On the sofa_______ a little boy, _______ to his father that he had_______ the dictionary on the
bookshelf.
A. lied; lying; laid B. lay; lying; laid
C. lay; laying; laid D. lied; laying; lain
After a long _______, the bill was passed by the House of the Commons.
A. argue B. debate
C. discuss D. quarrel
假定你是李华，你的留学生朋友Peter发邮件说，他正在学汉语，但感觉很吃力，请求你给予帮助。请给他回封邮件，内容包括：
1. 举例说明汉语学习的特点；
2. 提供一些可行的建议。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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。
Have you ever gone to a music festival? During a summer holiday in Hungary, I went to attend my the first music festival. It was really an excitement to us! Since 2002 the Sziget Festival had been running every year in Budapest. It lasts for a week, which famous singers and bands from around the world perform very brilliant. In Hungarian the word ‘sziget’ mean island, which is a very appropriate name although the festival takes place on a large island in the middle of the Danube River in Budapest. Thousands people come on special “party trains” from other country such as France and Italy.
It was a short flight from Shanghai to Xi’ an. Xi’ an is one of the four great ancient capitals of China 1. over 3,100 years of history. Its ancient walls date from the Ming Dynasty and are the best 2.(preserve) in the world. There are bicycles for people to hire. It is 3.(amaze) to ride along the walls to survey this fascinating city.
The Tang Dynasty Music and Dance show is not to be missed, but my favorite is an art gallery, 4.we can enjoy some beautiful artwork and learn how to write Chinese characters.
Most tourists make 5. way to Xi’ an to see the life-size terracotta warriors (兵马俑) and we were no 6. (difference). The collection, which shows the armies of the first Emperor of China, 7.(remain) hidden until 1974 when they were discovered by a farmer sinking a well. Walking among the statues is forbidden unless you are a VIP — but there are plenty of souvenir 8. (shop) in which tourists can buy the replicas（复制品）of them.
All too soon it was time 9.(leave). I really enjoyed my stay in Xi’ an. It is indeed a place of interest worth 10. second visit.
I remember believing in Santa when I was a very young girl. However, as I grew older, I learned many ______ that “proved” his nonexistence. Always _____ by nature, I was determined to use _____ to decide whether Santa Claus was _____.
The first test ______when I was 5. I decided that if I _____ all night on Christmas Eve, I could see if Santa really came down the chimney. ______, that was a useless _____. I fell asleep that year, and when I woke up, I saw a _____ wrapped present under the _____.
At the age of 7, I came up with another test to see if Santa was real. That year, I didn’t send out my Christmas letter to Santa because I wanted ______ for Christmas, but this turned into a plot. By then, I _______knew Santa wasn’t real, but I wanted enough ______ to support this. That year was ______, because on Christmas Eve, my mother dragged me to our local Wal-Mart and led me around the toy section. I ______ to say a word, but did let my eyes _____ on a ballet set. I ______ that “Santa” wouldn’t know what I wanted because he shouldn’t be able to read my _____. However, my mother would know everything that caught my eyes in the store. If I got the ballet set the next morning, I would have my evidence. On Christmas morning, there was the ballet set, sitting under the tree again. ______ I didn’t use it much, my mother ended up returning it a few days later. She ______ Santa was generous enough to leave a receipt. That was the end to my task to discover the existence of Santa.
1.A. theories B. facts C. situations D. choices
2.A. cautious B. typical C. curious D. desperate
3.A. data B. exams C. tricks D. tests
4.A. real B. wise C. merciful D. generous
5.A. worked B. happened C. succeeded D. failed
6.A. called up B. kept up C. stayed up D. made up
7.A. Instead B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. However
8.A. attempt B. suggestion C. effect D. struggle
9.A. roughly B. clearly C. beautifully D. tidily
10.A. bed B. tree C. chimney D. table
11.A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something
12.A. hardly B. never C. already D. usually
13.A. evidence B. intention C. idea D. experience
14.A. amazing B. strange C. interesting D. annoying
15.A. hated B. tried C. hesitated D. refused
16.A. focus B. try C. put D. call
17.A. hoped B. explained C. argued D. figured
18.A. purpose B. opinion C. mind D. eyes
19.A. As B. If C. Although D. As soon as
20.A. admitted B. promised C. thought D. claimed
