Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn’t exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was greatly surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin’s grand entrance for a long time!
1.The text is mainly about __________.
A. a strange man
B. an unusual party
C. how roller skating began
D. how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century
2.People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he __________.
A. was full of imagination
B. was a gifted musician
C. invented the roller skates
D. often gave others surprises
3.Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to __________.
A. show his skill in walking on wheels
B. arrive at the party sooner
C. test his invention
D. impress the party guests
假定你是李华，计划和同学去敬老院（nursing home）陪老人们过重阳节（the Double Ninth Festival）。请给外教露西写封邮件，邀她一同前往，内容包括：
1、出发及返回时间；
2、活动：包饺子、表演节目等。
注意：1、词数100左右；
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3、结语已为你写好。
Dear Lucy,
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Looking forward to your reply.
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(＼)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。
Li Hua has been living in the city with his parents after he was born. During the past Spring Festival, his parents take him back to their hometown in the countryside for the first time, it made them all happy, especially his grandparents. He enjoyed staying with his grandparents as well as ran in the open air. He took a lot of pictures of the things that seemed strangely and new. He shared his pictures with his friends in the city on Internet. They showed great interest in one of the picture, arguing that he must be about a new kind of hamburger they hadn’t tasted yet. Some friends wouldn’t wait any longer and called on him for answer. After answered several calls, Li Hua quit their QQ group.
Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned 1. farm, which looked almost abandoned2. (lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby 3.other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what 4.(leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass 5.it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she 6.(fall) over the hill and died. Then the Johnsons had to make a living 7.he cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees8.(sell) the wood. Thinking about his children’s clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market 9. people from the towns met regularly. Now it occurred to10. that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.
For most of the eight years they have been married, Ryan has never received a hug from his wife, Tracy. He has not even received a “hello” or a smile. Tracy has been since 2008. But this is not a story about the outcome of a young lady. Rather, it is about a man who has stayed to his wife, nursing her night and day, making sure she is as as possible.
Ryan and Tracy in a friend’s home in 2003. “She was beautiful and interesting to talk to,” Ryan says of his first of Tracy. In 2005, they got married and were very happy. However, a call put the couple’s life in a month after their daughter was born. Ryan was at work when a neighbor called to inform him that Tracy had been to the hospital.
, he ran to the hospital. When he got there, he knew his had been treated for fever. However, the fever did not after Tracy received that medical treatment.
Tracy’s breathing became labored and was to speak. The medical examination she developed an infection damaging her nerve system. Tracy went into a coma(昏迷) and a few days later, though she regained consciousness, she could not move her lower legs. “She was admitted to hospital for four months and doctors did all they could, her got worse,” Ryan says. She could no longer her legs, and lost the ability to give voices.
“Those four months are the most time I have ever had. I have never stopped hoping and praying she will regain her ,” Ryan says with a smile, “I miss her laughter, and wonder what kind of a mother she would be to our daughter.”
1.A. happy B. simple C. different D. basic
2.A. weak B. alone C. ill D. cruel
3.A. magic B. exciting C. unexpected D. sad
4.A. true B. strange C. rude D. useful
5.A. comfortable B. special C. safe D. conscious
6.A. married B. stayed C. met D. worked
7.A. impression B. expression C. discussion D. attention
8.A. danger B. trouble C. surprise D. silence
9.A. dashed B. rushed C. pushed D. carried
10.A. Angry B. Confident C. Anxious D. Proud
11.A. daughter B. friend C. neighbor D. wife
12.A. slow down B. go down C. look down D. burn down
13.A. ready B. eager C. unwilling D. unable
14.A. revealed B. repeated C. agreed D. admitted
15.A. even B. instead C. still D. again
16.A. though B. after C. since D. when
17.A. attitude B. examination C. condition D. pain
18.A. clean B. remove C. touch D. move
19.A. wonderful B. difficult C. ridiculous D. important
20.A. position B. power C. confidence D. health
Four Ways to Beat Summer Weight Gain
When we think of summer, most of us think of outdoor fun. So it seems like we should naturally lose weight over the summer. In reality, summer isn’t all beach volleyball and water sports. Therefore, we can gain weight easily in the summer. 1. Here are four ways to beat summer weight gain.
1.2. When we don’t have a plan, it’s easy to spend summer moving from the couch to the computer, with regular stops at the fridge. Avoid this by aiming for a specific goal, like volunteering or mastering a new skill. Just be sure to plan for some downtime so you can relax a little!
2. Stay busy. When we’re bored, it’s easy to fall into a trap of doing nothing and then feeling low on energy. In addition to helping you avoid the cookie jar, getting loads of stuff to do can give you a sense of accomplishment.3..
3. Beat the heat. Don’t let summer heat put your exercise plans on hold4.if a gym isn’t your scene, try howling or an indoor climbing wall. If you love being outdoors, try swimming or a regular run in the early morning or evening.
4. 5.with school out, we lose our daily routines. If you don’t have a specific job or an activity to get up for, it’s easy to sleep late, watch too much TV, and snack more than usual. Make sure your summer days have some structure – like getting up at the same time each day. Plan activities for specific times, like exercising before breakfast.
A. Stick to a schedule.
B. Get going with goals.
C. Relax by walking outside.
D. Move your workout indoors.
E. We usually stay at home in summer.
F. That’s especially true if a dream summer job falls through.
G. However, it’s easy to avoid this problem if we know what to look out for.
