she has done for me over the years．
Steve Morris was not a typical child．But when he was nine，his to be typical was very strong．Of all the people Steve remembered，one woman，his primary-school teacher，Mrs Beneduci， in his mind．Mrs Beneduci was a wise person．She realized that mere words to a kid not carry much weight．So instead，with the secret aid of a little mouse，she found a to show Steve his real talent．
One day Mrs Beneduci began her with the question: who was Abraham Lincoln? Amy was required to answer it．She said in a voice，“Uh ．．．he，uh，had a beard．” The students burst into ．“Steve?” said the teacher．Steve stood up and confidently，“He was the 16th President of the United States．”
with Steve’s performance，the teacher then added that Abraham Lincoln had been President during the Civil War … Then she stopped， she was listening to something．It sounded like a mouse．The little girls screamed．Some stood on their chairs．Mrs Beneduci tried to the students down，and asked Steve to find the poor little creature．
Steve sat straight up in his chair and asked everybody to be ．In the sudden stillness he raised his head，hesitated for a moment，and to the wastebasket．“He’s right over there!” said Steve ．“I can hear him!”
And so he was: a frightened little mouse that was beneath the wastepaper，hoping to go ．Nature gave him a remarkable pair of to make up for his blindness．In the heart of small，sightless Steve a pride was born，and that pride is with him still． the incident，Mrs Beneduci would continue to his talent，and she always reminded Steve of the little mouse．
A little mouse gave a small boy ．Steve Morris is now a singer who is popular all over the world．
1.A．limit B．desire C．direction D．courage
2.A．stands out B．turns up C．gets through D．gives away
3.A．will B．shall C．might D．must
4.A．control B．chance C．power D．choice
5.A．rest B．holiday C．study D．class
6.A．low B．proud C．long D．wide
7.A．tears B．laughter C．cheers D．applause
8.A．decided B．predicted C．answered D．required
9.A．Satisfied B．Confused C．Thrilled D．Surprised
10.A．even when B．so that C．just because D．as though
11.A．calm B．lie C．keep D．settle
12.A．relaxed B．anxious C．quiet D．active
13.A．pointed B．walked C．fell D．rushed
14.A．slowly B．proudly C．carefully D．luckily
15.A．running B．escaping C．fighting D．struggling
16.A．undiscovered B．unexplained C．untreated D．unhurt
17.A．arms B．hands C．legs D．ears
18.A．Before B．In C．After D．For
19.A．test B．encourage C．inspect D．feel
20.A．excitement B．patience C．warmth D．confidence
Being a good student doesn’t mean you have to drop all social activities and dive into your books．It is still possible to have a healthy social life while getting good grades．1. Here are how you can achieve it:
Decide for yourself at the start of the term that you won’t let your schoolwork sweep you away． 2.
Write down your weekly schedule on a piece of paper．Chances are that you’ll have small gaps between classes during the week and more free time at the weekend．Make sure that every time you find yourself in one of those between-class gaps you use the time efficiently．3.
Set aside at least one large amount of time each week as free time．Keep in mind the law of diminishing returns(收益递减）．Past a certain point，more hours studying will be of little benefit． 4. Protect both your free time and your school time carefully．If one starts to infringe(侵犯）on the other，that is just the beginning of a long，slippery downhill slope(斜坡）．
5. This way，you can co-ordinate(协调）your free time with theirs．
Whenever possible，find social activities that take you off campus and away from your schoolwork．
A．Balance is the key．
B．Encourage your friends to follow a similar plan．
C．It is very important to be determined about this．
D．Try not to affect others’ time and just focus on your own．
E．You’re better off spending this time with friends．
F．You can spend more time on social life than on study．
G．Read a few pages of your school books or do some quick chores(杂活)，for example．
