One day, a kind woman happened to say something that hurt her best friend of many years. She _________ immediately and would do anything to take the words back. What she said hurt the friend so _________ that this good woman was herself hurt for the _________ she caused. In an effort to undo what she had done, she went to an older, wiser woman in the village, explained her _________, and asked for advice.
Listening to her, the older woman sensed the younger woman's worry and knew she must _________ her. She also knew she could never _________ her pain, but she could teach. She knew the outcome would only _________ the character of the younger woman. She said, "Tonight, _________ your best feather pillows and put a single feather on the _________ of each house in town before the sun rises."
The young woman hurried home to prepare for it, even though the feather pillows were very dear to her. All night long, she labored alone in the cold. Finally the sky was getting light. She placed the last feather on the step of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she __________ to the older woman.
"Now," said the wise woman, "Go back and __________ your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps. Then everything will be as it was before."
"You know that's impossible! The wind __________ away the feathers as fast as I placed them on the steps!" The young woman was surprised.
"That's true," said the older woman. "Never forget. Each of your __________ is like a feather in the wind. Once spoken, no amount of __________, no matter how heartfelt or sincere, can return them to your __________. Choose your words well and, most of all, guard them in the presence of those you love."
1.A. replied B. forgot C. laughed D. regretted
2.A. deeply B. slightly C. powerfully D. certainly
3.A. mercy B. intention C. pain D. mess
4.A. lecture B. situation C. shortcoming D. position
5.A. help B. scold C. praise D. punish
6.A. feel B. resist C. remove D. find
7.A. contribute to B. focus on C. depend on D. recover from
8.A. show B. hide C. throw D. take
9.A. roof B. step C. wall D. mailbox
10.A. appealed B. returned C. waved D. nodded
11.A. sew B. decorate C. refill D. preserve
12.A. blew B. gave C. put D. drove
13.A. words B. friends C. promises D. expectations
14.A. loss B. effort C. idea D. joke
15.A. ears B. eyes C. mouth D. face
假如你是新华中学学生会主席李华，学校安排你给即将到你校任教的外籍教师Peter推荐（recommend)一名学生助理(assistant)请根据以下要点给他写封推荐信。
1.欢迎Peter的到来。2.推荐韩梅为学生助手；3.韩梅的基本情况（17岁，高二学生）
4.韩梅的优势（电脑技术，沟通能力，英语水平等)。
注意：1词数100左右，信的开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入总词数)；
2.可根据内容适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
I’m Li Hua,
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Looking forward to your coming.
Yours Sincerely,
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作文。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。
One of the most important rule of finding happiness in life is to do what you love. I remember when my mom takes me to an English class in primary school, I suddenly found that learn English was fun and I really enjoyed it. The voice at the bottom of my heart said, “Maybe I can learn English well and become English teacher.”
It was not easy at first. For almost one and a half year, I didn’t do very well in all my English exams. Disappointing and frustrated, I doubted that whether I could follow my dream. But I told me not to accept this reality. Gradual, my grades started to improve and I had much confidence than before.
Stephen Hawking, who is the most famous physicist, was born in Britain on January 8th, 1942. As a child, he was enthusiastic about 1. (design) complicated toys but 2. (fortune), in his twenties, he suffered 3. a disease that was impossible to be cured,4. was a great challenge for him. However, not only was he positive about the misfortunes, and eventually he 5. (defeat) all the obstacles but also he was 6. (absorb) in his research in the universe. In 1988, his best-seller A Brief History of Time 7. (publish), in which he put forward the idea 8. time itself has a beginning, and that it will have 9. end. In 10. (conclude), he has made outstanding contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity.
I never thought I’d be a “runner”. I was the girl who ______ slowest in the PE class. A few years ago, I was walking with a group of ______ in the Race for the Cure, a 5KM race designed to ______ money for the fight against breast cancer,______ one lady caught my ______.
She was one of the weakest-looking women I’ve ever seen. She must have been close to seventy years old,______ a T-shirt with the word “Survivor.” She was so small that it seemed as if she could even be ______ by a swift wind. But she was running. And she was ______ me my group of friends. She ran slowly, but ______—as if each step pushed her cancer further into her past. Right at that moment, I ______ that in the next Race for the Cure, I’d be running along with her.
A week later, I found myself in the ______, running on the treadmill (跑步机). Three minutes after I started, my face was bright red. I felt like my lungs were going to ______. I had to slow down to a walk. I thought of the ______ at the race. I kept it up. I was able to go a little ______ each time. Three and a half minutes. Four minutes. Five.
A year later, I was ______ at the Race for the Cure, but this time, I ______ with the runners. When the race started, the other runners passed me by. I ran forward. I wondered if I’d be ______ to do it. But then, I remembered the brave woman. I ran as fast as I could until I finally crossed that finish line. I had just ______ my first race! I looked down at my legs, ______. They had done something I’d never thought ______. I have never felt stronger than at that moment. And, I knew that I wanted to do it again.
1.A. talked B. walked C. ran D. swam
2.A. friends B. teachers C. students D. patients
3.A. save B. use C. make D. raise
4.A. while B. when C. until D. before
5.A. breath B. hand C. arm D. eye
6.A. wearing B. holding C. pulling D. waving
7.A. turned down. B. turned over C. taken over D. taken down
8.A. passing B. watching C. greeting D. calling
9.A. strangely B. determinedly C. excitedly D. anxiously
10.A. agreed B. learned C. decided D. explained
11.A. shop B. street C. park D. gym
12.A. burst B. fail C. open D. crack
13.A. prize B. survivor C. plan D. woman
14.A. earlier B. longer C. harder D. farther
15.A. even B. again C. ever D. still
16.A. fought B. traveled C. queued D. wailed
17.A. likely B. eager C. ready D. able
18.A. finished B. won C. entered D. missed
19.A. confused B. satisfied C. amazed D. amused
20.A. good B. right C. possible D. necessary
Learning a second language
Nowadays, more and more people are learning a second language. So why should we spend time learning a second language? 1.. Let us see.
Career
If your work involves regular contact with speakers of foreign languages, being able to talk to them in their own language will help you to communicate with them better.2. Knowledge of foreign languages may also increase your chances of finding a new job, getting a promotion or a transfer overseas, or of going on foreign business trips.
Travel
Being able to speak a foreign language, for example, the Japanese language, would benefit you greatly should you be traveling to Japan.3. If you are fond of tourism, then knowledge of the local language is a must-have to avoid bad experiences or discomfort.
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If you are a high school student who is interested in going abroad for further education, then you will have to learn the language of the country which you wish to move to. In some countries, being able to speak that country’s national language is a must for students wishing to pursue (继续) education there.
Personal growth
Learning a second language can help in broadening one’s horizons(视野). It can help in learning about the culture of that particular country.5. Not only can you enjoy different forms of art and literature relating to the new language, but you can also meet new people, make new friends and develop long-lasting relationships.
A. Education
B. Challenge.
C. Is it really worth it?
D. This will save you a lot of trouble.
E. It can help you to make sales and get good deals.
F. And it can open the way for new interests and hobbies.
G. Could you be required to study a particular language at school?
