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Jane Austen Characters Mug
Enjoy lively companions every time you share a cup of tea or coffee with 41 characters from Jane Austen’s six loved novels. All your favorites are here, from Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, to Emma and Mr. Knightley in Emma. Best of all, Jane Austen stands in the middle of her much-loved literary children. Perfect for her fans, and for all who appreciate a large mug with a comfortable grip(把手). From a Scottish family-owned company near Loch Lomond. Our prices: ＄19.98
Soldiers Bus Stop Mug
Add a small amount of London happiness to your coffee break and teatime! On the Soldiers Bus Stop Mug, Her Majesty’s loyal servants----from Yeomen and Bobbies to the Queen’s Guard----queue for a ride, while a determined English bulldog takes up residence nearby. Our price: ＄15.98
Kings and Queens Mug
Keep royal company the next time you drink your favorite brew. Playful illustrations describe the essence of all 42 English kings and queens, from William the Conqueror, waving his sword, to Elizabeth II, waving her handbag. Perfect for readers and history lovers, and for all who appreciate a capacious(容量大的) mug with a comfortable grip. From a Scottish family-owned company near Loch Lomond. Our price: ＄17.98
Shakespear’s Plays Mug
Playful illustrations of Shakespear’s famous characters are the best complement to any tea or coffee. Perfect for readers and Shakespeare lovers, and for all who appreciate a capacious mug with a comfortable grip. From an English family-owned near Loch Lomond. Our price: ＄16.98
1.Which may you choose if Elizabeth is your favorite character?
A. Soldiers Bus Stop Mug.
B. Shakespeare’s Plays Mug.
C. Kings and Queens Mug
D. Jane Austen Characters Mug.
2.What can you find on Soldiers Bus Stop Mug?
A. A courting couple. B. A powerful dog.
C. An English queen. D. An American character.
3.What do we know about Kings and Queens Mug?
A. It shows Kings Henry VIII. B. It illustrates Shakespeare.
C. It comes from Italy. D. It describes Austen.
4.What is the price of Shakespear’s Plays Mug?
A. ＄15.98 B. ＄17.98
C. ＄16.98 D. ＄19.98
假设你是李华，你的美国笔友David最近在学汉语，他给你发来一封电子邮件讲述他对学习汉语的浓厚兴趣，但是他在学习汉语的过程中常常因为犯错误而懊恼。请你用英语给他回一封邮件。
写作要点：1. 鼓励他继续努力，正确看待错误；
2. 给他提出一些学好汉语的建议（至少两条）；
3. 邀请他来中国玩。
注意：1. 词数120左右；
2. 不能使用真实姓名和学校名称；
Dear David;
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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：在错的词下面画一横线，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。
My father and I stayed at the South Lake Hotel for a week when we visit Beijing last month. It is in the city center , but it is easy to go anywhere from the hotel by the subway. We lived in a comfortably double-room with a big bath. What I liked best were the free high-speed Internet connection in the room. I checked my email messages every day. I also shared for my friends many photos taking in Beijing. The food was wonderful with reasonable prices, and we enjoyed several local dish. It is such great hotel that I would introduce them to any friend of mine who is going to Beijing.
In much of Asia, especially the so-called “rice bowl” cultures of China, Japan, Korea, 1.Vietnam, food is usually eaten with chopsticks.
Chopsticks are usually two long, thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal. Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Truly elegant chopsticks might 2. (make) of gold and silver with Chinese characters. Skilled workers also combine various hardwoods and metal 3. (create) special designs.
The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked their food in large pots, 4. (use) twigs（树枝）to remove it. Over time, 5. the population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly. Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs which 6.(gradual) turned into chopsticks.
Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius, 7. lived from roughly 551 to 479 B.C., influenced the 8. (develop) of chopsticks. Confucius believed knives would remind people of killings and 9. (be) too violent for use at the table.
Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, for example, most people traditionally eat 10. their hands.
Once there was a millionaire, who got a serious eye irritation(发炎). He got a famous doctor to ______ his eyes. The doctor advised him to ______
bright light for one month so he could recover naturally. Immediately the rich man ______ all his windows and replaced all the bright and colorful curtains with dull cloth. He also ______ all the bright chandeliers(枝形吊灯). In one word, he made all his house ______.
One month later, the doctor paid a visit to the millionaire to ask about the ______ of his eyes. To the doctor’s ______, everything in the house had been made dark and dull. Then the doctor said, “You should have bought a pair of ______ to protect your eye from bright light ______ spending so much money on all these things to make your house darker.”
The same phenomenon(现象) ______ all of us. We often see many ______ in others. We are very ______ to change the attitude and behavior of others which doesn’t ______ our own.
We have many likes and dislikes. ______ other people also have. But we are often interested in imposing(把......强加于) our opinion and thinking on others, ______ we never made any error. Accordingly we want to ______ this world with our own rules and theory.
However, we ______ that other people who share this world equally with us also think in a similar way and ______ us to behave according to their wishes. Then who ______ your thinking? In order to bring about certain change in the people around us, first it is “we” that have to change.
______, any needed change can happen when it starts with us.
1.A. treat B. open C. shade D. test
2.A. enjoy B. produce C. provide D. avoid
3.A. dressed B. closed C. cleaned D. broke
4.A. bought B. chose C. removed D. decorated
5.A. pretty B. dark C. nice D. tidy
6.A. growth B. function C. recovery D. shape
7.A. happiness B. honor C. surprise D. excitement
8.A. shoes B. trousers C. gloves D. sunglasses
9.A. instead of B. according to C. in case of D. in order to
10.A. react to B. happens to C. turns to D. devotes to
11.A. advantages B. mistakes C. differences D. adventures
12.A. sure B. beneficial C. able D. eager
13.A. suit B. keep C. feel D. make
14.A. Luckily B. Gradually C. Similarly D. Finally
15.A. so that B. even if C. as if D. now that
16.A. view B. lead C. travel D. change
17.A. regret B. think C. doubt D. forget
18.A. expect B. push C. allow D. advise
19.A. cares about B. searches for C. worries about D. prepares for
20.A. However B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Besides
As we all know, sleep is very important and necessary. I would love everyone to develop the following four habits to have better sleep without needing the alarm（闹钟）wake-up call.
1.If you eat much food an hour before you go to bed, your body will hate you, because your body needs time to digest while you are still awake.
2.When I hear on TV that people just need 30-minute exercise a week, I think that’s wrong. Every person should get 30-minute exercise every day. When you exercise, your body uses energy and feels tired. You have to recover from the tiredness. 3. The harder you exercise your body, the faster it falls to sleep and the better it sleeps.
Turn the TV off. There are a few shows I still watch, but they will never get in my way of (妨碍) sleep. The bedroom is only for sleeping and rest. 4..
5.A question to ask yourself: If I didn’t have an alarm, what time would I get up? If that time is the time you need to get up, you should probably throw away the alarm. If the time you actually get up is much later than the time you need to get up, make great changes to your way of life and the time you go to sleep. No one should need an alarm.
A. Exercise for at least 30 minutes every day.
B. Don’t eat any food 4 hours before you sleep.
C. Throw away the alarm.
D. Sleep is one of the most important things in our lives.
E. Your body recovers when you are sleeping.
F. Try to get up as early as you can.
G. Take the TV out of your bedroom.
