Independent study is not intended as a(n) ________ for reducing course-scheduling difficulties but as a means for exploring in greater depth academic subject matter.
A. exchange B. device
C. suggestion D. reason
假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Mike来信说中国书法很难学。就此请你用英语给他写一封回信，主要内容包括：
1．学习书法的意义；
2．练习书法的技巧；
3．给他鼓励和信心。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已为你写好，不计人总词数。
参考词汇：书法calligraphy毛笔writing brush
Dear Mike．
I'm sorry to know that you have difficulty in learning Chinese calligraphy.
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Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
请改正下面短文中的错误。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。
This morning I got up early and went to school as usually, only to find there were nobody in the classroom because it is Sunday. “How a bad memory I have!” I couldn’t help laughing. Stand in front of the school gate, I began to wonder what to do next. Suddenly a good idea occurs to me. “Why not to get together with some good friends for visit to the nursing home?” I immediately telephoned some of my best friends, but they both agreed to join me. About two hours late, we finally arrived there with some apples and flowers. We really had a good time spending with elderly today.
One day a rich man took his sons on a trip to the countryside. He wanted to show them how the poor lived so that they could be thankful 1. his wealth through hard work.
They spent a couple of 2. (day) on the farm of what would be considered a poor family.
On their return, the father asked the elderly boy 3. (explain) what he had learnt. To his surprise, the boy, who had kept 4. (silence) and deep in thought on the journey home,
5. (reply) in a way that shocked his father.
“I want to become a farmer, 6. the farmers can enjoy the beautiful night stars while we have only expensive lanterns.” Finally, he asked his father, "What makes us safer, large walls around our house or some friends 7. will protect us?"
After a while, the boy finished by saying, "Before the trip I thought we 8. (be) rich but today I learnt who is 9. (true) rich." With this, the boy got up and walked away,
10. (leave) his father sitting on their comfortable sofa, totally speechless.
Smith, an old man, lived in the middle of town. One day he found his watch ______ in his own store. It ______ a lot to him because it was from his wife. After searching ______ in the store for a long while, he ______ to ask for help from a group of children playing outside the store. He ______ them that the person who found it would be rewarded. ______ this, the children hurried inside the store, went through and around the ______ store, but still could not find the watch.
Soon the man felt hopeless and wanted to ______. A little boy went up to him and asked for another ______. The man looked at him and thought, “Why not? ______, this kid looks sincere enough.” ______ the man sent him back in the store. After a while the boy ____
with the watch in his hand! The man was very ______, and he asked the boy how he found it while the others had ______. The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit on the ground and
____. Then I heard the ticking (嘀嗒声) of the watch and just looked for it in that ______.”
We usually do something in a hurry and don’t think about our own needs, which can’t bring peace into our mind. ______, we need to think about ourselves and keep peaceful for a while, which can produce a ______ result. So allow a few minutes of ______ to your mind every day, and see how it helps you deal with your work and make ______ as you expect to!
1.A. broken B. lost C. hidden D. put
2.A. meant B. learned C. performed D. bargained
3.A. young and old B. heavy and light C. black and white D. up and down
4.A. forgot B. agreed C. decided D. pretended
5.A. promised B. taught C. worried D. warned
6.A. Seeing B. Hearing C. Wearing D. Feeling
7.A. strange B. dusty C. busy D. whole
8.A. calm down B. set off C. give up D. show off
9.A. chance B. reason C. reward D. date
10.A. So far B. After all C. At first D. In short
11.A. But B. Or C. And D. So
12.A. ran away B. fell down C. came out D. went back
13.A. amazed B. proud C. nervous D. angry
14.A. finished B. failed C. regretted D. doubted
15.A. played B. waited C. watched D. listened
16.A. room B. situation C. direction D. darkness
17.A. Instead B. Possibly C. Besides D. Luckily
18.A. clear B. straight C. good D. natural
19.A. exercise B. silence C. pleasure D. conversation
20.A. noise B. sense C. mistake D. progress
For many high school students, it seems that there is never enough time. There are several steps you can take to organize your time better.
1. Make a to-do list every day. It makes it easy to plan any activities or meetings you may have in addition to homework. Be sure to set priorities (优先的事物). 1.
2. Use spare time wisely. Do you have a study hall? Instead of wasting that time, read a book or do homework. 2. If a friend asks you to do something and you have homework to do, realize which is more important and see your friend later.
3. Decide on the time that is good for you to do certain things. If you are more of a morning person, try getting up an hour earlier and do schoolwork before school. Review your notes every day. 3. If you spend a few minutes at the end of every day going over what you learned, it will mean less time studying when it is time for the exam.
4. 4. Studies have shown that getting enough rest helps your memory. When you are tired, everything seems more difficult. It is best to stay on a regular sleeping cycle as much as possible.
5. Tell your friends and family about your work timetable. Explain that you will be working at certain times and ask them not to disturb you. 5. you can call your friends later.
A. Set goals for yourself.
B. Get a good night’s sleep.
C. Do the most important tasks first.
D. And also, do not be afraid to say “no”.
E. You should finish your homework on time.
F. Don’t wait until just before a test to remember everything.
G. Don’t take phone calls during the time you set aside or work.
