It seems like everywhere a person goes there is at least one person with a cell phone to his ear. Even in places ________ cell phone usage is banned such as concert halls or movie theaters there is the ________ offender, or at least a few people using the text messaging feature ________ their phones.
Cell phone usage has ________ over the past decade and continues to rise. Nearly 200 ________ people in the United States have cell phones and there are ________ over one billion users worldwide. That means there are a lot of phones ________ their frequencies over the airwaves at any given time.
Concern has arisen over whether or not cell phone usage ________ harm a person’s health. Brain cancer rates in the United States have risen since call phones were ________, leading some people to wonder if cell phone usage is the reason for the ________.
Some people say the biggest danger ________ cell phones isn’t from the either real or perceived potential to develop cancer, but from ________ while using the cell phone. How many of us have seen vehicles driving ________ erratically(不稳定地) down the road. And we often see when we get near the vehicle the driver on a cell phone is ________ on a cell phone. It is a proven fact that a driver on a cell phone is ________ attentive and more likely to get in an accident. And, hands-free sets aren’t the ________ that some people may believe. Yes, they ________ both hands for driving and prevent a person from getting a sore(酸疼的) arm, ________ the driver’s mind is still ________ the conversation and therefore less attentive to what is ________ around him or her on the road.
1.A. whichB. whereC. thereD. here
2.A. busyB. alwaysC. occasionalD. occasionally
3.A. underB. onC. fromD. to
4.A. been explodedB. explodedC. been explodingD. exploding
5.A. millionsB. millions ofC. millionD. million of
6.A. wellB. goodC. betterD. best
7.A. deliveringB. carryingC. takingD. sending
8.A. mayB. mustC. canD. should
9.A. allowedB. inventedC. introducedD. bought
10.A. increaseB. declineC. improvementD. rose
11.A. withB. beforeC. inD. on
12.A. attentionB. attractive
C. carelessD. inattentiveness
13.A. quiteB. almostC. hardlyD. nearly
14.A. usingB. talkingC. movingD. handing
15.A. moreB. lessC. leastD. fewer
16.A. problemB. questionC. meanD. answer
17.A. hold upB. pick upC. put upD. free up
18.A. thereforeB. asC. butD. though
19.A. taken upB. filled byC. occupied withD. picked up
20.A. happening toB. going onC. talking aboutD. moving about
假如你叫杨阳,你的朋友夏雨来信询问你暑假过的怎样。请根据下列信息给他回信,说明你在暑假中的活动和理由。1. 休息,因为感觉累、学习压力大,缺少锻炼和睡眠;2. 看望农村的祖父母,帮助他们做了些家务,并给他们谈了一些身边的事;3. 和朋友进行短途旅游,欣赏大自然,呼吸新鲜空气。
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Dear Xia Yu,
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Best wishes!
Yours,
Yang Yang
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修改: 在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改的词。
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 the teachers and schoolmates, it's a great honor for me to be here today and share my experiences of learning English with you. I want to learn English good to take good job, so I learn English in some difference ways. In class, I learn new words, useful expressions and grammar and take efforts to understand the texts under the help of our English teacher. After class, you do a lot of exercises prepare for the college entrance examination. I also read news and watch videos on the Internet and from other source.I have a lot of fun especial when learning English with cartoon movies.
Alice: Frank, have you got a hobby?
Frank: Well I don’t think I have one. How about you?
Alice: I have several 1. (hobby), reading, gardening… but 2. (collect) stamps is the one I like 3..
Frank: How Interesting! How 4. have you been collecting stamps?
Alice: 12 years so far, since I was 9.
Frank: You must have a lot of stamps then.
Alice: Sure, I have thousands of stamps from more 5. 20 countries.
Frank: Wom, unbelievable! I also want to have a hobby, 6. I just don’t have the time.
Alice: What 7. (keep) you so busy?
Frank: I travel a lot on business.
Alice: Then how do 8. kill time on your trips?
Frank: Sometimes I read 9. book.
Alice: I have one idea. You can join a reading club.
Frank: Reading club? What do you do there?
Alice: We read books and organize discussions.
Frank: 10. (sound) great!
We are warned not to waste time because time ________ will never return. I think it quite ________. What does time look ________? Nobody knows, and we can’t see it or touch it and no ________ of money can buy it. Time is abstract(抽象的), so we have to ________ about it.
Time passes very quickly. Some students say they don’t have ________ time to review their lessons. It is ________ they don’t know how to make use of their time. They waste it in going to theatres or playing, and ________ other useless things. Why do we study every day? Why do we work? Why do most people ________ take buses instead of walking? The answer is very ________.We wish to save time because time is ________.
Today we are living in the 21st century. We ________ time as life. When a person dies, his life ends. Since life is short, we must ________ our time and energy to our study so that we ________ be able to work and live well in the future. Laziness is the ________ of time, for it not only brings us ________, but also does other ________ to us. If it is necessary for us to do our work today, ________ us do it today and not ________ it until tomorrow. Remember that time is much more ________.
1.A. lostB. passedC. missedD. used
2.A. importantB. trueC. interestingD. usual
3.A. forB. likeC. afterD. over
4.A. amountB. qualityC. quantityD. price
5.A. thinkB. imagineC. examineD. check
6.A. spareB. freeC. enoughD. much
7.A. thatB. whyC. becauseD. certain
8.A. doingB. makingC. takingD. getting
9.A. needn’tB. have toC. had betterD. would rather
10.A. easyB. simpleC. stupidD. interesting
11.A. worthlessB. pricelessC. readyD. little
12.A. look uponB. agreeC. thinkD. believe
13.A. spendB. giveC. setD. devote
14.A. mustB. shouldC. mayD. would
15.A. helperB. thiefC. friendD. teacher
16.A. wealthB. healthC. failureD. illness
17.A. dangerB. harmC. troubleD. difficulty
18.A. helpB. makeC. haveD. let
19.A. keepB. remainC. manageD. leave
20.A. valuableB. expensiveC. worthD. rich
Homework is a major part of going to school: It's your teachers' way of evaluating(评价) how much you understand of what's going on in class. 1. Luckily, you can do a few things to make homework less work.
Be sure you understand the homework.
Write your homework down in your notebook or day planner if you need to. 2. It's much easier to take a minute to ask the teacher during or after class than to struggle to remember later that night!
Use any extra time in school.
Many schools have study halls that are specifically designed to allow students to study. It's tempting (诱惑) to hang out with friends during study periods or unstructured (松散的) time. 3.____
Take a break.
4. So take some breaks while doing your homework. Sitting for too long without stretching or relaxing will make you less productive than if you stop every so often. Taking a 15-minute break every hour is a good idea for most people.
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If you don't finish your homework during school, think about how much you have left and what else is going on that day, and then budget your time. Most high-school students have between 1 and 3 hours of homework a night. If it's a heavy homework day and it seems like you've got an assignment in every subject but gym and lunch, you'll need to devote more time to homework. It's a good idea to come up with some kind of homework schedule, especially if you are involved in sports or activities or have an after-school job.
A.Pace yourself.
B.Settle down to do homework.
C.And it helps digest important concepts (概念).
D.Most people's attention spans (注意力持续时间) aren't very long.
E.Don't be afraid to ask questions about what's expected.
F.Once your homework is done, you can check over it if you have extra time.
G.But the more work you can get done in school, the less you'll have to do that night.
