You may be familiar with the following famous people, but have you heard of their graduation speeches, in which they either share their unforgotten experiences or give you some great inspiration(启迪).
●Michael Dell, University of Texas at Austin
And now you've accomplished something great and important here, and it's time for you to move on to what's next. And you must not let anything prevent you from taking those first steps. ... You must also commit to the adventure. Just have faith in the skills and the knowledge you've been blessed (赐予)with and go.
●J.K. Rowling, Harvard University
Half my lifetime ago ,I was striking an uneasy balance between my ambition and the expectation from my parents who were not rich...But what I feared most for myself at your age was not poverty(贫穷), but failure. The fact that you are graduating from Harvard suggests that you know little about failure, you might be driven by a fear of failure quite as much as a desire for success.
●Steve Jobs, Stanford University
Sometimes life's going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith...Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking, and don't settle.
●Bill Gates, Harvard University
We need as many people as possible to have access to the advanced technology to lead to a revolution in what human beings can do for one another. They are making it possible not just for national governments, but for universities ,smaller organizations, and even individuals to see problems, see approaches and deal with the world's inequities（不公平）like hunger, poverty, and so on.
1.What Michael Dell said is to urge us to .
A. listen to our heart B. pursue our dreams
C. follow others' example D. learn from our mistakes
2.What did J.K. Rowling fear most when she was studying in university?
A. Poverty. B. Hunger.
C. Failure. D. Appearance.
3.Who wants to express "Keep looking for what you believe in"?
A. Michael Dell. B. J.K. Rowling.
C. Bill Gates. D. Steve Jobs.
4.What does Bill Gates suggest people do?
A. Make contributions to the environment.
B. Take responsibility for their own behavior.
C. Make joint efforts to rid some global problems.
D. Master as much advanced technology as possible.
以Smoking”为题目写一篇短文，词数100左右，内容要求包括：
1 现状：中国吸烟者约占总人口的一半，吸烟者越来越年轻，甚至有少数中学生也在抽烟。
2 原因：有的人认为是时髦（a kind of fashion），有的人认为是乐趣，有的人认为可以提神（refresh oneself）。
3 害处：吸烟有害健康，可导致多种疾病，是一种金钱的浪费。
4 劝告大家不要吸烟。
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假设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。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(＼)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。
When the accident was happened, I was standing near a bus stop. There I saw an old lady waiting a bus with her umbrella. The bus soon arrived. There were too many passengers hurried to get on it that the old lady couldn’t get on. A driver closed the door without looking careful and drove away. Unluckily, the old lady’s umbrella was caught by the door. He shouted to the driver but he didn’t hear. The bus pulled her along the road. Finally, she fall to the ground. Several minutes late, the ambulance came and took her to hospital. I thought it was the driver should be responsible for the accident.
Studying in groups is becoming more and more popular in class. It has many1.(advantage). For example, we can not only save time but also encourage each other when we study 2.groups.
I still remember when I was in Grade 8, my physics3. (be)very poor, I had4. really hard time with it. Once in class, the teachers asked 5.（we）to discuss it with each other, but I was very shy, I could not do it like what they told me. My physics teacher encouraged me to face others and talk with someone else 6.(brave), then I studied with some classmates together. When I did not understand any questions, they could give me some advice, I could quickly find out the ways 7.(deal) with the problems. After that, I felt very relaxed and asked my classmates a lot of questions about physics. I did not feel stressed out at all. At last, I finished my homework 8.myself for the first time. How 9.(excite) I was!
Because of 10.(study) in groups, I am not worried about physics any more. With my classmates’ help ,I get more confidence. It also gives me more chances to improve myself in many ways. So let’s study more in groups.
My best friend, Marcie, is an amazing person who I treasure. From the first day we met we have been the best friends. It all _______ when I was sitting alone at a _______job where I didn't know anyone—it was noon and she asked if I wanted to have _______ with her. That was in September of 2009.
Marcie is _______ with kindness and _______ someone with it every day. She often helps others and has never let me _______ any difficulties alone, from common childhood illnesses of my children to financial difficulties which we often have. She has helped me and my family through the recent _______ of my father, including helping me to find and _______ his urn(骨灰盒).
Marcie has _______ asked us to repay her, although we ________ to do it when we can. She never has made us ________she was giving us pity, only love.
Recently I celebrated my 37th birthday and, as usual, she made it ________. She gave me an ornament(装饰品) to hang on our ________ this Christmas. It says “Merry Christmas from heaven” with my dad’s ________ on the back. She knew, although I didn’t tell her, that the holidays were so ________ for our family. That gift was just what I needed to ________me that my dad was ________ around us, just in another way, and that the kids need to ________ this Christmas as much as ever. I hope that everyone has a ________ like mine—you can know that a friend like Marcie will always make you smile ________you do.
1.A. ended B. began C. stayed D. continued
2.A. good B. daily C. new D. difficult
3.A. food B. lunch C. supper D. drinks
4.A. satisfied B. compared C. covered D. filled
5.A. touches B. carries C. offers D. introduces
6.A. move B. keep C. face D. send
7.A. illness B. trouble C. work D. death
8.A. pay for B. pay back C. put back D. take care of
9.A. also B. almost C. sometimes D. never
10.A. manage B. refuse C. try D. stop
11.A. feel like B. feel free C. look like D. feel sure
12.A. expensive B. special C. funny D. popular
13.A. roof B. ear C. house D. tree
14.A. record B. name C. address D. voice
15.A. great B. wonderful C. hard D. successful
16.A. teach B. encourage C. warn D. remind
17.A. even B. therefore C. still D. often
18.A. enjoy B. remember C. change D. prepare
19.A. friend B. job C. family D. father
20.A. though B. if C. unless D. while
How to become a better reader
Language and literacy(读写能力) are among humans’ greatest inventions. Evolving（演变） over the course of human history, languages are a reflection of our cultural and societal attitudes. Today, surrounded（包围） by social media, television, movies, and, of course, books, the ability to read and write is important to expressing one’s feelings. Most humans acquire language in early childhood and speak fluently when they are about three years old, but our continued relationship with language gives shape and meaning to our lives. 1.
(1) Take it slow. Many readers feel that they read too slowly, especially compared with others. 2. The best readers are flexible（灵活的） — slowing down when needed — and always have a dictionary at hand.
(2) Read aloud. When humans first began reading written words, it was unusual to read in silence. 3. Try listening to the author reading their own work — you’ll be surprised to find how clearly it comes through on the page.
(3) Write. Writing and reading go hand-in-hand: how and what you read affects how and what you write, and the best readers often make the best writers. But while much can be learned from close, repeated readings, there are many pleasures to language that can only be experienced through the practice of writing. 4.
(4) Tell your friends. All of the literature is essentially communication from an individual’s inner voice to an audience. 5. It’s a good way to see the world from someone else’s eyes and, in the process, carefully examine your own reaction to what you’re reading.
A. But the truth is that the faster you read, the less likely you are to understand fully what you’re reading.
B. Can you remember the first piece of writing that transported you to another world?
C. There is something magical about sharing books with friends or a book club.
D. Try writing every day for a month, and you will never read the same again.
E. Reading out loud is one of the best ways to improve your reading ability.
F. Here are 4 ways to become a better reader.
G. In no time, you’ll be appreciating novels like fine wine.
