Los Angeles：Love for Mom is a given，but buying flowers on her big day may not be. A slump in flower sales since late last year was likely to continue through Mother's Day，another example of Americans cutting back on spending due to recession fears，which is a period of reduced trade and business activity，and increasing food and gasoline prices.
“If you look at what has happened on Valentine’s Day and Christmas, the market for flowers has cooled,” said Eric Bender， an analyst at Bream Murray. “Growth has slowed in the past two quarters. Mother's Day will probably be a slow quarter，too.’’ US floral sales for Mother’s Day, celebrated yesterday, will fall thirteen percent this year to $2 billion，with consumers spending an average of $17.65.according to the National Retail Federation estimates.
Mother’s Day，which accounts for a one—quarter of annual holiday purchases，according to the Society of American Florists，is traditionally the day when floral bouquets are delivered to the doorsteps of many mothers.But this year，the shop-owners are concerned.
Gabriel Soto，who owns a flower shop beneath an office high-rise in the Los Angeles financial district, is expecting lower sales--and has ordered 30 percent fewer flowers than normal this Mother’s Day.
Last month, Solo, who also operates website downtown-flowers, net, closed another store in a nearby building that was headquarters to a mortgage company. After workers lost their jobs due to the housing crisis, orders decreased.
1.The underlined word “slump” in Para. 2 probably means__________________________.
A. sharp increase in price B. great fear for losing jobs
C. global worry of floral stores D. sudden fall by a large amount
2.According to the author, Mother's Day should be an occasion of_____________.
A. a large family get-together
B. a big annual holiday purchase
C. a great love showed to mothers
D. a celebration among Americans
3.This passage implies that Americans have___________.
A. met financial problems recently
B. no longer bought flowers for mothers
C. delivered flowers to every house for mothers
D. cut back on spending because of having lost jobs
4.Which would be the best title for this passage?
A. Hard time coming nearer
B. Mother’s Day and crisis
C. Sorry mom, love you but no flowers
D. Holiday purchases have a hard time
据我校大部分教师反映，近些年来，随着网络的普及，越来越多的学生的书写能力明显退步了。为了改变这种局面，保护传统民族文化——汉字，我校学生会提出以下倡议：
1.减少课外上网时间，多读书；
2.养成每天记日记的好习惯，练习书写；
3.少发电子邮件，尽量动手给亲朋好友写书信。
请你根据以上内容，代表学生会写一封英文倡议书。
注意：1、开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。 2、词数：100左右。
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此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\）,并在该句下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。
The day before yesterday, my classmates and me went to the park near my school. Can you guess that what we did there? Not for amusement but to take part in a volunteer task. They reached the park at nine o'clock. The whole class divided into three groups. Group One planted trees and water flowers. Group Two picked up litter leaving by the tourists and cleaned all the benches. The group which I was in wiped all the equipments in the Children's Playground. All of us worked hardly. Before noon we finished working. Each of us fell a little bit tired, so we were
happy because we had done a good deed.
During the recent vacation I visited Dusseldorf, a city in the former West Germany. The nine- day trip left a deep impression on me. I arrived at Dusseldorf airport at six. It was already dark outside. The first thing I needed to do was to find a place to _______. I decided to telephone the youth hotel. But to use the _______ I needed some coins(硬币). I asked a lady for _______. To my surprise, she_______ me three coins to use. But all the phones in the _______ needed phone cards. And phone cards could only be_______ at post-office during the daytime. I was afraid I _______ be able to call the hotel. An old gentleman helped me. He couldn’t speak English but _______ that I needed to make a phone call. He showed me where the _______ was and inserted(插入) his phone card. I called the youth hotel and found a place to stay that night. The kindness of________ made me feel that I was not far from ________. And my first day in Germany wasn’t as ________ as I expected.
Whenever I went, I asked people for ________. It surprised me that almost every young German could speak English________. Older Germans ________ speak English very well, but they would try to help me whenever they could. One middle-aged man I ________directions even drove me to the place I was looking for. My experience in Germany completely changed my________of Germans. Before, I thought they were unfriendly to foreigners. In many World War II films Germans are ________. But things have changed ________. And the people couldn’t be________ friendly.
