The House at Pooh Corner
by A. A. Milne
I bought a box set of four Winnie the Pooh books while on holiday when I was eight years old. I adored Pooh, Piglet, Tigger and Eeyore. They became very real to me and I credit them with starting a lifelong love of reading.
I still have the box set, and loved reading the stories to my children when they were small. Part of me secretly believes A. A. Milne’s wonderful characters are all alive and well and still having their adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood.
---Roberta Smith
Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights
by Charlotte and Emily Brontë
I can never separate Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights when I think about books that have stayed with me. Both had a deep impact on me when I read them as a teenager.
They were the first classic books I read purely for pleasure, rather than because I had to for school.
I grew up in Yorkshire, not far from where the Brontës lived, so part of me really understood that depressing landscape. That close geographical connection led to a lifelong interest in the authors as much as in the books themselves.
I wrote a high-school essay on the contrasts and similarities between Charlotte and Emily and their heroines. I’d be fascinated to read that essay now to see what conclusions I reached as a 17-year-old.
--- Jane Lee
1.What can we infer about the Winnie the Pooh books?
A. They are very realistic.
B. They describe holiday stories.
C. They are intended for children.
D. They encourage people to have adventures.
2.What is one reason the writer likes Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights?
A. They were easy-to-find classic novels.
B. The stories helped the writer with her essay writing.
C. They were recommended by the teachers in her school.
D. The stories are set in an area that the writer knows well.
3.What’s the purpose of the text?
A. To introduce the books’ authors.
B. To promote some classical literature.
C. To comment on the books’ main characters.
D. To explain the effect of these books on the writers.
假如你是李华，首届丝绸之路(敦煌)国际文化博览会于2016年9月20日在古丝路重镇敦煌举行，你有幸做了一名文博会志愿者。你的朋友Tim来信询问文博会的相关信息以及你做志愿者的感受。请根据下列要点提示，完成一篇100-120单词的短文。
文化交流与合作是本次活动的主题；
通过与外宾交流促使对本国文化的进一步认识，增强了对中国文化的自信；
希望对方来中国体验中国文化。
参考词汇：丝绸之路(敦煌)国际文化博览会【Silk Road International Cultural Expo】
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Dear Sue ,
How time flies. It is a month that you stayed with us. We all miss you and are very grateful to what you did for us when we were together.
We had an English speech contest the others day and I won the first prize, which again remind me of all your kind help. Do you still remember the tree what was planted by us together on the hill behind the school? Yesterday we went there and got it water. The tree you planted yourselves is growing well and whole class decided to name it Sue wood. Will you come back to see Sue wood?
How is everything with you later? We hope to know more about you and your American students. Hope to keep in close touch with.
All the best
Liu Hua
An 85-year-old granny in the 1. (east) Chinese city of Xiamen in Fujian Province has caused a wide online attention for her unusual, positive attitude 2.life despite experiencing many difficulties, local media reported.
Zheng lost her father at age 9 and received no education. From an early age, and to support her family, she tried her hand at all kinds of labor-intensive work usually reserved for men, ranging from raising pigs to farming and fishing.
At 40 years old and with her husband having passed 3., she had to raise seven children by herself.
4. her children competed to invite her to live with them, Zheng prefers 5.(live) by herself and says she is still young enough to try new things. She had her eyebrows trimmed(修剪) and bought facial masks after seeing 6.are part of life for young women.
At 80 years old, she travelled alone to Hong Kong. Two years later, she visited Taiwan by herself, taking a ship and various flights. To make her family members feel at ease, she even 7. (lie) that she was traveling with a group.
She now keeps a good routine every day, 8. (start) her morning with exercise and drinking tea. Sometimes she takes9. bus for four hours to buy her favorite wine.
Her 10. (curious) about life and passion for exploring new possibilities has inspired many online.
Margie seemed to be the best hostess, yet this was not her party. She was also a________ at the party like everyone else and yet she acted as if she were the owner of the ________. She greeted everyone at the door, and she ________ candies and offered drinks. Margie wanted to ________ that everyone had a good time and that absolutely everything was ________.
Margie is the kind who wants to be ________ and needs to be in control. I used to be like Margie, ________ to control the uncontrollable. I felt ________ the feelings and actions of all people around me. My body ached due to the weight I put on my own __________.
One day while I was out with a friend, I realized how far my desire for ________ had gotten. As I talked to my friend, a stranger’s towel was blown away. I _________in vain for the towel. My friend called me on it and I ________ realized how far my sense of responsibility had gone. Realizing I was _________living my life, I had to make a(n) ________.
If we turn to ________, we come to know that it does not fight for control. A stream does not try to direct its own course; water simply ________ the path of least resistance. A ________ does not create an exact flight plan; a plane trusts its inner guidance system and adapts ________ to new wind currents(气流) and obstacles.
Next time you try to control the uncontrollable, take a breath.________ and wait. You will find things can be better, with less effort, and in ________ ways you could not have imagined. And you will find a love of life again.
1.A. customer B. guest C. servant D. neighbor
2.A. place B. company 
C. team D. land
3.A. bought B. produced C. collected D. passed
4.A. admit B. remember C. ensure D. recognize
5.A. perfect B. different C. convenient D. cheap
6.A. in secret B. in time C. in order D. in charge
7.A. helping B. agreeing C. trying D. learning
8.A. angry about B. responsible for C. content with D. sensitive to
9.A. shoulders B. sides C. dreams D. feet
10.A. energy B. wealth C. happiness D. con
trol
11.A. asked B. begged C. rushed D. waited
12.A. finally B. frequently C. totally D. unfortunately
13.A. often B. nearly C. just D. seldom
14.A. change B. promise C. order D. report
15.A. money B. space C. nature D. society
16.A. carry B. offer C. invite D. flows
17.A. train B. tree C. bird D. plane
18.A. suddenly B. eventually C. possibly D. easily
19.A. Struggle B. Relax C. Return D. Decide
20.A. interesting B. amazing C. exciting D. confusing
How to Be Happy in Your Life
Newborn Learning shouldn’t stop once you graduate from school. 1.As an individual, you must constantly seek for more ways to grow. There are always new things to learn and adventures left to be discovered.
Support a cause
2.Learning more about animal welfare can tell you which cosmetic brands support testing on animals. You don’t have 
to force yourself to support something you don’t believe in. You only need to look at your interests and see which ones you need to take some immediate actions.
3.
The first step to learning is accepting that you’re likely to make mistakes. Once you’ve accepted that, you’ll have an easier time taking in things and risking everything in favor of your passion.
Enroll in online or night classes
How about learning a new language you can use whenever you travel? Or taking free online classes about Management? Yes, studying doesn’t also have to be restricted in the four corners of a classroom. 4. But you learn something you like and something you consider useful.
Learn to adapt
You can’t stop changes from happening in your life. 5.This is why you can’t stop learning, and you can’t stop growing.
There are so much more to learn, especially now that we’re virtually connected to everyone in the world. As a student of life, it’s really up to you to use all your resources and make it into something enriching.
A. It’s never too late to start learning something new.
B. Life offers more
lessons than school ever could.
C. Why not try to turn your passion for animals into a good cause?
D. When you learn to adapt, you pick up something you haven’t encountered before.
E. Take risks
F. You won’t get an A for your efforts.
G. What you can do is to accept that it’s unavoidable and you just have to adapt.
