假如你叫李华，是校报的英语小记者。校报英语园地本期的话题是Festivals and Holidays。你打算以My Favorite Festival为题进行演讲，请根据写作提纲，介绍你最喜欢的传统节日——春节。
内容包括：1. 春节的重要性；2. 主要庆祝活动； 3. 你喜欢的原因。
注意：字数100字左右。
参考词汇：对联couplet 压岁钱lucky money
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短文改错
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。
It was almost five years since I began to learn English. I’m glad to say I’m getting along well with it. However, first I came across a lot of difficulties. I couldn’t pronounce English sounds good, nor could I remember the words I had learned. In class, I couldn’t understand that the teacher had said. I almost lost my heart when the teacher said to me, “Keeping on and you will do well.” I was greatly encouraging. I started working hard at English. With the help by my teacher and classmates, I made some progresses. I’m very pleased, but I will work harder.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, and 1. (thousand) of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. About 170 kinds in the US alone 2. (consider) in danger.
Why should people care? 3. we need animals, and if they are gone, there will never be any more. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. 4. (destroy) one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks (老鹰), the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed 5. rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied (繁殖) 6. (quick).
Luckily, some people are working 7. (help) save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about 8. problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few 9. (country) have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animals on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger 10. (be) growing.
A strange thing happened to me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day ________ I drove to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my ________ stopped. It was out of gas on a ________ road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone ________ could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile ________ I finally found a house near the ________. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair ________. She said, “I’ve been ________ for you here for a long time. Come in. ________ is almost ready.”
“But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t ________ what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You ________ tea,” said she.
I quickly ________ that my car was out of ________ , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept ________ me Alfred and talking about how long it had been ________ she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I ________ .
_________, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my ________ , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t ________ anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and ________ came back because of the war.”
1.A. and B. so C. but D. that
2.A. car B. bus C. bike D. truck
3.A. narrow B. lonely C. crowded D. busy
4.A. what B. whom C. who D. how
5.A. before B. after C. while D. as
6.A. street B. path C. way D. road
7.A. came B. answered C. opened D. appeared
8.A. asking B. looking C. calling D. waiting
9.A. Gas B. Coffee C. Tea D. Lunch
10.A. consider B. understand C. accept D. think
11.A. like B. love C. used to like D. enjoy
12.A. answered B. explained C. refused D. promised
13.A. gas B. tea C. strength D. energy
14.A. calling B. call C. to call D. called
15.A. until B. before C. since D. when
16.A. could B. can C. would D. should
17.A. Unfortunately B. Absolutely C. Fortunately D. Seriously
18.A. accident B. event C. experience D. surprise
19.A. hit B. injure C. hurt D.frighten
20.A. never B. ever C. yet D. still
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I’m Glad I got Sick
Twenty-seven years ago I got sick. The reason I can remember the date so well is that being sick is what ________ me to choose my future wife. She was just a good friend, but because she ________ to my apartment, brought me medicine, and made me breakfast, I thought for the first time “what a super wife she will ________ for someone.”
I took her out to eat for helping me ________ the flu. After that we became even better friends, but still ________ thought of marriage. A few months later I was going to ________ a new job in the Atlanta area, so Cathy helped me ________ boxes to get ready to leave. We ________ a great time that day and had lunch together. Near the end of that day I________a few tears in Cathy’s eyes, so I asked what was ________ .
She said, “I don’t know if I can live ________ you, you are my best friend.” I said, “I know, I’ve been thinking the ________ thing.” That day we decided to get married and we have been married ever since. We have had our ________ times, as many others have had, but we are still best friends!
________ I get to the family unit in my Health class and we talk about________ …I always tell this story. My students seem to love it because they learn that ________ , sharing and caring about others is all that really ________ in life, and that looks, money and other things are not important.
________the way, my wife is 12 years younger than me, and she is beautiful. We have 2 beautiful children, but we still have dates on ________ weekend.
Cathy is the greatest thing that has ever ________ me! She is a fantastic mother, and the best wife a coach could ever have. Thank God I got sick 27 years ago!
1.A. brought B. resulted C. followed D. caused
2.A. came over B. came out C. came up with D. came back
3.A. develop B. get C. become D. prove
4.A. get up B. get over C. get off D. get away
5.A. much B. more C. less D. no
6.A. take B. give C. hand D. continue
7.A. pick up B. take up C. pack up D. look up
8.A. spent B. had C. took D. cost
9.A. noticed B. observed C. looked D. watched
10.A. right B. terrible C. wrong D. awful
11.A. with B. without C. by D. on
12.A. different B. difficult C. similar D. same
13.A. hard B. happy C. wonderful D. common
14.A. Unless B. Until C. When D. Though
15.A. health B. marriage C. exercise D. hobby
16.A. taking B. supporting C. gaining D. giving
17.A. matters B. works C. helps D. needs
18.A. In B. By C. On D. Off
19.A. any B. some C. all D. every
20.A. contributed to B. came to C. happened to D. led to
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? 1. . The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.
Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.
Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. 2. .
When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don' t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.
3. . These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.
4. . Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.
Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.
Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. 5. .
A. What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.
B. On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be influenced.
C. Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood.
D. These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.
E. Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.
F. There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.
G. It' s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.
