I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”
At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket.
I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth...?
She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room---if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”
Then she turned to me, kissed me and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control.” With that, she left the room.
After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight , I noticed that something in my mood (情绪) had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her anties helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.
1.Why did the author shout at the telephone?
A. He was mad at the telephone.
B. He was angry with his agent.
C. He was anxious about his wife.
D. He was impatient with the secretary.
2.What made the author laugh?
A. His own behavior.
B. His wife’s suggestion.
C. His changeable feelings.
D. His wife’s sweet kiss.
3.What does the underlined word “anties” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. Angry words B. Unusual actions
C. Surprising looks D. Anxious feelings
I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.
I was on my lunch break and had the office to get something to eat. On the way, I a busker (街头艺人), with a hat in front of him. I had some in my pocket, but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol. He like that type----young and ragged. what was I going to spend the money on? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then I had no right to place myself above just because he was busking.
I and dropped all the coins into his , and he smiled at me, I watched for a while. As as it sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment—a feeling of or satisfaction, for example. But nothing happened. , I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of ,” I thought.
On my way home at the end of the , I saw the busker again and he was . I watched him pick up the hat and walk a cafe counter. There he poured the contents into a tin collecting an earthquake fund-raising (募捐) event. He was busking for charity (慈善)！
Now I donate (捐赠) any I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.
1.A. left B. cleaned C. prepared D. searched
2.A. led B. chose C. saw D. fooled
3.A. chocolates B. coins C. tins D. drugs
4.A. almost B. just C. rather D. still
5.A. acted B. looked C. sounded D. smelt
6.A. Though B. For C. Therefore D. But
7.A. declared B. realized C. expected D. guessed
8.A. it B. all C. him D. them
9.A. waited B. followed C. stopped D. arrived
10.A. rag B. hat C. pocket D. counter
11.A. selfish B. awkward C. innocent D. special
12.A. happiness B. sadness C. love D. hate
13.A. Disappointedly B. Unfortunately C. Coincidentally D. Comfortably
14.A. words B. effort C. space D. money
15.A. moment B. day C. break D. event
16.A. walking around B. passing by C. packing up D. running off
17.A. around B. in C. behind D. to
18.A. chief B. basic C. actual D. total
19.A. by B. for C. on D. with
20.A. work B. time C. energy D. change
假定你是李华，是学校学生会主席。最近你校英语俱乐部将开展的主题为“青少年体重超重问题”的讨论会。请你写一篇发言稿。要点如下：
1. 问题出现的原因：爱吃甜食及脂肪含量高的食物，缺乏运动等
2. 从饮食、运动及生活方式等方面提出建议。
注意：1. 词数100左右（邮件的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）。
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear fellow students,
How are you doing? I am Li Hua, president of the Student Union. ___________________________
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Thanks for your attention.
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。作文中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：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。
I had an argument with my friend Ben yesterday because his favorite movie, which I thought was not interested. After the argument, he went off without say goodbye to me. I was angry on him. In the afternoon I started to feel sad because he is my best friend. After school, I asked him if he wanted to go with me as usually. He gave me a strange look and turned away. But, this time, he does say goodbye to me quietly. Later, while I was watching TV at home, the phone rang. This was Ben and he said he was sorry for that he did. He felt like childish. I said never mind. Now I feel much better since we are still good friend.
I’ve dreamed of becoming a writer since I was a teenager. But 1. isn’t easy to get a book of mine published. 2. I’ve tried hard, none of my books have been published. This is really 3. (upset).
This morning, I received a call from a publisher and 4. (tell) once again that there was no way my book would be published. 5. ( feel ) sad, I left home and went to the park near my apartment. At the park, I sat down on the bench near the grass.
While I was sitting there, I saw a little boy about one and a half years old. He was running on the grass, 6. his mother not far behind him. He looked so happy when he enjoyed the 7. (free) of running on the grass. He then fell on the grass, but he quickly got up and continued 8. (run) as fast as he could again even without looking back at his mother. He was still running with a smile on his face, as if nothing 9. (happen).
Seeing that, I was truly inspired. I 10. (sudden) realized that I shouldn’t get discouraged after experiencing failure. Instead, I should cheer up and keep on trying.
I was wandering around the Albuquerque airport. My flight had been , and I heard a(n) : “If anyone near Gate A-4 Arabic，please come to the gate immediately." Gate A-4 was my own gate. I went there.
An older woman was , sitting on the floor. In her Arabic dress, she reminded me of my grandmother.
“ to her,” the flight agent urged. “We told her the flight was going to be late, and she did this."
I spoke to the woman in Arabic while putting my arm around her. She crying. It turned out that she thought the had been canceled. She planned to be in New York for some medical treatment the next day. I comforted her and suggested her family.
We telephoned her son. In English, I told him that I would with his mother until we got on the plane. Then his son was . Next we called my dad. They spoke for a while in Arabic and that they had ten shared friends. After that, I called some Arabic friends I and let them talk to her.
She was in a mood by then and took some homemade — little cakes stuffed with nuts and topped with sugar 一 from her bag and them to the people near the gate. To my amazement, no one . It was like a party. The traveler from Argentina, the mom from California, the lovely woman from Laredo — we were all smiling, enjoying the same .
I looked around and thought, this is the world I want to live in. One with no . Everyone can be happy anywhere.
1.A. booked B. bought C. canceled D. delayed
2.A. announcement B. noise C. argument D. dialogue
3.A. likes B. accepts C. understands D. studies
4.A. reading B. weeping C. thinking D. begging
5.A. traditional B. long C. strange D. expensive
6.A. Write B. Sing C. Apologize D. Explain
7.A. quickly B. suddenly C. softly D. loudly
8.A. started B. stopped C. kept D. avoided
9.A. flight B. plan C. performance D. meeting
10.A. saving B. calling C. showing D. punishing
11.A. live B. work C. play D. stay
12.A. in action B. in charge C. in relief D. in trouble
13.A. made sure B. found out C. agreed with D. gave up
14.A. knew B. missed C. helped D. met
15.A. serious B. changing C. confident D. cheerful
16.A. chocolates B. wine C. bread D. cookies
17.A. offered B. sold C. lent D. returned
18.A. wasted B. refused C. ate D. saw
19.A. custom B. language C. apple D. sugar
20.A. war B. argument C. worry D. quarrel
