Usually, a wedding's main focus is on the bride and groom. However, one couple were upstaged by a huge brown bear that they invited to be a part of their special day.
Denis and Nelya, both 30, from Moscow, Russia, hired 21-stone Stepan to play the role of ringbearer — and he even turned up to their ceremony wearing a black bow tie.
The bear, which stands seven-foot tall, was very involved with the ceremony, even posing for photos with both bride and groom.
At one point he even acted as the registrar and joins paws with the couple as they professed their love for each other. Standing underneath a cream fabric canopy(华盖) and surrounded by greenery, flowers and fruit, Stepan helped the couple on their wedding day.
Denis said, “We both knew Stepan is a very kind bear but still it is a huge, unpredictable animal so we were a bit scared, but still happy to be able to make our dream come true. It was a fantastic experience to have this photo shoot with Stepan. We will absolutely remember this day forever.”
Stepan the bear first found fame in May 2016, when a series of photos of the tame animal were published. He was adopted by Russian couple Svetlana and Yuriy Panteleenko aged just three months after being discovered by hunters in the forest, having lost his mother.
Svetlana said, “Stepan likes nothing more than to cuddle up with us on the sofa at night while we're watching television. He absolutely loves people and is a really sociable bear — despite what people might think, he is not aggressive at all. We have never been bitten by Stepan.”
1.The underlined word “upstage” in paragraph 1 probably means ________.
A. attractB. over-dropC. biteD. surprise
2.What do we know about Stepan?
A. Stepan is not happy at all at the wedding ceremony.
B. Stepan was discovered by Denis and Nelya.
C. Stepan is popular since he was born.
D. Stepan caught the guests’ attention.
3.Where might the passage be taken from?
A. A travel brochure.B. A newspaper.
C. A science fiction.D. A popular novel.
假设你是学生会主席李华，学生会打算招募一位校报英文版的编辑，请你用英文以 “An English Editor Wanted”为题目写一则招聘启事。内容要点如下：
1、要求：英文与美术皆好；能熟练使用电脑；
2、工作内容：选择与编辑同学们的英文来稿；
3、有意者请在下周五前与学生会联系。
注意：1．词数100左右
2．不要逐字翻译，可适当发挥。
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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。
Last weekend we went mountain-climbing. Even the heavy rain can not stop us. We set off early and went along an extreme narrow road, all in high spirit. On either side of the road was green fields. We could hear the sound of the rain mixing with our laughter. At noon we reached to the top of the mountain, there we were amazed by the beauty of the scenes. After short rest, we started going down. It rained more harder. We were wet all over, and we still felt happy.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Over the years I've been teaching kids about a simple but powerful concept — the ant philosophy（哲学）,an 1. (amaze) four-part philosophy.
First, ants never quit. If they're heading somewhere and you try to stop them, they'll climb over, they'll climb under, or they'll climb around. They never quit 2. (look) for a way to get where they3.(suppose) to go! Second, ants think about winter and summer. They are always gathering in their winter food in the middle of summer and they are making 4.(prepare) for the long cold winter. So you have to think about storms in summer; think about rocks 5. you enjoy the sand and sun. Third, ants think about summer all winter. During the winter, they remind 6., "This won't last long and we'll soon be out of here. " On 7. first warm day, the ants are out. If it 8.(turn) cold again, they'll dive back down. But they come out again if it is warm. Last, how much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that it 9.(possible) can. 10.you can learn from the ant philosophy is: Never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was the beginning of the school year a few years ago. I had a little boy in my class who was very quiet and . I wasn't sure how much he understood during the school day and I was especially that he just stood by himself at _ time and did not play. If l tried to talk to him, he would turn away and _ shut his eyes to from me.
After a couple of days, I decided to seek from one of my outgoing and little girls. I called her over and asked her if she would get him to , and I started talking about all the .on how she could start communication with him I she could try this idea or that she my arm to stop my talking and looked up at me in that way that only a six-year-old can, and said, "Don't , I speak kid". And she ran off.
I stood there all alone, watching her. It took less than a minute for the two new friends to run off, hand in hand, joining a game of tag.
I often think of that small about what I learned and how it is for all teachers to speak kid. I know-my should be on teaching students how to think and how to solutions. We must be ready to learn from our a because those "teachable moments" during the school days are for us. the teachers, as well as our kids.
1.A.slowB cleverC. shyD. lazy
2.A .concernedB. curious C. doubtfulD. disappointed
3.A. lunchB. breakC. schoolD. sports
4.A. closely B. suddenlyC. slightly D. tightly
5.A hideB. keepC. fleeD. separate
6.A advice B. help C. confidence D. technique
7.A brave B casual C. friendlyD. hard-working
8.A change B. studyC moveD. play.
9.A. suggestions B. opinions C. problemsD. possibilities
10.A knewB. understoodC. realizedD. explained
11.A. caught B. felt C. touchedD. .pulled
12.A. special B. goodC. strange D. effective
13.A. careB. talk C. hurryD. worry
14.A. anxiously B. seriously C. silently D. excitedly
15.A quietly B carefully C. hopefully D. happily
16.A boyB. girl C. moment D. difficulty
17.A. interesting B. important C. awkward D. funny
18.A. focus B. lessonC. adviceD. problem
19.A. look forB. get in C. make upD. figure out
20.A. friendsB. students C. teachers D. parents
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。
Different Cultures
The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. 1.
The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are developed by rivers-the Yellow River in China and the Hindu River in India. 2.
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the Eastern culture, another famous culture was brought up on the Mesopotamian Plain-the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. 3.Like the Chinese culture, the European culture also crossed waters. When the British settled down in America, their culture went with them over, the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't distinguish from the European culture a lot。
4. Take the language system for example. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system Other causes like human race difference counts as well. But what's more. due to the far distance and the steep .areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom communicate until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no-interference（干扰） from the other.
The differences are everywhere. 5.But different cultures make the world of 21st century more colorful. The cultural gap should not be the obstacle (障碍) to the civilization of human being. It ought to be the motivation of our going farther.
A. Let us work together to keep a variety of culture.
B. One important thing is to learn about other cultures.
C. And these two are well-known as the base of the European culture.
D. At the same time, some other differences add to the cultural differences.
E. This is because the culture systems are two separate systems on the whole.
F. They helped the two cultures develop for centuries and form their own styles.
G. They are obvious and affect people's ways of thinking and their views of the world.
