Want an ideal home in magical Lucas Valley? Here is a room rented for the summer.
Home features:
*3 beautiful bedrooms, about 10’×11’ with 4’ window faces morning sun and beautiful view of courtyard garden and flowers. Can be furnished or unfurnished.
*Sunny island kitchen, floor to ceiling glass with garden views. Share use of all amenities of home, beautiful sunny yard, organic gardens, picnic table.
*Great outdoor pool, yoga and tennis 2 blocks away; 2 great farmers markets weekly 5 minutes away at SR Civic Center. Peaceful quiet neighborhood, easy parking right outside, 1.5 miles from 101, great access to all Bay Area.
Please be healthy and environmentally conscious, clean and considerate, no smoking, no drugs, no pets. Quiet and friendly prof F (author, healer, consultant)—works from home p/t, 1 dog, NO cats, sorry, NO pets possible—dog is NOT pet friendly. Minimum lease till end of October 2017, longer fine.
Partial rent reduction option available for the right person—read more if interested:
Holistic（整体的）health author seeking great P/T reliable help with routine home and office help (filing, organizing papers) garden watering and dog walking (up to 5 hours per week,prefer 1 hour available each morning M-F between 7-9am) or time on Saturdays.Please leave your phone number in response.
PLEASE PUT in your EMAIL:
*your phone number
*what date you are available to move in
*what skills you can contribute
1.What is the advantage of living in the advertised room?
A. You can swim without leaving home.
B. You can form a habit of protecting the environment.
C. You can save some money by helping the owner.
D. You can enjoy the setting sun through the window.
2.Who may be the right person to share the house with the author?
A. Tom, a student who is thoughtful and helpful.
B. Jim, a healthy young man who hates animals.
C. Mary, an outgoing girl who loves animals and raises a cat.
D. Mr Green, a warm-hearted man who smokes occasionally.
3.How far is the house from 101, great access to all Bay Area?
A. 2 blocks away. B. 1.5 miles.
C. 5 minutes’ walk. D. 2 miles.
4.How can you get in touch with the author?
A. By fax. B. In person.
C. By telephone. D. By email.
假如你是中学生李华，在上个月的英语演讲比赛准备过程中，认识了外教Mr. Smith, 并得到他的帮助。现在你给他写封信表达谢意。要点如下：
1.致谢；
2.获益；
3.其它。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Mr. Smith,
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Yours ,
Li Hua
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短文。文中共有10处错误，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。
My parents and I went on a one-day trip to Lake Taihu last weekend. It took us three hours drive there. We were amazed by it size when we got out from the car. Then we board a boat and started a delightful day. When admire the beautiful scenery from the lake, and we had a lot of pictures taken. Back on the bank, we bought a variety of souvenir and tasted different kinds of delicious local food. Hours quickly flown like an arrow after we knew it. Finally, we had to say good-bye at about six. What a wonderfully day we spent!
We have to admit that happiness and work do not tend to go hand in hand. A 2016 Gallup study, 1. reported some relative data from more than 180 million people, found that just 13% of us consider ourselves to be "happily engaged at work".
2. (compare) with unhappy people, happy ones are six times more energetic. The good news is that just 50% of happiness 3. ( influence) by genetics, and the rest is up to you. When it comes 4. making yourself happy, you need to learn 5. works for you. Once you discover this, everything else tends to fall into place. And making yourself happy not only improves your 6. (perform), but is also good for your health.
7.important skill that happy people lend to have in common is emotional intelligence(EQ). At TalentSmart, we've tested the EQs of more than a million people and know what makes high EQ people. So, we will keep 8. (dig) until we find the ways that emotionally 9. (intelligence) people create 10. own happiness at work.
Our family moved to America ten years ago. One day I came home after school, __. I asked my mom to no longer put Middle Eastern food in my __. She and my father became quiet. Through questioning, my mother made me tell the __ that the other students had given me a very __ time because my ___was different. So I __. “From now on, could we do peanut butter on Wonder Bread and an apple?” My brother and sister said they’d like the same because they had also __ it.
There were no African Americans or Asians in our school. I thought there was __ from India or Latin America, either. It was __ a community based on their __ religion and culture. Among them, our family seemed __. My father’s family was from Syria; my mom’s from Palestine. Our food was different; we had holiday customs like nobody else. All these ___us from others.
A week later the teacher announced that we should not bring lunches the following day. To my __, the next day at lunch, in came my mother with boxes of Middle Eastern food. The teacher __ her, “ This is Mrs. Nimen, Tom’s mom.” She took out the food and started __ the kids Kibble—a baked dish. She had __ baked bread for the class to take home. She made the kids very excited, who were __ everything I was eating a week earlier. __ here they were __ my mother’s food!
My mother did the same thing afterwards in my brother’s and sister’s classes. Though this didn’t end the racial problem, it made a (an) __. She was a pioneer of diversity, using Middle Eastern friendliness in an artful way.
1.A. proud B. upset C. satisfied D. hungry
2.A. breakfast B. lunch C. supper D. dessert
3.A. joke B. tale C. truth D. lie
4.A. difficult B. short C. pleasant D. unforgettable
5.A. look B. family C. food D. belief
6.A. decided B. ordered C. insisted D. requested
7.A. experienced B. remembered C. refused D. heard
8.A. somebody B. nobody C. everybody D. anybody
9.A. mainly B. usually C. particularly D. extremely
10.A. favored B. shared C. concerned D. achieved
11.A. strange B. poor C. rich D. happy
12.A. freed B. removed C. protected D. distinguished
13.A. relief B. delight C. knowledge D. amazement
14.A. greeted B. approached C. introduced D. congratulated
15.A. cooking B. serving C. selling D. lending
16.A. even B. still C. often D. ever
17.A. taking charge of B. getting rid of C. making fun of D. catching hold of
18.A. And B. But C. Or D. So
19.A. expecting B. enjoying C. wasting D. distributing
20.A. effort B. attempt C. discovery D. difference
When you’re depressed （抑郁的）, it ofen feels like nothing in the world can make you feel better. 1. . By treating it like any other physical disease and taking correct actions, you can conquest your depression. Here are simple steps to help.
★Be active
2.. You may feel exhausted and unwilling to take part in activities, but it’s been proved that activities fight depression. Exercising releases some chemicals in your brain, which help lift your mood. Even the activity of just going out for a walk, or a trip to the gym is an effective method of improving the way you feel.
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Feeling embarrassed or self-hating over your depression will only increase your symptoms. It also discourages you from seeking help. It’s important to have sympathy for yourself at those difficult times. 4.. That is a much more appropriate attitude. Remember, depression is a very common and highly treatable, disease. It is just a matter of recognizing you’re feeling bad and finding the treatment that works for you.
★Seek professional help
Talking is a powerful way of beating your depression. If you feel bad, don’t let anyone tell you it’s no big deal or that you'll just get it over. There is nothing shameful about recognizing you have a problem that you alone cannot solve and seeking the help of an expert. Asking for help is a brave act. 5..
A. Don’t punish yourself for feeling bad
B. Put yourself in a social atmosphere to lift your spirits
C. Be curious, open, accepting and loving toward yourself
D. Depression will drop your energy levels and make you passived highly treatable disorder
F. Speaking to an expert is a healthy, productive and beneficial attempt
G. Anything that makes you laugh can help convince your brain you are happy
