It was 8:30am and the doorbell rang. I answered the door and there was Mr. Jones, who was from a bike-racing company. Mr. Jones said, “Congratulations! You are one of our finalists(决赛选手) for this year’s US Bike Tour Challenge. If you can ride your bike from here to Miami, Florida and finish it first, you will win $50,000. You can only take ten stops on this race and this doesn’t include overnight stays at hotels. Will you accept this challenge, Mr. Wozniak?” I agreed, and so did my parents.
Mr. Jones explained to me the rules. The race began the next day. The first day was very smooth for me. But unluckily the next four days, I bumped into some rain, which didn’t stop until I reached North Carolina. And I had used six stops because of the bad weather. It would take five days to get to Florida, so I would travel one day without making a stop. And I did it. On the sixth day, I succeeded in riding all the way to Savannah Georgia without a stop. Four days later, I arrived in downtown Miami and I was told that I was in the 4th place. So I thought to myself I could win. At 6:15pm, I found myself head to head with another racer. We both switched gears to head for the finish line.
When the officials announced, “The Ohio competitor, Evan Wozniak, is the winner!”
I was so excited that I fell off my bike. Happily, I got the $50,000 for winning this race. And I did it in ten days.
1.Evan Wozniak is a competitor from ______.
A. Ohio B. North Carolina
C. Savannah Georgia D. Florida
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A. Mr. Jones was one of the finalists for this year’s US Bike Tour Challenge.
B. Evan Wozniak gave up the challenge for his parents’ disagreement.
C. Riding from Ohio to Florida needs at least 5 days.
D. Evan Wozniak successfully finished his race despite much trouble.
3.The correct route of this year’s US Bike Tour Challenge is ______.
A. Ohio→Savannah Georgia→North Carolina→Miami, Florida
B. Miami, Florida→North Carolina→Savannah Georgia→Ohio
C. Ohio→North Carolina→Savannah Georgia→Miami, Florida
D. Savannah Georgia→→North Carolina→Miami, Florida→ Ohio
假设你是李华， 你们学校计划组织学生去长城进行“我爱长城”的宣传活动，请你给你们班的交换生James写一封邮件，邀请他参加。内容包括：
1．集合时间及地点；
2．活动安排：
①捡拾景点乱扔的垃圾；
②宣传文明旅游，爱护文化遗产。
3．注意事项。
1.词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
提示词：涂鸦 graffiti
Dear James，
I'm Li Hua. _______________________________________________________________________________
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Would you like to join us? Hope to see you then.
Yours，
Li Hua
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 Sunday afternoon, I went shopping with my nephew. He is a 8yearold boy with big eyes and black hair. Because his parents was very busy, they had no time to tak
e care him. Therefore, they asked me to look after her over the weekend. We bought some vegetable and fruit in the supermarket. I also bought him a toy, that he loved very much. On our way back home, he offers to help me with the bags. Seeing this lovely and happy boy, and I couldn't help think of my childhood. How unforgettably a time it was!
Zhangjiajie is already home to the world's longest and tallest glass bridge, but now architects have gone much 1. (far)．
Two worldfamous architects, who won a design 2. (compete), have designed a transparent footbridge. It 3. (expect) that it will cost over ￡4 million 4. (build)．
The bridge will be made up of two layers, so there are some options for nervous visitors. The upper level that connects the two rock faces is in 5. shape of a disk and doesn't have a seethrough floor. A winding black stone path leads fearless explorers from one peak to the other. Surrounding the path 6. (be) a layer of water two centimetres thick, which is sprayed onto the path every seven minutes 7. special equipment creating a temporary cloud and mist.
However, the lower level is where things start to get really 8. (frighten). The floor is 100 per cent glass, 9. (allow) brave visitors to look at the valley below. As well as walking across the hairraising bridge you can also sleep in one of three pavilions(楼阁), all of 10. offer incredible views.
I stopped speaking because I found myself arguing all the time. After witnessing an oil spill in San Francisco Bay, I ______ using vehicles and started walking everywhere as a statement about ______. I often kept getting into ______ about whether one could make a ______ and argued about how everyone should do what I was doing.
On my 27th birthday, I decided not to speak for one day, 
as a kind of ______ to my community. When I woke up the next day, I didn't see any ______ to speak, so I didn't.
A week later, people started getting ______. My girlfriend wanted me to stop. My parents even got angry with me. But I didn't change my idea.
On the 10th anniversary of not ______， I spoke for a day. I didn't want it to feel as if it wasn't a ______. I was in California and I ______ my parents. My mother picked up and thought it was my brother ______ around. I had to prove it was me by telling her something only we knew.
______ not speaking for 17 years, I felt I had something to say. People came to ______ me. My first words were, “Thank you for being here.” But I didn't recognize my ______.
Having listened to thousands of people, I realized we had
a ______ view of the environment. People always think it's about planting more trees, but it's more than that; it's about how we treat each other, and that also ______ economic equality and civil rights.
Now I give talks around the world. I started using ______ again. I still practise being ______ every morning. It reminds me to listen ______； not to judge what I think I'm hearing, but to try to understand what people are really ______.
1.A. turned to B. thought about C. gave up D. insisted on
2.A. pollution B. waste C. exercise D. support
3.A. fights B. traps C. dilemmas D. debates
4.A. promise B. difference C. plan D. living
5.A. encouragement B. belief C. punishment D. gift
6.A. reason B. sign C. chance D. language
7.A. puzzled B. disappointed C. worried D. interested
8.A. arguing B. riding C. speaking D. failing
9.A. warning B. disadvantage C. strength D. choice
10.A. missed B. called C. visited D. thanked
11.A. walking B. coming C. messing D. hanging
12.A. Though B. Once C. If D. After
13.A. hear B. comfort C. instruct D. help
14.A. parents B. voice C. photo D. handwriting
15.A. valid B. correct C. narrow D. universal
16.A. proves B. includes C. improves D. insures
17.A. phones B. computers C. loudspeakers D. vehicles
18.A. silent B. deaf C. friendly D. patient
19.A. constantly B. properly C. largely D. merely
20.A. worrying B. doing C. advising D. saying
Winter care for roses
Do roses need extra care for winter? Like so many other things in the garden, the answer is debatable. 1.
Roses are grouped and referred to by type. Shrub roses 
are the hardiest and need little extra care. Hybrid tea roses and other roses are more likely to need winterization to survive or remain healthy.
2. And even shrub roses exposed to severe winter conditions can suffer. If roses are growing in a location that is subject to heavy winter winds, even the hardiest varieties may benefit from winterization.
Some gardeners live by the theory that if a plant can't grow well, the best bet is to replace it. 3. If you wish to do nothing with your roses, you also have chances of having plants around in the spring. If you like to baby plants along, winterization is for you.
Winterize roses after a hard freeze and cold weather. The first step is to add soil or other plant material over the crown(花冠)of the rose bush. The material should be about 12 inches deep over the crown. The second step to winterizing roses is to tie up the plants. 4. If the plants are tall, use ropes to provide support to them.
When spring comes, remove the added soil from the base of the plant. 5. This is the time to clean up cuts and reduce plant size if desired.
A．Location also plays a role, though.
B．Remove strings if plants have been tied up.
C．So they often change the plants they grow.
D．Other gardeners have plants that are almost like children.
E．You should consider sunshine and water when answering this question.
F．The main purpose is to prevent them from breaking off in the face of strong winds.
G．It depends on the plant variety, growing location and a gardener's personal preference.