1.A. live B. stay C. work D. visit
2.A. hotel B. taxi C. phone D. money
3.A. help B. advice C. the telephone D. the youth hotel
4.A. lent B. shared C. borrowed D. gave
5.A. station B. airport C. hotel D. Germany
6.A. bought B. found C. used D. called
7.A. couldn’t B. should C. wouldn’t D. will
8.A. mistook B. heard C. wondered D. understood
9.A. phone B. hotel C. card D. post-office
10.A. lady B. old man C. help D. the German people
11.A. Germany B. home C. the hotel D. them
12.A. unforgettable B. interesting C. bad D. good
13.A. directions B. advice C. English D. way
14.A. often B. fluently C. a little D. much
15.A. could also B. couldn’t C. can D. did
16.A. didn’t B. lost C. asked for D. showed
17.A. love B. life C. impression D. interest
18.A. friendly B. enemy C. bad manners D. unfriendly
19.A. by then B. since then C. later D. before
20.A. still B. much C. too D. more
If you feel depressed, it’s best to do something about it — depression doesn’t just go away on its own. In addition to getting help from a doctor or counselor, here are four things you can do to feel better.
Exercise. Take a 15—30 minutes walk every day — or dance, jog, or bike if you prefer. People who are depressed may not feel much like being active. 1. Once you get in the exercise habit, it won’t take long to notice a difference in your mood.
Cherish yourself with good nutrition. Depression can affect appetite. One person may not feel like eating at all, but another might overeat. If depression has affected your eating, you’ll need to be extra mindful of getting the right food. 2. So eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and get regular meals (even if you don’t feel hungry, try to eat something light, like a piece of fruit, to keep you going).
Identify troubles. 3. When you know what’s got you feeling blue and why, talk about it with a caring friend. Talking is a way to release the feelings and to receive some understanding. If there’s no one to tell, pouring your heart out to a journal work just as well.
4. Depression affects a person’s thoughts, making everything seem dark, negative and hopeless. If depression has you noticing only the negative, make an effort to notice the good things in life. Try to notice one thing, and then try to think of one more. Consider your strengths, gifts, or blessings. Most of all, don’t forget to be patient with yourself. 5.
A．Look on the bright side.
B．Take action to solve problems.
C．But make yourself do it anyway.
D．Depression takes time to heal.
E．Proper nutrition can influence a person’s mood and energy.
F．With depression, a person’s creativity and sense of fun may seem blocked.
G．Try to make out any situations that have contributed to your depression.
“Image is everything.” If there is no fact behind the image, the product, service or person will fail at last.
First of all, one should consider how important image is in the selling of products and services. But if the product or service does not live up to the image that was created, the customer will be very dissatisfied and possibly ask for their money back. For example, the Arthur Andersen accounting firm had spent decades building up an image of trustworthiness. But the recent scandal (丑闻) showed that behind that image, it had dishonest business practices. Despite the previous positive image, the firm is being accused of criminal actions and it will probably not survive as a business unit. Although the image had been nearly perfect, the reality behind the image has led to the downfall of the world famous accounting firm.
Similarly, people especially politicians and movie stars try to ensure they are seen in all the right places which can build up a very positive image in the view of the general commons. But once again, history is filled with examples of both politicians and movie stars that fell from grace like the story of the Hollywood actor giving in to the pressures of fame and fortune. With people, just as with products and services, image is certainly important, but without positive substance(本质) behind the image, failure is close.
To summarize, it is clear that an appealing image is extremely important to success, whether that image is related to selling a product or service or to the "selling" of a person. But image is only half of the equation. What lies behind that image is every bit as important as the image itself—the person or product must deliver on that image or there is little chance for long-term success.
1.The downfall of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm is due to ________.
A. its dishonesty in business B. its previous images
C. its bad management D. its poor service
2.Why did some famous people fall from grace?
A. Their images were not well built up.
B. They failed to live up to their images.
C. They felt much pressure from the public.
D. They paid little attention to fame and fortune.
3.The structure of the passage is ________.
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